Virginia Lahip Balicoco
May 21, 2006
Virginia Lahip "Virgie" Balicoco, 54, of Hilo, a Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. factory worker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by daughter Janet Galdones, father Monico Lahip, brother Anacleto Lahip and sisters Monica Tagaca, Resurrecion Asuncion and Josefina Chow Hoy. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. next Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Lorena Ke'olohi-Jewel Bergonia-Fernandez
May 19, 2006
Lorena Ke'olohi-Jewel Bergonia-Fernandez, 7, of Lihue died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by parents Norman and Triana Bergonia; brothers Kaena and Tyler Bergonia; sisters Shana Andres and Chelsey and Denise Bergonia; and grandparents Charlotte and Allan Beall, Gary Fernandez and Ben Bergonia. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Helen K. Brede
May 11, 2006
Helen K. "Aunty Kuulei" Brede, 65, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Stockton, Calif. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Hannah K. Tucker, Margaret L. Akau and David B. III, Jimmie L., Elvania P. and Davietta H. Brede; brother Richard Polelia; sisters Alma-Jean Peterson, Margaret Speegel, Haleiwa Kalau, Melicia Carreira, Lorraine Purdy and Roberta Keinath; 27 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. June 3 at SGI-USA Makaha Community Center, 84-610 Lahaina St., Waianae, HI 96792. Scattering of ashes to follow at Maili Beach Park. Casual attire. For more information, call 808-778-5372.
Maria Cadelinia
April 20, 2006
Maria Cadelinia, 81, of Waipahu died at home. She was born in St. Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by sons Samuel and Daniel, daughter Esther, sister Veneranda Cabico and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Marianne Del Beato
May 21, 2006
Marianne Del Beato, 99, of Haiku, Maui, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by husband Joe Sr., son Joseph Jr., six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Burial to follow at the cemetery.
Frances Setsu Fukuda
May 20, 2006
Frances Setsu Fukuda, 87, of Kahului died in Honolulu. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Mitsuru "Happy"; sons Gerald "Mino," Karl "Take" and Alan; brother Tsugio Inazaki; and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kahului Hongwanji. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Laura Virginia Goodno
May 22, 2006
Laura Virginia Goodno, 74, of Puhi, Kauai, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in West Virginia. She is survived by sons Mike and Tom, daughters Margie Goodno and Maureen Rodojev, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday at Puakea Regency in Puhi. Casual attire.
Betty Lou Chang Ho
May 14, 2006
Betty Lou Chang Ho, 79, of Honolulu, an artist and retired Parks Department gardener, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Jin W.; daughter Heidi Ho Conjugacion; brother Joseph Chang; sisters Lani Eaton, Ethel Au and Grace Pang; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Community Church of Honolulu. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice and the Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, Attn: Toki Murakami. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Wilson Kenji Itakura
May 22, 2006
Wilson Kenji Itakura, 62, of Honolulu, a retired cable splicer, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kimi C., sons Danny and Michael, brother Harvey and sister Lynette Ing. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shizuko Iwai
May 12, 2006
Shizuko Iwai, 91, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Nelson E. and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Zelda Sondra Kaufman
April 19, 2006
Zelda Sondra Kaufman, 95, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Rochester, N.Y. She is survived by son Stephen, daughter Carol Kozlovich, sister Fern Swerdlin, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Temple Emanu-El.
James I.S. Koo
May 19, 2006
James I.S. Koo, 85, of Aiea, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center digital computer systems administrator, died. He was born on Lanai. He is survived by wife Frances, sons Dennis and Alvin, daughters Sylvia Koo and Pualani Dorothy, brother Richard Lee, sister Eliza Azevedo, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Parkinson Foundation. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Balbina Chansky Mitchell
April 15, 2006
Balbina Chansky Mitchell, 93, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by daughters Veronica M. Souza and Susan M. Tannarome, brother Anthony Chansky, sisters Hilda Grilho and Juliette Coulter, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Tsuruyo Moribe
May 22, 2006
Tsuruyo Moribe, 84, of Kaumakani, Kauai, an Olokele Sugar Co. field worker, died at home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Stanley, George, Dennis and Wesley; daughter Janie Kunimura; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hanapepe Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire.
Alice Nahaku
May 21, 2006
Alice Nahaku, 85, of Kahului, a homemaker, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Kauaula, Lahaina. She is survived by children Natalie Kaho'ohanohano Sr., Eileen Miranda Sr., Mari Lopez and Daniel Nahaku III; siblings Roseline Diego, Lenora Greco and Robert and Stephen Correa; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Casual attire.
Teresita Domingo Pascual
May 22, 2006
Teresita Domingo Pascual, 50, of Ewa Beach died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Manila. She is survived by daughter Maritess Kaleo; parents Rizal and Concepcion; brother Basilio; sisters Helen Ines and Milagros and Francisca Pascual; companion Franklin Ventura; and three grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Adelina Perreira Rapoza
April 15, 2006
Adelina Perreira Rapoza, 100, formerly of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Ka Puna Wai Ola Care Home in Kapolei. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Herman and Nelson, daughter Irene Veriato and 11 grandchildren. Private services.
Robert Silva
May 21, 2006
Robert "Bobby" Silva, 62, of Hilo, a Navy retiree and Hawaii Laborers Union employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Harriet C., sons Kamana and Keala, daughter Darnell, brother Raymond, sister Leinaala and a grandchild. Graveside committal services: noon Tuesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 pavilion in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Pedro T. Soriano
May 19, 2006
Pedro T. Soriano, 105, of Haliimaile, Maui, a retired Maui Pineapple Co. field worker, died at home. He was born in Abra, Philippines. He is survived by son Rogelio, stepson Edwardo Angel, stepdaughter Dominga Pasco, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church in Makawao, Maui. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Sioeli Vaini Unga
May 22, 2006
Sioeli Vaini "Cowboy" Unga, 85, of Kahuku, a retired restaurant custodian and farmer, died at home. He was born in Haalaufuli, Tonga. He is survived by wife Lucy W.; sons Unga Latu and Sione, Henry, William, Tofa, Livingston, Albert and Rudy Unga; daughters Anapalati Vea, Luseane Vimahi, Juanita Fabiano, Lovine Nishimura, Faliu Solomon, Lynn Unga and Mary Tulikihihifo; siblings Lihati Lui, Luseane Mafile'o and Uitili Anitilose; 66 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Laie North Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery.
Lanakila Vierra
May 13, 2006
Lanakila "Ka Ua" Vierra, 17, of Waialua died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Manuel, mother Gwen, brother Keli'ikoa, sisters Kala'i-Kaahanui Vierra and Destani Esona, and grandparents Clifford and Naomi Souza and Mercy Castillo. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. In lieu of wreaths, leis are welcome.
Love William
May 20, 2006
Love William, 51, of Keaau, Hawaii, a former assistant director of transportation in Chuuk, Micronesia, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Chuuk. He is survived by wife Sipena, two sons, two daughters and several brothers and sisters. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Final services and burial to be held at a later date in Chuuk. Casual attire.
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.
