— ADVERTISEMENT —
Starbulletin.com


Obituaries




Lorinda Agraan
Sept. 18, 2004
Lorinda Agraan, 80, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Anastacio Jr., Hipolito, Iluminado and Diosdado; daughters Beatriz Marcelo, Isidra Gomez, Aurelia Jacob and Dorotea Arana; brothers Benito Miguel and Jaime Domingo; 34 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Services held.

Ismael Corpuz Bautista
Sept. 21, 2004
Ismael Corpuz Bautista, 73, of Koloa, Kauai, a Diamond Head Farms farmer, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Nericio and Fred; daughters Dolores Dela Cruz, Marcy Mabute and Angelita "Angie" Fevella; brother Luduvico; 25 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. next Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.

Brian Kealoha Chock
Sept. 17, 2004
Brian Kealoha Chock, 38, of Pearl City, a New Hope Christian Fellowship guitar player, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Norma-Jean; sons Noah Ikaika and John Kaimana; hanai daughter Alisa-Marie Lau Kong; father Daniel; mother Ann; brothers Damien, Keoni, Kanani and Kelii; sister Leimomi Lowe; and grandparents Thelma Chock and Alexander Poniatowski. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples.

Epanaia Whaanga Christy
Sept. 14, 2004
Epanaia Whaanga "Uncle Barn" Christy, 82, of Laie, died at home. He was born in Nuhaka, New Zealand. He is survived by wife Miriam M.; sons Hira P.N., Angus and Douglas K.; daughters Isabella H. Baillie, Caroline M. and Marilyn W. Christy, Leah M. Joyce and R. Marino Callahan; brother Orson R.; 37 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie 4th, 55-630 Naniloa Loop. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Casual attire.

William Dodge Crabbe
Sept. 8, 2004
William Dodge Crabbe, 81, of Waianae, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ida; son William K.; brothers Clarence, Vollmar, Eric, Mogul and Sturmar; sister Leimomi; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Christopher Michael Cunningham
Sept. 11, 2004
Christopher Michael "Chris" Cunningham, 52, of Honolulu, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers David B. and Lorrin P. Committal services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

John Arthur Grossman Jr.
Sept. 8, 2004
John Arthur Grossman Jr., 52, of Kailua-Kona, a hardwood floor contractor, died in Kailua-Kona. He was born in Montebello, Calif. He is survived by sons Daniel, Damon and John; daughter Jessica; father John A. Sr.; sisters Alice Newland and Chris Grossman; and two grandchildren. Services at a later date.

Janice Margaret Hannaford
Sept. 13, 2004
Janice Margaret Hannaford, 87, of Honolulu, died in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Valley City, N.D. She is survived by husband Paul, sons William and James, sister Rosemary Lloyd, brother James Vernon and three grandchildren. Private services.

Mary Jane Hopfe
Sept. 21, 2004
Mary Jane Hopfe, 70, of Kailua, died at home. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by husband Thomas; sons Michael and Karl; daughters Teri Waiolama and Dana Hopfe; brother John Arruda; sisters Josephine Feiteira-Kahue, Katherine Silva, Dorothy Motyka and Thelma Hill; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Kailua Community Church, 250 Oneawa St. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.

Louis Harrison Hughes
Sept. 18, 2004
Louis Harrison Hughes, 92, of Honolulu, died at home. He was born in Georgia. He is survived by son William, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Monday at Cathedral Our Lady of Peace. Call after 10 a.m.

Kyung Nam Hwang
Sept. 17, 2004
Kyung Nam Hwang, 83, of Pearl City, died at home. She was born in Gumi, South Korea. She is survived by sons Harry and Danny; daughters I. Sun "Sue" Hwang, Judy Cheong and Anna Nakamura; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius Church, 2821 Lowrey Ave., Manoa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary Kameko Ige
Sept. 19, 2004
Mary Kameko Ige, 86, of Waipahu, a Holsum Bakery baker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Calvin S., Lawrence and Roland; daughter Karen Cockrell; brothers Eiichi and John Kaneshiro; sisters Kasuko "Chic" Tsugawa, Katie Higa, Grace Lewis and Stella Eccleston; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Thursday.

Roy Yasuo Kawagoe
Sept. 21, 2004
Roy Yasuo Kawagoe, 77, of Mililani, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian A., sons Ralph J. and Keith T., daughters Laura S. Kawagoe and Lynn K. Okazaki, brothers George M. and Fred, and seven grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Keichi Nishida
Sept. 14, 2004
Keichi "Ken" Nishida, 75, of Hilo, a self-employed radiator mechanic, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honalo, North Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yoshiko, daughter Marian Watanabe, sisters Natsuko Fukuda and Tsutako Izuno, and brothers Masaichi and Katsumi. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Su Reed
Sept. 15, 2004
Su Reed, 76, of Honolulu, a retired photographer, died at home. She was born in Germany. She is survived by son Mario Largosa, daughters Susan L. Losey and Katherina Deery, brothers Ernst Kaufmann and Charles Huck, sisters Verena Huck and Anamarie Vollner, and eight grandchildren. Services: 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Waimanalo.

Robert Iwao Sato
Sept. 5, 2004
Robert Iwao Sato, 91, of Honolulu, a fisherman, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Hisayo; sons Raymond and Warren; sisters Doris Ludwinski, Sadako Sato and Tokie Hamada; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Barbara Anne Lee Schlitzkus
Sept. 18, 2004
Barbara Anne Lee Schlitzkus, 61, of Waipahu, a Kalihi Lunch Service and Shiro's employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert A.; sons Melvin, Steven and Robin; daughters Lorilee Tobosa-Balino and Lianne Schlitzkus; brothers James, Alfred and Richard Lee; sisters Edith Lau and Margaret Hee; and four grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Florence Shinobu Shimanuki
Sept. 8, 2004
Florence Shinobu Shimanuki, 84, of Pukalani, Maui, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Tokio, son Francis, brother Mamoru Tanji, and sisters Thelma Inouye, Peggy Fukushima and Norma Yonezawa. Private services.

Janice Emma Schmieder Sittman
Sept. 22, 2004
Janice Emma Schmieder Sittman, 70, Waianae, a homemaker, died in Waianae. She was born in Wisconsin. She is survived by husband Kenneth; sons Michael and Dennis Sittman and Corey Schmieder; daughters Denise Ewald and Nani Gapol; brothers Eugene, Melvin, Marvin, Sherman and James; sisters Bettye Denis and Darlene and Georgeen Burns; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Samuel Kamu Toomey Jr.
July 2, 2004
Samuel Kamu Toomey Jr., 93, of Independence, Mo., formerly of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army colonel, died. He was born in Alae, South Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Samuel K. III and George G., daughters Priscilla R. Dietiker and Tiona Shelton, brothers William D. and Lot K., sister Annie L. Wilson, eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services with military honors will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. A luncheon will follow at Makiki Community of Christ Church, Social Hall, 1666 Mott Smith Drive.

Kosuke Toyama
Sept. 18, 2004
Kosuke "Fred" Toyama, 81, of Pearl City, formerly of Palolo Valley, a retired Princess Kaiulani Hotel sous chef and U.S. Army veteran who was a member of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, Company C, 100th Battalion, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He also was a shop steward for Local 5, AFL Hotel and Restaurant Union. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Haruko "Helen," son Earl, daughters Freda Young and Bianca Tamura, brothers David and Mack, sister Jane Higa, and five grandchildren. Private services and inurnment held at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Tsuruko Tsuha
Sept. 9, 2004
Tsuruko Tsuha, 92, of Lihue, a housekeeper, died in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Arthur "Art"; daughters Jane Iona, Mildred Henry and Leatrice Miyashiro; brothers Ray, Rocky and Siechi Kino; sister Masae Kaneshiro; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services held.

Martin Wolborsky
Sept. 21, 2004
Martin Wolborsky, 74, of Waipahu, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and dermatologist in Waipahu, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Riverhead, N.Y. He is survived by wife Angie; sons Stephen L., Paul L., Robert L. and Diego V.; brother Barry; and six grandchildren. Committal services: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.




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.

— ADVERTISEMENTS —

— ADVERTISEMENTS —


| | | PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION
E-mail to City Desk

BACK TO TOP


Text Site Directory:
[News] [Business] [Features] [Sports] [Editorial] [Do It Electric!]
[Classified Ads] [Search] [Subscribe] [Info] [Letter to Editor]
[Feedback]
© 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin -- https://archives.starbulletin.com


-Advertisement-