Julia Acain, 94, of Makawao, Maui, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Edward, William, John, Richard and Anthony "Gilbert"; hanai son George De Lara; daughters Myrna Ham, Lucy Acain, Sister Julia Marie, Sister Catherine, Jane Leong and Katherine "Katie" Tsue; brother Tony Rodrigues; sisters Nora Llanes and Angie Ramirez; 20 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Church in Makawao. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial to follow at the church cemetery.
Percy Brown Jr., 81, of Ewa Beach, formerly of Connecticut, a retired U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant, died Wednesday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Connecticut. He is survived by sons David W., Lance A., Richard L., Brady Brown and Edward T. and Mark D. Harrison; daughter Patricia D. Mindas; sister Mae Riley; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. No flowers.
Michael "Mike" Costello, 45, of Kula, Maui, a Rojac Trucking employee, died June 9 in California. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Julie, son Michael, daughter Amanda, brother Frank, sister Patricia "Paddy" and one grandchild. Services: noon next Sunday at Keokeo Park.
Harry Pui Fong, 80, of Honolulu, a Lanakila Marine sales representative, died July 5 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ilse "Vera"; sons Keith Yamada and Scott Fong; daughters Gayle Suzuki and Debbie Yamada; brothers Raymond, Francis, Benjamin and Albert; sister Clarice Choy; caregiver Nancy Yamada; and four grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena's Catholic Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. No flowers.
Linko Fukunaga, 80, of Naalehu, Hawaii, and Payson Ariz., died July 5 in Payson. She was born in Naalehu. She is survived by son Dennis; daughter Elaine Yamada; brothers Takeo, Ralph and Kent Nishiyama and George, James and Raymond Ballao; sister Irene Aguilar; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Irene Gasper, 81, of Hilo died July 3 in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Barbara G. Fernandez; brother Marion "Sonny" Tavares; sisters Louise Miller, Joyce Davis and Blanche Pakele; three grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Mission Church in Honomu. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Homelani Cemetery.
Zale D. "James" Giffin, 53, of Honolulu, a Trans Pacific University teacher, died June 22 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Michigan. He is survived by brothers Andrew and John. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Unity Church at Diamond Head. No flowers. Donations suggested to Unity Church at Diamond Head.
May Holt Higgins, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard administration clerk typist, died Tuesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Albert G. and Maynard "Peter"; sisters Adeline Lutero, Leatrice Scales, Sarah Swift and Edwina Cacoulidis; eight grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Aina Haina. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Lunalilo Home.
Bertha Bernice Holmberg, 77, of Kailua, a retired Lanikai Elementary School custodian, died Tuesday in Kailua. She was born in Water Town (Ewa). She is survived by husband Fred "Sonny"; sons Peter "Sonny," Alfred and Fred; daughters Bernadette "Bernie" Horde, Priscilla Correa, Sharleen Lee and Carolyn Aveira; 20 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 114 Makawao St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lionel Kurk Huffman, 54, of Waianae died Monday in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Beverly M. Oneha; sons Michael K., Ricky, Benedict, Jon, Dennis and Vidal; daughters Evonda, Coralee, Tampa, Lita, Lena and Chris; sisters Patricia Cobb and Leandora Victorino; 30 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
David Kalei Kaloi, 78, of Mililani died last Sunday in the Center for Aging. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Lotte T.; sons Oliver and Alexander; brothers Dennis, Dwight, Moana, Daniel, Frederick and Welch; sister Helene Huddy; and five grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Committal services: 1:30 p.m. at Schofield Post Cemetery. Casual attire.
Solomon Kapule, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Dredging and Construction employee, died Tuesday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Moloaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Fuyuko; sons Melvin J., Eldred L. and Nathan L.; daughter Gwen K. Terlep; 16 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Fausto Valdez "Apousto" Lastimoza, 100, of Ewa Beach, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. employee, died June 25 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Melchora "Lilia," sons Filomino and Hilario, daughters Beatriz Lazo and Junnette Lastimoza-Bagay, 27 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Philip Bailey Mactagone, 89, of Wahiawa, a retired combination welder at Schofield and Pearl Harbor and retired Kauai police officer and boxing coach, died Tuesday in Kaiser Medical Center, Malama Ohana. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Agnes J., sons Glenn and Denis, daughter Joselyn Fonseca, brothers Bernard and Gregory, sisters Rose M. Stewart and Vicki M. Melvin, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at the cemetery.
Vito Bauzon Mendoza, 70, of Waipahu died Wednesday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Panagasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosalina; sons Roland, Ricky, Roger, Renato, Raul, Vito Jr. and Reynald; daughters Emily Aguilar and Remedios, Yolanda, Teresita and Sheryl Mendoza; brothers Fermin, Santos, Eddie, Phil and Hel; sisters Iluminada Jimenez and Lita Velasquez; and 16 grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 6 p.m. Burial at a later date in the Philippines.
Gary Nobuo Nakama, 47, of Honolulu, a Moanalua Chevron mechanic, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by father Archie N. and mother Mildred M. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kimiko Pinao, 82, of Waimanalo, a Punahou School maintenance worker, died Wednesday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Haiku, Maui. She is survived by sons Cushman, William Jr. and Ranceford; daughters Virginia Lasco, Noralynne Pinao and Adrienne England; brothers Mitsuru, Masaru, Masato and Tamotsu Shingaki; sisters Yaeko Wehrman, Tomi Won, Miyoko Kawasaki and Suzanne Yamashita; and eight grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Waimanalo, 41-568 Flamingo St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Private burial.
Rosario Rulona Saja, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Watumull Investment Co. employee, died July 4 at home. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by daughters Teresita Campos, Prescila Dufale, Conchita Dalmacio, Rosita Patao and Marilyn Matas; brothers Frank, Jose, Eduardo and Emilio Rulona; sisters Zinona Campos and Cerela Rulona; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church, 640 Puuhale Road, Honolulu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Wallace Takeichi Shota, 76, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Garden Island Motors service manager, died July 4 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Kapaa. He is survived by wife Flora M., son Keith, brothers Edward and Stanley, sisters Helen Saiki and Carol Okamoto, and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kapaa Jodo Mission. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mamoru "Harold" Yamada, 88, of Honolulu, a retired financial administrator for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Shafter, died July 2 at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Jo Kanehiro, Bonnie Aoyagi and Christine Kashiwagi; brothers Edmund and Roy; sister Peggy Shimada; and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. July 22 at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. 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.