Helen Rodrigues Aipa
June 9, 2007
Helen Rodrigues Aipa, 86, of Ewa Beach died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son Benjamin A. Jr.; daughters Georgina L. Aipa, Priscilla L. Hosino and Karen L. McKeague; brother Julio R. Rodrigues; sister Carmen Vehemente; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Catalina Castaneda Bitanga
May 14, 2007
Catalina Castaneda Bitanga, 72, of Waialua died in Pensacola, Fla. She was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. She is survived by children Mario, Patrick, Elmer, Rafael, Joel, Joseph and Orlando Bitanga and Evelyn Pollock and Anabel Williams; sister Gregoria Narciso; and 13 grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Patricia Moana Burch
June 4, 2007
Patricia Moana Burch, 69, of Waianae, a retired Bank of Hawaii loan officer, died in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Paul and Kevin Burch and Karin Kaio, hanai daughters Trina Kupa and Gretchen Webber, brothers Orin and Mervin Smythe, sister B.S. McEwen and nine grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Mark Wayne Maka Clark
June 2, 2007
Mark Wayne Maka Clark, 56, of Honolulu, a CSK Auto Inc. parts pro, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gail, sons Eric and Marc Aana, hanai son David Vaughn, daughters Kristi Sanjurjo and Tiffany, brother Edmund Jr., four grandchildren and a hanai grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edward Zenkichi Gushiken
June 4, 2007
Edward Zenkichi Gushiken, 67, of Hilo, a retired auto mechanic, died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Diane; sons Karl and Ross; daughters Karen and Jan Cantan; brothers Tokuzo and Masaechi; sisters Shigeko Takeshita, Akiko Okamura, Meiko Kuniyoshi and Mildred Nakama; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kathleen Mary Kay
June 9, 2007
Kathleen Mary Kay, 72, of Kailua, a registered nurse, died in Honolulu. She was born in Wisconsin. She is survived by sons John, Tony, Andrew, Paul and Daniel; daughters Juli and Sarah Kay and Susie Hajou and Mary Rueda-Izaguirre; brother Jim Keohane; sister Elaine Schroeder; 19 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. today at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. John Vianney Catholic Church.
Scott Christopher Lawson
June 5, 2007
Scott Christopher Lawson, 42, of Kailua, a concrete mason, died in Kailua. He was born in Raleigh, N.C. He is survived by mother Wanda and brothers James and Mark. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Angelican Church, 45-435 Aumoku St., Kaneohe. Call after 1 p.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date.
Earl Po-Wen Ma
June 7, 2007
Earl Po-Wen Ma, 35, of Honolulu, an Architects Hawaii Ltd. designer and freelance motorsports writer and photographer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Yau-Woon, mother Cheng-Ruey and sister Iris Su-Chin. Services: 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Punahou High School Thurston Memorial Chapel. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.
Harriet Paakaula Nakamura
June 6, 2007
Harriet Paakaula Nakamura, 88, of Honolulu, a retired family business employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Punaluu. She is survived by sons Francis and Melvin, daughters Gladys DePorto and Lillian Aki, 16 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Koichi Nitta
June 11, 2007
Koichi Nitta, 80, of Makawao, Maui, a retired prison guard, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Hazel, sons Brian and Thomas, daughter April Millard, brothers James Yamasaki and Kaoru Nitta, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Makawao Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Rebecca Kaopuiki Richardson
May 24, 2007
Rebecca Kaopuiki Richardson, also known as "Aunty Rebecca," "Tutu Rebecca" and "Grams," 93, of Koele, Lanai, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Lanai City, Lanai. She is survived by daughters Mary Ellen "Suki" Nakoa, Charlotte P. Holsomback and Hermina M. "Mina" Lancy; brothers Solomon and Isaac Kaopuiki; sisters the Rev. Marian "Lei" Kanipae and Harriet Catiel; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Albert Arnold Rowland
June 1, 2007
Albert Arnold Rowland, 67, of Honolulu, an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1186, journeyman electrician, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gwen P. "Gloria"; sons Albert Jr., Gilbert, Robert and Herbert; daughters Blossom Francisco and Lehua Jan-Jun Rowland; brothers Elvest Rowland, Franklin DeMello and Stanley Akamine; sister Mary Emlaw; 23 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.
Ethel Masano Tamashiro
June 10, 2007
Ethel Masano Tamashiro, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Rainbow Inc. bookkeeper, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Takeshi; son Tyler T.; daughter Sandra K.T. Pruett; brother Robert Hamasaki; sisters Dorothy Suzumoto, Grace Yasutake and Jean Sawamura; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Asako Yagi
May 10, 2007
Asako Yagi, 80, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Warren; daughters Deborah Irei and Sandra Yagi; brothers William, George, Thomas and Herbert Yokoyama; and sisters Midori "Lynn" Oganeku and Sally Nakamatsu; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Haruo Yagi
April 11, 2007
Haruo Yagi, 85, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Warren; daughters Deborah Irei and Sandra Yagi; brothers Humio, Akira and Toshio; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Rose Suk Kwan Yeung
June 11, 2007
Rose Suk Kwan Yeung, 86, of Honolulu, a retired waitress, died in Honolulu. She was born in Shanghai, China. She is survived by companion Jimmy Teshima, son Henry Wong, daughter Virginia Chan, sisters Wai Ying Yeung and Mary Ma, and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha 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.
