Robert R. "Bobby" Alcover, 68, of Aiea, retired proprietor of the Bowler's Shoppe, died Oct. 13, 2003, at home. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by companion Katsue Watters; daughters Roberta Alcover and Pamela Roberts; hanai daughters Stephanie Alatan and Lori Jackson; mother Remedios Davin; brothers James, Wilfred and Clarence Alcover and Ronald Davin; sisters Marilyn Langsi, Gwendolyn Alvarado and Charlene Santiago; and nine grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Abbie Andrade Awana, 85, of Aiea, died Oct. 18, 2003, in Leeward Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Douglas, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at Kawaiaha'o Church. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Laurence Joseph Capellas, 90, of Hilo, a retired school administrator and former principal of Paauhau Elementary, Paauilo, Pahala High and Hilo High schools, died Oct. 19, 2003, in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was also a former island representative for U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elsie S., sons Frederick E. "Fred" and Laurence E. "Cappy," sister Aileen VanGieson, six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mildred E. Draddy, 73, of Kula, Maui, died Oct. 21, 2003, at home. She was born in Baltimore. She is survived by sons Tom, Bob and Jim Brzozowski; daughters Betty Senn and Charlotte Bartels; brothers Lawrence and James W. Jones; sister Glenda Giles; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: 1:30 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Casual attire.
Virginia Rebecca "Kana" Felix, 53, of Honolulu, a Securitas security officer, died Oct. 17, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Kristine Vaioletama and Shelly Felix, sons George-Philip Felix and Jason Millan-Felix, sisters Ella-Marie Faulk and Patricia-Ann Felix, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Ewa Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Stella Mae Foreman, 54, of Halawa, a bartender in San Diego, died Oct. 19, 2003, in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John, brother Rance Perry and sisters Susan Mawae and Sheryl "Candy" Walker. Committal services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
William Henry Gohn III, 80, of Waianae, a former police officer, died Oct. 21, 2003. He was born in California. He is survived by sons Jeffrey and Michael; daughters Catherine M. Perry, Christine D. Mackey and Carol K. Chandler; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Masami Hattori, 79, of Honolulu, died Oct. 15, 2003. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by companion Wilma Yuen; sons Fred, Alan, Ronald and Eddie; one brother; three sisters; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services held.
Leonard Allan Keener, 78, of Mililani, a retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant and U.S. Postal Service employee, died Oct. 19, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Springtown, Texas. He is survived by wife Maggie; sons Harold K., Ed M. and Gary A.; daughter Valeree H. Ticse; sister Ann; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Kaneohe Seventh-day Adventist Church, 45-566 Mahinui St., Kaneohe. Call after 6 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.
Hyun Soon Kim, 76, of Waipahu, died Oct. 8, 2003. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by son In Hee Solomon Lee, two sisters and three grandchildren. Private services.
Margaret Taim Lim, 100, of Honolulu, died Oct. 8, 2003, in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Korea. She is survived by sons Elia and James, daughters Drs. Sarah and Ipbi, 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Elvin R. Meek, 71, of Honolulu, an attorney and former mayor of Rialto, Calif., died Oct. 19, 2003. He was born in Pueblo, Colo. He is survived by wife Elizabeth A.; daughters Nancy and Lola; son Melvin; brothers Jim, Robert and Daniel; and three grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Parish Church, 800 Kaheka St. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.
Doris Mitsuru Munetake, 84, of Wahiawa, a retired supervisor for Army-Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES) at Schofield Barracks, died Oct. 20, 2003. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Earl; son Dennis; daughter Pearl Tanaka; sisters Elsie Naito, Dorothy Nitta and Margaret Hasegawa; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Saono Murakami, 89, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Oct. 11, 2003, in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Hiroshima. No survivors. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Palolo Hongwanji. Casual attire. No flowers.
Misako Nakamura, 81, of Honolulu, a retired cashier/ clerk at the University of Hawaii bookstore, died Oct. 9, 2003. She was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Takeo, sons Alan M. and Dennis S., brother Tadashi Fukumoto, sisters Sawaye Wong and Mitsue Barnes, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Lambert Kuhia Pa'aoao, 59, of Kahuku, died Oct. 20, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pearlann R.; children Derwin, Lambert "Jun Boy" Jr. and Paris "Kini" Pa'aoao, Samantha Gooden, Elizabeth "Haunani" Luczon, Julia Rose and George Kelii; mother Helen Miles; stepmother Mildred Kaiminaauao; brothers Austin "Kamaki," Mitchel and Richard Miles, Lambert, Daniel and Kalani Kaiminaauao, and Paul, Reuben J. and Thomas Pedro; sisters Gail Shultz, Vienna Miles, Charlene Wong, Sarah "Papoose" Hohner, Beverly Kauanui, Anna Laranio, Josephine Siangco, Bernice and Irene Pedro, Maryann Cavaco and Evelyn Kaleikini; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahuku 2 Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Allan Charles "Happy" Paiva, 65, of Kaumana, Hawaii, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Aug. 21, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Haina, Hawaii. He is survived by wife JoAnn Miranda-Paiva, sons Allan A. and Tracy, and brother Franklin. Graveside services: 10 a.m. today at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2, Hilo. Inurnment to follow.
Jeremy Hawkins Petterson, 55, of Kauai, producer of the "Ako Ay Pilipino" show for public access television on Kauai, died Oct. 16, 2003. He was born in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa. He is survived by mother Patricia, sister Nadine, son Erik, daughter Clare and brother Charles. Services pending.
Kiyoko Shiroma, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired banana farmer and homemaker, died Oct. 17, 2003, at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Wilfred, Raymond and Frederick; daughter Florence; brother Walter Oshiro; sister Chiyo Kobashigawa; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard Kwai Ming Tom, 79, of Honolulu, died Oct. 16, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carmen; son Jason; daughters Debbie Keith, Priscilla Jeffries and Lois McArthur; sisters Gloria, Shirley, Ednette and Momi; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Samuel Apo Young, also known as "Samuel Apo Yong," 86, of Waimanalo, a retired federal electrician, died Oct. 21, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Honokohau, Maui. He is survived by sons Samuel "Sonny" and John; daughters June Kaaihue, Mattie Kaeo, Clara "Kealoha" Martinez and Marlene Yong; brother Francis "Aiona"; 20 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Greenhaven Memorial Park.
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.
