Berlin Bennett, 84, of Pearl City, a retired fire chief for the federal fire department, died Oct. 14, 2003, in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in Cherry Grove, W.Va. He is survived by son Gene, daughter Shirley Ann, sister Tina Caldwell and four grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.Leonardo Cariaso Bucalbos, Sr., 81, of Aiea, a retired security guard for Freeman Guards Inc., died Oct. 13, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Barangay Calautit, Bacnotan, La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Bert and Leonardo Bocalbos Jr.; daughters Josephine Sales, Erlinda Carambas and Fredita Madarcos; brothers Vicente Sr. and Onofre Bocalbos Sr.; 20 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Edmund Burke Jr., 94, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Pacific Fleet naval legal officer and law clerk for U.S. District Judge Nils Tavares, died Oct. 24, 2003. He also served in the Montana legislature and was a county attorney in Bozeman, Mont. He was born in Bozeman. He is survived by wife Dorothy, sons Edmund and Thomas, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services pending.
Dinah Gabriel Cruz, 66, of Hilo, a retired employee with the County of Hawaii, Parks and Recreation's Coordinated Services for the Elderly Department, and former insurance agent for Pacific Union Insurance, died Oct. 22, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. She is survived by son Prudencio Dela Cruz Jr.; daughter Anna-Belle Kutsunai; father Marcelino Gabriel; brothers Andy, Terry and Bernard Gabriel; sister Perpetua Melchor; and four grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ryan Norman Duarte, 34, of Makawao, Maui, a Maui Toyota service consultant, died Oct. 27, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by father Ronald W. Sr., daughters Tiffanie and Cheyanne, brothers Ronald W. Jr. and Caesar, sisters Elizabeth D. Duarte and Pernella Soares, and companion Jerry Nelson. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Mary Rose Feliciano, 98, of Pearl City, a retired janitress for the federal government, died Oct. 24, 2003, in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Kukaiau, Hawaii. She is survived by son John F. "Cobra" Sr. and Paul De Soto Sr.; daughter Vivian Kilborn; 25 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; and 52 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Monday and after 8 a.m. Tuesday. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
William Fernandes, 85, of Aiea, died Oct. 21, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Paauilo, Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ramona, son William G., daughter Charlotte M. Parsons, one sister and numerous grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Lulu J. Fiatoa, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Construction laborer, died Oct. 22, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Fagatogo, American Samoa. He is survived by sons Lulumafuie, Eletise and Lauititi D.; hanai son Junior Aufaga; daughters Vasati Vaivai and Eliepa Misty; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honolulu West Stake Center, Moanalua 2nd Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Sunset Cemetery.
Constance "Connie" Vasconcellos Garcia, 89, of Wailuku, co-founder of Norman's Mortuary, died Oct. 26, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Clyde, daughters Norma Criado and Norene Aganos, brother Daniel Vasconcellos, sisters Gussie Morgado and Tillie Howrie, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church, Wailuku. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. A reception will follow at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Aloha attire.
Mitsuo Hara, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Cement Co. administrator, died Oct. 26, 2003, at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Sachiko, sons Laurence "Larry" and Calvin, brother Genno, sisters Sadako Iwasaki and Sumiko Ikeda, and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Jodo Mission of Hawaii. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Julian Henriques, 74, of Ocean View, Hawaii, a Foremost Dairies truck driver, died Oct. 18, 2003, in Kau Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Cynthia M.; son Herbert; daughters Joan Puchert, Nowella and Colette Henriques, Maryknoll Midcap and Zena Rios; brothers Walter Paulo, Antone Henriques, Puhipau Ahmad and Harrub Houssein; sister Halawe Bohreer; 13 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Kona United Methodist Church on Palani Road in Kailua-Kona. Call after 11 a.m.
Masaru Isono, 87, of Mililani, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. employee and U.S. Army veteran during World War II, died Oct. 25, 2003. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Helen H.; daughters Beverley Tasato and Carolyn Grapard; sisters Masako Tanaka, Yaeko Ogata and Reiko Stray; and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kekoa David Kaapu, Sr., 66, of Honolulu, will be remembered in services 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Kaapu was a former city councilman, gubernatorial assistant and member of the McCully-Moiliili Neighborhood Board, as well as a Marine Corps aviator and self-employed publisher. Kaapu died Oct. 15, 2003, at home. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by son Kekoa Jr., daughter Carole and sister Kapua Fonoimoana. Services: Additional services: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kamehameha Schools, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Private inurnment.
Edna May Kihara, 62, of Ewa Beach, a Kuakini Medical Center pediatric nurse and Halawa Correctional Facility registered nurse, died Oct. 17, 2003, in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in New York. She is survived by sons Stephen and Vincent; brothers Darryl and Jim Ford and Jack Putzer; sister Lee Adler; and one grandchild. Private services.
Patrick Hamilton Mather, 53, of Honolulu, a Budget Car Sales finance manager, died Oct. 24, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nola; son Cody; daughter Kelly Goheen; mother Alice; sisters Theresa, Laura, Inky, Jan and Lotus; and brothers Michael and Harry. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waiokeola Church in Kahala. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.
Robert Miller, 82, of Mililani, a retired postal worker, died Oct. 25, 2003. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by sons Kenneth and Wayne; daughters Virginia Miller and Dale Miller-Bouton; brothers William and Theodore; sister Ruth Adelstein; hanai children Jeana Suan, Shane and Erica Melendez, and Kawai Willett; companion Marilyn Willett; and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl, at a later date. Aloha attire.
Deann Sanae Oi, 42, of Sag Harbor, N.Y., formerly of Honolulu and Volcano, Hawaii, executive chef and general manager of Estia's Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor, died Oct. 16, 2003, in Volcano. She was born in Honolulu. She was also a consultant for Willows restaurant in Honolulu and Cafe Pesto in Hilo. She is survived by parents Tsutomu and Toyono; brothers Thomas H., James T. and Edward H.; and sisters Cynthia S. Oi and Lydia Wojtowicz. Private services.
Geraldine Leina'ala "Awa" Pi'imauna, 65, of Keaau, Hawaii, a dietitian and kupuna for public schools, died Oct. 21, 2003, in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Joseph; sisters Rebecca Nakatani and Lorita Rogers; and hanai brothers Robert and Edward Keaunui, and Benjamin Haumea. Private services.
Romeo Subierre Sampiano, 65, of Ewa Beach, died Oct. 2, 2003, in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Jaro, Iloilo, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Helen L., son David S., daughter Anna Faye, sisters Magdelena Esteban and Lolita Cayudithan, brother Alex Gonzales and one grandchild. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Thomas Caitano "Kunia" Silva Jr., 62, of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, a former bus driver for Laupahoehoe Transportation Co. and Hele On bus service, died Oct. 24, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Edna Y.; hanai son Lopaka; hanai daughters Lono Belanger, Heanu Grace and Kekai Ke; brothers Raymond and Robert; and sister Leatrice "Lei." Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Raymond Silva's residence, 1885 Railroad Ave. in Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ignacia "Toni" Pascua Soares, 61, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a former Hale Hoola Hamakua nurse's aide, died Oct. 22, 2003, in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Joseph D. "Sonny" Jr., son Billy, daughters Milagros "Mely" and Raynette, brothers Eduardo Pascua and Carlos Ancheta, numerous grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Ethel S. Tomoguchi, 96, of Hilo, a retired teacher, died Oct. 18, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He is survived by sister Amy Kobayashi. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings or donations.
Seiko Yogi, 79, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Oct. 23, 2003. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Nancy C.; sons Gareth T. and Walter T.; daughters Karen T. and Lorraine S.; brothers Seichi and Shinyei; and sisters Masako Takamiya and Usako and Fumiko Higa. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gladys Fumiko Yokoyama, 76, of Makawao, Maui, died Oct. 25, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Japo I.; sons Edgar, Gary, Jack, Clyde and Paul; brothers Edwin Yoshida and Kenneth Fukuhara; sisters Yasuko Fukuhara, Elaine Sato and Mildred Okamura; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. A reception will follow. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Howard Haruo Yoshioka, 83, of Honolulu, died Oct. 26, 2003, in Malama Ohana at Kaiser Medical Center, Moanalua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Leslie K., son Harvey, daughters Julie Feied and Miki Ann Luke, brothers Masao and Nobuo, sister Kimie Nogawa and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. 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.
