Lorraine Ululani Acosta
April 29, 2004
Lorraine Ululani Acosta, 63, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Michael and Murray; daughters Maryann Gascon, Margarita Raqueno and Michele Pascua; sisters Virginia Banis and Clarentia Batongbacal; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at the cemetery.Paulina V. Altura
April 21, 2004
Paulina V. Altura, 80, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a nurse's aide for a private care home, died at home. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Luis; sons Maurino, Rene, Lito and Jimmy; daughter Mila Gaspar; and 10 grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honokaa. Call after 5 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Honokaa Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire.George Agathia Angelo Sr.
April 21, 2004
George Agathia Angelo Sr., 75, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 11 chipper, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Haina, Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by sons George Jr. and Raymond; daughters Ella Custino, Ginger Angelo-Freitas and Mary Angelo-Hall; sisters Hazel Meartens and Mary Branco; and seven grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.Fausta Domingo Bueno
April 20, 2004
Fausta Domingo Bueno, 55, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Building Maintenance custodian, died in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. She was born in Barangay 56B Bacsil South Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Antonio, son Antonio "Tony Boy" Jr., daughter Angelyn, father Lauro Domingo, brother Lorenzo and sister Josefina Garcia. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Chaminade University's Mystical Rose Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.Lillian Tom Chong
April 18, 2004
Lillian Tom Chong, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Interisland Resorts employee, died in Maunalani Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ernest C.T.; brothers Dr. K.S., William S.T. and Joseph K.B. Tom; and sisters Helen Yee and Gladys Chun. Chinese services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park.Alfred Yat Hing Chun
April 29, 2004
Alfred Yat Hing Chun, 73, of Honolulu, an International Baptist Church deacon, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Annie; sons Christopher and Jonathan; daughter Jessica Williams; sisters Maybelle Ching, Glenda Brown and Gladys Nishibata; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to International Baptist Church, 20 Dowsett Ave., Honolulu 96817.Geza Tibor Csigi
April 27, 2004
Geza Tibor "Ted" Csigi, 77, of Honolulu, retired owner of Honolulu Freezer Food Service Inc., Atlantica Trading Co. and Pacific Wholesale Meats, died in Honolulu. He was born in Szikszo, Hungary. He is survived by wife Taeko; sons Ted, Steven and Ference; daughters Emiko Chang, Susan Freitas and Caroline Csigi; sister Emily Todd; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.Kinuyo Doi
April 16, 2004
Kinuyo Doi, 89, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kaneohe. She is survived by son Roy, daughter Janet and two grandchildren. Private services.Tane Ekuan
April 24, 2004
Tane Ekuan, 90, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Kanda-Ku, Japan. She is survived by sons Gorden and Dr. Justin, daughter Yoshiko "Pat" Dacanay, sister Masako Fujita, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services at a later date.Marion Veronica Goldman
April 27, 2004
Marion Veronica Goldman, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Cambridge, Mass. She is survived by husband Lawrence A., daughters Debbie Gallagher and Mia Cravalho, brother John Paredes, sister Valentina Ugali and two grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.Takashi Gota
April 23, 2004
Takashi Gota, 90, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Transportation & Terminal Co. and Mihara Transfer Inc. claims agent, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Toshiko, sons Raymond H. and Gordon T. Gota, daughter Florence E. Izumoto and six grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.Charles Lehua Haasenritter Sr.
April 27, 2004
Charles Lehua Haasenritter Sr., 49, of Hilo, a state Department of Accounting & General Services construction inspector, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary Lou; sons Charles Jr., Matthew and Kala; daughters Melissa Ahuna and Haunani and Nanea Haasenritter; mother Emma; brothers Robert and David; sisters Ellen Parker and Lisa Lau; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire.Alice K. Napoleon Iida
April 22, 2004
Alice K. Napoleon Iida, 90, of Lihue, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. secretary, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Ronald and Sherwood, daughter Jocelyn Yamamoto, nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Kapaia. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Reuben Hajime Kimura
April 26, 2004
Reuben Hajime Kimura, 25, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. He was born in La Jolla, Calif. He is survived by mother Toyoko and sister Happi. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Nicki Kazuko Kotani
April 23, 2004
Nicki Kazuko Kotani, 26, of Honolulu, a Princeton Review Co. assistant director and Tanaka of Tokyo server, died in Houston. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by grandmother Betty Kotani; parents Jody Y. and Tammie; brothers Jordan Kotani and Brandon Teruya; and sisters Ashlyn and Natasha Kotani, Tania Teruya and Nikita Ifuku. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Charles Croxall LeGrand
April 25, 2004
Charles Croxall LeGrand, 87, of Kaneohe, a retired electrical engineer, died at home. He was born in Canada. He is survived by sons Biff and Paul, daughters Suzy Parker and Janine LeGrand, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Episcopal Church, 45-435 Aumoku St. Call after 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to American Parkinson's Disease Association Inc., 1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305.Kiyoko Marutani
April 29, 2004
Kiyoko Marutani, 97, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired coffee farmer, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Mitsue Oshima, sisters Fusae Kozaki and Tatsuo Nakagawa, six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire.Henry Joseph McMonigle
April 29, 2004
Henry Joseph "Hank" McMonigle, 83, of Kailua, retired owner and proprietor of MEI and Associates and retired New York Fire Department Ladder 131 lieutenant, died in Kailua. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by wife Betty; sons Henry Jr. and Daniel; daughters Madeline Morikawa, Bethanne Enoki and Suzanne Horton; brother George; sister Helen Neuhs; and 10 grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 148 Makawao St. in Kailua. A reception will follow at Kaneohe Yacht Club. Inurnment at a later date at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to New York Firefighters' Burn Center Foundation, c/o Engine 66, Ladder 61, 21 Asch Loop, The Bronx, NY 10475.Claire May Noble
April 27, 2004
Claire May Noble, 79, of Kahuku, a homemaker, died in Kahuku. She was born in Allenhurst, N.J. She is survived by son Howell E., daughter Laura Jean White, brother John Y. Sanderson, sister Marion Pedrick and one grandchild. Private services. No flowers.Joseph Kaleikapuokalani Poomaihealani Sr.
April 26, 2004
Joseph Kaleikapuokalani Poomaihealani Sr., 91, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 72 rigger, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Niumalu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Leonar Y.K. "Aulani"; children Ronald L. Gomes, Lyla Arline N.P. Cahill, Joseph "Kapu" Jr. and Kalani N. Poomaihealani, Louise DeMello-Benner and Gaylord DeMello; 26 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:45 p.m. Saturday at Kailua Seventh-day Adventist Church, 160 Mookua St. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. May 10 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.Martha Maleka Pukahi
April 28, 2004
Martha Maleka Pukahi, 92, of Laie, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Leroy K., Daniel and Warner; daughter Barbara Nauahi; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie 7th Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.Nicolas Almazan Quinto
April 15, 2004
Nicolas Almazan Quinto, 95, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Belen, daughters Gladys Ann Quinto and Lisa Quinto Antonio, sisters Joventina Gongora and Rufina Perdido, and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.Mario Rivie
April 26, 2004
Mario Rivie, 77, of Hilo, a retired U.S. Air Force technical sergeant and weapons mechanic, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Puerto Rico. He is survived by wife Agnes; sons John, Mario and Michael; daughter Jessica; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. No services.Sanford Moses Santiago
April 26, 2004
Sanford Moses Santiago, 60, of Honolulu, a retired Safeway meatcutter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Benny and Frederick; and sisters Virginia Banis, Clarentia Batongbacal and Benjalyn Lyons. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.Mae Sypowicz
March 27, 2004
Mae Sypowicz, 83, of Honolulu, died. She was born in New York. She is survived by sons Larry, Robert and Dennis; brother Michael; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church, 1701 Wilder Ave. in Makiki. Call after 12:30 p.m.Natalie Toyoko Taba
April 29, 2004
Natalie Toyoko Taba, 86, of Kalaheo, Kauai, proprietor of Eleele Service Center, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by daughters Priscilla Otsuji and Sylvia Koshi, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kalaheo Missionary Church. Call after 4 p.m. Inurnment to follow at Lawai Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.