Tatsuo Abe, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Sugar Plantation supervisor and a U.S. Army veteran, died Dec. 10. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Hanayo, daughters Eileen and Marlene, and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Larry Batin Bajarin, 92, of Waipahu, died last Thursday. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Florence; sons Dexter Bajarin, Romeo F. Batin and Victoriano "Victor" Bajarin; daughter Estreleta "Leta" Villanueva; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Garrison Scott Dayanan, 30, of Keaau, Hawaii, a Puna Certified Nursery and Waieli Drilling and Development employee, died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by parents Gregorio Sr. and Catalina, brother Gregorio Jr. and sisters Maria Goya and Trina Tominaga. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tomio "Tom" Harada, 85, of Honolulu, a retired mechanical engineer, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Mariko; sons John Harada and Hideo Otsu; daughters Susan Kodani and Jane and Carol Harada, Margaret Arakaki and Nancy Morimoto; brothers Masayoshi and Miyoshi; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.
James Makoto Horikoshi, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Fort Shafter supervisor, died Friday in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. He was born in Papaikou. He is survived by wife Peggy A., son Neil, daughter Barbara Horikoshi-Firebaugh and four grandchildren. Private services.
Kimie Kurokawa Inouye, 92, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Dec. 6 in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by son Kazuo; daughters Akemi E. and Nancy T.; and brothers Kenneth K., Yasuyuki and Shiro Kurokawa. Private services. No flowers. No monetary gifts.
Mamoru "Mamo" Isobe, 70, of Honolulu, died Dec. 10 in Utah. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by sons Darrol and Alan; brother Clarence "Toyo"; sisters Florence Kato, Margo Iwami, Audries Abella and Adoree Isobe; and six grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Nancy Namiko Kelii, 60, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a clerk for the District Court of the 3rd Circuit, North and South Kona Division, died Dec. 11 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in North Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Alejo Kelii and Kevin Kelii Meno, daughters Coralie Meno and Renee Meno-Mujica, hanai son Don Obadencio, brother John Jr., sister Daisy Kawamoto and nine grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Lanakila Congregational Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, mile 89, Queen Kaahumanu Highway 19, Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. No flowers.
Loretta Asaye Kishinami, 84, of Honolulu, a Hopaco stock controller, died Dec. 8. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Edward; daughter Elaine Tadaki; sisters Patsy Maeda, Grace Watamoto, Barbara Nakano and Mabel Saruwatari; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Melvin Edward Kwiat- kowski Jr., 42, of Kailua, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Bethesda, Md. He is survived by daughter Meleah Ennis, parents Melvin Sr. and Marie, and brother Mark. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m.
Isabella Sibera Leorna, 91, of Kailua-Kona, a homemaker, died Dec. 10 in Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Patrick, James and Benjamin; daughters Marcy Guerpo, Annabelle Delostrico and Cynthia Leorna; sister Leonora Zeok; hanai sister Rose Hamora; 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Maunakea Memorial Cemetery in Papaikou. Casual attire.
Peter P. Leota, 64, of Anahola, Kauai, a U.S. Navy veteran and a Hawaii hotel industry employee, died Dec. 11. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by wife Barbara; sons Peter, John and Richard; daughter Lea Myers; brother John; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Aloha attire.
Takashi Matsumoto, 80, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Dec. 10 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Hiromu, Mitsuru and Noboru; and sisters Jessie Hirokawa and Nellie Matsudo. Private services.
John Miguel Sr., 81, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric computer systems programmer and a retired Federal Aviation Administration computer systems analyst, died Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Eliza "Jackie"; sons John Jr., Michael and Paul; daughters Karen Gunningham, Donna Peiler and Lisa Sugiyama; sisters Abelina Aders and Florence Menor; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Frances Bennett Miyasato, 79, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Surgical Clinic business manager, died Monday at home. She was born in Evansville, Ind. She is survived by sons Dennis and Douglas Wong and Leslie Miyasato; daughters Francine Honda and Roberta Lee; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 3 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tsutomu Nagata, 89, of Hilo, a Flintkote Co. operator and a Hawaii Electric Light Co. production maintenance worker, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Puueo, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Herbert and Clyde, daughters Nancy Aoki and Joyce Anderson, brother Isamu Nagata, sister Mitsue Kudo and seven grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Private entombment services at Homelani Memorial Park.
Earling Akuna "Sonny" Namahoe Sr., 74, of Hilo, an employee for the former Hyatt-Regency Waikoloa, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary K.; sons Earling A. Jr., Alexander and Jacque; daughters Stephanie Launiu and Melanie Brossus; sister Lorraine Zavodnik; brothers George and Gary; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
Fusae "Granny" Narimatsu, 74, of Waianae, a Waianae Coast Drive Inn cook, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kipu, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Isao; sons Terrance and Eric; brothers Harold, Leonard and Roy Komatsu; sister Umeno Hayashida; and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Darlene Byrd Newman, 62, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in Pecos, Texas. She is survived by daughters Diane Allen and Deborah Wilson, sister Wanda Rush, brother Jimmy Byrd and five grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes at sea.
Jane Masayo Oishi, 53, of Ewa, a Leeward Community College cashier/clerk, died Monday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Jimmy, daughter Reiko, mother Harue Horie and brother Wayne. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hawaii Shingon Shu Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Lee "Honolulu Bob" Overton, 77, of Honolulu, a retired merchant seaman, died Saturday in Center for Aging. He was born in Middleboro, Ky. He is survived by wife Christmas; sons Wilbert, Ronald, Charles and Joseph; sisters Claudie Benson and Bessie May Razor; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ivy Puna Poepoe, 50, of Wahiawa, an Association for Retarded Citizens of Hawaii budget and finance manager, died Dec. 5. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by parents Gulstan and Roselia Sr.; brother Gulstan Jr.; sisters Iris Kahale, Edwina Stricker and Jasmine Ayala; and hanai brother Joseph Puna. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
James "Kimo" Kalei Pu Jr., 68, of Hana, Maui, a retired Hotel Hana Maui bell captain, died Tuesday in Kahului. He was born in Hana. He is survived by son James K. III, brother Edward K. Sr., sister Valerie L. Pu Park, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hana. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at St. Peters Cemetery. Reception to follow.
Helen Miyeko Sakai, 70, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii State Collection Inc. co-owner, died last Thursday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Richard H.; sons Myles, Kevin and Lance; brother Richard Kawachi; sister Elaine Nishimoto; and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kehaulani Dana Lewis Savedra, 33, of Pittsburg, Calif., a health care provider for Full Circle-Your Choice and Happy Valley Health Care Agencies, died Dec. 7. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Michael; daughters Tiana, Kiana, Cheyanna and Reyanna; parents Nathan and Lana Lewis; sisters Iwalani Mathey and Kuulei Lewis; and brother Jory K. Lewis. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kaimuki Christian Church. Aloha attire.
Patsy Misao Shigematsu, 75, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired Westin Hotel employee, died Monday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Jenichi; sons Dayne, Mitchell, Ryan, Cleve and Kent; daughters Mona Yamauchi and June Allianic; mother Masei Higa; brothers Pete, Richard, Tom, Roy and George Higa; sister Jean Anbe; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa. Call after 12:30 p.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.
Kame Taira, 98, of Honolulu, a retired Love's Bakery baker, died last Thursday at home. He was born on Okinawa. He is survived by sons Albert, Eichi, Robert, Victor and Hiroshi; 18 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thomas M.K. Tokuhara, 42, of Aiea, an Ono Construction mason, died Friday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kehau, sons Sean Sing and Lane K. Tokuhara, daughter Leah N., father Thomas M., mother June L. and sister Debra A.K. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call after 9 a.m.
Kiyoshi Tsukada, 89, of Honolulu, a retired painter, died Dec. 3 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kayoko, son John, daughter Grace Fujino and three grandchildren. Private services.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.