Ralph Kahiwahiwa Apo
April 9, 2005
Ralph Kahiwahiwa Apo, 83, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Army chief warrant officer 4, died in Honolulu. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Anne; sons Thomas, Gerard, Claesen, Ralph, Bertram, Leonard, Lyle, Blaine and Michael; daughter Anne Critcher; 27 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 am. Tuesday at St. George Catholic Church in Waimanalo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
John Awong Jr.
April 12, 2005
John Awong Jr., 68, of Boise, Idaho, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rosalie "Rosie"; sons John III, Henry, Carlyle, Waynard, Alston, Gehrig and Garth; daughters Charlotte and Ginger; brothers David, Paul and Gilmore; sisters Babarajane and Audrey; 22 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. No flowers.
Alice Lee Chun
April 11, 2005
Alice Lee Chun, 87, of Honolulu, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Edric, daughter Alicia Lau, and two grandchildren. Taoist services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Glenda Grace Dahlberg
April 14, 2005
Glenda Grace Dahlberg, 72, of Honolulu, formerly of San Diego, retired owner of American Temporary Services, died in Honolulu. She was born in South Dakota. She is survived by husband Arnold; sons David Dahlberg and Steve, Keith and Mark Reece; daughter Gayle Hall; stepson David A. Dahlberg; stepdaughter Deborah Rowland; sister Virginia Henry; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Pedro Daite
April 1, 2005
Pedro Daite, 73, of Waipahu, died at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by sons Stacy Cuesta and Anthony, daughters Melvamae "Mae Mae" Daite and Murlene Sedeno, brother Supriano, 12 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. May 3 at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Hwy. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire.
Antonio Galleguez Ferrer
March 29, 2005
Antonio Galleguez Ferrer, 75, of Ewa Beach, a retired Dole Pineapple Cannery heavy equipment operator, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Romulo, Ernesto, Conrad, Johnny, and Jimmy; daughters Sally Marquez, Lisa Garcia, and Ana-Marie Marquez; 17 grandchildren; three great-grand- children. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Alice Natsuko Fujii
April 13, 2005
Alice Natsuko Fujii, 97, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by sons James K., Robert S. and Wayne T.; daughter Joyce Numazu; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jason Ray Kim
April 19, 2005
Jason Ray Kim, 69, of Honolulu, a retired Korean Army major, died in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Seoul, South Korea. He is survived by wife Kyu Ja and sons Andy and Dale. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Paul Edward Lane
April 15, 2005
Paul Edward Lane, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Metronics Medical Services representative, died in Honolulu. He was born in Upland, Calif. He is survived by sons David E. and Tod M., daughter Cheryl Navalesi, and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Grace Chapel of Honolulu, 5275 Kalanianaole Hwy. Donations suggested to New Hope Christian Fellowship, 290 Sand Island Access Rd., or USCPFA of Honolulu. Aloha attire.
John Ah Fook Len Sr.
April 20, 2005
John Ah Fook "Johnny" Len Sr., 87, of Lahaina, a retired City and County Public Works department employee, died. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son John Jr., daughters Charlene Len and Claudia Ham, sisters Cecilia Ah Moy Wong and Katherine De Silva, and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.
Patrick Satoshi Nakai
April 18, 2005
Patrick Satoshi Nakai, 57, of Waipahu, a Dick Pacific ASA certified draftsman, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Angie Tutsch-Nakai, son Adrian, parents Fumio and Sadako, and sister Louise Fukumoto. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Sebastian Cabuyadao Sado
April 8, 2005
Sebastian Cabuyadao Sado, 100, of Kahului, a Hawaii Commercial & Sugar Co. insecticide sprayer, died at home. He was born in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Sebastian Jr., Laureano, Gegorio, Oscar and Robert; daughter Natividad Gines; brother Filomeno; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tulpulotu F. Saia
April 14, 2005
Tulpulotu F. Saia, 70, of Lahaina, a Royal Lahaina Resort Hotel houseman, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Sisilia T.A.; children Tevita, Tomasi, Vilimani, Melenaite, and Matekitonga Saia, Elisapeti Miller, Luseane Kennach, and Yolanthy Moleni; mother Alisi Harris; brothers Tevita, Siaosi and Fine; sisters Tangimausia Utoikamanu and Etta Taumalolo; and 21 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Kahului Ward. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 12:30 at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery. Tongan attire.
Doris Hamada Semura
March 7, 2005
Doris Hamada Semura, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Diamond Head School for the Deaf and Blind dorm mother, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by son Jack, daughter Jeanne, brother James T. Hamada, and sister Toshie Ikemori. Private services.
Gladys Leilani Hue Sing
April 15, 2005
Gladys Leilani Hue "Maryann" Sing, 66, of Kahului, a retire Paukukalo Store cook, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Damien III; daughters Donnalee Curimao, Annette Ammasi, Roxanne "Hoku" Wessel, Dorma and Nadine; brother Alexander D.K. Ross; sisters Frances Pali and Agnes Rivera; 10 grand- children; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at the Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Maui Veteran's Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Eugenio Henry Soto
April 24, 2005
Eugenio Henry Soto, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired Pacific Missile Range Facility auto mechanic, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Rose D.; sons Bruce and Gary; daughters Trudy Azeka, Kelly Rockstrom, and Peggy Bray; sisters Virginia Ortiz, Emma Freitas and Marie "Minnie" Rivera; and nine grand- children. Mass: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.
Elaine Aiko Takaki
April 7, 2005
Elaine Aiko Takaki, 59, of Honolulu, an American Customs Brokerage Customs clerk, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Glenn, son Kevin, daughter Kathleen Mahi, mother Doris Nakamura, brother Allen Nakamura, sister Betsy Sakuda, and one grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private burial.
Tomoyo Tasaka
April 15, 2005
Tomoyo Tasaka, 103, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Honokaa Club laundry worker and former Honokaa Sugar Co. employee, died in Hale Hoola Hamakua. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Tadao, Henry, Richard and Masao; daughters Nancy Kaaekuahiwi, Lily Correira and Akiko Dumadag; 22 grand- children; 32 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grand- children. Private services.
Yoshie Togashi
April 19, 2005
Yoshie Togashi, 89, of Ewa Beach, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Kauai. She is survived by sons Alan and Robert, daughter Jo Ann Sugiyama, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Charles Shujiro Watanabe
April 17, 2005
Charles Shujiro Watanabe, 83, of Honolulu, retired Charles Office Machine owner, died in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Makawele, Kauai. He is survived by wife Clara M.; son Wade; daughters Pamela Higa, Sandie Williams and Paige Uyehara; sister Sueno Kunimura; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Kalihi Union Church. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to 442nd Regimental Combat Team Foundation.
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.