Samuel Joseph Akui, 92, of Kailua, retired owner of Kalihi Print Shop, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Samuel M., daughters Ida "Kay" Chun and Katherine "Lei" Hanapi, brothers Henry M. and Jacob Raposa, sisters Agnes Daniluck and Elizabeth Puulei, seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.Yick Chan, 81, of Long Beach, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Feb. 14 in California. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Carol Drew, daughters Faith and Shea, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Humphrey Yau Gun Chang, 90, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service employee, died Feb. 11 in Hale Nani Nursing Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Jack G., Dr. Gordon and Dr. Thomas; and sister May B. Wilkinson. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lorrin Wun Kong Ching, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Fire Department captain, died Feb. 13 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bernice; sons Daniel, Douglas and David; daughters Danielle Wong and Debra Popejoy; brother Clarence; sisters Ramona Kam and Vilma Fong; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service was held.
Maude Elizabeth Conant, 83, of Honolulu, formerly of Waianae, a retired Hickam Air Force Base clerk and Women's Army Corps World War II veteran, died Sunday at home. She was born in Honomu, Hilo, Hawaii. She is survived by sisters Lillian Lopes and Ann Raydon, nephew-caregiver Bradley Drane and grandniece-caregiver Doris Jackson. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Waianae Sacred Heart Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Christine Sophia Dique, 52, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She is survived by husband Charles K., son Kenneth and daughters Rachelle Tokuzato and Rebecca Fanucchi. Private services.
Frances Ferrara, 83, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Holy Cross School and Church custodian, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Kauai. She is survived by sons Voss Fernandes and Andrew and Patrick Ferrara Sr.; sisters Eva Winser and Marie Conte; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 3 p.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Holy Cross Church Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.
Gwendolyn Achiu Fu, 70, of Waialua, president of Kung Sheong Doo Society and director of the Chung Shan Association of Hawaii, died Feb. 14 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George T., daughter Debra Fu Siu, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Catholic services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Harue "Mildred" Fujisaki, 77, of Hilo, a supermarket cashier and Keaau Post Office clerk, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Koae, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Tatsuo, sons Norman and Eric, sisters Shizue Nakamura and Leatrice Toda, and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Puna Congregational Christian Church in Keeau. Call after 4 p.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Homelani Memorial Park, Section 4. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to Puna Congregational Christian Church.
Lawrence Gerhardt Graber Jr., 58, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired U.S. Army captain, died Thursday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Many, La. He is survived by wife Nancy; daughters Lorelei Armstrong, Jennifer Bryan and Christina Graber; brothers James and Robert; sister Carole Glass; and four grandchildren. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Monday at Schofield Post Cemetery. Casual attire.
Clifford "Cliff" Masao Hayashi, 54, of Honolulu, a Familian Northwest branch manager, died Sunday. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Suzel, son Clint, daughter Jennifer Ashimine, mother Yasuko, sister Jane Ewell and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Doris Emi Kashimoto, 57, of Kaneohe, a retired First Hawaiian Bank secretary, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice, Puiwa. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Ken and Colby, stepmother Elsie Oki, brother George Oki and two grandchildren. Services: 8:30 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 7:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Yoshie H. Koga, 76, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Postal Service clerk, died Sunday in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by husband Suketoshi; son Dave S.; daughter Daphne Fujii; brothers Soko, Haruo and Ronald Higa; sisters Diane M. Hustace and Sueko Yoshishige; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Margaret K. Leonard, 61, of Waianae, died last Saturday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Forrest, Harry, Jonathan and Robert; daughter Margaret Garcia; mother Hazel K. Holstein; brother Larry Holstein; sister Momi Lyman; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Charles Chitoshi Murabayashi, 77, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaii State Hospital licensed practical nurse, died Jan. 30 at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by daughter Naomi Inouye; brothers Harris, Harry and Albert; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Masao "Peter" Nakano, 90, of Aiea, a retired Waipahu High School teacher, died Feb. 3 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Tomiye, son Stephen, daughter Kristine Saiki, brothers Roy S. and Herbert, sisters Joyce H. Funamoto and Shirley S. Nakamura, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Samuel Satoshi Nakata, 85, of Honolulu, a Holmes & Narver Construction diesel mechanic, died Jan. 18 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Harriet Sasano and Elsie Nakata. Private services.
Sixto Nuestro Nuestro, 86, of Kapolei, a Barbers Point Naval Air Station military services department retiree and J.C. Penney employee, died Feb. 13 in Leeward Integrated Health Services. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Teodora, son Carmelo, daughter Erlinda Rocillo, sister Antonia Vida, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Tuesday at St. Jude Church, 92-104 Leipapa Way, Makakilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Felicidad Sobrepena Ordonez, 72, of Honolulu, died Monday at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Flordelino, son Melvin, sister Regina Sobrepena, brothers Felipe and Paulino Sobrepena, and three grandchildren. Mass: noon Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Francis Wise Sanborn, 62, of Kaneohe and Yongsan, Korea, a contract specialist for the U.S. Army Contracting Command Korea, died Monday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Hyejin; son Lloyd; daughters Sherrilyn Sanborn and Farrah Almazan; brothers Vernon, Rodney "Roy" and Herman; half brother Robert Spencer; half sister Charlotte; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waikalua Chapel, 2nd Ward. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kazuko Teruya, 75, of Ewa, died Feb. 7 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by brothers Shigeo and James I., sister Joan Nakama and half brothers Seiko and Seiyei Miyasato. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masaru "Robert" Yoshizumi, 84, of Pearl City, a U.S. Army and World War II veteran, died Feb. 7 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Toki, sons Robert N. and Daniel S., daughters Joyce E. Nakashima and Elaine S. Kay, brother Masakasu "Larry," sister Grace Nakagawa, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Victoria "Auntie Bea" Yrizarry, 86, of Waipahu, died Feb. 2 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Anthony C., daughter Shirley A. Mendez, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. 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.