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Warren Jeremiah Kealoha Akau, 51, of Kailua-Kona, a Keauhou Shopping Center maintenance supervisor, died Feb. 6 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honaunau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Devlyn "Teddy"; son Makapena; daughters Mahealani Akau and Mikiala Sonognini; hanai son James "Nish" Nishimura; sisters Bobbie Navas, Dolly Alapai and Jacqueline "Sweetie" Correa; and two grandchildren. Visitation: 6 to 10 p.m. tomorrow at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel, luau grounds. A canoe and torch-light procession will take place from Hulihe'e Palace to Kailua Pier. Services: noon Sunday at Nawaawaa. Call after 10 a.m. A luncheon will follow. Casual attire.Pio Cardones Alocilja, 81, of Honolulu, a retired war veteran, died Sunday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by caregivers the Fontanilla family. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 8 a.m. Burial at a later date in the Philippines.
George John Anderson, 67, of Pearl City, a retired state Department of Human Services employee and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard welder supervisor, died Feb. 6 in Pearl City. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Charlene; sons Aaron, Trevor and Sean; daughters Georgette Kamakaiwi, and Jadelynn and Tiana Anderson; brothers William, George, Alika, Rex, Samuel, Matthew, John and Benjamin Anderson, and Skippy and Michael Grace; sisters Sandra Rapp, Leilani Kaisa, Grace Anderson, Leimomi Kalani and Sunday Paris; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Sandra Marie Carrari, 51, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died Monday at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Canada. She is survived by mother Irene, sons Jim Williams and Carl Miller, daughter Amanda Miller, brothers Glenn E. and Steven, sisters Laurie Knapper and Kimberlee Carrari, grandmother Marie E. Caine and one grandchild. Services: noon tomorrow at the Cross in Hana.
Eddie Edwards, 49, of Waianae, a retired U.S. Army Aviation employee and U.S. Army Schofield Barracks Golden Glove heavyweight boxing champion, died Feb. 6 at home. He was born in Western Samoa. He is survived by wife Renita; sons Christopher "Junior," Eddie Jr. "Tasi" and Eric; daughters Michelle, Jennifer and Trisha; and seven grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Dominador Fernandez, 86, of Waianae, a retired U.S. government naval ammunition depot maintenance worker, died Jan. 30 at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons John N., Stephen J. and Melvin D.; daughters Sylvia M. Santiago and Jeanette R. Mason; 21 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and 25 great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Annie Haohio Fujimori, 64, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Feb. 2 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Honaunau. She is survived by husband Shiro; son Bryan; daughters Clara and Annie L.; brothers Matthew, Wilfred, Benedict, Clifford and Norbert Kelepolo; sisters Lillian Galieto, Hilda Poe, Hazel Juanich, Eliza Cruz and Lurline Kina; hanai sister Gladiola Texeira; and one grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Benedict's Catholic Church Hall. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dominador Batugo Gomez, 52, of Las Vegas, died Jan. 29 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marilyn B.; son Grant B.; daughter Janice Hoang; mother Juanita B.; brothers Eugenio and Antonio; and sisters Angela Borromeo, Neofe Madola and Teresa Cadiz. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Herbert Lim, 79, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Accounting & General Services employee, died Monday at home. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Fusae; daughters Catherine Yoza, Joanne Nishihara, Mary-Jo Pang and Elizabeth Lim; brothers Henry and James; sister Dorothy Corsiglia; and seven grandchildren. Services held.
Edwin "Sonny" W.K. Lum, 72, of Folsom, Calif., formerly of Kailua, a retired Coca-Cola Bottling Co. employee in the sales department and Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station groundskeeper, died Sunday in Folsom. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Joey, Mark, Bobby and James; daughter Charmaine Kalehuawele; brothers Henry, Bill and Thomas; sisters Dora Kaikainahaole, Frances Aiona and Mildred Lau; and eight grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Kailua. Call after 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes at a later date.
Madeline Paresa Maloney, 96, of Fullerton, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society, 2370-B Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu 96817.
James Yoshio Mills, 48, of Honolulu, a former Blockbuster employee, died Jan. 10 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Tokyo. He is survived by sisters Mary Y. Kawazoe and Kimi Murray. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples.
Robert Shigeru Naito, 79, of Kailua, a retired Universal Motors auto mechanic, died Feb. 7 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian M.; sons Gary and Roy; stepsons Vernon and Glenn Hasebe; brother Hidemi Naito; sisters Margaret N. Morikawa, Edna M. Hasegawa, Doris K. Goto and Alice T. Sakai; and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
William "Bill" H. Neale, 82, of Honolulu, died Feb. 9 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Canada. No survivors. Private services.
Gloria Rapozo, 89, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Kauai Surf Hotel pantry helper, died Wednesday at Hale Kupuna Heritage Home in Omao, Kauai. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Neil, Raymond and Thomas; daughters Grace Ching and Marie Victorino; brother Frank Sa; 19 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Concepcion Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Alan Hazzard Rowan, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Punahou School teacher and track and field coach, died Wednesday. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by son William, daughter Linda, brother Jack and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at the Punahou School chapel. Aloha attire. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Punahou School, 1601 Punahou St., Honolulu 96822; or the Hawaiian Kennel Club, c/o Mrs. Carol Williams, 45-180 Mahalani Place, No. 38, Kaneohe 96744.
Thomas "Sugar" Jiro Sato, 74, of Honolulu, died Jan. 28 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Florence "Mina," brother Robert and sisters Joyce Yano, Nora Shimabuku, Blanche Upchurch and Jackie Forde. Private services.
Anne Lewis Stoudt, 74, of Kaaawa, a homemaker, died Sunday in Kahuku Hospital. She was born in Philadelphia. She is survived by son Richard H. Eurich; daughters Johanna, Mali and Mara Eurich; brothers Howard and John; and two grandchildren. Services will be held on Wednesday. Attendees may contact the family for additional service information.
Margaret Garlasa Tahelo, 81, of Waianae, a housewife, died Feb. 5 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Frank, sons Louis and Ellison Garlasa, daughter Charmaine Jensen, hanai daughter Pikake Pelekai, brother Kenneth Flores, sisters Elizabeth Kister and Julia Tsugawa, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Elizabeth Keala Kaalelopono Taylor, 74, of Hilo, a Board of Health social worker and Salvation Army secretary in Indianapolis, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Therman, Roy and Scott; daughter Vira Von Scott; parents Harry V. Kaalelopono and Annie Manini; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. today at the Salvation Army on Ponahawai Street in Hilo. Aloha attire.
Yaeko M. Yokoyama, 83, of Honolulu, a retired private-duty registered nurse, died Monday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Glendale, Calif. She is survived by daughters Janice Y. Trubitt and Jerene Y. Wachtel, three grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Central Union Church. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers.
Rachel Fusaye Yoshikane, 82, of Honolulu, a housewife, died Feb. 6 in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Shizuo, son Roy, daughters Ann Okabayashi and Jean Haraki, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 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.