Chiyoko Arakaki, 83, of Waipahu, formerly of Honolulu, a retired Moiliili Store cashier, died last Wednesday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Charles Y.; sons Alan, Glenn and Don; sister Itsume Pang; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Harry H. Dalapo, 72, of Honolulu died June 10 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Allison Matsumoto; daughters Sherrilyn Hookano, Reine Rapoza, Hollie Sniffen and Joella Taguchi; brother Hisao Ikeoka; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Theodore Che Bui "Teddy" Farm, 77, of Ewa Beach, a retired Pacific Concrete purchasing agent, died May 25 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yoshiko; sons James "Kimo" R., Kevin "Che Bui" and Kyle "Keoki"; brothers Joseph, William "Billy" and George; sister Rose Green; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Jean Akimoto Gutierres, also known as Jean Wakaye Gutierres, 74, of Honolulu died June 5 at home. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Saturday.
Milton You Sinn Ho, 52, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Urban Development support service specialist, died May 31. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Joyce Ho. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kaneohe Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. June 27 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Nicholas Eugene "Nick" Houtman, 39, of Waiahole-Waikane will be remembered in services 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church in Kailua. Private scattering of ashes. Houtman was the communications officer and speech writer for the office of the mayor.
Shizuko "Iris" Inoue, 78, of Pearl City, a retired Hickam Air Force Base civil service employee, died June 2 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Shizuo "Mac," daughters Marsha Yoshiba and Cathy Inoue-Harada, brother Ronald Kano, sister Patsy Lee and three grandchildren. Private services.
Kay Kiyoko Itoku, 79, of Kakaako died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Jo-Ann Valdez; sons Horace, Gary and Ray; brothers Clarence and Thomas Ohara; sisters Elaine Nakayama and Nancy, Kazue and Alice Ohara; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Leimomi Catherine Kekaikuilehua Kau, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Roberts Hawaii school bus aide and former laundry worker for American Sanitary Laundry and Payless Laundry, died Monday at home. She was born in Auwaiolimu. She is survived by children Katherine dela Pena, Benay Millen, Marion Russell, Benjamin Orso Jr., Vanessa Joseph, Avis Makalii, Aletha N. Stevens, Daniel B. Orso, William Bankman, Cynthia M. Akana, Harry Kau and Catherine "Dolly" Bahn; 42 grandchildren; 88 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. A reception will follow at noon. Aloha attire.
Kanani Tugaoen Keanaaina, infant daughter of Kihei and Betty, of Mililani died May 18 in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brother Kekoa and grandparents Blas and Eunalda Tugaoen and Luther and Matilda Keanaaina. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Michie Kokubun, 79, of Wailuku, a Ben Franklin Crafts salesclerk in Maui Mall, died June 3 in Kahului. She was born in Kipahulu, Maui. She is survived by husband Edwin; sons Dennis, Milton and Kerry; brother Kenneth Muroshige; sisters Asano Suda and Hisano Akiyama; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kawari Kurashige, 84, of Kohala, Hawaii, a retired Kohala Sugar Co. employee, died Sunday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Kohala. He is survived by wife Tomie, son Joe, daughters Irene Takeda and Mae Nakagawa, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kohala Judo Mission in Kapaau. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eleanor Keliinalononoe Kaupu "Aunti Lii" Makida, 72, of Kahaluu Mauka, Kona, Hawaii, a Kona Village Resort musician and entertainer, died June 10 in Kona Community Hospital. She was also an adviser at the Hilton Waikoloa Hotel, Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center and Waikoloa Outrigger Hotel Marriott. She was born in Opihihale, Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Shoichi, daughter Merna Kawaa, brother Nelson J. Kaupu, numerous hanai children and three grandchildren. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Keei Ward in Honaunau. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa. Casual attire.
Robert Toshiichi Matsumura, 84, of Wahiawa died June 3 at home. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Tomiko, son Stephen, brother Howard and two grandchildren. Private services.
Wayne George McKee, 64, of Waipahu, proprietor of Waipahu Hawaii Pawn, died last Wednesday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Joanna, son David, daughter Erin, mother Estelle, brother Lloyd, sister Puanani Orton and three grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. June 27 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jose Rafael Morales, 49, of Waianae, an operating room coordinator at the Queen's Medical Center, died June 6 in Honolulu. He was born in Yabuccoa, Puerto Rico. He is survived by sons Jose Antonio, Jose Luis and Jose Rafael Jr.; daughters Shantell and Christina; parents Jose and Luz; brother Pedro J.; sisters Elizabeth and Isabel; and two grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Co-Cathedral St. Theresa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
John Teruto Nakatsu, 95, of Hilo, a retired Hilo municipal golf course equipment operator, died May 29 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Waiakea. He is survived by wife Thelma, sons Myles and Milton, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery in Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.
Francis Louis "Moose" Norton, 79, of Honolulu, a Hickam Air Force Base employee, died Sunday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Wilmington, Del. He is survived by wife Barbara; sons Charles and Jonathan; daughters Christina Norton, Elaine deCourcelle and Diane Braud; sister Pauline Crowley; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment at a later date at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Robert Albert Kalanikahua Nui, 82, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired HUD-Pacific deputy director of housing and urban renewal, died May 31 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diana; daughter Rachelle Enos; sisters Juliette Jimenez, Shirley Dandurant and Amanda Kaleiohi; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. A celebration of life will be held 4 p.m. June 29 at the old airport tennis courts in Kona.
Alvina Kilikiua Kailihou Park, 85, of Nanakuli, a former Hawaiian Homes commissioner, legislative aide and lei stand owner at Aloha Tower, died May 26 in Ewa Beach. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Stephen D., Stanley M. and Michael E.; daughters Sandra "Sandy" Pukahi and Marie D. Loughmiller; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Frank Rapozo, 85, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired McBryde Sugar Plantation supervisor, died Sunday. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Virginia A., son John F., daughter Barbara Rego, brothers J. Stanley and Fulton Rapoza, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at the Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.
Bill Reimers, 86, of Hanalei, Kauai, a U.S. Air Force veteran during World War II, died Saturday in Kapaa, Kauai. He was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He is survived by wife Kaye, son Bill, daughters Pamela and Rhonda, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes will be held on June 25 in Hanalei.
Colin Stuart Robinson, formerly known as Carroll Smiley Robinson, 80, of Honolulu died June 6. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Friday.
Rudi A. Van Rouveroy, 84, of Honolulu, retired owner of Rudi's Photography Studio and a music teacher at Kapahulu Senior Center, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Bandung, Dutch Indonesia. He is survived by wife Athy, daughters Reny Hernandez and Elly Wilson, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A remembrance will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Kapahulu Senior Center, 3410 Campbell Ave.
Patricia Ann Snider, 60, of Puako, Hawaii, a retired pharmacist and former owner of Kamehameha Pharmacy in Kapaau, died June 10 at home. She was born in Colony, Okla. She is survived by companion Bill, sons Lindel and Billy, daughter Lei-Ann, mother Sophie Payne, brother Leon Payne and one grandchild. A celebration of life will be held 4 p.m. Saturday at her residence, 125 Puako Beach Drive. Casual attire.
Frank Yoshito Takenaka, 88, of Pearl City, a retired Railway Express cashier, died June 8. He was born in Hanalei, Kauai. He is survived by daughters Leilani C. Kuwahara, Charlotte A. Tanaka and Donna M. Matsuo; brothers Minoru Katayama and Donald, Kenneth and Billy Takaki; sisters Madeline Takaki, Ruby Yoshimura, Nancy Kobayashi, Geraldine Katayama and Kimiyo Davis; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Eric Masao Tsutsumi, 69, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. senior accounts customer service representative and a Hawaii Kai Golf Course marshal, died June 2 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Beverly J., son Oren K. and sister Gaylet Tsutsumi-Kim. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
James Shinji Yamada, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army journalist, died Thursday. He was born in Santa Ana, Calif. He is survived by brother Fred. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Shinshu Kyokai Mission Dormitory, 1631 S. Beretania St. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kiujiro Yamaguchi, 101, of Wailuku, a painting contractor, died June 7 in Kula Hospital. He was born in Kukaiau, Hawaii. He is survived by son Don Yamaguchi, daughters Flora Yashiro and Lorraine Thorne, brother Yoshihara, 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kiyoko Yamamoto, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Moiliili Community Center afterschool care supervisor, died June 5 in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Lawrence K., Wayne T. and Derek H.; brothers Shizuo and Robert Masuda; sisters Fusae Nobuta and Toshiko Mente; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Craddock Kamailekaluea Yorkman, 63, of Kekaha, Kauai, an ITT Industries systems division security officer, died Friday at home. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kaanoi; son Kawekiu; daughters Tita and Keala; brothers Gilroy and Kanani; sisters Kalihilihi Hansen, Karen Hunter and Lusalle Andrade; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kekaha Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Casual attire.
Lum Chow Young, 94, of Wahiawa, a retired accountant for Dole Plantation and Castle & Cooke, died June 8 at home. He was born in Waikane. He is survived by daughters Sylvia Young Matsui; brother Wing Mung, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Wahiawa United Methodist Church, 1445 California Ave. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha 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.