Virginia Siangco Arakawa
Feb. 8, 2004
Virginia Siangco Arakawa, 63, of Wailuku, a Sam Satos kitchen employee, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Kaunakakai, Molokai. She is survived by husband Robert; daughters Besse Craft and Carol Akima; sisters Gloria Lalim, Rosalina Pagay, Carmen Siangco and Betty Cash; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.Clifford Ray Chong
Jan. 24, 2004
Clifford Ray Chong, 49, of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii, a retired hotel and restaurant industry employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Christopher Snyder, son Clifford Jr., brother John and sisters Valkyrie Wofford and Diana Chong. Services: noon Saturday at Maili Beach Park.Eichi Endo
Feb. 7, 2004
Eichi Endo, 87, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. welder, died at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Kiyono; son Mark; daughter Carol Ann Betlinski; brothers Toshio, Takeo, Tamotsu, Shinichi and Michitaka; sisters Katherine Worsley, Caroline Oishi and Evelyn Ueoka; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.Claus Berthold Ludwig
Feb. 5, 2004
Claus Berthold Ludwig, 79, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, a retired physicist, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Berlin. He is survived by wife Rosemarie, daughters Stefanie and Sabina, and sister Evi Herbert. Private services.Vitorina McKenzie Lui
Jan. 27, 2004
Vitorina McKenzie Lui, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Leone, American Samoa. She is survived by daughters Lesina Pese, Enina Sakaria, Moana Leifi, Falanika Brookshire, Cindy Fraser and Vaoita Aumua; brothers Leuso, Robert, Miki, Jacob, John, Billy and Tony McKenzie; sisters Sefilina Lopa, Bernadette Manase and Bessie Danielson; 36 grandchildren; 90 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Friday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Blas Garin Manuel
Feb. 3, 2004
Blas Garin Manuel, 95, of Lanai City, a Dole Co. irrigation worker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Natalia, son Peter, daughters Mary Simpson and Leilani Cabiles, sister Ucida Delos Reyes, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: all night Friday at Lanai Filipino Club House. Call after 7 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the clubhouse. Burial to follow at Lanai City Cemetery. Aloha attire.Marina Rasos Manuel
Jan. 19, 2004
Marina Rasos "Maring" Manuel, 75, of Honolulu, died in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. She was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Rosalina "Rosie" Manuel and Norma Cabato. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Oahu Cemetery.Toshio Matsui
Jan. 22, 2004
Toshio Matsui, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Maluhia Hospital maintenance worker, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Laie. He is survived by sons Edwin S. and Michael S., daughter Cynthia M. Kawanishi, brothers Harold S. and Gilbert S., eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.Masaki Minei
Feb. 3, 2004
Masaki Minei, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Meadow Gold Dairies machine operator, died at home. He was born in Lawai, Kauai. He is survived by wife Carol K., sons Richard and Robert, daughter Marjorie Turner, brothers Masahiro and Masakazu, sister Gladys "Hatsue" Komesu and six grandchildren. Private services.Pearl Nobuko Mitsugi
Feb. 5, 2004
Pearl Nobuko Mitsugi, 51, of San Francisco, a travel agency employee in San Francisco, died in San Francisco. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Shigeo, parents Bob N. and Bessie H. Nakasone, brother Nelson Nakasone and sisters Pauline Masuda and Karen Fujiyama. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of the Holy Cross in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m.Bernice Moore
Feb. 9, 2004
Bernice Moore, 86, of Kihei, Maui, died in Kihei. She was born in Troy, Ohio. She is survived by son Jay, two grand- children and three great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Maui Humane Society.Tsuyako Nonaka
Feb. 1, 2004
Tsuyako Nonaka, 86, of Wahiawa, a surveyor's assistant for the pineapple industry, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by daughters Kristine Sawada and Jeanette "Jay" Ishikawa, sister Hisae Shimai and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment.Judith Kayoko Saiki
Jan. 28, 2004
Judith Kayoko Saiki, 56, of Pearl City, a Department of Transportation communications supervisor at Honolulu Airport, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Arthur M. and sister Dorothy. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Donald M. Schmuck
Jan. 24, 2004
Donald M. Schmuck, 88, of Honolulu, a U.S. Marine Corps brigadier general and Dillingham Corp. Business Development director, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Denver. He is survived by brother Carl. Services to be held at a later date.Tomei Shingaki
Jan. 29, 2004
Tomei Shingaki, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Kaimana Beach Hotel maintenance man, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born on Okinawa. He is survived by sons Kazuo and Yoshinobu, daughters Kyoko Shiroma and Yoko Anderson, brother Toichi, sister Kazu, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.Marilyn Lorraine Costa Elesarke Winquist
Jan. 3, 2004
Marilyn Lorraine Costa Elesarke Winquist, 65, of Honolulu, died in California. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Verne E. Elesarke, daughter Suzanne M. Elesarke, brother Gilbert C. Elesarke and sisters Jane E. Martin and Ruby Kaeha. Visitation: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary.Alice Kikue Yamada
Jan. 30, 2004
Alice Kikue Yamada, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Hotel pantry worker, died at home. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Michael K. and Glenn R., daughters Rachel H. and Janet M., brothers Henry and Richard Kurihara, sister Grace Kawamoto and four grandchildren. Private services.Mildred Masame Yoshimura
Jan. 27, 2004
Mildred Masame Yoshimura, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Ethel Dress Shop employee, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ralph N., sons Ralph S. and Paul S., brothers Tsunehira and Tomoharu Kai, sisters Ayako Tanaka and Yoshiko Hirasa, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. No flowers.
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The index, which goes back several decades,
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