George Kauhaahaa Akeo, 79, of Waimanalo, a retired Hawaii Newspaper Agency pressman, died Wednesday in Waimanalo. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mildred M., sons George K. Jr. and Harold T., daughters Shirley F. Paoa and Aileen Loyd, sister Jennie Meyer, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Evelyn "Sweets," "GramPooh Pooh" Keanuenue Atiz, 56, of Mililani, died last Saturday at home. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband William E.; son William E.K. "Kika"; daughters Kerrie-Lee K. Forsythe, Renea K. "Nea" Galeng and Jamie K. Atiz; and eight grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha or casual attire.
Howard Ah Chong Choy, 80, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant and Public Works Center employee at Pearl Harbor, died May 11. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by brothers Raymond H.L., Edwin H.C. and Frederick Q.Y.; and sisters Alice Choy, Beatrice Tong, Norma Tanabe and Rose Tom. Private services.
Steven Joel Dragon, 63, of Kapoho, Hawaii, a retired film crew operator, died May 14 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by wife Lakkhana M., son Nicholas S., daughter Suchada L. and sister Mary Ann Neely. Private services.
Maria Paz Paglingayen Ferrer, 66, of Honolulu, a deaconess, died May 13 in Aiea. She was born in Lunec, Malasiqui, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Antonio; sons Romulo, Ernesto, Conrad, Johnny and Jimmy; daughters Sally Marquez, Lisa Garcia and Ana-Marie Marquez; sisters Fely Estrada, Corazon Cuario and Rose Estabillo; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Alice Haruko Gibo, 76, of Honolulu, a retired San Mateo Police Department secretary, died Monday in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by daughters Sanae Gibo and Beverly Louie, brothers Ted and Shinjo Miyasato, sisters Ayako Ifuku and Mabel Fenwick, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Edward Yoshio Goya, 60, of Honolulu, died May 9 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Stanley and Robert; daughter Cathy; sisters Dorothy Nagamine, Beatrice Goya and Karin Hikichi; and one grandchild. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Victoria "Vicki" Kawahineaukai Grilho, 73, of Haleiwa, died May 12 in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Frank Jr., Richard and Robert; brothers William "Sonny" Ah Let and Lionel, Rudy and Gilbert "Masa" Galapia Sr.; sisters Shirley Fanning, Mildred Cuaresma and Marilyn "Doting" Shim; and 10 grandchildren. Private services.
Gorgonio A. Ibera, 91, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Puna Sugar Plantation Co. evaporator tender, died Thursday at home. He was born in Sinait, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Veronica, daughters Maggie Shapiro and Carolyn Conol, brothers Luis and Rico, sister Seriaca Yagin, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon today at Dodo Mortuary Chapel No. 1. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Earl Kaala Johnson, 87, of Aiea, died May 16 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Ewa Beach. He is survived by nieces Lani Johnson and Kathleen Litster, and nephews Frederick P., Wayne W., Hugh P., Roger K. Sr., Jay K. Sr., David C. Johnson and Stephen Litster. Private services.
Herbert Ray Jordan, 90, of Kaneohe, a retired Amfac salesman and a Kaneohe Yacht Club staff commodore, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Virginia and sister Rachel Walthall. No services. Private scattering of ashes.
John Kalama, 83, of Pearl City, died Monday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lily, sons Robert and John III, daughter Viola Chu, 14 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Hannah Park Kim, 88, of Oak Park, Calif., died May 8 in California. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Paul, Dr. Howard, Donald, Arthur and Andrew; daughters Rhoda Lau and Dr. Kathy Kim; brother John Park; sisters Anne Park and Alice Kakaio; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Mary Haena Lindsey, 88, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Tuesday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Mahiki, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Earl and Genesis Bell and Clifford and Johnathan Lindsey, daughter Bernadette Cacoulidis, 23 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. June 6 and 10 a.m. June 7 at Imiola Congregational Church. Call after 6 p.m. June 6 and after 8 a.m. June 7. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire.
Ray "Uncle Ray" Noboru Nishimura, 52, of Wahiawa, a journeyman plumber, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by companion Gail Miyamoto, daughters Denise and Kaci-Lyn, brother Ralph, sisters Joyce H. and Leslie and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Patrocinia "Pat" Cabagbag Pasion, 82, of Wahiawa, a state senior companion, died May 8 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Nanguneg, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Reynaldo, Roger, Pedro Jr. and Danilo; daughters Florencia Ellorin, Remedios Graellos, Leticia Sacular, Virgie Arellano and Imelda Jaectin; sister Elai Carranza; 21 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Dorothy Sin Yong Shinn-Williams, 78, of Wahiawa, died Wednesday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son George Jr., daughters Martha Toler and Dora Irvine, brother Henry Shinn, sister Betty Shiroma, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Schofield Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Wilma Mae Siemers, 79, of Westminster, Calif., and Maui, a homemaker, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Jacksonville, Ill. She is survived by daughter Etta Lynch; sisters Alberta Christison, Charlotte Zielinski, Henrietta "Toots" Przybyl and Lorrell Santos; brothers Robert and Clifford Hansen; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Virginia DeCambra Tavares, 94, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Tribune-Herald circulation distributor, died Wednesday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Gordon and Lionel, sister Mary Morate and five grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. June 2 at Homelani Memorial Park. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Frances Torres, 84, of Waianae, died May 9 in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Herbert Seda and Elias Torres Jr.; daughters Rosemarie Martinez, Mary Lou Pratt, Nina May Torres and Marge Rego; sister Janet Branco; brother Joseph Velez; 12 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Angelino Impilido Valdez, 56, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired commercial advertisement specialist, died Sunday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Concordia; sons Angelino Jr., Jimmy and Allan; daughters Marilou, Maribel and Jinalyn; brother Alfredo; and sisters Macrina Ines, Lydiai Viipireal, Sonia Idica, Sabel Yarte Leopoldo, Rosemarie Lived Rosalino and Lory Nakamoto. Mass: 8 p.m. Friday at Waimea Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. next Saturday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Waimea County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Lydia "Lilly" Maertens Webster, 72, of Waimea, Hawaii, a Leonard's Bakery manager, died Feb. 6, 1998, in California. She was born in Waimea, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Rosalind Egan and sisters Marietta Loughrin and Marjorie Llewllyen. Services held.
Rose Ah Chuck Yam, 92, of Honolulu, died May 12 in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Luther and Gordon, daughters Winona Diego and Laverne "Ipo" Cullen, 20 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
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.