Dr. Herbert Aldendorff, 91, of Kailua, a Hawaii State Mental Health Division psychiatrist, died Sept. 24, 2003, in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Berlin. He is survived by son Howard. Private services.
Orlando Cairel Castillo, 56, of Waipahu, died Oct. 5, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Milma-Thelma; sons Gilbert, Glen, Roland; father Feliciano B.; brothers Prudencio, Loreto, Pedro, Marcelo; sisters Evalina Pascua and Shanette Castillo; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Kimie Chinen, 75, of Mililani, a retired University of Hawaii laboratory specialist, died Sept. 24, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in North Hilo. She is survived by husband Yoshinori; sons Leslie and Joel; mother Kami Uejo; brothers Masaichi Uejo and Minoru, Hiromu, Takashi and Masao Uyejo; sister Miyoko Ishimaru; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshiko "Daisy" Chong, 79, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Oct. 6, 2003, at home. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Henry U.S. and Alan U.C., daughters Mary H. and Teresa A., sister Sueko Stradtmann and four grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.
Mariano Benigno Costales, 95, of Honolulu, died Sept. 18, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Concepcion B., adopted son Constancio, hanai sons Florian and Ray Tugade, adopted daughter Cristina, hanai daughter Remy Butac, sisters Lazara Tugade and Nemesia Ceria, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Delphine Palmyra Crenshaw, 59, of Waipahu, died Sept. 22, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Aubrey L., son Baron L., mother Gladys Lum, sister Cynthia Nishimura and two grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Eusebio Daliva Sr., 94, of Wailuku, died Oct. 3, 2003, in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rose C., son Eusebio Jr., daughter Carmen Pletzke, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick/ Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Church in Wailuku. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Lewis P. Freitas, 69, of Ho-nolulu, a University of Hawaii professor, died Oct. 4, 2003. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by wife Aidi, son John, daughters Roslyn Catracchia and Sharry Zhang, brother William R. III, sister Maria Hobbs and two grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, 1822 Keeaumoku St. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Bryce Hideyoshi Fukushima, infant son of Timothy G. and Sharon A. Fukushima, of Hono-lulu, died Sept. 29, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Joel and May Fukushima and Thomas and Joyce Tomita. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Charles Kealo Haina, 50, of Nanakuli, an Island Recycling truck driver, died Sept. 30, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Debra; daughters Janell, Desiree and Delphine; brother Wallace; and sisters Barbara Blackwell, Erlinda Haina, Leonatte Angilau and Levette Harris. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Ward, 92-900 Makakilo Drive. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Melvin Isoji Iwaishi, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Iwaishi Store owner, died Oct. 1, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Yukie; son Norman; daughter Amy Inouye; brothers Allen, Tetsuo, Isamu, Yoshito and Ryuichi; sisters Masae Honda and Dorothy Iwaishi; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Samuel Mitsuo Komatsu, 83, of Aiea, a retired Dole Cannery employee, died Aug. 13, 2003, in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brother William Y. and sisters Tomie Matsubara, Tatsuko Kurata and Grace A. Tomikawa. Private services.
Ernest S.N. "Ah Put" Lau, 77, of Aiea, a retired Honolulu Fire Department captain, died Sept. 30, 2003. He was born in Hono-lulu. 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 and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.
Blanche Gomez Maa, 71, of Kaneohe, a retired state Department of Social Services and Housing supervisor, died Oct. 5, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Pono; daughters Lani Maa Lapilio, Lei Maa Richmond and Keola Maa Hewitt; sisters Momi Wakita and Dirolen Gomez. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.
Ichiji "Joe" Narimasu, 92, of Kahului, a retired carpenter, died Sept. 29, 2003, at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Haruko; sons Leonard, Bert and Leslie; daughter Lily; sisters Tokie Murakami and Akiye Shoda; and a grandchild. Private services.
Jane Wilkins Pultz, 82, of Kailua, a Press Pacifica Publishing Co. publisher and founder, died Oct. 3, 2003, in Kailua. She was born in Newfane, N.Y. She is survived by husband Richard, son David and daughter Mary Ann. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 1:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaii Children and Family Services. Casual attire.
Dr. Robert Clay Sample, 87, of Panama City, Fla., formerly of Honolulu, an orthodontic dentist and a U.S. Army Medical Corps lieutenant colonel who served in World War II, died July 1, 2003, in Panama City. He is survived by sisters DeMaye Andress and Pat Moon. Services: 11:30 a.m. next Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Interment to follow. Casual attire.
Junior Aimoku Smith, 67, of Kahului, a retired state Harbors Division laborer, died Oct. 3, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kainalu, Molokai. He is survived by wife Patricia J. and sisters Eleanor K. Smith Manintin and Lorraine P. Smith Kaya. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Florence Akemi Tango, 69, of Glendale, Calif., died Oct. 1, 2003. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by brother Robert and sisters Motoko Tango, Doris Kauihou and Miriam Cooney. Services to be held in California.
Joseph "Joe" Thomas, 50, of Pearl City, a Noble's Transmission truck driver, died Sept. 12, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Emma Gagarin; brothers Ernesto and Delfredo Gagarin; sisters Crecinsia Lu and Annette, Cecilia and Rita Gagarin; and grandparent Agnes K. Zamora. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thomas Ting Sheng Wuh, 79, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, died Oct. 4, 2003, at home. He was born in Shanghai, China. He is survived by wife Alice and son Hank. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Herbert Osamu Yamada, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Electronics Institute principal, died Oct. 4, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Catherine, son Hubert, daughter Thelma Clark, sister Hazel Tsugawa and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at University Avenue Baptist Church. Call after 2 p.m. Private inurnment.
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.
