Paul Barnabas "Pana" Bailey, 72, of Makaha, a C.E. Combustion Engineers boilermaker and high rigger, died Oct. 1, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Maurice "Chub," Joesph "Joe," Paul "Oogi" Jr., John "Oni" and Rudolph "Boots"; daughters Chansonette "Chance" Park, Violet "Ann" Soares, Patricia "Pat" Koa and Maethylle "Mae" Picara; brothers Gilbert, Morris, Fred, Larry and Gabriel; sisters Winona Galliday, Genevieve Camdon, Maxine Ng and Susan Cravalho; 36 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at Waianae Sacred Heart Church. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Helen Riggs Beck, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired school teacher, died Sept. 28, 2003, in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. She was born in Clovis, Calif. She is survived by husband Tom W. Sr., sons Tom II and David, daughter Donna Sedmark, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at Pohai Nani Club Room second floor. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Pohai Nani, 45-090 Namoku St., Kaneohe, HI 96744.
Gladwyn Manuel Calvan, 28, of Pearl City, a Jurison's Westside Cafe executive chef, died Sept. 27, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by parents Gil and Sally M.; brothers Melvyn Calvan and Roberto and Dalinuel Daligcon; and sisters Nancy Pascual, Glady Calvan-Dolpp, Christy Tamoria and Yvonne and Yvette Calvan. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Edward C.S. "Eddie" Ching, 91, of Honolulu, a retired owner and proprietor of Eddie's Fountain and the Shindig, died Oct. 2, 2003. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Laura L., sons Stephen T.C. and Vernon W.C., sisters Hazel Lum and Kay Woo, and three grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lin Tai Tom Chung, 93, of Honolulu, a retired owner of KL Chung Apartments and Moanalua Grocery, died Sept. 29, 2003. She also was a retired Simmons Mattress Co. employee. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Bernard and David; daughters Cynthia Hennessey and Evelyn Ching; brothers Ah Kwai, Frank, Robert and Stanley Tom; sister Ilene Lin Sai Lee; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Rene Tacderan "Irenio" Gampong, 67, of Honolulu, a retired city Transportation Services laborer, died Sept. 19, 2003, in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Barangay No. 4-A, Saud, Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marina, sons Lewin and Lex, daughter Leah, adopted daughter Lani, brother Federico, sisters Paulina Clemente and Florida Gampong, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 8:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 7:45 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Anita H. Keith, 79, of Ewa Beach, a retired federal government employee at Fort Shafter, died Sept. 25, 2003, in Hale Hoaloha. She was born in New York. She is survived by hanai family Leonard Jaffey, Miles Shiratori and Pauline and Joey Carreira. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Ernest S.N. "Ah Pat" Lau, 77, of Aiea, a retired Honolulu Fire Department captain, died Sept. 30, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Martha; sons Neil, Milton and Alan; daughter Lezlie Grandy; brother Bernard "Sonny"; sister Soonie Zane; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Kam Tai Lee, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Hotel employee, died Sept. 17, 2003, at home. She was born in Ho Tau, China. She is survived by sons Robert, Gordon and Gary; daughter Sandra Lee; brother Kong Cheng; and one grandchild. Visitation: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Qian Mei Liang, 55, of Aiea, a retired Outrigger Hotel employee, died Sept. 22, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Dong Ting Huang, son Ghong Wu Huang, daughters Annie Huang and Jerrene Huang-Trang, brothers, a sister and four grandchildren. Visitation: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Cremation to follow.
Marilyn Yukie Mansho, 66, of Waipahu, a retired Pearl City Elementary School employee, died Sept. 24, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Vincent H. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kaname "Steve" Matoi, 79, of Kailua, a retired optician for Optical Dispenser of Hawaii, died Sept. 26, 2003, at home. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Mitsue; son Wayne; daughters Karen, Susan and Deborah Sawai; brother Susumu; sisters Sueko Matsunaga and Lillian Murakami; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Amy Sachiko Nakahira, 64, of Wahiawa, died Sept. 27, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She is survived by husband George H., sons Jay H. and Miles H., daughters Dori Ann and Lynn, brothers Stanley and George Miyasato, and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shinken James Nakama, 84, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. machinist, died Oct. 2, 2003, in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Fern T.; daughters Suzanne Nakama and Joyce Shimazu; brother Bunichi; and sisters Ritsuko Nakama, Aiko Takara, Fumiko Dizon and Haruko Yamashiro. Services: noon Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Reception to follow. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dick Chong Pang, 93, of Honolulu, a retired real estate broker, died Oct. 2, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He is survived by daughters Letty Mei Pang Liu and Leila Mei Pang, sister Kim Wong Hee and two grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Community Church of Honolulu. Call after 11:30 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations suggested to Community Church of Honolulu.
Herbert Kwong Heen Wong, 80, of Pearl City, a former merchant seaman, died Sept. 22, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lucille C.Y.; sons Dexter B.H. and Duane S.H.; daughters Deanna Y.Y. Goo, Doreen Y.M. Yahiku and Donna Y.T. Wong; brother Gilbert K.H.; sisters Margaret Chock, Nancy Soong, Martha Chun and Pearl Soo; and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tsuruko Yoshikado, 90, of Pearl City, a retired First Hawaiian Bank cafeteria helper, died Sept. 24, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kapulena, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Agnes Ishii, Edith Higa, Jane Nakata and Katy T. Kiyotsuka; sister Yoshiko Uyema; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and four great-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.
