Ignacio Acosta
Dec. 4, 2004
Ignacio Acosta, 77, of Mililani, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. employee and Mililani Wal-Mart greeter, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Joseline, son Irwin and brother Juan. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Carlos Agaran Batalion
Dec. 14, 2004
Carlos Agaran Batalion, 80, of Lihue, a Kauai Surf Hotel groundskeeper, died. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Latina; son Bailon; daughters Lolita Atiga, Ludivina Capitle, Cecilia Dela Cruz, Ofelia Vigilia, Marina Ola and Joy B. Lopez; brother William Battulayan; 24 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-10 p.m. Monday at Kauai Veterans Center in Lihue. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church in Kapaia. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Sandra Lee Bergmann
Dec. 12, 2004
Sandra Lee Bergmann, 60, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a Kamuela Realty real estate broker and owner, Collier's Encyclopedia saleswoman and Kona Coast News co-owner, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She also was a Boise Cascade employee. She was born in Hayden, Ariz. She is survived by son Mace S.; parents Leroy and Dorcas Frewin; brothers Leroy, Arthur and Richard Frewin; and sisters Marylou Hunter and Bonnie Workman. Visitation: 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Kona Outdoor Circle, 76-6280 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. For more information, call 885-7180.
Robert Kamahalolani Davis
Dec. 13, 2004
Robert Kamahalolani Davis, 17, of Waianae died in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Nancy L., father Dennis P. Gouveia Jr., brothers Nickolas H. and Royce M., sister Nancy S. and grandparents Maryann "Leilani" Davis and Ramona and Dennis P. Gouveia Sr. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Francisca Manzano Elegino
Dec. 6, 2004
Francisca Manzano Elegino, 63, of Mililani died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Santiago, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Hermin E., sons Edgar M. and William M., daughters Claire E. Pilar and Benilda E. Barsatan, mother Rosario Manzano, brother Paul Manzano, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Oliver Tyriel Evenson
Dec. 7, 2004
Oliver Tyriel Evenson, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard machinist and calibrating technician, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys Wee; stepsons Michael, Dr. Stephen and Gordon Wee; daughters Rosemary Burnett and Mapuana and Olivia Evenson; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services held.
Taulauniu Hunkin
Dec. 9, 2004
Taulauniu Hunkin, 54, of American Samoa, formerly of Hauula and Laie, an entertainer, died in American Samoa. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Therese "Teri"; sons Isaiah and Daniel; daughter Elaina Claytor; brothers Faleomavaega "Eni," Felise and Albert Hunkin and John McCarthy; sisters Tui Vanisi, Salu Finau and Masinaatoa Magalei; hanai sisters Susie Simmons and Diane Sauers; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake Center. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery.
Buenaventura Pablo Juan
Dec. 13, 2004
Buenaventura Pablo Juan, 73, of Kaneohe, a baker, died in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Avelina; son Rocxy; daughters Amalia Marallag, Imelda Barsatan and Juliet Acoba; brothers Florendo and Crispulo; sisters Florentina Veloso and Zenaida Laureta; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Dec. 28 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Dec. 29 at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Akira Kakugawa
Dec. 13, 2004
Akira "Blackie" Kakugawa, 80, of Pearl City, a city driver's license examiner, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Takemi, son Dan A., daughters Frances A. Windisch and Katy C. Valle, brothers Yutaka and Henry T., sisters Gene S. and Grace T., and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Joe Katagiri
Dec. 14, 2004
Joe Katagiri, 92, of Honolulu, formerly of New York, a retired Katagiri and Co. owner in New York City, died. He was born in New York. He is survived by son K. Joseph, daughters N. Joan Fujita and M. Margaret Onaka, sister Tomoko Yonekura, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. today at Makiki Christian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Edward Napoleon Kukahiko Sr.
Dec. 13, 2004
Edward Napoleon Kukahiko Sr., also known as "Kuki" and "Keke," 73, of Hilo, a retired merchant marine, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kailua-Kona. He is survived by wife Mary "Lani" Best; sons William K.C., David, Edward N. Jr., Robert A. and Francis K.; daughters Lavaina "Mona" K. Agbigay, Roberta L. Kukahiko-Crocker and Edwina J.U. and Maylen K.K. Kukahiko; brother Isaac H.; sisters Elizabeth K. "Maile" Akimseu and Isabel L. "Nani" Knutson; 19 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. today at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire. No flowers.
Donald A. MacKay
Dec. 6, 2004
Donald A. MacKay, 75, of Kailua, a commercial artist, died at home. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by wife Helen A. and sister Muriel Farmer. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Beatrice Hirata Muranaka
Dec. 10, 2004
Beatrice Hirata Muranaka, 63, of Honolulu, a retired state government employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond; daughters Michele Cameron and Janel Gregory; sisters Ruth Fong, Lorraine McDonald and Sharon Ellison; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yoshiko Onishi
Dec. 9, 2004
Yoshiko Onishi, 87, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Seiso, son Ronald K., daughter Sharon, brother Matsuichi Heya and two grandchildren. Private services.
Koshiro Ono
Dec. 7, 2004
Koshiro Ono, 14, of Honolulu died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Japan. He is survived by mother Akemi and sisters Aira and Seira. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Shriners Hospital Outpatient Auditorium.
Gabriella AnneMarie Stefan
Dec. 7, 2004
Gabriella AnneMarie Stefan, 2, of Kailua died in Honolulu. She was born in Bethesda, Md. She is survived by parents John and Evangeline, and grandparents Mick and Fay Stefan, John and Judy Bloom, and Macrio and Carmelita Mendez. Private services. Donations suggested to Lucille Packard Children's Hospital in Stanford, Calif.
Ronald Blake Sykes
Dec. 8, 2004
Ronald Blake Sykes, 64, of Wahiawa, a retired U.S. Army motor transport operator, died at home. He was born in Kentucky. He is survived by wife Pauline N., sons Don Nahaku and Blake Sykes, daughters Darline Enaligo and Kim Merendino, sister Carolyn S. and nine grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Nancy Mitsuko Tsuhako
Dec. 9, 2004
Nancy Mitsuko Tsuhako, 73, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Maunawili. She is survived by husband Takashi "Tak" "Taka," sons David and Alan, daughters Ann and Lisa, brothers Tsuneo and Dr. Stanley Tamashiro, sisters Margaret S. Goya and Betty K. Toda, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
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The index goes back several decades.