Archive for the ‘Death Notices’ Category

Marcelina Acosta

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

April 27, 2013
Marcelina Acosta, 81, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Apolinario; sons Sonny, Jerry, Ernesto, Jimmy and Melvin; daughters Elizabeth Nanca, Norma Hayes, Gloria Ramos, Fely Rose Arellano and Zenaida Acosta; brothers Emilio and Esteban Ulep; sister Juanita Botulan; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at Moanalua Mortuary. Services: 7 p.m. Additional visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

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John Alves Jr.

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

April 27, 2013
John Alves Jr., 84, of Honolulu, a maintenance department employee, died at home. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Manuelita O., son Johnnuel D. and a grandchild. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome. Online condolences: borthwickoahu.com.

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Harvey A. Cohen

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 1, 2013
Harvey A. Cohen, 65, of Kahuku, a retired electrician at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by numerous cousins. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kawela Bay.

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Nancy Emiko Sasaki Dakujaku

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

April 30, 2013
Nancy Emiko Sasaki Dakujaku, also known as Nancy Emiko Chun, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Hotels accounting clerk, died in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Albert D., daughters Donna G. and Elizabeth J., brother Toru Sasaki, sister Grace Sasaki and a grandchild. Private services.

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Lepeka Emosi

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 14, 2013
Lepeka Emosi, 66, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education parent facilitator, died at home. She was born in Lalomanu, Aleipata, Samoa. She is survived by husband Faifaiese E. Finau; sons Ausage N., Eseneiaso, Faamoana, Ioane and Faifaiese Jr.; daughters Mafutaga W. Faatea and Annie Emosi; brothers Foti, Liu A. and Fatuesi Afioga; sister Faauuga Auelua; 34 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Sunday at Moanalua Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.

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Robert Gilmore

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 17, 2013
Robert Gilmore, also known as “Kau‘i” and “Bob,” 69, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Kalaheo Elementary School teacher and former Hawaii State Teachers Association president, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by mother Florence W. Yoshino, brother Hamlin and sister Luana Kama. Visitation: 5 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary Chapel, Koloa. Celebration of life: 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Virginia Stephanie Gunsalus

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 13, 2013
Virginia Stephanie Gunsalus, 47, of Waianae, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Mount Holly, N.J. She is survived by husband John S.; sons Christian and Cyrus; daughters Stephanie, Gracie and Zoe; mother Virginia Turner; brothers Peter Sapello and Anthony and Sterling Turner; and sister Joyce Turner. Private services.

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Bellamann Hee Sr.

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 17, 2013
Bellamann Hee Sr., 87, of Kaneohe, president of Bellamann Services Inc. and an Army veteran, died in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Shanghai. He is survived by wife Barbara P.C.; sons Bellamann Jr. and Belden T.H.; daughter Belinda W.C. Furtado; brothers Kenneth and Howard; sisters Queency Kam, Ellen Akuna and Grace Yee; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 9 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Online condolences: borthwickoahu.com.

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Vera Sadako Kaneshiro

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 12, 2013
Vera Sadako Kaneshiro, 86, of Waipahu, a civil service secretary, died in Pali Momi Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Constance Chargualaf, Cynthia Provance, Evelyn Castaneda and Carla Stern; sisters Ethelyn Kaaihue, Barbara Takata and Hilda Thomas; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wahiawa, Avocado Chapel, 538 Avocado St.

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Mary Jane Karsten

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 15, 2013
Mary Jane Karsten, 70, of Aiea, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Derry, Northern Ireland. She is survived by husband Donald; son William; daughters Pamela Karsten-Diaz and Sheila Karsten; brothers Neil, John, William and Patrick Coyle; sisters Ethna O’Haver and Margaret Duffy; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. Services: 11 a.m.

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Myrtle Iwalani Kekumu

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

April 30, 2013
Myrtle Iwalani Kekumu, 70, of Nanakuli, a retired Department of Education teacher’s aide at Nanakuli Elementary School, died in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Horace Jr., sons Horace III and Peter Lopes, daughter Sharolyn, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the family home, 89-415 Pohakunui Ave., Nanakuli. Casual attire.

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Amy K. Mishina

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 3, 2013
Amy K. Mishina, 80, of Aiea, a retired civil service employee at Hickam Air Force Base, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Scott, daughter Hope Hipskind, brother George Fujioka, sister Grace Magsayo, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St., Honolulu. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Santos Dahilig Oasay

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 5, 2013
Santos Dahilig Oasay, 75, of Pearl City, a retired Woerner Turf laborer, died in Pearl City. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Bienvenida P.; sons Oliver and J.R.; daughters Marilou O. Angeles, Madelyn Pascua, Lorna Uy, Liza Oasay, Genalyn Agaran and Michelle Mariano; brothers Peter, Generoso, Pacifico and Lincoln Oasay, and Christopher Wasay; sister Felicitas Pascua; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.

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Sakiko Okamoto

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 16, 2013
Sakiko “Aunty Ki” Okamoto, 98, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Fumiko Harada, Ruth Kimura, Mabel Kuba and Muriel Amano. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Francis Emory Oliveira

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 5, 2013
Francis Emory Oliveira, 86, of Honolulu, a principal, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Leilani W., sons Bruce E. and Brian F., daughter Kay Haunani Lipps, sister Jean V.O. Bowen, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com. Incorrect information in an obituary published Saturday.

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Mamoru Sakamoto

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 17, 2013
Mamoru Sakamoto, 99, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a Kohala Sugar Co. warehouse clerk, died in Kohala Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Akimi, son Steve, daughters Lea Kei and Mae Oyama, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 1 p.m. at Saturday at Hawi Jodo Mission, Hawi, Hawaii. Services: 2 p.m. Casual attire.

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Mildred Awaya Sueoka

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

April 22, 2013
Mildred Awaya Sueoka, 98, of Pearl City, a Manoa Finance Co. retiree, died in Ewa. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Cynthia Ichioka, sister Jane Imamura, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.

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Gladys Chikae Sakamoto Takenaka

Posted On May 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 15, 2013
Gladys Chikae Sakamoto Takenaka, 94, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by daughter Ruth Hirahara and a grandchild. Private services.

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Perfecta Faye Antolin

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

April 24, 2013
Perfecta Faye Antolin, 80, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Godfrey, Herbert, Patrick and Jeffrey; daughter Diolinda Mira; brother Tony Fernandez; sisters Mary Sedeno, Francis Acia and Jennie Marshal; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. May 28 at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Lori Miyoko Suyeoka Chong

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

March 10, 2013
Lori Miyoko Suyeoka Chong, of Kailua, a YWCA pool office clerk, died in Kailua. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Irey and Jerell, daughters Kalynn Chong and J’Ann Choy, and four grandchildren. Private services.

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Louis Leong Chun

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 4, 2013
Louis Leong Chun, 92, of Honolulu, a retired salesman and actor for “Magnum, P.I.” and local commercials, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth P.; son Alvin; daughters Vera Clauder, Sharon D. Smith and Alexa Tim; brothers Edward and Walter; sisters Goldie Siu and June Chu; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Louis Alumni Clubhouse. Services: 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.

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Robert C. Fafard Sr.

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 15, 2013
Robert C. Fafard Sr., 65, of Quakertown, Pa., an Army veteran, died in Quakertown. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Betsy, son Bobby Jr., daughter Beth and four grandchildren. Services in Quakertown. No flowers. Monetary offerings welcome.

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Ernest Garcia

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 7, 2013
Ernest Garcia, 85, of Kailua, a jet engine mechanic and an Army veteran, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Edward and Ricky Kaleohano, and Gregory Garcia; daughters Tania Cachola and Nanette Kaiwi; brothers Leslie and Bernard; sisters Lydia and Vivian; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waikalua Beach Park. Scattering of ashes at a later date.

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Pamela Sue Gorman

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 7, 2013
Pamela Sue “Pam” Gorman, 25, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a Merriman’s Restaurant waitress, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Sonora, Calif. She is survived by companion Jason Afaga, son Wrigley Afaga, daughters Makenzie and Ailee Afaga, father John, mother Ann Marie Bicchinella and brothers John and Kyle. Visitation: 8 a.m. Saturday at Scared Heart Catholic Church, Hawi. Mass: 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

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Michie Hayashida

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

April 24, 2013
Michie Hayashida, 92, of Hilo, a Naniloa Gift Shop salesclerk, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Janet Badua and Doreen Tanihiro; stepson George; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

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Daryl Collins Kahahane

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 11, 2013
Daryl Collins Kahahane, 63, of Lahaina died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Patty, daughters Ariel and Ciara, mother Winona A., brother Shayne and sisters Wanda Prepose and Donna Gomes. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Maria Lanakila Church. Scattering of ashes to follow at Hanakaoo Beach Park. No wreaths. Loose flowers welcome. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com.

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JoAnn Piilani Kahee

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 6, 2013
JoAnn Piilani Kahee, 54, of Lahaina, a hotel front desk clerk, died in the Queen’s Medical Center. She was born in California. She is survived by daughter Jennifer K. Gomez, parents Joseph H. III and Kikue, brother Joseph H. IV and five grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at Kalanianaole Hall, Molokai. Services: 10 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

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Jeffrey Clay Knope

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 12, 2013
Jeffrey Clay Knope, 69, of Kapaa, Kauai, a self-employed architect, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tanya, son Matthew, daughter Carrie Riley, brothers Jim and John, sister Lynn and two grandchildren. Celebration of life: 8 a.m. Wednesday at Tunnels Beach.

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Willys Keolaokalani Kuoha

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

April 30, 2013
Willys Keolaokalani Kuoha, 64, of Honolulu, a retired University of Hawaii employee and a Navy veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Ryan; daughter Dawn Tong; brothers James, Chester and Dean; sisters Georgina and Gayle Kuoha, and Grace Aleka; and a grandchild. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome. Online condolences: borthwickoahu.com. Additional information for an obituary published Saturday.

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Laloulu-Saina Faalo Kolose Laloulu

Posted On May 21st, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

April 18, 2013
High Talking Chief Laloulu-Saina Faalo Kolose Laloulu, 78, of Waipahu, a retired truck driver for Hawaii Transfer Co. and Manpower American Samoa, and human resources office employee for the American Samoa government, died in Aiea. He was born in Se’etaga, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Annie; sons Sofala and Simon; daughters Milaneta Kaio, Lilieni Lulu, Lotomua Samoa and Aliimau Leota; brothers Fa’ataape and Iapani; sisters Fonofono Siliga and Pago Tevesini; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaii First Samoan Assembly of God. Services: 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

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