Lawrence R. Rodriggs / 1932-2003
Thomas "Tom" Tsugio Arume, 61, of Waipahu, died May 14 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Segunda M., daughter Shanda T., mother Tsuruko, brother Charles and sisters Elsie Leatherman, Louise Matsuno and Blanche Ellis. Services: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 10:45 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Elmer Awong, 50, of Honolulu, a bus operator for Oahu Transit Systems, died Tuesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Melba, parents Ronald and Jane, brother Arnold and sisters Lillian Awong and Verley Nakamiyo. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bobby Daniel Baltazar, 53, of Waianae, died April 19 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Daniel P.E. and Preston S.; daughters Tina L. and Carrie Ann L. Baltazar and Bobbie Lyn R. Burkhart; and sisters Vivian Baltazar and Barbara Rita. Private services.
Perfecta Jualiana A. Diniega, 74, of Honolulu, a Laoag Intermediate School teacher in the Philippines, died April 22 at home. She was born in San Agustin Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Benny, Felipe, Mario and Orlando; daughters Marilyn Marteney, Elsa Rarangol, Evelyn Carnate and Romana Tadeo; brother Felix Acosta; sister Aurora Acosta; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Brigida Mateo Domingo, 82, of Honolulu, a janitorial services worker, died April 22. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Lauro J., son Lorenzo, daughters Josefina Garcia and Fausta Bueno, and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary, West Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Florence "Pat" Lindsey Duran, 75, of Wahiawa, died May 16 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William B.; sons Arthur R., Howard C., Gary C. and Ronald C. Lindsey and Jerry W. Duran; daughters Anna S.N. Johnson, Patricia M.K. Getz and Victoria J.N. Lindsey-Mette; sister Wilma Makilan; 18 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403-A California Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Dwight Kichitaro Hamada, 29, of Pearl City, died May 14 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son DJ, parents Dennis K. and Linda M., brother Abraham Klein and sister Howie Ann Ames. Private services.
George Luaiki Hoaeae, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Kaiser Aluminum grounds maintenance supervisor, died May 7 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Waikane. He is survived by wife Lorraine S.; sons George Jr., Jeremiah, Michael, Nathaniel and Tommy; stepsons Dereck K. and Brian K. Kami; daughters Anna Perry and Constance Hoaeae; sister Hattie; 33 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Pentecostal Full Gospel Assembly, 1159 Gulick Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Toshiyuki "Toshie" Frank Inouye, 77, of Anahola, Kauai, a retired Kauai County park caretaker, died May 16 in Honolulu. He was born in Lawai, Kauai. He is survived by wife Marie M.; sons Dickson, Miles and Brian; daughter Candace "Peaches" Kashiwabara; brothers Suyeo and Satoru; sisters Doris Koga, Bernice Tanga and Helen Nagaoka; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: noon Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Anna Kaleianuenueikamakaokaopuailunaikeaoulilani Kamaka, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Lincoln Elementary School teacher, died May 16 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Elizabeth; brothers Walter, Donald, Clarence, Philip, Vincent and Edmund; and sisters Sister Elissa Kamaka, Katherine Swannie, Gwendolyn Achiu, Pricilla Igawa and Caroline Victorino. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
James Walter Kauhane, 58, of Kaneohe, a St. Augustine Catholic Church secretary, died May 18 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers David Jr., Frederick Sr., Randolph and William; and sisters Edwina Rapoza and Claire Auna. Mass: 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 9 a.m. next Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Walter Masao Kawano, 74, of Honolulu, a stockbroker and president of H. Kawano Co., died April 28 in St. Francis Hospice Puiwa. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence K., daughters Cathy Kawano-Ching and Sandra Kawano, brother Yoshio and two grandchildren. Private services.
Gail Sumiko Kobayashi, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Castle & Cooke secretary, died Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Mike, sister Florence Tanaka and primary caregiver and sister-in-law Trudy Kobayashi. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Hung Choong Lum, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center employee, died May 18 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wesley K.F. and Edmund K.H. Lum, daughters Betty W.Y. Chen and Annie W.Y. Lum, and three grandchildren. Taoist services: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Manoa Lin Yee Chung Cemetery.
Sauimoana Matautia, 80, of Aiea, died Friday. She is also survived by hanai sons William and Anthony Collins Jr. and hanai daughters Rosalie Soliai and Freda Collins. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
William Ortiz, 83, of Pearl City, a retired janitor, died Tuesday. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by companion Mary R. Feliciano, sons John Sr. and Paul DeSoto Sr., daughter Vivian Kilborn, sisters Lena Burerro and Elizabeth Ferrucci, and many grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples. 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.