Jane Venable Bowman
March 3, 2006
Jane Venable Bowman, 93, of Kailua, died in Kailua. She was born in West Virginia. She is survived by son Michael, daughter Margo Fisher and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Christopher's Church in Kailua. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the Institute for Human Services or St. Christopher Family Promise Program.
Clarence Ing Fook Ching
March 2, 2006
Clarence Ing Fook Ching, 98, of Honolulu, a retired state security guard, died at home. He was born in Makaweli, Waimea, Maui. He is survived by sons Clarence and Kenneth, daughter Judy Ah Sam, brother Calvin, sisters Helen Lam and Florence Jang, 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
Vanessa-Joy Galapir Dela Carcel
March 5, 2006
Vanessa-Joy Galapir Dela Carcel, infant daughter of Edmundo Jr. and Love-Joy Dela Carcel, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by sister Eliesha-Joy and grandparents Edmundo Sr. and Amalia Dela Carcel, and Antonio and Esther Galapir. Graveside services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Valley of the Temples.
Remegio Garcia Esteves
March 4, 2006
Remegio Garcia Esteves, 56, of Hilo, an Island Princess macadamia nut farmer, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Mangaldan, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lydia B.; daughters Catherine Esteves Dingle and Caroline and Melinda Esteves; brother Felix; sisters Florida Paragas, Virginia Mislang and Erlinda Mangapot; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Services in the Philippines pending. Casual attire.
Vincent Antone Fernandez
March 7, 2006
Vincent Antone Fernandez, 42, of Honolulu, a Life Foundation case manager, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Robert J. Fernandez and Pauline Gima, brothers Scott and Glen, sister Sandy and grandparents Bob and Mary. Services: noon Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Joseph Hale
March 7, 2006
Joseph Hale, 78, of Ewa Beach, a retired city refuse collector and Army veteran who served in World War II, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Paul and Jr., and a grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Sally Lent Ho
Feb. 18, 2006
Sally Lent Ho, 49, of Kaneohe, an attorney and office manager, died. She was born in Tucson, Ariz. She is survived by husband Bryan; sons Samuel and Alexander; daughter Elizabeth; father Gordon Lent; and sisters Lia, Lori and Stacy Lent and Jane Hinichs. Celebration of life: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday at Kakaako Water Front Park. Reception to follow. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaii Public Radio. Aloha attire.
Archangel James Joseph
Feb. 19, 2006
Archangel James "Angel" Joseph, 81, of Waianae, a retired Lualualei Naval Magazine employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by sons James M. "Boy" and Charles A., hanai sons Clyde "Archie" Vincent and Jason "Kimo" Chang, daughter Fabian S. Saballa and sisters Bernice McKeague and Elizabeth Motta. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Albert Francis Judd III
March 7, 2006
Albert Francis Judd III, 96, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Patrick Moore. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery.
Joan Kahala
Feb. 26, 2006
Joan "Dorothy" Kahala, 74, of Waianae, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Joseph Jr., Bowmen and Roman; daughters Gwendolyn "Kaleolani" Shimabukuro, Jo-Line Tabag, Shane Souza, Cheryl Ann Silva and France-Lynn Kahala and Joan Yap; sisters Mary Ann Davis and Caroline Naiwi; 37 grandchildren; and 47 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Laura Louise King
March 4, 2006
Laura Louise King, 72, of Aiea, a retired Hawaii National Bank employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Philadelphia. She is survived by husband William J.; sons Martin, David and Ira Mueller; daughters Valerie and Venniece; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.
Mary Kim Lee
March 5, 2006
Mary Kim Lee, 89, of Honolulu, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Hawi, Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Kenneth and Clifford; daughter Sylvia; sisters Eleanor Tyau, Anna Pahk, Nodi Lim, Sarah Kim and Sally Swanholm; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Vivian Lee
March 8, 2006
Vivian "Ah Moi" Lee, 81, of Novi, Mich., formerly of Honolulu, a former laundry worker for the Navy, died in Michigan. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dr. Edward; daughter Gwendolyn Lee Johnson; brothers Nelson, Wallace and Paul Mau and Donald and Stanley Snyder; sister Elaine Kishaba-Mora; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park.
David Stanley Leite
March 8, 2006
David Stanley Leite, 53, of Hilo, a retired state Food Services Department employee, owner of David and Diana's Ceramics and an Army veteran who served in Vietnam War, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Diana; daughters Christine Yamamoto and Stephanie, Davelyn and Joycelyn Leite; brothers Alfred Jr., Walter, Gordon, Ernest, Herbert, Gabriel, Harold and Michael; sisters Betty Puakea, Marie Matsumura and Loretta Kaehuaea; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Malia Puka O Kalani Church in Keaukaha, 326 Desha Ave., Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Jared Lee Lucero
March 7, 2006
Jared Lee Lucero, 17, of Ewa Beach, a McDonald's employee in Ewa Beach, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Charles "Chuck" Oliveira; mother Leona F.; brothers Jerome J. and Lucas Lucero and Anthony and Alex Oliveira; sisters Lori Taylor, Alysse Oliveira and Ranell Lucero; and grandparents Frances Lo and Alfredo Domingo. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Marilyn Voshell Lunderville
Feb. 26, 2006
Marilyn Voshell "Jill" Lunderville, 65, of Honolulu, a homemaker and writer, died in Honolulu. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by sons Harvey Demitrykopolis and Kenneth Fujisaki, brothers Kenneth Maloney and Lynn Rogers, and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Leonora Ramos Manuel
March 7, 2006
Leonora Ramos Manuel, 61, of Honolulu, an Alohalani Beauty Salon hairdresser, died in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Lambert and Kalanikaukini Manuel and Maximo Maafala; daughters Regina Ahching-Maafala, Leonora Tua-Maafala and Jayzzine and Jasslyn Ahching-Maafala; brothers Carlos M., Peter, Lombard, Larry and Daniel; sister Veronica I. Kadawaki; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.
Caroline N. Martin
Feb. 10, 2006
Caroline N. Martin, 93, of Henderson, Nev., died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ronald, daughter Carolyn Correa, brother Jack Nascimento, sister Dorothy Isham, seven grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Yuzuru Morita
March 2, 2006
Yuzuru Morita, 88, of Aiea, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. irrigation superintendent, died in Aiea. He was born in Kaumana, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Misuye "Daisy"; sons Ivan J. and Hugh Y.; daughters Christine S. Marcello and Donna Y. Morita; sisters Miyuki Ohara, Emiko Kuwatani and Mieko "Margaret" Ono; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
James Howard Morris
March 10, 2006
James Howard Morris, 81, of Honolulu, a retired civil service electronic engineer, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in West Virginia. He is survived by wife Chin K.; sons James H. Jr., John and Leslie; daughters Jeanette Johnstone, Judy Wallace and Joan Metzger; 24 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 7 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eileen Kuniye Nakashima
March 2, 2006
Eileen Kuniye Nakashima, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Head Start Program teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Ralph, brother Mitsuyoshi Sano and sister Aiko Kobayashi. Private services.
Thanh Ngoc Ngo
Feb. 19, 2006
Thanh Ngoc Ngo, 79, of Hono-lulu, died. She was born in Kwangtung, China. She is survived by daughters Vinh, Hao Lim, Dai, Fong Yen, Dianne, Diana and Michelle Lum; sons Dat Dan and Kevin Ky Vi; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Yoshio Okamura
March 9, 2006
Yoshio "Barge" Okamura, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Terminal manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Hanako "Hannah," daughters Gayle K. Pardie and Jewel Y. Okamura-Ritkes, and brother Takeo. Private services.
Nanae Okura
March 5, 2006
Nanae Okura, 89, of Waimea, Hawaii, a homemaker and former Liberty House buyer, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by sister Chisato Akiyama. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kamuela Hongwanji Church in Waimea, Hawaii. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Troy Hiromichi Ozama
Feb. 24, 2006
Troy Hiromichi Ozama, 41, of Kaneohe, a craftsman, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Mike M., mother Florence A. and sister Lori M. Private services.
Penny Nobuko Prochnow
March 3, 2006
Penny Nobuko Prochnow, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Electrical Distributors Ltd. accounting clerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Lance W., daughter Barbara Ann, two sisters and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sarai Ann Hedgeman Reyes
March 7, 2006
Sarai Ann Hedgeman Reyes, 7, of Kapaa, Kauai, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by mother Clarissa, father Mark J. Hedgeman and grandparents Bernardo Sr. and Patricia Reyes and Calvin and Rose Hedgeman. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at St. Catherine's Church Cemetery in Kapaa. Casual attire.
Kiyoe Takahashi Soma
Feb. 4, 2006
Kiyoe Takahashi Soma, 90, of Honolulu, formerly of Lahaina, a retired Royal Lahaina Hotel housekeeper, died. She was born in Kukaiau Mill, Hamakua, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Kenneth and Ronald, daughters Jean Baba and Shirley Raymond, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
John F. Sylva
Feb. 26, 2006
John F. Sylva, 85, of Kailua, retired Stanford University food server employee, died in Aloha Health Care Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by caregivers Nastia and Donald Vickery, and sisters Rose Howard and Ruth Norris. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Mass: 10:30 a.m. at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua. Casual attire. No flowers.
Asinita Sefo Talalotu
March 8, 2006
Asinita Sefo Talalotu, 51, of Waipahu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by is survived by husband Vaeva; sons Benito Reyes and Lawson and Lowen Talalotu; daughters Cassandra and Deanndra Sefo; brothers Tusi and Pesamino Sefo and Lutovio and Logoitino Iosefo; sister Senia Eberhardt; and five grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection of the Lord, 94-1260 Lumikula St., Waipio. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City. Casual attire.
Lo Soi Tang
Feb. 14, 2006
Lo Soi Tang, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Michael, Warren and Vincent Cheuk and John Check; daughters Georgiana Murao and Irene Chan; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Rose Aiko Inafuku Vicente
Dec. 14, 2005
Rose Aiko Inafuku Vicente, 82, of Honolulu, a retired children's clothing store manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hono-lulu. She is survived by daughters Stephanie Marques and Lianne Quinn; brother Thomas Inafuku; sisters Florence Urasaki, Amy Ishikawa and Bertha Yuen; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Masami Wakabayashi
March 3, 2006
Masami "Andy" Wakabayashi, 83, of Waianae, a retired Waianae Super Market manager, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Lylis, daughters Ayne Nakamura and Lynn Wakabayashi-Hayward, sisters Thelma T. Tsuchida and Irene F. Yanaga, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
John Parke Welden
March 7, 2006
John Parke Welden, 67, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Mineola, N.Y. He is survived by wife Yolanda Moon-Welden, son Joseph and brother Kirby. Private services pending.
Masao Akito Yasutake
Feb. 16, 2006
Masao Akito Yasutake, 95, of Honolulu, formerly of Waimea, Kauai, a retired professional tennis player and driving instructor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He is survived by daughter Linda and brother Atsushi. Private services.
Bay Kwock Chong Yee
Feb. 2, 2006
Bay Kwock Chong Yee, 74, of Honolulu, a retired business consultant, died in Kahala Nui. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tay; sons Matthew, Dr. Terry, Patrick and Robert; brother Tim; sister Jennie Lau; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Thurston Chapel in Punahou School. Call after 10 a.m. Casual 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.
