Yolanda "Landa" Canne Aina, 58, of Oxnard, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a former Wigwam Stores and Pay 'n Save employee, died Feb. 21 in Oxnard. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Faigofie Aina Sr.; sons Faigofie "Brudda" Jr. and Lester; daughter Desiree Holl; mother Mercedes Canne; brothers Paulino, Reynaldo, Phillip, Dunstan, Thomas, Michael and Steven; sister Lee Ann; and three grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at St. John's Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Mass will follow. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.Mack Bockman, 85, of Waipahu, a retired U.S. Army veteran, died Feb. 20 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Seattle. He is survived by wife Toyo, son Kevin and daughter Heidi. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Schofield Post Cemetery.
Kauiopuna Glorietta Schutte Carreiro, 63, of Kailua, a retired Honolulu Police Department evidence room clerk, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Alick and sister Kalani Schutte. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
George "Daddy" Mehewaole Cox Jr., 81, of Waialua, a retired employee of the Public Work Center at Barbers Point and Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Feb. 22 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Haleiwa. He is survived by wife Marian M.; son George M. III; daughters Lydia L. Sato, Barbara K. Cox and Aileen N. Cox-Araujo; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Wake services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Liliuokalani Protestant Church, 66-090 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Feliciana Salboro "Fely" Gallap, 70, of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, a federal government maintenance worker, died Feb. 26 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Laupahoehoe. She is survived by sons Christopher, Jeremy and Alan; daughter Norma Lynn; brother Jose Salboro; and sister Faustina Acirbo. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Papaaloa. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Doris Yoshie Inouye, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Cannery packer supervisor, died Monday in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Donald and Robert, daughter Linda, brothers Kenji and Thomas Sumida, sisters Helen Hirata and Jean Takumi and two grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Kimio Kawahara, 88, of Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, a retired coffee farmer, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by sons Ray and Melvyn, daughter Elaine Schenkel, sisters Tomie Matsuo and Katsumi Takamoto, and one grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji Mission in Kealakekua. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Perry Kiyoaki Kuromoto, 68, of Mililani, a retired Hawaiian Tug and Barge Co. director of industrial relations, died Feb. 23 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian N., son Dan, brothers James and Paul, sisters Joan Togikawa and Joyce Matsuda and two grandchildren. Private services.
Etsuo Mansho, 75, of Waipahu, a retired federal civil service employee, died Feb. 27 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Marilyn Y.; son Vincent H.; brothers Fred, Mitsuo and George; and sister Lorraine Togami. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Maximo Manuel, 61, of Waianae, died Jan. 28 at home. He is survived by wife Weng Qing; brothers Steven, Peter, Carlos, Lombard, Larry, Daniel and Lambert; and sisters Lenora Manuel and Veronica Kadowaki. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Wednesday.
Mitsue K. Miura, 88, of Hilo, a retired Kau Sugar Co. and Sheraton Waiakea Village housekeeper, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kukaiau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Stanley and James, daughter Francis Iha, brothers Susumu and Tsutomu Kaneshige, sister Kiyoko Keamo and numerous grandchildren. No services. No monetary offerings.
Kelly Kalei Nakihei, 46, of Kaneohe, died Tuesday in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mona, son Matthew, daughter Ashley and parents George and Barbara. Visitation from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday aboard the glass-bottom boat at Heeia-Kea Pier in Kaneohe. Private scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
Albert Hideo Oumi, 73, of Honolulu, a retired California Department of Transportation highway planner, died Feb. 24 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by brothers Raymond S. and Donald. Private services.
Arthur "Speedy" John Remmers, 78, of Honolulu, owner of Cakeland Bakery, died Monday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nancy; sons Nolan, Harvey, Monroe and Christopher; daughters Beatta McDonald, Raynette Chamberlin and Millynette Remmers-Matsumoto; brother Steven Remers; sister Beatta Remmers; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Gwendolyn "Gwenie" Ann Sawicki, 58, of Kailua, died Feb. 25 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Tom; sons Tommy and Ricky Martin and Daniel Sawicki; parents Mike and Thelma Scarfone; brother Michael Scarfone; sister Carol Armstrong-Scarfone; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. John Vianney Church, 940 Keolu Blvd., Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sadao Tanaka, 77, of Hilo, a retired state Department of Transportation mechanic and supervisor, died last Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ruth; sons Lloyd, Lance and Wade; daughters Wendy Tanaka and Nan Yuda; brothers Hisao and Akio; and sister Sadako Ochi. Services: 5 p.m. today at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Donald Vegas, 76, of Honolulu, died Feb. 26 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by wife Lupe; sons Robert and Donald; and daughters Shirley Ployez, Patricia Padavana and Lisa Hall. Private services.
Irene Ume Yamaguchi, 89, of Honolulu, a housewife, died Feb. 25 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Clarissa Ujimori and two grandchildren. Private services.
Clarence "Yama" Takeichi Yamamoto, 68, of Honolulu, a retired Kapalama Depot warehouse foreman, died Feb. 14 at home. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by numerous aunties and cousins. Private services.
Helen Anna Bechert Young, 79, of Mililani Town and Pearl City, a World War II veteran, died Feb. 23 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She also served in the Women's Army Corps and worked as a civilian at Wheeler Air Force Base. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Wing Mung; sons Carlton and Dexter; daughters Lynne A. Morse, Lianna McMillan, Cindy Nakea and Kiana Yamashita; sister Kuulei Lay; 20 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
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.