Muriel Macfarlane Flanders / Philanthropist, songwriter
Frank Silva Amorin, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Public Work Center electrician, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Doris, son Ray, daughters Darlene Waitherwerch and Lovena Amorin, brother Louis, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Edgar Alan Kuuipo Dahilig, 46, of Honolulu, died Dec. 28. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sisters and a daughter. Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Inurnment to follow at Williams Funeral Services Crypt.
Emiko "Emi" Diem, 72, of Kapolei, a retired Mid-Pac Tours employee, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Daniel N., brothers and sisters. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday in Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Maximo "Ponso" Alfonso Gapol, 86, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Puna Sugar Co. employee and an Army National Guard veteran who served in World War II, died last Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Ronald, Melvin and Stanley; daughters Rachel Yamashita, Doralyn Tanigawa and Nancy Batangan; companion Trinidad Abelaye; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Keaau. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Charlotte Welthea Gaines Greene, 74, of Wahiawa, died Dec. 11. She was born in Florida. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples. Inurnment to follow at Williams Funeral Services Crypt.
Kenneth J. Hankel, 56, of Hilo, a bus driver and a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam War, died last Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by sons Tim, Steven and James; and brother Henry C. Jr. Graveside committal service: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 Pavilion. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kenneth "Ken" Albert Hansen, 73, of Kihei, Maui, a salesman, died Sunday in Wailuku. He was born in Bruch, Colo. He is survived by wife Nancy-Lou; sons Col. Dr. Dan and Dave; stepson Steven A. Smith; stepdaughters Sandra A. Ward and Susan A. Pearson; brothers Harold and Lawrence; sisters Phyllis Richard, Evelyn Haig and Dorothy Balheim; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services. Donations suggested to Women Helping Women.
Yoshio Inouye, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Theo H. Davies and Co. employee, died Jan. 17. He was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. He is survived by sons Gerald A. and Col. Randall R. Inouye and Stephen H. Ono; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Ruth R. Komorowsky, 73, of Honolulu, died Jan. 13. She was born in Hawaii. Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Inurnment to follow at Williams Funeral Services Crypt.
Robert Dickson Kraus, 65, of Keaau, Hawaii, an Overseas Service Corp. salesman and a U.S. Army veteran, died Jan. 11 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Portsmouth, W.Va. He is survived by mother Marjorie, sister Judy Robinson and companion Catherine McPhee. Services: 4 p.m. today at Kraus residence in Kurtistown, Hawaii.
Robert "Bobby" Lemn, 60, of Anahola, Kauai, a County of Kauai truck driver, died Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Leona G.; sons Robert Jr., Earl and Derwin; father William K.; brothers Billy and Harry S. "PeeWee"; and a grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. next Saturday at Koolau Huiia Church in Anahola. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Mike Masaichi "Dicey" Onaga Sr., 86, of Honolulu, a retired Dorothy's Lei Stand owner, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by son Mike Jr., daughter Bernadine Summerlin, brothers Leonard T. and Tetsuo "Ted," sisters Ruth Shimabukuro and Kimi Kauka, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Skyla Mary Kaleikaumakamainalani Ondo, infant daughter of Louie S.C. Ondo Jr. and Michelle A. Gomes, of Hilo, died Jan. 9 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is also survived by sisters Natasha and Teisha; brother Louie; grandparents Louie and Dianne Ondo, Gail Sugioka and Mickey Gomes; and great-grandparents Louie Ondo, Clara Omerod, Conchita Santos, Frank Gomes and Olivia Rodgriques. Private services.
Sandra Kiyomi Serai, 34, of Wahiawa, a former head diving coach for Punahou School, died Jan. 12 in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Roy and Roberta, and grandparent Dorothy. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Fanolua High Chief Tataivaotele Tagovailoa, 59, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 11 in the Queen's Medical Center. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Thursday.
Dominic William Valentino, 75, of Honomalino, Hawaii, a macadamia nut farmer and retired teacher, died Wednesday in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was born in Morgan, Pa. He is survived by wife Rita and daughter Judy. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church in Kealakekua. Call after 9 a.m. Donations suggested to St. John's Catholic Church, 84-5140 Painted Church Road, Captain Cook, HI 96704.
Scotty L. Wong Sr., 77, of Kaneohe, a retired Kaneohe Marine Corps Base stock clerk, died Sunday in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elizabeth K.; son Scotty Jr.; daughter Reynell Hendershot; brothers Henry, Val and Leonard; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Harrilyn Hokulani Fuller Wright, 52, of Perris, Calif., a Whitmore Village civil service employee and a CDS Dental Supply employee in California, died Jan. 15 in Santa Ana, Calif. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harold, son Loren and father Harry Fuller. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
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.