Rose L. Armstrong, 93, of Kaneohe, a retired school teacher, died Jan. 31 in Kailua. She was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. She is survived by son Richard A., sister Violet Webber, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at 280 N. Kalaheo Ave., Kailua. No flowers.Robert "Bobby" Michael Clark Jr., 73, of Honolulu, a retired Steele Tech. employee, died Monday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diana C.; daughters Jadelynn Bermea, Candace Hermosura and Roberta Duranleau; stepsons Bryan and Brysson Livesay; stepdaughter Kitty Aho; brothers Charles and Richard; sister Shirley Jadush; 22 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Kay Katsuko Dzurik, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Watumull's manager, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Yoshio and Mitsuyoshi Miyamura, and sister Masako Yokoyama. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Kazuko Igarashi Fernandez, 74, of Pearl City died last Sunday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Yokohama, Japan. She is survived by husband Rosendo "Fern"; brothers Masao, Suzuo, Shigemi and Minoru Igarashi; and sisters Eiko Igarashi, Fumiko Yoshioka and Matsuko Watabe. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Joseph Kalahikiola Flores, 81, of Beaumont, Texas, a merchant seaman, died last Sunday in Texas. He was born in Kaunakakai. He is survived by wife Mary; brothers John K. Jr., George, Francis, Patrick, Frank, David and Robert; and sisters Julia Siu, Leinaala Anderson, Maraea Taylor and Margarita. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. today at Heeia Kea Pier in Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Elsie Eleanor Gomes, 72, of Pukalani, Maui, a former Libby Cannery employee, died Friday at home. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Joseph P. Sr.; sons Joseph Jr. and Edward; daughters Christine Valletta and Cynthia Gomes; brothers Richard Sr., Clarence and Harry Lopes; sister Betty Ventura; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Dru Steven Harrison, 52, of Pahoa, Hawaii, an airline baggage handler and noted surfer, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Kate; son Tyler; daughters Brie-anna and Kaili; and brothers Derek, Drake and Dane. Services: 11 a.m. today at Pohoiki Bay in Puna. Call after 10 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Leis welcome.
Daisy "Mom" Hidalgo, 46, of Lahaina, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel room attendant and E-Z Discount Store and Lamont's Clothing Store cashier, died Jan. 22 in Wailuku. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Feliciano; sons Donald, Frederick, Dennis and Frank; parents Modesto and Leonarda Tumpap; brothers Oliver, Catalino, Wilson, Johny and Marlon Tumpap; and sisters Elisa, Emelda, Rosalina, Emilia and Loyda Tumpap. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Koinonia Pentecostal Church in Lahaina. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Norman's Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Carl Masuki Higa, 88, of Honolulu, a retired state dental assistant, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by son Edward; daughter Carlene Yamaguchi; brothers Seiki, Harold, Choki, Toshio and Noboru; sisters Nora Nakamura and Patsy Gerald; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ray "Pops" Hill Jr., 81, of Hilo, a retired self-employed businessman and World War II veteran, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Webb City, Mo. He is survived by sons Joseph S. and Ray III; daughters Patricia Blackwell, Lesley and Pamela Hill; and four grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Mary Basco Jardine, 77, of Kula, Maui, a homemaker, died Tuesday in Kula Hospital. She was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. She is survived by son Gilbert "Roy"; daughters Carol Navares, Rose A. Pagan, Susan "Suzy" Gaspar and Bridget Jardine; brothers James and Gilbert Basco; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Stanford Shawn Kaalawai Kakae, 40, of Kaneohe died Monday in Kaneohe. The mortuary provided incorrect date of death for an obituary published yesterday.
Sally Ann "Honey Child" Kehaulani Kamana, 62, of Nanakuli, a Followers of Christ Church reverend in Nanakuli, died Feb. 5 at home. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by husband Hiram K.; sons Shane, Hiram Jr. and Walter; daughters Tammy Yeager, Thomasina Chong and Edith Savini; brothers George, Gilbert and Robert Kaeo; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Joanne "Jody" Christine Kapahua, 72, of Hilo, a retired Hilo High School and St. Joseph High School teacher, died Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hammond, Ind. She is survived by daughters Karen Samelson, Christine Rushton-Hanneman and Kristi Kapahua Hesse; brother Noel Nelson; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the New Hope Fellowship Gathering Place, 840 Kupulau Road, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Christopher Clyde Kelau, also known as "Butch" and "Stitch," 60, of Hilo, a retired commercial fisherman, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Bernice L.K.; sons Christopher C. Jr. and Bronson I.; daughter Keala K.; brothers Derek E. Kelau and Samuel Kailipaka; sisters Clementina "Mona" Martin, Agatha "Aggie" Harris, Cynthia "Dolly" Roberts, Donna Lynn Kelau-Spegar and Adeline Kimi; and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire.
Gail Leiko Kishimoto, 51, of Hilo, a Kaumana Elementary School resource teacher and Macy's employee, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Kellie Hashizaki and Mari Kishimoto, parents Isao and Fumie Nakagawa, sister Joy Fukuoka, brother Neal Nakagawa and one grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Valarie L. Spencer Lee, 71, of Waianae, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Lloyd N.; daughters Valdean P. Poaha and Samlynne P. and Julie A.N. Lee; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations may be sent to Valdean P. Poaha-Lee, P.O. Box 1753, Waianae 96792.
Alfred Yun Kong Lum, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Qantas Airlines employee, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Herbert; and sisters Mary E. Lacno, Esther L. Freitas, Ella L. Ching and Betty Lou Wong. Committal services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Shigeru "Porky" Moriyasu, 76, of Wailuku, a Bank of Hawaii employee and U.S. Army veteran, died Thursday. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by wife Machiko, sons Glen and Roy, and brother Henry. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. A reception will follow.
Mamo Kaiwi Morton, 62, of Kahului, a Hyatt Regency Hotel laundry manager, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Pauwela, Maui. She is survived by son Edgar III; daughter Marian Demello; brothers Pastor Kawika and Cornwell Kaiwi; sisters Kaehukai "Kay" Edsman, Eva Miyahira and Maile Williams; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Annie Kaupe Nihoa, 75, of Hilo, a kitchen helper, food preparer, custodian and seamstress, died Jan. 13 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents William K. Sr. and Annie W., and brother David. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 43 Kapiolani St., Hilo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Alae Cemetery. Aloha attire. Loose flowers and leis welcome.
Joseph Felmey Robinson, 70, of Pukalani, Maui, formerly of Waipahu, a retired Castle Rock Amusement Park and E.K. Fernandez electronic technician, died Feb. 5 at home. He was born in New Jersey. He is survived by companion Ann Kuhns, sons Joseph and Robie Robinson, stepsons Campbell and Lawson Kuhns, brother Jim Robinson and eight grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Inurnment at a later date.
William Henry Siaris, also known as "Billy" and "Bill," 59, of Ewa Beach, a United Airlines ramp service and ground support technician, died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Wayne and Evan; father William G.; brothers Phil, Michael, Jeff and Guy Siaris, and Peter and Reginald Ebos; sisters Virginia Bernard, Donna Hites, Denise Suan and Judy Torado; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Diamond Head end of Ala Moana Beach Park, near the canoes. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Frederick Michael Smith, 87, of Honolulu, a retired real estate investor, died Feb. 8 in Hale Ola Kino Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by brother Francis X. and sister Margaret E. Essery. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Call after noon. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Seward Samuel Smythe Sr., 67, of Pauwela, Maui, a retired Maui Police Department lieutenant, U.S. Army veteran during the Korean War and former president of the Maui Cattleman's Ranchers Association, died Feb. 4 at home. He was born in Pauwela. He is survived by wife Julayne; sons Seward S. Jr., James and Michael; daughters Marlene Sagadraca and Joelene Trenholm; brothers Richard and Charles; sister Margaret Raymond; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Frank R. Vida, 83, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired electrician for the federal government, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Adeline Z.; daughter Arlene; sisters Annabelle Beck, Viella Hao and Hazel Gedge; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. A celebration of life service will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at the family's residence. Call after noon. Loose flowers and leis welcome.
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.