Francis Clarke Akana, 45, of Lahaina, an executive hotel chef, died Sept. 14, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Manulii, daughter Natea, parents Kainoa J. Akana and Francis F. Robello, brother Anthony F. and grandparent Pilares Robello. Graveside services: 10-11 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
John Antone, 90, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Sept. 9, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sister Mary Silva and cousin/caregiver Herbert Mendonca. Private services.
Violet Fusako Arima, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Tori Richard Ltd. seamstress, died Sept. 12, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Dayton R. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Evangeline Mele "Aunty Mele" Belog, 66, of Hilo, formerly of Honokaa, Hawaii, a Honokaa High and Elementary School cafeteria supervisor, died Sept. 21, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waipio Valley, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Gerret "Chubby" and Richard Belog and William and Raymond Kennedy; daughters Valerie Dillon, Arriel Peters and Valene Kennedy; brothers Elmer Auna and Solomon, William "Yama," Clyde, Jackie and Jeremiah Kaholoaa; sisters Mildred and Hannah Polido, Eunice Thompson, Mary Cabrera and Rachel "Nina" Kaholoaa; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Glad Tidings Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Charles Paul Bowen Jr., 58, of Kihei, Maui, died Sept. 15, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in California. He is survived by son Sam; daughter Bethany; and sisters Zara McJilton, Billie Pettit and Paula Bowen. Private services.
Vicente Calma Calma, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Castle & Cooke Co. stevedore, died Sept. 4, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Visitacion A. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, 640 Puuhale Road, Honolulu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Veronica Mary Collins, 96, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died Sept. 21, 2003, at home. She was born in Philadelphia. She is survived by daughters Veronica Fisher, Kaipolani Butterworth and Patricia Puakea; 12 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10-11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Church in Kailua. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Richard Kahauomaihi Deaguiar, 53, of Honaunau, Hawaii, an Isemoto Contractors heavy equipment operator, died Sept. 14, 2003, in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Malani, daughter Anela K., brothers Tomalan and Edwin, and sister Laura Young. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Russell Hall DePew, 58, of Honolulu, a building contractor, died Sept. 21, 2003, in Kailua. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by companion Ginger Choy, sons Kurt and Thomas, daughter Karen Schuster and sister Susan Lowe. Visitation: 9-10:45 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Graveside services: 11 a.m. at the cemetery.
Felisa Corpuz Diaz, 68, of Pearl City, died Sept. 20, 2003. She was born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Rolando, son Jose and sisters Anastacia Lajola and Apolonia Esquillo. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Pearl City. Call after 5:30 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Mataniu Tone Galoia, 65, of Waipahu, a retired Aliiolani Casuals seamstress, died Sept. 9, 2003, at home. She was born in Leone, American Samoa. She is survived by husband Eketone U.; son Eketone U.; daughters Evelyn T., Tunatunalei T. and Serai E. Galoia-Lauti; brothers Tautua and Iopu Malaki, Malaki Alaipalelei and Laai Niko; and sisters Lafogaula Luuga, Veli Filo and Saitaua Bartley. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Michael Steven Tang Leong Akau Gonsalves, infant son of Michael and Malia Gonsalves, of Ewa Beach, died Sept. 16, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by sister Mohala and grandparents Leonard and Anita Gonsalves and Gary Jr. and Tanya Wong, and great-grandparents Mary Wong and Alice Primacio. Private services.
Marcella Fay Harband, 82, of Honolulu, died Sept. 20, 2003, at home. She was born in Minnesota. She is survived by sons James and Harry Dannenberg, and three grandchildren. 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; mother Alice Y.A. Yuen; 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: 2 p.m. Saturday at Homelani Memorial Park in Hilo. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.
Nancy Kulumano Kahawai, 54, of Waianae, a Department of Education substitute teacher, died Sept. 12, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Nanakuli. She is survived by companion George "Sonny" Borges; son Paul K.; brother Thomas I.; and sisters Marion K. Smith, Noreen K. Cook, Karen Noa and Delphine Rabanes and Henrietta "Iwi," Susan E.M., Sunday and Vanessa Kahawai. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nanaikapono Protestant Church. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery.
Alexander Kaua "Alika" Leslie, 57, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died Sept. 19, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Wally, sons Weston "Kaaua" and Alika "Hokulea," father Weston "Buster," brother William "Billy," sisters Leo Cardia Enos and Naomi Gordon, and a grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Kuliouou. Call after 8:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow at Maunalua Bay.
Masaji "Johnny" Miyashita, 79, of Manoa, a retired tropical flower farmer, died Sept. 21, 2003. He was born in Manoa. He is survived by wife Katsu; son John; daughters Cora Hata and Iris Fukunaga; brothers Arthur, Franklin and Robert; sisters Jane Nakamoto and Annie Sagawa; and five grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire.
Sunao Murakami, 80, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a retired employee for the former Hamakua Sugar Co. and U.S. Army veteran, died Sept. 21, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Paauilo. He is survived by wife Yukiko, daughters Susan Sakata and Kathy Nakashima, brother Mitsuyoshi, sister Aiko Hamasaki and four grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Paauilo Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Margaret A. O'Neill, 93, of Clifton, Va., died Sept. 4, 2003. She was born in Orange, Mass. She is survived by son Paul W. Interment to be held in Virginia. Donations suggested to Ronald McDonald House, 1326 Quincy St. NE, Washington, D.C. 20017, or charity.
Elaine T.C. Paiva, 77, of Wailuku, died Sept. 18, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Ernest Jr. and Damien; daughter Donna M.P. Wong; brothers Albert and John Carvalho; sisters Evangeline Ferreira, Mary Gomes and Sr. Beatrice Carvalho; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Church in Wailuku. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao.
Martha T. Snow, 49, of Oxnard, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Sept. 8, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Bryce, mother Leatrice Nagamoto, brother Jayson Nagamoto, sister Lorna Okamura and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway.
Yasuko O. Takemoto, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Vocational Rehabilitation Division program specialist, died Sept. 11, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Thomas T., daughters Naomi Takemoto-Chock and Lisa Goto, brothers Pete "Takeshi" and Shinobu Oshima, sister Eiko Doi and three grandchildren. Private services.
Elizabeth Leihala Renken "Sister" Topolinski, 83, of Honolulu, died Sept. 14, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John, son John Renken Kahai, daughter Velma Ululani Topolinski-Vegas, six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a step-great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at the cemetery. Luncheon to follow. Aloha attire. Flowers and leis welcome.
Lucille E. VanLeeuwen, 83, of Bremen, Ohio, a dancing instructor, writer and producer, died Sept. 21, 2003, in Lancaster, Ohio. She also was founder of Sheram Puppets Inc. in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Oak Park, Ill. She is survived by husband Antonius N. "Tony," son Howard D. Gasaway, daughters Sherry Ann Gasaway and Pamela Lee Taala, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Bremen.
Kiyomu Watarida, 87, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for the former Puna Sugar Co., died Sept. 19, 2003, in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center in Hilo. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yasue; sons Ronald K., Glenn Y. and Melvin Y.; daughter Leatrice M. Igawa; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Carson Ernst Wilberts Sr., 88, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died Sept. 19, 2003, in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mildred, son Carson Jr. and daughter Caron. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9:15 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual 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.
