Belle Louise Douglas
Nov. 2, 2004
Belle Louise Douglas, 86, of Honolulu, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Barbara "Bobbie" VonArnswaldt and Ailene Richards, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Makiki Cemetery.
Helen Ayako Fukuda
Oct. 24, 2004
Helen Ayako Fukuda, 89, of Mililani, a retired Fukuda Seed Store employee, died at home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Jolyn Tamura and Beverly Nohara, sister Dorothy Amundsen and three grandchildren. Private services.
Hideo Hirota
Oct. 29, 2004
Hideo Hirota, 83, of Honolulu, a retired florist for Hirota Florist, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Joseph S. and sister Sadako Hosoi. Private services.
Miriam Wong Kanoho
Nov. 2, 2004
Miriam Wong Kanoho, 81, of Makawao, Maui, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Fred Sr.; son Fred Jr.; daughter Zilpah Kaimiola; brothers Harold, Urban and Allen Wong; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Lunch: 1 p.m. at the mortuary. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Celia Ann Klein
Oct. 16, 2004
Celia Ann Klein, 76, of Honolulu, a model and manager in the beauty industry, died in Kapolei. She was born in Charleston, W.Va. She is survived by son Kevin M., daughter Stephanie Ann Sorensen, sister Mollie Patanelli, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services pending. Donations suggested to breast cancer support groups.
Shiu Ying Loo
Oct. 28, 2004
Shiu Ying Loo, 94, of Honolulu, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in China. She is survived by son Kenneth, daughters Betty Young and Kam Ngan Yu, 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Chinese Buddhist services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Madeleine L. McCall
Nov. 2, 2004
Madeleine L. McCall, 83, of Kula, Maui, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in France. She is survived by daughter Maryvonne Kosatschkow, brother Michel Laurent, sisters Renee Pillerault and Paulette Russell, three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Andrew Jonathan Kapioanuenue Nakoa Jr.
Oct. 15, 2004
Andrew Jonathan Kapioanuenue Nakoa Jr., 21, of Honolulu, a security guard, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Bernice and Andrew Sr., brother Abraham, sisters Beatrice and Brittany, grandparents Kathryn "Kay" and Edgar Sr., and great-grandparent Catherine Kaeka. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Full Gospel Temple Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.
Charlotte Neves
Nov. 2, 2004
Charlotte Neves, 54, of Kohala, Hawaii, a Hilo Union School aide, died in Kohala Hospital. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Robert Jr. and Herbert Serrao, daughters Lorna Faue and Leona Serrao, brother Bill, sisters Rose L. Stevens and Annabelle Relles, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Gospel of Salvation Church on Kokoiki Road in Kohala. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services to be held at a later date. Casual attire.
Paul Mamoru Ogasawara
Oct. 26, 2004
Paul Mamoru Ogasawara, 94, of Wahiawa, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Clarence, Roy and Wayne; daughters Yvonne Bellflower, Pauline Luke and Myrna McDowell; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Reginald John Ortiz
Nov. 3, 2004
Reginald John Ortiz, 72, of Waipahu, a retired mill supervisor, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by brother Arthur and sisters Violet E. Merritt, Genevieve McCullock, Margaret Creole, Geraldine Kirpatrick, Barbara Logie and Kathleen Ramos. No services. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.
Crispina Pantohan
Oct. 18, 2004
Crispina "Pina" Pantohan, 71, of Ewa, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Victor, Francisco and Florencio, and sister Cesaria Bardenas. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mary Sham Gum Powers
Oct. 12, 2004
Mary Sham Gum Powers, 107, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by brother Herbert C.T. Chun, daughter Vivian Y.L. Wong and 17 grandchildren. Private services.
Mieko Sakai
Oct. 27, 2004
Mieko "Kay" Sakai, 80, of Hilo, a former co-owner for the former Sakai Paint and Supply in Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Russel and Richard; daughters Stephanie Yoshida, Betty Ann Kiba and Evelyn Sakai; brothers Isami and Chikara Ishihara; sisters Shizue Muramoto and Mitsuyo Takahashi; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.
Lorraine Yasuko Katekaru Suehiro
Oct. 30, 2004
Lorraine Yasuko Katekaru Suehiro, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker and former school teacher, died in Liliha Health Care Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by son Dr. Myles, daughter Mona Mozeico, brother Leslie Katekaru, sisters Sadako Hiyashida and Beverley Yutaka, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Malaefoa Mary Talaia
Oct. 29, 2004
Malaefoa Mary Talaia, 54, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Aoa, American Samoa. She is survived by sons Junior F. and Jessire Puapuaga and De'andrew Paysinger; daughters Meleisea Vele and Lilia Foumai; brother Misioka Vele; sisters Sakara Taufa and Fofoa Tamiano; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at Light House Outreach Assembly of God. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Richard Shunichi Toma
Nov. 2, 2004
Richard Shunichi Toma, 83, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Hawaiian Bitumuls and Paving operations manager, died at home. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Laura F.; daughters Linda Akana, Sherrie Carvalho and Wanda Costa; sister Haruko Kogami; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Kapaa Hongwanji Church. Call after 2 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Rufina Dumlao Tomas
Oct. 30, 2004
Rufina Dumlao "Opin" Tomas, 77, of Waipahu, a Waikiki Surf Hotel employee, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Llanera, San Jose, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Marcial S. Sr.; sons Maxwell D., Eddie D., Marcial D. Jr., Benny D., Marlon D. and Billy; daughters Raynilda Guting, Estelita T. Castro, Rosemarrie Johnson and Mercy T. Augustus; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Monday and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
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.