Anna Kamailelaulii Armitage
Jan. 21, 2004
Anna Kamailelaulii "Aunty Sister" Armitage, 74, of Waianae, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Albert K. Jr., Harry K., Harold K., Henry K. and Abraham K.; daughter Annette K. Kaehuaea; brothers Kenneth Sharpe and Harold Kamakele; sisters Mamie Cachola, Mary Ann "Dolly" Chun, Henrietta Kaniho and Lucy Kahoonei; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.Alfredo V. Casticimo
Jan. 26, 2004
Alfredo V. Casticimo, 94, of Koloa, Kauai, died at home. He was born in Tabtabagan Banna, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Florencia P.; children Lyn, Eddie, Fred and Lisa; brother Fernando; sisters Florentina Tomas, Jacinta Unciano and Rosalina Apolinario; and four grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Koloa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Aloha attire.Samuel Dung Yuen Ching
Jan. 20, 2004
Samuel Dung Yuen Ching, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard budget analyst, died at home. He is survived by wife Evelyn. Private services.Mary Tontodonati Dicrescenzo
Jan. 24, 2004
Mary Tontodonati Dicrescenzo, 88, of Honolulu, a screen extra for Screen Extras Guild, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Bolognano, Italy. She is survived by son Richard William, daughter Marsha Dicrescenzo Duffy, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 1 p.m. Sunday at Waikiki Beach. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Door of Faith Church, 1161 Young St., Honolulu 96813.Raymond E. Dysarz
Jan. 16, 2004
Raymond E. Dysarz, 77, of Waipahu, a retired U.S. Army command sergeant major, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Detroit. He is survived by sons James and Edward, daughters Suzanne Rosin and Kathy Carvalho, brother David, sister Molly Rosecrance, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.Ted Teruo Ito
Jan. 8, 2004
Ted Teruo Ito, 54, of Honolulu, an Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach bellman, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Kevin C. and sisters Nancy H. Ito and Kay Iseki. Private services.Ken Kadono
Jan. 25, 2004
Ken Kadono, 72, of Honolulu, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by stepson Alan Rivera, stepdaughter Diane Chernin, mother Haru, brother Lenard and sisters Hazel M. Shimabukuro and Carolee Miyaki. Inurnment to be held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.Antoku Kaneshiro
Jan. 17, 2004
Antoku Kaneshiro, 91, of Waianae, a retired farmer, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sonia; sons Ernest, Sammy and George; daughters Janet Nii and Ellen Kaneshiro; sisters Kazuko Higa and Dorothy Ikehara; 16 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Private services.Janet Ahina Long
Jan. 26, 2004
Janet Ahina "Nani" Long, 70, of Honolulu, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel employee and legislative assistant for Rep. Ezra Kanoho, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Collins and Scot, brother Nelson "Sonny" Ahina and four grandchildren. Services: 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at Kawaiahao Church. Call after 4:30 p.m.Puese Maiava
Jan. 25, 2004
Puese "Pu'e" Maiava, 77, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Saga, Peleuila and Kirisimasi Maiava and Selutoga Lifa; daughters Matasina Mamea and Ivi and Tamara Muasau; sisters Soliga Maiava and Manua Faifili; 23 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples.Luana Leinaala Margaret Mays
August 7, 2003
Luana Leinaala Margaret "LuLu" Mays, 42, of Indianapolis, an Embassy Suites hotel and St. Vincent Hospital employee, died. She also was a Cardiac Cath lab team care specialist in Indiana. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Stanley C. Sr.; son Stanley C. "Boy" Jr.; daughter Kaleiokalani "Koko"; mother Juanita Kahoonei; brothers Harold Jr. and Peter W. Kahoonei; and sisters Shirley S. Fortney, Sharriet McBride, Helen Josiah and Linda Kahoonei. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 67340 Haona St., Waialua. Scattering of ashes to be held at Haleiwa boat harbor. No flowers or leis.Mary Magdalene Kaholokahiki Levy Morgan
Jan. 24, 2004
Mary Magdalene Kaholokahiki Levy Morgan, 94, of Honolulu, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Donovan Suinn; daughters Marilyn "Leimomi" Khan, Darlna "Piilani" Morgan and Abigail Kamelamela; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.Tura Greig Kahaleanu Nagatoshi
Jan. 27, 2004
Tura Greig Kahaleanu Nagatoshi, 66, of Kailua, a golf course superintendent, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Miki and Kimi, and two grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 93 N. Kainalu Drive. Casual attire.Leonora Lozano Nirza
Jan. 22, 2004
Leonora Lozano Nirza, 71, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Raffy V.; son Elmer; daughters Gloria L. Nirza, Mercedes Manuel and Grace Esperon; brother Cayetano Lozano; sister Arsenia Lozano; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services and burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date.Silvino Balcita Prepose
Jan. 27, 2004
Silvino Balcita Prepose, 89, of Napilihau, Maui, a Maui Pineapple Co. truck driver, died at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Andrea, sons Rogelio and Arnaldo, daughters Carmelita Griffin and Virginia Baybado, brother Floriano, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.Richard Pacleb Rafael
Jan. 22, 2004
Richard Pacleb Rafael, 31, of Honolulu, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Emilo and Florentina, and grandparents Cipriano and Primitiva Pacleb. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.Eugene Wilson Rector
Jan. 21, 2004
Eugene Wilson Rector, 76, of Honolulu, a retired 3M Co. sales manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in South Dakota. He is survived by companion Prayatt P. Meesup. Services to be held at a later date.Kimiko Takahashi
Jan. 17, 2004
Kimiko Takahashi, 102, of Honolulu, died. She was born in Hiroshima Ken, Japan. She is survived by son Henry, daughters Marion Tsukasa and May Furuya, sisters Yoshiko Tsutsumi and Tomiko Yakura, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.Toraso Terawaki
Jan. 14, 2004
Toraso "Chick" Terawaki, 90, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Bowling Alley mechanic, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Shizue Nomura. Private services.Stephen Kenji Tokunaga
Jan. 16, 2004
Stephen Kenji "Steve" Tokunaga, 42, of Waipahu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Joji Modesta S. Gaerlan-Tokunaga; sons Bryce K. and Camden J.; daughters Lani M., Taylor A., Niki K., Kylie H., Remi A. and Kimi M.; mother Katharine H.; and father Harry H. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.Tadao Umeda
Jan. 21, 2004
Tadao Umeda, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Ronwill wholesale distributors salesman, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kailua-Kona. He is survived by wife Sumie, daughters June R. Umeda and Lynn Perry, brother Larry, sisters Tomie Umeda and Annie Oyama, and two grandchildren. Private services.
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