Jose "Joe" Alves Jr., 73, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran, died Saturday. He was born in New Jersey. He is survived by wife June, sons Joe and Nick, daughter Julie, brother Tony, sister Mary Blaha and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.
Marion Amigone, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired Pohai Nani nurse, died April 12 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y. She is survived by son Bill and sister Lorraine Glow. Services: 2 p.m. May 2 at Pohai Nani. Scattering of ashes to be held in Hilo Bay at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to a charity.
Buenaventura "Ben" Rubianes Argel, 87, of Aiea, a retired RMT Corp. employee, died April 6 at home. He was born in San Sebastian, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Teofila "Fely," daughter Josefina "Josie" A.T., sister Marciana Rueria, 11 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St., Salt Lake. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Jonah Kai Bastian, infant son of Kelly and Quinn Bastian, of Mililani, died Monday at home. He was born in Tripler Army Medical Center. He is also survived by brother Carter and sister Taylor. Services: 7 p.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mililani Stake Building, 95-1039 Meheula Parkway. Call after 5:45 p.m. Refreshments to be served prior to services.
Marlene Kiinani Chow, 41, of Kaneohe, died Saturday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Edward H. and sisters Eleanor Chow-Otake, Elizabeth Smith and Isabelle Gilmore. Private services.
Rustico Agustin Duropan, 65, of Waianae, a retired Makaha Surfside employee, died April 13 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Banna, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mercedes D.; son Edgar; daughter Mila Tadena; brothers Reynaldo, Ambrose, Vic and Rudy; sisters Crispina Pascual and Fredista Manuel; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday and noon Monday at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Monday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Robert Feldman, 73, of Kailua-Kona, died April 12 in Kona Community Hospital. Services canceled; to be rescheduled in May. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Nicole U'i Makanahiwahiwaki'imailani Fernandez, infant daughter of Theresa and Daniel Fernandez Jr., of Wailuku, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She is also survived by grandparents Sioka and Lynette Havili and Martha Ramsey. Private services.
Matilda Correa Fontes, 87, of Hilo, a retired Kaumana Senior Center cooking instructor, died Monday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Kenneth R., Eric J. and Silas; daughter Jeanette M. Cortez; brothers Frank, Herman and Algin Correa; sisters Margie Tubbs and Hilda DeCosta; 19 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. May 2 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Hisao Iwami, 78, of Honolulu, a retired state tax auditor, died April 16 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Edith T.; sons Ronald and Lance; daughters Joyce Kamemoto and Shereen Goto; brothers Tsuneo and Koreki; sisters Judy Yorimoto, Tsuyako Imamura and Alice Paresa; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Jared H. Jossem, 60, of Honolulu, a lawyer and former chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party, will be remembered in services 3 p.m. tomorrow at Temple Emanu-El. He died Monday. He was born in Rochester, N.Y. He is survived by wife Mary F.; sons Joseph R. and Adam A. Jossem and Michael J. Brock; daughters Leah R. Jossem and Elizabeth A. Brock; and sisters Toby Silverman and Susan Mitloff. Services: No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, a charity or Special Education Center of Hawaii, 708 Palekaua St., Honolulu 96816.
Frank Takeo Kaneshiro, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Bacon Universal Co. heavy equipment mechanic and a former mechanic for Dole Corp. in Lanai City, died April 16. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edna S., daughters Kay Y. Lam and Iris M. Kinoshita, sister Helen Yamamoto and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ichiro Kato, 82, of Lihue, a Lihue Plantation office employee, died April 12 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Fumiko, sons Eric and Charles, brother Sadao and four grandchildren. Private services.
Barbro Anita Kuba, 57, of Kaneohe, a papaya farm business manager, died last Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Sweden. She is survived by husband Richard R., sons David and Daniel, parents Barthold and Ingrid Andersson, and sister Mona Iwaoka. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
The Rev. Donald M. Macgregor, 64, of Makawao, Maui, an associate and pastor for St. Michael's Church in Kona and a chaplain for several fire departments in New York, died April 12 at home. He also was a Catholic priest for several parishes in Africa, Virginia and Syracuse, N.Y. He was born in New York. He is survived by father Martin and sister Judith Klimek. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph's Church in Makawao. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael's Church. Private burial.
Haines Susumu "Sus" Ma-tsui, 82, of Aiea, a retired Dole Corp. research chemist, died March 26 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Kumamoto, Japan. He is survived by wife Edna; sons Roy and Eric; brothers Shigeru "Harold," Masaki "Gilbert" and Toshio "Colins"; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Hideo Matsuo, 89, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, died April 14 at home. He is also survived by sister Betty Ebata. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii. Additional information was needed for an obituary published Monday.
Richard U. North, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Southern Methodist University chief cashier in Dallas, died April 13 in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Woodward, Okla. He is survived by wife Doris. Services: 11:45 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Shizue Okada, 93, of Waimea, Kauai, a homemaker, died Sunday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son James, daughter Lillian Murakami, 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Violet Laverne Robey, 72, of Sebring, Fla., died Monday. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband George W. Jr.; sons Francis S. and Keith D. Pedro; daughter Valarie M. Pedro; brother Joseph Lorenzo; sisters Mary Smith, Betty Sanford and Minerva Yount; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Florida.
Roland Kalani Seabury, 67, of Wailuku, a government maintenance employee, died Sunday in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by daughter Kristina L.; hanai daughter Vanessa L. Akima; brothers William and Lawrence; and sisters Annie Maglenta and Gertrude and Elizabeth Seabury. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Roy Mamoru Shiraki, 73, of Honolulu, a Finest Food Co. president and co-founder, died Sunday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in North Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Edna S.; sons Dwight, David, Derrick and Gene; brother Melvin; sisters Thelma and Sueno Nakagawa, Gladys Tsuruda and Aiko Fukuhara; and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pernilla Junell "Pru" Sillito, 75, of Punaluu, Hawaii, a Colony One Condominiums rental manager, died Sunday in Kau Hospital. She was born in Ironwood, Mich. She is survived by husband Eric. No services.
Edmund Yick Leong Tam, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Gem's hardware department employee, died April 16 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by brothers Patrick and Clarence, sisters Laura Kim and Florence Tam, hanai sister Annajean Ray and caregiver Robert Irons. Services held.
Takeshi Tanaka, 63, of Honolulu, a limousine driver, died April 8 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Tokyo. He is survived by son Laine; daughter Ailene; brothers Tsugio and Toshio; and sisters Masako Morishita, Fusako Kitagawa and Misako Matsumoto. Private services.
Arlene Aiko Wauke, 59, of Honolulu, a retired social worker for the Department of Social Services, died Saturday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Haruko and brother Warren. Private services.
Seisho Yonamine, also known as Walter Yonamine, 90, of Kaneohe, a retired Pioneer Mill Co. truck driver, died Monday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Shizue; sons Roy and Kenneth; daughters Patricia Takahashi and Cynthia Miyamoto; brothers Robert, Mike and Wilfred; sisters Janet Gima, Sueko Oshiro, Lynn Yonamine and Jessie Christensen; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Private graveside services.
Harry Sadao Yoshinaga, 93, of Aiea, a retired Hi-Land Service Ltd. owner, died Saturday at home. He was born in Waimalu. He is survived by wife Kameyo "Kay," son Herbert, daughter Clara Yamamoto, sister Sumiko Takemura, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.