James Sylvester Armstrong Jr., 73, of Honolulu, a retired Douglas V. MacMahon Ltd. employee, died Saturday at home. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by wife Nina L., sons Brian J. and Travis C., and a grandchild. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Louise Cancel Becera, 88, of Kailua, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center nurse, died last Thursday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Joseph Jr. and Frederick, daughter Kathleen Dijos, brother Christopher Cancel, sisters Frances Angelica and Rose Graham, 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery.
Arthur Chong Kee, 78, of Kahului, a retired Kahului Trucking and Storage electrician, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by sons Roy and Ricky; daughter Joanna; brothers Eddie, Lawrence "Tiki," Kenneth and Ronald "JoJo"; sisters Mable Leong and Berniece Mau; and a grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Yuen Sek "Wallace" Chun, 80, of Kaneohe, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Dillingham Shipyard marine electrician, died last Thursday in Kaneohe. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Annie; sons Douglas and Darrell; daughters Beverly Ann Mercado, Debralee Cacatian and Susan Yost; brothers Walter, Joseph, Alfred, Samuel and Francis Ching; sisters Florence Kam, Shirley Young and Eleanor Lau; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation and Taoist services: 9:30 a.m.-noon Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
George Kaoru Kikuchi, 72, of Honolulu, died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by his wife, two sons, a brother and a sister. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Francisco Ponce Lafita Sr., 100, of Hilo, a retired owner of the former Kababayan Store in Hilo and a Castle Medical Center employee, died May 31 in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Calumpit, Bulacan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Felicia, son Frank Jr., brother Albert Batalia, a grandchild and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Brennan Ikaika Makaokalani, 41, of Honolulu, a music sales distributor, died last Thursday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Edward and Helen Wassman, brothers John Makaokalani and James Carvel, and sisters Natalynn Mahi and Kaleo Aarona. Services and scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park, Lanikai side of the pavilion. Casual attire. Leis welcome.
Kaori Miyamoto, 98, of Kahului, died Monday in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Tsuneo, daughters Akie Ibara and Sueno Taono, brother Hisashi Hirata, sister Hideko, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Wallace Suewo Sakauye, 64, of Honolulu, a telecommunication specialist for Fort Shafter, died Saturday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by son Neil; daughter Debby; mother Yukie; brothers Richard, Gregory, Alven and Theodore; and sisters Nobuko Usui, Lea Matsumura, Pauline Higa, Judith Katahira and Ethel Enos. Private services.
Noboru "Pin Head" Shimabuku, 82, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Puna Sugar Co. office clerk, died Friday. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yaeko; daughters Olga Hayashi, Dale Nakayama, Velma Adviento and Lynn Ancheta; sister Asako Nakamura; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Puna Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m.
Eleanora Hatsumi Sur, 65, of Kapolei, died June 2 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She is also survived by brothers Harold I., Thomas C., Paul H., Edwin S., James S. and Howard Y. Miyashiro. Incorrect information was printed in an obituary published yesterday.
Lizzie "Elizabeth" Kahalekai Tai Hook, 83, of Kaneohe, died May 31 in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons James, Wayne and Jerry; hanai son Bobby Torres; daughters Melinda Yrojo, Elizabeth Higashi, Elsie Frisbee and Francine D'Aprile; sisters Elizabeth Kahapea and Virgie Ravelo; 26 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kaneohe. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Robert Rokuro Taira, 79, of Honolulu, founder and chairman for King's Hawaiian in Torrance, Calif., died May 29 in Torrance. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Tsuneko; sons Curtis, Mark and Vaughn; daughters Laurene Taira and Stella Miyamura; brother Richard Y.; sisters Fusako Shimabukuro, Misao Shimizu and Kiyoko Ching; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jay Anthony Taylor, 63, of Lihue, died May 18 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Shannon. Private services.
William Byfield Thompson, 78, of Kailua, a U.S. Army veteran and a systems analyst for the U.S. Navy, died Monday at home. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is survived by wife Janis; stepsons Steven and James Welch; daughter Juli; stepdaughters Lauren Baxter and Annette and Gail Fouracres, Linda Dillon and Sharon Woreland; brothers George and King; sister Katherine Pilo; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Kailua. No flowers. Donations suggested to Blood Bank of Hawaii, 2043 Dillingham Blvd., Honolulu 96819.
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.