Jose Bolosan Amodo, Sr., 63, of Kaneohe, a retired Jayar Construction Co. heavy equipment mechanic, died Oct. 14, 2003, at home. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mary K., son Jose B. Jr., daughters Michelle Kila and Brenda Amodo-Carinio, brothers Rudy and Absalon, sister Esther Root and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Windward Worship Center, Kaneohe. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.Tae Hoe Choe, 70, of Honolulu, died Oct. 15, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kyongki-Do, Korea. She is survived by husband Sang Ho; son Jaehyok; daughters Jison Hohng and Taeson Wong; brothers John, Choon Hoe and Kwan Kuh; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, 1639 Keeaumoku St. Call after 10 a.m.
Robert Chew Hoong Chun, 90, of Honolulu, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard machinist, died Oct. 10, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Violet; sons Michael K.W. and Randall K.B.; daughters Cynthia C.S. Hall and Roberta C.L. Chun-Muramatsu; brothers Chew Nam, Fred, Bertrand and Melvin; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Nicolasa Ugali Dulig, 79, of Honolulu, died Oct. 7, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Banna, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Bienvenido, Hilario, Gregorio, Cerilo, Edgar and Albert; daughters Arcely Pedronan, Germelina Bautista, Lolita Paladin and Phoebe Uganiza; sisters Anita Asuncion, Inocencia Labogen and Cresencia Soliva; 30 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Casual attire.
Paniani Ioelu Sr., 72, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy enlistedman, died Oct. 8, 2003. He was born in Ofu, Manua, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Aolelei S. Salanoa; son Paniani Jr.; daughters Valo Iosefa, Tipesa Va'a, Venus Kakiva, Emily Ioelu and Nainiu Fakava; brothers Iosefa, Ueligatone and Ioelu Ueligatone; sisters Fuasami Asuega, Tipesa Molio'o and Suetiamua Sea; and 33 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honolulu West Stake Center, Moanalua 2nd Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Joseph Leiwawau Kahanaoi, 76, of Waimanalo, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. lineman, died Oct. 12, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by companion Judith Ault; sons Joseph Jr., Daniel, Gordon and Shane; daughter Kathleen Papalimu; sisters Annie Andaya, Winnie Chartrand and Pearl Barrett; brothers Gilbert Pine and David and Peter Kahanaoi; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Newtown Church of God, 98-1022 Komo Mai Drive. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Kahalemanu "Auntie Dolly" Kapeliela, 78, of Honolulu, a retired University of Hawaii custodian, died Oct. 5, 2003, in Island Nursing Home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by sister Jennie Chesebro. Services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Beretania STK Center. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dayton Peter Lariosa, 48, of Ewa, a city utility worker, died Oct. 6, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Audrey B., sons Dominic L. and Damien P., father Terry V., brother Derek A. and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Harriet L. Liu-Boudreaux, 74, of Honolulu, a Delco Corp. supervisor in New York, died Sept. 16, 2003, in Rochester, N.Y. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Roger Brock, daughter Deborah Gilmore, brothers Gerard and Raymond Liu, sisters Phyllis Mahelona and Cynthia "Chickadee" Henriques, and six grandchildren. Burial at Oahu Cemetery at a later date.
Stephen David "Steve" Marques, 60, of Kahaluu, a retired painter, died Oct. 13, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son David, daughters Dorene and Honey, father Elmer Sr., stepmother Nadine and brother Elmer Jr. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private scattering of ashes.
Akira Kenneth Morimoto, 81, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army interpreter, died Oct. 5, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Cha Pok Sanchez; brothers Masunori, Yoshiaki and Nobuharu; and sisters Fusato Dato, Miyuki Armstrong and Akiko Yamamoto. Private services.
Andrew Chung Kee Ngan, 21, of Honolulu, will be remembered in services, 2 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Ngan died Oct. 12, 2003, in a car accident on Ala Moana. He was born in Honolulu and was a student at Kapiolani Community College. He is survived by parents Edward and Anne, brother Albert and grandparents. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Stephanie Blake Reynolds, 36, of Huelo, Maui, owner of a community home school, died Oct. 13, 2003, at home. She was born in California. She is survived by daughter Aurora Watson, father Michael, mother Mary Ann, brother Tiowa Reynolds and sister Wednesday Reynolds-Wilcox. Private services.
John Tai Sing Won, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard machinist, died Oct. 6, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen; son John; daughters Rowena Holland, Lauren Shodai, Gail Nishimoto and Sharon Uota; brother Robert; sister Dorothy Chang; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Hazel Masaye Yamamoto, 81, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Oct. 12, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kapaau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband William M., sons Daniel and David, daughter Suzanne Nakamura, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Tetsuo Yamaoka, 89, of Pearl City, a retired commercial fisherman, died Sept. 23, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Onomea, Hawaii. He is survived by sisters Misae Asamoto and Edith S. Mizuno. Private services.
Alan Edward Chew Lun You, 58, of Mililani, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard outside machinist, died Oct. 8, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Alan Jr. and Alton; daughters Alison You, Jasmine Alvarez and Jackie Ke'a; mother Sun Yee; sisters Vivian Thomas, Sylvian You, Marian Galola and Susanne Rockriver; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
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.
