Mervin Peters Akeo, 61, of Ewa Beach, a retired Precision Industry sheetmetal worker, died Monday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Kevin and Kyle; daughters Terri-Lee Contreras and Kiyoko Brito; mother Ruby Kaleiopu; stepfather Anthony Kaleiopu; brothers John D. and George K. Akeo and Preston Hind; sisters Thelma Akeo Auiu and Winona Akeo McCabe; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Manoa Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Douglas Toshiro Anamizu, 55, of Kahuku, founder of Anamizu Farms Inc. and a retired mechanical engineer technician at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died June 18 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Carol, daughters Joy and Noelani, mother Joyce and brother Phillip. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire.
Charlotte Lois Blair, 54, of Honolulu, a program administrator, died Tuesday in Kennewick, Wash. She was born in Richland, Wash. She is survived by husband Walter D., son Darren W., daughter Candace I. and brothers Ronald and Charles Rahmig. Committal services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Esmeralda Barut Cabunoc, 90, of Pearl City, a retired housekeeper, died June 16 in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Victor Ramirez and Matthew Cabunoc, daughter Pacita Pasion, sister Susana Bucsit, brother Bruno Barut, 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Rose Lau Chun, 91, of Honolulu died June 20 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Marvin H.W. and Norman H.J.; brothers Kenneth K.K. and Harold K.M. Lau; sisters Violet Lee, Susan Chun and Yan Kwai Cron; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Geraldine "Gere" Fernandez, 64, of Kahului, St. Anthony Grade School after-school program director, died Thursday at home. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Stanley A. Sr., sons Stanley Jr. and Alan, daughters Terry Fernandez and Wendy Fernandez-Condry, sisters Marianne Cordeiro and Antoinette "Toni" Teeter, brother Alfred "Skippy" Cardoza Jr., eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery, Makawao. Casual attire.
Henry Wah Kam Fong, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department assistant chief and Royal Hawaiian Band member, died June 19. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Nora, son Henry W.S., daughter Henrietta F. Yamaguchi, sister Ella and three grandchildren. Private services.
John Ikua Hanchett Sr., 80, of Hana, Maui, a cattle ranch manager, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Muriel; sons John Jr. and Michael; daughter Milaneta Hanchett-Ching; sister Roberta Trouerbeck; brothers Harry, Richard and Frank; 17 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Services at a later date.
Earl Sadao Hirotsu, 75, of Honolulu, a retired City Bank president, died June 17. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Mabel T.; sons Arnold and Cy; brother Charles; sisters Harriet Hirotsu, Margaret Komatsu, Jean Ishizu and Joy Matsui; and four grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Robert Kui Ho Jr., 77, of Honolulu, a retired Board of Water Supply employee, died Thursday in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by hanai son Phil Camero and hanai daughter Mary Aragones. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Ethel Matsu Izumi, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired legal secretary for the city prosecutor's office, died last Sunday in Kaneohe. She was born in Palama. She is survived by brother Donald and sisters Edith T. Kumashiro and Constance K. Hayashi. Private services.
Ellen Shizuko Kaimi, 94, of Kailua, a retired Malihini Sportswear seamstress, died June 11 in Kailua. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by son Clarence Oki, daughter Clara Richards, sisters Mary Obara and Sadako Yamamoto, one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Beatrice Shun Yun Kanemori, 92, of Honolulu died June 7 in Aloha Nursing & Rehab Centre. She was born in Waimanalo. She is survived by sons Ted A. and Ray J., brother Ahyou Mau, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Jan Lolita Rivera Keahi, 52, of Waipahu died June 7 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. She was born in Ewa Beach. She is survived by husband Gerard L. "Jerry"; son Gerard L. Jr.; daughter Jaimie L. Keahi-Pacatan; parents Emily K. and Roy R. Thomas; brothers Roy R. Jr., Samuel V.K. and Scott D.K. Thomas and John E. Rivera; sisters Heather P. Thomas-Hemmann and Charlotte M. "Pikake" Thomas-Badoyen; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Charles "Charlie" Ock Kim Sr., 77, of Honolulu, a retired Flying Tiger Airline department manager, died June 19. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Ruth; son Charles Jr.; daughter Stephanie Longson; brothers Robert, Howard and Donald; sister Marguerite; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Edwin Siu Chung Lee, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Matson Navigation Co. chief engineer, died June 16 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sunny K.K.; children David, Catherine and Stephen Lee and Patricia Hanlon; one grandchild; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
George Hoon Yau Lum, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Furniture Co. warehouse manager, died June 18 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Alfredo Torco and Stephen Lum; daughters Marie Zike, B.J. Cabacongan and Misty Brestle; hanai daughter Darcy Kessler; sister Anna Sylvester; brothers Henry, William, Daniel and Harrison; 16 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Committal services: 10 a.m. July 7 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Harry Susumu Migita, 74, of Kaneohe, formerly of Moiliili and Manoa, died June 19. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Sachiko Yamabuki, brothers John Hashimoto and Lawrence M. Migita, and sisters Lorraine Tanimura and Frances Miyasaki. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Julia Nohokula Molale, 87, of Honolulu died June 16 in Maluhia Long Term Health Care Center. She was born in Kau, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Rowena K. Kaulia and Elizabeth P. Ana, sister Clara Omerod, nine grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Committal services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Alfredo Valle Molina, 60, of Kalihi, a restaurant dishwasher, died June 14 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Solot Solot, San Juan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Delia and sons Donny and Darren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Goze Nakata, 97, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died June 20 in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Okinawa. She is survived by son Edward "Hitoshi"; daughters Helen Fong, Alice H. Ajimine and Dorothy Lum; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kenneth G. Neifert, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. engineer and owner/founder of Olomana Orchids Inc., died June 18. He was born in Santa Ana, Calif. He is survived by wife Ayako Ihara, sons Peter and David, daughters Trudy Keller and Susan Bissonnette, hanai daughter Patricia Ticala, sister Jean Moen, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. No services. Private scattering of ashes.
Ann Lynch Peet, 80, of Kihei, Maui, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Kihei. She was born in Gettysburg, Pa. She is survived by son Eric, daughters Kirsten Peet and Sue Zetteler and brother Kenderton Lynch. Private services.
Anthony "Val" Valleriani, 78, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired police lieutenant and World War II veteran, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Syracuse, N.Y. He is survived by wife Marlene, sons Perry and Anthony, daughters Carol Maslona and Denise Turney, brother Jack Vallerio, sister Rosemary Hutchison, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. July 10 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
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.