Enrique Valiente "Rico" Ancheta, 86, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired Floral Resources employee, died Dec. 15 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Dorothy; sons Leopoldo and Roberto; daughters Soledad Fernandez, Editha Paye, Cristeta and Oriente; brothers Felipe, Leonardo and Rafael; sister Trinidad Toto; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, new section. Casual attire.James Aloysius Aracich, 41, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Manhattan, N.Y. He is survived by wife Tomoko and brothers John and Matthew. No services.
Elizabeth Kam Tau Arii, 86, of Honolulu died Dec. 8 in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Lawrence, Edward, Gilbert, Calvin and Robert; daughters Harriet Yamashiro, Bernice Yanagawa and Edna Chow; 20 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Lanny "Bully" Arruda Sr., 67, of Hilo, a former Hilo Iron Works employee and tour driver for Robert's Lehua and Jack's Tours, died Dec. 19 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by companion Rose E.; son Lanny Jr.; daughter Diena Ferreira; brothers Damien, Dayton, Douglas and Lance; sisters Bernice Leialoha, Winona Bell, Priscilla Reed, Melba Evanoff, Manueleen Law, Nadine Medeiros and Rochelle Waller; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire.
Kathryn "Jean" Biehl, 79, of Kihei, Maui, former president of the Maui Osteomy Association, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. She is survived by husband Corwin C.; sons Dana, Michael and Scott; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Wallace Rapoza Branco, 80, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Medical Center custodian, died Dec. 16 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son William "Billy"; daughters Cynthia Guy, Peggy Pacheco and Tammy; brothers Milton, Stanley, Manuel "Manny" Jr., Wilbert and Patrick; sisters Margie Pacheco, Clarice Amaral, Dorothy Wright and Mildred; and five grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Crisanto Paulino Domingo, 88, of Wailuku, a Kapalua Hotel kitchen helper, died Monday in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by son Jerry; daughters Merita Abella, Aida Parado and Jolly Ancheta; sister Cecilia Miguel; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Norman's Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Richard Roger Kauhane Fujimoto, also known as "Dicky," "H.K." and "Fuji," 58, of Wahiawa, a federal government investigative evidence custodian, died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Carole E.; son Richard R.K.; daughters Jessica Ottey and Daniela; sisters Sarah "Bunsie" Kudo, Anna Mae Santiago, Barbara "Mitchie" Lozano and Betty Lee Fernandez; and seven grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Takeshi "Punchy" Furutani, 92, of Makaweli, Kauai, a retired Gay & Robinson Plantation supervisor, died Thursday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Waimea Honpa Hongwanji. Call after 3 p.m. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.
Dorothy K. Hamada, 94, of Providence, R.I., formerly of Honolulu, a former middle school science teacher, died Dec. 16 in Providence. She was born in Kona. She is survived by daughter Corinne H. Tan, sister Adelaide Y. Kimura, brother Tomo Ishikawa and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Ave. in Honolulu. No flowers. Donations suggested to the University of Hawaii Foundation, P.O. Box 11270, Honolulu, HI 96828-0270.
Joe Shigeo Hanzawa, 78, of Honolulu, a retired mason contractor, died Dec. 6. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Elaine; sons Earl, Keith and Alvin; brothers Fred and Masao; sister Harriet Takahashi; and five grandchildren. Private services held.
Thomas Edwin Harling, 80, of Kailua, a retired Flint Ink manager, died last Sunday. He was born in Newton, Kan. He is survived by wife Jean M., son Christopher, sister Ruth Vosbrink and brother Charles W. No services. Private scattering of ashes.
Lawrence "Chick" Lanakila Hoohuli, 42, of Waianae, self-employed, died Thursday in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife April; daughters Shantell, Kelly, Marilyn, Liza and Ashley; brothers David, Quinsin and Shane; and hanai sister Uilani Kaeha. Private services.
Asako Iwatani, 96, of Honolulu, a housewife, died last Sunday in Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc. She was born in Wakayama, Japan. She is survived by sons James and the Rev. Leslie Y., daughters Michiyo Ito and Mary Ann Segawa, 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fumie "Ellen" Kusunoki, 78, of Kona, a retired Ben Franklin Store salesclerk in Kainaliu, Kona, died Friday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kurtistown, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Tatsuki; son Garrett; daughter Corinne; brothers Richard, Kameichi, Mamoru, Nobuichi and Matsushi Imade; sister Hisako Haruguchi; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Kona Daifukuji Soto Mission in Honalo, Kona. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Henry Oscar "Sonny" Lai Hipp, 75, of Kahului, formerly of Hilo, a retired Maui Gas Pro manager, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Maria, son Dennis, daughter Debra, brothers Andrew and Herbert, sisters Muriel De Ponte and Carol Lei Yap, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Miriam Alana Monderen, 66, of Hilo, a retired Honolulu International Airport Marriott Restaurant waitress, died Dec. 21 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Catalino P; son Bernard P.; daughters Caroline P. Bicoy, Deborah A. Rodrigues and Frances A. Young; sisters Hannah Dayton and Christine Abafo; brother Harvey Alana; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hilo Baptist Church, 600 W. Lanikaula St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Kimiko Nakano, 79, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Dec. 17 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by son Edmund, daughter Wilma, brother Akira Yoneda, sister Lillian Yoneda and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alexander Nunes Santos, 81, of Mililani, a retired Kamaka Ukulele Factory wood carver, died Dec. 19 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace H.; son Craig; daughters Gaylynne Cavaco and Sharlene Silva; brothers Gilbert and Francis; sisters Geraldine Falardeau and Evelyn and Mildred Silva; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Mei Sin Senkow, 37, of Kailua, a medical technologist, died last Sunday at home. She was born in Macau, China. She is survived by husband Ron, son Ronald, daughter Alexis, sister Lai Sin Chee-Lee and brother Gen Sin Lee. Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, Base Chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society, Hawaii Chapter.
Chieko Yamamoto, 73, of Aiea, a retired Hawaii Hochi Ltd. department manager and director, died Dec. 19 in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Yokohama, Japan. She is survived by husband Shinobu, sons Raymond N. and Milton M., brother Mutsugu Otani, sister Hideko Otani and six grandchildren. Private services held.
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The index, which goes back several decades,
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