Services begin on Friday
Services for musician August Borero "Augie" Colon Sr. will be Friday on Oahu and Saturday on Molokai.
for percussionist ColonColon, 76, of Molokai, died June 4 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was a percussionist whose ability to mimic tropical birds and "jungle animals" made him an international recording star with Martin Denny in the 1950s. He was born in Honolulu.
Colon is survived by wife Phyllis K. "Uilani"; sons August "Lopaka," Kaika and John "Kekoa"; daughters Dolores Colon-Verbanic, Estrellita Colon-Burley and Yolanda M., Juanita N. and Phyllis U. Colon; hanai daughters Tiffany P. Cureton and Kelsey M. Richardson; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. June 26 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Molokai. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Marian Mew Sim Aki
June 10, 2004
Marian Mew Sim Aki, 88, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Vivian McCoy; brothers Henry, George and William Chang; sisters Dorothy and Florence S. Lum, Laura Tomas, Daisy L. Akana and Mary Kano; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.Dr. Elisabeth Kehrer Anderson
June 7, 2004
Dr. Elisabeth Kehrer Anderson, 78, of Honolulu, a medical doctor and public health worker, died at home. She was born in Brown County, S.D. She is survived by son Bruce, daughters Catherine and Mary, and five grandchildren. Celebration of life: 5 p.m. Thursday at Punahou School Thurston Chapel. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire.Lucy S. Borge
June 9, 2004
Lucy S. Borge, 87, of Makawao, Maui, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Kaupakalua, Maui. She is survived by son Robert "Bob"; daughters Marilyn Spotts, Norma J. Kawamura and Karen Graf; brothers John and Anthony Silva; sisters Julia Bruchal, Marie Boteilho, Margaret Cabral, Cecelia Brun, Rita Silva and Evelyn Pacheco; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: noon at church cemetery. Casual attire.Roland Alexandre Cloutier
June 2, 2004
Roland Alexandre "Chubby Roland" Cloutier, 84, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Fall River, Mass. He is survived by wife Norma D.; sons Robert, Lawrence and Ronald; brother Paul; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.Leslie Martin Coulter
June 10, 2004
Leslie Martin Coulter, 53, of Kailua-Kona, a Boeing research and development technician and U.S. Army Air Force veteran, died at home. He was born in Seattle. He is survived by wife Nanci and son David. No services.Cecelia Claire Kaheleimomi Cypher
June 11, 2004
Cecelia Claire Kaheleimomi Cypher, 78, of Kaneohe, a retired Kaneohe Marine Base purchasing supervisor, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Kahaluu. She is survived by daughter Candace L.L. Golden; brothers Kenneth R., Herman Jr. and Todd T. Kalahiki; sisters Dolores K. Lau, Irene M. Thompson, Sophia B. Ryder and Angeline M. Yasuda; and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.George Edward Kidder
June 12, 2004
George Edward Kidder, 56, of Paia, Maui, a retired state employee, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Lorna, son John, daughters Raylene DeCambra and Julee-Ann Kidder, brother Leroy, sister Violet and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.Kwang Yul Kim
June 10, 2004
Kwang Yul Kim, 42, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Korea. He is survived by mother Grace J., father Kenneth, brother Kinsey and sister Terry Emoto. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Korean Christian Church, 1832 Liliha St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Aiko Kudaishi
May 24, 2004
Aiko Kudaishi, 79, of Mililani, a seamstress, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Mana Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sisters Harumi Kubo and Esther Yamaguchi. Private services.Kai Kwan Hanson Liu
June 8, 2004
Kai Kwan Hanson Liu, 86, of Honolulu, a chief editor and publisher in the newspaper industry, died in Nuuanu Hale. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by son Alex. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Kosei Miyashiro
June 8, 2004
Kosei Miyashiro, 89, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died at home. He was born in Mana, Kauai. He is survived by wife Yuriko, sons Robert and Charles, daughters Loretta H. Sato and Janie Doran, brothers Kosuke and Kojin, sister Kama Shiroma, seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Sergio Aranda Oania
May 31, 2004
Sergio Aranda Oania, 92, of Aiea, a retired Honolulu Wolmanized Wood Treating Co. employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Renato and Ruben; daughters Alejandra Aczon, Carol Andrews and Merlinda and Flordelis Oania; brothers Jose, Maximo and Miguel; sisters Isabel Baxa and Tomasa Cabot; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Ellen Omija
June 11, 2004
Ellen Omija, 75, of Hilo, a retired secretary for the former Hawaiian Equipment Co. in Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waiohinu, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Clyde Jr., Warren and Russell; daughters Cynthia Lewi and Lorraine Keohuloa; brothers Jack W. and James W. Yuen; sisters Ah Han Silva and Annie Kekoa; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section.Kame Oshiro
May 22, 2004
Kame Oshiro, 100, of Ewa, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Okinawa, Japan. She is survived by sons Edwin "Mike" and Harold "Hykes" "Smoky," 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Nora Wong Rees
June 6, 2004
Nora Wong Rees, 105, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hale Nani Nursing Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Arthur Jr., William and Weston; daughter Shirley-May Sing; brother Anthony Lee; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.Jennie Nobuko Watanabe
June 8, 2004
Jennie Nobuko Watanabe, 62, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a former office manager for the former Kona Coffee Co-op, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kaunakakai, Molokai. She is survived by brothers Orlando and Daniel, and sisters Margaret Fuchino and Nancy Watanabe. Private services.Yurie Yamaguchi
June 4, 2004
Yurie Yamaguchi, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Pacific Laundry employee, died in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son George; daughters Frances Yamaguchi, Jean Chun and Elaine Shitabata; sister Yukiko Muramoto; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Yoshiko Urata Yamashita
May 30, 2004
Yoshiko Urata Yamashita, 91, of Kailua, formerly of McCully, a retired Holo Holo Apparel Co. seamstress, died. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Gary I. Kuwahara and Clarence Yamashita; daughters Jeanette Waki, Chiyomi Morikawa and Nancy Yamamoto; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.Annie Kam Juke Young
June 9, 2004
Annie Kam Juke Young, 94, of Honolulu, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Stanley; daughters Arlene Young, Elena Tom and Gloria Young; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Taoist services: 10-11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.