Hinatea Kamino'akakeua-kau'ieho'ohenoneikeolamenapomaika'imaikalani Venice Smith Akana, infant daughter of Shawna-Lei K. Akana and Kawika K. Smith, died July 30, 2003, in Palo Alto, Calif. She was born in Palo Alto. She is also survived by grandparents Charlotte "Kau'i" and Charles Akana Jr. and Danny and Tammy Smith; great-grandparents Papa George Ornellas, Herbert and Julia Hoe, and Sonny and Nora Smith; and great-great-grandparents Alice Smith, Adeline Malu and Stella Mejia. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 114 Makawao St., Kailua. Call after 8 a.m. Committal services: 1:30 p.m. at Kailua Beach Park boat ramp. Casual attire. Lei or loose flowers only.
Betty Boyd Bowser, 83, of Kailua, former owner of Betty Boyd Antique Jewelry & Collectibles, died Aug. 3, 2003, in Kailua. She was born in Grand Island, Neb. She is survived by sons Charles "Chip," Dana "Danny," and David; daughter Julie Gratz-Abolila; stepdaughter Joan Bowser DeLon; sisters Mary Alice Boughn and Marjorie Woodfin; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services held. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hawaii.
Juan Layugan "Johnny" Casimiro, 51, of Kaneohe, a Royal Hawaiian Movers employee, died Aug. 5, 2003, in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by son Andrew; daughter Ivey Jane; sisters Justina Cariaga, Laureana Tropia, Cristina Casimiro and Fermina Alwag; and brothers Isidro, Dionisio and Marcelo. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Joseph Ping Kwai Chun, 90, of Honolulu, a retired photographer, died Aug. 5, 2003, in Island Nursing Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers William and David; sisters Sandra Chun, Jane Bacon, Millie Tai, Cornelia Morin and Gertrude Quon; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Pauoa Christian Cemetery.
Paul Ray Crawford, 54, of Honolulu died Aug. 6, 2003. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by son Paul Ray Jr., daughter Rachel, father Robert, brothers Bob and Bill, and sister Betty L. Cason. Private services.
Luisa Taguiam Echavarre, 89, of Honolulu died Aug. 1, 2003. She was born in Santiago Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by son Bernandino, daughters Lucina Real and Rufina Pasion, seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary, west chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
George Kenichi Hatae, 71, of Honolulu, retired Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser photo engraver, died July 29, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elaine C.; sons Miles, Gerald, Guy and Russell; daughters Sandra Tomimoto; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
MacKenzie Chana Elizabeth Hipolito-Harrison, infant daughter of Meljane Hipolito and Brian Harrison of Kahuku, died Aug. 1, 2003, in Kahuku Hospital. She was born in Kahuku. She is also survived by grandparents Juan and Mely Hipolito, and Bobby and Mayrose Harrison; great-grandparents Vicente and Margarita Meneses, Potenciana Padua and Susie Harrison; and great-great-grandfather Celestino Rivera. Mass: 5 p.m. Friday at St. Roch Catholic Church in Kahuku. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Tatsuyo Honma, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Beachwalk Inn employee, died Aug. 3, 2003. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by sons George T., James H. and Harry Y.; daughter Jean Haraguchi; brother Tsuneo Doi; sisters Michiyo Kitajima and Midori Kawamoto; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Joseph Bung Yung Hoo, 75, of Honolulu, a carpenter, died July 27, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Robert B. C., Edmund B. H. and Calvin B. T.; sisters Alice K. C. Yuen, Clara K. C. Hong and Edith K. H. Kuhner. Private services.
Rikio "Riki" Ichiyama, 75, of Wahiawa died July 19, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Helen M. Y.; daughter Dani Asuka; son Wayde; brothers Tetsuo, Ralph and George; sister Lucille Stewart; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Hiroko Ishisaka, 77, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Aug. 7, 2003, in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She is survived by sons Wayne, Homer and Morris; daughter Katherine Luga; brother Isao Minobe; sisters Masako Minobe and Atsu Hollister; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Honokaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joyce Nakanishi Ito, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center employee, died July 28, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Wayne K. and sister Esther Motooka Etsuko. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.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 brothers Ernest and Michael, sisters Jane Jungden and Sue Ganzberg, and hanai brother Harold Faria Jr. Service will be held at a later date. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo.
Jodi Ann M. Kamikawa, 39, of Wahiawa died Aug. 6, 2003, in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Rollin; father Douglas Niino; mother Gladys Tsujimura; brother Darren Niino; and stepsisters Lois Tagami, Merle Miura and Edean Demello. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kazue "Ella" Kipi, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Liquor Commission secretary, died July 31, 2003, in Hawaii Kai Retirement Center. She was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Richard, Sadao and Jerald Aoki; and sister Fumie Miyazono. Private services. No monetary gifts.
Jack Lewis "Mac" McManus, 68, of Kaneohe, a retired Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station truck driver, died July 28, 2003. He was born in Ann Arbor, Mich. He is survived by wife Maile, son Luke and daughter Jodi. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. No flowers. Aloha attire.
John Thomas "Buddy" Minchew, 71, of Wailuku, a maintenance worker, died Aug. 3, 2003, at home. He was born in Arkansas. He is survived by wife Gladys K.; son Charles; daughters Kaui Harrison, Sabrina Trujillo, Mary E. "Kuulei" and Michelle "Kalei o Kalani" Minchew; and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Rose Morales, aka "Aunty Rose" and "Mama Rose," 94, of Pauoa died July 29, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Lihue, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Bernice Kaina, hanai daughter Esther Iaela, hanai daughter and caregiver Jackie Rivera, four grandchildren, five hanai grandchildren and two hanai great-granddaughters. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pauline Yone Morinaka, 98, of Mililani died July 27, 2003, in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son James I., daughters Naomi M. Kameoka and Leila M. Kawamoto, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Christina Rosalinda Ribucan Sowell, 26, of Edmonds, Wash., died Aug. 5, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Dustin C. Sowell, daughters Isabella Ribucan and Portia Sowell, parents Juan C. and Donna J. Ojeda, brother Juan G. Ojeda Jr., sister Carmela Saldana, and grandmothers Josephina Ojeda and Roseline Ribucan. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
George Lanakila "Keoki" Spalding, 65, of Hilo, a self-employed taxi driver and U.S. Navy veteran, died Aug. 4, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sisters Sadie Spencer, Hannah Gleason, Louise L. Spalding, Ethel Kaikuana and Pearl Wong; and brother Benjamin "Springy." Services: noon Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veteran's Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Shigeo "Shig" Yamamoto, 79, of Mililani, a retired dentist, died July 29, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Violet, daughters Patrise Pibulvech and Joslyn Kiyohiro, son Gregory, sister Beverly Tanemura, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to St. Francis Medical Center.
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.
