Zariyah Loleina Makanalani Malaea Kolokea Scharff Acosta
March 28, 2004
Zariyah Loleina Makanalani Malaea Kolokea Scharff Acosta, infant daughter of Andrew Acosta and Reilani Scharff, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brothers Elijah and Tyrece, grandparents Harolyn "Honey Girl" Ford and James and Lorraine Brown, and great-grandmother Maria Lynch. Private services.Rebecca Lei Chun
April 4, 2004
Rebecca Lei Chun, 95, of Waimanalo, a retired food preparer, died in Waimanalo. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by sister Alice Aona, brother Clarence Tanabe, one grandchild, three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.Bronson Kanamu Dacuycuy
April 2, 2004
Bronson Kanamu Dacuycuy, 24, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Maxwell's Center Plate line cook at the Hilo International Airport, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by wife Linda Chong-Dacuycuy; son Raynard "Kalani" Chong; daughters Zainna and Zeana Chong; mother Loretta Tuvera; brothers James Tuvera, Justin Coloma, Samuel Jr. and Lancer Dacuycuy; and sisters Rachelle Tuvera, Celeste Rosario, Lauretta Dacuycuy, Chase Martinez and Casey Wade. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Glad Tidings Church on Kapiolani Street in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.Pauline Lum Ganitano
April 1, 2004
Pauline Lum Ganitano, 91, of Kapolei, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Robert Jr., Douglas L. and Joseph Kunukau and Francis Ganitano; daughter Glendetta "Glen" Forsythe; brother Hung H. Lum; sister Pau C. Amau; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.Yoshiwo Hamada
March 29, 2004
Yoshiwo Hamada, 102, of Kailua, formerly of Hilo, died in Ann Pearl Nursing Facility in Kaneohe. She was born in Yamaguchi, Japan. She is survived by daughters Violet Paxton, Yayoi Endo, Grace Dunning, Elizabeth Cain, May Askew and Helen Canario; sister Haruyo Yoshida; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.Florentino L. Hera
March 30, 2004
Florentino L. Hera, 96, of Lanai City, a retired Dole Co. research analyst and former manager with the Filipino Federation of America for its Lanai branch, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Talevera, Cebu City, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marcelina, son Roberto, daughters Jeanette Kagawa and Victoria Hera, 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lanai Sacred Hearts, 815 Fraser Ave., Lanai City. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Lanai Cemetery.Helen Hicks
Feb. 11, 2004
Helen Hicks, 88, of Portland, Ore., formerly of Hawaii, owner of Lutheran Travel Bureau, died in Portland. She was born in South Dakota. She is survived by son Dennis Greenway, daughters Nancy Miho and Beth Farishon, stepson Bruce, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary.Leona Ann Irvine
April 5, 2004
Leona Ann Irvine, 71, of Kailua, died in Kailua. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by children Susan D. Irvine Alden and Robert and James D. Irvine, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at the cemetery. Casual or aloha attire. Flowers welcome.Albert Kailiehu
April 4, 2004
Albert "Pake" Kailiehu, 68, of Waianae, a retired crane operator, died. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Rosaline "Kuulei"; sons Keith, Kelly, Jack, Larry and Brad; daughters Lurline Crouch, Blossom Logan and Jade Vincent; brothers Patrick "Leroy" and Edward "Gus" Garcia and Matthew Kim; sisters Nora Todd and Lenora "Puanani" Keaweehu; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.Karen Anne Kasler
April 1, 2004
Karen Anne Kasler, 52, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a Buzz's Steak House and Seamountain waitress, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Redland, Calif. She is survived by companion Darwin E. Barve, hanai parents William and Colleen Gundecker, brother Gary and sister Diane Blakely. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery in Hilo. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.Martha-Glenn Kuuiini Kawamura
April 1, 2004
Martha-Glenn Kuuiini Kawamura, 57, of Honolulu, a Budget Rent-a-Car customer service representative, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Glenn K.; son Shane; daughter Stacey; brothers Elliott and Farrell DeMatta; sisters Donna-Dae Lii, Harriet Smith, Honey-Lei Samer and Helen-Edwina DeMatta; and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Kawaiaha'o Church. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.Jose S. Labuguen Sr.
March 31, 2004
Jose S. Labuguen Sr., 87, of Kaneohe, a retired SIDA taxi driver, died in Kailua. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Shirley; son Jose S. Jr.; daughters Julia Kamaiopili, Judy Rapoza, Jessanie Marques, Alette Keahi and Martha Nobriga; 23 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment to follow at the cemetery. Aloha attire.Perigrina Castisimo Lacambra
March 31, 2004
Perigrina "Berta" Castisimo Lacambra, 83, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Romeo and Arthur, daughter Paz Batoon, brother Desiderio Castisimo, sister Hilaria Castisimo, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa's, 712 N. School St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.Joel Wai Hao Lee
March 25, 2004
Joel Wai Hao Lee, 65, of Honolulu, a city civil engineer, died at home. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by sons Spencer R. and Stuart B., mother Anna Y.B., brother Gregory and sister Patricia Leong. Private services.Gloria Lucille Smith Livingston
April 6, 2004
Gloria Lucille Smith Livingston, 64, of Hawaii Kai, a retired Kaiser Medical Center registered nurse anesthetist, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Arlington, Va. She is survived by husband Ronald G. and daughter Bonnie "Malia." Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 5919 Kalanianaole Highway. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Oahu Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to Muscular Dystrophy Association, 210 Ward Ave., No. 222, Honolulu 96814.Susanna C. Macri
April 2, 2004
Susanna C. "Susie" Macri, 38, of Kailua, died at home. She was born in Caulonia, Italy. She is survived by mother Theresa, brother Ilario and sister Graziella M. Vadodich. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Masao Matsuura
March 29, 2004
Masao Matsuura, 78, of Honolulu, a Schuman Carriage preparation center manager, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Evelyn K., sons Mack M. and Byron M., brothers Toshio and Frank, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.James Arthur McCollum
April 2, 2004
James Arthur McCollum, 58, of Kalaoa, Kona, Hawaii, a disabled U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran and Cobra helicopter pilot, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Miami. He is survived by daughters Maureen and Grace, father William F., brother Gary and sister Elizabeth. No services.Willis Raymond McInnis
April 7, 2004
Willis Raymond McInnis, 57, of Napili, Maui, a retired real estate agent, will be remembered in services at a later date. McInnis died in a shark attack off Pohaku Park in Kahana, Maui. He was born in Minnesota. He is survived by son Mark, brother Larry and sister Darlene Skinner.Kazutsugu Morita
April 7, 2004
Kazutsugu Morita, 93, of Kapaa, Kauai, proprietor of Pono Studio, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Fusae, sons Gary K. and Clifford, daughter JoAnn Ishii, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Kapaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Sadayo Kunimura Nakai
April 4, 2004
Sadayo Kunimura Nakai, 92, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Coco Palms Hotel seamstress, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son Howard; daughters Helen Ota, Penny E. Fujita and Judith Funada; sister Bette Nakagawa; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.Pedro Ybanez Ompad
April 2, 2004
Pedro Ybanez Ompad, 68, of Waianae, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Cebu, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Ronnie and Rene; brothers Higinio, Romeo and Sabas Ybanez Jr.; and two grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, 85-786 Old Government Road, Waianae. Call after 9:15 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.Rosendo Agpaoa Pascual
March 29, 2004
Rosendo Agpaoa "Sendong" Pascual, 79, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Plantation employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Lipay, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by son Orlino T. Sr., brother Bernardo, sisters Apolinaria Cabreros and Priscilla Miguel, 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Monday and after 8 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Patricia Louise Payao
April 6, 2004
Patricia Louise Payao, 53, of Kahului, a former Sunshine Mart cashier, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by brothers Richard Jr., Randall and Robert; and sisters Lynette Payao-Soares, Debra Guiteras and Louanne Langraf. Services at a later date.Anna Naluana Kapihe Moike Reaneo
April 4, 2004
Anna Naluana Kapihe Moike Reaneo, 82, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died in Waipahu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Harry and Leo Jr.; daughters Ann, Petra, Gloria and Mercy; sister Kina Espirito; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Committal services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.Shizuko Reyla
March 24, 2004
Shizuko Reyla, 94, of Pearl City, a retired Hamakua Mill Co. Ltd. field hand, died in Leeward Integrated Health Services. She was born in Pohakea, Hamakua, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Toshio and Kenneth Uyeda, daughters Nobuko Suzuki and Mildred Miyashiro, brother Yoshio Ishikane, sisters Mitsuko Yamashita and Itsuko Sakamoto, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.Shigeru Segawa
March 29, 2004
Shigeru "Oscar" Segawa, 77, of Waialua, a U.S. Army veteran with the 442nd Infantry Battalion during the Korean and Vietnam wars, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Myrna M.; sons Russell T. and Alan S.; daughters Sarah T. Yokote and Annette A. Segawa; sisters Alice Yanagisako, Irene Sawamura, Marian Nakagawa, Miriam Morimoto, Patsy Ibara and Leatrice Saiki; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Mary Lucille Short
April 4, 2004
Mary Lucille Short, 85, of Waianae, a Social Security Administration field representative, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kentucky. She is survived by sons James M. and Mark A., daughter Sue A. Bacon and five grandchildren. Services will be held in Bethesda, Md.Louise Kuulei Smith
March 24, 2004
Louise Kuulei Smith, 79, of Ewa Beach, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Philip Akiu and Dean Smith; brother George Koa; sisters Katherine Jackson, Harriet Corpuz and Josephine Kauhane; and four grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.Emily Rapozo Souza
April 6, 2004
Emily Rapozo Souza, 90, of Kapahu, Kauai, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. She is survived by sons Dennis P., Warren S. and Patrick J.; sisters Odelia Baker and Mary Rapozo; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.Sally Tsuruko Tengan
March 31, 2004
Sally Tsuruko Tengan, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Waikiki Pharmacy waitress at the former Liberty House, died in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Katsuichi; brothers Shinsei and Isamu Miyasato; and sisters Shizuko Sakamoto, Haruko Oyama, Tatsuko Miyasato and Eleanor A. Hoshide. Private services.Tusino Tsuchimoto
March 22, 2004
Tusino Tsuchimoto, 102, of Waipahu, a retired housekeeper, died. She was born in Halawa. She is survived by daughter Shinaye Takenishi, seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Private services.Fusayo Urakami
March 30, 2004
Fusayo "Florence" Urakami, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Central Intermediate School secretary, died. She was born in North Hilo, Hawaii. She is survived by brother Tadayuki. Private services.James Edward Vistante
March 31, 2004
James Edward "Country" Vistante, 54, of Waianae, a heavy equipment operator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sons John, Jonah and Joelin; daughter Raylynn; sisters Lily Perry, Veronica Rosario and Janet Pave; brother Bobbie Durington; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Hill of Zion, 87-112 Milikami St., Waianae.Yoshiro Wakumoto
March 31, 2004
Yoshiro Wakumoto, 78, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electrician, died at home. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Teruyo, sons Henry Y. and Edwin K., daughter Nancy F. Fujio, brother David K., sister Judy K. Funasaki and four grandchildren. Private services.Robert Vickery Warner
April 2, 2004
Robert Vickery "Bob" Warner, 52, of Mililani, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class and public affairs specialist for the headquarters of the U.S. Army installation management agency, Pacific Region, at Fort Shafter, died. He was born in Henniker, N.H. He is survived by son Edward and sister Martha Hamilton. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Aliamanu Military Reservation. Inurnment will be held in Phoenix.Agnes H. Wirta
March 29, 2004
Agnes H. Wirta, 92, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died in Honolulu. She was born in Minnesota. She is survived by son Charles, daughter Elaine and sisters Edna, Evelyn and Leona. Private services.Rachael Kukana Young
April 3, 2004
Rachael Kukana Young, 86, of Kahului, a former U.S. Navy office clerk, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Edwin and Ronald, daughters Irene Capizzi-Van Osten and Mary Gutierrez, sisters Catherine Nishida and Rebecca Chartamb-Kaaihue, brother Joseph Hanakahi, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
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 goes back several decades.