Marcelina Rivera Agcaoili, 95, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Monday in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Alfred, daughters Lucille "Lucy" Taniguchi and Dolores "Dolly" Madriaga, brothers William and Angel Rivera, sister Sabina Ancheta, eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 721 N. School St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masato Arima, 87, of Honolulu, a retired masonry foreman for Local 1/Local 630 of the Masons Union, died last Saturday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ayako Arima. Private services.
Jordan "Junior Boy" Avilla Jr., 47, of Waianae, a lifeguard, died June 3 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Arlene L. Pangorang; sons Jordan Avilla, Justin Kaniakua-Avilla and William Avilla-Pangorang; daughters Pikake Pangorang and Ilima, Tehine and Pakalana Avilla; brothers Richard "Chico," Randy and Eddie; sisters Diane and Genevieve Avilla, Liz Matsuo, Maile Worsham and Charlotte Gega; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Kathryn Caires, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Ritz Department Store salesclerk, died last Saturday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Manuel F.; sons Raymond and Ronald Silva; daughters Geri Kupihea, LaVerne Ling and Henrietta Carreiro; brother Patrick Cunningham; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Church. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Juliana Villanueva Corpuz, 96, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Sunday in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Cipriano, daughters Margarita Pascual and Dolores Valdriz, eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Jean Akimoto Gutierres, also known as Jean Wakaye Gutierres, 74, of Honolulu, a retired training and development leader for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and associate specialist for the University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service, died June 6 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Frank A. Private services.
James Marion Harshey, also known as "Jim" and "Pudd," 76, of Kailua, a civil service billeting director of bachelor personnel at Pearl Harbor Naval Station, died Wednesday at home. He was born in New Castle, Ind. He is survived by wife Shirley W., son Charles "Chuck" A., daughters Carol Ann Dillon and Cheryl L. Harshey-Martin, sister June Bayley, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Paul Keliiaa, also known as "Dougie" and "Kelly," 50, of Aiea, a Kapiolani Community College security officer and Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel night supervisor, died June 1 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He also served in the Hawaii Air National Guard. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Fe, son Noah S., daughter Jacie R. "Anu," parents Samuel and Betty, brother Christopher and sisters Gloria J. Wong and Deidre Ann Keliiaa-Bridges. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Lorena Ramiro Koki, 71, of Waipahu, died June 4 at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Shoji; sons Blaise and Ross; daughters Lorelynn Hays, Valerie Hernandez and Gloria Jesus; brothers Agapito Pascua and Salvador and Vicente Guting; sisters Leona Whitehead and Philomina Correa; and seven grandchildren. Mass: noon Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Helen Soo Laan Lau, 84, of Honolulu, a nurse and midwife for a hospital in Hong Kong, died Sunday. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by son Martin, brother Feng Lin Chen and three grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church, 1124 7th Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Nicholas "Nicky" Joaquin Lopez Sr., 76, of Pearl City, a retired MTL Inc. employee, died June 6 at home. He was born in Kalihi. He is survived by wife Erika K.; son Nicholas Jr.; daughters Patricia Ann Barrett, Rosemarie Lopez-Cacho and Barbara J. Miller; stepsons William, Roger and Allen Takahashi; stepdaughter Ramona Botelho; brother Ambrose; sisters Harriet Gray, Marie Dias and Ann Cabral; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 1:30 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
William Kanji Maruyama, 84, of Honolulu, a retired real estate broker, died May 23. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Thomas, daughters Lily Ochoco and Aylene Hong, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Frank Charles Pavao Jr., 92, of Kaiwiki, Hawaii, a retired Hilo Transportation & Terminal stevedore and U.S. Army veteran during World War II, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kaiwiki. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; sons Frank, Charles and Steven; daughter Bernadette; sister Hazel Chang; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic church in Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Anna Marie McCoy Byers Richards, of Honolulu, an opera singer and financial planner and analyst, died Wednesday. She was born in Indianapolis. She is survived by daughters Sally Ann Kelso, Catherine Hay Richards and Nan Ellen Jordan; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous hanai children and grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kawaiaha'o Church, Hawaiian Mission Houses Cemetery (Mission House side of the church). Aloha attire.
Teodore "Ted" Diones Sibayan, 91, of Honolulu, a retired welder, died June 3. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Bonifacia "Bacing," sons Teodora Jr. and Thomas, daughters Lilia Sibayan-Rathburn and Adeline Sibayan-Dossantos, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John the Baptist Church in Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Ella Hiroko Sueda, 68, of Honolulu, a retired accountant and bookkeeper, died May 28 in Seattle. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter Lila Ann; sisters Hanae Yamasaki, Patricia Aoyagi and Kiyomi Takeuchi; and brothers Hatsuo and Stanley Yamasaki. Services held.
Sheila Lynne VanBergh-Pagaduan, 51, of Wailuku, a former Ichiban Restaurant waitress in Kahului, died June 3 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Washington. She is survived by husband Eric, stepchildren Tanya Pagaduan-Pico and Gina Carpenter, father Eugene VanBergh, brother Leroy VanBergh and sisters Myrna Clemens and Patricia Brown. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Jehovah's Witnesses Kahului Congregation. Casual attire.
Miyuki Sakutori Watanabe, 84, of Kahului, a retired Maui Land and Pineapple Co. cannery worker, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Kahului. She is survived by husband Yoshinobu; sons Gordon, Reuben and Walter; brother Kokichi Sakutori; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Reception to follow in the church hall. 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.