Roxy-Lee Ah Chong-Kane
June 21, 2006
Roxy-Lee Malia Hi'ileilani Ah Chong-Kane, infant daughter of Kiane Ah Chong and Tracy-Anne Kane, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is also survived by grandparents Bruce and Darlene A. Ah Chong, and Nelson and Sandra Kane; and great-grandparents Malia Manoa and Julia Rosa. Services: 9:30 a.m. next Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Ward, 92-900 Makakilo Drive.
Eleanor Solano Cox
June 27, 2006
Eleanor Solano Cox, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Douglas Aircraft Co. secretary in Santa Monica, Calif., died at home. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by daughter Gretchen Arnemann and a grandchild. Private services.
Tomie Ishimoto
June 18, 2006
Tomie "Peggy" Ishimoto, 88, of Waialua, a retired barber shop owner, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Kawailoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Bruce, Russell and Miles; daughter Kathleen; brothers Masami, Harold and Noboru Sekiguchi; sister Haruko Okamoto; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Casey Komao Kono
June 25, 2006
Casey Komao Kono, 49, of Studio City, Calif., a model, entertainer, actor, hula instructor and Screen Actors Guild member, died at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by mother Bessie, and sisters Sheila Kiyabu and Lisa Tateishi. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Family will be donating monetary gifts. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.
Aileen Grace Luke
June 26, 2006
Aileen Grace Luke, 80, of Vacaville, Calif., a federal civilian personnel employee, died. She also served with the Army/Air Force Exchange System in Hawaii and Army Exchange in Japan, and was a training technician at Travis Air Force Base, 349th Reservist. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband David, sons David Jr. and Dana M., daughter Lisa K., brother Clement Young and five grandchildren. Services in Vacaville. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, 1125 Missouri St., Suite 109, Fairfield, CA 94533.
Ichiko Tamura Marugame
June 26, 2006
Ichiko Tamura Marugame, 88, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Kami's Wholesale salesperson, died in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. She was born in Huleia, Kauai. She is survived by sons Kenji and Roy; daughters Juliet Koyanagi and Edith Ruiz; brothers Teruyshi and Robert Tamura; sisters Natsuko Daida, Ethel Sunada and Kazue Muranaka; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Roy Chosei Ogasawara
June 6, 2006
Roy Chosei Ogasawara, 62, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Plumbing & Sheet Metal Ltd. sheet metal worker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by mother Ayako A.; brothers Henry, Stanley and Thomas; and sisters Lynne Yamashiro and Sally Macomber. Private services.
Mariano Aoalin Pablo
June 24, 2006
Mariano Aoalin Pablo, 82, of Wahiawa, a retired Mililani Town Association landscaper, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Banna, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mercedes L.; son Romeo; brothers Candido, Eleuterio and Rodolfo; sister Pacita Respicio; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Gilbert Anthony Perez
June 26, 2006
Gilbert Anthony Perez, 82, of Hilo, a retired Automatic Merchandising Co. service engineer in San Francisco, died in Hilo Medical Center. He also was an Army corporal who served in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by daughter Annette L. Perreira, brother Herman J., sister Marie, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Church, 148-A Makawao St., Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Sabina Abad Piedad
June 21, 2006
Sabina Abad Piedad, 94, of Waipahu, died. She was born in La Torre, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Bonifacio Piedad and Rodolfo Rualo, daughter Angelita Castriciones, sister Benedicta Lanner, 11 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Shizue K. Tokashiki
June 10, 2006
Shizue K. Tokashiki, 96, of Kapaa, Kauai, died at home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sisters Laura Richardson, Barbara Hall and Alice Shiroma. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Naomi Kapuanani Valencia
June 21, 2006
Naomi Kapuanani Valencia, 78, of Wahiawa, a retired Rego's Purity Foods employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Irenio A., Ernesto R., Benito Jr. and Vincent S.; daughters Angeline K. Valencia, Vivian K. Lowe and Lori Ann V. Doctolero; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. 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.