Leo J. Arne, 84, of Punaluu, a retired hospital administrator, died Aug. 28, 2003. He was born in Benson, Minn. He is survived by sons Jay and Chet, brother Richard O., sisters Florence Ransom and Wilma Schwalen, and five grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
Alehandro Samonte Castillo, 81, of Wahiawa died Aug. 20, 2003, in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Kukuihale, Hawaii. He is survived by son Andrew; daughters Ethelwynne Moriyama, Laura Sakamoto, Sylvia Oshiro and Eileen Kagehiro; brother Lawrence; sister Vicky Bachiller; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Patricia Marie Conklin, 74, of Honolulu, a C. Brewer & Co. executive secretary, died July 24, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Slayton, Minn. She is survived by sister Elizabeth Tricker. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, 1701 Wilder Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. No flowers. Donations suggested to Institute for Human Services, 546 Kaaahi St.
Preston Dettman, 82, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in World War II and a Christ the King Lutheran Church employee, died Aug. 29, 2003. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by nephew Bruce. Celebration of life: noon-3 p.m. Sunday at Dettman's residence, 4171 Kai Ikena Drive. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Clara Thurston Dwight, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Bishop Trust employee, died Aug. 25, 2003. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Veralee D. McPherson and Beverly A. Dwight, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services held.
Edna Ai "Ena" Fernandez, 78, of Waianae, a Waianae Chop Suey, Waianae Bakery and Waianae Florist employee, died Aug. 22, 2003, in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Peter Ai; daughters Mary Ann Luna, Helen Lai, Diane Carlos and Trinda Sanchez; brothers George and Joseph Ai; hanai sister Audrey Kanana Horalan; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire.
Jean Namiko Garcia, 64, of San Diego, a nurse, died Aug. 28, 2003. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Frank; sons Reynold and Sean Ishida and Frank Jr. and Thomas Garcia; daughters Windy and Kanda Ishida, Jeniene Knight, Janice Troy and Jayne and Hope Garcia; and 15 grandchildren. Services to be held in San Diego.
Misao Hokama, 78, of Wailua Homesteads, Kauai, a retired Mahelona Hospital housekeeping supervisor, died Aug. 29, 2003, in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Fukuichi; daughters Joyce Kobayashi, JoAnn Inamasu and Irene Y. Lamaku; brother George Niino; sisters Nancy K. McDowell and Josephine H. Hatakenaka; and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa United Church of Christ. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Shizuko Honda, 92, of Hono-lulu died Aug. 4, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Harry, Stanley, Monroe, Charles, Horace and Richard Honda and Thomas Watanabe; brother Sueo Kawakami; 20 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Usa Ige, 98, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Aug. 27, 2003, in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Kin, Okinawa. She is survived by sons Dr. Philip, Shin and Masao; daughters Ruth Shimabuku, Sachiko I. Kaneshiro and Olga Morishige; half brothers Edwin, Harry and Tadao; half sisters Elsie Teruya and Diana Akagi; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lloyd Norio Inayoshi, 82, of Pearl City, a Greeters of Hawaii employee, died Aug. 20, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by companion Chieko Doolin; sons Wilfred, Stanley, Gary and Milton; stepsons Richard, Raymond and John Doolin; daughter Lynn Kau; brothers Walter T. and Wayne Y.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Calvin Fook On Kam Sr., 77, of Waianae, a retired Honolulu Police Department Detective Division employee and a U.S. Navy veteran, died Aug. 20, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Victoria U.; sons Calvin Jr. and Brian; daughter Terry Walden; brothers Clarence and Kenneth; sisters Mildred Weatherwax, June Kawasaki and May; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Jean C. Keithly, 100, of Hono-lulu, a retired schoolteacher, died Aug. 29, 2003. She was born in Superior, Wis. She is survived by daughter Jean, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Superior.
Steven Kepano Kuahuia, 60, of Milolii, Hawaii, a commercial fisherman, died Aug. 28, 2003, at home. He was born in Milolii. He is survived by wife Kamla; daughters Yolanda and Tanya; brothers Raymond Kuahuia and Ben and Jackie Casuga; sisters Dora Halena, Pulani Gouviea, Elizabeth Taetuna, Rose Kuahuia and Shirley Casuga; hanai sister Ann Hackbarth; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Taetuna's residence at Milolii Village. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pascual M. Martinez, 80, of Koloa, Kauai, died Aug. 27, 2003. He was born in Abra, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Susana F.; sons Restituto and Amor; daughters Constancia Guillermo, Nely Tolentino and Gliceria, Corazon and Mila Martinez; 19 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held at a later date in the Philippines. Casual attire.
William Kinichi "Willy" Miyamoto, 59, of Honolulu, a Papersource Hawaii Inc. warehouse receiving clerk, died Aug. 21, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Henry and sister Marsha Suffern. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Carol Emiko Moritomo, 65, of Honolulu, a bookkeeper for Varsity Motors and Imperial Palace, died Aug. 29, 2003. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Joni Nakano and Teri Moritomo, parents Shigeru and Dorothy Taga, brother Robert Taga and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Theresa Kananionalani "Nani" Nelson, 59, of Fairfield, Calif., a Mervyn's employee, died Aug. 26, 2003, in Fairfield. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Roy; sons Terry Cabana and Bascum Nelson; daughter Shari; brothers Larry and Brent Kalua and Wayne, Eugene, Alfred and Ted Cabana; sisters Dorothy Keaweehu, Lorraine Weaver, Hilda Carpenter and Linda DeCoite; and six grandchildren. Services held in Fairfield.
David Takao Nishimura, 60, of Honolulu died Aug. 30, 2003, in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Il Mi, son Daniel, daughter Barbara, mother Tokiyo, brothers George and Stanley, and sister Florence. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Yukio "Yuki" Okutsu, 81, of Hilo, a retired County of Hawaii Parking Meters Department superintendent, certified watchmaker and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died Aug. 24, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Elaine; sons Wayne and Randal; brothers Seiji, Tsuneo and Paul; sisters Gladys Endo, Fuyuko Tanaka, Mitsuko Matsuura, Margie Shinn, Betty Thomas and Rachel Akazawa; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. Call after 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fumie Omori, 84, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Aug. 30, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Mountain View. She is survived by sons Patrick, Roger and Andrew; daughters Colleen Furuta and Ruth Hirata; sisters Nobuko Toyota and Yuriko Sugino; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 3 p.m. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mountain View Community Cemetery.
Catherine Emiko Ouye, 70, of Mililani, a retired Department of Education administrator, died Aug. 24, 2003, at home. She was born in Haleiwa. She is survived by husband Arthur M., sons Keith H. and Glenn M., daughter Monica K. Figueroa, brother Herbert Ochiai, sister Dorothy Hazama and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
David Kaneapua Pacheco Jr., 65, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, a retired Hawaii Electric Light Co. lineman and inspector and a former Yamada Transfer employee, died Aug. 29, 2003, at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Linda, son David A. III, daughters Davelyn I.L. Aniu and Debbie-Lyn N. Parker, brother Matthew, sister Paulette Hashimoto and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pahoa Ward. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park.
Xuong Phung, 74, of Hono-lulu, a retired grocery retailer and wholesaler, died Aug. 28, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Heshan, China. He is survived by wife Tao Nu; sons Anthony, Vin and Ken; daughter Phan; brother Chi Lum; sister Kwai Ho; and three grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Chinese Buddhist services. Cremation to follow.
George Puaokina "Brooks" Pia, 59, of Anahola, Kauai, a R. Electric heavy equipment operator, died Aug. 26, 2003, in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by sons George M. "Brooks" and Peter K.K. Pia and Jamie J. Simmons; daughters Keikilani L. Simmons and Pua L. Camelo; brothers John K., Arthur K. and Hiram K.; sisters Ruby P. Cummings and Lily K. Kiilau; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Kauai Veterans Center in Lihue. Call after 10 a.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Call after 10 a.m. Interment to follow. Casual attire.
Richard Anthony Garcia Pintane, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Washington State University professor, died Aug. 8, 2003, at home. He was born in Vallejo, Calif. He is survived by mother Natividad Garcia, brother James Garcia and companion Elaine Ericson. Private services.
Veronica "Betty Lou" Seabury, 73, of Kahului, a former desk clerk for the state Public Health Nursing Department, died Aug. 26, 2003, in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Donna Kailiehu, Linda Hema and Tammy Mata; sisters Myrtle Silva, Nancy Hall, Verna Almadova and Momi Lee; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Luncheon to follow at church hall. Casual attire.
Kenso Takaki, 90, of Hono-lulu, died Aug. 14, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Mitsuo, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Takeshi "Bill" Tsuchiyama, 91, of Wailuku, a Kahului Trucking and Storage Co. machinist, died Aug. 28, 2003, at home. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by wife Janet T., daughters Joyce K.T. Kang and Sharon S. Yokoyama, brother Mareshi, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2:30 p.m. Reception to follow at church hall. Casual attire. No flowers.
Walter "Bill" Wininger, 98, of Ewa Beach, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, died Aug. 21, 2003. He was born in Texas. He is survived by hanai son Paul Lucas, hanai daughter Maria Lucas and two hanai grandchildren. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Hanako Wynn, 87, of Pearl City, died Aug. 22, 2003, in Pearl City. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sister Hisae Hiyane. Private services.
Dorothy Yamamoto, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Aug. 26, 2003, in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Morito; sons Henry, Dexter, Albert and Vu Sean Weeks and Charles Hua; daughter Carole Moon; brother George Ching; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ayako Yamashita, 82, of Kahului, a Ben Franklin sales supervisor, died Aug. 27, 2003, in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Kahului. She is survived by son Ned; brothers Seichi, Akira, Kazuo, Tadashi, "Skippy" and Fred Yamamoto; sisters Shigeko Uno and Haruko Goto; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Raymond Akira Yamashita, 63, of Honolulu died Aug. 26, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Hui Sun, stepson Scott and stepdaughters Roxanne and Dawn. Committal services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
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.
