Aloha to many influential isle residents
Becky Wahilani Akina, 61, of Wahiawa died Dec. 28 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born on Maui. She is survived by son Keefe; daughter Mahealani Akina-Armitage; mother Hattie Kukaua; brothers George, Louis and William "Bill" Kukaua; sisters Patsy Ponce, Kay Vierra, Deborah Kukaua and Louella Bailey; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.Maria Bagorio Bello, 85, of Ewa Beach died Dec. 24 in Ewa Beach. She was born in Santa, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by son Ceferino; daughters Josefina Nool, Remedios Ulat, Virginia Castaneda, Norma Basa, Milagros and Editha; and nine grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial in the Philippines at a later date. Casual attire.
Domingo "Sandy" Orque Bolosan, 74, of Waipahu, a retired Schofield Barracks entomology department employee and a World War II and Korean War veteran, died Dec. 24 in Bainbridge Island, Wash. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Norma; sons Dwight, David and Dr. Norman; daughter Maritessa Haddon; brothers Mauricio, Onofre and John; sister Genedina Goo; and two grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sandra "Sandy" K.O. De Lima, 58, of Mililani, a Wheeler Elementary School teacher, died Dec. 26 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Norman Freitas, son Morgan De Lima, daughter Heather W. De Lima Kang, father Kun Shue Ching, brothers Thomas and Theodore Ching, sister Silvia Ching and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Poliperia "Polly" L. Domingcil, 77, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired Naniloa Surf Hotel housekeeper, died Dec. 26 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by son Anastacio; daughters Norma Jean Castaneda, Annbelle Soares and Deanna Lynn Abitong; sisters Esperansa Sonsona, Natividad Sam and Louisa Pabre; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Mass: 10:30 a.m. at Papaikou Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Mauna Kea Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Nettie Mann Havlic, 87, of Hawaii Kai, a retired schoolteacher, died Dec. 28 in Honolulu. She was born in New Castle, Pa. Services at a later date on the mainland.
Donald Daniel Herzog, 83, of Kihei, Maui, a Lockheed Aerospace accountant and World War II U.S. Army Air Force veteran, died Wednesday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Ann Arbor, Mich. He is survived by wife Dorothy Newell, son Keith, daughters Patricia Ward and Betty, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to cancer research organizations.
Mary Catherine Ireton, 80, of Hilo died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Judith Henderson, Janet Hodge and Jean M.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. No services.
Masanobu Ishihara, 77, of Kaneohe, a retired Sam O. Horita Inc. civil engineer, died last Sunday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mitsuko; sons Stephen, Robert and Daniel; brothers Morris, George and Theodore; sister Satsuko Kamiya; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kaoru Iwane, 94, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, owner and coffee grower of the former Iwane Farm, died Dec. 24 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kaanapali, Maui. He is survived by son Elbert, daughters Irene Nakao and Karen Takafuji, sister Toshiko Hashimoto, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services held. No monetary offerings.
Kitsu Izumi, 97, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Dec. 23 in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by brother Yasushi Watanabe, sister Toshie Kan and one grandchild. Private services held.
Joyce Maxine Jones, 71, of Kihei, Maui, owner of a condominium cleaning business, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in California. She is survived by sons Steven and Greg, daughter Terri Bediamol, brother Milton Walberg, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Inez Kapuras, 80, of Gardena, Calif., an Orchids of Hawaii laborer, died Dec. 12 in Garden Memorial Hospital in California. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Dennis and Benjamin; daughters Ellen Reformina, Sylvia Lorenz, Arlene Perez, June Barr and Karen; brothers Albert and Christitoto Edulan; sisters Evelyn Alipio and Virginia Yagon; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo, Chapel #1. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Mauna Kea Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Charn Lau, 84, of Honolulu died Thursday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Shui Chun, son Marvin C.K., daughters Helen W.M. Lau Takenami and Michelle W.L., brother Hong Tze and two grandchildren. Taoist services: 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Haruko Hibi Lee, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Alfred Shaheen, Ltd. seamstress, died Dec. 27 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kyoto, Japan. She is survived by husband Wilfred S.S., son Clayton M.O. and sister Hideko Tsuda. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Clarence Keolani "Boy" Lincoln, 66, of Lanai City, a Castle & Cooke electrician, died Dec. 26 in Lanai Community Hospital. He was born on Lanai. He is survived by wife Hilary; sons Rodney, Craig, Adam and Alden Cruz; daughter Charlene Peters; mother Emma Aho; brother Melvin Aho; sisters Ruby, Pearl and Jade Aho; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lanai. Casual attire.
Terry Dee Littell, 56, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Hawaii, a former Mac 10 mechanic and MacFarms of Hawaii employee, died Dec. 25 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Dayton, Ohio. He is survived by companion Judy Bonnington; hanai son Maxi Navas Jr.; hanai daughter Kathy Gagon; brothers Joseph, Loran and Scott; sister Judy Garcia; stepfather Archie Kaawa; hanai brothers Jon Goldman, Gary Kellem, Larry Dougherty, Robert Enos and Greg Mono; and numerous stepsisters and stepbrothers. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Manuka State Park, lower pavilion on Highway 11. A potluck gathering will follow. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sherry Ann Kehaunani Maranan, 41, of Waimanalo, a Sea Life Park cashier, died Monday in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Nathan Sr.; son Nathan Jr.; daughter Staysha; father William Tabar Sr.; and brothers William Jr., Jerome, Vernon and Jason Tabar. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rodrigo "Freddy" Mata, 80, of Hilo, a retired merchant seaman and U.S. Coast Guard member, died Dec. 25 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by sisters Filomena Farinas, Alvie Badong and Josephine Lagronio. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park.
Maxie John Maxwell, 54, of Kaneohe, proprietor of Keala's Hawaiian Food and Double M Auto Body and Paint, died Monday in Kaneohe. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Gwen K.; daughter Juanita L. Camaganacan; sons William, Jason and David; brothers Ricky Wise, Joe, George and Jimmy Gracia, and Charles; sisters Elizabeth Keala Han, Berna Bayong and Celine Sala; and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Yukie "Edith" Morimoto, 85, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Liberty House employee, died last Sunday at home. She was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. She is survived by son Warren; daughters Alison Kaneshiro and Lauren Riley; brothers Michio, Yuwato, Tsutomu, Nobuo and Hitoshi; sisters Pamela M. Carlyle, Kikue Matsumoto and Haruko Kawaoka; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1:30 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kengo Nagasako, 82, of Hilo, a retired elementary school principal, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elaine; son Ken H.; daughter Elna M.; brother Tsugimi; and sisters Yuriko Kobayashi, Fumie Matsumoto, Shimeko Horihata and Toshie Ogata. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hilo United Methodist Church, 374 Waianuenue Ave. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Brehida A. Pasion, 83, of Waipahu died Dec. 22. She was born in Ewa Beach. She is survived by sons Adriano Abatayo II and Randall; daughters Laurencia Baltazar, Lolita Bilonta, Priscilla Simao, Patricia Sekigawa and Edraline Arnold; 42 grandchildren; 87 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Robert Asoau Porter, 62, of American Samoa died Dec. 26 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Faleasao, Manua. He is survived by wife Roena; sons Robert Jr., Daved, Tausisii, Taufoualenofoaasoau, Ulumailuma and Rahmat; daughters Lagitafa Saina and Mary Jane, Tupuaaeelelesa and Samitioata; brothers Ofisa and Tomino Asoau and Tausisii, Aldric and Abel; sisters Saline Tuilagi, Saoalii Alo, Annabel Anae, Fagaesea Lauvao and Avefua Leleai; and 22 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bahai National Headquarters, 3264 Allan Place. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Frances Homealani Kupau Schuman, 76, of Ewa Beach, a retired registered nurse, died Dec. 28 in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Michael E. Skip and Richard; daughters Heidi K. and Duchess; brothers Lloyd K. and Winston K. Kupau; sisters Ellamae P. Kupau, Elaine K. Flynn, Beatrice P. Anae and Jessica M. Kirk; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice, Sister Maureen Keleher Center.
Gilbert Rodrigues Souza, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Kaimuki Park custodian, died Dec. 23 at home. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Violet M., stepson Patrick Delgadillo, stepdaughter Marie E. Birdsall and four step-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Patrick Antone Souza, 44, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a Wainaku Sugar Co. laborer, died last Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Margaret Mattos; companion Lillian Lorita and her son Chris; brothers Jerry and Don; sisters Linda Moderow, Sandra Ha and Laverne Iaukea; and step-grandfather Urban Castro. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo, Chapel #1. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
William "Kamaka" Kealiiahonuikamaka Tilton, 43, of Hilo, a Maritz, Inc. travel director and former USA Host Hawaii operations manager and Hilo Hattie district manager, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Violet "Taffy" Kamai, Janice Naea and Tanya M.; stepmother Lenore; and caregiver Penny Okura. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Waiwaiole's, 59-412 Kamehameha Highway in Sunset Beach. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles Tamotsu Tomosawa, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard machinist, died Dec. 27 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Emiko, son Daniel H., brother Dr. Francis and two grandchildren. Private services held.
Henry "Specs" Yangson, 73, of Honolulu, a ceramic tile setter, died Dec. 23 in St. Francis Medical Center. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes at a later date. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Donald "Rick" A.S. Zane, 74, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army veteran and city employee in the automotive division, died Thursday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Mike and Richard, and companion Margaret LaTorre. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
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.