Irenio Dagan Dagan Abelaye
March 29, 2007
Irenio Dagan Dagan Abelaye, 87, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 31 machinist, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Naalehu, Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Tranquilina; sons Arthur and Arnold; daughter Arlene Rojas; siblings Irene Bareng, Mary Celion and Dolores "Ding" Abilay; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Gabriel Kalani Ah Yo Sr.
March 29, 2007
Gabriel Kalani Ah Yo Sr., 79, of Hilo, a retired C. Brewer Chemical weighmaster, former Kwajalen accountant and U.S. Army veteran, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Kalapana, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Gabriel Jr., Wilson and Gordon; daughters Teresa Ah Yo and Margaret Sonnier; brothers Paul Sr. and Wilfred; sisters Virginia "Lani" Victorino, Thelma "Lei" Griess, and Rose and Marilyn Ah Yo; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Bonifacio Apelo Amarillo
March 28, 2007
Bonifacio Apelo Amarillo, 85, of Makawao, Maui, a retired Wailea Ikahi ground maintenance man, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Sixto and Salvador; daughters Felicitas De La Cruz, Teresita Cabanting, Cora Benosa and Angelita Garcia; 24 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Renny Anakalea
April 1, 2007
Renny "Scottie Boy" Anakalea, 47, of Waianae, a former Covanta Honolulu Resource Recovery Venture employee, died in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Henrietta; sons Emery Souza and Lono Willis; daughters Keahi Dela Cruz, Piilani Mamala, Noelani Willis and Hamau Sato; brothers Dryden E., Ronnie R., James R. and Roger R. Kalaaukahi, and Jackie, Donald, Calvin, Clyde, Patrick and George Anakalea; sisters Sharon U. Solomon and Wanda Anakalea; and eight grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
George Torasuke Aoki
March 18, 2007
George Torasuke Aoki, 93, of Honolulu, a retired dentist, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Phyllis, son George, daughter Sandra Ohara and two grandchildren. Private services.
Cricencia Dohaylonsod Baker
April 2, 2007
Cricencia Dohaylonsod "Cris" Baker, 84, of Pearl City, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Stanford T. Jr. and Leland "Chuck"; daughters Donna Gonzalez and Nadine Izu; sisters Florida Villaroz, Ernicia Ganir, Doris Sajulga and Kathy Holland; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Thomas Frank Brewer
April 2, 2007
Thomas Frank Brewer, 61, of Woodbury, Minn., a real estate appraiser, master gardener and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital in Kamuela, Hawaii. He was born in Lancashire, England. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons Michael, James, John and Charles; daughter Caitlin; mother Winifred Klapatauskus; brother Joe Klapatauskus; sisters Chris Payne and Ann Klapatauskus; and three grandchildren. Services and burial to be held in Fort Snelling, Minn.
Luzviminda Madarang Bulagay
April 5, 2007
Luzviminda Madarang Bulagay, 60, of Honolulu, a Waikiki Beach Marriot Resort and Spa housekeeper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Banayoyo, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons David Hauoli, and Jason and Severino "Joey" Bulagay Jr.; daughters Elmara "Dolly," Belinda and Leona Hauoli, Kalani Hawn and Maybellene Dureg; parents Dominador and Esperanza Madarang; brothers Elpidio, Roy and Nilo Madarang; sisters Elvira Madarang and Liza Giacona; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. April 16 at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
June Lum Chu
March 12, 2007
June Lum Chu, 90, of Huntington Beach, Calif., a retired Teamsters Union office manager, died in Huntington Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Moses; daughters Carolyn Waitt and Beverly Adkins; brothers Chuck, Thomas, Herbert and William Lum; sisters Dora Tong and Vyolet Chu; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Thomas de Laura Jr.
March 6, 2006
Thomas de Laura Jr., 70, of Hayward, Calif., a retired General Motors and NUMMI employee in Fremont, Calif., died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary E.; son Thomas; daughters Sheree, Kimberly White and Jeniffer Britton; brother Richard; sisters Barbara Taum and Arlene Tanabe; half brothers Robert and Franklin Miranda, and Alan, Melvin, Glenn, Gilbert and Michael de Laura; half sister Darlene De Lima; and six grandchildren. Committal services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Ikue Ikeuchi
April 4, 2007
Ikue Ikeuchi, 77, of Wailuku, a Roberts of Hawaii tour narrator, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by son Eric, brothers Masakuni and Yasukuni Yuki, sisters Sumie Kiyohara and Reiko Akita, and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire.
Jack Takeshi Jakahi
March 30, 2007
Jack Takeshi Jakahi, 78, of Kaneohe, a retired Ala Moana Hotel electrician, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Josephine "Jojo"; sons Jack Jr. and Michael; daughters Jacqueline and Cynthia Jakahi, and Cheryl Ann Freitas; brother Robert; sisters Mildred Asato and Doris Zakimi; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Agnes Leimomi Watson Kalani
April 2, 2007
Agnes Leimomi Watson Kalani, 72, of Waianae, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Andrew, Wally and B.J.; daughters Nani, Tiny, Kute, Angel and Chubby; brother Billy Anderson; sister Sandra A. Rapp; 19 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Elaine Kealoha
March 31, 2007
Elaine Kealoha, 70, of Nanakuli, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by son Richard Jr.; daughter Kathlyn Tavita; brothers Alexander, Elroy and Moses Kane; sisters Dagmar Graves, Uleilia Reichel, Leona Stephens and Urana Coggins; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Paia Hawaiian Protestant Church in Maui. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
Wesley H. Kimura
March 24, 2007
Wesley H. Kimura, 89, of Wahiawa, a retired Crawford's Convalescent Home certified nurse's aide, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Erlinda. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Frederick Lenchanko Sr.
March 16, 2007
Frederick Lenchanko Sr., 88, of Kaneohe, a retired Hickam Air Force Base civilian master machinist foreman, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys Ann, son Frederick Jr., daughter Frieda A. Helgerson, sisters Katherine Medeiros and Sister Rose Kathleen Lenchanko, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Joel Jeffery Lewis
April 2, 2007
Joel Jeffery Lewis, 66, of Kihei, Maui, a sign fabricator company mechanic and electrician, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Burbank, Calif. He is survived by wife Henrietta Vandervelde, sons Joel Lewis Jr. and John Vandervelde, daughters Mary and Jane Vandervelde, and brother Jay. Private services.
Jin Ju Lian
April 5, 2007
Jin Ju Lian, 84, of Kaneohe, died. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by sons Run Ji, Tun Ming, Gou Ming and Guo Wei Chen; daughters Kun Yoon Lau and Koon Lin Chan Cheng; sister Lin Ju Oi; 21 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Chinese Buddhist services. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Arthur G. Maddigan
April 4, 2007
Arthur G. Maddigan, 74, of Kula, Maui, a retail shop developer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y. He is survived by wife Shelly; children Elizabeth Hare, Edward and Laura Tallmadge, Kia Beckret, Malia Boteilho, and Caitlin K. and McKenzie K. Maddigan; sisters Ellen Montgomery and Sandra Moore; and three grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Haleakala Waldorf School's Waxman Amphitheater in Kula, Maui. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Haleakala School Higgins Maddigan Memorial Fund.
Henry Hanalei Moiha
March 30, 2007
Henry Hanalei "Big Boy" Moiha, 64, of Mililani, died in Mililani. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by son Jason, daughter Henrietta, brothers Antone and Lawrence, sisters Rachel Kanekoa and Priscilla Matsuoka, and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Haruko Nakasone
March 29, 2007
Haruko "Nancy" Nakasone, 88, of Mililani, former Sampan Inn owner, died. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Stanley, Irwin and Darryl; daughter Geraldine "Gerry" Higa; sisters Jane Arakawa and Bessie Toki; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Marjorie Ayako Nakata
March 27, 2007
Marjorie Ayako Nakata, 71, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gary and Glenn, daughter Caren Noda, brother George Saiki, sister Kimie Shoji and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Reception to follow.
Richard Masaaki Nariyoshi
March 14, 2007
Richard Masaaki Nariyoshi, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton Hawaii accountant, died at home. He was born in Kurtistown, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Edith, son Steven, daughter Suzanne Kano, brothers Tom and Jake, sister Jane Fujimoto, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Federico Nacis Orallo
March 24, 2007
Federico Nacis "Fedring" Orallo, 81, of Waipunalei, Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, a retired Hamakua Sugar Co. truck driver, died at home. He was born in Cabalitocan, Luna, La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Remedios; daughter Cheryl; sisters Salome Aquino, Juanita Nitura and Felomena Bautista; and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Papaaloa, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Amy Rubin
April 5, 2007
Amy Rubin, 96, of Honolulu, died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in New York. She is survived by husband Samuel. Committal services: 8:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Richard Tadashi Sakamoto
March 31, 2007
Richard Tadashi Sakamoto, 83, of Aiea, retired Tileco Inc. president, died at home. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Hideko; sons Ronald, Dennis and Richard Jr.; daughters Cheryl Iwane and Diane Sakamoto; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Frances Patricia Stock
April 2, 2007
Frances Patricia "Pat" Stock, 69, of Kailua-Kona, a University of California at Santa Barbara Physical Activities Department teacher and chair, died at home. She was born in Portland, Ore. She is survived by husband Vincent, and sisters Rosemarie Peters and Joyce Moreira. Services to be held in Santa Barbara. Donations suggested to Pat Stock Angel Endowment Fund, UCSB Women's Center, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93106-7190.
Shiyuzo Takumi
April 2, 2007
Shiyuzo Takumi, 89, of Wailuku, a retired Maui County Police Department major, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. He is survived by son Gerald, daughter Jerolyn, brother Kenzo, sister Dorothy Hew and two grandchildren. Private services.
Annabelle Mitsue Tokihiro
March 17, 2007
Annabelle Mitsue Tokihiro, 80, of Wahiawa, a retired sales clerk, died at home. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by daughters Charlene Ishimoto and Arlene Karioka, brother Peter Mochizuki, sisters Helen Saito and Leatrice Lee, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Dennis Frederick Voss
March 30, 2007
Dennis Frederick Voss, 62, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a U.S. Gypsum Co. foreman and U.S. Navy veteran, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Port Clinton, Ohio. He is survived by wife Glenda, son Dennis, daughters Melody Wilbur and Laura Sparks, brothers Kevin and Carl, sister Judy Sagel and seven grandchildren. Services in Port Clinton, Ohio.
Roberta Ululani Yagi
April 3, 2007
Roberta Ululani Yagi, 55, of Kahului, a former Ah Fook Market employee, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by husband Henry M.; sons Jonathan Julian and Henry K. Yagi; daughter Bernadette Cachola; brothers Wendell, Pablo Jr. and Anthony Castillo; sisters Kamaile Sombelon, Millie Razo, Angela Waskey and Ethel Castillo; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. No flowers.
Gladys M. Yamane
March 26, 2007
Gladys M. Yamane, 91, a retired Diane's seamstress, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Tom Toshio, son Craig and daughter Lorraine Hirokawa. Private services.
Kwan Yau Young
March 20, 2007
Kwan Yau Young, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired State Hospital cook, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kam Kook; sons Leslie and Jeffery; daughters Lily Kashiwamura, Clara Hook, Grace Petersen and Lenora Gartin; stepbrothers Kwan Jun, Kwan Chiu, Guan Ping and Kwan Luk Young; sister Alice Chow; 20 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Joscelind F. Zee
April 1, 2007
Joscelind F. Zee, 68, of Palos Verdes, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a retired art teacher, died in San Francisco. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Colette Zee and two grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Joscelind F. Zee Memorial Fund at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, 720 N. King St., Honolulu, HI 96817.
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.