Maude "Jackie" Caires, 74, of Kailua, died July 27, 2003, in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Howard and Russell, daughters Maude Bettencourt and Yvonne "Ivy" Caires, brothers William and Cleghorn McKee, sister Pualani Wegener, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Frank Caitano, 84, of Hawi, Hawaii, a Kohala Sugar warehouse clerk, died July 31, 2003, at home. He is survived by sons Frank Jr. and Kenneth; daughters Ellen and Carol Caitano, Shelly Kato and Alice Comeau; brother Paul; sisters Irene Henderson, Susan Wynn, Elizabeth Chang and Mariah Rosehill; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kalahikiola Congregational Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Waialae Cemetery. Casual attire. Incomplete information ran in yesterday's obituary.
Robert L. Davis, 78, of Acworth, Ga., a U.S. Army veteran and a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who served in World War II, died July 19, 2003. He was born in Connecticut. He is survived by wife Patricia, sons Robert and Dean, daughters Paula and Barbara, sister Dorothy and two grandchildren. Private services.
Irene Masako Fujiki, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker and a former Quality Bakery employee, died Aug. 2, 2003. She also was a former Army and Navy Exchange Services employee. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Masaru "Masa"; daughters Irene Nagao, May Kambara, Jenny Tellyer, June DeBusk, Carol Long and Suzanne Miller; brothers Richard and Thomas Takeuchi; sisters Katherine Price, Mabel Kekina and Betty Takeuchi; 18 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Peter Joseph Jungden, 56, of Honomu, Hawaii, a mixed-media artist, died July 2, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in New Haven, Conn. He is survived by caregiver and hanai brother Harold Faria Jr., brothers Ernest and Michael, and sisters Jane Jungden and Sue Ganzberg. Services to be held at a later date. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo.
Lawrence Masami "Larry" Kishinami, 89, of Mililani, died July 28, 2003, in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Mitsuko; sons Wayne, Vernon and Ross; brothers Wilbert, Edward and Robert; sister Gladys Takehara; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Raul Joseph "RJ" Mestas, 38, of Lahaina, a boat captain, died Aug. 2, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by parents Raul Jr. and Alice, brothers Andre and Michael, sisters Dana Mestas and Theresa Burnel, and grandparents Margaret Alcoset and Hel-en Mestas. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the beach in front of Leilani's. Reception to follow.
William Carter Moore, 49, of Kailua-Kona, a chef, died July 29, 2003, in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in New York. He is survived by son William, mother Muriel and brothers Jeffrey and George H. Moore. Private services.
Gorman Francis Noland, 87, of Kaneohe, a retired Realtor and a sergeant-at-arms employee at the Hawaii state Capitol, died July 31, 2003, in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Detroit. He is survived by sons John and Michael; daughters Patricia Chung, Mary Ann Bratschi and Kathleen Noland; and 15 grandchildren. Private services.
Karen K. Rita, 40, of Makaweli, Kauai, a homemaker, died Aug. 4, 2003, in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born on Niihau. She is survived by husband Frank M. and sisters Denise and Wanda Kanahele, Rose Palakiko and BettyLou Pahulehua. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Salt Pond Beach Park in Hanapepe. Call after 11 a.m. Incorrect information was printed in yesterday's obituary.
Alfredo Tabisola Tabon, 81, of Aiea, a carpenter, died Aug. 2, 2003, in St. Francis Hospice in Honolulu. He was born in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lucia; son Angelito; daughters Teresita Garcia and Nely Tabon-Tabbay; sisters Caridad Ramirez, Conchita Tesoro and Josefina Tabon; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8 a.m.
Seitoku Uejo, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Kamehameha Schools gardener, died July 31, 2003, at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Haruyo; son Ted; daughters Sharon Kaneshige, Amy Yuen and Brenda Nakamitsu; sisters Kiyoko Maekado, Betty Uejo, Janet Shimabukuro and Kikue Tamashiro; and eight grandchildren. Private services.
Buster James "Paul" Webb, 83, of Honolulu, died July 18, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Utah. He is survived by wife Betty Wong; sons Gregory J. and Bradley Hart; stepsons Roberto and Rolando Co; daughters Betty Jorgemen and Teresa Grimm; stepdaughters Evelyn Amistad, Nelia Macapinlac and Vicky Guzon; 13 grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Gladys K.L. Wong, 81, of Honolulu, died July 31, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George M.S., daughter Melanie Arakaki, sisters Dorothy Miller and Sadie Hayes, and two grandchildren. Private services. Inurnment to be held at a later date at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Lawrence Yarofaichib, 33, of Waimanalo, formerly of Kahului, an Aloha Gourmet Products warehouseman, died Aug. 4, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Woleai, Yap, Micronesia. He is survived by wife Jessie "Leialoha," daughter Lydia, brothers and sisters. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Schools Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes to follow. 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.
