Francisco Aguilar, 88, of Lahaina, a building construction supervisor, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lindenau, Texas. He is survived by sons Frank Jr., Lionel and Gilbert; daughters Rebecca Miranda, Connie Barrera and Elizabeth Aguilar; brothers Bernard, Juan, Eliseo, Alfredo, Alfonso and Robert; sister Joan; 21 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow services.Joaquin Lopez Bautista, 76, of Waianae, a retired farmer, died Jan. 23 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonora L.; sons Modesto Galdores and Apolinario Bautista; daughters Elizabeth Bautista, Yolanda Valdez, Villa Domingo, Lilia Ulep and Anita Valdez; brother Venancio; sisters Eliang Casim, Carling Santiago, Luisa Consolascion, Sixta Esteban and Margarita Trinidad; 21 grandchildren; and great-grandchild. Eulogy: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional eulogy: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Marion Costa, 80, of Koloa, Kauai, a heavy equipment operator, died Jan. 20 in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by brother Manuel Costa and sisters Helen C. Freitas and Mercy Ignacio. Services held.
Edward F. Dolder, 89, of Haiku, Maui, a California state government pollution control employee, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Alameda, Calif. He is survived by wife Ann; sons David, Carl and Bruce; sister Jane Smith; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Kosuke Ganiko, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired self-employed gardener, died Sunday. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife June T.; sons Roy and Russell; daughters Patsy Furtado, Lilly Shiroma, Jane Nojima, Lorraine Nakamura, May Iwata, Sandy Okamura, Denise Yatogo, Lisa Ganiko-Suzuki, Kathleen Ganiko-Orlowski and Adrienne Ganiko; brothers Jack and Susumu; sister Ethel Chinen; 29 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
Kiyoko K. Garcia, 81, of Kailua, a homemaker, died Jan. 26 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband P.J., sons Michael Y. and Mitchell K., and a grandchild. Private services.
Faye Fumie Hara, 79, of Ewa Beach, a University of Nevada food service employee, died Jan. 26 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Tadayoshi, Toshimitsu and Takeshi; and sisters Gladys Tokuuke, Emily Igarashi, Eva Kobayashi and Lyn Hara. Private services.
Mary Leinani Harbottle, of Honolulu, died Friday in Halenani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Waimea, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Hualalai "Dutchie" Souza, brother Edward Correa, sister Marion "Dolly" Yates and grandchildren. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Marian Petersen Honea, 95, of Honolulu, a retired elementary school teacher at Waialua, Wahiawa, Kapalama and Alvah A. Scott, died Jan. 28 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Danny, daughter Rosalina, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Robin Kehaulani Jackson, 42, of Waianae, died Jan. 26 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Oakland, Calif. She is survived by brothers Monte, Jamey, Noel and Robert; and sisters Abbie Lyau, Colette Sanchez and Teri Archer. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Waianae Army Recreation Center. Casual attire.
Sharyn Harumi Kanada, 27, of Kaneohe, died Jan. 17 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Henry, mother Jane S. and brother Ryan M. Private services.
Noboru "Napo" Kawachi, 93, of Honolulu, a retired mason, died Jan. 25. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by son Noel S.; daughter Karan S. Hughes; brothers Benny, Takeshi and Hideo; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Thieu Linh Lu, 75, of Honolulu, died last Thursday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Jackson Lau, sons Heung Li and Ben M. Lau, daughters Ly Ly Luu and Lianne Lau, and six grandchildren. Taoist services: 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Wayne "Voo" Isuji Maruyama, 52, of Hilo, a University of Hawaii-Hilo campus maintenance employee, died Jan. 29 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brothers Robert, Charles and Chett. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, 570 Kinoole St., Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Private inurnment.
Darrel Eugene Morris, 67, of Kihei, Maui, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and an Air America airlines pilot, died Friday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Estherville, Iowa. He is survived by wife Teresa; sons Scott, Van, Michael N., Michael J., William and Patrick; daughters Anne, Mary J., Teri and Amber; and 13 grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Burial: noon at Makawao Cemetery. Casual attire.
Kaoru Nii, 75, of Hilo, a retired transmission technician for the former Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Jan. 25 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Aiko, son Galen, daughter Terri L. Toki, brothers Katsumi and Katomi, sisters Yachiyo Nagata and Fumie Kawano, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Jane Fujiye Oshiro, 79, of Waipahu, a retired Blueprint Co. operator, died Jan. 28 in Ka Punawaiola Nursing Home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by brother Thomas N. Private services.
Kamado Oshiro, 98, of Kaneohe, died Jan. 24. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Yasuo; daughters Hatsue Tengan, Fumiko Arakaki, Betty Ikehara and Jane Young; brothers; sisters; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Henry Park Sr., 83, of Kaneohe, died Friday in Kailua. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by son Henry Jr. and brother Mariano Dominguez. Services: noon Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. No flowers.
Michael R. Pestana Jr., 81, of Mililani, a master carpenter who designed and built custom homes, died Sunday in Kapunawai Ola. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by sons Dr. Damien "Randy" and Norman A., daughters Yvonne Silva and Gerry Koenig, brother Thomas, sisters Katherine Pestana and Therese Otenbriet, nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. John's Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Earl Stanley Phillips Sr., 67, of Kauai, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant, died Monday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Henrietta; sons Earl S. Jr., Don C., Dan "Bo" E. and Jon J.; daughter Erlette Smith; sisters Audrey Perreira, Helen Haa and Ida Abaire; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Clarence James Pimental, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired Kailua Beach Park caretaker, died Jan. 29 in Malama Ohana at Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Clarence J. "Joe" Jr. and Reginald; daughters Veronica and Leucadia "Leo" Pimental and Martha Carson and Nohealani Johnson; brother Joseph; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
John R. Ricafort Jr., 66, of Kaneohe, a Leo A. Daly electrical engineer, died Saturday. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by sons Bill, John, Vincent and Vance, sister Amelia Fields and six grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Kaneohe. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Valelia Sila, 85, of Waimanalo, died Jan. 28 in Samoa. She was born in Samoa. She is survived by sons Fasavalu Tino, Sila Ioane and Sila I. Fasavalu; daughters Etevise Williams, Vainiua Fa'alava'au and Makerita Fata; and grandchildren. Services to be held in Samoa.
Mildred Takahashi, 83, of Hilo, a seamstress and homemaker, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Francis; son Francis Jr.; daughters Kathleen Loo and Miriam DeVeiros; sisters Peggy Osakoda, Jane Nakashima, Doria Kato, Barbra Liu, Emma Sato and June Ageno; and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Church of the Holy Cross, 440 W. Lanikaula Street, Hilo. Call after 1 p.m.
Clara Hatsue Tanaka, 89, of Honolulu, a retired barber, died Jan. 25 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Kaiso. Private services.
Loretta Yuke Moy Teruya, 72, of Honolulu, died Monday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Earl, son Duane, daughter Rochelle Shupe, brother Lawrence Chun, sister Janet Yee and a grandchild. Services: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Edward Wayne Tiffany, 62, of Nanakuli, a Kamehameha Schools teacher and coach and a retired U.S. Navy senior chief petty officer, died Friday in Waianae. He was born in Coolidge, Ariz. He is survived by wife Petricia; son J. Kainoa; daughters Terry Memea and Sue Eldredge; brother Asa; sisters Earlene Balls, Joan Gibbons and Ruth Davis; and eight grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Florence Conception Villados, 89, of Wahiawa, a retired branch manager for Army Air Force Exchange Systems at Schofield Barracks, died Jan. 26 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Donald Sr. and Clifford; daughters Gladys Jacobs, Gloria Laguana and Patricia Luna; brothers Alejandro and Lawrence Castillo; sister Victoria Bachiller; 22 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thomas William Walters, 82, of Kailua, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in World War II, died Jan. 16 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Alabama. He is survived by wife Jeanne; sons Michael and Samuel; daughters Laurel Anderson, La Del Bonham and Estel Grover; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Richard H. Wasson, 51, of Ocean View, a carpenter and mechanic, died Jan. 9 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Florida. He has no known survivors. Private services.
Yoshito Yanagawa, 91, of Lahaina, a Pioneer Mill general mechanic, died Jan. 29 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Yoshiko, sons Carl and Ralph, daughter Grace Fuentes, brother Toichi and a grandchild. Private services.
Helen Toyoko Yonashiro, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Kapahulu Coffee Shop owner, died Friday in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Shinei, sons Stanley and Roy, brother Jessie Higa, sisters Sachiko Teruya and Betsy H. Colobung, and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
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.