Alice Nobue Almodova, 80, of Eleele, Kauai, a homemaker, died Sept. 2, 2003, in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Louis Jr.; son Don; daughters Geraldine Yamamoto, Sandra MacDonald and Patricia Ashley; sisters Marian Gima and Beatrice Kikugawa; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Leighton Kaleialii Beck, 73, of Kaupo Ranch, Maui, a retired Kaupo Ranch employee, died Sept. 7, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Esther K.K.; sons Eugene, Kalei, Dayton and Duane; daughters Bertha Young, Yvonne Ke and Alice, Rolna U. and Zelie K. Beck; brother Wallace Sr.; sisters Annie Krisafi and Susan Pua; 27 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 8-11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Gertrude Leianuenue "Baby Lei" Bite, 65, of Waianae, a Kodak Hula Show and Paradise Cove entertainer, died Aug. 26, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Nanakuli. She is survived by sons John, Edward, Floyd and Jerome Werner, Kelly Schmidt, Kalani Mahoe and Big Rons and Eddie Maria; daughters Roberta Woode, Jojette "Joey" Aken-Lorenzo, Michelle Gomes, Delilahdee Bite, Gail Lee, Leona "Ona" Bite-Kekoanui, Marilyn Kaaialii, Ida Hoohuli, Helena "Lovey" Schmidt, Elena P. Via and Desiree Mariani; companion Gail Schmidt; brothers Palmer Kua and Wilbert and William Kahoonei; sisters Katherine Pauole, Emily Kua, Mabel Maria, Susanna Kaawa, Willel Manuwai and Francine Sohn; 54 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nanakuli Door of Faith Church, 89-142 Haleakala Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Casual attire.
Charles Caspino Jr., 61, of Columbia, S.C., a retired U.S. Army veteran, died Sept. 7, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Paula B., sons Christopher G. and Patrick A., daughter Caroline L., brother Dennis A., sister Charlene Wilson and three grandchildren. Services to be held in Columbia. Donations suggested to the Disabled American Veterans.
Florence Yee Ching, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired Skirts and Blouses seamstress, died Sept. 8, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Marvin, Glenn and Gareth; brothers Raymond, Frank, Henry and Richard Yee; sisters Elsie Lee, Violet Lum, Rose Loo, Lily Ng, Charlotte Ching and Irene Baba; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Warren Kaipoho'ohuaamaua "Kaipo" DeGuair, 52, of Kailua-Kona, a musician, died Sept. 2, 2003, in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Huellyn Whitford; sons Noa K. and John K.; daughter Kealia B. Prince; hanai daughter Lauren Phillips; brothers Thomas Lobo and Francis K. Kahele; sisters Sheila A. Kahalepauole, Vernalei Kahele, Karen DeGuair-Amituanai, Betty J. Spillner and Mary Don Rawlins; and hanai sister Kalehuamakanoe F. Pule. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua Stake Center. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Elizabeth Ann DeStael-Marks, 50, of Kailua-Kona, a Wal-Mart receiving manager and Emma's Florist employee, died Sept. 4, 2003, in Kona Community Hospital. She also was a Hualalai Resort employee. She was born in Jefferson, Wash. She is survived by husband Joe Marks Jr.; sons Tate and Jerome Marks; daughters Jolene Duerksen, Reina Santiago, Nadine Mandaloniz, Nai'a Bonomi and Deanna Marks; mother Margaret Ann DeStael; brother Jim DeStael; sisters Noreen DeStael and Carol Harder; and 18 grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Honokohau Boat Harbor. Luncheon: 1 p.m. at Joe Marks Jr. residence, 73-4133 Hawaii Belt Road.
William Michael Dunne, 70, of Lahaina, a Bechtel traffic administrator, died Sept. 6, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by wife Beverly U., son Michael F., daughter Valerie L. Autufuga, mother Bridget, sister Ann Detroy and four grandchildren. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Yoshiko "Yoshi" Farm, 72, of Ewa Beach, a retired Pearl City Tavern employee, died Sept. 5, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kobe, Japan. She is survived by son Mark Flores, daughter Jody Foster, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
James Joseph Jordan, 69, of Honolulu, a retired court officer for the New York Bronx Supreme Court, died Sept. 6, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Bronx, N.Y. He is survived by hanai son Jay W. Duffy and caregiver Elaine Walton. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Fellowship: 1 p.m. Saturday at 2345 Ala Wai No. 2606. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Walter C. Kuhnle, 92, of Honolulu, a retired engineer, died Sept. 8, 2003. He was born in Sunnyvale, Calif. He is survived by wife Louise, daughter Judith and sister Margaret Paolucci. Private services.
Esther Au Hoy Leong, 94, of Wailuku, a retired schoolteacher, died Sept. 3, 2003, in Wailuku. She was born in Hanalei, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Loretta Anderson, Harriette Atkins and Estelle Bergstrom; two brothers; two sisters; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sarah C. Lum, 68, of Ewa Beach, a former insurance company clerk typist, died Sept. 6, 2003, in Ewa Beach. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by husband Thomas; sons Thomas Lindsey Jr. and Thomas Lum; daughters Cindy Lindsey, Carol Ann Hopfe, Cathleen Campbell, Charlotte Lindsey-Reyes, Daralyn Paishon and Jacqueline and Blossom Lum; brother John Chin; 33 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Miles M. Muranaka, 48, of Honolulu, a city clerk, died Aug. 12, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Brandi J., parents Ernest and Mildred, brother Kyle and sisters Heila Yamamoto and Ilsa Muranaka. Private services.
Bert Takaoki Okumura, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Air Engineering Corp. welder, died Aug. 30, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. He is survived by wife Bessie M. Okumura; son John; daughter Joyce Miyamoto; brothers Lawrence Okumura, Chee B. Chun and Morris Hayashi; sister Fuyuko Harada; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Cecilia Echavez Pancipanci, 72, of Wahiawa, a retired Dot's Restaurant cook in Wahiawa, died Sept. 3, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Carcar, Cebu, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Conrado; sons Alan E., Bobbie E., Romeo E., Edgar E. and Arnold E.; daughters Nenen P. Gabinete and Nanding E., Boyet E. and Gemma E. Pancipanci, Lou E. Oguma, Soco F. Austin and Ethel E. Speights; brothers Rogelio and Rodrigo Barbon; sisters Florinta Carillo and Ebella Ibona; 22 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mary L. Petoskey, 79, of Kihei, Maui, a supervisor for a pharmaceutical manufacturer, died Sept. 7, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by sister Ruth Fergus. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial at church cemetery.
Roberta Lee Madden Roblin, 82, of Kailua, died Sept. 5, 2003, in Aloha Health Care. She was born in Oregon. She is survived by sons Thomas R. Jr., Brian A.W. and Robert S.; daughters Debra R. and Elizabeth "Libbie" Jordan; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
George Koo Hong Suh, 57, of Honolulu, owner and operator of A-1 Television and Stereo, died Sept. 3, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Su Jin, son Markus, daughter Linda Suh Nishikawa, parents Dong Sun and Da Bok Suh, brothers Sung Ok and Sung In, sister Eun Duk Yoo and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m.
George R. Susterich, 80, of Kekaha, Kauai, a Hawaii Air National Guard chief master sergeant, died Sept. 7, 2003, in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Grand Haven, Mich. He is survived by wife Carolina; sons George K., Steven and Michael; daughters Georgia Lomosad and Marian Kanda; sisters Joan Japenga, Frances Buikema, Fanny Susterich and Carol Blecksmith; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 3 p.m. Friday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Burial: 4 p.m. at Kauai Veterans Cemetery.
Bernard Cabiliza "Baldo" Torqueza, 90, of Waipahu, died Aug. 19, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Filomena C. "Minang" and daughters Brenda L. Kawashima and Ellen M. Delos Santos. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Milton Lamona Watts, 53, of Waianae, a retired city supervisor, died July 29, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Martha; sons Peter A., Karl and Michael; daughter Nancy; mother Annie Kalahiki; many brothers and sisters; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Holy Hills of Zion Church, 87-112 Milikami St. in Waianae. Scattering of ashes: 11 a.m. Saturday at Pokai Bay.
Ina Vaye Williamson, 68, of Kihei, Maui, a sole proprietor for a construction company, died Sept. 6, 2003, at home. She was born in Aloha, Ore. She is survived by sons Kenneth, Kurtis and Kevin; daughters Kathleen and Karen; brother Kevin Herrington; sisters Mona Johnson and Julie Lee; and eight grandchildren. Private services.
Mary Kailianu Young, 77, of Kahului, a former Mana Kai condos housekeeper, died Sept. 5, 2003, at home. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by sons Dale, Melvin and Bernard; daughter Kathleen Kin Choy; sisters Susan Pine and Momi Caswell; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kahului Union Church. Call after 3 p.m. Reception to follow at church hall. Committal services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park.
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.
