Kelly "Cap" Polo Ahuna, 77, of Waianae, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard pipefitter, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kitty; son Charles; daughters Iver K.M. Gaspar, Gwenette N. Lee and Zelta U. Mata; brothers Emmanuel and Benjamin; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Maili Beach Park, Waianae. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment 11:30 a.m. next Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.Edward Alexander Bayston, 80, of Canada, a retired mechanical engineer for a pulp and paper mill in Campbell River, Canada, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in England. He is survived by wife Violet, son Paul, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes held off Waikiki.
Michael Boles, 45, of Waianae, a carpenter, died Jan. 6 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Lisa M.; parents T.S. and Barbara; sister Debra Cantrell; and brothers Earl, Joseph, Thomas and William. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church, 85-786 Old Government Road, Waianae. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
George Chuen Yoke Chang, 77, of Honolulu, a retired federal government employee and a retired city automotive equipment shop supervisor, died Jan. 15 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth M.; daughters Emi Espinda, Sumi Sylva and Yuri Rhoden; brothers Richard and James; sister Sister Ann Faber; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
James Sharpe Danford, 93, of Honolulu, a retired commercial real estate employee, died last Thursday in Arcadia Retirement Residence. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Ethel E. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Arcadia Retirement Residence chapel. Donations suggested to Punahou School and the Arcadia Foundation.
Donald Raymond Denison, 81, of Waianae, died Jan. 1 in Ka Punawai Ola Nursing Home. He was born in Nebraska. He is survived by sons Timothy and Donald W., daughter Betty J. and three grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Maili Kingdom Hall, 87-117 Pelanaki St., Maili.
Paul Eduard, 83, of Pearl City, died Monday in Pearl City. He was born in Indonesia. He is survived by son Edwin, daughter Paula Posner, sister Hetty, brother Jan, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Pearl City Kingdom Hall, 897 2nd St. Casual attire.
Feranado Galiza Fontanilla, 93, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired Lihue Plantation tractor driver, died Monday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Zorayda, daughters Linda Williams and Beverly Fontanilla, brothers Celerino and Cirilo, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Kapaa First Hawaiian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Patricia T. Hayes, 55, of Kaneohe, an elementary education teacher, died Sunday in Kaneohe. She was born in Connecticut. She is survived by husband Richard, son Richard D., daughter Catherine, mother Avis Tippman and brother Donald Tippman. Services to be held in Connecticut. Donations suggested to Association for Brain Tumors, 2720 River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018.
Toshiko Higa, 88, of Honolulu, died Jan. 14 in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Bernard; daughters Bertha Higa-Baral and Barbara Higa; sisters Yoshie Kubota, Harriet Sasano and Elsie Nakata; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Ruth W. Hirsch, 95, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired sales clerk, died Sunday in Kohala Hospital. She was born in St. Louis. She is survived by daughter Lynda Wallach, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. No services.
Mary Ninning Tomasa Hookano, 75, of Waialua, a retired restaurant manager, died Monday in Aiea. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by sons Wayne, Glenn, Derek and Paul; daughters MaryAnn Hookano and Donna Pelekai; hanai daughter Jan Kido; sisters Candita Santiago and Leonora "Nora" Santos; 14 grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Clara Mazumi Ishida Kajiwara, 84, of Honolulu, died Jan. 9. She was born in Huleia, Kauai. She is survived by son Kenneth Jr.; daughters Joyce Chew, Karen Fujishige, Susan Nelson and Lianne Gin; sister Ayano Kunioka; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Barbara Louise Kennedy, 63, of Honolulu, formerly of Delaware, a state of Delaware psychiatric social worker, died Saturday at home. She was born in Delaware. She is survived by cousins. Private services.
Tandy "Bucky" Kalehua Kualii Sr., 80, of Hilo, a retired airport fire station crash crew captain, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Dane Makani Kuba, infant son of Jason Kuba and Ernestine Vierra, of Waianae, died Jan. 1. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brothers Shawn Vierra and Jason and Kainalu Kuba-Vierra; sister Brenda Vierra; and grandparents Dorothy and Edward Vierra and Martha Kuba. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.
Elsie Miyoko Koto Martin, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Continental Insurance Co. employee, died Jan. 14 in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George; sons Brian and Leslie; brother Richard Koto; sisters Masae Matsumoto, Edna Kawakami and June Uyeda; and two grandchildren. Services held.
Jean Sumiko Matsui, 85, of Kahului, formerly of Wahiawa, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by daughter Jill Gushiken, sister Judith Kishimoto, brother Koji Ito and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission, 1067 California Ave. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Asia Matsumoto, infant daughter of Scott and Hyon Matsumoto, of Pukalani, Maui, died Dec. 24 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She is also survived by half sister Hana Lane Burleson and grandparents De Chun Choe, Suk Lee Na and Rose and John Naeole. Private services.
Tetsuo Morinoue, 93, of Pearl City, formerly of Hilo, a retired state real property tax appraiser, died Jan. 13 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Monday.
Howard Earl Nunn, 79, of Honolulu, a U.S. Navy chief petty officer, died Jan. 8. He was born in Springfield, Mass. He is survived by sons Gregg and Gary, daughter Gail and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples.
Richard Yoshitaka Okamura, 73, of Kuliouou, a J.M. Tanaka Construction heavy equipment operator, died Jan. 13 in Hale Pulama Mau. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jon S. and Darryl K., daughter Maureen Tamashiro, brothers Takeji and William, and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Sakae Otaguro, 89, of Honolulu, died Jan. 11 in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She is also survived by daughter May Onaga. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Pedro Papagayo, 92, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Lihue Plantation welder, died Jan. 15 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Helen, son Philip and four grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery.
Major Aukai Rodrigues, 77, of Kalamaula, Molokai, died Jan. 3 in Molokai General Hospital. He was born in Waialua, Molokai. He is survived by wife Violet; sons Hamilton, Major Jr. and Bradford; daughters Nadine and BetteLou; brothers Charles and William Sr.; sisters Rose Joao, Patsy Crowley, Kathryn Vincent, Olivia Mollena and Hannah R. Tavares; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services held.
Takeo Shiroma, 87, of Kaneohe, an L.W. Campos Ranch dairyman and a Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station tractor operator, died Jan. 12 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Oshiyo, son Allen T., daughters Helen Yanagida and Gretchen Kawabata, brothers Paul and Goro, sister Toyoko Choy, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Elsie Ah Han Smith, 76, of Honolulu, a retired federal government executive secretary, died Monday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Keith and Robin; brothers Harry Hong, Kin Ken, Arthur Wo, Wally Pung and Donald W. Yee; sisters Helen M. Chun, Violet C. Schmidt, Lily C. Sutherland and Florence Y. Smith; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mitsuru Tada, 89, of Honolulu, a Toray Co. employee and a retired Honolulu Trading Co. Ltd. owner, died Jan. 12 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Richard M.; daughter Karen S. Noguchi; brothers Kusuo, Arata and Hideki; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fanolua High Chief Tataivaotele Tagovailoa, 59, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 11 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Toluali'i; daughters Samanu Gaopoa and Eleanor Tagovailoa; sons Fanolua Jr. and Manuuli; daughters Niupele, Bernice and Vicky; mother Miriama; brother Seu; sisters Seiafi Asi and Perenise Tauelia; and 22 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Olive United Methodist Church, 108 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
The Rev. Charles Kiyomi Teramoto, 78, of Laie, a retired U.S. Bureau of Reclamation computer technician and a high priest for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday. He was born in Pasco, Wash. He is survived by wife Velma U.K., daughter Charlayne K. Teramoto-Holliday, sons Charles M.M.K. and Terry K.C., and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie 6th Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Sunday and aloha attire.
Dorothy Dang Tom, 82, of Honolulu, died Monday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Henry and James; daughters Grace Williams, Celeste Page and Joyce Lund; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ryosei Uyehara, 87, of Kailua, a retired First Construction carpenter, died Jan. 12 in Castle Medical Center. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by sons Gary K.; daughters Jane Shiroma, Judith Shimomura and Shirley Nakaima; sisters Daisy Arakaki and Dorothy Watanabe; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Charles "Ed" White, 79, of Kailua, a Hawaiian Airlines captain and a U.S. Air Force transport pilot who served in World War II and the Korean War, died Sunday at home. He was born in Canton, Ohio. He is survived by wife Eleanor; sons Thomas and Rick; daughters Sandra V. Keulen, Susan Luning and Jennifer Kaawa; sisters Kathleen Kimmel, Jeanette Morreale, Betty L. Fess, Elaine Urchek, Eileen Puhl, Nancy Scott and Rita Smith; brothers Pat, Eugene and Ken; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Church in Kailua. Call after 10 a.m. A celebration-of-life luncheon to follow. Scattering of ashes: 5 p.m. from slip W at Kewalo basin aboard the Hawaiian Rainbow.
Beatrice Kwai Chee Won, 78, of Aiea, died Jan. 9 in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert C.S., son Leonard, sister Bernice D. Jara and a grandchild. Private services.
Anthony Buck Lock Wong, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Coast Guard civil engineer, died Jan. 11. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Constance; son Steven; daughter Sandra; brothers Frank, Allan and Bruce; sisters Beatrice and Pearl Lau; and a grandchild. Private services.
Suzuko Yamauchi, 80, of Honolulu, a retired S. Yamauchi Produce Inc. proprietress, died Jan. 13 in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Shomei; sons Alvin, Ronald, David and John; daughter Hatsue Momohara; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
William Goro Yoshida, 90, of Kaneohe, a retired Walker-Moody Construction Co. Ltd. heavy equipment operator, died Saturday at home. He was born in Waimanalo. He is survived by wife Lillian K., son Robert W., daughter Donna R. Ikeda, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. 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.