Edwin Jackson Cranford, 82, of Mililani, a retired federal civil service quality-control specialist, died Sept. 17, 2003, at home. He was born in High Point, N.C. He is survived by wife Clara M. Private services.
Arlene Mae "Chili" Fernandez, 76, of Honolulu, died Oct. 7, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She is survived by sons Moses "Moki" and Miki; brothers James Jr., Albert and Darryl Lucas; sisters Judith Sylvia and Veronica Soto; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Salvation Army Leeward Corps, 98-612 Moanalua Loop. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Alberta Nona "Bertha" Gamiao, 74, of Honolulu, died Oct. 6, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Stephen Castro and Jesse and Joaquin B. Gamiao Jr.; daughter Blaudina "Dina" Balmores; brothers Rudy and Joseph Castro and Vale, Ping, Francis and Kata Maduli; sisters Harriet Mundon, Mary "Kuulei" Gora, Irene Fernandez, Lucia Abero and Nina Cablayan; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held at a later date in Kona.
Haruto Harada, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Airlines employee and U.S. Army veteran, died Oct. 1, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yuriko. Private services.
Yukio Harioka, 86, of Hanapepe Heights, Kauai, a retired Kekaha Sugar Co. carpenter, died Oct. 6, 2003, in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kimiye; son Vincent; brother Yoneji; sisters Shizue Yokotake, Akiko Nagata and Miharu Mizoguchi; and a grandchild. Private services.
The Rev. Violet Koryo Umeko Hashimoto, 95, of Honolulu, died Oct. 6, 2003, in Aloha Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son James, sisters Helen Tomasu and Doris Takao, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yun Ho, 84, of Honolulu, died Oct. 9, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in China. He is survived by sons Lap Tak, Stephen and Sing Man; daughter Sindy Ma; and seven grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Shirley Keiko Ichiki, 67, of Kaneohe, a retired Woolworth's bookkeeper, died Oct. 14, 2003, at home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by son Daryl H.; daughters Sandra C. Aki and Laura N. Kamioka; brother Gary Nakamura; sisters Carol and Katie Nakamura, Susan Drumheller, Jane Tengan and Sharon Harris; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Mary Kyoko Kokame, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton Waikiki Hotel laundry worker, died Oct. 4, 2003, in St. Francis Hospice Puiwa. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by daughters Sharon Rabago and Jo Ann Konno; brothers George, James, William, Thomas and Richard Tsuruda; sisters Helen Kawamoto and Agnes Tsuruda; hanai sister Mildred Nicely; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Martin Motas Menor, 90, of Wahiawa, a retired Supply and Maintenance Division ordnance shipping clerk at Schofield Barracks, died Sept. 23, 2003, in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Tayug, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Catalina, daughter Marlyne Agsalda, sister Trinidad Giron and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday and 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mitsugi Nishihara, 97, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired Lihue Plantation Store salesman, died Sept. 27, 2003, in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Halehaka, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kamee; daughters Ann Ayabe, Edna Holdeman, Gloria Young and Thelma Chikuma; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kalaheo Missionary Church. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harue Okada, 87, of Waianae, a homemaker, died Oct. 11, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Fujio; sons Eugene, Jay and Alvin; daughter Pearl Yoshida; and eight grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Howard Minoru Sakuoka, 83, of Haleiwa, died Sept. 28, 2003, in Ka Punawai Ola. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Betty S., son Dennis T., brothers Fumio and Shiro, sisters Hatsuno Koga and Akiko Kihara, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Tadashi Sasaki, 79, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. heavy equipment mechanic, died Sept. 25, 2003, at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by sisters Matsue Correa and Jean Meyer. Private services.
Hyon Sok Shin, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Janitorial Services general cleaning employee, died Oct. 13, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Ok Son; sons Kyung Chul, Dae Chul, Hong Chul, Dong Chul and Ki Chul; daughter Myong Ja Lee; and seven grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m.
Keono Shishido, 99, of Kahului, a homemaker, died Oct. 7, 2003, in Kula Hospital. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Takeo and Donald, sisters Haruko Soronaka and Katherine Ota, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Alice V. Soares, 75, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Kalaheo Clinic licensed practical nurse, died Oct. 8, 2003, at home. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Rodney, Antone, Ernest Jr., Alexander and Alan; daughters Leona S. and Angela; brothers Joseph R., Manuel R. and Antone Vilche; sisters Carmen V. Perry, Josephine Corral, Mary Clark and Lillian Fuerbacher; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9-10:45 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Mass to follow. No flowers. Donations suggested to Kauai Hospice or American Cancer Society on Kauai.
Misao Sumida, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Likelike Market salesclerk, died Oct. 13, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Pearl City. She is survived by son Stanley, daughters Florence Makimoto and Adeline Watanabe, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St.
Romano Van Celzbi, 72, of Honolulu, a retired journalist, died Sept. 29, 2003. He was born in Poznan, Poland. He is survived by daughter Agnieszka O. Golebiewska, sisters Halina and Barbara, and two grandchildren. Private services.
James Lee "Zeke" Zimmerman, 67, of Midland, Mich., a U.S. Navy veteran who retired as a chief petty officer at Pearl Harbor in 1978, a Midland Nuclear Power Plant employee and Michigan Youth Corps supervisor, died Oct. 12, 2003. He was born in North Platte, Neb. He is survived by wife Bobbie; sons James M. Zimmerman and Darryl and Scott Schymanski; daughters Terilyn C. Luke, Kristin Cannella and Midge Bartow; brothers Robert and Tom; sister Janice Allen; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services to be held in Midland.
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.
