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Obituaries





Sooyang Akashi
March 24, 2005
Sooyang Akashi, 70, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Korea. She is survived by daughter Lynn N. Private services.

Cipriano Julian Antonio
April 4, 2005
Cipriano Julian Antonio, also known as "Tony" and "Pablo," 69, of Wahiawa, a retired Dole Co. employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Celestina A., son Eddie, daughters Mely Rebujio and Jenny Edrosa, sister Feliciana Dagdag and six grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Morris Yukitaka Aoki
April 8, 2005
Morris Yukitaka Aoki, 72, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Air Force management analyst, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Nancy E.; son Ryan; daughters Sandra Bodnar and Tracey Itoman; brothers Mitsuo and Shiro; sisters Evelyn Kuioka, Delna Shimamura, Ethel Takahashi and Bessie Kong; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth Kenichi Arakaki
April 1, 2005
Kenneth Kenichi Arakaki, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Fort Shafter electrician, died. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by son Kenneth Jr.; daughters Susan Katto and Grace Nakaoka; brother Stanley; sisters Agnes Tengan, Aileen Chinen and Georgiana; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Patricia Croft Burla
March 31, 2005
Patricia Croft "Pat" Burla, 88, of Kaloko, Hawaii, a Ron Burla and Associates Realtors owner, died at home. She was born in San Bernardino, Calif. She is survived by daughters Michele Parker and Pamela, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Kona Outdoor Circle in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice of Kona, P.O. Box 217, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745; Kona Outdoor Circle, 76-6280 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740; or West Hawaii Humane Society, P.O. Box 2695, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745.

Leon V. Camit
March 15, 2005
Leon V. Camit, 89, of Ewa Beach, a retired Ewa Plantation field worker, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Jovencia "Rosa," daughters Priscilla Corpuz and Dionie Villanueva, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church on Renton Road. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Delos Wah Henn Chow
April 7, 2005
Delos Wah Henn Chow, 60, of Honolulu, a retired Air National Guard senior master sergeant and Honolulu Advertiser employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He is survived by wife Judy; daughters Alberta Corpuz, Jadene Wong, Dana and Joelle; brothers and sisters Albert and Calvin Chow and Barbara Poepoe; and two grandchildren. Taoist services: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Pacita E. Clemente
March 28, 2005
Pacita E. Clemente, 93, of Kahului, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Julio and Frederick; daughters Trinidad C. Basig, Magdalena Evangelista and Editha Acidera; brother Mariano Echiverri; sisters Irene Palacio, Hilaria Cacatian and Salome deGuzman; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Charlene Kehaulani Gallagher
April 6, 2005
Charlene Kehaulani Gallagher, 47, of Honolulu, a Kahu Malama Nurses staffing coordinator, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George, daughters Christina and Michelle Cambra, parents James and Wynette Dilliner, brother Kawika and sisters Jamie Dilliner, Robin Vance and Sharon Kanahele. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.

Liselotte M. Hauck
March 31, 2005
Liselotte M. Hauck, 80, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Germany. She is survived by nephew Alan. Private scattering of ashes.

Arden Raquel Hester
April 6, 2005
Arden Raquel Hester, 35, of Mililani, a homemaker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alonzo B., daughter Brianna, father Arsenio B. Raquel, mother Clemencia Barayuga, stepfather Cresencio Barayuga, stepmother Elizabeth Raquel, brother Clayton Raquel and sisters Claudine and Christy Barayuga and Mary Beth Raquel. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Gregorio Escudero Jerios
April 2, 2005
Gregorio Escudero Jerios, 77, of Kahuku, a retired Kahuku High School custodian, died in Kahuku. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by companion Remy Asuncion, six children, sister Josephina Alafriz and 13 grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Monday at St. Roch Catholic Church in Kahuku. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Benjie Lautej
April 8, 2005
Benjie Lautej, 19, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Marshall Islands. He is survived by parents Ano and May; brothers London, Rauson and Alo, Rimon Ronald and Ishea Ishea Jr.; and sisters Lucy, Terna, Bakoj and Bennia. Services: 3 p.m. Monday at Koloa Union Church. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Koloa Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Howard Kam Leong
March 29, 2005
Howard Kam Leong, 79, of Tacoma, Wash., a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edith; sons Ernie, Roy, Gene, Howie and Ryan; brothers Edward and Richard; half brothers Kenneth and Raymond; sister Agnes Lau; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.

Harriet Harue Matsuo
Feb. 15, 2005
Harriet Harue Matsuo, 79, of Danville, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a retired real estate broker, died in California. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughter Joy H. Faletti and brothers Isamu "Sam" and Kiyoshi "Keo" Uchihara. Private services.

Abel Medeiros
April 8, 2005
Abel Medeiros, 85, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard captain and McBryde Sugar Co. industrial relations assistant, died at home. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen O., son Peter, daughters Carol F. Tado and Suzette Kane, sisters Eleanor Cox and Evelyn Cabral, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Raphael's Church in Koloa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.

Frances C. Nakahara
April 2, 2005
Frances C. Nakahara, 66, of Lihue, a retired United Airlines flight attendant, died at home. She was born in Jerome, Idaho. She is survived by husband Dennis, daughter Traci, stepfather Halvard Green and sister Shirley Vandehei. Private services.

Jesseca Berthe Roberts
April 9, 2005
Jesseca Berthe Roberts, 77, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died at home. She was born in Perle, Alsace-Lorraine. She is survived by husband George; son Ronald Salage; daughters Diane Courtman, Nina Elek and Patricia Goode; sisters Annie Riedl and Mathilde Eyschen; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. today at Puula Congregational Church in Nanawale. Call after 12:30 p.m.

David Kahelemauna Roy Jr.
April 6, 2005
David Kahelemauna Roy Jr., 79, of Kahaluu-Kona, Hawaii, a teacher and U.S. Army Security Agency member, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Verda L.; daughters Lauren M. Roy, Lyall M. Kuma and Lisa L. Roy-DeAguiar; brothers Corbett, Charles, Robert and Carlton; sister Heather Minton; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kamakahonu, near Ahuena Heiau. Call after 2 p.m.

Fay Hanae Sadamitsu
April 2, 2005
Fay Hanae Sadamitsu, 53, of Lihue, a Kauai Economic Opportunity preschool director and teacher, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lihue Veterans Center. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.

Restituto Pacial Sadang
Feb. 16, 2005
Restituto Pacial "Resty" Sadang, 60, of Aiea, a Kapiolani Medical Center employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Julita R., son Jun R., daughter Catherine Magbaleta, brother Federico, sisters Erlinda Pichay and Jesusa Agcaoili, and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial to be held at a later date in the Philippines.

Kenneth K. Sakaoka
April 6, 2005
Kenneth K. Sasaoka, 77, of Colorado Springs, Colo., a retired Army master sergeant, died in Colorado Springs. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Frieda and son Stephen. Services on the mainland.

Elena U. Sarmiento
March 31, 2005
Elena U. Sarmiento, 86, of Waimea, Kauai, died at home. She was born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Domingo and Benito, daughters Nemesia Unciano and Eugenia Realon, 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Mission Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Public Cemetery.

Judith Hanako Terada
April 7, 2005
Judith Hanako Terada, 63, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Elementary School teacher, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John; stepsons John, Alan and Todd; stepdaughter Lisa A.; brother Gary Sakima; sisters Jeane Higa and Irene Shimabukuro; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Charles Herbert Kalani Tirrell
April 7, 2005
Charles Herbert Kalani Tirrell, also known as "Tuna" and "Butchie," 62, of Hilo, a retired Continental Airlines employee, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Christine; sons Michael D. Tirrell and Wesly De Motta; daughters Connie "Pi'ilani" Royston, Elizabeth "Lehua" Iopa and Kathrine "U'ilani"; brothers Joseph Jr., Cedric and Kevin Kailikini; sisters Harriet Mamone, Georgette Rigg and Josephine "Ala" Kailikini; and 11 grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Ke Kilohana Oka Malamalama Church, 554 Manono St., Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert Shihan Toma
March 31, 2005
Robert Shihan Toma, 85, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army electronic equipment inspector for Fort Shafter and 442nd Regimental Combat Team and Company A, 100th Infantry Battalion member, died in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Nancy C.; daughters Cynthia Yoshida, Vivian Tsutsumi, Carolyn Poon, Roberta Fukutani and Sharon; brothers Gilbert and Kenneth; sister Hattie Tsukayama; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Gilbert Kwock Hing Wong
March 22, 2005
Gilbert Kwock Hing Wong, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Airlines financial vice president and U.S. Army veteran, died. He also was an International Travel Service, Kalihi-Palama Immigration Center and Char, Sakamoto, Ishii, Lum employee. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shirley Lum; children Lee-Ann Choy, Sue-Ann Yasuoka, Dudley and Sherman; sisters Margaret Chock, Nancy Soong, Martha Chun and Pearl Soo; and five grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Church, 2747 Pali Highway. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Henry Chiyokichi Yamashiro
March 23, 2005
Henry Chiyokichi Yamashiro, 84, of Honolulu, a Diamond Bakery production and distribution employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in Pauwela, Maui. He is survived by sister Eva Y. Karacha. Private services. Donations suggested to charity.

Helen Toi Sun Young
March 26, 2005
Helen Toi Sun Young, 78, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Dwight K. and Douglas K., brother Harry Fong and sisters Ellen Ho, Anna Tabor and Betty Kamahele. 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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