Stephen Ray Adams, 53, of Kapaa, Kauai, formerly of Ridgecrest, Calif., a self-employed carpenter and craftsman, died Friday at home. He was born in Pomona, Calif. He is survived by wife Jana "Chicki"; sons Will Hunt and Eddie and Jesse Adams; daughters Kara Hunt, Olivia Whisnant and Guinivere Comacho; mother Eva McDonald; brothers Dale Adams and David McDonald; sisters Joyce Collins, Alta Schaufelberger, and Joretta and Julia Adams; and nine grandchildren. Cremation and a celebration of life will be held at a later date.Frances Emiko Arakawa, 74, of Kaneohe, a former Sears and Kokokahi YWCA employee, died last Tuesday in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Denise Arakawa and Debbie Nishimura; brothers Ralph and Stanley Shimoyama and Akira Norimoto; sisters Barbara Boone and Alice Murai; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Pali View Baptist Church. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
Alexandra Lester Armour, 56, of Honolulu, died Jan. 4 in Honolulu. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by mother Julia Henry, brother Philip D. III and sister Julia Armour Walker. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, P.O. Box 78342, Phoenix, AZ 85062-8342, or online at www.mdausa.org.
Sabina Ramones Asuncion, 84, of Mililani, died Jan. 10 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Tomas, sons Palmarin and Rolando "Lando," daughters Rosita Ramelb and Luvi Saguibo, brothers Simeon and Cesar, sisters Agreda Acebo and Rosalia Lagadon, nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Eleanor Valdez Cachola, 79, of Waipahu, died last Tuesday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Magno M. Sr.; son Magno Jr.; daughters Hermelina Espero, Wilma Mendoza and Elizabeth Cabaluna; brothers Felipe and Napoleon Valdez; 18 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Resurrection of the Lord Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St., Waipahu. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Saturday at the same church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Betty Asayo Date, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Tsukenjo Lunch House kitchen helper, died Jan. 6 at home. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son Dennis and brother Ben Ogawa. Private services.
Gabriel Dominic Martinez De La Cruz, infant son of Benjamin E.M. De La Cruz Jr. and Teresa Fulks, died Jan. 12. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brother Justis; grandparents Benjamin E.M. De La Cruz Sr., Caroline Bargas and Peggy Obadencio; and great-grandparents John and Lucy Bargas. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Pokai Bay. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Helario Ganueles Entendencia, 92, of Kaneohe, a retired restaurant manager, died Dec. 31 in Kailua. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eufenia; sons Henry, Roy, Brian, Kalani, Eddie, Stanford, George, Andy and Sam; daughters Lillian Gacita, Carleen Berry, Ruby Matafahi, Judy Entendencia, Momiala Hafoka and Mililani Crawmer; 42 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire.
Maya Gamurot, infant daughter of Mohammed Hasan and Tina Gamurot, of Haiku, died Jan. 13 at home. She was born in Wailuku. She is also survived by sisters Kuulei and Hokuala Gamurot and Anuhea Pereira; and grandparents Nelson and Vivian. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. A luncheon will follow in the mortuary's dining facilities. Committal services: 9 a.m. Friday at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Hildegard Hangca, 87, of Wahiawa, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice, Ewa Beach. She was born in Germany. She is survived by husband Luis Jr.; daughters Ingrid Hofbauer, Peggy Hubacker and Lorelei Griswold; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. No services. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice, 91-2141 Fort Weaver Road, Ewa Beach 96706.
Melvin Estanislao Hipolito Sr., 66, of Makawao, Maui, a Vietnam War veteran and County of Maui construction and maintenance superintendent of highways, died Thursday at home. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by wife Gloria B.; sons Mervin, Melvin "Tiger" Jr., Brian and Kevin; daughters Brenda Hipolito-Salgado and Leimomi Golis; brother Julian; stepsisters Francis Ashley, Lillian Cash and Priscilla Bolongan; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha or casual attire.
Marcia Tamiyo Inouye, 83, of Honolulu, died Jan. 12 in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Haleiwa. She is survived by husband Allen M., son Jerome M., daughters Gwendolyn C. MacAloney and Jean N. Kam, sisters Sachiko Samukawa and Ikuyo Takeuchi, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshito Ishikawa, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel maintenance worker, died Jan. 12. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by brother Noboru and sister Myrna Hayashi. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Jan. 30 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
John Nihipali Kawaa Sr., 59, of Waianae, a retired Kaiser Cement employee, died Dec. 25 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Archidalia M.; sons John N. Kawaa Jr. and James W.I. Navarro; daughters Lori Ann A. Barrozo, Kimberly M. Samante, Monica L. Bell and Noelani M. Apana; brother Peter B.; sisters Charlene Goya and Beverly A. Brewster; and 10 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the same chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Tandy "Bucky" Kalehua Kualii Sr., 80, of Hilo, a retired airport fire station crash crew chief and World War II veteran, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Tandy K. Jr., Gaylord K. and Ronald K.; daughter Janice L. Pea; brother Dona; sisters Elaine Kono and Paula Papaia; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Haili Church, 211 Haili St., Hilo. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the same church. Burial: 11 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Marcial "Mousey" Dumlao Laurita, 89, of Waianae, a retired public works civil service employee at Pearl Harbor, died Dec. 29 in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Pauline A.; sons Gary, Paul and Clyde; daughters Marlette Westberg and Lorelei C.F.; 19 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: noon Friday at the same chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Timothy Joseph Lyons, 77, of Hilo, a retired irrigation superintendent for the former Oahu Sugar Co. and Olokeli Sugar Co., former Mauna Kea Sugar Co. cultivation supervisor and one of the first police officer reserves in Honolulu, died last Tuesday at home. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Timothy J., Raymond J., Michael F., Sean K., Eugene J. and David C.; daughters Mary C. Pantohan and Kittrick Ann Lyons; brothers John and James; sister Mary Gertrude Cusick; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Bernardo Cacal Macapulay, 89, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Plantation employee, died Dec. 26 in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Violeta Ildefonzo and Rosela Lagmay, brother Andres, 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the same chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Beatrice Rebecca Wailani Miller, 74, of Keaau, Hawaii, a restaurant manager for John H. Felix Restaurants, Cocks Roost and L'omelette La Ronde, died Jan. 10 at home. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary in Honolulu, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Charlene Lokelani Naipo, 68, of Mililani, died Jan. 6 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Calvin K. Sr.; son Calvin K. Jr.; daughters Noelani N. and Paula K.C. Naipo and Kathleen K. Naipo-Kam; brother Arthur Watson; sister Irmalee "Martha Ann" Choo; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. John's by the Sea, 47-074 Lihikai Drive, Kahaluu. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Randy Nicklas, 49, of Honolulu, died Jan. 10 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Victoria Alagao and sisters Constance C. Toro and Jo Ann Quero. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Sunday at Sand Island Beach Park.
Mildred "Millie" Mitsuko Nuibe, 80, of Mililani, a Mililani Town Association accounting clerk and a retired accountant for Matsumoto Certified Public Accountant, died Wednesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Calvin Matthew Orta, 46, of Wailuku, a carpenter and Maui High School education assistant, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Candice "Candy," mother Annie M. and sisters Balinda Riveria, Bernice Ruiz, Mercedes Kuailani and Cecilia Brown. Private services.
Sakae Otaguro, 89, of Honolulu, a housewife, died Jan. 11 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Howard K. and Ray, daughters Rose Kakazu and Amy Onaga, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Boye Charles Paradis, 41, of Pahoa, Hawaii, an auto mechanic, carpenter and Arbor Leasing Ltd. tile setter, died Jan. 11 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by fiancee Loddie-Mae Campbell; sons Ian, Stetson and Bronson; hanai sons James, Jerome, Jovin and Jason Chang; hanai daughter Jolina Chang; mother Maureen "Chickadee"; and sister Natalie Matsu. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the same chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Edna Hewauli Kaiawe Phillip, 67, of Kohala, Hawaii, a retired Kona Village Resort housekeeper, died last Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kahaluu, Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Hune Phillip III and Andrew K. Kaiawe; daughters Lei Parker, Lily L. Maliikapu, and Edna L. and Lois K. Phillip; brothers Joseph Clarose and Jack and Moke Kaiawe; sisters Angeline Ellamar, Hattie Maliikapu, Fanny Duhaylongsod, Helen Kaiawe and Elizabeth Bannister; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kohala. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Niulii Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Thomas R.E. "Boxer" Quiocho, also known as "Uncle Boxer," 69, of Makaweli, Kauai, a retired Gay & Robinson employee and truck driver, died Thursday in West Kauai Medical Center. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Loretta; son Darryl; daughters Tanya Quiocho and Tita Anne Aguinaldo; stepmother Leau; brothers Wilfred and Ernest; sisters Yolanda Canancia, Francis Quiocho and Angie Ili; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Waimea Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe Filipino Cemetery. Casual attire.
Johnmanuel Kealohi Ramos, 33, of Keaau, Hawaii, a self-employed carpenter, died last Tuesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shelly-Ann "Kaui"; sons Bronston-John, Boyd-John and Beau-John; daughter Brooke-Kaui; parents Nathan and Deardra; brothers Nathan, Charles, Maui, Peter and Justin; and sister Jayneen Souza. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at 15-1978 12th St. in Keaau (turn down Makuu Drive; turn right on 12th Street; first house on the right). Call after 10 a.m. A memorial gathering will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 1 at 41-712 Kalanianaole Highway in Waimanalo. Casual attire.
Yoshihiko Shigemura, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Litton Industries and Edsyn Inc. electrical engineer, died Friday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Las Vegas. He is survived by wife Toyoko, son Albert, daughter Teena Sato, sister Masayo Kishimoto and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harry Soares, 77, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a County of Kauai heavy equipment operator, died Thursday at home. He is also survived by son Jessie. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Emiliana Nagayo Tagalicud, 93, of Waipahu, died Dec. 31 in Pearl City. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Manuel; daughters Felicitas Ganal, Ignacia Balon, Florentina Aguilar, Bienvenida Salvado, Celerina Manipon and Estrelle Dumlao; 33 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the same mortuary. Call after 8:15 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Margarito "Muggsy" Panoy Tamala, 84, of Kailua, a retired painter, died Wednesday in Aloha Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sons Raymond and Jonathan; stepsons Carl, Clyde and Earl Bonnelycke; daughter Margo A. Chun; stepdaughters Helene Chang and Lei Kema; brothers Andy and Sonny "Pops"; sisters Ann Boteilho and Nancy Antonio; 18 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Corwin Tokiwo Yamamoto, 70, of Honolulu, a retired bookkeeper, died Saturday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Naomi Y., daughter Valerie, brother Tetsuo and sister Barbara. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. 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.