Nobuko Acopan, 83, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died June 3 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Elpidio Jr., Alfred, James, Lawrence and Johnson; daughters Frances Bayes and Sharon and Rosie Ramiro; brother Kazumi Yamamoto; 18 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Mary Agbisit, 90, of Huntington Beach, Calif., formerly of Honomu, a homemaker, died May 30 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Helen Argel, Angeline Pavao, Margaret Amaral and Lorna Groth; brother Antone DeSa; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Section J. Casual attire.
Marcelo Ramelb Aranda, 93, of Waipahu, a retired custodian for Pearl City Highland Elementary School and Our Lady of Good Counsel, died May 12 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Crisanta, daughter Anida, sister Eleutria, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Resurrection of the Lord Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Florencia Rabanes Baga, 54, of Kaneohe, died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Joebert and Jelbert. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Isaiah M.M.M. Bean, infant son of Kuiokalani and Cheryllynn Bean, of Kailua-Kona, died June 3 in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Ariana; hanai sister Nohealani Cosit; grandparents Leonora and Tom Wright, Larry Ibana and Joseph and Faith Bean; hanai grandparents John and Loretta Bailey; and great-grandparents John and Olga Bean. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kona-Hawaii Stake Center on Kalani Street in Kailua-Kona.
Sheryl "Mitch" Brownlee, 55, of Kailua-Kona, a Kona Board of Realtors administrative assistant, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Marshall Town, Iowa. She is survived by son Sol Bannister, daughter Jennifer Goodman, parents Bud and Dorothy Moen, brother Randall Moen, sisters Karen Valentine and Shelley Moen, and two grandchildren. Memorial gathering: 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Kona Airport Beach Park. Donations suggested to Hospice of Kona.
Ernest Young Pui Ching, 79, of Honolulu, a federal government employee, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence, son Barry, daughters Donna Chang and Brenda Chung, brother David, sisters Eleanor Yee and Dora Kauleinamoku, and seven grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Tamaye Horiuchi, 81, of Hilo, a retired Union Insurance Service office clerk in Hilo, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Haruo "Richard"; sons Ronald S. and Gerald T.; daughter Marian K. Yoshida; brother Hiroshi Kawai; sisters Kimiyo Abe, Fumiko Mitsuda and Yoshiko Morinaga; and four grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Bruce Richard Jones, 67, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Marine Corps major and a newsdirector for a radio station, died May 25 at home. He was born in Joliet, Ill. He is survived by wife Yoko F., son Richard D., daughter Jennifer Jones-Wilk, brother David and two grandchildren. Committal services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Donations suggested to St. Francis-West Hospice.
Frank Constantine Medeiros Jr., 76, of Kailua-Kona, a chef for the former Kona Inn Hotel and a retired maintenance man, died Sunday in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in World War II. He was born in Pahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by son Jerry, daughters Janice Medeiros and Janet Newlon, brothers Albert and Manuel, sisters Mildred Pogtis and Mary Jumalon, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. today at St. Michael Catholic Church on Alii Drive in Kailua, Kona. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa, Hawaii. Casual attire.
Lorraine Sui Fuin Okimoto, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Trader Vic's Restaurant manager, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Thomas; daughters P.Y. Manfredi, Sharon Hirae and Deanna Ige; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Margaret Kwon Pai, 88, of Honolulu, a retired author and English teacher, died May 28. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Merphil Kondo, brothers Young Man and the Rev. Nelson Kwon, sister Esther K. Arinaga and three grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Church of the Crossroads. Call after 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Amos C. Prentiss, 88, of Kailua, a retired plumber, died June 3 in Aloha Nursing Home. He was born in New York. He is survived by son Charles, daughter Carol Materiale, seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
Colin Start Robinson, formerly known as Carroll Smiley Robinson, 80, of Honolulu, died last Friday. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by son Deane M.; daughter Claire R. Butler; brothers James M., Orrin W. and Allen S.; and five grandchildren. No services. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96826.
Harry Shunji Sakaue, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Kaimuki Typewriter Corp. sales agent, died June 2 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Haruko; son Dean; daughter Iris Kaneshiro; brother Ted; sisters Tamiyo Nagahama, Edna Kondo, Mildred Ibara, Alice Miyata and June Arakaki; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Paula Hagmoc Sears, 63, of Ewa Beach, a retired automobile assembly-line employee, died June 2 in Ewa Beach. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Tony and Bobby; daughter June Sears DeMonte; brothers Maximo Jr. and Emilio Hagmoc and James Cortes; sisters Monica McAuliffe, Bernalda Goolsby, Martha Nelmida and Mary Cortes; and five grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Luncheon: 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Grace Mitsue Shinseki Taira, 64, of Aiea, died June 5 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Wednesday.
Tsutomu Tanoue, 92, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died last Friday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Haiku, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Edna M., sons Dwight and Burt, brothers Tsukasa and Noboru, sister Tamako Izuno and three grandchildren. Private services.
Calixto "Ama" Pascua Ulep, 79, of Waipahu, died May 26 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in San Nicolas, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Susana A., son Rodrigo "Rod" A., sister Victorina U. Abuluyan, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lolita Leilani Gabriel Wilson, 63, of Kailua, a homemaker, died June 5 in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Larry; sons Troy and Emil; daughters Sheree, Vene, Leah, Melinda and Tracy; brothers Isadoro and Clarence Gabriel and Angie and Michael Abut; sisters Eleanor DeJesus, Florence Matsukado, Fely Gabriel and Sundae Funai; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire.
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.