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Laura Esguerra Adams
Sept. 3, 2005
Laura Esguerra Adams, 36, of Los Angeles, an employee for California Sen. Barbara Boxer, died at home. She was born in Manila. She is survived by husband James, father Del, mother Angie, brother Angel and sister Cecelia. Services: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services to follow at the cemetery.

Kealohanui Mabel Tausala Aka
Sept. 6, 2005
Kealohanui Mabel Tausala Aka, 80, of Waianae, a Hawaiian-studies kapuna at Waipahu Elementary School, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Marshael A. Mole, Marcia A. Momoa, Bridget L.T. Nichols and Joyce K. Aka; brothers Charles Kaopua and Samuel Pomaikai; sisters Mamaka K. Lee and Loretta I. White; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Irene S. Butterworth
Sept. 11, 2005
Irene S. Butterworth, 91, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Mountclair, N.J. She is survived by husband Frank and son Leroy. Services: 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at First United Methodist Church. Call after 1:30 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.

Delores Estelle Dick
Sept. 10, 2005
Delores Estelle Dick, 73, of Kailua, a state chief accountant, died in Kailua. She was born in Georgia. She is survived by companion Charles Cavaco, son Russell Dietrich, daughter Debra Gilley, sister Patricia Richardson, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery.

Marjorie N. Fankhouser
Sept. 13, 2005
Marjorie N. Fankhouser, 89, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired State of Kansas schoolteacher, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Cullison, Kan. She is survived by daughter Penny Pagliaro, sister Lesta Davis, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Linda Lou Goo
Sept. 13, 2005
Linda Lou Goo, 61, of Honolulu, a retired First Insurance Co. employee, died at home. She was born in Irving, Texas. She is survived by husband Donald, daughter Leslie, father Hubert Green and brothers Ray and Donnie Green. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Hussey Kumai Halemano
Aug. 31, 2005
Hussey Kumai Halemano, 38, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by brother Robert III and sister Momi Cummings. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at First Baptist Church of Haleiwa.

Leroy Iwaichi Ikegami
Sept. 12, 2005
Leroy Iwaichi Ikegami, 67, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lois, sons Reed and Mark, daughter Leah Nishino, brothers Michael and Melvin, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Heart Association of Hawaii. Casual attire.

David Kawika Kolo
Sept. 13, 2005
David Kawika Kolo, 78, of Lihue, a retired Lihue Fire Station fireman, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Niumalu, Kauai. He is survived by brothers William K. Jr. and Alapai; and sisters Mildred K. Chow, Elsie Kaahaaaina, Lillian Agtarap, Louisa Brown and Alice Silverman. Services: 7:30 p.m. today at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Scattering of ashes: noon tomorrow at Kalapaki Beach. Aloha attire.

Robert Isami Kosaki
Sept. 11, 2005
Robert Isami Kosaki, 83, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen Y.N., daughter Robyn N. Furuya and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alejandro Dela Cruz Languit
Sept. 7, 2005
Alejandro Dela Cruz Languit, 99, of Wahiawa, a retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant and musician and barbershop owner, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Mapandan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria S.; son Gerald A.; daughters Alice B. Fernandez, Salome A. Turner and Carmelita I. Hoffman; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.

Dennis Michael Madeira
Aug. 30, 2005
Dennis Michael "Dan" Madeira, 68, of Waianae, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel who served in the Vietnam War, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kei; sons Francis K., Ernest T., Tim H., Ben Y., Tom Y. and Makoto; daughter Aya Mabrey; sisters Elizabeth Lee and Judith Eguchi; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. today at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Tuesday.

Florentina Martin
Aug. 25, 2005
Florentina Martin, 93, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Isabela, the Philippines. She is survived by son Ciriaco; daughters Fortunata Subia, Petronila Garvida, Saturnina Narciso and Simplicia Mitra; sister Guadalope Topinio; 19 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2313 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and 8:15 a.m. Monday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

John A. McKenzie
Sept. 9, 2005
John A. McKenzie, 57, of Honolulu, a school counselor, died at home. He was born in California. He is survived by brother Chris. Private services. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Waialae Ave., Honolulu 96826.

Genevieve L. Wai-Sum Lee Pedro
Sept. 4, 2005
Genevieve L. Wai-Sum Lee Pedro, 63, of Honolulu, a Genny's Antique Singers and Repair owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Fernandino A.; sons Ruddy, Fernandino A. Jr. and Dr. Keith; daughters Laurie Ann Fonseca, Mary Lou Pedro and Mona Lisa Nishioka; brothers Gilbert Lee, George Palolo Jr. and Don, Daniel and Donald Batalona; sisters Annette Ramsey, Janet Dockham, Lucille Fernandez, Mary Ann Vea and Jennifer Lichter and Stephanie Ozoa; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Torami Sato
Sept. 14, 2005
Torami "Amy" Sato, 79, of Keokea, Hawaii, a Hookena Elementary School cafeteria helper, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Captain Cook, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Hidetaka; son Alvin; daughter Claudia Evans; brothers Tomoji and Nobuo Horiuchi; sisters Shinobu Maruyama, Miyoko Sakamoto and Dorothy Ishibashi; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kona Hongwanji Mission in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 10 a.m. Luncheon to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tsuruko Shimabukuro
Aug. 17, 2005
Tsuruko Shimabukuro, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Wesley United Methodist Church treasurer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Peru. She is survived by nephews and nieces. Private services.

Hazel Pookalani Walters Soares
Aug. 30, 2005
Hazel Pookalani Walters Soares, 61, of Arizona, a state government tax collector, died in Arizona. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Damien, daughters Shannon Aleman and Shernelle Copeland, and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Fusako Nishimura Uchimura
Sept. 13, 2005
Fusako Nishimura Uchimura, 81, of Kahului, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by husband Melvin, son Hiram, daughter Sharon Higashiguchi, sisters Miyoko Shimoda and Eiko Hidani, and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

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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