Nora Baji Asano, 72, of Hilo, a retired Parkside Restaurant cook, died Oct. 28, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She is survived by husband Hiroshi, brothers Marshall and John Baji, and sister Cecilia Ogata. Private services.
Billie J. Bell, 72, of Waianae, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and retired firefighter for the federal government, died Nov. 2, 2003. He was born in Mayberry, W.Va. He is survived by wife Sadako; daughters Gyndlin, Cristine and Janet; brother Paul L.; sister Lelia P.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Rod Angelo Gantana Bumanglag, infant son of Rodrigo Jr. and Susan Bumanglag, of Honolulu, died Nov. 1, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by sister Rashelle and grandparents Rodrigo Sr. and Basilia Bumanglag and Leonardo and Cipriana Gantana. Mass: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Consolation Castillo, 82, of Ewa Beach, died Nov. 2, 2003. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Collins and Dwight, daughter Carolina Andrade, brothers Arcadio and Rizal Villa, seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:40 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City. Call after 10 a.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire.
Qi Yu Chen, 93, of Honolulu, died Oct. 29, 2003, in Leahi Hospital. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Fu Shing and John Yeung and Da Tung Yang; daughter Chi Ping Yang; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
David Wayne Curry, 38, of Waikiki, a City Bank internal auditor, died Nov. 3, 2003, at home. He was born in Key West, Fla. He is survived by mother Nancy and brothers Leo III and Chris. Services: 5 p.m. today at Magic Island. Inurnment to be held in Key West.
Robert Lougher Edmondson, 70, of Kaneohe, a retired John J. Harding Co. vice president, died Nov. 2, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patricia, son David and brother Harry. Private scattering of ashes.
Kazulharu "Bozu" Hamamoto, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Sonnie Gay sales manager, died Oct. 29, 2003. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Pamela Matsuda, Donna Teramae and Cheryl Hagio; sisters Yukie Suzuki, Patsy Teruya and Lorene Hasegawa; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Harold Takeo Himuro, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Union Oil products distributor, died Oct. 27, 2003. He is survived by wife Jean F., sons Reid N.T. and Sanford T., and two grandchildren. Private services.
Dong Hom, 81, of Honolulu, a retired hotel waiter, died Oct. 29, 2003, in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Gee Gim Ong; sons James, George and John; daughter Judy Chong; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Chiyoko Ito, 85, of Honolulu, a retired University of Hawaii at Manoa custodian, died Oct. 29, 2003, in Nuuanu Hale Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son David; daughter Patsy T. Tanaka; brothers Jack and Harry Miyashiro; sisters Violet Ono, June Miyasato, Lilly Kimura and Ruth Fujioka; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. today at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Monday.
Mae Meu Lan Jung, 79, of Honolulu, former owner of Alakea Jewelry and Aiea Jewelers, died Oct. 30, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dennis W.; brother Edward Chun; sisters Helene Fong, Millie Chun and Alice Chang; and two grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Ruby Mahialani Kaopuiki, 79, of Waimanalo, died Oct. 26, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Edward; sons Albert, Aldon, Alenn, Alan, Alika and Alward "Al"; daughters Annie M. Kaopuiki and Gail I. Chambers; brothers Albert R. and Andrew D. McGurn Sr. and Peter C. Ahlo; and sisters Henrietta K. Holt, Alvina K. Weir, Clothilde R. Mendonca, Mavis L. McGurn and Alexa U. Cardoza. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Tuesday.
Patricia Kiyomi Yoshikawa Lacio, 65, of Mililani, a retired waitress for Flamingo's Restaurant in Pearl City and King's Hawaiian Bakery, died Oct. 26, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son John Jr.; daughters Pattieann Lacio and Debora Savea; brothers Richard and James "Son" Yoshikawa Jr. and Michael Souza; sisters Gertrude "Trudy" Lum, Carol Aki and Bernadette Kopa; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kaoru "Hoxie" Nakagawa, 86, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. employee, died Oct. 31, 2003, in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Ethel O.; son Michael H.; daughters Carol A. Ishimoto and Sharon T. Nakagawa; brothers Minoru, Kiyoshi, Yoshio "Rusty" and Edward "Kazumi"; sisters Jane Hirata and Sue Fujio; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Takeshi Noji, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Motors car controller, died Oct. 23, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lin Tai Lee. Private services.
Tsutomu Ohta, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Kahua Beef Sales Inc. accountant, died Oct. 25, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kiryu, Japan. He is survived by wife Dorothy F., sons Gerald and Norman, daughter Sharon O. Woody, brothers Masaru and Wallace, sisters Janet Okawa and Ella Tomita, and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Albert Perry, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Pipe Shop 56 employee, died Oct. 25, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Wendell, daughter Marvilee "Pili" Ane, brother Elwin, sisters Dorothy Figueira and Frances Gaynor, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Fredrick Robert "Fritzy" Riehl, 66, of Kailua, a retired baker, died Nov. 3, 2003. He was born in New Jersey. He is survived by son Fredrick, brothers Bob and George, sister Florence Carr and four grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes.
Frank Silva Jr., 79, of Kekaha, Kauai, a state Airports Division maintenance supervisor, died Oct. 31, 2003, at home. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Barbara R.; sons Johnathan and Clayton; stepsons Teddy, Randy J., Philip and Wayne J. Medeiros; daughters Yvonne Mock, Judith McCloud, Veronica Pagnoptta and Brenda Melchor; stepdaughters Francine M. Corona and Julie A. Bonachita; brother Alfred; sisters Tina Garcia, Emily Rapozo, Virginia Rosa and Josephine Chansky; 27 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Amy L. Thom, 97, of Honolulu, died Oct. 29, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by son Kenneth; daughters Virginia Poon, Beatrice Chun and Margaret and Georginia Thom; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to American Lung Association.
Sadami "Sada" Tsue, 75, of Pearl City, former owner and captain of aku fishing vessels called the Buccaneer and Corsair, died Sept. 26, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife June; sons Jason and Jonathan; brothers Masami, Kikuo and Stanley; sisters Masuko Shibata and Mitsue Konishi; and a grandchild. Private services.
Toshi Uchikawa, 101, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Oct. 29, 2003, at home. She was born in Saga Ken, Japan. She is survived by daughter Miyoko Shimizu. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Henrietta Vitarelli, 89, of Haiku, Maui, a homemaker, died Nov. 5, 2003, at home. She was born in Virginia. She is survived by husband William V.; sons David and Don; daughters Sandy and Margo Vitarelli and Janice Miyoshi; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Vitarelli residence. For more information, call Sandy at 572-5945.
Kay Kazuko Yatomi, 75, of Mililani, a retired Dole Pineapple Cannery forelady, died Oct. 28, 2003, in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by son Gary T., daughter Gail L. Suga, brothers Satoru and Mamoru Shinjo, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
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.
