Jason Chad "Eto" Abelaye
Feb. 16, 2004
Jason Chad "Eto" Abelaye, 32, of Waianae, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Joseph Jr.; mother Drucilla Magsayo-Abelaye; brothers Ananda Hogan and Matthew; sisters Jollette Lee, Janelle DeReis, Elsie Kandrac and Michele Evans; and grandmother Trinidad. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation follows. Scattering of ashes: Saturday.
Alexandria Acoba Alvarez
Feb. 17, 2004
Alexandria "Alice" Acoba Alvarez, 77, of Waipahu, a retired Dole Pineapple Cannery employee, died in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughters Carol Ann PecPec and Sharon C. and Andrea-Jan Alvarez; sisters Teresita Cadavona, Flora Correa, Percida Cooper and Rose Nerona; brothers Claude and Primo Acoba; and five grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Hwy. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Catherine Asami
Feb. 26, 2004
Catherine Asami, 69, of Lahaina, a retired Kimo's Restaurant assistant kitchen manager, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Seichi; sons Duane and Deytyn; daughters Germaine Buckner and Inez Asami; brothers Tony Mendes and Joseph and John Kahahane; sisters Mary Lacar and Bella Thompson; and seven grandchildren. Wake: 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Maria Lanakila Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Burial at sea: noon Friday at Mala Boat Ramp. Casual attire.Regina Lea Bowman
Feb. 22, 2004
Regina Lea Bowman, 53, of Kailua-Kona, a charter fishing boat activity planner, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Denver. She is survived by parents Robert A. and Wanda Safe and brothers Robert D. and Warren Safe. Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club House. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Loose flowers and leis welcome.
Lou Ann Bush
Feb. 14, 2004
Lou Ann "Lou" Bush, 49, of Honolulu, a Roberts Hawaii tour driver, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Sacramento, Calif. She is survived by mother Lucille, brother Louie and sisters Linda Lee Bush-Macapagal and Laverne Bush. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.Annie Kapuni Carenio
Feb. 20, 2004
Annie Kapuni Carenio, 82, of Keaokaha, Hawaii, a retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. candy maker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Louis and Juan, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Alae Cemetery.Luisa G. Cayetano
Feb. 27, 2004
Luisa G. Cayetano, 87, of Wailuku, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by sons Perfecto, Roberto and Wilfredo; daughters Jovita Cayetano, Juanita Valle and Zenaida Dalaza; brother Feliciano Ganzagan; 17 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. today at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m.Violet Fernandez
Feb. 20, 2004
Violet Fernandez, 78, of Ewa Beach, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. She is survived by son Albert Jr., daughters Phyllis Salazar and Joan Fernandez, brothers David and Edward Nobriga, sister Helen Carreira, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Owen Francis Franco
Feb. 26, 2004
Owen Francis Franco, 73, of Kailua, a retired Honolulu Fire Department firefighter, Olomana Golf Links marshal and U.S. Army veteran, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Diane Goo, Arleen Santos, and Darnell Lazouras; sisters Veronica Santos and Judy Okashige; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.Earl Fujio Hiyama
Feb. 13, 2004
Earl Fujio Hiyama, 54, of Pearl City, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Roy and Duke T. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Elsie M. L. Hyde
Feb. 23, 2004
Elsie M. L. Hyde, 71, of Kahului, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Kuau, Maui. She is survived by brothers Moses and Edward Pakaki and sisters Violet DeCoite and Angie Kelley. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Paia Hawaiian Congressional Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.Erenty Ishoda
Feb. 25, 2004
Erenty Ishoda, 60, of Honolulu, a federal government cook, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in the Marshall Islands. She is survived by mother Taro Lomae; daughters Merian Ishoda, Aqua Ishoda Patrick and Cynthia Myazoe; sons Clenny, Conney and Quincy; sisters Cathleen Silk, Torha Lomae, Tandy Paul and Lann and Atlinda Braind; brothers Tally and Julio Lomae and Takamaru, Balance, George, Jerry and Kennar Braind; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m.
Peter Jose
Feb. 13, 2004
Peter Jose, 82, of Pearl City, a retired Foodland Supermarkets warehouseman, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He survived by sons Willman, Gregory, Peter, Earl, Rodney and Ryan; daughter Beverly Garcia; brothers Victor and William; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 9 a.m.Laura Sook Fong Lum
Feb. 15, 2004
Laura Sook Fong Lum, 74, of Pennsylvania, a retired audiologist, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Flora Thong and Leonora Hiu. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Isabel Medeiros
Feb. 24, 2004
Isabel Medeiros, 90, of Honolulu, died in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Norman W., daughters Geraldine "Geri" Menezes and Alberta Barrett; sisters Fannie Nobriga, Lucille deSilva and Elizabeth Ignacio; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kaimuki. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Edward Yasusuki Onaha
Feb. 24, 2004
Edward Tasusuki Onaha, 57, of Honolulu, a G.S. Onaga Construction Co. carpenter, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Tana Kanoho, daughters Cheryl and Tammy, brothers Jensho and Richard, and sisters Natsue Oshiro, Helen Connor and Mae Fallin. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.Pacifico Guerrero Paulo Sr.
Feb. 21, 2004
Pacifico Guerrero Paulo Sr., 89, of Makaha, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He is survived by wife Virginia DeLima; sons Orlando, John, Ben and Raymond; daughters Gladys Kahuku and Juna-Jean Medeiros; sister Patricia Primero; 15 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 91-1004 North Road. Call after 9 a.m. Leis welcome.Marlene Ganitoen Salle
Feb. 21, 2004
Marlene Ganitoen Salle, 41, of Waipahu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Manila, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Edgardo; son Stevie Ray; daughter Stacey; mother Rosita Ganitoen; brothers Junior, Jesse, Martin, Roger and Joey Ganitoen; and sisters Josephine Garcia and Carnation and Davelyn Ganitoen. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.Hiroshi Tanaka
Feb. 27, 2004
Hiroshi Tanaka, 78, of Keaau, Hawaii, proprietor of Hiro's Place, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sachiko; sons Tracy and Clyde; daughters Maliko, Naomi and Linda; and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.Simplicio Abara Valdez
Feb. 15, 2004
Simplicio Abara Valdez, 101, of Kahuku, a retired sugar plantation worker, died in Kahuku Hospital. He was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Basalisa Correa, Esperanza Alejandro, and Rose and Noreen Cristobal; sons Salvador, Orlindo and Franklin; brother Mariano; sisters Basilia Abad and Consuelo Briones; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Friday at St. Roch's Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
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.
