Mary Nyuen Lung Bal
March 2, 2004
Mary Nyuen Lung Bal, 93, of Kekaha, Kauai, a state Department of Education teacher, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by son Edward, hanai son Norman Lung, daughters Leimomi Crowell and Janet K. Landfried, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services held.Philmond Diego Balios
March 5, 2004
Philmond Diego Balios, 75, of Paia, Maui, a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by sons Mark and Robert; daughters Vivian Gamurot, Katherine Campbell and Barbara Reeves; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Reception to follow. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.Tita Cale
March 6, 2004
Tita Cale, 71, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired nurse's aide, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Mark Lee and Howard, Michael O., Smedley B. and David A. Cale; daughters Marie Ringleberg, Joyce M. Cale and Michelle M. Hanks; sisters Nina Velez and Cecilia Torres; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Honokaa Salvation Army. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.Mun Lun Chang
March 6, 2004
Mun Lun Chang, 87, of Hono lulu, a retired Wo Fat restaurant waitress, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by daughter Harriet C. Pila, sister Irene Wu, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m.-noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Jeremy Brian Kaleo Cruz
March 4, 2004
Jeremy Brian Kaleo Cruz, 33, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died in Kohala Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Deejay, parents Henry and Linda, brother Brandon and sister Jeni-Lee. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.Jeffrey Kung Chung Fong
Feb. 17, 2004
Jeffrey Kung Chung Fong, 43, of San Rafael, Calif., died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Rita and sister Sabrina. Inurnment: 2 p.m. today at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.Jovani Kumaichi Higa
Feb. 15, 2004
Jovani Kumaichi "Joe" Higa, 85, of Honolulu, died in Spark M. Matsunaga Center for Aging. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by brothers Roy T. and Harry S.; sisters Elsie T., Norma N. and Jeanette T. Higa, Yoshiko Nakasato, Joen H. Kaneshiro and Jean K. Nishikawa; and caregiver and companion Myong Cha "Mimi" Benet. Private services.David Kapunohuulaokamaanaakanehekili Kaiapoepoe
Feb. 25, 2004
David Kapunohuulaokamaanaakanehekili "Kapu" Kaiapoepoe, 51, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by hanai daughter Ula and brother Tom K. Services: 10 a.m. March 20 at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.Ellis Kimo Kamihara-Pablo
March 5, 2004
Ellis Kimo Kamihara-Pablo, infant son of Franklin R. Pablo and Myra K. Kamihara-Pablo, of Honolulu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brother Myron Kamihara; sister Katalyna Pablo; and grandparents Franklin C. Pablo, Benedict Atoigue and Masao and Doris Kamihara. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Koboji Shingon Mission, 1223-C N. School St. Casual attire.Mabel Y. Kurosawa
Feb. 13, 2004
Mabel Y. Kurosawa, 83, of Honolulu, a retired laundry attendant at Manoa Laundry Center, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Robert M. and Bruce E., daughters Karen N. Kumabe and Donna K. Orikasa, brother William Yasunaga, half brother Richard Oba, sister Harriet Nomura, half sisters Alice Yamanouchi and Frances M. Matsuno, and seven grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Manoa Valley Church. Call after 3:30 p.m. Inurnment to be held on Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.Robert Soon Young Lee
March 5, 2004
Robert Soon Young "Boy" Lee, 30, of Kailua, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alexandra, son Ainsley, parents Robert and Louise, brother Wayne, sister Kathyann and grandparent Audrey. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach, Lanikai side. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.Robert Koon Bo Liu
March 8, 2004
Robert Koon Bo Liu, 64, of Aiea, a former Plantation Chop Suey owner, died. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Lucy, son Stephane, daughter Mylene Dunphy and three grandchildren. Graveside services: noon Monday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.William Yuk Fah Liu
Feb. 28, 2004
William Yuk Fah Liu, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Tongg Publishing Co. utility worker, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Violet-Tongg, daughters Nancy-Beth Au and Carol-Lynn Saito, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Jerry P. Machado
March 4, 2004
Jerry P. Machado, 69, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Kekaha Sugar Co. truck driver, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by sons Floyd G., Michael A. Sr., Steven W. and Chad J.K.; daughter Panny A.; sister Elenore Andrade; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Kekaha. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire.Shizuko Maedo
March 4, 2004
Shizuko Maedo, 87, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Loa Orchids flower packer, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She is survived by husband Sadamitsu, sons Roy and Dennis, daughters Maureen and Georgeann, brothers Paul and Douglas Tokusato, and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.Dorothy Morales Martinez
March 7, 2004
Dorothy Morales Martinez, 82, of Kilauea, Kauai, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Vicent Hilongo and Miles Martinez; daughters Faith Nakazawa and Regina Hoverson; brothers Benjamin and Sylvester Torres; sisters Laura Clinton, Sally Peteelli, Dina Camacho, Penny Carr and Tivia Torres; 15 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.Maria Chavenia Messamore
Feb. 29, 2004
Maria Chavenia "Marie" Messamore, 54, of Waipahu, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard bowling alley and Mililani Golf Course Restaurant employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Ogob, Milanu, Albay, the Philippines. She is survived by husband James F.; sons Oliver Chavenia, Michael Messamore and Richard Rosa; and daughter Victoria. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual and aloha attire.Nobuo Miyahira
March 6, 2004
Nobuo Miyahira, 71, of Makawao, Maui, a state entomologist, died at home. He was born in Ulumalu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Jane Y.; children Ira, Robert, Jennifer and Nora; brothers Wally, Edwin, David and Wayne; and sister Violet Nagamine. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Entombment: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.Edward Kaiwi Morton
Feb. 29, 2004
Edward Kaiwi Morton, 81, of Mililani, a retired Oahu Transport Co. employee and stevedore, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born on Maui. He is survived by sons Edward Morton Jr. and Demetrius "Palani" Agosto; hanai son Matthew K. Cordeiro; daughter Elizabeth "Mapuana" Leiwalo; brothers Arnold and Roland; hanai brother Sonny Fernandez; sisters Priscilla Pililaau, Audrey Kamaka and Hannah Kamae; hanai sisters Edna Kim and Genevieve Naito; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, second ward, Mililani, 95-1039 Meheula Parkway. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.Sam Torao Muraoka
Feb. 28, 2004
Sam Torao Muraoka, 86, of Kailua, a retired Dynamic Industries vice president, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Keokea, Maui. He is survived by daughters Amy M. Oshiro and May M. Tomiyoshi; sisters Lorraine Nakagawa, Kimiko Yamaguchi and Natsue Nishimura; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.George Joji Nohara
Feb. 22, 2004
George Joji Nohara, 80, of Waipahu, a retired master diesel mechanic for the federal government and private engineering companies, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Steven T.; brothers Shinko, Masa and Cain; sisters Irene Mau and Miyo Kamisugi; and three grandchildren. Private services.Richard Tsuruo Ota
March 6, 2004
Richard Tsuruo Ota, 88, of Honolulu, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. No survivors. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.Tadashi Owara
March 7, 2004
Tadashi Owara, 85, of Pukalani, Maui, a painter, died in Pukalani. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Shizuka; sons Edwin, Brian and Wendell; daughters Janice Owara and Arlene Taketa; brothers Mitsuru and Minoru; sisters Chiyono Ichikawa, Vivian Saikami and Namie Masuda; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Paia Montokuji.Florence Nancy Oyadomari
March 4, 2004
Florence Nancy Oyadomari, 72, of Mililani, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Michael, Marcus and Eugene Jr.; daughters Deborah Marchan, Michele Shea and Phyliss "Fifi" Oyadomari; brother William Arthur; sisters Elizabeth Ramsey and Beulah Arthur; 19 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.Marie Valentine Perry
March 4, 2004
Marie Valentine Perry, of Honolulu, a retired First Hawaiian Bank Personal Trust Department employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Wailuku, Maui. She is survived by husband Gilbert J., brother Francis Cambra and sister Terry Kibbe. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Kaheka Street. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.Victor Sagpang Sr.
March 2, 2004
Victor Sagpang Sr., 79, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Louise; son Victor Jr.; daughters Louise Miller, Victoria Mindoro and Jamie Lee Diggs; brother Raymond; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.Patricia Ann Snively
March 8, 2004
Patricia Ann Snively, 65, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired receptionist for Dr. Richard Lee-Ching, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Ralph, sons Patrick and Deaner, sisters Maryjane Pacheco and Alice Kobayashi, and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire.Edward Glenn Starling Sr.
March 3, 2004
Edward Glenn Starling Sr., 72, of Aiea, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electronic technician, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Florida. He is survived by wife Yoko W.; sons Robert L., Edward G. Jr. and Mark A.; daughter Alana L.; brothers Middie A. and Joe; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire.Robert Katsuo Taira
March 5, 2004
Robert Katsuo Taira, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Service Master of Honolulu owner, died at home. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Bessie S.; daughter Jennifer Muraoka; brothers Albert, Eichi, Victor and Hiroshi; and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Harris United Methodist Church. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Edwin Terumi Tengan
March 2, 2004
Edwin Terumi Tengan, 65, of Pearl City, a retired Eddie's Auto Repair owner, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Bradley and Garrick, father Teishu and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.Patricia Williams
Feb. 29, 2004
Patricia Williams, 78, of Waianae, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wesley Marfil and Ray and Glenn Fonseca; daughters Daniella Murray, Orchid Lopes, Charmaine Nunes and Cathy Arakaki; sister Mova Katz; 21 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.Lunako Yamauchi
March 6, 2004
Lunako Yamauchi, 54, of Kailua-Kona, a Paradise Christian Tours Inc. office clerk, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kobe, Japan. She is survived by husband Raymond M. and mother Nobuko Komatsu. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
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The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.