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Hilario P. Bautista
Jan. 3, 2004
Hilario P. Bautista, 95, of Pahoa, Hawaii, formerly of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired planting machine crewman and laborer for the former Onomea and Mauna Kea Sugar Co. cultivation department, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Ernest, Franklin, Darryl and Kenneth; daughter Sandra Resurreccion; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Juanita Joan Beattie
Jan. 6, 2004
Juanita Joan Beattie, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Dredging and Construction employee, died at home. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by husband W. Thomas "Tom," sons Scott and David, daughters Dianna Bermudez and Laura Beattie, brother Herman Freeman and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kilohana United Methodist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Juanita Beattie Scholarship Fund at Kilohana United Methodist Church.

Jacqueline Kaniaulono Benham
Jan. 1, 2004
Jacqueline Kaniaulono Benham, 74, of Honolulu, a U.S. Job Corps counselor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Roy L., daughters Sarah K. Tripplet and Chrissy K. Gove, brother Newton J. Booth and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Kamehameha School Memorial Chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Beverly F. Brown
Dec. 23, 2003
Beverly F. Brown, 71, of Honolulu, a homemaker, retired real estate agent and U.S. Navy officer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hamilton, Mont. She is survived by husband Ken, son Ken Jr. and a grandchild. Private services. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association, Aloha Chapel, 1050 Ala Moana, Building D, Honolulu 96814.

Yung Wing Chung
Dec. 23, 2003
Yung Wing Chung, 71, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Hong Kong. He is survived by wife Lisa Miu Ngan Yuen and daughter Cindy. Taoist services: 9:30-11:15 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow.

Sister Hilaria Dawal
Dec. 31, 2003
Sister Hilaria Dawal, 51, of Honolulu, a Star of the Sea Church youth minister and Holy Family nun who served in the Diocese of Hawaii, died at home. She was born in Hayward, Calif. She is survived by brothers Pedro, David and John Dawal; and sister Emily Delgado. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Star of the Sea Church. Additional Mass to be held in Fremont, Calif., at a later date.

Floretta Makinano Dumadag
Jan. 5, 2004
Floretta Makinano Dumadag, 75, of Honolulu, a retired American Linen supervisor, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Bartolome; daughter Norma Suan; brothers Alfred Manzano and Larry and Frank Makinano and Fidel and Leroy Balag; sister Juanita Sakumura; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 6 p.m.

F. Stuart Fehr
Jan. 1, 2004
F. Stuart Fehr, 98, of Honolulu, a Met Ed manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Reading, Pa. He is survived by wife Vivian, son David, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Inurnment to be held in Reading.

Virginia G. Forbes
Dec. 18, 2003
Virginia G. Forbes, 80, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Ookala, Hawaii, died. She was born in Richmond, Va. She is survived by son Gilbert, daughters Jennifer Wiggins and Catherine Mattison, sister Geraldine Saunders and five grandchildren. Burial: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Lung Association.

Violet Silva Franquez
Dec. 31, 2003
Violet Silva Franquez, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Lorenzo, son Lawrence, daughters Cynthia Gallegos and Georgiann Frazier, brothers Manuel and Joseph Silva, sisters Arcene Ferreira and Blanche Silva, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Yukio Fukunaga
Dec. 22, 2003
Yukio Fukunaga, 82, of Honolulu, a retired IBEW Local 1186 electrician, died in the Convalescent Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Alma, son Glen, daughters Charlene Steele and Judy Akamine, brother Rikio, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Stephen A.A. Goddard
Dec. 31, 2003
Stephen A.A. Goddard, 60, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Yacht Connection owner, died. He was born in Pierre, S.D. He is survived by wife Miko, sons Chad and Paul, mother Violet, brother Truman, sister Gloria Garrity and a grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Hawaii Yacht Club. Casual attire.

Shoyei Hatta
Jan. 3, 2004
Shoyei Hatta, 76, of Holualoa, Hawaii, formerly of Aiea, a retired Aiea Hongwanji Mission minister, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kyoto, Japan. He is survived by son Fred, daughter Janet Sugimoto and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary Elisabeth Hayselden
Dec. 16, 2003
Mary Elisabeth Hayselden, 95, of Honolulu, died at home. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by son Joseph Phillips, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Rodney Tsuneo Higashi
Dec. 20, 2003
Rodney Tsuneo Higashi, 61, of Aiea, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel employee, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pua "Lea"; sons Devin and Todd; daughter Sheree; mother Sumiko; brother Larry; sisters Harriet Chang, Evelyn Shimata and Annette Hirata; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Calvin Yasuhiko Ishikawa
Jan. 2, 2004
Calvin Yasuhiko Ishikawa, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Territorial Savings and Loan executive, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons John M. and James, and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at One Kalakaua Senior Living, 1314 Kalakaua Ave. Casual attire. No flowers.

John Wittman James
Dec. 31, 2003
John Wittman James, 50, of Kaaawa, a U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and pilot, died at home. He was born in Connecticut. He is survived by wife Louise, son Derek, stepson Marc Antonio, daughter Natalie, stepdaughter Rachael Sands, mother Nancy, brother Thomas S., sisters Wendy J. Ellis and Leslie J. Isom, and a step-grandchild. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Marine Corps Base Chapel in Kaneohe. Burial to be held in Virginia.

Joseph Kahalelau Kaawa
Dec. 28, 2003
Joseph Kahalelau Kaawa, 79, of Waianae, a retired Barbers Point Naval Air Station employee, died at home. He was born in Kipahulu, Maui. He is survived by daughters Noreen Kekawa, Joenette K. Kalani and Helena Kaawa; brothers Andrew Sr. and Androclis; sisters Emmaline Agpalo, Margaret Llego and Anadasia Tabangcora; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nanaikapono Protestant Church, 89-235 Pua Ave., Nanakuli. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual and aloha attire.

Thomas Kokei Kawamura
Dec. 28, 2003
Thomas Kokei Kawamura, 78, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Department of Defense machinist, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Katsuko; son Calvin Y.; brother Alfred Y.; sisters Katy K. Takeda, Peggy I. Yano and Mikiko Kawamura; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Seiichi Kimura
Dec. 21, 2003
Seiichi Kimura, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Umeno and brothers Nagato, Peter T. and George K. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Helen Ray Knudsen
Jan. 2, 2004
Helen Ray Knudsen, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Waimanalo Elementary School teacher, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Philadelphia. She is survived by son Herbert; daughters Roberta Offstein, Karen Gleason and Lynn Fragas; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Muscular Dystrophy Association of Hawaii, 210 Ward Ave., Suite 222, Honolulu 96814.

Richard Haruma Mitsunaga
Dec. 27, 2003
Richard Haruma Mitsunaga, 86, of Honolulu, a retired electrician, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Glenn and Richard Jr.; daughters Sandra Hirose, Janet Imai and Bernice Himuro; sister Kiyomi Ueda; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Thomas Pua Momoa
Dec. 30, 2003
Thomas Pua Momoa, 62, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a self-employed welder and mechanic, died in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Harold Wright; daughter Mary S. Kaeo; brothers Harry L. Momoa Sr. and James and Gary Domingo; and sisters Julia K.M. Pai and Darlene Jumawan. Services: 10 a.m. today at Old Airport at Pavilion No. 1 at Kailua-Kona. Additional services: 10 a.m. Jan. 17 at Nanakuli Beach Park at Kaena Point. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Loose flowers welcome.

Irma Hinayo Nakama
Dec. 18, 2003
Irma Hinayo Nakama, 74, of Honolulu, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel employee, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Charles, daughters Karen Warwick and Christy Carle, mother Kozuye Murata, brothers Richard and Ernest Murata, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Bryant Jefferson Neal
Dec. 25, 2003
Bryant Jefferson Neal, 81, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Hawaiian Airlines captain, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in California. He is survived by daughters Michaele Tibbetts, Patricia Mintz, Peggy Traylor and Mary Rosenberg; sister Mary Ann Smith; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Billie Mitsuno Nozawa
Dec. 16, 2003
Billie Mitsuno Nozawa, 84, of Aiea, died. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by daughter Marcia Koyanagi, brother Paul Yamamoto and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Charlton Alexander Ongais
Dec. 31, 2003
Charlton Alexander "Charlie" Ongais, 40, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Madeline "Maddie"; stepson Shawn Heathman; stepdaughter Anela Toro; father Alexander H.; brother Sean; sisters Helen Kaina, Blossom Uta, Corinna Martinez-Roura and Alexandre "Sandy" Calzo; and four step-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Rosenda Manuel Pula
Dec. 21, 2003
Rosenda Manuel Pula, 87, of Waipahu, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Pablo M. and Fernando M.; daughters Catalina M., Mar M. and Fely M. Pula and Alejandra P. Saniatan, Pacita P. Palomares and Teresita P. Cabanig; sisters Rufina Manuel, Juanita Paoa, Maria Serrano and Leonora Valencia; 21 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Joseph Paul Scheiber Jr.
Dec. 25, 2003
Joseph Paul "Joe" Scheiber Jr., 52, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Marine Corps master gunnery sergeant and state Department of Education substitute teacher, died in Honolulu. He was born in Duluth, Minn. He is survived by wife Karen, sons Jason Ing and Harold Fohl III, daughter Valerie Freitas, brother Jeffrey, sisters Joanne Camelon and Janet Barber, and two grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Nuuanu Baptist Church, 2010 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 11 a.m. Reception to follow. Burial to be held in Duluth. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ben Sternberg
Jan. 2, 2004
Ben Sternberg, 89, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army major general and Rainbow Finance Corp. officer, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Starke, Fla. He is survived by wife Elsie, son Ben Jr., two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Interment to be held in Washington, D.C. Donations suggested to charity.

Dorothy Kiyoko Sueda
Dec. 19, 2003
Dorothy Kiyoko Sueda, 89, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Lloyd, daughters Jane Fujioka and Thelma Saito, brother Jensen Morimoto, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Jean Akemi Sugihara
Jan. 2, 2004
Jean Akemi Sugihara, 72, of Pearl City, a retired federal government administrative assistant, died at home. She was born in Pulehu, Maui. She is survived by husband Herbert T., son Lloyd H., daughter Norine N. Yoshizawa, brother Colin Nakamura, sisters Louise Yue and Jeanette Yasui, and four grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Fumiko Tanimura
Dec. 29, 2003
Fumiko Tanimura, 79, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by husband Makoto, brothers Nobuichi and Katsumi Nakayoshi, and sister Nobuko Suzuki. Private services.

Marilyn Kanani'okahome'olanakila Tsukayama
Jan. 4, 2004
Marilyn Kanani'okahome'olanakila Tsukayama, 77, of Kaneohe, an Iolani Palace docent, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Hideo; sons Marc, John and Neil; daughter Betty Karratti; brother Buddy Fo; sister Sally Crowell; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Ann's Church in Kaneohe. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Katsuhiko Yamashiro
Dec. 25, 2003
Katsuhiko Yamashiro, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Koa Engineering construction laborer, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Yooko, daughter Katsumi, brother Katsuo and sisters Hatsuko Tamanaha, Shigeko Oyama, Marion F. Gibo and Sueno Kagemoto. Private services.

In Soon Zeller
Dec. 29, 2003
In Soon Zeller, 68, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kyungki Do, Korea. She is survived by son Jae Joong Kim, daughter Yoon Ja Kim, brother Won Woo Ko and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. 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.

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