Rose Marie Alvaro, 59, of Honolulu, a proprietor and interior designer, died Wednesday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Richard, sister Margaret Apao and partner John P. Tatom. Services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Burial: 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Leis welcome.Richard Yeimei Arakaki, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Army & Air Force Exchange Service general maintenance man, died Dec. 1 at home. He was born in Kekaha, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Warren and John, daughter Georgine Kimura, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Brlen Cruz Diaz, 75, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Isabelo J., son Alfredo C., daughter Arleen D. Torrijos, sister Lilia C. Paguio, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Abigail Kaehuokalani Cutter Duke, 89, of Waimea, Hawaii, a housewife, died Dec. 5 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son John Helekunihi-Duke, daughter Carol Helekunihi, 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Dionisia Gallogo Follosco, 77, of Hawi, Hawaii, a retired nursery worker, died last Sunday in Kohala Community Hospital. She was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Stanley and Jose; daughters Sylvia Dagulo, Devika, Adela Gilmore and Judy Joyner; sisters Elisa Carpio, Jane Polinar and Vivian Pope; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawi Jodo Mission Hall. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Herbert Kemp Gallagher, 76, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired international architect, died Nov. 29 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Vancouver, Canada. He is survived by sons Bruce and Jeff, daughter Lauren and one grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Jan. 4 at Imiola Congregational Church in Waimea. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eddie Toshihiko Iwamoto, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Ralph S. Inouye Co. construction foreman, died Dec. 10. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Stan K., daughter Sharon Y. Hashimoto, brothers Richard and Roy, sister Mary Sakaue and two grandchildren. Private services.
Tamotsu Iwamoto, 64, of Kailua, a retired Comsat Corp. electronics technician, died Thursday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Juanita, son Derek F., daughter Lara C. Narita, brother Motokatsu, sisters Fusako Shimizu and Mieko Fukushima, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Kailua Assembly of God Church, 669 Iliaina St. Casual attire. No flowers.
Riichi Kuba, 80, of Hilo, a retired state Department of Accounting and General Services land surveyor, died last Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Galen and Ernest; daughters Inez G. Kuba-Solomon and Patricia A. Furukawa; brother Toshio; sisters Konoe Miyada, Michiko Ryan and Diane Harris; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Annabelle Leimomi "Tita" Moi, 77, of Nanakuli, formerly of Aiea, a retired Navy Exchange Laundry employee, died last Sunday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Chris Akau and Lemuel "Kulani"; daughters Bettyann "Leimomi" Callejo, Ellarene " Kuulei" Spencer, Darlene " Nahaku" Takushi and Singleton "Kalau" Keohokapu; brothers James, Rudolph and Calvin Watson; sister Joan Watson; 21 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Friday at the same mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Shigeyoshi Morita, 72, of Kaneohe, a retired Capital Improvement Program Branch chief for the state Department of Planning and Economic Development, died Dec. 13 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Terry T.; son Robert; daughters Katherine Johnson and Jocelyn Nakashige; brothers Jack, Kazuo and Tsuruo "Roy"; sister Alice Tamanaha; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Thomas Takashi Nakano, 75, of Honolulu, died Dec. 5 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by sisters Mildred Culum and Ella Hara. Private services.
William "Bill" Carroll Nelson, 58, of Ewa Beach, a Hawaii Nurses Association membership coordinator, died Dec. 14 in Honolulu. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by wife Dorothy, and daughters Elizabeth and Robyn. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Francis West Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Agnes Shizuko Nishimura, 85, of Honolulu, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Punaluu, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Frank Y.; son Stanley; daughters Jane Umeda and Irene Yoneji; brothers James, Dyke and Robert Uemura; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Paulo Isidro Pascual, 80, of Waipahu, died Dec. 5. He was born in Zamboanga, Laoag City, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marcelina "Cely"; sons Francis and Ronie; daughters Jean, Tessie Felipe, Tammy Kaya, Cora Banda, Christy Aguinaldo and Junefer Silva; brothers Steve and Tino; sisters Cristina Corpuz, Marina Tabios and Carmen Dela Cruz; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Harriet Lei Mamo Petrowich, 54, of Waipahu, died Thursday in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Charles Jr.; daughters Christine Lopez, Gaylin Chaffer and Diana Williford; sisters Beverly Hale and Gwen McNair; brothers Sam, Ronald, Bradford and Myron Incillio; and nine grandchildren. No services.
Louis "Sonny" Rodrigues Jr., 64, of Hilo, a construction worker, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honohina, Hawaii. He is survived by father John D.; brothers Donald, Harold and Gilbert; sisters Carmen Moke, Annamae Velez and Lorraine Buchanan; and hanai daughter Vanessa Bernard. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Reymundo Rodriguez, 62, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Army veteran, died last Sunday in Pearl City. He was born in Los Frenos, Texas. He is survived by wife Gloria; sons Ray John, Rene, Rico and Philip Imperial; daughter Samantha Arnaldo; brothers Pedro and David Lopez; sisters Catalina Montanez and Eloisa Hernandez; and one grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl, at the Peniel Pearl Gates. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire.
Minoru "Broken" Shimazu, 87, of Hilo, a retired state park foreman, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by companion Toshiko Okamoto and brother Takeo Shimazu. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Matt Kazuo Takeshita, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Holsum Hawaii employee, died last Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Tacoma, Wash. He is survived by wife Kimiko "Kay," daughters Norine Iha and Nora Raven, sisters Emiko and Yuko Uchida, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Fudeko Tanouye, 95, of Honolulu, died Dec. 14 in Honolulu. She was born in Puhi, Kauai. She is survived by son George H., daughter Nancy Hironaka, brothers Roy and Marvyn Masumura, sister Ellonis T. Tatsuno, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.
George S. "Keoki" Vierra, 75, of Pearl City, a McKinley High School custodian, died Dec. 10 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by daughters Georgianna "Pinky" Nunes, Melody-Ann "Bunny" Vierra and Yvonne Criado; brothers Frank, Abel, Roger and Hercules; many hanai sons and hanai daughters; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Pearl City. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal service: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Dorothy Marie Leialoha Kahele Yourison, also known as Leialoha Kamahoahoa, 42, of Waianae, a supervisor for McDonald's Restaurant in Nanakuli, died last Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Dennis Nishihara; daughters Natasha Yourison and Joleen Reis; and brothers Derek Kamahoahoa and Alfred and Alex Kahele. Private scattering of ashes. Gathering: 1 p.m. Thursday at Pokai Bay.
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.