Star-Bulletin staffer's memorial tomorrow
A memorial service for George Steele, a Honolulu Star-Bulletin staff member for 22 years, will be held at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Kakaako Waterfront Park. Steele, 56, died last month.The former West Virginia native joined the Star-Bulletin in 1981 and worked as a wire editor and copy editor. Tomorrow's service will be held at the Cooke Street end of the park. A scattering of ashes will be held later on the mainland.
Bibiano Sobremonte "Benny" Catbagan, 79, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in San Fernando, La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Pauline; daughters Zenaida Popaca, Jane Galase, Leilani Fitzgerald and Imelda Catbagan; brother Manuel; sister Ascuncion DeGuzman; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. Friday. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.The Rev. Theodore Kamasuke Chinen, 99, of Honolulu, a retired minister for Oahu Prison, died Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Okinawa, Japan. He is survived by daughter Dorinda R. Teruya, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Manoa Valley Church. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kanichi Funamura, 91, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired Koloa School custodian, died March 27 at home. He was born in Kukuiula, Kauai. He is survived by wife Ayako, son Harry, sister Francis Kanekiyo and two grandchildren. Private services.
Tomie Harada, 80, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a homemaker, died March 27 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Linda Harada-Stone, brother Douglas Hishinuma, sister Alice Miura and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Puna Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Kaniela Kaikaiokalani Nash Kanimau, 18, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Danny and Pua, brothers Hoku Peneku and Dean Chung, sisters Amela Chung and Tricia Peneku, and grandparents Daniel Kanimau Sr. and Reginald and Haunani Nash. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 6:30 a.m. Saturday fronting Duke Kahanamoku's statue. Casual attire.
Rosalina Ilaban "Rosal" Lacuesta, 84, of Waipahu, died Thursday at home. She was born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Andres; daughters Teresita Basuel, Patricia Okino, Mary Andres and Lisa Lopez; sister Josefina Ilaban; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Resurrection of the Lord Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St., Waipahu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Brian Laguisan, 36, of Kaneohe, a deputy sheriff, died Tuesday in Kaneohe. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany. He is survived by parents Venancio and Judy and grandmother Haruko Alivado. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Fukio Minami, 81, of Honolulu, a retired city Board of Water Supply field inspector, died last Monday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian S.; son Melvin K.; daughters Karen M. Kumashiro, Diane L. Minami and Charlene Y. Yee; sisters Masako Kinoshita and Toshiko "Nancy" Sakaki; and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Charles Tokuji Morihara, 81, of Honolulu, a Federal Aviation Administration mechanic, died March 23. He was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. He is survived by wife Mitsue, sons Roy Y. and Lester R., two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Rufina Domingo Nicolas, 92, of Waimanalo, a retired nursery employee, died Tuesday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Rizalina N. Tamayo, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary, West Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Crusaders of the Divine Church of Christ, Wahiawa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Vivian Marie Phillips, 77, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Franklin, Kan. She is survived by daughters Randi Allmon and Mary Ellen Musgrave, sister Joan Lashley, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services held.
Simplicio Alejo Salvador, 99, of Aiea, died Tuesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Emilio, Jose and Leonardo; daughters Angelina Atiburcio, Anastasia Masters, Magdalena Baguio, Theodora Hardin and Theresa Stoll; 34 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Harriet Haruye Sato, 76, of Honolulu, a retired florist for Hirota Florist, died March 25 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Wallace G., brothers Hideo and Joseph Hirota, and sister Sadako Hosoi. Private services.
Tomeichi "Tommy" Shiraki, 83, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired Department of Land & Natural Resources carpenter, died March 27 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by brother Yukimasa and sisters Humiko Miyazaki and Lillian Ishida. Private services.
Judith Chiyoko Umetsu, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Libby/Dole personnel clerk, died March 22 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Takeshi "Mac," sons Rickey T. and Chris T., brothers Raymond T. and Calvin K. Nakagawa, and sisters Betsy T. Murata and Helen S. Abe. 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.