Cecelia "Gu Lan" Y.L. Achong, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village employee, died June 1 at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Hadrian and Hughland; daughters Carleen Birnie, Alfrieda Achong and Joycelyn Sheely; brothers Wah Fook, Wah On and Wah Fong Yung; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Church, 5919 Kalanianaole Highway. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Jeanette Mildred Brooks, 80, of Wailuku, a retired Revlon salesperson, died Wednesday at home. She was born in New York City. She is survived by daughter Constance Grose; brothers Richard, Eugene, Gilbert, Gerald and Livingston; sister Georgette; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ruth W.Y. Chang, 88, of Aiea, a retired Los Angeles Power and Light Co. accountant, died June 2 in Aiea. She was born in Guantung, China. She is survived by brothers Pon, Vernon and Drs. Joseph and Walter; and sister Alice Lee. Private services.
Barbara Gerene Kay Flannery, 88, of Kaneohe, a registered nurse at the Queen's Medical Center, died Wednesday in Honolulu. She was born in Wisconsin. She is survived by son Michael, father Ward O., brother Jerry and sister Carla Willis. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park near Buzz's Steak House. Leis welcome.
Elizabeth Punahele Fragas, also known as "Nana" and "Betty," 90, of Kailua, a former Kalihi Union Church Sunday school teacher, died May 31 in Kailua. She was born in Pukoo, Molokai. She is survived by sons Thomas and Louis, 12 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Kalihi Union Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Donations suggested to Kalihi Union Church Missionary Fund or Castle Medical Center. Aloha attire.
Yoshinobu "Yoshi" Isa, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association experimentalist, died June 1. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yoshiko; son Gordon; brothers Wataru, Jack and Richard; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gary Yutaka Ishimura, 78, of Honolulu, a retired aircraft electrician at Hickam Air Force Base, died May 30 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jean C.; son Craig; daughters Nadaline Kubota, Arleen Ishimura and Debra Hanaoka; brother Francis; sisters Mitsue Michinaka, Gladys Imada, Gwen Kageno and Harriet Castro; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Henry Waiola Kanahele, 81, of Niihau, a Niihau Ranch cowboy, died last Tuesday in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. He was born in Puuwai, Niihau. He is survived by sons Henry M. and Joseph; daughters Helen Kanahele and Nani DeMotta; sisters Virginia Nizo and Betty and Eunis Kanahele; 23 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Garden Island Mortuary chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Edward Morimitsu Kaneshima, 84, of Honolulu, a retired public information officer for the U.S. Navy Hospital in Okinawa, died May 26 at home. He was born in Koolaupoko, Oahu. He is survived by daughter Eleana W. Ikeda, sister Mae K. Chong and one grandchild. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 2:15 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Kekahuna Kaonohi, 72, of Kaneohe, a retired state maintenance supervisor, died June 1 in California. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gwen; son Adrian; daughters Laverne Alexander and Patty Heely; stepson Lloyd Lono; stepdaughters Bernadette Lono and Faith Tellez; brothers Louis, Samson and Mel; sisters Maggie Sodergren, Florence Thompson and Evelyn Kamekona; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire.
John Kaimi Kaupiko, 76, of San Francisco, a merchant sailor and U.S. Army veteran during the Korean War, died Dec. 24 in California. He was born in Milolii, South Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Geno and Willie; and sisters Sarah Kaupiko Ruis, Mary Smith, Winona Tahara and Naomi Naipo. Graveside services: 11 a.m. today at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, Mile 89 marker, Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Kailua-Kona. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shiro Kondo, 83, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed painting contractor, died May 30. He was born in Hawi, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sueko; daughters Sharon Miyashiro and Wendy N. Nishimura; brothers Kenichi, Saburo, Goro and Seiji; sister Jean Uyeno; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Luanne H.W. Leong, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Amfac secretary, died June 1 in Honolulu. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by brothers Richard and K.Y.; and sisters Sai Wun Roig, Mary L. Lee, Anna Goo and Margaret Pang. Private services.
James K. "Uncle Jimmy" Mahuna, 79, of South Point, Kau, Hawaii, a U.S. Army parachutist during World War II and a former Hawaii Army National Guard second lieutenant, died May 31 in Hale Pueo. He was also a Tradewind Tours escort; manager of the Maui, Coco and Kona Palms hotels; former executive manager of King Kamehameha Hotel; and retired manager of the Jeanie Marie, Capt. Cook and Capt. Bean's cruises. He was born in Paauilo Mauka, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Leatrice, daughter Nalani Ridenour, sons James and Mark, sister Gladys Farias and eight grandchildren. Services: noon July 20 at the South Point homestead (Mahuna residence). Casual attire. No monetary offerings.
Antone M. Martin Jr., 74, of Lawai, Kauai, a machinist and welder at Kauai Pineapple Co. and Kauai Surf Hotel, died Thursday at home. He was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. He is survived by ex-wife Sylvia M.; sons Antone III, Dean R. and David J.; daughter Cynthia C. Canne; brother Alfonso; sisters Alice Silva, Dolores DeCosta and Maria-Janet Randall; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at the residence, 3220 Wawae Road in Lawai. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
William Preston McDonald, 73, of Waimea, Hawaii, died May 29 at home. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Sunday.
Oneita J. McLellan, 94, of Lahaina, a homemaker, died Saturday in Hale Makua. She was born in Hood River, Ore. She is survived by sons Edgar "Bud" and Carl, hanai daughter Debbie Schwarz, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hale Makua, 472 Kaulana St., Kahului, HI 96732.
Clara Megumi Morinaga, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Kyo-ya Restaurant manager, died May 30 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Eugene and Clarence, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to charity.
Masato Murata, 77, of Waianae, a retired University of Hawaii custodian, died May 19. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by brother Kenji, sisters Tomoyuki and Tomoyo, and caretaker/niece Arnette Williams. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples. Inurnment to follow in the Williams Funeral Services Crypt.
Clarence Rikio Nihei, 65, of Waipahu, a retired teacher, died May 27 at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Ruth; sisters Shizue Higuchi, Harriet Fujii and Kiyoko Suzuki; and brothers Takeji and Akio. Private services.
Lewis Andrew Reynolds, 86, of Keaau, Hawaii, a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II, died May 28 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in New Jersey. He is survived by son Michael, daughter Marilyn Sesi and sister Grace Keller. No services.
Elizabeth "Liz" May Woodbury Royale-Hawkins, 55, of Kailua-Kona, a Wal-Mart department manager, died Friday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Sacramento, Calif. She is survived by husband Charles A.; sons Patrick J., Joseph M. and Michael R. Du Bose; daughters Jeanette M. Du Bose, Katherine M. Musacchia and Cecilia M. and Elizabeth M. Royale; mother Florence C. Woodbury; brothers William G. and Stanley Woodbury; sisters Sheri Ann Nolan and Florence C. Woodbury; and five grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Pahoehoe Beach Park on Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona. Bring your own chairs. A celebration of life will follow at Stanley Woodbury's residence, 74-803 Uluaoa St., Kealakehe, Kona. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the American Cancer Society, West Hawaii, 74-5588-R Pawai Place, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740.
Mely Batara Salamat, also known as "Emily" and "Emmy," 53, of Waipahu, a state Department of Accounting & General Services employee, died May 9 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Eddie; sons Rowell, Rommel and Rodell; stepmother Gabriela Iglesia Batara; sisters Dolly Abuccay and Fely Griffin; brothers Roger and Daniel Batara; grandfather Gregorio Juan; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Earl Anthony Iopakeali'iho'omanawanui Serrao Sr., 62, of Pahoa, Hawaii, owner of Chappy's Auto Parts in Hilo and 4-Q Cattle Co., died May 31 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Lillian; son Earl Jr.; daughters Debbie Correa and Stefanie and Terry Serrao; brother Patrick; sisters Stella O'Brien, Rose Marie Smith, Constance St. Clair and Annette Costa-Ayers; numerous hanai children; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Glad Tidings Church in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Gloria Nyuk Chai Takeshita, 86, of Kailua, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Fred K. and Alvin; daughters Glory Ann Leong, Karleen K. Takeshita, Lynette Okamoto, Claire T. Benedictos and Sheree Nakashima; 17 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kachiyo Tanonaka, 93, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died May 30 in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Paukaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Roy N. and Bert, brother Richard Kawamoto, sister Tokiko Endo, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edith Vernie Wilson, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died May 21. She was born in Honolulu. No known survivors. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples. Inurnment to follow in the Williams Funeral Services Crypt.
Tsuruye Yamane, 96, of Honolulu, died May 19. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Kazuo and Kosei; and sisters Hatsuye Higaki, Shizuko Omoto, Yukino Hirota, Chieno Sugihara and Kimiyo Iwai. Private services.
Yoshio Yanagawa, 82, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Kauai Commercial Co. equipment operator, died Friday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Midori, daughters Duane Kawanishi and Vikki Chun-Akana, sisters Ayame Taketa and Kimie Yamagawa, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Garden Island Mortuary chapel. Call after 4 p.m. 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.