Kenneth G. "Kenn" Agudo, 19, of Kahului died July 27, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by father Rogelio O.; mother Raquel; brother Howell; sister Janine; and grandparents Severo and Rosalina Galangera and Guillermo Agudo. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church in Kahului. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Benceslao Bolo "Ben" Alejado, 75, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class and a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard welding instructor, died July 31, 2003, at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Jean C.; son John A.; daughters Janet L. Alejado and Mary I.A. Sensui; brothers Robert Sr., Thomas Sr. and Francisco "Sonny" Alejado and Dana Lagmay; sisters Cresencia Mau, Leonora Villatora, Frances La Madrid and Georgia Blom; and nine grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Maria Angelica Pascua Cariaga, infant daughter of Reynaldo B. Cariaga and Elsie J. Pascua of Wailuku, died July 27, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She is also survived by grandmother Concepcion J. Pascua. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ethel Hatsumi Casil, 85, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died June 27, 2003, in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by caregivers Jeanne S. Oshiro and Sarah S. Kaneshiro. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Honolulu Cemetery.
Beatrice Coleman, 69, of Aiea, a retired Hickam Air Force Base secretary, died July 31, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Hugh D.; sons Patrick, Donald, Hugh D. "Macky" Jr. and Scott; daughter Carla Colburn; mother Petra Sialana; brothers Paul and Rudy Sialana; sisters Katy Mahelona and Angela Triplett; and 13 grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Mary Fumie Dacosin, 78, of Aiea, a retired Dillingham Corp. employee, died July 19, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by daughters Patricia A. Nicely and Debbie L. Hee, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
James Keikeika "Kimo" Hatchie, 75, of Gardena, Calif., a retired Hughes Aircraft mechanical engineer, died July 30, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen F.; brother Andrew Ah Moon; and sisters Margaret M.P. Hatchie, Ruby H. Kaaihue and Gladiola A. Schneider. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Thomas D. Jones Sr., also known as Uncle Tom "Snookie" Jones, 68, of Kailua-Kona, a construction worker, died July 21, 2003, in Kailua-Kona. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Thomas D. Jr., Adrian K.L. and JohnAdam; hanai sons Denis Ikaika and Bronson Mangauil; daughters Dee Mangauil, Mahealani J. Jones, Candy Gaspar, Sherry E. Nakoa, Jonnalyn Kamanawa and Nohealani Jones; hanai daughters Noelani Germano and Chastity Baptist; brothers John Ka'iewe and James and Gregory Jones; hanai brother Adam L. Duncan; sisters Priscilla Soto and Linda and Winona Jones; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Betty Yuen Sin Jose, 78, of Waipahu, a retired Shriners Hospital licensed practical nurse, died July 26, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Hawi, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Peter Jose; sons Willman, Gregory, Peter L., Earl and Rodney; daughter Beverly Garcia; brother Yuk Leong Lee; sisters Violet Yap, Faye Chai and Set Loo Young; 19 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m.
Luika Keakini Kelela Kaio, infant daughter of David and Jeana Kaio, of Makakilo, died July 18, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brothers Peleioholani and Papanuuumealani, and grandparents Jacob and Vincentilina "Gwen" Kaio and James B. Respicio. Services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Ward, 92-900 Makakilo Drive. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Victoria Kamuela "Kam" Kapuaala, 97, of Pukalani, Maui, died July 25, 2003, in Kula Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ernest and Elmer, daughter Dorothy K. Alo, brother Paul O. Fredenberg, sister Margaret E. Wyatt, 20 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
Sik Tan Kim, 69, of Kaneohe died July 31, 2003. She was born in Yong In, Korea. She is survived by son Ki Hwang Lee; daughters Sun Yi Yamashiro, Yun Hee Lee, Yung Mi Lee, Denise J. Min and Alexis Y. Lee; mother In Soo Kim; brothers Jung and Ju Kyung and Jin Kyung Kim; sisters Ji Yoon Kim and Hee Kyung Young; and 11 grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Michael Lee Knutson Jr., 25, of Ocean View, Hawaii, a laborer, rock worker and landscaper, died July 21, 2003, in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in California. He is survived by son Tyler J.; father Michael Sr.; mother Brenda Barton; stepbrother Brian Barton; sisters Kimberly, Tisa and Nicole; and grandparent Louise Vinson. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Punaluu Black Sand Beach.
Shohachi "Sho" Kon, 90, of Waipahu died July 26, 2003, at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Toshie "Gladys"; sons Stanley, Herman and Raymond; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
So Chan Lau Leung, 97, of Honolulu died July 19, 2003, in Maluhia. She was born in Chung Shan, China. She is survived by sons Yan and Kwan-Yuen; daughters Kam-Yee Tsang, Kam-Yuet Joe, Shou-Lin Leong and Shou-Fong Tsang; 21 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation and services: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Manoa Lin Yee Chung Cemetery.
Alfred James "Freddie" Montalvo, 67, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Department of Water Supply inspector, died Aug. 1, 2003, at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Caroline; sons Derrick, Lionel and Randy; daughters Debora Loque, Donna Montalvo and Janice Nishimura; brothers Gilbert, Clement and Robert; sisters Bea Rezents, Mary Perreira and Dorothy Curameng; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao.
Carol T. Morita, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Sake Brewery accounting clerk, died July 31, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Herbert T., sons Lawrence H. and Carey T., daughter Judy Y. Lee, brother Masami Kokubun, sister Betty K. Kokubun and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire.
Antonia Navalta Nazareno, 89, of Honolulu died July 6, 2003, in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Villasis, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Loreta Tactay, brothers Narciso and Doming Navalta, sisters Inday Nazareno and Ising Dayag, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines at a later date.
Kiyoto Oba, 93, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill truck driver, died July 31, 2003, at Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Yoshie; sons Ronald and Dennis; daughters June Hashimoto, Janice Tokuno and Nancy Fushikoshi; sisters Jane Takamori and Sharon Miner; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Reception to follow. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mitsuo Oshiro, 95, of Honolulu, a retired general contractor, died July 25, 2003, at home. He was born in Okinawa, Japan. He is survived by sons Roy K., Raymond K., Royal K. and Clyde S.; daughters Nancy E. Vasconcellos, Alice T. Brooks, Florence C. Kawasaki and Sharon K. Oshiro; sister Emiko Nakaza; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Morris Pavao, 50, of Volcano, Hawaii, a Hawaii Volcanoes National Park pest controller, died July 30, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by companion Kim Tavares; sons Santana Gentry and Mokuhalii Pavao; sisters Rita, Leola and Mokihana Pavao and Brenda Domingo; and brothers Edwin Pavao Jr. and Russell Palo. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire.
Ruth Shizuko Umetsu, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Watumull Brothers sales associate, died July 29, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Nora S. Suematsu, brothers James and Charles Shigemura, sisters Amy Murai and Muriel Omiya, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Harris United Methodist Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
Colleen Shizu Williams, 53, of Kahului, a financial advisor and a Kamehameha School teacher's assistant, died July 31, 2003, at home. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Eugene; mother Helen Ogata; sons Scott M. and Chad E.; daughter Susan Borochov; sister Jan Inouye; and brothers Neil E., Karl H. and Craig S. Ogata. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha 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.
