Violet Kealaehu Engstrom
April 24, 2006
Violet Kealaehu Engstrom, 80, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Joaquin Costa and Buddy Engstrom; daughters Ann S. Baker, Viola M. Costa, Patricia Ann Eckman and Doreen Kaluna; brother William Rezentes; 21 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Pokai Bay Beach Park.
Gildo Americo Roberto Ferraro
April 26, 2006
Gildo Americo Roberto Ferraro, 72, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired carpenter and Marine Corps veteran who served in Korea, died at home. He was born in Glencoe, Ill. He is survived by wife Barbara J., daughter Leonora Prince, brother Richard and sister Leonora. Private services.
Betsy Sueko Funatsu
April 21, 2006
Betsy Sueko Funatsu, 86, of Aiea, a retired tax preparer, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Mitsuo, daughters Jean Huptich and Ruby Igarashi, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Paul William Hindemith
April 23, 2006
Paul William Hindemith, 84, of Pearl City, a retired Oahu Transit Services supervisor, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betty, sons Jesse and Eric, daughters Linda Hindemith and Diane Bernard, sister Helen Lambart and four grandchildren. Private services.
Scott H. Hoover
April 23, 2006
Scott H. Hoover, 38, of Buffalo Grove, Ill., a Northwestern University information technology specialist, died in Chicago. He was born in Denver. He is survived by wife Aryn, daughter Kelli, mother Ruth and grandparent Kimiko Okutani. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 2062 S. King St. Aloha attire.
Deziree' Kamlin Pucan
April 20, 2006
Deziree' Kamlin Pucan, 26, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kona. She is survived by husband Carlos J. III; son Austyn P.; daughter Austys A.; parents Eddie Rangasan and Pat Hardy; sister Rena Queja; brothers Sanford Lanias, Russell Hardy, and Eric, Rick and Cass Gorloff; and grandparent Ben Ferandez. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Liekman Robert
April 20, 2006
Liekman Robert, 58, of Ewa Beach, a retired senator for the Republic of the Marshall Islands government, died. He was born in Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands. He is survived by wife Jina Jacklick; sons Arkeland, Wase, Liekman Jr., Anthony, Nashion and Caston; daughters Sarah R. Bunny and Leeann R. Langidrik; several brothers and sisters; and 15 grandchildren. Services in the Marshall Islands.
Herman Salz
April 21, 2006
Herman Salz, 75, of Brooklyn, N.Y., a retired Army veteran who served in Vietnam and Korea, and a recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star awards, died. He also was the owner of Salz Lock and Safe in Kaimuki, and served on the Palolo Neighborhood Board. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Tomiko; children Max, Linda and Joe; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. May 4 at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. May 6 at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.
Gary George Sanico
April 18, 2006
Gary George Sanico, 50, of Honolulu, an Amerigas/Oahu Gas Service service technician, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sharon; sons Jaston Militante and Kali Sanico; daughters Candace Yosif, Joslynn Calhau, Jalia Hoopii and Janiece Militante; mother Nellie-Ann; brother Roger; sisters Lorraine Nieto and Ginger Luck; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. today at King's Cathedral. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Helen Roberta Skahan
April 26, 2006
Helen Roberta Skahan, 88, of Kailua-Kona died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by sons Gail Roberts and Kevin and Kennith Skahan; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Tomoe Tagashira
April 18, 2006
Tomoe Tagashira, 103, of Honolulu, president of Taiyo Inc., died in Manoa Senior Care. She was born in Hiroshima. She is survived by son George Y., caregiver and daughter-in-law Miriam, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Melvyn Maile Tom
April 27, 2006
Melvyn Maile Tom, 64, of Kailua-Kona, a retired National Football League football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Carol Lieban; son Landon N.; daughter Logan M.; sisters Harmony C. Chock, Moana M. Scanlan and Frances Akau; and hanai sister Georgiann Navarro. Private services.
Hifumi Umeda
April 6, 2006
Hifumi Umeda, 80, of Wahiawa, a former Army master sergeant and manager of a satellite city hall, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Blake; sisters Mitsuko Saito, Tsuyako Sumida, Sue Eaton and Sachie Soga; and a grandchild. Private services.
Chew King Wong
April 4, 2006
Chew King Wong, 91, of Honolulu, formerly of Pittsburgh, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and veteran of three wars, died in Honolulu. He was born in China. He is survived by sons Richard C. and Henry L.; daughters Jennie Chau and Irene Moy; sisters So Wan Yu, Ruby Tom and Mo Ching; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Florence Yanagida
April 24, 2006
Florence Yanagida, 83, of Lihue, a retired Kauai County clerk, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by sons Russell and John; brother Eddy Hashimoto; sisters Helen Wilibourn, Pearl Okino and Elsie Hiraoka; and four grandchildren. Services on Kauai at a later date.
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.