Harry Yasuo Aoki
Nov. 21, 2003
Harry Yasuo Aoki, 65, of Kaneohe, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Hugh M., daughters Heather Moriyama and Heidi H., brother Herbert, sister Mildred S. Igawa and two grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to be held at a later date.Michael Hiroshi Arakaki
Dec. 1, 2003
Michael Hiroshi Arakaki, 48, of Hilo, a former Hilo Coast Processing Co. employee and Freeman Guards security guard, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Nancy, sister Lynne and brothers Paul and Mark. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.John Morgan Butler
Nov. 26, 2003
John Morgan Butler, 68, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a Mental Health Kokua residential assistant and Honaunau School special education teacher, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in East St. Louis, Ill. He is survived by son John M. Jr.; daughter Carol; brothers Otis R. Jr., Ted and Michael; and sister Eleanor Dobbs. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Wakefield Gardens in Honaunau. Call after 2 p.m. Reception to follow. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.Jose Casuga
Nov. 16, 2003
Jose "George" Casuga, 65, of Haleiwa, died in Crawford Convalescent Home. He was born in Waimanalo. He is survived by brothers Arminio and Johnny, and sisters Phyliss Capanas, Emilia G. Valdez, Laurita Arreola and Rosita Vidmar. Private services.Jose Dinong
Nov. 30, 2003
Jose Dinong, 82, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a Dole Pineapple laborer, died at Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Alejandra Y.; sons Floro, Jose, Juanito and Romea; daughters Zenaida Valmoja, Amelia Hidalgo, Helen and Josephine; brother Alfredo; and 13 grandchildren. Visitation: all night tomorrow at 3980 Hoolepe St., Hanamaulu. Call after 4 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.Dennis Raymond Figgeroa
Nov. 28, 2003
Dennis Raymond Figgeroa, 55, of Aiea, a Pearl Harbor federal police lieutenant, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Charlotte, sons Dennis Jr. and Jason, daughters Melanie and Stephanie, and three grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Aiea. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow.Cheung Fong
Nov. 30, 2003
Cheung Fong, 79, of Honolulu, a retired United Chinese Press newspaper editor, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Xhong Shan, China. He is survived by wife Rui Xiong Xiao; sons Yuke Sung and Patrick; daughter Wan Xuan Fong Lin; sisters Choy Mun Lee, Choy Fong Go, Choy Ying Lau and Choy Ling Cheung; and five grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.Julia Kahaunani Kaawa Grimes
Nov. 24, 2003
Julia Kahaunani Kaawa "Kanani" Grimes, 50, of Indianapolis, a homemaker, died in Indianapolis. She was born in Opihale, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Lonnie; son Quinntin Kaawa; daughters Maelynn and Jolynn; father David H. Kaawa Jr.; brother David H. III, Dennis, Dave, Larry and Eric Kaawa; sisters Sarah Lazar, Doris Silva, Gail Olson, Stephanie Mento and Verna and Evon Kaawa; and eight grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kau Ward, Naalehu, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Naalehu Community Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.Chao Ming Hong
Nov. 30, 2003
Chao Ming Hong, 79, of Hono-lulu, a retired bank executive, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Taiwan. He is survived by wife Yi Hsiu Chen, son Peter, daughters Jean and Crystelle, and six grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Buddhist services.Yasukichi Francis Hoshijo
Nov. 8, 2003
Yasukichi Francis Hoshijo, 83, of Kent, Wash., a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Seattle. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Mineko M., son Dr. Hiroshi G., daughter JoAnn Smith, brother Larry and sisters Sally Suzuki and Sue Imamura. Inurnment to be held in Kent.Grace Mae Huihui
Nov. 24, 2003
Grace Mae Huihui, 84, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Jacob and Wayne; daughters Helen Mosier, Lillian Barrett and Betty Casperson; 20 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nuuanu Ward, 622 Judd St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.Chinh Thi Huynh
Nov. 30, 2003
Chinh Thi Huynh, 90, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Vietnam. She is survived by husband Phuoc Duy Tran; sons Sinh Khac, Duc Khac and Minh Khac Tran; daughters Mui Thi and Lien Hong Tran and Lynn Chan-Ko; 25 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.Tatsuo Ichimura
Nov. 29, 2003
Tatsuo Ichimura, 86, of Lahaina, a Pioneer Mill clerk, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Vernon, Edwin, Earl and David; brother Morio; and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Burial: 9 a.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park.Makoa Kaleonahenaheokekai Kahalepauole
Nov. 21, 2003
Makoa Kaleonahenaheokekai Kahalepauole, infant son of Kaawela Kahalepauole and Shannon Paraan-Kahalepauole, of Rapid City, S.D., died in Rapid City. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by sister Aulii H.; grandparents Kenneth Paraan, Jacque Shaner, Baylina Kahalepauole and Lawrence Kalani; and great-grandparents Sheila Kahalepauole, Kuulei Kailiehu and Jack T. K. Lee. Services: 8 a.m. Saturday at "Baby Makapuu." Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.Janet Shigeko Kirio
Nov. 16, 2003
Janet Shigeko Kirio, 77, of Honolulu, a retired secretary for the U.S. Army, died. She was born in Haiku, Maui. She is survived by husband Toshiaki; daughters Karyn Harada and Kelli Kirio; brothers Kaoru, Mitsunori and James Watanabe; sister Winifred Nakamura; and two grandchildren. Private services.Steven Frederick Krauss
Nov. 26, 2003
Steven Frederick Krauss, 55, of Haiku, Hawaii, a farmer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parent Jean W., and sisters Karen Howell and Loraine Krauss. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Makawao Cemetery. Burial to follow. Donations suggested to Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road, Honolulu 96822; or Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter, P.O. Box 2577, Honolulu 96803. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.Robert Andrew LaBenz
Nov. 30, 2003
Robert Andrew LaBenz, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Activities Center sales agent, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Kalihi. He is survived by wife Martha. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.Elizabeth Moura
Nov. 27, 2003
Elizabeth Moura, 94, of Hono-lulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Eugene M., daughters Nettie J. Hill and Edna M. Rapozo, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers. 1Toshio Nakahara
Nov. 24, 2003
Toshio "Donkey" Nakahara, 87, of Aiea, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 51 electrician, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Betty H.; stepsons Roland, Stacy and Lance Tomokiyo; daughters Frances Furukawa and Diane Kazama; brothers Yasuji and Yoshio "Larry"; sisters Kameyo Yoshinaga and Michie Takeshita; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.Hisayo O. Niitani
Dec. 2, 2003
Hisayo O. Niitani, 71, of Eleele, Kauai, a retired state teacher, died at home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by husband George; daughters Elizabeth Ho and Cheryl Yoshioka; brothers George, Iwao and Tsuneo Okada; sister Sadie Gallitelli; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waimea United Church of Christ. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.Paulettevelina Borja Salas
Nov. 20, 2003
Paulettevelina Borja Salas, 8, of Saipan, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Saipan. She is survived by father Vincent S.; mother Mariann Borja; sisters Katrina and Vanity; grandparents Antonio T. and Avelina "Evelyn" Salas and Jose and Margarita Borja; and great-grandmother Emilia P. Sablan. Services and burial to be held in Saipan.Daniel Yasuo Shimabukuro
Nov. 30, 2003
Daniel Yasuo "Shima" Shimabukuro, 72, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Koloa, Kauai, a retired U.S. Army chief warrant officer and civil service employee, died in Columbus. He is survived by wife Michele; sons Patrick, Bruce and Michael Shima; and five grandchildren. Burial to be held in Washington, D.C. Donations suggested to Hospice at Riverside and Grant-Kobacker House, 3595 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43214. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.James Leon Kalaukoa Smith
Nov. 23, 2003
James Leon Kalaukoa Smith, 49, of Honolulu, a security guard for B. Clean Security Services, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Joelle Robello; brothers Charles, Claybourne and Carlton; and sisters Audrey Burnside, Agnes Wong and Carletta Smith. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship, 95-061 Waimakua Drive. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.Cecilia Asako Soma
Nov. 25, 2003
Cecilia Asako Soma, 74, of Wahiawa, died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Robert Y.; sons Gary Y., Wayne M. and Michael M.; daughters Annette E. Kawasaki, Cathy M. Kumagai and Dianne I. Fukunaga; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.Tuaoa Tauiliili
Nov. 25, 2003
Tuaoa Tauiliili, 95, of Waianae, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Fitiuja, Manua, American Samoa. He is survived by sons Gauai Ia, Tuimoso Tigilau, the Rev. Pulaa Tuaoa and Toetu Tauiliili; daughters Suasaa Gatoloai and Selina Afuola; 43 grandchildren; and 55 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at First Samoan Full Gospel Pentecostal Church, 3814 Salt Lake Blvd. Additional services: 9 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
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