Benjamin Tin Hop Achiu Jr., 78, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. lead man installer, died Jan. 19 at home. He is survived by wife Evelyn Pang; sons Brunson and Jason; sisters Venus Lani Nahoopii, Ruth Lu Lin Minor, Thelma K. Harvest, Mary Mele Gora, Elaine Young, Virginia Lei Zen, and Winifred K. Fujimori; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship, 95-061 Waimakua Drive, Mililani. Call after 10:30 a.m. Luncheon to follow. Private burial. Aloha attire. Leis welcome.Judy Nancy Anderson, 51, of Keaau, Hawaii, an AT&T computer tech writer, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Charleston, S.C. She is survived by husband Horace; stepsons Craig, Stewart Vananderson and Brent; stepdaughter Arden Devichie; mother Frances Coshatt; sisters Jimmie, Marie, Lynn and Kay; and nine grandchildren. Private services.
Margaret Yun Cook Lai Au Yuen, 99, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18 at home. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by sons Richard Au Yuen and Allan Au; daughters Margaret Higa, Bertha Uehara and Catherine Yamamoto; 18 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Lacey Donald Epperson, 83, of Hilo, a retired Los Angeles County social and cultural activities director, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Wading Gulf, W.Va. He is survived by caregiver Allan Keto. No services. Scattering of ashes at a later date.
Yaeko Fukuda, 81, of Mililani, a retired Sears sales clerk, died Jan. 19 at home. She was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. She is survived by son Brian, daughter Maxine Sung, brothers Ken and Shigeru Yoshimoto, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Paul Christopher "Chris" Haig, 40, of Honolulu, a time-share sales employee, died Jan. 16 in Honolulu. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by father William "Bill," brothers Zane and Stephen McGarry, and sister Cristi H. Prince. Services to be held at a later date.
Peter Burton Hazelton, 58, of Richmond Heights, Mo., died Thursday. He was born in St. Louis. He is survived by wife Jean Kiritsis-Hazelton; sons Sean, Michael and Brian and John Kiritsis; sister Penny Lepp; brother Paul; and five grandchildren. Services to be held in Missouri. Donations suggested to American Heart Association or the Affton Youth Hockey Association, 10300 Gravois, Affton, MO 63123.
Tamotsu Imada, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Fred L. Waldron Ltd. employee, died last Monday. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by wife Gladys, sons Gary and Earl, brother Hajime, sister Jane Segami, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services held.
Florence Sakae Ishikawa, 82, of Honolulu, a retired beautician, died Jan. 18 in Hale Ola Kino. She was born in Japan. She is survived by brother Calvin and sister Inez Aoki. Private services.
Uto Kobashigawa, 96, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Dec. 31 at home. She was born in Motobu, Okinawa, Japan. She is survived by sons Reginald M. and Warren Y.; daughters Kieko, Hideko Takata and Thelma S. Inouye; sister Sadako Tamaye; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary donations.
Elizabeth K.L. Lewis, 88, of Los Angeles, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Robert P., daughter Sandy H. Oguma, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Isao Nadamoto, 86, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. government auditor and a U.S. Army veteran, died Jan. 19 in St. Francis Hospice Puiwa. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nobuko, sons Glenn and Alton, daughter Jan, brother Iwao, sisters Matsuko and Hanayo, and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Genevieve Hoolaikahiluonalani Akana Nahulu, 88, of Nanakuli, a retired state special-education teacher, died last Monday in Ewa. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Eli K., Albert K. and Lambert K.; daughters Analika "Bunny" and Genevieve "Kanoelani" Burns; brothers Albert, John and Thomas Akana; 17 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Bishop Memorial Church, Kamehameha Schools. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Leis welcome.
Lillian "Lilly" Tokuyo Nakamura, 57, of Mililani, died Jan. 12 in St. Francis Hospice West. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by husband Ronald I.; sons Aaron and Neill; daughter Robyn Endo; mother Helen Otake; brothers Robert, Stanley, Richard and David Otake; sisters Eleanor Otake, Elaine Vervisch and Mildred Cabrey; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Masayo "Jessie" Okawa, 79, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Jan. 19 in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Hisayoshi; sons Allen, Gerald and Randall; daughter Suzanne Sakamoto; brothers Masanori and Masayuki Masuda; and one grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.
Necita E. Pacheco, 61, of Kahuku, a Turtle Bay Resort cashier, died Friday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Marcelino; daughter Angeline Santos; stepdaughter Maryann Rodrigueze; mother Trinidad Emocling; brothers Rudy, Orlando, Jose, Mario and Cesar Emocling; sisters Victoria Potter and Gloria Benemerito; and four grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Kahuku United Methodist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Willie Louise Propster, 84, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Thursday at home. She was born in Oklahoma. She is survived by husband James E., daughter Diane Eilers, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii Inc.
Inge Maryon Sano, 76, of Honolulu, a former Liberty House department store employee, died Jan. 18 in Hale Palama Mau at Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Bremen, Germany. She is survived by sons Bryan and Darrell, and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Koji Takami, 80, of Pearl City, a retired Coastal Construction Co. carpenter, died Jan. 15 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yoshiko, sons David and Gary, daughters Helen Westmoreland and Susan Johns, brother Shuichi and five grandchildren. Private services.
Tenshin Stanley Yoshitaka Tanouye, 64, of Honolulu, archbishop of Daizonhan Chozen-Ji/International Zen Dojo, died Jan. 13 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mieko, daughter Judith Y., brothers Edwin and Robert, and sisters Ethel Tanouye and Harriet Yamaguchi. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m.
Carl Michael Villamor, 45, of Aiea, a truck driver, died Wednesday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Agrepino and Eleanor; and brothers Curtis, Clyde, Gerry, Tracy, Robin and Jody. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Bernice "Bea" Ritz Whitlock, 87, of Mililani, a certified public accountant, died Friday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Gustine, Calif. She is survived by son Michael Silbernagle, sisters Agnes Lauderdale and Dorothea M. Stepnenson, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services to be held in California.
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.