Arthur Francis Amaral, also known "Afa" and "Ata," 28, of Ewa Beach, co-founder of Tru 2 Da Game, died Dec. 19 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Christina "Tina" J., sons Christian and Chance, daughters Deja and Alea, parents Kenneth and Emo, brother Kenneth Jr. and sisters Jeannie Amaral and Dianne Duvachelle. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Paul Cho, 50, of Honaunau, Hawaii, died Wednesday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by mother Adelaida, brother Joe K. and sisters Lorraine Sniffen and Elizabeth Cho. Services: noon tomorrow at the Honaunau Catholic Church beach lot in Kona. Call after 11 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
Richard Earl Devine, 95, of Hilo, died Dec. 19 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Evanston, Ill. He is survived by wife Leinaala; sons Richard and David; daughters Susan Fuller, Donna Tyler and Margaret Sloan; and three grandchildren. A celebration of life will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 5 at the Hilo Yacht Club. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to charity.
Ramsey Jessie Estabillo Domingo, infant son of Rosendo Jr. and Lorrie Jane, of Ewa Beach, died Dec. 10 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Esperanza Domingo, Reynaldo and Juanita Estabillo and Felipa Goodwin. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Gregory Giles Helm, 59, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died Sunday in Kaunakakai, Molokai. He was born in Hoolehua. He is survived by wife Roberta "Cookie"; sons Gregory and Malcolm; daughters Yvette N. and Kimberly; brothers Larry, Adolph and Zack Helm and Bill Puleloa; sisters Stacy Crivello and Georgia Mae Helm; and two grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Saint Sophia Catholic Church in Kaunakakai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kanakaloloa Cemetery in Hoolehua.
Kazuichi Hirose, 97, of Keaau, Hawaii, died Dec. 17 in the Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Andrew M. and Stanley K., five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Byung Ik Kim, 85, of Waipahu, a retired self-employed retail rice salesman, died last Friday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in North Korea. He is survived by wife Bok Yeh; sons Hae Won, Hae Suk and Hae Man; daughters Hae Sook Kim and Hae Cha Salyers; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Toshio Komeiji, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Asahi Furniture manager, died Tuesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jane; sons John, David and Paul; brother Walter; sisters Kiyoko Okuyama, Katsuko Higaki, Fumiko Otake, Mary Y. Loo and Catherine Nakamura; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Soto Mission of Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles Arthur Levesque, 65, of Moosup, Conn., formerly of Pearl City, Hawaii, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and retired director of Morale, Welfare and Recreation at Camp Smith, died Nov. 26. He was born in Connecticut. He is survived by wife Joyce, son David, daughter Cathleen Aina and four grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Robert "Bobby" Marquez, 58, of Kohala, Hawaii, a Mauna Kea Beach Hotel groundskeeper of 34 years, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by wife Pamela "Pam"; sons Kyle, Robin, Bryson and Wylan; daughters Jodie Cacoulidis and Sharnell and Amber Marquez; brothers Alexander, Richard, Joe, Calvin and Abel; and seven grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Kamehameha Schools chapel, Kapalama Heights. Additional services: 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 4 at Sacred Hearts Church in Hawi, Kohala. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Henry Yoshio Morimoto, 49, of Pearl City, owner of Summit Enterprise, died Dec. 7. He was born in Okinawa. He is survived by son Julian, father George, stepmother Yoshiko, mother Doris Takemoto, stepfather Walter Takemoto, brothers Harvey Morimoto and Calvin Takemoto, sisters Norine Springer and Carolyn Pace, and stepbrother Jun Emoto. Private services.
Mary Elizabeth Morton, 47, of Waimea, Kauai, a general manager for Grantham Resorts in Poipu, died Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by sons Kesava, Sanjay and Jivan; mother Virginia Love; sisters Nancy and Carolyn Carter and Margaret Cabbab; and brother John Carter. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at St. John's Church in Eleele. Call after 4:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Melvin Kin Hong Mun, 67, of Pearl City, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. draftsman, died Dec. 16 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gaylian; son Jeffrey; daughters Laurie Onizuka, Melva Mun, Kimberlee Fujimoto and Celeste Barry; brothers Kenneth, Lawrence and Milton; sisters Bertha Chu, Jeanette Young and Eleanor Yuen; and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Martha G. Radcliffe, 80, of Kailua, a retired Aikahi Elementary School teacher, died Dec. 19 at home. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by husband Lester, son Mark, daughter Jessica Warne and two grandchildren. Private services.
Henry Hewitt Roberts Jr., 48, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a freelance building construction carpenter and former chef at Paia Fish Market and Outback Steak House in Kaanapali, Maui, died Dec. 19 at home. He was born in Miami Beach, Fla. He is survived by sons Joshua, Brandon and Justin; father Henry Sr.; mother Patricia Wofford; sisters Patricia Day, Maureen and Diane Roberts; and brother Richard Lemon. Private services.
Sakae "Maggie" Watanabe, 83, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Datsun of Kauai automobile mechanic and U.S. Army veteran of the 100th Battalion Infantry, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by son Dennis; daughters Gail Sakamoto and Beverly Fujisawa; brothers Chozo, Haruo and Shigeo; sister Katherine; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Jan. 4 at All Saints Church in Kapaa.
Betty M. Wilder, 81, of San Marcos, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, died Dec. 10 at home. She was born in Grove City, Pa. She is survived by sons Hubert "Tresy" B. III and David, daughter Camille Wilder Stem and six grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Member Services, 810 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10019.
Betty Masayo Yamamoto, 75, of Honolulu, died Dec. 17 in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Susumu, son Gary Eguchi, daughter Mary Jane Yoshimura, sisters Sadie Ogura and Nancy Onishi, three grandchildren and two great-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.