Vicenta Maria Palomo Alcon
June 18, 2008
Vicenta Maria Palomo Alcon, 82, of Mililani died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Guam. She is survived by sons Alfred Palomo, Filamore Palomo and James Norman; daughters Anita Alcon Barger, Rosalina Alcon Welch, Lillian Alcon Higa and Lorraine Alcon Gumataotao; brother Joaquin L. Palomo; sister Rita Palomo Cardenas; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Maluhia Nursing Home.
Ethel Hideko Aniya
June 7, 2008
Ethel Hideko Aniya, 92, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Sosei; sons Richard, Morris and Dennis; daughters Irene Sora and Bertha Laubscher; brother Richard Oshiro; sisters Dorothy Arita, Patsy Swailes and Phyllis Tanaka; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
William Binyan Atiz Sr.
June 16, 2008
William Binyan "Bill" Atiz Sr., 83, of Hilo, a former U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Hawaii Territorial Guard sergeant first class who served in World War II and a retired Freeman Guards district manager, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Naalehu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Frances; sons William B. Atiz Jr., Bobby Mata, and Rudy, Roy, George and Vance Galigo; daughters Athena and Doris Atiz, Naomi Dawe, Angie Apigo, Debbie Meers, Althea Himan, Dorinda Andrade, Vicky Mattos and Leilani Galigo; brothers Entiro and Charles; 40 grandchildren; and 48 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: noon Friday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Georgia Tong Au
May 7, 2008
Georgia Tong Au, 88, of Hono- lulu died in Nuuanu Hale. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gordon, Gary and Randal "Randy"; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at First Chinese Church of Christ. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Robert Caesar Brito
June 19, 2008
Robert Caesar Brito, 51, of Wailuku, Zack's Fumigation general manager, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Hoolehua, Molokai. He is survived by wife Marsha Ueki, sons Michael and Dan, daughter Nicole, mother Roseline, brothers Carl and Andrew, and sisters Lorna Brito and Alicia Teves. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Private scattering. Aloha attire.
Dr. Dorothy Chin-Mei Chu-Krushelnycky
June 19, 2008
Dr. Dorothy Chin-Mei Chu-Krushelnycky, 48, of Honolulu, a neuromuscular neurologist, died in Honolulu. She was born in Taiwan. She is survived by husband Dr. Dan Krushelnycky, daughter Genevieve Krushelnycky, mother Julia Chu, brother Benjamin Chu and sister Annie Chu. Services: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Church, 5919 Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu, HI 96821. Call after 1:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.
Aurora Leimomi Crozier
June 14, 2008
Aurora Leimomi Crozier, 70, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kapolei. She was born in Hono- lulu. She is survived by sons Jeff, Shawn and Chad Morgan; daughter Dandrea Morris; brothers Anthony Ojera and Wayne Wilfong; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Frank A. De Cecco
June 15, 2008
Frank A. De Cecco, 92, of Honolulu died in Maunalani Nursing Home. He was born in Tuckahoe, N.Y. He is survived by son Frank, daughters Grace Nakagawa and Santa Yim, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Darren John Iosepa Gonsalves
June 14, 2008
Darren John Iosepa Gonsalves, 46, of Omao, Kauai, died in Hanalei, Kauai. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by son Jared, father Jimmy, brother Dayne, sister Keikilani and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Wong's Restaurant in Hanapepe, Kauai. Casual attire.
Hilda Hemeniz Guanzon
June 10, 2008
Hilda Hemeniz Guanzon, 93, of Pearl City, a retired Liberty House employee, died in Ann Pearl Care Home Inc. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Rafael L.; daughters Charlotte Dias, Bernadette Moriarty and Paula Stewart; four brothers; two sisters; 19 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Miliani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Nancy Mitsue Higa
June 10, 2008
Nancy Mitsue Higa, 83, of Hono- lulu, a retired Wong's Meat Market co-owner, died at home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Allan, daughters Winifred Benzon and Stephanie Sato, brother Shoye Oshiro, sister Grace Nagamine, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Annie Kaiaokamalie Kanamu
June 13, 2008
Annie Kaiaokamalie Kanamu, 85, of Honolulu died in Hale Nani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Hono- lulu. She is survived by sons William and Kaipo; sisters Maggie and Vivian "Dolly" Kaiaokamalie, and Mary Kanamu; and five grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Silipa Lepule
June 17, 2008
Silipa Lepule, 79, of Honolulu, a U.S. government mechanic, died. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by sons Papu, Tafa'i, Falefasa, Silipa Jr. and Bruce; daughters Mele, Violet, Rita, Tuaga and Jeannie; sisters Malaloa, Falelima and Leutu Leilua; 51 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Hiromi Mishima
June 12, 2008
Hiromi Mishima, 85, of Lahaina died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Jyun, daughter Dawn, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yvonne Leimomi Munro
June 13, 2008
Yvonne Leimomi Munro, 62, of Las Vegas, formerly of Kohala, Hawaii, a retired Mauna Kea Beach Hotel cook, died at home. She was born in Kohala. She is survived by sons Stacy and Mark; brother George Kaohu; sisters Harriet Nakasone, Patricia Niibu and Faye Gutierres; and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kohala Ward in Hawi. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Dennis Hiroshi Nakamura
May 17, 2008
Dennis Hiroshi Nakamura, also known as "Junto" and "Danny," 56, of Honolulu, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Jerry and Alan, and sister Jan Midori. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gerald Roy Okada
June 8, 2008
Gerald Roy Okada, 61, of Kailua, a retired Kam's Express, Mass Transit Lines and Matson auto mechanic, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cynthia "Cindy"; sons Ronald, Gerald and Kevin; daughters Kathy and Christine; brother Ellery Okada; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Phillip Graciano Prais
June 11, 2008
Phillip Graciano Prais, 66, of Hana and Lahaina, a kahu, died in Lahaina. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by son Joshua K.; daughter Jesse; brothers James and Samuell Kaeo, Clifford, Kalani, Francis and Michael Prais; and sister Anne Lurendez. Services at a later date.
Juanita Sampang
June 13, 2008
Juanita "Nita" Sampang, 75, of Kaneohe, a retired Young Laundry and Dry Cleaning bookkeeper, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by son Jason; daughter Noelani Harris; sisters Priscilla Whitford, Helen Wassman, Lynn Santos and Judy Lecky; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Kaneohe. Call after 8:45 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Kisaku Tamanaha
June 10, 2008
Kisaku Tamanaha, 91, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. surveyor, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sons Thomas, Stanley and David; daughter Pearl Randall; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Rufina Ruth Tavares
May 23, 2008
Rufina Ruth Tavares, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired elementary school teacher, died in Plano, Texas. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by son Larry Jr., daughters Cynthia Mahle and Lauren McPherson, brother Raymond Valiente, sister Carole Hansen, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Kaneohe. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to St. Ann Church, 46-129 Haiku Road, Kaneohe, HI 96744.
Steven Kalani Wilcox
June 8, 2008
Steven Kalani Wilcox, 19, of Waimanalo, a landscaper at Da Crew, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father and stepmother Robert and Brandy Alameda-Wilcox; mother and stepfather Gwendolyn and Charles Kailihiwa; brothers Shaun, Shane "Ikaika," Kapena, Makai'o, Allen, Journey, Jayeson and Justin; sisters Shantel, Steffeny, Sarah, Sophie, Jewels and Jasmine; hanai son Raimana; grandparents Robert and Shirley Wilcox, Marie Epil and Louie Kahawai; and great-grandparent Matilda Toko-Richard. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Nancy Sumie Yoshida
June 13, 2008
Nancy Sumie Yoshida, 64, of Honolulu, a retired Smitty's Pancake House waitress, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Melvin; sons Alvin, Calvin and Brian; daughter Janice Higaki; brothers Frank, Eustace, Kenneth, Richard and Roy Nakagawa; sisters Jane Chun and Darlene "Emi" Nakagawa; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Carl 'Imiola Young
June 15, 2008
Carl 'Imiola Young, 66, of Honolulu, a Roosevelt High School and Hawaiian Academy teacher, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Stella Pihana-Young; stepsons Eddie and Wade Pihana; stepdaughters Jody, Arlene and Kinikalela Pihana; brother Dr. Lockwood; sister Jade; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Celebration of life: 8-10 a.m. Saturday at Cultural Learning Center at Kaala. Proceed at 10:30 a.m. to Waianae Boat Harbor. Paina to follow. Casual attire.
Margaret Tokiyo Young
June 11, 2008
Margaret Tokiyo Young, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by son Calvin; daughters Lynn Martin and Lorraine Young; brothers Richard H., Aaron and George Sanada; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual 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.