Aaron Toshio Cabanilla
March 20, 2004
Aaron Toshio Cabanilla, 37, of Pearl City, a Kuakini Medical Center surgical technician, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by parents Pedro L. and Janet K. Cabanilla, and sisters Shauna T. Batad and Robin A. Watt. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.Adeline W.K. Choy
March 19, 2004
Adeline W.K. Choy, 74, of Honolulu, a retired federal government clerk in personnel services, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She is survived by brothers Kenneth and Walter. Services: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.Pedro Javillo Coloma
March 5, 2004
Pedro Javillo "Pete" Coloma, 97, of Honolulu, a retired Laborers' Union Local 368 employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Lucia Pajardo, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Juana Sonico Cruz
March 12, 2004
Juana Sonico "Dionicia" Cruz, 94, of Waipahu, died at home. She was born in Cabuaao, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Laureana Lungay, Maria E. Abara and Rose Daproza; 20 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of the Mount. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.William Duncan Curnow
March 26, 2004
William Duncan Curnow, 93, of Laie, a retired schoolteacher for the Church College of New Zealand, died. He was born in Wanganui, New Zealand. He is survived by wife Thelma, son William "Stan," daughter Pat Kaheaku, hanai daughters Mollie and Joyce, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake Center. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery.Steven Tolentino Degracia
March 16, 2004
Steven Tolentino Degracia, 81, of Waianae, a retired U.S. Navy veteran, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Guam. He is survived by wife Primitiva "Prima"; sons Steven T. Jr., Francis P. and Daniel P.; daughters Yvonne, Marcia, Alicia and Roberta Degracia and Celestina Lee, LaVerne Lang, Regina Bailey, Bernice Atkinson, Yvette Yap and Annette Gravatt; brother Manuel; sisters Monica Conception and Antonia Castro; 20 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 85-786 Old Government Road. Call after 9:15 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.Kevin Toshiaki Higashi
March 9, 2004
Kevin Toshiaki Higashi, 37, of Pearl City, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Zachry M.; daughters Chantel K., Natasah and Nycole; companion Robin Barboza; parents Allan and Charlotte; sister Arlene Abe; and grandparents Seichi Higashi and Tobei Saito. Private services.John C.H. Hong
Feb. 11, 2004
John C.H. Hong, 86, of Honolulu, a former U.S. Air Force first lieutenant, died in Berkeley, Calif. He was born on Maui. He is survived by sons Brian and Craig, daughter Laraine, brother Paul, sister Mary Hong Park and two grandchildren. Inurnment: 3 p.m. next Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Services: 4:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Beretania St. Casual attire.Yukichi Ito
March 23, 2004
Yukichi "Steve" Ito, 61, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a Hama Yu Japanese Restaurant proprietor at King's Shop in Waikoloa, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Tokyo. He is survived by wife Yoshiko, son Tom and daughter Nana. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Kona Hongwanji Mission in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.James Tatsuji Kushima
March 18, 2004
James Tatsuji Kushima, 78, of Pearl City, a retired Federal Aviation Administration radar technician at Mount Kaala, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Namie; son James S.; daughters Jo-Anne N. Kushima and Janet T. Lee; sisters Mildred Yasui, Ethel Matsuo and Lilian Nagaji; and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Sophia Veronica Lacio
March 26, 2004
Sophia Veronica Lacio, 69, of Makawao, a former Maui Lu Hotel bartender, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Kaunakakai, Molokai. She is survived by husband Valeriano; sons Rodney Malubay and Louis Lacio; daughters Donna Otsuka, Vanessa Brittain and Leo Norrie; mother Trinidad Romero; brother Francisco Malubay; 19 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.Michael Henry Lyons II
March 26, 2004
Michael Henry Lyons II, 67, of Makawao, Maui, a retired Bank of Hawaii vice president, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mette, sons Anders and Henrik, daughter Kristina, brother Samuel A.B., sister Shaun B. and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at family residence, 495 Kealaloa Ave., Makawao, Kapalaea area. Donations suggested to Boy Scouts, Maui County Council, Nature Conservancy Maui Reserve and Maui Arts & Cultural Center.Nadine Luana Miyashiro
March 20, 2004
Nadine Luana Miyashiro, 52, of Keaau, Hawaii, a Keaau Middle School cafeteria worker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Rodney Sr.; sons Marvin, Rodney Jr., Jared and Travis; daughters Rosa lynn Bee and Neysa Miller; brothers Darrell and Russell Kuamoo; sisters Puanani Poai Sr. and Mapu Abraham; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.Vernon Haruto Nunokawa
Feb. 28, 2004
Vernon Haruto Nunokawa, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department lieutenant and former state Public Utilities Commission executive director, died in West Hills, Calif. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Alan K. and Neil C., and three grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.Patrick Giles O'Callaghan
March 21, 2004
Patrick Giles O'Callaghan, 50, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a carpenter, died at home. He was born in Milwaukee. He is survived by wife Janet F.; sons Shaun H., Patrick K., Matthew F. and Kevin J.; daughters Kelly S. and Claire C.; brother Michael; and sisters Lani O'Callaghan, Colleen O'Callaghan-Estes, Molly Gorger and Peggy Hayward. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at O'Callaghan residence at Keekee St. No. P7-2 in Kealakekua. Casual attire. No flowers.Marcelino Urata Rambuyan
March 8, 2004
Marcelino Urata "Celin" Rambuyan, 78, of Wahiawa, a retired Dole Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Casili, Camalaniugan, Cagayan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Ubalda R. "Baling"; sons Celestino, Marcelino Jr. and Miguel; daughters Zita and Me riza Onza and Feann Balanay; brothers Paulino and Teodoro; sisters Adelina Gonzaga and Inocensia Medina; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Matthew J. Ryan
Oct. 17, 2003Hannah L. Ryan
Feb. 22, 2004
Matthew J. Ryan, 84, and his wife Hannah L. Ryan, 84, both of Kailua, died in Kailua. They were born on Oahu. They are survived by son Matthew K., daughters Patricia-Ann Doerfler and Sheila-Ann Loughran, 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m.Doris Janet Stoskopf
March 19, 2004
Doris Janet Stoskopf, 75, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a state executive secretary, died at home. She was born in Salina, Kan. She is survived by husband Cleve W., sons Michael K. and Cort, daughter Holly D. Wilkens, brothers Lowell and Larry Griffis, and two grandchildren. No services.Corrine Elizabeth Sturm
March 7, 2004
Corrine Elizabeth Sturm, 80, of Kailua-Kona, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Irondale, Mo. She is survived by husband Walter A., daughters Celeste Ventura and Elizabeth Nelson, and sister Wilma Vedvig. No services.Onosai Tanuvasa Jr.
March 24, 2004
Onosai Tanuvasa Jr., 52, of Honolulu, Pearl City High School head football coach, will be remembered in services 10 a.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalihi Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Tanuvasa died in San Diego. He is survived by wife Lorraine; sons Shane and Michael Tanuvasa, Shaun Wilkinson and Michael Yamauchi-Yamate; daughters Joni and Karli; brothers Taueu and Watson; sisters Malo Auelua, Sama Liliufau, Kamako Faamatau and Nani Pua White; and six grandchildren. Private burial. Aloha attire.Robert Kaichi Umemura
March 23, 2004
Robert Kaichi Umemura, 63, of Aiea, a retired architect for Lawton, Umemura, Yamamoto, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by wife Kathleen K., son Grant, daughter Anna, mother Mitsuko and sister Violet. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.Maria Sagadraca Villanueva
March 19, 2004
Maria Sagadraca Villanueva, 89, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Camilo and Carlos; daughters Carmelita Bueno, Gliceria Chee, Edna Ramones and Florence Ramiro; brother Macario Sagadraca; sisters Tuburcia Jove and Ciriaca Pascua; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.Annie Emmalia Wesley
March 26, 2004
Annie Emmalia Wesley, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Woolworth's, Macy's and Cathedral Gift Shop sales clerk, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son George Kauhi; brothers George, William and Samuel Ernestberg; and sisters Violet Merseburgh and Catherine Morrison. Mass: 9 a.m. Sunday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
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.
