Steven O. Bazar, also known as "Mr. Rock & Roll," 61, of Panama City, Fla., formerly of Kapolei, retired vice president of Delcrest Inc. and former president of the Panhandle Writers Guild, died Oct. 4, 2003, at home. He was also a musician, songwriter, poet and artist. He was born in Providence, R.I. He is survived by son Scott, daughter Camile Bazar-Ponder, mother Gladys, sisters Jerilyn Coyne and Carol Banks, companion Margaret "Meg" Ceno and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
Eugenio Manzano Cachola, 84, of Kalihi, a retired chief publications officer for Hickam Air Force Base, died Oct. 19, 2003, in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. He was born in San Antonio, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eliza; sons Eugene, Jonathan, Daniel and Jerry; daughters Yolanda Bautista, Zenaida Oshiro, Brenda Epstein, Quenna Keohokapu, Genevieve Cachola and Martina Picarra; brothers Magno Sr. and Osmundo; sister Tomasa Cabebe; stepson Franklin Corpuz, Sr.; stepdaughter Ludevinda Abad; 31 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church in Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Beulah Y.T. Chang, 89, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Academy of Arts instructor, died Nov. 2, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Shanghai, China. She is survived by daughters Kai Mei Parks, Charmaine Klepper and Annie Chang; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Errol "Uncle Errol" Custer, 60, of Waipahu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 71 sandpit employee, died Oct. 23, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by sons Errol R., Sean A. and Cory M.; daughter Cherylann H.; one grandchild; and one step-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Florencio Delos Santos Sr., 97, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a U.S. Army master sergeant, died Nov. 1, 2003, in Kauai Care Center. He was born in Las Pinas, Rizal, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Trinidad B.; sons Florencio Jr., George and Eddie; daughters Caridad S. Guinto, Josephine S. Althaus and Virginia "Gigi"; and 25 grandchildren. Mass: 1 p.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kalaheo. Call after noon. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Albert Clark Edwards, 88, of Kalaheo, Kauai, died Oct. 31, 2003, in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kings Creek, Ohio. He is survived by sons Robert E. and Paul C., daughters Valerie J. Johnson and Ruby M. Edwards, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Mikaele V. Fatai, Jr., 25, of Honolulu, died Oct. 24, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Mikaele V. Sr. and Lenisi "Penisimani," sister Vasiti V. Mateo and brothers Sione and Steven. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Patricia-Linda Ann Felix, 48, of Hilo, died Oct. 26, 2003, in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Colorado Springs, Colo. She is survived by husband Timothy Lum; daughters Malinda Torres, Rosella Lum and Windy Felix; sons Gene and John Chung; sister Ella-Marie Faulk; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hilo Bay.
Bianca De Jong Floyd, 91, of Makiki, a former aeronautical engineer and science teacher, died Oct. 16, 2003. She was born in Ploesti, Romania. She is survived by sons Robert and John, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services and reception: 2 p.m. Dec. 28 at Central Union Church, Atherton Chapel.
Kikumi Fukuda, 89, of Hono-lulu, a homemaker, died Sept. 20, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Takeo, son Edward, daughters Ellen A. Taira and Carol Arakaki, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Raymond R. Galaza, 72, of Lihue, a retired maintenance operator for Lihue Garden Elderly and Korean War veteran, died Oct. 19, 2003. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by sister Rose Reyes. Private services.
Nelson Etsuo Goto, 63, of Honolulu, a dentist, died Oct. 24, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waimea. He is survived by wife Lilly; sons Radford and Lenny Goto and Michael and Andrew Park; mother Tsuruko; and sister Bernice Asakura. Services were held yesterday. Burial at a later date. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Thursday.
Madeline Jeremiah, 82, of Kailua, a homemaker, died Oct. 30, 2003. She was born in Hono-lulu. She is survived by daughters Nadine Olinger and Raenette Kreis, son Al Jeremiah, brother John Caetano Jr., sisters Palmida Ferreira and Josephine Paulos, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Vianney. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Kanemi Kanazawa, 86, of Honolulu, a retired dentist, died Nov. 1, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Chris and Peter, daughter Lisa Mizono, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masako Kawamoto, 92, of Hilo, retired owner of Kawamoto Vegetable Store and Okazuya, died Nov. 1, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Gloria Horiuchi, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Iwao Kojima, 92, of Aiea, a retired C&H Sugar Co. carpenter, died Oct. 24, 2003, in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Yachiyo, sons George A. and David, daughters Janet Kojima and Dora Kojima-Broder, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yvette Kekulamanu "Manu" Kupahu, 39, of Waimanalo, died Oct. 31, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hono-lulu. She is survived by sons Michael K. "Mika" and Nakuluaipukonakona Kupahu Maave, parents James "Longie" and Gwen, and sisters Jaime-Ann Kahalepo and Darrlyn "Lei" Canon. Services: 3 p.m. Nov. 15 at 14-3447 Nanawale Blvd. in Nanawale Estates. Casual attire.
Varneta "Anita" Lara, 66, of Wahiawa, a Del Monte Pineapple Cannery forelady, died Oct. 24, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Frank, John, Richard and Nelson; and sisters Hattie Lara and Margaret Bagood. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Avenida Pajarillo Lovinaria, 75, of Waipahu, died Nov. 3, 2003, in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Natividad, Naguilian, La Union, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Edgar, Oliver, Moises Jr. and Danilo; daughters Edna Jamorabon, Janet Pasion, Letty Lovinaria and Cynthia Baloran; brother Boy Pajarillo; sisters Nellie Libatique and Pacita Pajarillo; 19 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Moses "Moke" Moepono, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Board of Water Supply superintendent, died Oct. 29, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Monita Brown and Sesnita Moepono, sister Emma Tagami, half-brother Wai Lee Ko, half-sisters Ko Wai Jun Chao and Ko Wai Ming Li, three grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Doris A. Morgan, 77, of Kihei, Maui, died Nov. 2, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Denver. She is survived by husband C. Don, daughter Tracie Dolan and three grandchildren. Visitation: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Trinity by the Sea. Inurnment to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire. Leis only.
Greg Shuji Morishima, 49, of Aiea, an Aloha Stadium assistant parking supervisor, will be remembered in services 6 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Casual attire. No flowers. Morishima died Oct. 26, 2003, in Aiea. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Rae S.; son Greg Jr.; daughters Jenny and Jessica; mother Patricia T.; brothers Arnold M., Gary K. and Guy S.; and sister Annette Y. Lum.
James W. Mossman, 82, of Mililani, a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II and retired Merchant Marine captain, died Oct. 30, 2003. He was born in Wilkesville, Ohio. He is survived by daughters Rita Kama-Kimura, Ramona Glidewell and Juanita Whalen; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Doris Toki Nakano, 95, of Honolulu, a retired salesclerk, died Oct. 23, 2003. She was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She is survived by son Richard T., daughters Helene N. Nishii and Susan E. Wong, brothers Ralph and Allen Mizumoto, 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Fernando Flores Ocreto, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard machine-tool operator, died Oct. 14, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Nancayasan, Urdaneta, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Fernando F. Jr., Gary C., Douglas A., Ernest A., Kenneth P. and Lincoln A.; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Fumie Ogawa, 74, of Hilo, a retired Shiigi Drug Store salesclerk in Hilo, died Oct. 26, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Moriaki; sons Wane, Ken and Brian; daughter Karen Kami; brothers Shiro and Goro Hirayama; sister Shizue "Doris" Fujimoto; and four grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lorraine Kiyome Otake, 80, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died Oct. 20, 2003, in Hospice Hawaii, Kailua Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Milton; daughters Pamela Tomita, Debra Himeda and Shannon Otake; brother Miles Sakata; sister Eleanor Takeshita; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Diane Sayoka Nakagawara Pantohan, 52, of Ewa Beach, died Oct. 30, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Charlie A.; son Shane J. Nakagawara; sisters Linda Nakagawara, Emi Takahashi and Eleanor Kinoshita; and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ali Keala Paulmino, also known as "Ali," "Alissa Merchant" and "Ali Warren," 32, of Honolulu, died June 21, 2003. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Rey; father Joel Merchant; stepmother Marcia Morgado; mother Lydia Sarles Merchant; brother Mark Merchant; and stepsister Miranda Morgado Gordon. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to the Sierra Club.
James Winfield Wilson, Sr., 86, of Honolulu, a retired Von Hamm Young service department manager, died Oct. 31, 2003, in Kapolei. He was born in Johnsonburg, Pa. He is survived by wife Betty S., son James W. Jr., daughters Nadine Wilson and Joni O'Donnell, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 am. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples, Windward Chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. A luncheon will follow. Scattering of ashes at a later date. 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.
