Wayne Walter Botelho, 60, of Aiea, a retired United Airlines freight specialist, died Sept. 12, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marcie, son Michael J. "Kimo," daughters Patricia M. "Mahina" Guiterrez and Erica K. "Kamaile" Ellis, mother Lucille C., brothers Rodney and John, sister Charleen Ekegren and six grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aiea Ward, 99-641 Pohue St., Aiea. Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Michael Lunn Chang, 43, of Aiea, an Innovative Software Solutions Inc. president, died Sept. 12, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Vernon C.H., mother Betty H.Y., sister Lori Colson and companion Sharla Anderson. Services: 10:45 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Portion of ashes to be scattered in San Francisco at a later date. No flowers.
Kenneth Kazumi Date, 63, of Hanalei, Kauai, a retired U.S. Army colonel, died Sept. 19, 2003, in Hanalei. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shirley A., sons Daniel and Tom, brother Stan, sisters Marian Tsutsui and Barbara Yoshioka, and one grandchild. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Fort DeRussy in Honolulu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Interment to be held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Toshiko "Janet" De Mello, 80, of Hilo, a retired Red Heart Nursery flower packer, died Sept. 13, 2003, in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Puna, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Darrel and Merrill; daughters Claudette De Mello, Diana McGarry and Abigail Namihira; brothers Satoshi, Yoshikazu and Minobu Seki; 17 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Albert Dinnan, 53, of Anahola, Kauai, a self-employed carpenter, died Sept. 18, 2003, in Lihue. He was born in North Carolina. He is survived by wife Frances; son Ethan; daughter Chelsea; parents Raymond and Concepcion B.; and brothers Raymond Jr., Louis, Steven and Sean. Mass: 3 p.m. tomorrow at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Louis M. "Barney" Garcia, 88, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. government shipwright at Pearl Harbor, died Sept. 9, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Beatrice M., brother William and sister Alice Leithead. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Kenichi Higa, 78, of Kaneohe, a retired baker, died Sept. 8, 2003, in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. He was born in Fresno, Calif. He is survived by wife Helen C.; sons Norman and Kenneth; daughters Clare Miyashiro and Gladys Taniguchi; brother Seimo Asato; sisters Tsuyako Oshiro, Yoneko Tsuchiyama, Chiyoko Goya and Katsue Higa; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.
The Rev. Alice Kealoha Hui, 82, of Kailua and Pahala, Hawaii, a pastor for His Highest Praise Church, died Sept. 14, 2003, in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Patrick, Dennis and Adrian Yuen; daughters Harriet Yamasaki, Yvonne Lopez, Linda Gentry and Alice Hui; brothers James and Sammy Yuen; sisters Florence Parelius, Helen Naki and Ethel Akana; 18 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Homelani Memorial Park in Hilo. No flowers.
Antonia Iloreta, 62, of Kapaa, Kauai, a housekeeper, died Sept. 16, 2003, in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Romeo, son Jovencio, daughter Agnes Concepcion, parents Bernaldo and Jacinta Guzman, brothers, sisters and four grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Larry Fukuto Ishida, 81, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. government communications technician and a member of Headquarters Co., 442nd Regimental Combat Team, died Sept. 13, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Violet T., brother Clarence and sister Nora Takenouchi. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Sterling Kiyoshi "Kosh" Joseph, 50, of Waianae, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard sandblaster, died Sept. 13, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Faye; daughters Starlyn K.M., Faye K., Janet S.K. and Kiyomi P.; father Archangel J. "Angel"; brothers James "Boy" and Charles "Charlie"; and sister Fabian Saballa. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lolita Pascua Martinez, 80, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16, 2003, at home. She was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Melvin Pascua, Gino Lucas and Bingo and Van Martinez; daughters Pearl Ann and Buruna Soumwei, Gail Agunat, Gladys Bautista and Oma Lucas; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tetsuo Matsui, 70, of Kaneohe, a retired state engineer, died Sept. 21, 2003. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Florence, daughters Faye Garrett and Alice Wachtler, brothers Fujio and Shizuo, sister Fujino, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. No services.
Gilbert Masao Nagahiro, 97, of Kauai, a retired American Can Co. manager, died Sept. 4, 2003, in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Yamaguchi, Japan. He is survived by wife Yoshiko, son Ken, daughters Jean Wong and Janet Ono, brother Teruto, sister Kiyoko, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. 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.
