Kenzo Akinaka
Oct. 26, 2006
Kenzo Akinaka, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Fire Department captain, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Beatrice Akinaka and Jessie Hakoda. Private services.
Dr. Sheldon Cyr Crane II
Oct. 22, 2006
Dr. Sheldon Cyr Crane II, 87, of Honolulu, a retired scientist, died in Honolulu. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Ruth Brantley, son Sheldon III and two grandchildren. No services.
Alfred Jennings Dougherty Jr.
Oct. 23, 2006
Alfred Jennings Dougherty Jr., 76, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nephews Jamrey, Kenard, Rovin and Carnor Sumida. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Luisa G. Enriques
Oct. 30, 2006
Luisa G. Enriques, 94, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by children Lawrence Enriques, William Enrigues, Enari Aceret, Helen Eleno, Eva Yaka and Glory Luka; one brother; two sisters; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa with Father Al. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at St. Catherine's Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Shizuko Fukunaga
Oct. 31, 2006
Shizuko Fukunaga, 87, of Waimanalo, a retired vegetable farmer, died at home. She was born in Puuloa, Oahu. She is survived by son Raymond; daughters Lois Saiki, Harriette Hatch, Elinor Yoshida, Arlene and Vinnie Fukunaga; brothers Masayoshi and James; sisters Sally Cason, Mary Kono, Nancy Sellers and Mildred Pope; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, East chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Johan Homan Filip Hakansson
Oct. 21, 2006
Johan Homan Filip Hakansson, 38, of Honolulu, a Science & Technology International software engineer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Malmo, Sweden. He is survived by father Leif, mother Lisbeth Homann, brothers Andreas Bruzelius and Christian Unmack, and sisters Johanna and Malin. Private services.
Jerry Suyeichi Iwamoto
Oct. 22, 2006
Jerry Suyeichi Iwamoto, 84, of Kaneohe, a retired mason and a member of I Company, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, died in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Fumiko, sons Calvin and Rodney, daughter Gale Jamison, brother Larry G., seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Edward Yun Tow Lam
Oct. 17, 2006
Edward Yun Tow Lam, 86, of Honolulu, a retired businessman, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Richard, daughters Barbara Wong and Valerie Lam, brother Wallace, sister Henrietta Lo and three grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.
Phillip Chun Wan Lee
Oct. 24, 2006
Phillip Chun Wan Lee, 83, of Wailuku, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel switchman, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Rowan and Phillip; daughter Sammette Rivera; brothers Joseph C.H. "Ahoi," Henry A. and Anthony Lee; sisters Rose Fujimoto and Mary Smith; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: noon Nov. 11 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. and before 2 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Esther Hung Cook Lum
Oct. 18, 2006
Esther Hung Cook Lum, 93, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Byron, daughters Genevieve and Geraldine, brother James Chun, sister Charlotte Wong and four grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Michael Masahiro Maeshiro
Oct. 14, 2006
Michael Masahiro Maeshiro, 82, of Honolulu, a retired civil service worker, died in Malama Ohana. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Evelyn S.; son Michael M.; daughters Jo Ann M. Mew, Doree Y. Umeda and Lisa Lani S.; brothers Seizen and Melvin M.; sisters Doris H. Tamashiro, Yoshiko and Joan K. Kameoka; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Charlotte Sachiko Mikawa
Oct. 26, 2006
Charlotte Sachiko Mikawa, 90, of Hilo, a retired Ben Franklin Store employee and member of the Church of World Messianity, Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin and Kumamoto Kenjinkai, died in Hale Anuenue Restoratative Care Center. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by son Mitchell, brother Tom Chitoshi Sonomura, sisters-in-law Yuriko Tanimoto and Margaret Mochida, two grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Homelani Columbarium, Japanese Garden. Casual attire.
Sam Thi Nguyen
Oct. 22, 2006
Sam Thi Nguyen, 85, of Honolulu, a retail store proprietor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by sons Tri Than, Thu Van, Minh Quang, Viet Quoc, Dung Quoc and Phuoc Quang; daughters Laura H., Tam Thu and Tu Ngoc; and 12 grandchildren. Private services.
Mildred Shizuko Oda
Oct. 19, 2006
Mildred Shizuko Oda, 91, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died in Maluhia Day Care Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Richard, daughters Carolyn Plunkett and Susan Church, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Kai Church, 265 Lunalilo Home Road. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Eric Keen Razo
Oct. 28, 2006
Eric Keen Razo, 19, of Kailua-Kona, a Westpro Construction Co. construction worker, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was a member of the Kona Boys, Kona Crushers Baseball, Alfas, Kona Marlins Football and Dolphins Baseball. He is survived by parents Steve and Vonnie; brother Steven; sister Stephanie King; maternal grandparents Jackie and Glenn Williams; paternal grandmother Mary Razo; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Services: 11 a.m. today at the Kona Church of the Nazarene. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.
Charlie Rodriguez
Oct. 24, 2006
Charlie Rodriguez, 38, of Honolulu, an artist, died in Honolulu. He was born in Bronx, N.Y. He is survived by companion Joseph Pizza; parents Facin and Iris; and sisters Maribel, Luz, Ivette, Raquel and Rebecca. Private services.
Bessie Garcia Santilla
Oct. 28, 2006
Bessie Garcia Santilla, 93, of Waianae, a member of the United Puerto Rican Association of Hawaii, died. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Robert Pagan; daughters Irene Corbett and Elizabeth Valeros; brother Albert Garcia; sisters Emily Fernandez, Josephine Martin, Rosalie Johnson, June Weaver and Lucy Rodrigues; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.
Takeo Shiraki
Oct. 14, 2006
Takeo Shiraki, 76, of Waianae, a retired sales representative, died in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Frances Kikue; daughters Fran Emi Shiraki, Lili Ann M. Silva, Minza M. Shiraki-Higa and Dina S. S. Kanakaokai; brothers Clark H. and Rocky Y.; sister Lynda H. Kuriyama; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Atelaite Tonga Takafua
Oct. 28, 2006
Atelaite Tonga Takafua, 87, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Tonga. She is survived by sons Solomone, Pita and Tevita; daughters Sela Tulahe and Mele Nasio; brother Penisimani Finau; sisters Salome Uluave and Nanise Fale; 41 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. All-night vigil: 7 p.m. Friday til 10 a.m. Saturday at Ala Lani Methodist Church. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Tongan attire. Flowers welcome.
Yoshio Takai
Oct. 1, 2006
Yoshio Takai, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Navy Public Works Center electrician, died. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Tomie, nieces and nephews. Private services. Donations suggested to Kuakini's Hale Pulama Mau Nursing Facility. No monetary offerings.
Edna Mitsue Tanoue
Oct. 28, 2006
Edna Mitsue Tanoue, 91, of Honolulu, a retired McKinley High School cafeteria employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dwight and Burt, brother Masaji "Herbert" Honda, sisters Sadame Tsuda and Fusako Miyamoto, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Louis S. Timmons
Oct. 31, 2006
Louis S. Timmons, 62, died in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by brother Walter Timmons Jr. and numerous nieces and nephews. Private services.
Etsuko Uyechi
Oct. 21, 2006
Etsuko Uyechi, 77, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Zensuke, son Gregory, daughters Colleen Uyechi and Geraldine Castillo, brother Lawrence Amaki, sisters Winifred Kurokawa and Ellen Amaki, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Ann H. Wilmoth
Oct. 21, 2006
Ann H. Wilmoth, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Punahou School teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in San Pedro, Calif. She is survived by husband Jack S., sons Christopher E. and Eric S., daughters Laurie Archipley and Heather Herman, and six grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Punahou School Memorial Fund.
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.