Rosario Tagudin Brown, 90, of Waipahu, died last Friday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Manila. She is survived by sons Nick Sereno and James Jr. and David T. Brown; and five grandchildren. Committal services: 1 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.Matilda Kekona Darden, 71, of Aiea, a retired Department of Education custodian, died Feb. 20 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Kahakuloa, Maui. She is survived by daughters Patricia Morris and Cynthia Keahamuli; brothers Warren and Anthony Kekona; sisters Irene C. Wo, Helen White and Blanche Wahinehookai; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Restoration River Fellowship Church, 92-455 Makakilo Drive. Call after 10 a.m. Scattering of ashes to be held on Maui at a later date. Aloha attire.
Teruto "Ted" Hata, 84, of Honolulu, died Feb. 19 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Hatsumi; daughters Evelyn Nugent, Myrna Ninomiya and Velma Kuramoto; brothers Raymond and Sam; sisters Ichian Matsubara and Katsumi Takahata; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Donald Kanichi Ito, 86, of Kailua, a retired procurement officer for the U.S. Army, died Jan. 26 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Harry J. and Saburo, and sisters Marion Ito and Georgia Ann Masumoto. Private services.
Yoshi L. Kawamura, 86, of Aiea, died Sunday at home. She was born in Sacramento, Calif. She is survived by a grandson. Private services.
Lucas Manu Kekuna, 75, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii County Police Department sergeant, died Feb. 20 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Esther, sons Lucas Jr. and Earl, brother George and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Yoshikatsu Sarge Kobayashi, 83, of Captain Cook, Kona, Hawaii, a retired vegetable and flower farmer, died Monday in Life Care Center of Kona. He was born in Kainaliu, Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Clyde and Mark, daughter Lori Okano, brother Harry and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Daifukuji Soto Mission Social Hall in Honalo, Kona, Hawaii. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Soo Im Kwon, 86, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died Monday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kyung Book, Korea. She is survived by son Oh Sang Kwon; daughters Kook Ja Kwon, Kum Ja Hacker, Young Ja Ro and Suk Ja Kwon; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Beverly J. Law, 73, of Makaha, a retired nurse, died Saturday in Makaha. She was born in Everett, Wash. She is survived by sons Brian and Mark Wallace, daughter Janie Wallace, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Inurnment services to be held in Everett.
Hoong Quon Leong, 101, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Sunday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in China. She is survived by sons George, William, Richard and Reynold; daughters Helen Leong, June Chun, Eleanor Ing and Frances Lau; 23 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Pamela Meyer, 60, of Honolulu, a retired federal government Passport Division clerk, died Tuesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Bobby Palmer Phillips Jr. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
James Ortiz, 76, of Hilo, a retired Amfac manager, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wayne, Peter and Eric; daughters Diane "Ting" Ortiz and Jaime Balthazar; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
John G. "Papa Bear" Rafto, 79, of Ramona, Calif., a civil service administrative officer, died Monday in Escondido, Calif. He was born in Bergen, Norway. He is survived by wife Yolanda, sons Jon B. and Stein E., brother Thorleif, sister Inger and six grandchildren. Services to be held in Ramona, Calif. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road North East, Atlanta, GA 30329.
Jessica Lynn Sokolowski, infant daughter of Roy Jirahan "Oy" Sokolowski, of Waialua, died last Friday at Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brother Ryan and grandparents Samut and Liab Chaisuwan. Private services.
Hiroko "Rose" Suzuki, 81, of Kahului, a Ben Franklin Store sales clerk in Kahului, died Feb. 5 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Kahului. She is survived by brother Yoshiito Hanaoka. Private services.
Toyoko Tanaka, 77, of Pearl City, died Feb. 19 at home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Stephen T., Allen M. and Calvin H.; daughter Sharon T. Sneed; and brothers Tsuneo Kohama and Kosie Omija. Private services.
Johnelle Taualai Tapu, 36, of Waipahu, died Saturday in the Queen's Medical Center. She is also survived by son Tanu Mapu and sisters Ulu and Meha Manu. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Judith Matsue Wilhelm, 72, of Los Angeles, a payroll clerk, died Jan. 25 in Torrance, Calif. She was born in Mana, Kauai. She is survived by husband Joseph; sons Grant, Keith and Chad; brothers Michael and Harry Seitoku; sisters Mary Kimoto, Irene Chun and Carole Nohara; and a grandchild. Private services. Donations suggested to charity.
Ai "Ruth" Yamada, 88, of Kailua, died Sunday. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons John M., Armin F. and Gaius G.; brother Samuel N. Mukaida; sister Sarah M. Sogi; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Community Church of Honolulu. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ruth Masuko Yuen, 93, of Aiea, died Feb. 17 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Robert C.M. and Stanley C.J., daughter Edith S.A. Viernes, brother Raymond K. Shigenaga, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. 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.