Gwenne Midori Bardenas, 54, of Waipahu, a self-employed telemarketer, died Monday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Lawrence; daughter Laryn; mother Helen C. Wildermuth; brothers Alan, Joal and Dean Sugitaya and Paul Wildermuth; and stepmother Florence Sugitaya. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Willie Manzano Cabico, 56, of Waipahu, an Unisea Fisheries Alaska employee, died Dec. 27 in the Philippines. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Milagros M., sons Warren M. and Glenn M., daughter Sherilyn and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Eileen Nelson Carter, 93, of Kailua, died Jan. 19 in Kailua. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughter Winnifred McDonald; sisters Joy Snyder, Yvonne Perry and Marjorie Wilson; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii or the American Legion Auxiliary.
Sharon June Commerford, 63, of Kalaoa, Hawaii, a shipyard laborer and weigh master in Washington, died Jan. 20 in Kona Community Hospital. She also was a Dutch Harbor Seafoods accountant and bookkeeper. She was born in Tonasket, Wash. She is survived by husband Thomas E., daughter Rhonda Jones, brother Stephen Ranes and two grandchildren. Services to be held in Washington.
Sgt. Ruth "Dee Dee" Donahue, 28, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army cook, died Jan. 19 in Honolulu. She was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio. She is survived by husband Tony Jones, father Russell, mother Therese, sister Jody and brother Robb Chapman. Services to be held in Mississippi.
Chizuko Emmons, 72, of Honolulu, died Jan. 22 in California. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Edward, John and Michael; brother Matsuo Otsuka; sister Koto Usa; two grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Linda J. Goodspeed, 58, of Honolulu, died Jan. 7 in Honolulu. Services: 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Central Union Church. Additional information was provided for an obituary published Jan. 16.
Joseph W.H. Jay, 84, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Edwin D.I. and sisters Annie J. Hee, Elnora J. Kim and Cora Jay. Private services.
Clint Hisao Kawasaki, 45, of Ewa Beach, died Dec. 13. He was born in Lanai City. Services pending.
Howard Dojin Kim, 56, of Honolulu, a tour agency proprietor, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Diana, son Paul, daughter Juliet and one grandchild. Private services.
George Max Kirtland, 67, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Trans America Life Insurance Co. salesman, died Jan. 21 at home. He was born in Cullman, Ala. He is survived by wife Sandra, sons Mark and Max B., daughters Robin and Susan, father George M., stepson Michael Heath, stepdaughter Lisa Heath and one grandchild. Private services.
May A. Kishimori, 68, of Pearl City, a retired Leeward Bowl desk clerk, died Jan. 20 at home. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Dale K.; sons Derek, Wayne and Darren; daughters Melanie Montero and Denise Guillermo; brothers Henry, Harold, James and Richard Tokunaga; and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rose Kam Lai, 92, of Hauula, died Jan. 13 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Blaise K.L. and Lester Y.K., daughters Sandra M.L. Barker and Phyllis L. Ishizaki, brother Stanley Kam, sister Lily Tom, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Catherine C. McGee, 82, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died last Thursday in Leeward Intergrated Health Services. She was born in Lowell, Mass. She is survived by sons Ronald and Richard, and fiance Eric Quayle. Private services.
Sueko Mitamura, 70, of Kailua, office manager for the Monogram Shop LLC, died Jan. 18 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Alfred; sons Scot and Blake; daughter Joyce Morse; sisters Hanako Okamura, Janet Maguire and Dorothy Haraga; and one grandchild. Private services.
John St Sauveur Poyen, 87, of Kihei, Maui, an executive in the oil and gas industry, died Sunday at home. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Betty L., son Jock, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Feb. 11 at Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
Henry "Sonny" Gomes Rodrigues Jr., 59, of Waipahu, a retired Verizon employee, died Jan. 17 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elaine K.; sons Chad M. and Grady Rodrigues and Greg K. Ishikawa; daughters Lori Ramirez and Kelli Rodrigues; mother Hilda K.; brother Gil; sisters Carol Rodrigues and Marjorie Rapis; and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Toshishige "Palooka" Shoji, 80, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired field hand for the former Mauna Kea Agribusiness Co. Inc., died Jan. 4 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by sister Matsuo Tsuji. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Marie Stolfi, 85, of Hawaii Kai, a caregiver, died Monday in Hawaii Kai. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y. She is survived by husband Joseph, son John, hanai daughter Rosita and two grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Yasuo Suga, 95, of Honolulu, a retired military intelligence service employee, died Jan. 8 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Goro. Private services.
Masami "Joe" Tatsumi, 86, of Wailuku, a Wailuku Sugar Co. carpenter, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Matsue. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Reception to follow service. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Susan "Susie" Irene Terpstra, 66, of Aiea, a homemaker, died Sunday at home. She was born in Washington. She is survived by husband Jesse H. Jr., son Jessie H. III, daughters Debbi Beard and Christi Binion, brother Michael Osborn, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Patricia Ann Uchima, 72, of Aiea, a homemaker, died Jan. 22 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Oklahoma City. She is survived by husband Charles E., sons Paul and Jeffrey, daughter Carla Uchima-Toy, sister Donna Norgren and six grandchildren. Private services.
Nancy Shimako Uno, 85, of Honolulu, died Jan. 19 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. She is survived by brothers Hirobumi and Junichi "Judo"; sisters Michiko Higa, Betty S. Ramsey, Ayako Stidhams and Yoshiko Uyeda; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Edwin Veriato, 79, of Mililani, a retired U.S. Postal Service employee and a U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died Jan. 11 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Annette, son Jon P., daughter Karen and sister Harrette Stone. Private services.
William Yen Fan Yee, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center microbiologist, died Monday in St. Francis Hospice-Nuuanu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Catherine, son Brian, daughter Aileen and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice or Shriners Hospital for Children.
Lawrence Masayuki Yoshii, 66, of Anahola, Kauai, a retired Johnston Island welder, died Jan. 21 at home. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by mother Chiyeko, brothers Stanley and Dick, and sisters Shirley Senaha and Rachel Le Duc. Private services.
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.