John Joseph Adam, 70, of Kailua-Kona, a retired construction worker, died Dec. 24 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Michigan. He is survived by wife Anita Bernard. Private services.Fausto Bunao Jr., 71, of Kilauea, Kauai, a retired Princeville ground maintenance employee and a Philippines Army veteran, died Saturday. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonora; sons Marxing, Greg and Leo; daughter Annabel Ragasa; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Jan. 17 at family's residence, 2476 Kamalii St., Kilauea. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 18 at St. Sylvester Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kilauea Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Hilda Saturnio Cadabona, 68, of Buena Park, Calif., died Saturday. She was born in Umauma, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Maximo; son Kevin; daughters Roxanne Stearns, Karen Brunner and Sharon Cadabona; sisters Elizabeth Izon, Rozalinda Parente, Estrelita Masicampo, Charlotte Cainglit and Katie Martin; and 13 grandchildren. Services to be held in Buena Park, Calif.
Florence Kaloi Char, also known as Florence Pa, 84, of Hoolehua, Molokai, a Libby, McNeil and Libby Pineapple plantation field worker, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Puna, Hawaii. She is survived by son Milton Pa; daughters Helene Corenevsky, Lorraine Soriano, Harriet Pa-Hiraga, Bernice "Nalani" Hose and Kauilani Castro; sisters Miriam Berry and Louise Pratt; 21 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and numerous stepchildren, step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren and step-great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hoolehua Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m.
Julia Maxine Deiter, 92, of Lanikai, a journalist, died Dec. 16 at home. She was born in St. Paul, Minn. She is survived by stepson Richard Deiter and caregiver/niece Julia Wicker. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Deiter's residence. Scattering of ashes to follow at sea between Mokuluas. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hawaii, 860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu 96817.
Frank B. "Francisco" Gebin, 83, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rita T.; sons Jeffrey, Felipe, Manuel Sr. and Avelino; daughters Rosalind Martinez, May Gebin and Clarita Manantan; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Ann Chiyoko Yoneda Haraguchi, 95, of Kaneohe, a retired Brigham Young University-Hawaii campus cook, died Monday. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by son Wallace, daughters Gladys Hijirida and Jean Okimoto, sister Fukuyo Iwamoto, 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center, 46-117 Halaulani St. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Arthur Hideki Higashide, 60, of Honolulu died Dec. 14 in St. Francis Hospice West. He is also survived by mother Angelica. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Thursday.
Daniel Kikuo Ichinose, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Occidental Underwriters of Hawaii Ltd. insurance agent, died last Wednesday in Hale Malamalama. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Katherine I.; son Craig; daughters Ruby McDonald and Nerissa and Audrey Ichinose; brothers Eugene; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kaoru Iwane, 94, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, died Dec. 24 in Kona Community Hospital. He is also survived by wife Tsuyuko. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Sunday.
Georgina "Gina" Javilloonar, 73, of Halaula, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Friday in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Kohala. She is survived by sons Lawrence, Leon Jr. and Manuel; daughters Maria Aina, Sarah Wilson and Madeline Corpuz; brother Edward Costa; sister Minnie Reyes; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Gospel of Salvation Church in Kokoiki, Hawaii. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Robert "Bob" James Jose, 68, of Ewa Beach died Dec. 27 in Center for Aging. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Robin Noons and Tasha Caminos, brothers Richard and Pat and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
James Conrad Au Kaheaku, 52, of Kaneohe, a retired firefighter for the Honolulu Fire Department, died Thursday in Ewa. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Danita "DeeDee"; sons Kaleoomaui, James II and John; daughters Jerusha Kaeo, Jadan Kaheaku-Mahoe and Jackie and Jenai Kaheaku; hanai sons Kyle L. Tollefsen and Keoni Gomes; parents Norman and Mary Au; brothers Glenn, Kenton, Reagan, Wayson and Turner Au and Abraham, John, Charles and Daniel Kaheaku; sisters Raydeen Au-Thompson, Candy Kalama, Sherlyn Helfrich, Ella Correa, Lois Chun-Hoon, Primrose Punua, Miriam Tortolero, Evelyn Kaahanui and Hana Kipili'i; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Samson Peter Low, 70, of Kaneohe, a proprietor of Times Coffee Shop in Kailua and Kaneohe, died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Veronica; son Philip; daughters Sharon Di Prete and Deborah and Tricia Low; brother Lionel; sister Pauline Chang; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 46-129 Haiku Road, Kaneohe. Call after 10 a.m.
Yoshino Maruoka, 93, of Wailuku died Dec. 26 in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Richard I., daughter Jane Y. Ohinata, brother Yukitaka Ansai, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Cecilia Porter "Auntie Fannie" McKeague, 94, of Kailua, a retired Lai's Nursery School teacher, died Dec. 21 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Bernard "Barney," sister Alice Hollinger, 17 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the family home. Scattering of ashes to follow off Lanikai beach. Casual attire.
George Yoshiharu "Cowboy" Morishima, 78, of Aiea, a retired carpenter, will be remembered in services 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary, East Chapel. Casual attire. No flowers. The hiker apparently died Thursday after falling while lost for five days. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Patricia T.; sons Arnold M., Greg S., Gary K. and Guy S.; daughter Annette Y. Lum; brother Edward and Richard; sister Jane Kusuno and Norma J. Fujise; and seven grandchildren. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Benjamin Tafaomalemalo Mua'e Jr., 32, of Laie, a mechanic and owner of Ben's Garage, died Thursday. He was born in Gardena, Calif. He is survived by wife Vyra, sons Benjamin III and Anthony, daughters Alicia and Latysha, mother Yolanda, brother Lamana, hanai brother Rick and sisters Eve and Angelina. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake Center, Laie 6 Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Matsue Saito Murashige, 77, of Mililani, a homemaker, died Dec. 19 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Ronald; daughters Karen Itamoto, Mae Nadamoto and Shirley Murashige; stepson Dennis; brother Nobuji Saito; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Edith Misao Nakano, 92, of Kaneohe, a retired jewelry saleswoman, died Thursday in Ann Pearl Care Home, Kaneohe. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Evelyn T. Chang, sister Sally Nakayama, five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Raymond Yoshio Okamoto, 56, of Waipahu died Dec. 21 in Seattle. He is also survived by stepdaughter Tawni Bentkowski. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Anthony "Tinny" Robello, 72, of Portland, Ore., a Portland School District custodian, died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lola; sons Jason and Todd Saunders; brother John Garcia; sisters Margarite Bettencort, Dorothy Silva, Lorraine Adair and Velma Daily; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services to be held in Portland, Ore.
Beatrice Santos, 71, of Lawai, Kauai, a homemaker, died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by husband Manuel L.; sons Manuel Jr., John, Kenneth, Bobby and Clyde; daughters Beatrice Shimizu, Edna Santos, Betty Paden, Barbara Silva, Darlene Butay and Ethel Balisacan; brothers Clarence and William Pauole; sisters Elizabeth Lee, Miriam Sasaki and Dora Camarillo; 58 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Poipu Beach Park-Pavilion No. 2. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Harold Masao Sato, 65, of Honolulu died Dec. 22 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is also survived by mother Kikue and sisters Alma Murakami and Florence De Rego. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Monday.
Edelberto Acaso Sibunga, 80, of Waipahu, a Philippines government chief of security, died Monday in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Evangelina; sons Wilfredo, Daniel and Abner; daughters Nellie Landolt, Genevieve Bantsson and Ruth and Grace Sibunga; 16 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Waipahu Seventh Day Adventist Church, 94-900 Awanei St. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 9 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Wanda "Toto" Puaala Miner Silva, 78, of Hilo, a retired licensed practical nurse for the state Department of Health and Hawaii State Hospital, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph E., son Nelson Makua, daughters Haunani Ferreira and Nalani Andresen, brother Vernon Miner, sister Kuulani M. Hopkins, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hilo Seventh-Day Adventist. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Dr. Ismail Terem, 88, of Honolulu, formerly of Turkey, a retired physician, died Dec. 31 at home. He was born in Skopje. He is survived by son Bulent, daughter Meryem and a grandchild. Private services. Donations suggested to Doctors without Borders, P.O. Box 1856, Merrifield, VA 22116-8056.
Alejo Dador Tuzon Sr., 76, of Pearl City, a retired custodian, died Sunday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Eddie and Alejo Jr.; daughters Cristina Tuzon, Elena Cabbab and Mary A. Tuzon; sister Maria Bilan; and 12 grandchildren. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary, West Chapel. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Victoria Elizabeth Vavoulis, 87, of Honolulu, a retired French school teacher, died Dec. 31 at home. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by husband George and son Don. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, 860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu 96817.
Linda S. Wilson, 49, of Kailua, a retired cosmetologist, died Dec. 31 in Kailua. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by husband Kenneth, daughter Donna, son Kenny and brother T.J. Waters. Services pending. Donations suggested to Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Hideaki "Bully" Yamashita, 81, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired carpenter and a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Captain Cook. He is survived by sisters Namie Kayano, Nancy Shibata and Helen Shimazu. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji Mission in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ian Hamilton Young, 55, of Kaneohe died Dec. 25 in Holy Family Care Home. He was born in Scotland. He is survived by sisters Jennifer Kort and Christine Campbell and brother Peter Young. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.