Mildred Umeno Anzai
March 11, 2004
Mildred Umeno Anzai, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Royal Hawaiian Perfumes employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by daughter Mona Onishi, sister Patsy Handa, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.Chiyo Arakawa
March 8, 2004
Chiyo Arakawa, 88, of Aiea, a homemaker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Yusei; son Edwin T.; daughters Lynda Tanaka and Beverly and Naomi Arakawa; sisters Miyoko Onaga and Misae Kameya; and two grandchildren. Private services.Kyoko Cawley
March 9, 2004
Kyoko Cawley, 74, of Waipahu, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Sendai, Japan. She is survived by son Thomas R., sisters Eiko Kanazawa and Shigeko Oka, and a grandchild. Private services.Bernabe Cristobal De La Cruz Sr.
March 14, 2004
Bernabe Cristobal "Ben" De La Cruz Sr., 90, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Gatiaran, Cagayan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rita P., son Bernabe P. "Ben," five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 5:30 p.m. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.Epifanio Pedro Isidro
March 2, 2004
Epifanio Pedro Isidro, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Pacific Construction Co. laborer, died in the Convalescent Center. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Virgilio, Rodolfo and Freddy; daughters Frances Cajimat and Susan and Felicidad Isidro; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.Hannah Kahawaii Kaili
March 18, 2004
Hannah Kahawaii Kaili, 78, of Provo, Utah, a Gay & Robinson laborer in Makaweli and hotel housecleaning employee, died. She was born in Kalihikai, Kauai. She is survived by son Harrom, daughters Dora and Harriet Malapit, and sister Louisa Tachikawa. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. April 1 at Kekaha Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Services: noon April 2 at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veteran Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.Viola Piilani Kaluna
March 10, 2004
Viola Piilani Kaluna, 62, of Honolulu, a retired Likelike Elementary School employee, died at home. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Farrington, Edward and Charles III; sisters Charlotte Sampaga, Happy Pecoraro and Dee Dee Feliciano; and hanai sister Robin Avilla. Mass: noon Saturday at St. Patrick's Church, 1124 7th Ave. Call after 11 a.m.Masanori Mihara
March 18, 2004
Masanori "Manko" Mihara, 81, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. welder, died at home. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by son Mark N., daughters Aileen N. Asuncion and Ann M. Stephenson, brother Tsutomu, sisters Kay K. Mihara and Fay F. Matsunami, and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.Shizuye Miyazaki
March 7, 2004
Shizuye Miyazaki, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Tori Richard Ltd. seamstress, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Hiroji and sister Barbara Skillen. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Evelyn V. Rego
Feb. 15, 2004
Evelyn V. Rego, 94, of Honolulu, a retired state teacher, died at home. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by daughters Betty Wrixon and Charlotte Cox, brother Charles Vincent, caregiver Bertha Taufaasau, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.David M. Shiroma
March 20, 2004
David M. Shiroma, 83, of New York City, a former John F. Kennedy International AIrport U.S. Department of Agriculture assistant area director, died in New York. He was born in Waipio, Oahu. He is survived by wife Alice, sons Michael S. and John H., daughter Susan, sisters Rose Aiu and Lorraine Miyashiro, and seven grandchildren. Private services to be held later this week in New York.Kay Murako Tanaka
March 18, 2004
Kay Murako Tanaka, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Sunmari seamstress, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Yamaguchi, Japan. She is survived by sons Katsumi Yoshida and Roy and Shigeki Tanaka; daughter Yoko Takemura; brothers Toshiro and Hiroyuki Kobayashi; sisters Mitsuko, Kikue, Tomie, Kozue and Sanae; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.Sadao Tanaka
March 7, 2004
Sadao Tanaka, 82, of Hilo, a retired shipping supervisor, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born on Maui. He is survived by brother Tsuneo and sister Margaret Williams. No services.Kenneth B. Westberg
March 11, 2004
Kenneth B. Westberg, 49, of Mill Creek, Wash., formerly of Kailua, a former Honolulu Police Department officer, died. He also was a computer programmer for EDS, McKesson and SAFECO. He was born in Spokane, Wash. He is survived by wife Laurie, mother Janice and sisters Kay Lancaster, Lu Ann Curtis and Karen Wright. No services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Brain Tumor Foundation, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10019.
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The index, which goes back several decades,
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