Asuncion Tantog "Sally" Amantiad, 75, of Haleiwa, a retired city social worker and a North Shore Senior Citizens director, died July 27, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Larry, Robert, Michael, Melvin Roy and Brian; daughter Marlene; stepmother Matilde Tantog; brothers Ramon and Carlos Tantog; sisters Eufronia "Rose" Olayon, Josephine "Jo" Paracuelles, Bernalda "Bernie" Suan, Rosalia "Indai" Dixon and Darlene Tantog; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Aug. 28 at St. Michael's Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: 10:45 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Primitivo Cantorna Cachola, also known as "Teddy" or "Primo," 93, of Honolulu, a retired Castle & Cooke employee, died July 25, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Bantugo, Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria C.; son Onofre; daughter Anita Manzano; brothers Domingo, Alfredo, Freddie and Constante; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kiyoko Chinen, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Okinawan radio show producer, died Aug. 16, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Onomea, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Ted T. and Ernest; daughters May Goya and Doris Chinen; brother Richard Jitchaku; sisters Harriet Weinrich, Kay Paik, Margie Gushiken and Eileen Kuba; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Carl Henry Cordes, 71, of Honolulu, a retired construction executive and former president of Hawaiian Dredging and Construction, died Aug. 13, 2003. He was born in Berkeley, Calif. He is survived by wife Jan; daughters Darcy McCleve, Tracy Cordes and Valerie Lukaszewski; mother Hilma; sister Pat; and four grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Natividad Alcover "Nattie" Demecillo, 63, of Ewa Beach died Aug. 8, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by husband Ambrosio P.; son Donovan; sisters Diosdada Alcover, Priscilla Egloria, Corazon Malaluar, Beatrice Lastimosa and Elena L. Salvador; and a grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Cecilia Drew, 87, of Lahaina, died Aug. 16, 2003, at home. She was born in Vernon, B.C., Canada. She is survived by sons John and Michael, daughter Jacquelyn, brother Carl Porschien, sister Shirley Bertuccelli and five grandchildren. Private services.
Robert Naoto Go, 83, of Honolulu, a retired photographer doing business as Go Photo Studio, died July 25, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Fumiko; daughters Kory F. Go-Teruya and Lisa M. Cook; sisters Mizue Honjiyo, Margaret Hashimoto and Evelyn Yamashiro; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Margaret Ann Holbron, 64, of Waianae, died Aug. 8, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by husband Daniel K.; sons Robert K., Hoover K., Daniel P., Damen A., Darrell K. and Billy Blue; daughters Dannette E.P. Silva, Danielle M. Ruppert, Danalynn K. Timbreza and Debra Tadio and Darrellynn K. and Dannylynn K. Holbron; sisters Marylou Tavares, Janet Nario and Barbara Fisher; 36 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 85-786 Old Government Road, Waianae. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Daniel Duff Kaylor, 48, of Honolulu, a self-employed carpenter doing business as Fixall Hawaii, died Aug. 16, 2003, at home. He was born in Virginia. He is survived by wife Emiko, father Daniel, mother Jody, brothers Roger and Jim Gregory, and sister Stephanie Allan. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 7 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Felicidad Galletes Maala, 79, of Honolulu, died Aug. 3, 2003, in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Pruto and Norberto; daughters Elizabeth Somera and Victoria and Evangeline Maala; brothers Felix, Lauren, Raymundo and Elyong Galletes; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:15 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Abel Kelii Makekau, 61, of Kailua, a U.S. Coast Guard landscaper, died Aug. 13, 2003, in Kailua. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Diane; sons Darryl, Eric, Craige and Warren; brothers Stanley and Charles; hanai brother George "Feet" Kauhi; sisters Ethel Nahinu, Cecilia Napihaa and Diana Nakamoto; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kalama Beach Park. Call after 10 a.m. Committal of ashes at sea near Kalama Beach. Casual attire. Leis and loose flowers welcome.
George Ichiro Matsumoto, 54, of Honolulu, an August Ahrens Elementary School teacher in Waipahu, died Aug. 12, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Nancy, brother Marvin M. and sisters Claudine Souza Jr. and Joyce Faris. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Adeline Reinhardt, 79, of Ewa Beach, a Kaneda's Deli counter clerk, died Aug. 11, 2003, in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons James Jr. and Nelson, daughters Sandra Arthur and Sharyn Pantastico, sister Madeline Lopez, 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Akira Samori, 77, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Aug. 2, 2003, at home. He was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Kenneth T. and Kunio, and sister Kikue Roumain. Private services.
Tsuyako Urabe, 94, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Kawakami's salesclerk, died Aug. 11, 2003, in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son Theodore, daughter Janet Kimura, brother Yasuo Moribe, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Douglas Eugene Wolfe, 52, of Kailua-Kona, a self-employed Web site developer and a sea captain, died Aug. 13, 2003, in North Community Hospital. He also was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was born in Burlington, Wash. He is survived by son Nakoi, mother Patricia M. Browning and sister Paula Brown. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, Queen Kaahumanu Highway 19, Mile Marker 89, Kailua-Kona.
Masato Yamamoto, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Deluxe Builders general contractor, died Aug. 7, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Asako; sons George, Walter and Franklin; brothers Takeo and Teruo; and sisters Yoneko Kawamoto and Masuko Yoshiyama. Private services.
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.
