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Rose Alice Puainohea Crabbe Ahuna
Nov. 24, 2004
Rose Alice Puainohea Crabbe Ahuna, 80, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, a retired Kapiolani Medical Center employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Calvin Miller, brothers George and Richard Crabbe, sister Judith Olson and four grandchildren. Services pending.

Marvin K.L. Ching
Sept. 9, 2004
Marvin K.L. Ching, 70, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Honolulu, a University of Memphis English professor, died in Memphis. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bertha, son Bruce, daughter Noelani, mother Florence Sao Kung Choy, brother Russell, sisters June Kadomoto and Linda Yu, and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Dec. 26 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1350 Hunakai St. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yen Chu
Dec. 14, 2004
Yen Chun, 92, of Pine Bluff, Ark., died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by sons Hall, Harold and Herman; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Pine Bluff.

William John Coyle
Dec. 14, 2004
William John Coyle, 43, of Kapolei, a United Airlines cabin service employee, died in Aiea. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Karen A., stepson Joseph Robaczewski, stepdaughter Heather Robaczewski, parents Margaret and William, brothers Edward and Stephen, and sisters Ann Sanfilipo, Tracy Coyle and Elizabeth Rafferty. Private services. Donations suggested to Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Louie Milton Fletcher
Dec. 16, 2004
Louie Milton Fletcher, 82, of Honolulu, a retired operating engineer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Fitzgerald, Ga. He is survived by wife "B" Kathlyn Hill-Fletcher, son Lee W., daughter Victoria and brothers Monte and Robert. Private services.

Edward Thomas Franco
Dec. 15, 2004
Edward Thomas Franco, 86, of Makawao, Maui, a retired University of Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station farm hand, died at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by sons Edward and Clayton; daughters Karen Canha, Sharon Vegas, Phyllis Freitas, Marilyn Higa and Lynette Kaona; brothers Joe and Henry; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Yoshiko Fukunaga
Dec. 8, 2004
Yoshiko Fukunaga, 104, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. She is survived by son Frederick Y., daughter Joann H. Furukawa, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Lilly Aipperspach Heaukulani
Dec. 5, 2004
Lilly Aipperspach Heaukulani, 76, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Nikolaiwka, Romania. She is survived by sons Charles, James, Robert and Paul; sisters Aline Boehm and Helga Buchmaier; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Harry Seishu Higa
Nov. 17, 2004
Harry Seishu Higa, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Eagle Produce employee, died at home. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by brothers Roy, Ronald "Hideo" and Mitsuo; and sisters Toshiko and Judy Watanabe. Private services.

Margaret Kajiwara Hodge
Dec. 13, 2004
Margaret Kajiwara Hodge, 90, of Aiea, an Ilikai Hotel housekeeper, died at home. She was born in Huleia, Kauai. She is survived by sons Arthur G. and Richard J., daughters Kathleen Tsark and Sandra L. Smith, brothers Kent and Larry Kajiwara, sister Annette Nishida, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Edna Hatsuko Honda-Nakai
Nov. 23, 2004
Edna Hatsuko Honda-Nakai, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Cannery forelady, died in Kuakini Nursing Home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by son Thomas Nakai, daughter Lillian Y. Campbell, sister Haruko Murakami, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Robert DeWitt Howell
Dec. 14, 2004
Robert DeWitt Howell, 81, of Honolulu, a retired federal government architectural technician at Hickam Air Force Base, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Chula Vista, Calif. He is survived by wife Lorraine C., son Robert D. Jr., daughters Kathleen H. Reed and Doreen H. Erickson, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. today at Mililani Memorial Park.

Yoshie Iseri
Dec. 8, 2004
Yoshie "Nancy" Iseri, 75, of Waipahu, a retired J.C. Penney Distribution Center checker-marker, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by daughter Iris Miller; brothers Tsunetoshi, Tsunemi and Jiyoei Kaneshiro; sisters Kimiko Arakaki and Sally Fitzgerald; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Michiko Kanno
Dec. 15, 2004
Michiko Kanno, 87, of Honolulu, a seamstress, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son David and daughter Rosemarie Y. Postlewait. Private services.

Joseph Iokepa Kauai Sr.
Dec. 10, 2004
Joseph Iokepa Kauai Sr., 68, of Makena, Maui, a retired Freeman Guard Services security officer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Elizabeth I., sons Leslie and Casey, hanai son Ryan Kepani, brother Thomas, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Additional services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Keawalai Church in Makena. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at church cemetery.

Roy Shoichi Kimura
Dec. 13, 2004
Roy Shoichi Kimura, 92, of Wahiawa, a retired Meadow Gold Dairy employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by daughter Deborah Scavone, brother Wesley and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire.

Clifford Yun Look Lee
Dec. 9, 2004
Clifford Yun Look Lee, 74, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Department of Agriculture research technician, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Clifford A.W.Y. and Brandon A., daughters Bernadette A. Lee and Sharolyn A. Roppiyakuda, brother Milton, sisters Florence Chu and Dorothy Lee, and nine grandchildren. Private services: noon Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Additional information for an obituary printed Wednesday.

Eudora Akana Lee
Nov. 29, 2004
Eudora Akana Lee, 74, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clifford A.W.Y. and Brandon A., daughters Bernadette A. Lee and Sharolyn A. Roppiyakuda, brother Alexander, sister Loretta Kahele and nine grandchildren. Private services: noon Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Additional information for an obituary printed Wednesday.

Wiley E. Loggins
Nov. 21, 2004
Wiley E. Loggins, 68, of Las Vegas, a retired U.S. Navy chief boatswain mate who served in the Vietnam War, died. He was born in Decatur, Ala. He is survived by wife Betty Calizo-Loggins, brother Billy J., sister Peggy Beauchamp, one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Paul Isami Miyasaki
Nov. 30, 2004
Paul Isami Miyasaki, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Liberty House Distribution Center employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Helen Nakata, Betty Miyasaki and Florence Smith. Private services.

Willington Park
Dec. 12, 2004
Willington "Sonny" Park, 70, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired General Construction Co. pipe layer, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Anne A.; stepson Ha'uoli I. Silva; daughter Charlotte R.; stepdaughters Blossom P. Gionson, Kaleianna M. Nobriga, Crystal L. Rosa and Hazel F. and Nicole A. Silva; brother Wilford; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Tommy Tomizo Saruwatari
Nov. 30, 2004
Tommy Tomizo Saruwatari, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Veterans Administration file clerk, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Matsuyo; sons Calvin, Norman and Steven; brothers Clifford, Masao, Teruo and Yoshio; sister Kay Yamashita; and one grandchild. Private services.

Harvey H. Shiogi
Dec. 2, 2004
Harvey H. Shiogi, 69, of Honolulu, a retired United Airlines employee, died. He was born in Sacramento, Calif. He is survived by wife Hiro and daughters Susan Brasseaux and Cheryl Shiogi. Private services.

Kenneth Kenji Teshima
Dec. 9, 2004
Kenneth Kenji "Blue" Teshima, 67, of Mililani, a retired Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Jean K., daughters Lee Ann Teshima and Rhonda Harris, brother Kazuo, sisters Yasumi Horikami and Yoshimi Oki, and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

James Tsutsui
Dec. 4, 2004
James "Jiro" Tsutsui, 88, of Honolulu, retired J T Realty owner, died. He was born in Waiahole, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Helen; sons Gerald and Randy; brother Edward "Eddie"; sisters Ethel Matsuura, Jeanne Maeda and Amy Tsutsui; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Rosaline Piimoku Unciano
Dec. 11, 2004
Rosaline Piimoku "Roz" Unciano, 57, of Mililani died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Dennis B.; sons Kaohou L.W., Cornelius K.L.W. and Charleston A.W.K.; mother Mary P. Wills; and brothers Cornelius and Easie Wills. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Church, 830 Main St. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Edwin D. Warner
Dec. 1, 2004
Edwin D. Warner, 74, of Keaau, Hawaii, a mechanic, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Royal Oak Township, Mich. He is survived by sons Paul and Donald, daughter Deborah Bronson, brothers Dayl and Elton, sister Olive Dorland, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Inurnment to be held at a later date.

Yoshi Yamauchi
Dec. 14, 2004
Yoshi Yamauchi, 73, of Mililani died at home. She was born in Miyako Island, Okinawa. She is survived by husband Manabu, brothers and sisters. 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.



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