Eseta Auelua
May 3, 2004
Eseta Auelua, 56, of Waianae, a Wal-Mart floor care worker in Mililani, died. She was born in Vaitogi, American Samoa. She is survived by husband Tagata; sons Opetaia, Faatalale, Jerome and Taei; daughters Manualii Palu, Salote Otto and Senerita and Mele Auelua; brothers Taugifala Puletapua'i and Faavae Maave; sisters Fiailoa Moevao, Pouiva Pua'a and Mafutaga Misa; and 23 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Waianae Congregational Samoan Church. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: all night at the church. Call after 9 p.m. Additional services: 9 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial: noon at Sunset Memorial Park.Maurice Tolentino Bayangos
April 28, 2004
Maurice Tolentino "Mar" Bayangos, 54, of Waipahu, a Castle Medical Center and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Gemmalyn T.; son Marvin; brothers Ruffy, Modesto and Ed; and sisters Veneranda Tutaan and Cristina Lauritsen. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 9:45 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.Caroline D. Bean
May 6, 2004
Caroline D. Bean, 91, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She is survived by niece Marilyn Jeffers. Private scattering of ashes. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.Sylvia Haley Benton
May 5, 2004
Sylvia Haley Benton, 92, of Kailua, a retired public relations director, died in Kailua. She was born in South Africa. She is survived by daughter Colleen Jamison, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.Tae Ok Han
May 7, 2004
Tae Ok Han, 85, of Honolulu, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by sons Kyu Dong and Pil Dong; daughters Han Haeja Ko, Myung Ja Yi, Hae Young Akagi and Jennie H.C. Kang; sister Ok E. Kim; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. today at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.Neil Seichi Hirota
May 6, 2004
Neil Seichi Hirota, 42, of Hilo, a County of Hawaii Office of Housing and Community Development accountant, died in San Antonio. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Maizie and sister Sherry. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Francisca M. Idica
May 9, 2004
Francisca M. Idica, 89, of Kahului, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Antonio, Ceferino and Ponciano; seven grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Good Shepherd Church in Wailuku. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.Yuk Jin Ing
May 7, 2004
Yuk Jin Ing, 87, of Honolulu, died in Maunalani Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Leatrice. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Donations suggested to Young Women's Christian Association of Oahu.Harry Fukujiro Inouye
May 7, 2004
Harry Fukujiro Inouye, 94, of Honolulu, a retired city Department of Parks and Recreation Foster Botanical Gardens horticulturist, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Glenn K.; daughters Mary M. Goto, Thelma S. Nishimoto and Irene M. Morikawa; brothers Richard T. and Harold M.; sisters Haruko Nomura, Hatsumi "Florence" Kurihara and Louise Y. Kinoshita; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Stanley Theodore Kahele Jr.
May 8, 2004
Stanley Theodore Kahele Jr., 58, of Waianae, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Public Works Center rigger, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lois; sons James Kahele, Samuel Gray and Clifford and Mitchell Ayau; daughters Stephanie Osato, Iwalani Medeiros, Almalene Parker, Kim Kleinschmidt and Estanyale Kahele; brother Ronald; sisters Tutty and Ulu; 22 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.Daniel Kaniela Kanipae
April 24, 2004
Daniel Kaniela "Danny" Kanipae, 73, of Kohala, Hawaii, died in Kohala Hospital. He was born in Kohala. He is survived by brother William L. Kaheamoe and sister Jane Stevens. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honokaa Ward. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. at the family plot in Kokoiki, Hawaii.Donald Beaumont Keesing
April 25, 2004
Donald Beaumont Keesing, 70, of Washington, D.C., a World Bank group senior and principal economist, died. He was born in London. He is survived by wife Madeleine S., daughter Audrey E., son Donald F. and three grandchildren. Services pending. For more information, call Audrey at 922-4790 or e-mail keesing1@hotmail.com.Doris Kikue Mayehara
April 29, 2004
Doris Kikue Mayehara, 80, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Douglas; sons Raymond, Ronald and Dennis; daughters Deanna Tenma, Donna Mayehara, Marsha Kaitoku, Sharleen Hiraoka and Carole Kuwazaki; brothers Kame and Tsuru Ikemura; sister Saiko Ikemura; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.Dwayne Charles Neves
May 2, 2004
Dwayne Charles Neves, 44, of Honolulu, an outreach counselor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nadine; sons Kimo and Kekoa; daughter Brittney; sisters Charlene Kamita, Robyne Cabral, Adoree Fung and Raynette Johnson; and three grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Tuesday and 11 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.Fukue Naraoka Paresa
May 3, 2004
Fukue Naraoka Paresa, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Cutest Uniforms seamstress, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sister Akiyo Sakurada. Services: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.Jeffrey N. Phipps
April 29, 2004
Jeffrey N. "The Dude" Phipps, 71, of Honolulu, a retired city Beautification Department supervisor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Molokai. He is survived by sons Jeffrey, Darrell, Marty and Paul; a brother; a sister; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers.Shayna Mahealani Riveira
May 7, 2004
Shayna Mahealani Riveira, 13, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by parents Earl and Selene, brother Earl Jr., sister Kiana and grandparent Catalina Gamayo. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Keaau Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery in Hilo. Casual attire.Dorothy Kauwahi Young
May 3, 2004
Dorothy Kauwahi Young, 81, of Waimanalo, died in Kailua. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Lopaka, Anthony Jr., Allan, Howard and Gilbert; daughters Dorothy Gates, Judy Ramento and Darlene Hernandez; brothers Albert and Howard Hatori; 29 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:http://www.hawaii.gov/hidocs/hpnews.html
The index goes back several decades.