Matlide Marquez Bautista
July 28, 2008
Matlide Marquez Bautista, 94, of Wailuku, Maui, a retired fruit picker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by daughters Delia Martinez, Teresita Marzan and Carmelita Madriaga; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at Saint Ann's Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Pearl Maxine Clarke
July 16, 2008
Pearl Maxine Clarke, 80, of Kaneohe died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Lawrence and Rommel Pacheco, John Garrett and Wilfred Clarke; daughters Madonna Alonzo, Cindy Pahio, Maxine Garrett, Sharoldine Perrault, Kelly Pagan and Willidean Clarke; sisters Genevieve Souza and Ida Rose Ryan; 32 grandchildren; and 46 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Dennis Dela Cruz Coloma
July 18, 2008
Dennis Dela Cruz Coloma, 31, of Honolulu, a Waikiki Joy Hotel line cook, died in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sherly, son Joseph, daughter Meghan, mother Genoveva and brothers Russel and Clarence. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. Friday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Violeta Matias Domingo
July 14, 2008
Violeta Matias Domingo, 58, of Kahului, Maui, a Grand Wailea Resort and Maui Hill housekeeper, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in San Mateo, Isabela, Philippines. She is survived by sons Joseph and Jerry, daughter Maryann Valois, hanai son Leamar Matias, mother Catalina Matias, brother Benjamin Matias, sister Felicidad Bernardino and ten grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: noon at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Richard Ellsworth Fahrenwald
July 30, 2008
Richard Ellsworth "Dick" Fahrenwald, 81, of Kailua, a U.S. Navy veteran and real estate developer, died in Kailua. He was born in Moscow, Idaho. He is survived by wife M. Eleanor, son Dave, daughters Monty Fahrenwald Fullinwider and Joanne Fahrenwald and four grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Ave., 5th floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, or online at www.multiplemyeloma.org.
Carl Eugene Fischer
July 28, 2008
Carl Eugene Fischer, 80, of Honolulu, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired federal fire captain, died. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass. He is survived by wife Edith, sons Richard and Kenneth, daughters Sharon Flores and Carrie Kealoha, hanai son Jack Grady, ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal service: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Frank Nobuo Fujihara
July 11, 2008
Frank Nobuo Fujihara, 79, of Ewa Beach died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alyce L., son Gary, daughter Sheri Chen, brother Richard H., sister Mary E. Haranaka and three grandchildren. Private services.
Frank Leslie Graham
July 22, 2008
Frank Leslie Graham, 78, of Hilo, a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant. and cook during the Korean and Vietnam wars, died in Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by son Lenard H., daughter Lorna R. Alvarez, brother John H., sister Wanda B. Freitas, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Call after 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Burial: noon at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, No. 2. Casual attire.
Vernon Peter Hee Sr.
July 19, 2008
Vernon Peter Hee Sr., 75, of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., a Rancho Palos Verdes Estates, Los Alamitos city and private sector civil engineer, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara, son Vernon P. Jr., daughter Kimberly, mother Mabel Chock, sister Leonis Karratti, brother Michael Thompson and one grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harold Murry Hewett III
July 27, 2008
Harold Murry "Kahikolu" Hewett III, 50, of Pearl City, a Hawaii Air National Guard quality assurance inspector, died in Pearl City. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ann, daughters Christa and Casey, mother Melvia, brother Thomas and sister Malia Espenesa. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pearl City. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacifc at Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Fujino Ito
July 27, 2008
Fujino Ito, 102, of Wailuku, Maui, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Herbert, daughter Tokiko T. Matsui, three grandchildrem, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Kenneth T. Iwamoto
July 24, 2008
Kenneth T. Iwamoto, 88, of Wailuku, Maui, a retired Wailuku Sugar Company instrument specialist, died at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Frances T.; sons Roy and Adrian; brother Raymond; sisters Betty Oki, Kathleen Harada and Sue Ikeuchi; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Cecilia Kalalau
July 31, 2008
Cecilia Kalalau, 82, of Hana, Maui, a retired Hana Maui Hotel pantry worker, died at home. She was born in Hana. She is survived by husband Samuel K. Jr., sons Samuel K. III and Howard, daughters Carolyn Fuhrmann and Mona-Lisa Kalalau, brother Joseph Manaois, sisters Remedias Eharis and Clara Manaois, 13 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Church. Burial to follow at St. Peter's of Puuiki, Hana.
Charles Kamanu Jr.
July 20, 2008
Charles Kamanu Jr., 86, of Kailua, a Honolulu city and county refuse collector, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Hono- lulu. He is survived by brother John and sisters Louise Manoa and Louisa Fletcher. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Clara Hanako Kunitake
July 13, 3008
Clara Hanako Kunitake, 95, of Honolulu, a retired ceramics and ikebana instructor, died in Convalescent Center of Hono- lulu. She was born in Wailuku, Maui. She is survived by sons Richard and Roy; daughters Jane C. Uemura, Miriam Hironaga and Linda Watanabe; 21 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Henry Wilkins Lee
July 21, 2008
Henry Wilkins Lee, 86, of Kaneohe died at home. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Charlene. Private services.
Eduardo Penuliar Nabor Sr.
July 15, 2008
Eduardo Penuliar Nabor Sr., of Lanai City, Lanai, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, Philippines. He is survived by wife Lolita; sons Orlando, Eduardo Jr., Bernard and Darlino; daughters Marilou Laron, and Imelda, Julieta, Editha, Cecilia and Norma Nabor; brothers Virgilio, Aning and Rogelio; sisters Lydia Pabuna, Maria Mina and Rosalina Niturada; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. All-night vigil: 1 p.m. Friday at the Lanai City ILWU Hall. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at the hall. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church, Lanai. Burial to follow at Lanai Community Cemetery.
Annette La Mariana Nahinu
July 19, 2008
Annette La Mariana Nahinu, 93, of Honolulu, La Mariana Restaurant and Sailing Club owner, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by brother Phillip La Mariana. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10:15 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Patricia Pauline
July 25, 2008
Patricia Pauline, also known as "Pat" and "Ninya," 62, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a musician and leader of Pat Pauline and Da Us Guys, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waimanalo. She is survived by sons Joseph and Wayne Gonsalves, John Alfonso-Gonsalves and Frank Pauline Jr.; daughters Adeline Coltes and Marlena Pauline-Dedrick; brothers Salvador, Henry, Ivan and Leroy Gonsalves; sisters Pauline Raposas and Conchita Urquhart; 37 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Glad Tidings Church. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Memorial gathering and lunch: noon Saturday at Kurtistown Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Phyllis Anderson Richards
July 17, 2008
Phyllis Anderson Richards, 78, of Kahua Ranch, Kohala, formerly of Seattle, a Hawaii Preparatory Academy nurse, died in The Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Stuart, Iowa. She is survived by husband Monty, sons Tim and John, daughters Pamela and Pat and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hawaii Preparatory Academy chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to: Kalahikiola Congregation Church, P.O. Box 159 Kapaau, HI 96755.
Louise Rohrer
July 29, 2008
Louise Rohrer, 93, of Haiku, Maui, a retired real estate broker, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku, Maui. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by sons Jake, Peter and Robbin; daughter Mary Goodrich; hanai daughter Donna Rohrer; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services pending.
Russell Frederick Roller
July 16, 2008
Russell Frederick Roller, 64, of Waipahu, a U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Dayton, Ohio. He is survived by wife Laura M. and sons Christian E. and Daniel A. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Ressurection of the Lord Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Michael Lewis Rossman
July 31, 2008
Michael Lewis Rossman, 54, of Napili, Maui, a Hyatt Hotel bellman, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in Kansas. He is survived by brothers Steven J. and Chester H. III. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Leilani's on the Beach, Kaanapali, Maui. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Cenon Jesus Saribay
July 11, 2008
Cenon Jesus Saribay, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Midpac Lumber truck helper, died in Honolulu. He was born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Inocencia, sons Teodoro "Ted" and Jay, daughters Norma Guerrero and Carlita Jara, brother Timoteo, ten grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church, Kalihi. Call after 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Graveside service: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Eutracia Acosta Simpliciano
July 12, 2008
Eutracia Acosta Simpliciano, 90, of San Francisco died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons George and Federico; daughters Martina Bumanglag, Leona Miguel and Teofila "Fay" Saoit; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Janet Anastacia Tabelisma
July 19, 2008
Janet Anastacia Tabelisma, 65, of Paia, Maui, a KPOA radio disc jockey, died in Paia. She was born in Kahului, Maui. She is survived by sons Aaron and Peter Casil, and Kawika Laanui; daughter Maile Gonsalves; brothers Edward Yockman Sr. and Moses and Rudy Tabelisma; sisters Soledad "Sue" Obado and Mary Tom; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Fuiono Tuaau
July 24, 2008
Fuiono Tuaau, also known as Palefuiono Tuaau, 80, of Waimanalo died. She was born in Amanave, American Samoa. She is survived by sons Maau Lene and Lene Auelua; daughters Faliu Allen, Feini Vaielua, Lupe Amituanai, Faaua Faatafa and Paileulu Maneafaiga; 30 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Parker United Methodist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Betty Teruko Ushiroda
July 25, 2008
Betty Teruko Ushiroda, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Moana Surfrider Hotel hostess, died. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by son George, daughters Gayle Ota and Bevra Dang, brothers Takeshi Yasuda and Townsend "Tamo" Yasuda, sister Kathy "Setsuko" Yoshimoto, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment.
Steve E. Warne
July 26, 2008
Steve E. Warne, 54, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Walnut Creek, Calif. He is survived by father W. Douglas, mother Joan, brothers Michael and Chris and sister Shelley Canon. Private services.
Lillian Bow Hoon Wong
July 13, 2008
Lillian Bow Hoon Wong, 87, of Honolulu, Tasty Chop Suey founder, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dennis S.T., brother Tahn Chow Leong, sisters Rose Teruya and Bow Chu Goto and one grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
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.