Leinaala Lee Apau, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education schoolteacher, died Sept. 15, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dr. Richard; daughters Dr. Roberta Ikemoto, Dr. Noelani Ludlum and Dr. Maile Jachowski; brother Campbell Lee; sisters Alice Char and Leilani Chun; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kamehameha School Chapel. Private burial. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to a children's charity.
John Paul Belanger, 31, of Honolulu, died Sept. 12, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Paul H., stepmother Melissa, brothers Dan and Jim, stepsister Kristin Lee and grandparent Marie. Private services.
Margo Bertrand, 82, of Waianae, died Sept. 15, 2003. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son William Watson, daughters Margo and Kathleen, sister Marilyn Phillip, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Henry Clinton Burgess, 91, of Mililani, a retired engineer, died Sept. 11, 2003. He was born in Canandaigua, N.Y. He is survived by son Clinton Charron, daughter Krista Taylor, brother Edson, sister Mary Lou Gould, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. No services.
Kevin Amodo Carranza, infant son of Calvin Carranza and Reynelyn Amodo, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 27, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brother Calvin G. Jr. and grandparents Estrelita and Maximo Amodo and Teresa G. Carranza. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Patrick Dai Chan Ching, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired Safeway Stores meatcutter, died Sept. 13, 2003, in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pamaleta S.T.; stepsons Kenneth, Terry and Dwayne Tester; stepdaughter Linda Tester; brothers Ernest, Calvin and Cletus; and sisters Karen Tom, Rosie Ching and Loretta Keola. Services: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Doris Rita Coppola, 83, of Wailua, Kauai, an Internal Revenue Service clerk, died Sept. 15, 2003, at home. She was born in Massachusetts. She is survived by daughter Sandra. Mass: 2 p.m. today at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 1:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Godofredo "Godo" Cruz Jr., 34, of Ewa Beach, died Sept. 8, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Blessie L.A., son Bryson A., parents Godofredo "Fred" and Violet, and brother Franklin. Mass: noon Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Maurice Edward Day, 89, of Honolulu, formerly of Aurora, Colo., a retired civil engineer for the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, died Sept. 14, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Hopedale, Mass. He is survived by wife Dorothea, son James, daughter Carole Kral, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Committal services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Patrick Leon DeVille, 48, of Lihue, an Alexander's Nursery caretaker, died Sept. 9, 2003, in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Oak Park, Ill. He is survived by brothers Thomas and Emmet, and sister Valerie. Services held.
Dr. George E. Dillinger, 74, of Honolulu, a retired physician, died Sept. 14, 2003. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by son Mark, daughter June, brothers Paul and David, sister Peg Beals and a grandchild. Private services.
Yoshitaka "Taka" Eguchi, 80, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Kekaha Sugar Co. employee, died Sept. 15, 2003. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Shigeko, sons Dennis Y. and Zadoc Y., daughter Tessie Y. Hall, brothers Kazumi and Fumio, sister Terue Hiramoto, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m.
Raymond Rodrigues Freitas, 91, of Kula, Maui, a retired electrical engineer for Hawaiian Electric Co., died Sept. 6, 2003, in Kula Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bernice M., sons Raybern Sr. and Lionel L., daughters Andrea Warren and Kathy Belcher, sister Vivian Carter, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Luncheon to follow at church hall. Casual attire.
Paul Ah Chee Ho, 91, of Mililani, a former co-owner and Realtor of Jade Realty and a retired inspector for Corps of Engineers at Schofield, died Sept. 10, 2003, in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian, son Lloyd K.Y., sisters Alice Chang and Pearl Suey, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Herbert Soy Hong Hu, 91, of Honolulu, a retired independent sales representative, died Sept. 14, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Glenn T., daughter Kelly A., brothers Joseph and Alfred, and sisters Mabel Sitch and Grace Ching. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Alban's chapel at Iolani School, 563 Kamoku St. Call after 3:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Fortunata "Forchie" Ibrao, 71, of Waialua, died Aug. 28, 2003, in Mililani. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by son Romeo; daughters Clarita Icari, Gwen Nolasco, Laurie Ibrao-Rubeck, Natalie Sims, Carey Berky and Leah Ruiz; brothers Eddie, Freddie, Andres and Miguel Asuncion; sisters Mary De Castro and Petra Manalo; 15 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Vivian Nget Shong Kau, 77, of Waipahu, died Sept. 4, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Bernard Kau and sisters Harriet Mock and Charlotte Akamu. Private services.
Charles Bernard Knudson, 78, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, died Sept. 6, 2003. He was born in Fargo, N.D. He is survived by wife June; sons Charles B. III, John K. and Robert G.; daughter Karen E. Lindermuth; sister Elaine E. Barnes; and five grandchildren. Services to be held in Virginia.
Ronald Shoji Kuroda, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, died Sept. 6, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mae A., sons Wayne and Dale, daughter Dianne Goo, brothers Albert and Robert, sister Betty Hashimoto and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masanori Kushi, 78, of Hilo, an attorney at Kushi & Kushi Attorneys at Law, died Sept. 10, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Al M. and John; daughters Naomi Seely and Lynne K. Kushi; brother Herbert; sisters Fujie Takayama, Sadako Kushi and Emiko Nakamoto; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
The Rev. Sinaipa Langi, 49, of Wailua, Kauai, a Lihue United Church associate pastor, died Sept. 11, 2003, in Waialua. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Otusia; sons Nathaniel "Daniel" and Simione "Simi"; daughters Matilda "Tilda" and Heulupe "Lupe"; mother Mele; brothers Fatani, Pau, Noa and Valeti; and sisters Selomiti Soakai, Lokeli Liavaa, Kato Makisi, Luisa Tiueti, Louhuni Tuihalafatai and Lesieli Domingo. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at First United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Beretania St. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Lihue United Church on Kauai. Call after noon. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Yuk Kuen Chun Lau, 84, of Honolulu, died Sept. 14, 2003. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Yue, Pui Leung, Pui Yun and Kwok Hing; daughters Pui Chan Lee and Kin Wah Lau; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 9-11 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary, west chapel. Cremation to follow.
Christobel Alu Nakamoto Lindsay, 86, of Hilo, a retired Alfred Shaheen's Fashions supervisor, died Sept. 10, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons the Rev. Ed, Leroy, Thomas N. and James Nakamoto; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at United Community Church. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery in Nuuanu.
Minori Masui, 86, of Honolulu, a retired cabinetmaker, died Sept. 4, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys M., son Gene K., daughter Colleen M. Tamaye and five grandchildren. Private services.
Matsuki Matsukawa, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard carpenter, died Sept. 13, 2003, at home. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by sisters Momoe Nakashima, Mitsue Inamasu and Nancy Nolan. Private services.
Alfred James "Stan" Menzies, 77, of Hilo, a retired Merchant Marine seaman, died Sept. 13, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Farnborough, England. He is survived by wife Cheryl, stepsons Leonard Gonsalves Jr. and Don Ahuna Jr., stepdaughter Stephanie Knowlton and numerous step-grandchildren. No services.
Dominga A. Navarro, 72, of Lihue, died Sept. 2, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Ivan J., sons Lawrence and Melvin M. Damasco, brother Salvador Ambrocio, sister Martha Domingo, 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Livingston T. Rosehill "Stone" Olomua, 30, of Hilo, a former warehouseman, died Sept. 11, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughter Shariah-Mae K.; companion Raynelle Z. Cabalis; parents Albert K. and Denise L.R. Mahi Sr.; brothers Denny "Pohai" Olomua and Duncan, Albert Jr. and Gabby Mahi; and sisters Kaleimomiokealoha "Turtle," Sharon and Sharol Mahi and Cheri Alidon. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Violet Gladys Plank, 77, of Hilo, a Kumana Center coordinated services senior helper, died Sept. 14, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Terry and Allen, daughters Carol Domenichini and Deborah Erickson, brother Robert Jardine, sisters Helen Tepsa and Theresa Wilt, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo.
Bertha Winona Mapuana Roxburgh, 47, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Sept. 8, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Wayne; hanai sons Clement, Anthony and Palani Mahiai; hanai daughter Keola Morsley; father Charles Hassard Sr.; mother Violet DeRego; brother Charles Hassard Jr.; and five grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Ronald Tsugio Sakuoka, 57, of Haleiwa, died Sept. 3, 2003, in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by brothers Richard T., Dean T. and Allen H. Private services.
Cameron Bryan "Boodee" Sarno, 43, of Las Vegas, will be remembered in services 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Sarno died Sept. 1, 2003, after being sideswiped by a truck while changing his vehicle's tire in Kuwait. He was born in Wahiawa and was a U.S. Army staff sergeant. He is survived by sons Cameron Bryan "Bj" Takeuchi and Desmond Magana, mother Trinidad "Judy," brother James Jr., sister Jamie Gallarde and grandparent Angeline Gallano. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Scattering of ashes: 11:30 a.m. Sept. 27 at Makaha Beach. Casual attire.
Joseph Rodrigues Souza Jr., 66, of Decatur, Ga., a retired Honolulu Police Department officer and federal police officer for the Department of Defense at Pearl Harbor and Pohakulua, died Sept. 4, 2003, at home. He also was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in the Korean War. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret S., sons Joseph R. and Paul D., stepsons Matthew and Joel Schroeder, daughter Piikea Manding, stepdaughter Rebecca Pagdilao, brothers Charles and Allen, sisters Isabel Texeira and Rowena Lowe, and 14 grandchildren. Services to be held in Atlanta. Burial to be held in West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery in Kona at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the Souza Family, P.O. Box 4404, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745.
Kimie Sugimoto, 79, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Sept. 2, 2003, in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sisters Matsue T. Nita and Umee Fujimori. Private services.
The Rev. James Chikara Tamura, 68, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses minister, died Sept. 7, 2003, in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kilauea, Kauai. He is survived by brothers Misao, Alan Y., Toshisada, Henry U. and Richard. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kapaa. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.
Nobuo Tani, 70, of Kaneohe, will be remembered in services 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Tani died Sept. 12, 2003, while unloading high-density polyethylene fender piles from his truck at Bishop Point in Hickam Air Force Base. He was born in Kaaawa and was an Ed Yamashiro Trucking driver. He is survived by wife Yvonne "Buns"; daughters Ichiko Moratin, Beatrice Nakauye, Audrey Tani and Laurie Shichida; brothers Richard, Tokuo and Shiro; sisters Mieko Antoku and Tokiko Nakamura; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Sept. 27 at the cemetery. Aloha attire.
Sefo Veni Unga, 84, of Waipahu, died Sept. 8, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Ha'alaufuli, Tonga. He is survived by sons Makihele, Malakai and Steven; daughters Ionita Kalamafoni, Faiekina Pierce, Hueina Pekipaki, Lilieta Unga, Ramona Tuiono and Rima King; brothers Vaini, Lihati L., Okusi and Whitley "Lose"; sister Lusiane M. Tuivailala; 38 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. today at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 94-210 Kahualii St., Waipahu. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Nelson Nahino Waikiki Sr., 71, of Wailuku, a Grayline bus tour driver, died Sept. 16, 2003, at home. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Gwendolyn H.; sons Nelton, Neilson, Nelson, Nealton, Wade, Jeffrey, Robert, Cy, Craig, Llewellyn and Darrel; hanai son Steve Russell; brother Walter; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Church in Wailuku. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.
Shige Yamatani, 98, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper for William B. Wilder family, died Sept. 7, 2003, in Palolo Chinese Home. She was born in Yamaguchi, Japan. She is survived by son Takashi, caregiver Florence T., five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
The Rev. Albert M. Yasuhara, 84, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Hawaii District Assemblies of God minister and a retired S.H. Kress and Co. store manager, died Sept. 5, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Anna; sons Edward M. and Woodrow L.; daughter Amy Nadzieja; brothers Herbert, Thomas and Franklin; and eight grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at First Assembly of God Red Hill, 3400 Moanalua Road, Honolulu. Additional services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Glad Tidings Church in Hilo. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Anna Mitsue Yogi, 74, of Honolulu, a beautician and former owner of Ann's Beauty Salon, died Sept. 7, 2003, in St. Francis-Puiwa Hospice. She was born Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Stanley S.; son Eugene S.; daughter Pamela M. Shimokawa; brothers Shigeo and Shigeji Kogachi; sisters Dixie S. Hillman, Sarah Y. Parton, June K. Burton, Shirley Y. Hashimoto and Masako Cornell; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Nancy Kikuyo Yoshida, 85, of Pearl City, a Miki's Lunchstand owner, died Sept. 2, 2003, in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Chikaku "Chik," sons Leslie and Gordon, daughter Yvonne Shoda, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9:30 a.m.
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.
