Dorothy Ibia Barretto, 71, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Happy Kauaian sales associate, died Tuesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by sons Gilbert Jr., Glen, Patrick and Brian; daughters Joyce Hernandez, Valerie Barretto-Oshita and Debbie Barretto-Haraguchi; brothers Julian and Raymond Ibia; sisters Mildred Assuncion and Irene Patigayon; 28 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Jan. 17 at St. Catherine Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery.Gladys Catherine Buntrock, 93, of Texas, formerly of Kailua, a retired federal government civil servant in purchasing, died Tuesday in Texas. She was born in Wisconsin. She is survived by son George and three grandchildren. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Thelma Leimomi Coito, 85, of Napoopoo, Hawaii, a retired licensed practical nurse, died Dec. 18 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Napoopoo. She is survived by sons Dixon Enos and Andrew Coito, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church Hall. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Carl R. Cook, 73, of Waipio, died Dec. 30 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Magee, Miss. He is survived by sons Harvey Jr. and Glenn Jicha, Carl R. Jr. and Daniel Cook; daughters Arlene J. Hicks, Gloria Jicha, Carlene C. Orillo and Linda C. Bergantinos; hanai daughter Mae Rodrigues; mother Gussie Floyd; brother Billy Cook; sisters Betty Brooks and Linda Little; 21 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:45 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Clement L. Danner, 87, of Kaneohe, a retired Oahu district branch meat inspector supervisor for the state Department of Agriculture, died Saturday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys, son Jon and a grandchild. No services.
Marilyn Fredeluces Echano, 32, of Honolulu, died Saturday at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Carlo, son Calvin, daughters Kathierynn and Carolynn, father David Fredeluces, mother Teresita Venzon, brothers Gilbert and Mark Fredeluces, and sister Wenie Fredeluces. Private services.
Thelma Chiyoko Fasone, 74, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Anthony; daughters Gilda Meyers, Nadine Gregory and Tina Hatayama; brothers Mamoru and Richard Hirata; sister Beatrice Hoshino; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard "Dick" Kircher Hardy, 79, of Waimea, a retired electro plater for a metal finishing shop and a U.S. Army retiree, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Norma L., son Reef, daughter Jody Wheeler and two grandchildren. Services held.
Lawrence Tadaharu Hirohata, 66, of Pahoa, formerly of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Transportation motor vehicle inspector, died Dec. 21 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Laurie A. and brothers George, Vincent, Kenneth, Milton and Roy. Private services.
Doris M. Hironaka, 92, of Honolulu, died last Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Wesley and Milton, daughter Joyce Himeno, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.
Harry Shinkichi Ishimine, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Pagoda Hotel shipping clerk, died Jan. 1 in Hale Nani Nursing Home. He was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Harriet Kobayashi, Jean Fujii and Amy Davis; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Bradley Phillip Jordan, 44, of Haleiwa, died Jan. 2 at home. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by son Phillip, daughter Taylor, parents Eldridge and Joanne Jordan, and brothers Tyler and Preston. Private services.
Kayla Makanamakamaeokahaku Kalama, infant daughter of Karllton Gorai Jr. and Alaina Kalama, of Aiea, died Dec. 24 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by sister Kailani Gorai; grandparents Karllton Gorai Sr., Lynette Rodriguez and Blaine and Anna Kalama; great-grandparents Jeanette Parsons, Clinton and Lorraine Gorai, George Sr. and Aileen Clifton, and Ralph Sr. and Elmonte Kalama; and great-great-grandparent Alice Vierra. Private services.
Ellen Shizue Kaneshige, 62, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Association of Realtors administrative vice president, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter Jyl Laurel, sisters Elsie Yamate and Hazel Toyama, and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Tsuguyoshi Migita, 86, of Kula, Maui, a Kula Garage owner and mechanic, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by wife Jean H.; sons Roy and Milton; daughters Carol Matsumoto and Joanne Hanagami; stepmother Sumiko; brother Ronald; sisters Sayoko Nagata, Doris Yoshida, Mildred Sasahara and Ruth Takanishi; and nine grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Reception to follow. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Maui Memorial Park.
Lloyd A. Milner, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Northwest Airlines pilot and a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in World War II, died Dec. 29 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Minnesota. He is survived by wife Kay, daughters Sandra and Pauline, and two grandchildren. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. Sunday at Calvary by the Sea, 5339 Kalanianaole Highway. Committal services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Maxima Macayanan Morta, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Patisserie employee, died Tuesday in Waianae. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by stepdaughter Norma Kiehn, two sisters, four step-grandchildren and 13 step-great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Maxima "Maxie" Fermahin Noble, 81, of Ewa Beach, a retired Aloha Stadium supervisor, died Jan. 1 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Haleiwa. She is survived by husband Ignacio N.; sons Albert, Melvin and Brian; daughters Vivian Orlando, Linda Perez and Velma Salvador; brothers Francisco and Steve Fermahin; 23 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Perpetua "Pat" Corrales Olivas, 41, of Honolulu, an Aston Hotels housekeeping supervisor, died Dec. 16 in the Philippines. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Theodoro; sons Ted Patrick and Jimmy Olivas; stepdaughters Zenaida Pastor, Rosemary Dela Cruz and Amilia Taan; mother Magdalina Corrales; brothers Larry, Edwin, Marlo, Roger and Rodrigo Corrales; sisters Virginia Mira and Delia DeGuzman; seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Betty "Auntie Blondie" Kuulei Paio Petty, 60, of Waimanalo, a dry-cleaning assistant for Abe Dry Clean and Laundry, died Jan. 2 in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Michele; sons Fred, Robert and Tony; brothers Noah, Robert and James Paio; sisters Violet and Nani Paio; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. George Church. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.
Basilio "Tony" Galiza Queja, 80, of Wahiawa, a retired Del Monte Housing Department employee, died Dec. 30 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Irene Y., son Irvin, daughter Vivian Dryer, mother Pantaleona Vea, brother Celestino, sisters Raymonda Perry and Alice Muraoka, and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Julia M. Riviera, 77, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honohina, Hawaii. She is survived by son Frank; daughters Barbara Angelo and Patricia Riviera; brothers Marciel, Albert and David Maldonado; sisters Alice Oliver and Betty Rodrigues; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Columbine "Bine" Kuluwaimaka Rodrigues, 64, of Waianae, died Dec. 31 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by husband William B. Sr.; sons Moses M. and Craig K.; daughters Thelma K. Goodhue, Florence M. Rodrigues and Gwendolyn K. Mahuiki; brothers Matthew and William Kamaunu; sisters Gwendolyn Wan, Myra Kamaunu, Ruthie Kakae, Emily Phillips and Caroline Costa; 23 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 85-574 Plantation Road, Waianae. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Lester Myron Schneider, 95, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Air Force officer who served in World War II and Korean War, died last Friday. He was born in Milwaukee. He is survived by wife Michiko, son Gary, daughter Linda Paulsen, brother Ralph and two grandchildren. Private services.
Charlotte Ku'ilani Speybrook, 100, of Honolulu, a retired Army clothing shop supervisor, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Hookena, Hawaii. She is survived by son Charles Chow, daughters Florence Philip and Charlotte Sexton, 21 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to a charity.
Mildred Brundige Tyson, 92, of Kaneohe, an Internal Revenue Service employee, died Dec. 24 in Kaneohe. She was born in Washington. Private services.
The Rev. Dennis "Buddy" Welch, 66, of Waimanalo, a founder and senior pastor of Greater Mount Zion Church, died Dec. 30 in Kailua. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Elizabeth "Nania"; sons Dennis and Jestin; daughters Donna Dudoit and Cherish, Natasha, Shantel and Thelma Welch; brother the Rev. Lyons; sisters May Carreira and Emily Aweau; and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist, 2313 Nuuanu Ave. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Richard Charles Williams, 50, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Pahoa High School auto body shop teacher, died Dec. 25 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pittsburgh. He is survived by mother Marilyn H.; brothers David J. and Alan; and sisters Jody and Jean Williams and Linda W. Rorem. Celebration of life: 1-4 p.m. tomorrow at Kalapana Sea View Estate Pavilion. Casual attire.
Dr. Robert Tuck Wong, 91, of Honolulu, a retired ophthalmologist, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Stephen and Bradley; brothers James, Albert, Charles, Samuel and Rogers; sister Bertha Kam; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Robert T. Wong, M.D., Lectureship.
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.