James Chesnut
Feb. 28, 2004
James "Allen" Chesnut, 77, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Alaskan commercial fisherman, died at home. He was born in Snyder, Texas. He is survived by wife Dena; son Lonnie; daughters Kathy, Cheryl and Debra; stepsons Nathan and Stuart Weathers; sisters Mary Pavolich and Kay Nichols; brother Dale; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.Frederick A. Hernly
March 3, 2004
Frederick A. Hernly, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard engineer and pipefitter and World War II veteran, died at home. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by son John; daughters Barbara and Virginia; sisters Mildred Kaiser, Mary Cantway and Barbara Hernly; and companion Ruth Chaikoff. Committal services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.Clara Hinayo Ing
Feb. 28, 2004
Clara Hinayo Ing, 88, of Honolulu, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waimea, Hawaii. She is survived by son Halford, daughters Harriet Kanehailua and Joan Ing, sister Tsuru Yamamoto, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.Kevin T. Johnson
Feb. 28, 2004
Kevin T. Johnson, 44, of Aiea, a painter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Katie, parents Geraldine Fairbank and Lloyd Johnson, brother Chris, sisters Stephanie Olivera and Jennifer Fairbank, and grandparents Hazel Wong and Francis Johnson. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery.Myra Angeline Bush Kaleikini
March 4, 2004
Myra Angeline Bush Kaleikini, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Holiday Inn housekeeper, died in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Theodore; sons Harris "Koia," Wade "Kaipo" and Lani; daughter Mililani Paclib; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.Kelvin Shigeru Kawate
March 1, 2004
Kelvin Shigeru Kawate, 45, of Waipahu, a Tony Honda Autoplex auto technician, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Stanley S. and Dorothy K., and sisters Karen Visscher and Kathy Nobriga. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Izumo Takeguchi Matsubara
Feb. 20, 2004
Izumo Takeguchi Matsubara, 87, of Hilo, a retired cafeteria cook, died at home. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband William K., sons William A. and Richard S., daughters Lillian K. Ide and Susan M. Kiyojima, brothers Takashi and Hidenobu Takeguchi, sister Shigeko Sato, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.Herschel Clyde Meacham
Feb. 23, 2004
Herschel Clyde "Meach" Meacham, 81, of Waianae, a retired Pearl Harbor Public Works Center transportation equipment maintenance general foreman and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Five Points, Ala. He is survived by sons Joseph, Alton, Alan, Michael, Kermit and Byron; daughters Ann and Mary Meacham and Diane Couch; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.Kim Ray Morris
Feb. 28, 2004
Kim Ray "Kimo" Morris, 40, of American Samoa, a police officer in American Samoa, died. He was born in Hawthorne, Nev. He is survived by wife Dorothy, daughters Kehaulani "Taupale" and Kananiloa "Tausala," parents Osie and Terry, and brothers Kenny and Kerry. Mass: noon Tuesday at St. Rita's Catholic Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Burial at a later date in American Samoa. Casual attire.Richard Shuichi Oshiro
Feb. 24, 2004
Richard Shuichi Oshiro, 79, of Wahiawa, a retired federal motor transportation officer at Schofield Barracks, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in South Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Leslie K. and Ellsworth S.; brothers Hiroshi and Roy Oshiro and Robert Chibana; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Georgeanna P. Souza
March 3, 2004
Georgeanna P. Souza, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired registered nurse, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Phoenixville, Pa. She is survived by daughter Maile Au, brother Benjamin Pennypacker, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Burial: 2 p.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire.Leonora Ducusin Tadiarca
Feb. 26, 2004
Leonora Ducusin Tadiarca, 71, of Waianae, a retired Dole Cannery fruit trimmer, died in Molokai General Hospital. She was born in Santo Tomas, La Union, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Quirino Jr., Cleveland, Amado and Jose; daughters Noreen Candilasa and Martha Lee Kalipi; brother Juan Ducusin; sister Gloria Estrada; and 18 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.Gerald Allen Thomas Sr.
Feb. 27, 2004
Gerald Allen "G.T." Thomas Sr., 43, of Mililani, a Best Bridal Hawaii facility maintenance supervisor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by son Zakary Thomas-Lee; daughters Cydny and Irie Thomas-Lee and Jurny Napalapalai; parents Abbie Pospieski and Gerald Thomas Sr.; brothers Marvin Toliro and Richard "Rick" Thomas; and sisters Alberta Rodriguez and Abbie "Cindy" Thomas. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Rose Martin Torres
Feb. 26, 2004
Rose Martin Torres, 87, of Waiahole, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Antone Bremer and John M., Vincent R., Leroy R., Chris and Bobby Torres; daughters Rose Marie Torres-Kam, Betty Ann Torres and Susan Martin Cunningham; 13 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire.Francis Joseph Trickett
March 2, 2004
Francis Joseph Trickett, 74, of Kailua-Kona, a carpenter and co-proprietor of Lorrains Italian Cuisine in Kailua-Kona, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by son Edwin LeFave; daughters Ellen Murphy, Donna Kawewehi, Denise Caso, Michele Benedict and Jodi Kamanawa; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.Rosauro Ulep
Jan. 25, 2004
Rosauro Ulep, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Waialua Sugar Plantation employee, died. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Saturnino and Silvestre, daughter Amancia Ulep Belong, eight grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.Richard Kam Hing Wong
Feb. 21, 2004
Richard Kam Hing Wong, 78, of Honolulu, a Castle and Farrington High School teacher and retired Honolulu Community College instructor, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mabel, daughter Lori Lee Wong Pinho, brother Richard K.H., sister Dinah Lee, three grandchildren, five step-grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.Ritsu Yoshimori
Feb. 26, 2004
Ritsu Yoshimori, 101, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son Herbert E., daughters Barbara Y. Suzuki and Florence F. Ohara, sisters Aiko Takamura and Penny "Mitsuko" Fujita, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
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The index, which goes back several decades,
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