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Sadao Amano
March 18, 2004
Sadao "Dani" Amano, 74, of Ewa, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by sister Ellen Eguchi. Private services.

Doris Marian Anderson
March 28, 2004
Doris Marian Anderson, 84, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Calumet, Mich. She is survived by daughter Barbara Egseth. Services to be held in San Antonio. Celebration of life to be held at a later date in Honolulu. No flowers. Donations suggested to One Kalakaua Foundation.

Bernard Louis Atkinson
March 24, 2004
Bernard Louis Atkinson, 51, of Honolulu, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by brother Kenneth and sisters Leona and Harriet Atkinson and Mae Charlotte Howard and Nona Drane. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Temple, 1004 Kilani Ave., Wahiawa.

Sheena Katherine Beach
March 24, 2004
Sheena Katherine Beach, 21, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a house painter, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by son Kawena K., father Charles R., mother Jane K. Clowser, sister Sandy and grandparents Anna Beach Kauth, Lucky Bennett and Marilyn Schwartz. Visitation: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at Hale O Halawai Living Stone Church at Holualoa Beach. No flowers. Donations suggested to Jane Clowser for a Kawena Beach trust fund.

Jason Seiichi Bio Matsuo
March 26, 2004
Jason Seiichi Bio Matsuo, 26, of Ewa Beach, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Melanie K. Matsuo, son Nicolas J.S. Matsuo, daughter Madyson K.F. Matsuo, father Alan Matsuo, mother Theresa, sisters Shari K. and Siera J. Matsuo, and grandparents Shiro F. Matsuo and Pedro Bio. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Aiea. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Flore F. Boehme
March 22, 2004
Flore F. Boehme, 88, of Chula Vista, Calif., died in Chula Vista. She was born in Apia, Western Samoa. She is survived by sisters Olga Bly, Hilde Franklin and Clara Taylor. Services: 9:30 a.m. today at Oahu Cemetery, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at the cemetery.

Morton Arnold Breier
March 25, 2004
Morton Arnold "Morty" Breier, 69, of Kailua-Kona, a transportation engineer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in the Bronx, N.Y. He is survived by wife Karen, sons Damien and Max, daughter Nicole Carter, sister Rochelle Rubinstein and four grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Honokohau Harbor Yacht Club. Potluck to follow.

Alice Bunker
March 22, 2004
Alice Bunker, 94, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by daughter Irene Loveless, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Carlos Dela Cruz Castaneda
March 29, 2004
Carlos Dela Cruz Castaneda, 95, of Honokaa, a truck driver for the former Hamakua Sugar Plantation, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Julia A.; sons Melvin, Larry and Michael; sister Simeona Sumalde; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.

James Y.C. Ching
Feb. 29, 2004
James Y.C. Ching, 75, of Honolulu, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel cable splicer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nobuko; son Jesse; daughters Florene Ching, Myra Garza, Sheree Nishigata and Angela Gragas; sisters Grace Ching and Florence "Buggy" Hee; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Gerbacio Apolinario Dupitas
March 16, 2004
Gerbacio Apolinario Dupitas, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Meadow Gold Dairies maintenance man, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Paniqui, Tarlac, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosalinda; hanai children Crispina Espanol, Felicidad Bumagat and Isidra Nunez; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.

Mildred Matsuyo Fukumoto
March 23, 2004
Mildred Matsuyo Fukumoto, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired Benjamin Parker Elementary School cafeteria worker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Roy and Avery; daughters Beatrice Guro, Myrna M. Ah Chong, Rose Sato and Marian Carbonell; sisters Umeko Sanehira, Masae Kawaa and Fumie Yanaga; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Daniel George Gibson
March 27, 2004
Daniel George Gibson, 82, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Heavy Duty Hardware store proprietor, died at home. He was born in Toronto. He is survived by wife Ruth, son Robin B., brothers Gordon L. and Albert, and a grandchild. No services.

Richard Guerreiro
March 28, 2004
Richard Guerreiro, 86, of Ewa Beach, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Dorothea U.; sons Noeau and Andre; daughters Karen and Desiree Guerreiro, Kawehi Lindsey, Gwendolyn Clark, Melissa Lyman and Melita Palama; brother Walter; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mary E. Gustella
March 25, 2004
Mary E. Gustella, 91, of Honolulu, a retired bookkeeper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by daughters Sandra Hill and Mary DeVries, sister Stephanie Bennis, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Inurnment to be held in Tucson, Ariz. Donations suggested to American Heart Association or Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Leon Alvin Hargrave
March 28, 2004
Leon Alvin Hargrave, 68, of Honolulu, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Jacqueline M. Baysinger, Kay F. Prettyman and Maxine M.G. Hargrave. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.

Hisato Hayashi
March 26, 2004
Hisato "Bully" Hayashi, 87, of Hilo, a Palace Theater projectionist, Hilo Lagoon Hotel breakfast chef and Haili Elderly Apartments resident manager, died in Life Care Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Mieko, sons Melvin and Russell, daughter Jacqueline Thomas, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire.

Kenneth Ku'ualoha Hewett
March 28, 2004
Kenneth Ku'ualoha Hewett, 76, of Pearl City, a retired Honolulu Fire Department firefighter, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Geraldine "Gerry," daughters Kerri-Ann and Alicia, and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Kawaiaha'o Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Isako Ishimoto
March 10, 2004
Isako "Betty" Ishimoto, 79, of Honolulu, a retired American Savings Bank vice president, died. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by son Charles; sisters Jane Higashiyama, Esther Tyau, Edith Ichiriu and Ethel Walley; and a grandchild. Private services.

Herman Kalani Jr.
March 28, 2004
Herman Kalani Jr., 60, of Waianae, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Clayton Thomas and Armand M.K. Sr. and Adrein Kalani; daughter Armanda Figueroa; brothers Harold, Ronald and Raymond Kalani, Kalani Hanohano and Larry Loa; sisters Hermene H. Kozlowski and Haroldene and Sweetheart Kalani; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

James Hisashi Kikuchi
March 5, 2004
James Hisashi Kikuchi, 68, of Pearl City, a retired Hawaiian Regent Hotel employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Esther Yoshida. Private services.

Robert T. Kubota
March 19, 2004
Robert T. Kubota, 88, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Marion, son Edwin, daughter Lorraine Nakashima, brother Yoshimi and sister Peggy Arita. Private services.

Edith Sanchez Lai
March 26, 2004
Edith Sanchez "Tootsie" Lai, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Edwin, son Gerald, daughters Lorinda Tokuhama and Suzanne Rowland, brother Richard Sanchez, sister Matilda Mactagone, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 10 a.m. Entombment: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Jung Ja Lee
March 28, 2004
Jung Ja Lee, 70, of Wahiawa, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by son Dae Yoon Chun, daughter Sue A. Limric, brother Il Seong Yi, sisters Soon Ja Limric and Seon Ja Yi, and a grandchild. Private services.

Fred Earl Mehr
March 29, 2004
Fred Earl Mehr, 85, of Keaau, Hawaii, a General Motors tool engineer and U.S. Navy veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Springville, Utah. He is survived by wife Eleanor. No services.

Florentina Nabarro
March 29, 2004
Florentina "Flora" Nabarro, 51, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Eddie III and Robby; daughter Caroline; father of children Edwin Jr.; brothers Thomas, Frank, Eugene and Manuel Amar; and sisters Rosaline Berrios, Claudine Roman, Rofina Burns, Mary Ann Pacheco and Mary Jane Fiesta. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Honomu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery in Hilo. Aloha attire.

Daisy Mae Nacnac
March 13, 2004
Daisy Mae Nacnac, 59, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Ernesto; father George Villanueva; sons Ernest and Michael; daughter Mai Lien; brothers George and Harold Villanueva; sisters Barbara Kukahiko, Shirley Kinney and Linda Swanson; and two grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park.

Kay Katsuko Okano
March 20, 2004
Kay Katsuko Okano, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Woolworth waitress, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Dennis K.; daughters Karen K. Tamanaha and Cynthia T. Tokuyama; brothers Roger and Akito Katsutani; sisters Kikue Yokouchi, Fujiko Matsui, Amy Kurahara and Peggy Sugahara; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Masayo Otani
March 25, 2004
Masayo Otani, 87, of Kula, Maui, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Paul, Thomas and Roy; sisters Isumi Kami and Mitsue Asakoshi; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Bruno Ramos Sr.
March 26, 2004
Bruno Ramos Sr., 82, of Eleele, Kauai, an Olokele Sugar Co. truck driver, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Luzong, Manabo, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Bella; sons Guardine B., Edwin "Shapa," Howard "Polo," Bruno Jr., Mando and Steven; daughter Belinda Tacata; a sister; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Eleele Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

George Anthony Rodrigues
March 29, 2004
George Anthony Rodrigues, 83, of Wailuku, a retired U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in San Leandro, Calif. He is survived by wife Bernadette, sons Ronald and Colin, daughters Colette Chow and MaryBeth Santos, brother Stanley, sisters Lucy Moniz and Josephine Kell, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Audrey Anette Rosenthal-White
March 26, 2004
Audrey Anette Rosenthal-White, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired Department of Education elementary special-education teacher, died in Kailua. She was born in Rock Island, Ill. She is survived by sons Lauren, Robert and John White; daughters Audrey Lauro, Rose M. Buschhaus and Deborah L. Lum; brother Woody Rosenthal; 18 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kaneohe Missionary Baptist Church on Waikalua Road. Call after 10:30 a.m. Graveside services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth Robert Rowland
March 23, 2004
Kenneth Robert Rowland, 44, of Oregon and Kauai, died in Honolulu. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Marcia, daughters Kaitlin and Kirsten, stepfather Mike Brown, mother Donna, brother Mike and grandparent Cleo Bennedetti. Services to be held in Oregon.

Alfredo Sacro
March 19, 2004
Alfredo Sacro, 54, of Honolulu, an Ono Construction mason, died on Maui. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by companion Gaylet A. Silva; son Alfredo P. Jr.; stepchildren Bernard and Jessica Silva and Vanessa Izumi; and six grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Elmo Sinclair
March 12, 2004
Elmo Sinclair, 83, of Waipahu, a retired council president for Union Local 368, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Elsie "Buddy" M., son Craig C., daughters Barbara "Bobbi" Ray and Sunnie Suzuki, sisters Alice Pranger and Katherine Allen, 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Clara Chiyoko Takabayashi
March 26, 2004
Clara Chiyoko Takabayashi, 74, of Honolulu, a Straub Clinic & Hospital nurse's aide, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Dana K. and Linn K., daughter Tess F. Morauw, brother Masaaki "Marco" Nakamura, sisters Betsy Mori and Haruyo Matsumoto, and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5 p.m. Burial to be held at a later date.

Micuta B. Teixeira
March 5, 2004
Micuta B. Teixeira, 81, of Houston and Honolulu, died in Houston. She was born in Chiuza, Romania. She is survived by sons Patrick and Robert, and grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Waikiki Elks Club. Casual and aloha attire. Leis welcome. Donations suggested to a charity.

Kiyoaki Terajima
March 28, 2004
Kiyoaki Terajima, 82, of Honolulu and Japan, a Harvard University and University of Hawaii-Manoa kabuki choreographer and actor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Tokyo. He is survived by daughters Matsue Terajima, Takako Hatanaka and Yukiko Kawasaki; sister Takiko; and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. today at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m.

Takeshi Wagatsuma
March 23, 2004
Takeshi Wagatsuma, 85, of Kaieie, Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired vegetable farmer and employee for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died at home. He was born in Papaikou. He is survived by sons Cyrus, Neal and Edson; daughter Chandra; and brother Masashi. Private services.

Daniel Koon Wah Wong
March 28, 2004
Daniel Koon Wah Wong, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base contracting officer, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace S.; sons Ronnie and Randall; daughter Danette Wong Tomiyasu; brother Herbert; sisters Lily Lee, Vivian Loui and Mildred Ching; and eight grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Evan Kaohu-O-Kaala Wong
March 15, 2004
Evan Kaohu-O-Kaala Wong, 57, of Honolulu, a retired Army & Air Force Exchange Service electrical engineer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Hilda "Lani," brothers Keith K. and Richard "Ricky," and sister LaVerne "Leina." Services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Thomas Hichitoshi Yasuhara
March 28, 2004
Thomas Hichitoshi Yasuhara, 72, of Mililani, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and an assistant to former state Rep. Julie Duldalao, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Rose K., sons Thomas T. and Gerald R., daughter Julie E. Mashima, brothers Franklin Y. and Herbert M., seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Stanley Satoru Yoshiyama
March 25, 2004
Stanley Satoru Yoshiyama, 71, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired S. Yoshiyama Store co-owner and self-employed horticulturalist, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Carol Y., sons Robby and Lance, daughters Pamela Takiguchi and Kelly Yoshioka, mother Shigeko E., brother James and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.




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.

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