Roland "Tiny" Phillip Ahuna Jr., 56, of Kaneohe, a state corrections officer, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Norma, sons David and Kenneth Garfield, daughter Joanie Norlund, parents Roland and Alma, brother Darryl, sister Daphne Kauhane and three grandchildren. Mass: 7 a.m. Monday at St. Ann's Church, 46-129 Haiku Road, Kaneohe. Services and scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. at Heeia Boat Harbor in Kaneohe.
Jennie Cabral, 77, of Waipahu, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee and a GTE Hawaiian Tel employee, died last Friday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She also was a Kahului Naval Air Station employee. She was born in Kalamaula, Molokai. She is survived by son Carl J. Wong Sr., sisters Marie Paison and Grace Nava, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Frederico "Fred" Pasion Carahasen, 77, of Aiea, died Saturday in the Queen's Medical Center. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Dr. Wilson Vui Soon Ching, 72, of Aiea, a physician, died last Friday in Aiea. He was born in Kahala. He is survived by sons Chris, Timothy and Matthew; daughter Melissa Ige; and sister Clara Woo. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Pok Yol Davis, 75, of Mililani, died Monday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by son Keebong Jhang, brother Young Chul Park, sister In Sook Smith, caretaker Yoshiharu Kurosawa and two grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 1:30 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Hitoshi Funamoto, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Regent Hotel maintenance employee, died April 18 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Taeko, son Fred K., daughter Irene H., brother Norio, sister Tsuruko and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
George Martines Gouveia, 45, of Nanakuli, formerly of Kailua-Kona, a fisherman, died April 24 at home. He was born in Opihihale, South Kona. He is survived by companion Phyllis Adams; daughter Roxanne; brothers Gary, David, Joe and Alfred; sisters Alice Kawaauhau, Stella Kuahiwinui, Vera Beck, Johnnie Medeiros, Emma Akiu, Violet Pedro, Beatrice Gouveia and LoriAnn Hendrick; hanai son Alvin "Kalani" Adams; hanai daughters Ronnie Taamu, Adrianne "Puhi" Wendt, Miriam "Chena" Hokoana and Louann "Lulu" Kaaloa; and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Gouveia's residence, 89-130 Haleakala Ave. Call after 9 a.m.
Tome "Keiko" Higa, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died April 24 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Aomori, Japan. She is survived by husband Ralph G., son Edward, daughter Margaret Hattori, brother Sakuichi Shimoyama, sisters Tokiko Asari and Toseko Chiba, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Julia K. Josiah, 83, of Waimanalo, a homemaker, died April 24 in Kailua. She was born in Puna, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Dennis, David and Akamu; daughters Judy Kanoa and Kuuipo Vidinha; brothers Abraham, Kaneala, Kalei and Nick Ignacio; sister Alice Ching; 18 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Irwin Ju Hyun Lee, 21, of Honolulu, a Young Men's Christian Association of Honolulu Central Branch sports trainer, died Monday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Lawrence and Grace, brothers David and Alex, and grandmother Hui Sun Kim. Services: 6 p.m. today at Oahu Cemetery. Cremation to follow.
Craig Stephen McGlinn, 54, of Kailua, a building contractor and owner of First Stop for Music in Kailua, died April 6 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Camden, N.J. He is survived by wife Kathleen "Katie," son Brandon, daughters Kari and Lindsey, father James, brothers Randy and Michael, and a grandchild. Scattering of ashes: 3 p.m. Sunday at Lanikai boat ramp.
Kamekichi Miyashiro, 90, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar employee, died April 24 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Allen and James, daughter Judy Moyer and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Clifford Mongeon, 89, of Kailua, a retired MacDonald & Porter Wholesale Food Brokers employee and a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died Tuesday in Kailua. He was born in East Hampton, Mass. He is survived by son Albert C., daughter Robin L., brother Roy L. and sister Gladys Beasley. Inurnment to be held at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Lauren Elise Moran, infant daughter of George and Sabrina Moran, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Tripler. She is also survived by brothers Brandon, Joshua and Timothy. No services.
Sadao Nakagawa, 101, of Keauhou, Hawaii, formerly of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Paauhau Sugar Co. laborer, died April 14 in Life Care Center of Kona. He was born in Japan. He is survived by sons Kowashi, Toshiyuki and Yoshiharu; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.
Samshun Nisah, 68, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died yesterday at home. She was born in Fiji. She is survived by sons Sheikh Shamsher, Sheikh Saizad and Sheikh Shorat Ali; daughters Jamirun Nisah and Samshad Begum; brothers Gulam, Basarat and Basheer; sisters Ashia, Aman, Farida and Taj; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Carolyn Darnell "Kuuipo" Pawai, 53, of Lawton, Okla., a Sloop John B's waitress and a Denny's Restaurant employee, died Tuesday at home. She also was a Furr's Cafeteria employee and a Comanche Nation Games employee. She was born in Papakolea, Hawaii. She is survived by son Derrick "Olival"; daughters Michelle "Kuuipo" Brown, Darnell "Kehaulani" Cotton and Dutchess "Uilani" Pawai; brother Elwood Machado; sisters Louise A. Terry and Brenda Burgess; and 14 grandchildren. Services to be held in Lawton. Sympathy cards may be sent to the family online at www.beckerfuneral.com.
Christine M. Phillips, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Monday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by son John III, daughters Jean D. Freitas and Caroline M. Hernandez, brothers Joseph Martin and Eddie Martins, and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Gina Lee "Angel" Sebastinelli, 44, of Honolulu, died April 16 in Honolulu. She was born in California. She is survived by son Billie, daughter Wendi, mother Lois Adams, brothers Rocky and Jay, sister Lynette and grandmother Ethel Laney. Private services.
Helen Haruno Tohara, 81, of Honolulu, a retired waitress for the Snack Shop, died Sunday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alvin J. Sr.; sons Alvin J. Jr. and Craig T.; daughters Gwendolyn N. Tohara, Cassandra M. Sherod and Deborah H. Ginoza; sister Agnes Arakawa; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Chiyono Toyomura, 84, of Mililani, died April 12 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Hajime, son Eric, daughter Diane Kawamoto, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Micah Cole K.S.S. Villanueva, infant son of Marcus Hoapili and Arbine Villanueva, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Medical Center. He is also survived by grandparents Patrick and Marilyn Hoapili, Rubin Villanueva and Arleene Batalon; great-grandparents Kaoru Okamura, Alice Hoapili and Paulita and Pedro Batalon. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Gospel Lighthouse in Ewa Beach. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Dante Albert Viotti, 84, of Honolulu, a Royal Hawaiian Perfumes production manager, died Saturday. He was born in Union City, N.J. He is survived by son Paul, daughters Valentina Abordonado and Vicki Machado, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Edward Kagao Watanabe, 74, of Aiea, a Hawaii Geotechnical Group Inc. civil structure engineer, died Saturday in Kailua Hospice House. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers George and Kenneth; sisters Momiye Kuroda, Yayoi Watanabe and Mae Mikami; and a hanai grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden 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.