Yvonne Cecelia Caballero
Dec. 1, 2006
Yvonne Cecelia "Aunty Yvonne" Caballero, 49, of Mililani died in Honolulu. She was born in Corona, Calif. She is survived by husband Ron, son Dwayne Uyehara, daughter Ashley Uyehara, mother Cecelia S. Martinez and brother Alan Ybarra. Services: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Yozo Endo
Dec. 6, 2006
Yozo Endo, 92, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired former Island Mill Works cabinet maker who handcrafted the governor's desk at the State Capitol, died. He was born at sea. He is survived by brothers Makoto and Kiyoshi, sister Carolyn A. Murashima, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. No services.
Joaquin Freitas Jr.
Dec. 10, 2006
Joaquin Freitas Jr., 79, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Lihue Sugar Plantation diesel mechanic, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by sons Randall and Carl Kaui, daughter Dianne Nunes, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Thomas Yoshihiro Fujii
Nov. 28, 2006
Thomas Yoshihiro Fujii, 67, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Services mail carrier, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Alan Y. and sisters Amy T. and Jane E. Fujii, Dorothy Y. Colonnese, Gladys S. Tamashiro and Beatrice N. Shimabuku. Private services.
Myrtle Sueko Hirata
Dec. 8, 2006
Myrtle Sueko Hirata, 80, of Honolulu, a Sears, Roebuck and Co. sales associate, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Kalaheo. She is survived by brother Hideshi and sisters Lillian Kadekaru, Dorothy Yamashiro, Takeko Yamakawa and Janet Hirata. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at University Avenue Baptist. Casual attire.
Evelyn Sun Yung Honda
Dec. 7, 2006
Evelyn Sun Yung Honda, 77, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service secretary, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Hubert, daughter Lynn and sisters Eleanor Hayashi, Frances Wong and Carolyn "Kauanoelehua" Chang. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ila Marie Anderson Hoopai
Dec. 10, 2006
Ila Marie Anderson Hoopai, 73, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Blackfoot, Idaho. She is survived by husband Joseph, daughter Valerie K. Hoopai-Kaawa, brother Calvin Anderson, sisters Jolene Hatch and Sharon Brown, and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1560 S. Beretania St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Jean L. Johnson
Dec. 6, 2006
Jean L. Johnson, 68, of Chowchilla, Calif., died. She was born in French Camp, Calif. She is survived by husband Wendell C. and brother Ted Flaig. No services.
Penelope Leilani Marie Felimer Kalani
Dec. 11, 2006
Penelope Leilani Marie Felimer "Penny" Kalani, 40, of Pearl City, a former Jeans Warehouse sales manager, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Florence and Richard Felimer Sr., brother Richard Jr., sister Jacqueline K.F. Burnett and companion Todd Campbell. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Hearts Academy. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Ronald Marshall Larned
Dec. 14, 2006
Ronald Marshall Larned, 60, of Kihei, Maui, a Universal Conversion Technology Co. manager and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by companion Mark C. Squires, brother Richard and sister Dale Squires. Private services. Donations suggested to Maui Humane Society, P.O. Box 1047, Puunene, HI 96784; or Pacific Cancer Institute, 221 Mahalani St., Wailuku, HI 96793.
Raymond Jitsumi Moriguchi
Dec. 6, 2006
Raymond Jitsumi Moriguchi, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Air National Guard colonel, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Frances C.; son Jaime D.; daughters Sheryl A. Grady, Jill L. Hiroto and Donna J. Schneider; brothers Robert and Frank; sister Elsie Tokairin; and eight grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kazue Morisawa
Dec. 4, 2006
Kazue "Aileen" Morisawa, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Martin and Ronald, daughters Karen Morisawa and Joanne Nakamoto, sister Jean Ajimine, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Watson Masashi Muraoka
Dec. 1, 2006
Watson Masashi Muraoka, 85, of Honolulu, a retired A-1 Wheel Alignment owner, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Gerald M. and Michael S.; daughter Peggie M. Uyehara; brothers Nelson H., Bismarck S., Kenneth H. and Thomas K.; sisters Chitose Fukuya, Alice Y. Kobayashi and Florence A. Ozama; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Anna Elizabeth Murray
Oct. 21, 2006
Anna Elizabeth "Mooty" Murray, 84, of Hilo, a retired Latin, French and English teacher at Hilo High School and Kalani High School, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Lander, Wyo. She is survived by daughters Carol L. and Kimberly F.G. Thomley, and three grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Dec. 29 at the ocean end of Liliuokalani Gardens in Hilo. Casual attire. For more information, call Carol Thomley at 554-9680.
Harold Masaharu Nariyoshi
Dec. 5, 2006
Harold Masaharu Nariyoshi, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Liberty House shoe department salesman, died at home. He was born in Wainaku, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Eleanor J.; sons Raymond and Gordon; brothers Tom T., Richard M. and Jake K.; sister Jane Y. Fujimoto; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Caroline Lee Nery
Dec. 6, 2006
Caroline Lee Nery, 85, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Kau'u, Hawaii. She is survived by son Richard, daughter Jacqueline Lee Nery-Williams, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services to be held. Donations suggested to St. Francis-West Hospice.
Raymond A. Pettijohn
Nov. 10, 2006
Raymond A. Pettijohn, 96, of Ewa Beach, a retired U.S. Army first sergeant in the 25th Infantry during World War II and the Korean War, died. He was born in Stuart, Neb. He is survived by wife Ja Eun, daughter Jane Luhmann, a grandchild, two great-grandchildren and caregiver Nieves Meyers. Private services held.
Mitsuko Streeter
Nov. 25, 2006
Mitsuko Streeter, 77, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Keith, daughter Cynthia Willis, brothers Harry and Frank Goto, sister Lily Nakano, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Eleanor Sumako Sur
Dec. 8, 2006
Eleanor Sumako Sur, 72, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Naalehu. She is survived by husband Harry K.C., son Mason, daughters Adrienne Sur and Colette Sur-Kon, sister Nobuko E. Higashi and five grandchildren. Private services.
Winifred Shizuko Takabayashi
Dec. 4, 2006
Winifred Shizuko Takabayashi, 86, of Makawao, Maui, a Maui Land & Pineapple Co. laborer, died in Hale Makua-Kahului. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughter Jean Suzuki, brother Hakaru "Gombe" Ibara, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services held.
Frances Fumiko Teruya
Dec. 14, 2006
Frances Fumiko Teruya, 81, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Stanley S.; sons Brian M. and Mark S.; daughters Laverne T. Kinoshita and Doreen M. Akamine; brothers Lester M. and Aaron K. Yonamine; sisters Florence N. Takehara, Mitzi M. Miyashiro, Janet C. Nako and Jane I. Takara; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha 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.