Baldomero Castillo Almasan, 96, of Kaumakani, Kauai, an Olokele Sugar Plantation Co. irrigator, died Sept. 17, 2003, at home. He was born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Alfredo, Silverio and Dionisio Almazan; daughters Florencia Domine, Cerelia Delion and Erlinda Castillo; brother Fidel Almazan; three sisters; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
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. Visitation: 2 p.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Services: 4:30 p.m. at Kamehameha School Chapel. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to a children's charity. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
John Henry Bohlen, 71, of Kapolei, a retired adult probation chief at Butler County, Ohio, died Sept. 12, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in St. Louis. He is survived by wife Polly, sons Michael and Steven, daughters Patricia Hambleton and Katherine Wyrick, sister Patricia Wayhoff and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Messiah Lutheran Church, 91-679 Fort Weaver Road. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
William Arthur Downing, 84, of Pearl City, died Sept. 16, 2003, in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Mill City, Ore. He is survived by wife Rikiko, son George, daughter Susan Olegario, brother Marion Forrest and two grandchildren. Private services.
Albert Dionapra Espina, 81, of Honolulu, a retired facilities maintenance engineer at Fort Shafter and Fort Kamehameha, died Sept. 9, 2003, at home. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by son Gonzalo P.; daughters Dianne L. Miller and Yvonne O. Medina; brothers Sancho "Sandy," Rufino "Noi" Jr. and Pedro "Pete"; sisters Christina "Chris" Canete and Rosalia "Rose" Lasit; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. next Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Lillian Aiko Hamada, 81, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Navy Exchange uniform shop salesclerk, died Sept. 14, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Melvin, Steven W., Gary and Van; brother Yoshio Takai; and eight grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Yuriko Harada, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii National Bank manager, died Sept. 14, 2003, at home. She was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. She is survived by husband Raymond T.; son Leslie T.; brother Stanley S. Fujimoto; sisters Fusano Yoshimasu, Natsuyo Yoshida and Marion Kanekiyo; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
Herbert Soy Hong Hu, 66, 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. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Katherine C. Kuwada, 98, of Honolulu, a retired state special-education schoolteacher, died Sept. 15, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by husband Goro, daughter Luella Pang, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Hau Cheung Lau, 77, of Honolulu, died Sept. 10, 2003, in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Po Ngan, son Robert Y.M. and sisters Grace Lee and Sadie Lam. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Stephen Allen Lefaive, 58, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, died Sept. 12, 2003. He was born in Jackson, Mich. He is survived by brothers Richard and Phillip, and sister Constance "Connie" Harris. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Life Foundation, 233 Keawe St., Honolulu 96813.
Lynn Kazue Miyahira, 53, of Pearl City, died Sept. 9, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Shane, daughter Dee Thompson, parents Kazu and Mae Nitta, companion Stanley Shimabukuro and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 6 p.m.
Joseph Edward Roberts Sr., 78, of Mililani, a retired air traffic controller, died Sept. 6, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hartford, Conn. He is survived by son Joseph Jr., daughter Joe-Ann Cowart, brothers Herbie and Richard, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Committal services held.
Mary Gertrude Gibau Sanchez, 84, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16, 2003, in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Leonard A., Robert A., Oliver M., Alexander A. and Edward G.; daughters Diosada L. Alcazar and Marcilla R. "Marcy" Moniz; brothers Marshall Gibbs and George Reis; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Tulipa Margaret Savini, 61, of Waianae, a Soka Gakkai International district chief in American Samoa, died Sept. 14, 2003, at home. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Leato, Apisaloma, Togiva, Sualata and Sautia; daughters Leagavaa Tafaoa, Savilena-Peleese Savini, Tulipa Maino and Lepetiaiga Gasetoto; brothers Taulolou, Sialiitu and Clayton Lutu; sisters Gloria Mark and Lotomua Watson; and 27 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
William Mitsuo Tabe, 69, of Waimea, Kauai, a senior master sergeant at Kokee, Kauai, died Sept. 9, 2003, in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Barbara T.; son Bryant; daughters Faith Soto and Vera and Blanche Tabe; brothers Albert K. and Richard Y.; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Fernando "Nando" Tacdol, 61, of Wailuku, died Sept. 10, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Villa Moncada Tarlac, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Macrina, daughter Stacey Barayuga, father Herman, mother Petronila, brothers Roger and Leo, sisters Vicki Mamuad and Esther Balala, and two grandchildren. Visitation 6-9 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Church in Wailuku. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Thomas Kumao Tada, 70, of Honolulu, a retired city groundskeeper, died Sept. 2, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother George Y. and sisters Gladys Tachino, Charliet T. Nakanishi, Amy E. Teragawa and Lillian S. Higa. Private services.
Thomas Minoru Tamashiro, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Raytheon Corp. warehouse inventory clerk, died Sept. 2, 2003, in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Kahaluu, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Tommy and Rocky; daughters Kim, Suzie and Arimi; brothers Saneo Yamashiro and Raymond Tamashiro; sisters Ruth Uehara, Constance F. Ogusuku and Gladys Matsuda; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Ruth Monica Vierra, 83, of Kailua, died Sept. 11, 2003, at home. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by daughters Ruth M. Chatterton and Teresa A. Camara, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
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.
