Luz Agpalza Alonzo, 67, of Waipahu, died Friday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Francisco; sons Benedict, Eric and Roy; daughter Margie Garabiles; and 11 grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Florence Hung Sin Au, 92, of Lawai, Kauai, a National Tropical Botanical Gardens office clerk, died last Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Steve and David, daughter Arleen Brown, sister Fannie L. Kai, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Kalaheo, 3530 Papalina Road. Burial: 11 a.m. at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Joseph Wilfred Borges, 74, of Wailuku, a fiscal control officer, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife June, sons Joseph and Thomas, daughters Marianne Okamura and Anita Carrington, brother Lawrence and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
James W. "Bossman" Bost Sr., 81, of Mililani, died Sunday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Union County, N.C. He is survived by wife Elsie R.; son James Jr.; daughter Lavonne C.; brothers John and Fred; sisters Fay Mills, Minnie Stephenson, Louise Cooper and Gloria Havard; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
John Anthony Cabal, 36, of Honolulu died Saturday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by sons Kiley, Rehn and Jensen; mother Vivian S.; brothers Fred L. and Byron A.; sisters Carol A. Goolsby, Fran M. Bailon, Thrina C. Barrett and Faye L. Tanksley; and companion Dawn M. Takashima. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Eugene L. "Geno" Chainey, 76, of Honolulu, a retired air traffic control supervisor, died Sunday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Rexburg, Idaho. He is survived by wife Barbara, sons Paul and Dan, daughters Susan Mathewson and Karen Saupe, and six grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Church. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Satoshi Fujioka, 88, of Hilo, an independent sugar cane planter, died Monday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Vernon and Sean; daughters Judy Nitura, Geraldine Hering and Renee Miyasato; sister Kimie Kashimoto; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alvin K. Fukushima, 55, of Waimea, Kauai, a county Planning Department draftsman and a U.S. Army veteran, died last Wednesday. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Claire Ueno; mother Matsue; brothers Dennis, Calvin, Bernard and Eugene N.; and sister Joy Goto. Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Call after 1 p.m. Interment to follow. Casual attire.
Virginia Lee Johnson, 83, of Honolulu, died Friday. She was born in Mobile, Ala. She is survived by husband J.R. "Blackie," sons Michael and Stephen, daughter Elizabeth Kinsey, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Nativity. Private burial. Casual attire.
Sadako Kanbe, 89, of Hono-lulu, a homemaker, died April 27 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Hilea, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Richard S., Haruo, Ivan I. and Verne A.; daughter Jean T. Uemura; brothers Isamu Nishiyama, Raymond Fujiwara and Mitsutoshi Fujiwara; sisters Mary Nakamoto, Diane Kamita and Faye Fujiwara; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Ellamae Puaala Kupau, 76, of Ewa Beach, a former Hawaiian Airlines stewardess, business owner and real estate agent, died April 26 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Butch Helemano; daughter Jessica L. Rich; brothers Winston and Lloyd; sisters Jessica M. Kirk, Elaine Flynn and Beatrice P. Anae; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Patricia Nichols Lissy, 74, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died April 27. She was born in Dallas. She is survived by husband Ernest; sons Michael Lissy and Steven and Daniel Reid; and five grandchildren. No services. Donations suggested to the American Diabetes Association, 1500 S. Beretania St., Suite 111, Honolulu 96826.
David K. Moniz Jr., 48, of Waimea, Hawaii, a former head coach for Honokaa High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team, died April 26 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diane; daughters Jamee, Jenney and Joanie; parents David Sr. and Eliza; brothers Dwight and Keola; and sister Debra Gorai. Visitation: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Moniz residence, 65-1170 Kapiolani Road in Waimea. Casual attire.
John Paradero, 83, of Hono-lulu, a retired bus driver, died April 18 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by hanai family Hifue Soma, Kenneth and Karen Shinagawa, Sandy and Dan Kusumoto, and Lydia Tugade. Private services.
Allen Akoni Kamehameha "Kammy" Pule, 70, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired A & G Engineering machinist and an equipment operator for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mary S.; daughters Charmaine Kia and Kathleen Pule; sisters Rose L. Lindsey, Margaret Kaoo, Sarah J. Pule and Lena Kapeliela; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day-Saints, Kohala Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Niulii Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cemetery in Kohala. Casual attire.
Leonard C. Roach, 50, of Honolulu, died March 30. He was born in Virginia. He is survived by mother Lillian Notebo, brother Kelly, stepbrother Rudolpho Notebo and sisters Ramona Roberts and Suann Notebo. Private services.
Jane C. Souza Rodrigues, 71, of Kaneohe, a retired pig farmer, died April 29 in Kailua. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Richard Cabane, daughter Sandra White, brother Raymond F. Souza, sister Odelia Bradbury, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday and 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Aloha attire.
Warren Shigeto Sakuda, 50, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a Hilton Waikoloa Hotel banquet steward, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honokaa. He is survived by wife Josie G., son Mark A.G. Catipon, daughter Dulce G. Catipon, mother Takeko and brother Clyde. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Honokaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Florence "Grandma Sato" Sato, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died April 25 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Robert T.; daughters Joyce Yano, Nora Shimabuku, Blanche Upchurch and Jackie Forde; brothers Thomas and Elmer Silva; sisters Elizabeth Farias and Mei Newmann; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Mass: 10 a.m. at the church. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard Hisashi "Sash" Segawa, 43, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a Hilo Hawaiian Hotel employee, died April 29 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughter Leina`ala; parents Hideo and Molly; brothers Clayton, Michael, Alvin and Christopher Segawa and Ross Leyson; sister Leilehua J. Robinson; and grandmother Agnes A. Mendoza. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Aloha or surf attire. No flowers.
Shigeru Tanaka, 88, of Pearl City, a retired state carpenter, died April 20 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Waimanalo. He is survived by wife Chiyome "Dorothy"; sons Paul, Kenneth, Alvin, Ernest and Wayne; daughters Jane Kaneshiro and Carol Tanaka; brother Masaru; sister Doris Maruoka; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Billy Wayne Topley, 78, of Waianae, a retired U.S. Navy petty officer, died Monday in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Oklahoma. He is survived by sons Gregory and David Topley and Jim Kepa; daughters Geraldine Kepa and Joette and Desta A. Topley; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Takao Torikai, 76, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired commercial house painter, died April 16 at home. He was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Shigeo and Mel. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
William Kim "Bill" Tyau, 51, of Honolulu will be remembered in services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kaimuki Christian Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. He died April 28 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Eleanor and sister Christine Maguire. Aloha attire. No flowers.
James Eugene Wagasky, 62, of Kealakekua, a U.S. Agriculture Department inspector technician and a retired U.S. Air Force veteran, died April 23 in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a security officer for Hawaii Protective Association and Wackenhut of Hawaii. He was born in Ohio. He is survived by wife Dominga; sons Curtis Wagasky and Curtis and Terrance Delima; daughters Valerie Souza, Lynette Stevens and Alvina Avilla; brothers John, Donald and Robert; sisters Margaret Skrabec, Rose Brown, Dorothy Humphrey and Mary Jane Nelson; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Christin Walsh, 88, of Kilauea, Kauai, a housekeeper, died Sunday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in California. She is survived by son Robert, daughter Merrilyn Brunswick, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Douglas Teruo Watabu, 75, of Wahiawa, a retired Leilehua High School special education teacher and a drivers education instructor, died Thursday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by son Kirk; daughters Kathy and Kym Watabu and Karen Horie; sisters Alice Uyehara, Sally Shito and Jane Kushima; and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yoshiaki John Yamaguchi, 74, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired Kealakekua Development Co. office manager and administrator, died last Wednesday in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Hatsuko and son Michael. 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.