Nicolas Acain, 92, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a Lihue Plantation truck driver and Smith's Tropical Paradise employee, died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Carmen; children Ilona Robinson, Nicolas Jr., Elena Gongob, Josephine Acain-Sanchez, Marilyn Peralta, and Rudy and Michael Acain; brother Antonio; sisters Sabina, Marina, Antonia and Marqarita; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial follows at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
John Robert Adcock, 78, of Kaneohe, a retired freight forwarder, died Thursday in Kailua. He was born in Long Beach, Calif. He is survived by wife Haleakala; daughter MomiLouise Ince; sisters Martha Macdonald, Margaret Coffman and Eleanor Haynes; one granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's By The Sea, 47-074 Lihikai Drive. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Charles Hertkorn Buffum, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration radio inspector, died April 30 at home. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by many nieces and nephews. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 10:45 a.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
Mildred Mendes "Matilda" Cardoza, 95, of Ookala, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Clara Valante, sons William and Herbert R., sisters Isabella Valante and Louise and Bernice Medeiros, 16 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Papaaloa. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at same church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Leonora "Maria" Elaydo Castro, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died April 29 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in San Esteban, Illocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by sons Peregrino, Chris and Juanito; daughters Josefina C. Paat, Cristina C. Ugale and Clemencia C. Barayuga; brother Juan Elaydo; sisters Magdalena Elaydo and Sabina Pader; 18 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Lee June Crawley, 81, of Makawao, Maui, co-owner of Hupp Ranch in Olinda, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Howard, Kan. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Makawao Union Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
James "Jim" K.W. Davis, 84, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Air Force tech sergeant and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died Thursday at home. He was born in Hattiesburg, Miss. He is survived by sons James M. and Dean K., daughter Bernie Teson, 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-Halawa Ward, 99-691 Pohue St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Punchbowl.
Ethel Ching Fatt, 88, of Honolulu, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Kaneohe. She is survived by sons Joseph G. C. and Daniel D. C., brothers Alfred and Lincoln Ching, sister Annabelle Kam, four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Oahu Cemetery.
Milton Tsutomu Hamada, 59, of Hilo, an Atlas Insurance Agency agent, died last Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Shizuko, sister Shizue Sugihara and brothers Eddie, Gilbert and Roy. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Daniel Kaneala Kanekoa, 67, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Waimea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Christina; daughter Jacqueline Makaula; brothers Abraham and Jonah; sisters Rose Carvalho, Ruth Mayural and Louisa Bennett; and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9:30 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Shizu Kuahulu, 87, of Honolulu, retired owner of Kamakee Coffee Shop, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Kagoshima-ken, Japan. She is survived by daughter Masae D. Konno, sons Douglas and Reloy and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial follows at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Katherine Rosa Leite, 69, of Honolulu, a retired Zebra Room waitress, died last Sunday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Gordon M.; son Manuel DeRosa; brothers John Bargas and Raymond Rosa; sisters Emily Bonilla, Laura Torres, Flora Martin and Marie Ahsing; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. Friday. Burial: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Yoichi "Spike" Nakayama, 81, of Honolulu, a retired state Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector, died May 2 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy A.; sons Peter, Craig and Eric; daughters Susan Shiraki and Patrice Nakayama; sisters Kikue Nakayama and Lois Inabata; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dorothy B. Neely, 95, of Honolulu, died April 29 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in West Virginia. She is survived by daughter Nanette. Services: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
Antonio Baniaga Ngayan, 93, of Haliimaile, Maui, a Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar employee, died May 3 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Solsona, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Florencia S., sons Anthony and Milton and one grandchild. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial follows at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ruth Margaret Oostema, 88, of Haiku, Maui, a homemaker, died Thursday in Hale Makua-Wailuku. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by son Martin and caregiver Pedro Alonzo. Services will be held Tuesday in Chicago.
Doris Tamie Ota, 76, of Aiea, a retired Ft. Shafter employee, died last Sunday in Waipahu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Sharlene Rohde and Jerilynn Miyaji; brothers Francis, Harry and Jack Yasutake; sisters Katherine Hagi, Alice Yasutake, Betty Takaezu, Edith Yashiki and Gladys Tanimura; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
George A. Rickard, 86, of Kahului, died Friday at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Joseph and Alan Ray K., daughter Noelani, brother Lawrence, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church, Kahului. Mass: 11:30 a.m. at the church. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Edwin Rudolph Schack Jr., 73, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy commander and Legion of Merit medal recipient, died April 18 in New Orleans. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y. He is survived by wife Judith Ann, daughter Heidi Sewash, son Edwin R. III and two granddaughters. Private scattering of ashes at sea.
Edwin Anthony Souza, 77, of Volcano, Hawaii, a U.S. Army veteran and self-employed carpenter, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Frances, brother Clarence and sisters Eleanor Toner, Hazel Craig, Rosamond Perez and Loretta Luna. Services: noon Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Tsutomu "Tom" Takaki, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Construction supervisor, died last Sunday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Gladys, daughter Sharon Ibarra, brother Asami, sisters Yasuko Tanaka and Kayono Takaki and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Seiichi "Sei" Tamashiro, 78, of Honolulu, retired owner of Sei's Family Restaurant, died last Sunday in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Norma M.; son Lorrin; daughter Lynn Llacuna; brothers Kiyomitsu and Roy; sisters Edith Walter, Kazuko Kobayashi and Patsy Tamashiro; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday 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.