Violet Ayako Arakaki
July 28, 2004
Violet Ayako Arakaki, 75, of Waipahu, a retired preschool director for the Children's House, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gary S. and Alan T.; daughter Dianne K. Fong; brothers Takemitsu "Mullet" and Larry Y.; sisters Kikuyo Urasaki, Nancy Y. Shigekawa, Betsy C. Nakanishi, Barbara N. Oshiro and Jane H. Park; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Edward Barclay
Aug. 6, 2004
John Edward Barclay, 85, of Kalae, Molokai, a retired state probation officer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Rockland, Mass. He is survived by daughter Joan Ullin, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Patricio Duhaylongsod Caycayon
Aug. 3, 2004
Patricio Duhaylongsod Caycayon, 78, of Hanaumulu, Kauai, a retired Hawaii Protective Agency security services manager, died in California. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by sons Gerald and Roger Ganaban and Patrick "Skip" and Jerry "Sonny" Caycayon; daughters Linda Miles, Ruth Caycayon-Potts, Patricia Caycayon and Ardella Arrington; 23 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kapaia, Kauai. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe, Kauai. Casual attire.
Liu Chi
Aug. 4, 2004
Liu Chi, 94, of Honolulu, died at home. She was born in Guangdong province, China. No survivors. Buddhist services: 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Donations suggested to Kuan Yin Temple. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Joseph Yuen En Chung
July 20, 2004
Joseph Yuen En Chung, 70, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Housing Authority employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Veronica and brothers Francis and Melvin. Services: noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Sandra Akiko Fujimoto
Aug. 4, 2004
Sandra Akiko Fujimoto, 42, of Honolulu, Flight School Hawaii owner, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Wallace W. Frelander, father Roy K., mother Audrey S. and sister Jodi M. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Betty Kam Choy Chang Hew
July 28, 2004
Betty Kam Choy Chang Hew, 77, of Pearl City, a retired Sacred Hearts Sunday School teacher, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Calvin; children Cynthia Yamaguchi, Gwendolyn Kurashima, Jacqueline Choy and Daniel and Eric Hew; brothers Wilfred, Vernon, Lincoln and William Chang; sister Rosalie Carlton; and nine grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Chong Deok Hong
Aug. 3, 2004
Chong Deok Hong, 80, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Namyang, Korea. He is survived by wife Gan Ran Hong; son Soon Young; daughters Yoon Hee and Yoon Kyoung Park and Soon Ae Hong; and seven grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Theodore Song Gill Kiehm
July 30, 2004
Theodore Song Gill Kiehm, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Fisher Hawaii printer, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Blanche W., son Robert and three grandchildren. Private services.
Jean Tomiko
Mamitsuka-Tsunoda
July 24, 2004
Jean Tomiko Mamitsuka-Tsunoda, 78, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Nuuanu Hale. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert H. Tsunoda, daughter Patricia N. Nagata, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Yoshinobu Miyahira
Aug. 2, 2004
Yoshinobu Miyahira, 79, of Mililani, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. installer, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kahookoloa, Maui. He is survived by wife Yaeko. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Marian Shizuko Okimoto
July 20, 2004
Marian Shizuko Okimoto, 86, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper for the Queen's Medical Center, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Larry T.; daughters Patsy
M. Shibao, Lorraine M. Hamada and Bernice R. Uto; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Priscilla Parrish
Aug. 7, 2004
Priscilla Parrish, 55, of Ewa Beach, an ABC Furniture sales consultant, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Dale; sons Dale Jr., Jesse and Lucas; daughters Monique Greenwell and Daisy Parrish; parents Dolcicima and Filimon Lapinig; brothers Bengino and William Reyes; and sisters Yolanda Kaululaau and Annette Ramos. Private services.
Lourdes Dadios Saneewong
July 19, 2004
Lourdes Dadios Saneewong, 42, of Ewa Beach, a seamstress, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Katherine and Kristle, companion Ricardo "Rick" Nuanez and a grandchild. Private services.
Tamae Sato
July 24, 2004
Tamae "Thelma" Sato, 86, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died at home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Roy and Norman, daughters Kay Kobayashi and Gail Weems, sister Sister Roberta Noda, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Arthur Alvin Stranske
July 29, 2004
Arthur Alvin "Art" Stranske, 91, of Honolulu, a former educational officer for the Department of Education, died in One Kalakaua Nursing Facility. He was born in Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada. He is survived by wife Phyllis, daughter Jacqueline Ramer, brother James, sisters Gladys Hylton and Jane Stranske, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Margaret Toshiko
Tanaka-Takata
July 15, 2004
Margaret Toshiko "Margie" Tanaka-Takata, 64, of Gardena, Calif., a retired state of California Department of Education special education teacher for Peary Middle School, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Howard N. Takata, son Michael Takata, daughter Dawn Takata and two grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tsutomu Tateishi
July 11, 2004
Tsutomu "Tom" Tateishi, 89, of Lihue, a retired Kauai Electric office manager and bookkeeper, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Hanako O., son Roy M., daughter
Patricia Kuebitz and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission in Kapaia, Kauai. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Norman Walter Williams
Aug. 4, 2004
Norman Walter Williams, 78, of Waianae, a newspaper manager, died in Waianae. He was born in Ann Arbor, Mich. He is survived by former wife Eiko, sons Alan and John, brother Donald and two grandchildren. Private services.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
www.librarieshawaii.org
The index goes back several decades.