Robert Dong Gun Ahn
Feb. 13, 2007
Robert Dong Gun "Bob" Ahn, 87, of Honolulu, a Bob's Refrigeration and ACRM owner, died at home. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Elaine; sons Lew, Robert Jr. and Charles Guess; daughters Cheryl Bechert and Patricia Kaleo; sisters Catherine Morse and Dorothy Morris; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Walter Kuhnford Chang
Jan. 30, 2007
Walter Kuhnford Chang, 81, of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a retired Army Corps of Engineers budget analyst, died. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by wife Millie; children Aileen Brodeur, Kathleen Patrocinio and Calvin, Karen and Stephen Chang; brother William; sisters Laura Lum and Shirley Chock; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Condolences may be sent to Millie Chang, 9550 Soaring Oaks Drive, Elk Grove, CA 95758; or e-mail goodbyewalter@yahoo.com.
Edmund Wai Mun Choy
Feb. 13, 2007
Edmund Wai Mun Choy, 75, of Honolulu died in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carla, sons Carleton and Clayton, daughters Jocelyn Cheng and Susan Quist, sister Vivian Ma and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Millicent Ululani Crawford
Feb. 15, 2007
Millicent Ululani Crawford, 45, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Stuart, Shawn, Shem and Robert Crawford and Stacia Aukai, Linda Kekahuna and Samuel Kaolulo III; brothers Gaylord, George and Gordon; sisters Geraldine and Gladys; and 16 grandchildren. Private services.
Andy Ngan Do
Feb. 9, 2007
Andy Ngan Do, 55, of Honolulu, a Tripler Army Medical Center computer assistant, died at home. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by brothers Jim and Ngu, and sisters Thimat Do Enga and Mary Kim. No services.
Ponciano Dahilig Fernandez Sr.
Jan. 29, 2007
Ponciano Dahilig Fernandez Sr., 86, of Ewa Beach died at home. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Valeriana Q.; sons Ponciano Jr., Rizal, Marlon and Nestor; daughter Susana F. Nicolas; 20 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Madeline Piedvache Ferreira
Feb. 4, 2007
Madeline Piedvache Ferreira, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Del Monte Corp. forelady, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by stepson Albert Jr., daughters Frances Shea and Jeannette Taylor, 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Philip J. Gomes
Feb. 14, 2007
Philip J. Gomes, 87, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Army sergeant major, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Waikapu, Maui. He is survived by wife Elsa, son Paul, daughters Maryann Kertell and Juliana Jordan, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Peter Murrice Herring Jr.
Feb. 14, 2007
Peter Murrice Herring Jr., 55, of Waianae, a retired Maryknoll High School campus manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Dorothy, companion Dorothy Dobiss, mother Edith and sisters Hycarty Bathe, Selene Wexler and Delsinda "Kanani" Herring. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.
Koyu Higa
Feb. 7, 2007
Koyu "Ko" Higa, 82, of Kailua, a retired Chevron USA and Garlow Petroleum Co. employee and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Randall T., Darryl and Russell T.; brother Harry; sister Jane Kunitake; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Helen Miyono Imai
Feb. 2, 2007
Helen Miyono "Helene" Imai, 75, of Pearl City died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Betty Inouye and Sally Nakama. Private services.
Henry Kazumi Ishimaru
Jan. 31, 2007
Henry Kazumi "Jack" Ishimaru, 78, of Waipahu, a retired Allied Construction carpenter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sadako, son Brian K., daughter Patti K. Nishida and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Leatrice K. Ito
Feb. 6, 2007
Leatrice K. Ito, 88, of Honolulu, a Stanley Ito Florist co-owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Kathleen Yoshinaga and Aileen Ferguson, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Central Union Church. Call after 5 p.m.
Paul Francis Jennings
Feb. 17, 2007
Paul Francis "Saul" Jennings, 55, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a carpenter and fisherman, died at home. He was born in Santa Rosa, Calif. He is survived by companion Barbara Bierman-Miller. No services.
Joan Mari Kalili
Feb. 15, 2007
Joan Mari Kalili, 49, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a Hawaii Medical Center East and Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi ward clerk, died in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother David H. III; sisters Jean Ann Holt, June E. Falmog and Janine M. Domingo; and father David H. Jr. Services: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park in Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Noboru Kamisato
Feb. 10, 2007
Noboru Kamisato, 80, of Wahiawa, a retired Dole Co. Truck Division foreman, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by son Gregory, brothers Mike and Harry, sister Jane Nakama and a grandchild. Private services.
Soo Woong Kang
Feb. 13, 2007
Soo Woong Kang, 65, of Honolulu, a Seoul newspaper editor, died. He was born in Seoul. He is survived by wife Mi Seong Kim; sons Hyuk Joon, Hyuk Chun and Hyuk Woo; brothers Boo, Chul and In; and sisters In and Young Shil Kang. Services: 3 p.m. today at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 2 p.m. Cremation to follow.
James A. King
Feb. 13, 2007
James A. King, 85, of Honolulu, a retired attorney, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alma, daughters Donna Lance and Stephanie Kaumeheiwa, and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Flowers welcome.
Stanley Hiroshi Maeyoshimoto
Feb. 18, 2007
Stanley Hiroshi Maeyoshimoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Meadow Gold Dairies truck mechanic, died. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Richard and Ralph, daughters Gladys Teruya and Carol Ikeda, sister Kimiko K. Takeshita, 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Henry Hideo Nawatani
Feb. 13, 2007
Henry Hideo Nawatani, 54, of Honolulu died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Debra, mother Henrietta Dominguez, brothers Raymond Nawatani and Ed Dominguez, and sisters Alice Nawatani, Rita Alberts, Myra Byner and Latitia Ruiz. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
Robert Susumu Oda
Feb. 7, 2007
Robert Susumu Oda, 83, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Post office postal carrier, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Mitsue "Mitzie," son Steven S., daughter Carol S. Fujinaga, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Noa Price
Feb. 9, 2007
Noa Price, 73, of Honolulu died. She was born in Oklahoma City. She is survived by children Drew Pawlau, Andrea L. Rosehill, Donna Gomez and Katie Paterson. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Kaimana Beach Hotel, next to the Natatorium. Private scattering of ashes. Donations suggested to Friends of Bill W. in her memory. Aloha attire. Incorrect information given in an obituary Monday.
Francis Hocog Ramangmou
Feb. 6, 2007
Francis Hocog Ramangmou, 41, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a commercial fisherman, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. He is survived by parents Thomas T. and Maria; brothers Gabriel Hocog and Frank, Fernando, Thomas H. and Flocha Ramangmou; and sisters Maryann Samad and Maureen and Marie Ramangmou, Rita Agulto, Rufina Roger and Rosario and Frances Blanco. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday Ramangmou residence, 15-1365 Palapalai Ave., 27th Ave., off Shower Drive, Keaau, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Reception to follow. Cremation to be held at a later date. Casual attire.
Janet H. Richardson
Feb. 17, 2007
Janet H. "Jan" Richardson, 67, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Richard J.; sisters Adelaide Glorioso, Alvina B. Fragiao and Connie R. Armstrong; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Joseph P. Samaritano
Feb. 1, 2007
Joseph P. Samaritano, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Naval Facilities Engineering Command Real Estate Division director in Makalapa Crater, died in Honolulu. He was born in New Orleans. He is survived by sons Joseph P. Jr., William I. and Robert A. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Private committal services. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Ruth Virginia Sylvester
Feb. 17, 2007
Ruth Virginia Sylvester, 89, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Newport, Ore. She is survived by sons Paul, Kevin and Michael; daughters Terry and Gail Sylvester and Judith Epperson; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
Clarence Masaru Tsuji
Feb. 10, 2007
Clarence Masaru Tsuji, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Electrical Distributors Ltd. repairman, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Lillian T., sons Gary and Gene, brother Robert, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
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.
