Veteran journalist cared Sergio Barcial, 71, of Kauai, died Feb. 15 in Kailua. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by brothers Sergio and Ricardo Barcial and Jose Fermin; and sisters Louisa Quemado and Irene Benner. Private services.
deeply for Star-BulletinMabel Keahi Kaupu Branco, 78, of Kailua-Kona, a retired room maid for the former Kona Inn Hotel, died March 3 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kealia, Hawaii. She is survived by son Raymond Jr., daughter Genevieve W. Chong, 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa, Hawaii. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Noble Nobuyuki Fujii, 73, of Pearl City, a commercial fisherman and a retired U.S. Air Force veteran, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sachiko; daughters Aileen Iwasaki and Sandra S. and Ann R. Fujii; brothers Katsumi, Fred and Tomoaki Fujii; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rosa Gagne, 81, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Joseph and Walter, daughter Virginia Estocado, brother Louie Santiago Sr., sister Christina Castro, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Daisy Marie Henderson, 87, of Honolulu, a retired real estate saleswoman, died Tuesday at home. She was born in St. Louis. She is survived by daughter Marcia; brothers Earl and Lee Beaird; sisters Gladys Edwards, Rosie Reel, Betty Beaird and Dovie House; companion William Eleniki; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harriet Kinu Ichiyama, 84, of Wahiawa, died Sunday at home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Ronald S. and Gerald M.; daughters Lorraine T. Lindsey and Rebecca M. Kamikawa; brothers Toichi Inouye and Robert Ichiyama; sisters Ann Nagasawa, Theresa Kojima, Sueno Hirayama and Faye Aoki; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Evelyn Miyoshi Ishihara, 68, of Honolulu, a former owner of Budget Printers, died Sunday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Walter K., son Brian K., daughter Lynn M. Baker, sisters Thelma Murakami and Janet Asami, and six grandchildren. Private services.
Bok Ye Kim, 83, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Tuesday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in South Korea. She is survived by sons Chi Kyun, Don, Yong Kyu and Harold; daughters Yeon Nam, Yeon Soon and Ki Nam; 20 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. No flowers.
Vivian "Vi" Jose Marrero, 58, of Oxnard, Calif., died Tuesday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Abraham "Kenzie" E.; sons Kalani G. Jose and Kevin J. Marrero; daughters Raissa M. Hookano and Vanessa M. Marrero; brothers Jay K. and Ed Jose; sisters Margarita Flores, Bernadette Jantoc and Lucia Ching; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Donald Stewart Meredith, 69, of Honolulu, a University of Hawaii department of agriculture professor, died Jan. 31 in Honolulu. He was born in Birmingham, England. He is survived by sons Peter and David, daughter Susan, sister Jean and four grandchildren. Services to be held in England.
Hester G. Mounts, 101, of Honolulu, a retired state and federal government librarian, died March 6 in Honolulu. He was born in Barnesville, Ohio. He is survived by son Robert, daughter Patricia and two grandchildren. No services.
Kazuno Murashima, 99, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Lois Yamada, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Osome Murayama, 94, of Kula, Maui, a Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. cook and manager at Hale Ono, died Wednesday in Kula Hospital. She was born in Kihei, Maui. She is survived by sons Masao and Shigeto, daughter Hanae Koshiro, sisters Satsuki Uemae and Bessie Lum, seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Kahului Union Church. Committal services: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Helen "Visitacion Padaca" Soueira, 85, of Honolulu, died March 4 at home. She was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Albert, Norman and Ronald Mendoza, Frank Cajigal Jr. and Clarence R. and Frederico Almazan Jr.; daughters Bonnie Brimbote, Sharon Matayoshi, Carol Teshima; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Private services.
Doris Yukie Sugiyama, 85, of Honolulu, a Ranch House Restaurant waitress, died March 2 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Waimanalo. She is survived by husband Harold S.; daughters Lorraine Murphy, Caroline Wilson and Gayle Matsuda; brother Thomas Hashimoto; sisters June Honda and Helen Minoda; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Hisano Tamura, 94, of Waianae, a homemaker, died Tuesday. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by sons Dr. Raymond, Alvin and Bert; daughters Eleanor Tanaka, Madge Orita, Joanne S. Sakata and Susan Nishimura; sisters Harue Matsumoto and Umeyo Nishimura; 14 grandchildren; and five grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Florence Sumiko Tanaka, 63, of Honolulu, a schoolteacher, died last Friday in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Nolin and Alan; daughter Laurel Nishi; mother Iki Watanabe; brothers Harry, Richard and George Watanabe; sister Grace Tobita; and a grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Kaimuki Christian Church. Call after 10 a.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Naka Yamamoto, 95, of Honolulu, died Feb. 24. She was born in Fukui, Japan. She is survived by sons Seiji, James, Ronald and Richard; daughters Catherine Fujimoto and Edna Aimoto; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Clemens Ah Quon Young Sr., 87, of Mililani, a retired Public Works Center area coordinator, died Tuesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He is survived by sons Clemens Jr. and Curtis, daughter Loretta Katena, 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Kaneohe. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
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The index, which goes back several decades,
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