Hardy Hutchinson / 1929-2003 Charles Shigeru Arakaki, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Fletcher Pacific Construction Co. mason, died May 4 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Beatrice M.; sons Morris Y. and Alan S.; daughters Sheila A. Kaya, Stacy L. Okabayashi and Tricia T. Arakaki; brothers George H. and Robert H.; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.Elloreen Lin Oi "Lo" Bingo, 64, of Pearl City, a retired State Farm Insurance employee, died May 3 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Louis; sons Brian M. and Terry S.; brothers Stanford, LeRoy W.K. and Allen R. Lau; sisters Eldoreen J. Ivester, Kathleen Lau, Maydeen Stancil and Mayleen Lake; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
Hannah Goon Yin Ching, 94, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Tuesday at home. She was born in China. She is survived by son Donald, daughter Agnes Lo, brothers Kam Wah and Chew Wah Chong, sister Sylvia Low, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m.-noon Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary, Taoist services. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Richard Katsuichi Fukumoto, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Schuman Carriage body and fender repairman, died May 1 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Toshiye, sons Gene and Gordon S., daughters Sharon Jones and Cynthia Murata, sisters Dorothy M. Ogawa and Judy S. Shigemoto, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
David Roy Vincent Golding, 83, of Honolulu and Hawaii, a research chemist and business owner, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Marijane, son Rex, daughters Margot Golding and Sabina Golding Javits, and six grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Tsuna Daikoku Kia, 85, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died Tuesday in Kapolei. She was born in Sendai, Japan. She is survived by husband John N., sister Kinnosuke and hanai sister V. Bernice Kaneakua. Private services.
James Kermit Ledgerwood, 38, of Honolulu, died Thursday at home. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Julie, daughter Taylor M. Noelani, stepdaughter Lauren N. Bilderback, parents James C. Ledgerwood and Peggy Long, stepmother Kathy Ledgerwood, brother Jordan and sister Tiffany. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Beretania St. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Julie Ledgerwood, Children's Educational Fund, c/o First United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Beretania St., Honolulu 96814.
Barbara Louise Malmin, 62, of Honolulu, a registered nurse and a University of California Medical Center employee, died March 26. She also was a Stanford University employee and a University of Hawaii Cancer Clinic employee. She was born in Waterbury, Conn. She is survived by husband Fred, stepson David, stepdaughter Judith Malmin Weber and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Beretania St. Aloha or casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society or a charity.
Elton Duane McKeague, 46, of Waianae, a Hilton Hawaiian Village Property Operations Department employee, died May 2 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cleo; sons Alohikea, Waimea, Nawai and Paul; daughter Kamalei; mother Bernice; brothers Jack Jr. and Guy; sisters Jacquelyn Izumi and Denise Carmack; and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Chapel of Honolulu, 1190 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Tsuruko Miyazaki, 95, of Pearl City, formerly of Lanai, died April 30. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son Richard T., daughter Carol T. Hashimoto, sister Yaeko Asada, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Herbert Goichi Nishimoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died April 29. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Edna M., son Stanley S., daughters Gail S. Suzuki and Betty K. Shidaki, brother Kazuichi, sisters Haruko and Asako, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Johnny Siruno, 55, of Honolulu, a meat cutter for Foodland, Safeway and Daiei, died May 3. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons Jon Jai and Jarred; daughter Jonora; companion Veronica L. Carreira; mother Tomiyo "Thelma"; brothers Victor Jr., Richard and David; sister Carolyn Gersaba; and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary, west chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
James Arthur Stout Sr., 65, of Waianae, died last Monday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Harrisburg, Pa. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons James Jr. and Patrick "Danny"; daughter Claudia Stout-Rohrer; brothers Lestor, Leroy, Wilbur and Ernie; sisters Beverly, Bertha, Carolyn and Kathy; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Masako Tamaki, 83, of Pearl City, died Thursday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by daughters Leatrice T. Higa, Christine L. Kawamura and Sheila F. Carrie; brothers Douglas H. and Isao "Lefty" Isagawa; sisters Katsuko Tengan and Jane K. Nakasone; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Joseph Walton, 79, of Waianae, a retired U.S. Navy veteran, died March 23 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Canarea Sonora, Mexico. He is survived by wife Virginia; sons John D. Walton and Raymond L. Ho'omana; daughters Lani Walton, Carol J. "Lani" Woods and Violet Ho'omana; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church in Waianae. 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.