Wallace M. Arizumi, 64, of Hilo, a handyman, died Oct. 18, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Caroline, son Walden, daughters Carrie Apo and Ursula Hase, brother Sidney, sisters Janet and Violet, and 11 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Thy Word Ministries on Kuawa Street. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Virginia Turner Cooksey, 90, of Wahiawa, died Oct. 13, 2003, in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Gideon, Mo. She is survived by nephews Michael and James Turner. Private services. Donations suggested to Wahiawa General Hospital, 128 Lehua St., Wahiawa 96786.
Alfred DeCoito, Jr., 85, of McCordsville, Ind., formerly of Hawaii and California, a retired art teacher for the Indianapolis public-school system, died Oct. 17, 2003, in Indianapolis. He also served in the U.S. Army and Hawaii National Guard. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Dianne J. DeCoito Green and Janice Ann DeCoito, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association and/or the Diabetes Association.
Christine Elaine Dixon, 45, of Kaneohe, a state Department of Health employee, died Oct. 11, 2003, at home. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by sons Kenneth and Kurtlan Cabacungan, daughter Harmonye' Sessoms, parents Donald and Evelyn Dixon, and sisters Donna Vogel, Cheryl Dixon-Guthrie and Cindy Dixon. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kailua Beach boat ramp in Lanikai. Scattering of ashes to follow. Donations suggested to the Dixon Trust Fund or Hospice Hawaii.
Jean Nakayama Garcia, 64, of Rancho Bernardo, Calif., died Aug. 28, 2003. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by husband Frank T.; sons Rynold and Sean Ishida and Frank Jr. and Thomas Garcia; daughters Windee Ishida, Kenda Ishida-Butay, Jaye and Hope Garcia, Jeniene Knight and Janice Garcia-France; father Thomas S. Nakayama; stepmother Mildred Okada Nakayama; brother Kenneth T. Nakayama; sister Lynn Lau; and 15 grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Inurnment to follow.
Antonio S. "Tony" Guillermo, 37, of Kekaha, Kauai, a cook, died Oct. 16, 2003, in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Kaena and Tyler, daughter Toni, mother Renata Barit, brother Frank V. and sisters Shirley Diamond and Renee Foster. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Kekaha. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Sakae Iwanaga, 92, of Waipahu, an Ernest Iwanaga Orchid Nursery employee, died Sept. 28, 2003, in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Eiko Sakai, brothers Harry and Seiso Kajiuye, sister Ichiko Shinpo, caregiver Ellen Takemoto, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.
Pearl Marie Pavao Kamahele, 67, of Hilo, a retired food preparer for Sky Chefs Inc., the Golden Room, Hale Inu and Dairy Queen, and a Tough City Productions cashier, died Oct. 17, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Craig "Captain," daughter Terri-Lee Ka'ula, brother Leslie "Lacky," Pavao, sister Annette Frias and seven grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Homelani Memorial park. Casual attire.
Aiko Kobayashi, 81, of Pearl City, died Oct. 9, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Kichitaro and Shigeji, and sisters Helene Watanabe and Masae Wakatsuki. Private services.
Frances Kuulei Kainoa Kupuna Kaleikini Lebron, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Ilikai Hotel pantry worker, died Aug. 28, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Kalaupapa, Molokai. She is survived by son Iolani Kaleikini, daughter Genevieve Silva, brothers Daniel and Ernest Napuunoa, sister Beatrice Kahai, 12 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Central Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2313 Nuuanu Ave. Casual attire. No flowers.
Frank John Manaut, 79, of Honolulu, chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of Hawaii and parent company Bancorp Hawaii Inc. during most of the 1980s, will be remembered in services 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Patrick's Church. He was born in Alhambra, Calif. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eliseo M. Marcos, 84, of Waipahu, a retired Europa Bakery maintenance worker, died Oct. 6, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Alejandra V.; son Benny; daughters Linda Marcos, Charito Pitpit, Estelita Cadiz, Lydia Tumacder, Marilyn Ranchez and Maribel Galiza; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. 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.
William Orlando Morey, Jr., 80, of Honolulu, formerly of Sheridan, Mont., a retired U.S. Army sergeant major, died Oct. 16, 2003, at home. He was born in Montana. He is survived by wife Hi Suk; sons Dennis, Michael, John, Jim and Joe; daughters Sheri Lee and Mary Iwaoka; sister Ellen Jimmerson; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Committal services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Mildred Yoshie Nakagawa, 82, of Pearl City, a retired Spencecliff waitress, died Oct. 11, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Vance; daughter Gayle Arakaki; brothers Matsu, Wade and Seiichi Shimabukuro; sisters Gladys Ige and Suyeko "Lillian" Nakamura; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Margaret Masako Narikawa, 79, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Oct. 12, 2003, in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Stanley S.; son Owen; brother Akira Itai; sisters Hiroko Hirata, Ethel Matsuyama, Dorothy Narikawa, Betty Umeda and Jane Yoshino; and one grandchild. Private services.
Edwin Jutaro "Eddie" Nishimi, 90, of Honolulu, died Oct. 7, 2003. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by daughter Arlene Mun, brother Gilbert, sister Nora Fukunaga and one grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Kaimuki Christian Church, 1117 Koko Head Ave. Casual attire. No flowers.
Debra Kazue Okazaki, 49, of Hilo, an independent adult home-care provider, died Oct. 14, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honokaa. She is survived by companion Warren Smith, daughter Nicole Hayashida, son Alex Hayashida, mother Ayame Okazaki, brothers Lonnie and Lester, and sisters Nina Kuamoo and Renee Kawakami. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. Joseph "Joe" Purdy, 64, of Hilo, a retired state truck driver, died Oct. 18, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Norma Jean, son Wesley, daughters LeAnn Anies and JoDine Kahala, sister Mildred K. Brovelli, brothers Moses "Moke" and Jacob, 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dennis Y. Sato, 41, of Aiea, an S&G Construction Co. employee, died Oct. 16, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Jayme, mother Jane, brother Edric K., sister Darice and grandmother Sugiko Tada. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
James William "Jim" Shiets, 64, of Honolulu, a retired IBM technician and U.S. Air Force veteran, died Oct. 16, 2003. He was born in Fremont, Ohio. He is survived by wife Janice; daughter Laurie Apiki; brothers Leo Shiets and Bob Taylor; sisters Edith Martin, Joyce Freeze and Fay Rimelspach; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.
Grace Tanimoto, 78, of Wailuku, a retired county employee, died Oct. 20, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Ivan and Dean, daughter Rae Matsumoto, brother Mitsuo Urago and sister Sachie Kitagawa. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. A reception will follow. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Stanley Louis Texeira, 77, of Kapolei, a retired financial comptroller for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, died Oct. 16, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Luisa T.; brothers Valentine, James and Patrick; and sisters Margaret Pestana and Irene Eckart. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ewa. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Tuesday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Edwin Sakaye Yamaguchi, 69, of Honolulu, a retired businessman died Oct. 7, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian T., son Daryl E., daughter Debbie K., brothers Herman and Martin, sisters Chiyo Sadoyama and Yolanda Kinoshita, and three grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mamoru Yamaguchi, 79, of Waipahu, a retired state social worker and U.S. Army veteran during World War II, died Oct. 15, 2003, at home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Ethel S.K.; son Craig M.; daughter Faye J. Luke; brothers Toru, Ralph and Mitsuru; sisters Sybil Komatsu, May Miller, Patsy Haga and Naomi Gonsalves; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Waipahu United Church of Christ, 94-330 Mokuola St. Call after 3 p.m. Casual 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.
