Juanito Navarro Castro, 78, of Waipahu, a retired Hicks Homes Construction carpenter, died Jan. 1 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Waimanalo. He is survived by wife Maria Nicolasa Ofilas, sons Constante O. and Andreno O., sister Rosario C. Manera, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.Arthur Hing Ton Chun, 83, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Dec. 28 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Schofield. He is survived by daughter Linda L.L.; brothers Henry, Richard, Alexander, Edward, George and Frederick; and sisters Grace Au, Irene Boyson, Charlene Kuwabara and Virginia Sakoda. Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gordon C. Crail, also known as "Flash," 81, of Ewa Beach, died last Sunday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Cebu, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Frank and William; brothers Esquirion, Robert and Rudy; sister Lucy Johnson; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Committal service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Calvin Francis Dang, 47, of Honolulu died last Sunday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Howard P. and brother Warren L. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
John S. Freitas, 89, of Lanikai, a retired Honolulu police officer, died Thursday in Aloha Nursing and Rehab Centre. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by son Rockne C., daughters Betty Mae Hiram and Margaret E. Greig, nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua. Call after 5:30 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Mildred Hatsumi Gaza, 89, of Waipahu died Jan. 2 at home. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son Stanton T.; daughters Rachel Miyashiro, Maxine Mang, Jane Y. and Irene; brothers Ryotoku and Masao Noborikawa; sister Jean Takara; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Dolores Elizabeth Griffiths, 84, of Kula, Maui, one of the founders and first president of the Wahine O' Kula Hospital Auxiliary, died Dec. 30 at home. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by hanai son Donald Medeiros and five hanai grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Friday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Kula. Private burial. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Kula Hospital Auxiliary.
Felipe Ramos Guerrero, 74, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Puna Sugar Co. cleaning plant operator, died Jan. 3 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Ninita J.; sons Robert B. and Nestor; daughters Imelda Bantilan, Lydia and Jackie; mother Saturnina; brothers Juan, Tomas, Camilo and Angel; sisters Luisa Paguirigan, Caring Calla and Maria; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. An all-night vigil will be held at the family residence following visitation. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery in Hilo. Casual attire.
Elizabeth Jane Hughes, 80, of Kailua, a retired Hawaii State Hospital medical technician, died Tuesday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Minnesota. She is survived by son Roy K., sisters Lois Kinsey and Mary Fuith, and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Bishop Museum.
Shane Keola Kimo Kaneaiakala, 38, of Nanakuli died Jan. 1 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Alva, brothers Cane and Shannon and sisters Erin and Erika. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Henry Keomalu Jr., 79, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant and Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel maintenance worker, died Jan. 2 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Kalopa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Iva; sons Daniel, Richard and Donald; daughters Wanetta Vierra, Shirley Kinoshita, Doreen and Denise; brother Joseph; sister Ella Teves; stepsons William and Robert Jenkins; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu Stake Center, 94-210 Kahualii St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Winifred Frize Lilleeng, 81, of Kawaihae, Hawaii, a retired state social worker and U.S. Navy World War II veteran, yeoman 1st class, died last Sunday at home. She was born in Scotland. She is survived by sons Erik J., Kurt M. and Kevin W.; daughters Kerin E. Rosenberger, Kathleen P. and Kristina M.; brother William Frize; and four grandchildren. No services. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Donations suggested to Hospice North Hawaii, 65-1328 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela, HI 96743.
John Morton Manning, 56, of Hilo, a Vietnam War veteran, died Dec. 20. He was born in Stuttgart, Ark. No known survivors. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Arthur "Didi" Shew Sun Mar, 71, of Honolulu, a painter, died Jan. 4 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edith; sons Leslie, Derek and Kendall; daughters Lindsay Koenigs, Dayna Beyer and Kimberly Onzuka; brother Harry; sisters Rachel Ching and Sarah Toledo; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makiki Ward, 1560 S. Beretania St. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.
Katherine B. McCormick, 95, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Hawaii Kai Retirement Center. She was born in Belleville, Ill. She is survived by daughter Pamela McCoy, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 4:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the University of Hawaii, Newman Center. Call after 4 p.m. Burial at a later date on the mainland. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to UNICEF.
Richard "Benny" Medeiros Sr., 61, of Kaneohe, an Ameron machinist, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Janice Kaluhiokalani-Medeiros; son Richard Jr.; daughter Terrilynn Landeza; mother Helen; sisters Lani, Liz and Terrilynn; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gladys H. Muaina, 74, of Carson, Calif., a retired U.S. Postal Service postmaster, died Tuesday in Honolulu. She was born in Kihei, Maui. She is survived by sons John, Kendall, Dennis and Michael; daughter Teri Cuico; brother Kimo Kenolio; and 19 grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Ruth Masako Pavia, 79, of Honolulu died Dec. 28 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by son Nick P. Jr., daughters Ann-Jo West and Debra Laga, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Richard Conley "Rick" Settlemire, 44, of Waialua, a graphic designer, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Sumter, S.C. He is survived by wife Karen Takaki, sons Cheyne and Skyler, mother Alberta and brother Robert. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Leeward Community Church, 1860 Komo Mai Drive. Call after 5:30 p.m.
Leimomi Evelyn Sills, 73, of Kaneohe died Tuesday in Castle Medical Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by son Vincent Jr., daughter Tomylu Whaley, brother James Fujimoto, sister Barbara Nahinu and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
James Shoichi Suganuma, 81, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Jan. 1 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Fuyu, sons Glenn and Ricky, brothers Henry and Perry, sister Agnes Yanagihara and two grandchildren. Private services.
Kimie Sato Thomas, 73, of Kapolei, a retired Waikiki Resort Hotel employee, died Jan. 1 at home. She was born in Kichijoji, Tokyo, Japan. She is survived by husband William M., sons William M. Jr. and Douglas R., daughters Kim Ann and Sandra C. and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Chiyoto Uekawa, 94, of Hilo, a housewife, died Dec. 21 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Noriyoshi, one grandchild and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jane Yoshiko Waters, 95, of San Diego, formerly of Hilo, a homemaker, died Dec. 15 in San Diego. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Ronald, sister Michiko Auld, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Mary Lam Yap, 99, of Honolulu, a retired Royal Elementary School teacher, died Monday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Sylvia W. Chung, sisters Elizabeth Leong and Grace Katsura, caregivers Rhoda Guillermo and Veneranda Javanes, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary, west chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: 10:45 a.m. at Nuuanu 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.