Alberto Aranda, 78, of Aiea, died Oct. 19, 2003, in the Center for Aging. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Rosalino and sisters Conchita Brown and Remedios Velez. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Clarence Kwan Choy Au, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired battalion chief for the Honolulu Fire Department, died Oct. 22, 2003, in Kailua. He was born in Kaluanui, Oahu. He is survived by wife May Parker Au; children Charlene Nelson, Mitchell Au, Lynn Cooksey, Rodney Au, Valerie Thiim, and Clayton and James Au; brothers Raymond and Benjamin; sisters Katherine Fox and Adella Johnson; hanai son John Fox; 24 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center, 46-117 Halaulani St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Randolph Wun Tet Ching, 73, of Honolulu, a retired federal employee, died Oct. 19, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pearlie, son Randy, brothers Donald and Cedric, and sister Adrienne. Private services.
Ululani Violet Naumu Dilyard, 71, of Hawaii, a retired Hawaiian Tel switchboard operator, died Oct. 20, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Hoolehua, Molokai. She is survived by sons John Forsyth and Randall Dilyard; daughters Cheryl Forsyth, Michele Rapoza, Rhonda Kahalewai and Rexana Santiago; sisters Mokihana Martelino and Maile Benanua; and brothers Hiram and Solomon Naumu. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nuuanu Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Incorrect information was published in yesterday's obituary.
Esmael J. "Toro" Empenio, 65, of Honolulu, a retired food handler at St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center, died Oct. 19, 2003, in St. Francis Hospice, Nuuanu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Trinidad Santiago and brother Peter. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Toshimi Kaneshiro, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Toshimi Custom Design dress designer, died Oct. 13, 2003, in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Masao, son Mark M., brother Naoto Matoi and sisters Betty Watanabe and Kimiyo Kimura. Private services.
Raymond Takayuki Karasuda, 72, of Waipahu, died Oct. 14, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Darrow and Blair, brother Urban and sister Lydia Yasui. Private services.
Roy Zensaku Kobashigawa, 83, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard welder, died Oct. 24, 2003. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Cynthia K. Okazaki and Carol K. Lipton; brother Charles M. Miyashiro; sisters Hatsuye Miyashiro, Kiku Nishihara, Toyoko Ige, Jean K. Yamaguchi, Tsuruko Arakaki and Elaine K. Higa; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshitaka Kuwaye, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Theo Davies accounting supervisor, died Oct. 20, 2003, in Nuuanu Hale Hospital. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by brothers Harry and Walter, and sisters Laura Morioka and Mariane Kikuchi. Private services.
Beatrice Yuk Jun Lau, 87, of Honolulu, died Oct. 15, 2003, in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Donald K.W., Ronald K. and Gerald K.H.; sisters Mildred Goo and Peggy Chun; brother Theodore Chun; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Mastebrandon Tsutomu Nakashima, 9, of Honolulu, died Oct. 23, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Van A. and Regina C.; sisters Eryn and Lauryn; and grandparents Brian and Sue Nakashima and Shui Fun and Mona Loui. Services: noon Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Guang Ou, also known as Daniel Guang Ou, 51, of Honolulu, died Oct. 16, 2003, in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Xiao Ying Xu, son Vialli Shi Ou, mother Rui Qing Zhu, one brother and several sisters. Private services.
Bessie T. Papa, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Royal Hawaiian Sheraton Hotels seamstress, died Oct. 17, 2003, at home. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by son James K. Jr., daughters Joan K. Aikala and Lois H. Kealalio, brothers Harold and George Matsuda, sister Beatrice Murata, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services. Additional information provided for an obituary published last Monday.
Isamu Sakagawa, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Alexander & Baldwin machinery mechanic, died Oct. 18, 2003, at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by sons Glen and Wayne, daughters Eleanor Arakaki and Patsy Kouchi, brother Yutaka, sisters Mae Taketa and Eileen Kishinami, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
The Rev. Hanayo Sawada, 97, of Honolulu, a Tenshindo Hawaii Kyodan reverend, died Oct. 11, 2003, in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by brothers Masato and Nobuo Fujitani, sister Fusae Nagata, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Shirley A. Shimabuku, 38, of Pearl City, a former J.C. Penney employee at Pearl Ridge Shopping Center, died Oct. 17, 2003, in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Fausto C. Salvido, son Troy F. Salvido, daughter Sharina N., father Henry Y., brother Robert, sister Joanne Smith and one grandchild. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park.
Milton Yukio Shinshiro, 50, of Honolulu, a B. Hayman Co. parts manager, died Oct. 5, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Ethel and sister Gail Hayashi. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire.
Thomas Yoshitaka Tanoue, 76, of Honolulu, a retired housing inspector for the federal government, died Oct. 17, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kazuko; sons Paul K. and Mark T.; brother Richard; sisters Ruth Hayase, Mildred Higuchi and Eleanor Yoshida; and one grandchild. Private services.
Tsuneo Yamashita, 84, of Honolulu, a retired mechanic, died Oct. 9, 2003, in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Aiko, sons Don and Chris, half brother Martin and half sisters Minnie Kaaiai and Violet Motoyama. Private services.
Lorene Siu Chun Yee, 65, of Honolulu, a retired Tori Richards Co. seamstress, died Oct. 16, 2003, in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Raymond; sons Reginald and Roland; daughters Carolyn Lawver and Susan Yee-Loh; brothers Kwei Ming Lau, Kwei Yong and Kwai Yuen; sisters Siu Wah, Siu Shim, Siu Chong, Siu Yuk and Siu Ngan; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial at a later date. 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.
