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Obituaries







Kazuko Ikeda Cash
March 16, 2005
Kazuko Ikeda Cash, 81, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-Puiwa Hospice. She was born in Yamanashi, Japan. She is survived by son Floyd G.; daughters Jackie Cash, Irene N. Cortez and Jeannette V. Oku; brother Toshio Kobayashi; sister Ritsuko Kato; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Makiki Christian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Melvin E. Foster
March 16, 2005
Melvin E. Foster, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot and maintenance worker and real estate broker, died in Kailua. He was born in Pueblo, Colo. He is survived by wife Regina, son Dr. Joseph Y. Clark, daughter Camie Klum and two grandchildren. Private services.

Macaria Valdez
Gismundo

March 7, 2005
Macaria Valdez Gismundo, 94, of Wahiawa, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Capriaan, Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Macario Justo and Reginald "Reggie" and Domi Carillo and Roger Gismundo; 11 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary Lai Chee Haumea
March 11, 2005
Mary Lai Chee Haumea, 91, of Anahola, Kauai, a Leihua's Hawaiian Food Market proprietor, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son David "China" and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hanalei Waioli Hulia Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanalei Community Cemetery. Casual attire.

Robert W. Hohnholz
March 19, 2005
Robert W. "Bob" Hohnholz, 59, of Sparks, Nev., a retired detective in West Palm Beach, Fla., and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died in Sparks. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nancy J.; brothers Karl, Mark and Dennis; and sister Donna Strong. Inurnment to be held at a later date in Hawaii. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Robert W. Hohnholz Memorial Fund, c/o Bank of America, account number 004970612919.

Lisa Chieko Inamasu
March 15, 2005
Lisa Chieko Inamasu, 57, of Mililani, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. She is survived by husband William; son Chad; daughter Gwen; brothers Stanley and Roy Minatogawa and Melvin Komesu; and sister Jean Komesu. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Margaret Reiko Kahao
March 16, 2005
Margaret Reiko Kahao, 75, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by sons George K. Jr. and Chris; daughter Elizabeth Bradley-Collins; brothers Kogen, Tokiharu and Kiyomori Matsukawa; sister June Lee; and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

George Kaneshiro
March 15, 2005
George Kaneshiro, 63, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Medical Service Association production manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Ruth Ann Weiss and sisters Sue A. Asato, Dorothy K. Sakata and Jane M. Uyechi. Private services.

Shaun Kelii Keaweehu
March 12, 2005
Shaun Kelii Keaweehu, 27, of Kailua, a Jamba Juice general manager at Outrigger Reef Hotel, died. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by mother Jean, brother Sheldon K. and grandparents Daniel M. and Gladys K. Sasaoka and Irene Keaweehu. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

James Thomas Kinzie
March 8, 2005
James Thomas Kinzie, 45, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Kirby Co. repairman and Hawaii National Guard veteran who served in Unit 299, Bravo 2nd Battalion, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Nicholas Kaopuiki, daughter Lily Wamar, brothers Patrick and Christopher, sisters Lillian Aiu and Bernadette Kealoha, companion Lani Kaopuiki; and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Frances Tillie Kung
March 13, 2005
Frances Tillie Kung, 77, of Mililani, formerly of San Francisco, a state of California school teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by brother Paul and sister Mildred Lau. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Charles Louis Leggett
March 9, 2005
Charles Louis Leggett, 53, of Hilo, a home builder in the construction industry, died. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is survived by wife Cynthia; sons Jared, Cade and Dustin; daughters Sarah Leggett and Heather Dunbar; sisters Sondra Franklin, Judith Ohlenbush and Janice Smith; and five grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Fraternal Order of the Eagle.

Timothy Jackson Locke
March 20, 2005
Timothy Jackson Locke, 60, of Kailua, a 2 Day Blinds Drapery Co. owner, died in Kailua. He was born in Torrance, Calif. He is survived by wife Susan A., son Christopher J. and daughter Jennifer M. Private services.

Linda Machado
March 12, 2005
Linda Machado, 56, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by hanai son Timothy L. Escalante, mother Emily O., brothers Steven W. and Roy A., and sister Shirley M. Mass: 10 a.m. March 31 at St. Catherine Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Pot luck: 6:30 p.m. at 374-B Kaima Place in Kapaa. Casual attire.

Zerelda Makekau
March 17, 2005
Zerelda "Zappy" Makekau, 66, of Honolulu, a retired employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Hartwell Jr.; daughters Evonne Vincent, Ronika Makekau and Evangeline Rapanut; sister Valerie L. Harkins; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Stephen Clifford Medeiros Sr.
March 18, 2005
Stephen Clifford Medeiros Sr., 74, of Haiku, Maui, a Maui Meat Co. meat cutter, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by sons Stephen "Tuffie" Jr., Clyde E. "Pocho" and Mark A. "Willie"; daughter Jolene "Dee Dee" Cabradilla; sister Margaret Nascimento; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. April 2 at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes: noon April 3 at Kaupo.

Takeji Morimoto
March 7, 2005
Takeji "Tak" Morimoto, 72, of Seattle, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in the Korean War and was a mechanical engineer, died. He also was a fast food restaurant owner and retired real estate broker. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by wife Jane, brothers Iwao and Minoru, and sisters Shigeko Yamane and Alice Matsumoto. No services. Private inurnment to be held at a later date.

Norma Shigeko
Nishimoto

March 18, 2005
Norma Shigeko Nishimoto, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Reef and Edgewater Hotels Barber Shops proprietor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Melvin Y. and John S.; daughters Naomi S. Takamori and Susan M. Lau; brothers Stanley, Harold and Raymond Kakimoto; sister Ethel "Kachan" Kakimoto; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Estelita Quintana Ortiz
March 10, 2005
Estelita Quintana Ortiz, 90, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Claude, Everett, Godfrey and Gaylord; daughters Shirley and Olivia Ortiz, Estrellita Green and Veronica Buck; brother Jesus Quintana; sister Esperanza Aqui; 36 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday and 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Monday and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Isidro Rivera
March 9, 2005
Isidro Rivera, also known as "Cha-Cho" and "Kalalau Kid," 75, of Makaweli, Kauai, a retired Gay and Robinson Sugar employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mona L.B.; sons Joshua, Kama'aina, Kalalau and Benjamin; daughters Naomi Rivera, Hanakapi'ai Grosse, Swanie Kepple, Paulette Glover and Joan Rivera-Sims; brothers Daniel and Abraham; sister Lucia Santiago; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.

Dennis Christopher Rodrigues Santana
March 8, 2005
Dennis Christopher Rodrigues Santana, 35, of Waianae, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tweety; sons Dennis K. and Keola; daughters Elizabeth and Kayla; father Dennis Rodrigues; stepfather Matthew White; mother Annette; brothers Kenneth Abraham, Craig Stevens and Antonio Santana; sisters Elizabeth "Liz" Hagerty and Denise, Danny Girl and Lehua Rodrigues; and grandparent Kenneth Abraham. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Annie T. Solomon
March 13, 2005
Annie T. "Momi" Solomon, 76, of Waimanalo, a retired University of Hawaii at Manoa and Hawaii Pacific University cook, died. She was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Gloria; brothers Bert, Frank and Louie Tarpley; sister Lei Pia; and caregiver Charlson Souza. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Tomoso Tsugawa
March 12, 2005
Tomoso Tsugawa, 80, of Waipahu, a retired Schofield electrical mechanic, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kazuko; son Alan T.; daughters Linda T. and Gale K. Tsugawa and Joyce S. Nakayama; brother Mike; sister Edna K. Naka; and five grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Armenia Adames White
March 17, 2005
Armenia Adames White, 77, of Kailua, a honorary consul general of Panama, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Panama. She is survived by daughter Clarita M.W. Ramsey, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Committal services: 2 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Orlando F. Wilson
March 18, 2005
Orlando F. Wilson, 85, of Kula, Maui, a train driver, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in Barbados, West Indies. He is survived by children Faith "Kaui" Marinia and Glenn and Carl Ostrander and Roberta and Orlando Rosen; brother Frederick; 29 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. today at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. 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.



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