Cristobal Hadoca Acosta, 92, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Ricky W.M., Matthew and Mark; daughters Lowleta Madrid and Anna Kahalehoe; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Green Haven Memorial Park.Pedro Manuel Atudo, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Castle & Cooke stevedore, died Feb. 9 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Gloria Ramos, sons Roland and Ernest, daughter Angie Collado, brothers and sisters in the Philippines, 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 8:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, 640 Puuhale Road, Kalihi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Janea Leigh Asuncion Bala, 4, of Waialua died Feb. 20 in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Rachel C. Asuncion and Jonathan P. Bala, brother Nathan J. and grandparents Julian and Milagrina Asuncion and Celestino and Josefa Bala. Rosary: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Gerardo Corpus Calicdan Sr., 90, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange barber, died Feb. 14 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Manaoag, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria Almonte; sons Gerardo Jr., Paul and Joel; daughters Marian Lizardo and June Cadaing; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Full Gospel Temple, 2464 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Violet Chong Ferreira, 87, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Kaiser Permanente Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Walter M. Anderson Jr. and John L. Ferreira; daughters Loretta Anderson Nuuhiwa, Leila Anderson Wong and Johnelle Ferreira Silva; caregiver Rosemila Palencia; 14 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Pauoa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Hagino "Grace" Harai, 91, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired coffee farmer, died Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons George, James and Norman; daughter Faith Shimizu; brother Albert Nakano; sister Kiyomi Nakanishi; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Kona Daifukuji Soto Mission in Honalo, Kona. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shigeko Ishibashi, 88, of Makaweli, Kauai, a retired U.S. Postal Service postmaster, died Monday in Kuakini Geriatric Care Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son David; daughters Elizabeth Takishita, Jean Chapp, Linda Kutten and Janice Sandusky; sisters Kinuko Ishibashi and Haruko Nagata; brother Yoshito Oyama; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, 1685 Alaneo St., Honolulu. Additional services will be held on Kauai at a later date.
Blossom "Bebe" Kaniho Kekaula, 77, of Laie died Friday at home. She was born in Waikapu, Maui. She is survived by daughters Thomasene Kinikini and Luella K. Muaina; brother Arthur K. Enos; sisters Williet Range, Lulu Ng, Muriel Prager and Leona Jensen; and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Hawaii Stake, 55-415 Iosepa St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Laie Cemetery. Sunday-best attire.
Gordon Hualani "Kookie" Kukahiko, 63, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Protective Association supervisor, died Feb. 20 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife LeVonne L.; sons Darol Scott M. and Dawson K.; daughters Darolynne K. Kauahipaula, Dawn K. Akeo and Angelynn K.; brothers Edward Sr. and Issac; sisters Isabelle Knutson and Maile Akimseu; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Thang Luong, 92, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in China. She is survived by sons To Luong and Binh Hue Bang; daughters Hao Luong and Mimi L. Kim; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation from 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Mary Chang Miyamoto, 94, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons William "Hussey" and Robert "Papio" Keaweopala, daughter Maude Amaral, stepson Jerry, stepdaughter Carol Laa, sister Rose Chang Aquai, 14 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Section 4. Casual attire.
Kinko Irene Moon, 74, of Aiea, a retired state cook, died Feb. 16 at home. She was born in Korea. She is survived by husband Richard Y.D.; sons Raymond I.S., Jason, and Thomas; daughter Isabelle Serapion; brother O Kon Kimura; sisters Keiko Hashimoto and Sadako Minami; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Jose "Froggy" G. Neri, 69, of Honolulu, a retired mail/file clerk for the Naval Supply Center at Pearl Harbor, died Monday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Theresa; son Gary; daughters Charlyn Kaikana, Teri Morgan and Christy Castelo; mother Eugenia Cabanilla; brothers Rico, Felix and Cabby; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Colleen Marie Gorrell O'Halloran, 83, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired Oakland County Health Department medical assistant in Michigan, died Feb. 13 at home. She was born in Jackson, Mich. She is survived by husband William J.; daughters Maureen Pennington, Margaret A. Enos and Colleen A. O'Halloran; sister Ellen Rae Phelan; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Kona Community Hospital Auxiliary, 79-1019 Haukapila St., Kealakekua, HI 96750.
Tracy Grant Oshiro, 37, of Mililani, an architect, died Feb. 21 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Sandy, sons Drake and Trent, daughter Brooke, parents Bert and Carla, brother Darren, sister Selene Cadirao and grandfather Grant Gardner. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
John "Johnny" Lihilihi Panui Jr., 74, of Ewa Beach, a retired E.K. Fernandez carnival manager and U.S. Army veteran, died Feb. 21 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by stepsons Henry and Damond Garcia, John Smith and Meinert K. Sheldon III; stepdaughter Patricia "Patsy" K. Walters; brothers Charley Panui and Andrew "Pakalani" Kalaukoa; sisters Elizabeth "Dolly" Panui, Veda Burroughs, Nora Oma Taylor, Maxine Avilla and Bernadette Hughes; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial: noon at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lydia Ahia Kaailimukala Rabago, 85, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Thursday at home. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Harry Kaai and Samuel, Morris and Francisco Rabago Jr.; daughters Nancy Gabriel Sr., MaryAnn Napierskie, Viola Santos and Lydia Rabago-Quebral Jr.; 21 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Irene Abraham Rebudal, 88, of Kahului, a homemaker, died Monday in Kula Hospital. She was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Alfredo; stepmother Antonia Abraham; sons Angelo and Lou; daughters Susana Vila and Nelly Rebudal; hanai sisters Betty Santos, Filomeno Cala and Ester Borja; and nine grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Flowers welcome.
Grace Natsuko Sakugawa, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Feb. 18 in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Josephine E. Miyashiro and Judy M. Okimoto; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Alice Yasuko Sugimoto, 72, of Kula, Maui, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Kula Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ricky; daughter Susan; brothers Harry, Robert and Edward Kunishi; and sisters Aileen Tamura, Florence Ichimura, Vivian Tomita, Leatrice Morita and Edith Abbott. Private services.
Linda Susan Sundberg, 54, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a former McDonald's Corp. employee, died last Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by brothers Carl and Robert and sister Donna Kafka. Services: this evening at Coconut Island. Casual attire.
Palutea Potauaine Tuifua, 60, of Ewa Beach, a Polynesian Cultural Center and Association for Retarded Citizens employee, died Wednesday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Tu'anuku, Vava'u, Tonga. She is survived by husband Tisileli; sons Tali P. Kuliha'apai and Tevita M. and Viliami T. Tuifua; daughters Liliola Taumafavai-Tuifua Taeatafa, Teisa Tuifua Eteuati; mother Mele T.T. Potauaine; brothers Asipeli T., Sione P., Tupouniua and Lakai Kuliha'apai and Pasiaka, Kuliha'apai and Sione M. Potauaine; sisters Kisaea T. Oneone, Seini T. Fietonu and Muivai Falahola; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newtown 2nd Ward. Call from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Thomas R. Windisch, 50, of Glenwood, Hawaii, and Alaska, a heat-loss analysis energy rater and storekeeper in Alaska, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Jersey City, N.J. He is survived by wife Elizabeth "Liz," son Wyatt and sister Jill Peterson. Private services.
Mitchell Minh Chu Wong, 79, of Honolulu died Thursday in St. Francis Medical Center, Liliha. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by wife Saufa; sons Peter A.H. and John L.D.; daughters Mary Tien, Chantal Le, Patsy and Jeanne Chan, Alice Park and Cindy Wong; brother Tony Huynh; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Thomas Randolph "Randy" Yamashita III, 59, of Vitoria, Brazil, formerly of Wailuku, a Jodo sensei, died June 3, 1997, in Vitoria. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clarice Ching; sons Thomas Keith, Thomas Brian and Glen; daughter Deanna; sisters Eloise Y. Tungpalan and Yvonne Y. Peterson; brother Myron; and three grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Pearl City. Call after 8:30 a.m. A burial with military honors will take place 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
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.