Sept. 3, 2013
Clifford Wesley Harrell, 69, of Ocean View, Hawaii, a retired business owner and entrepreneur, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Kapua Harrell and Kalani Prince, brothers Edward and Gulam Lincoln, sisters Marcia Strate and June Mello, and a grandchild. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hospice of Kona, P.O. Box 4130, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745.
Clifford Wesley Harrell
Florence Yaeko Hirakawa
Sept. 5, 2013
Florence Yaeko Hirakawa, 82, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education teacher, died in the Queen’s Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James K., son Ross K., daughter Dawn E., brother Ben Kimura and a grandchild. Private services.
Peggy Shizuko Hiraki
Aug. 29, 2013
Peggy Shizuko Hiraki, 93, of Honolulu, a retired agriculture research lab technician, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Joy Hays, Gay Goo, Susan Tanigawa, Valerie Sasaki and Anna Konishi; brother James Nekota; sisters Helen Onoye and Elsie Kagihara; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.
William Andrew Holu
Aug. 19, 2013
William Andrew “Andy” Holu, 94, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service carrier, died in Palolo Chinese Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Wayne, daughter Carolyn Smith, sister Ester Scharsch, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Online condolences: hawaiifuneralservices.com.
Donald Manabu Inouye
Sept. 1, 2013
Donald Manabu Inouye, 78, of Kapolei, a retired Oahu Painting and Decorating Inc. painter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diana S., sons Aldon A. and Austin Y., daughters Donna Y. and Avis A., brothers Lewis and Barry, and seven grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Sept. 25 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jeanna Hulihee Kahaunaele
Sept. 9, 2013
Jeanna Hulihee Kahaunaele, 88, of Waianae died in the Queen’s Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Barbara “Angel” Javonillo and Kaleilehua “Kalei” Bruchal; sisters Florence Apa and Jenny Vantilberg; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at Homelani Memorial Park, Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.
Paul T. Kodama
Aug. 10, 2013
Paul T. Kodama, 77, of Honolulu, a retired air conditioning refrigeration mechanic for Air Engineering and the University of Hawaii, and an Army veteran, died in VA Community Living Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by daughters Susan Iwasa and Joy Miller, brother Gordon, sister Karen Nakamura and six grandchildren. Visitation: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 3 p.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Updated information for an obituary published Monday.
Ellen Eiko Kodani
Aug. 19, 2013
Ellen Eiko Kodani, 85, of Honolulu, a Foodland retiree, died in a private care home. She was born in Kau, Hawaii. She is survived by sister Chieko Furumoto. Private services.
Doris Kumasaka
Aug. 1, 2013
Doris Kumasaka, 93, of Kahului, a retired General Motors office clerk, died at home. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by brother Kenneth. Private services. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuaries.com.
Ralph Frank Lofy
Sept. 1, 2013
Ralph Frank Lofy, 90, of Honolulu, a mechanical engineer and an Army veteran, died in Liliha Healthcare Center. He was born in Milwaukee. He is survived by five nephews and nieces. Burial: 10 a.m. Sept. 19 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Donations suggested to Liliha Healthcare Center or Island Hospice. Online condolences: borthwickoahu.com.
David O. Naupoto
Sept. 9, 2013
David O. Naupoto, 55, of Honolulu, an architectural draftsman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Siosiana and daughters Irie S. and Roselyn R. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula Makai Chapel. Services: 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery. Online condolences: woolseymortuary.com.
Lamalu Filigata Niumatalolo
Sept. 5, 2013
Lamalu Filigata Niumatalolo, 75, of Laie, a Bank of Hawaii mortgage loan processor, died in Kailua. She was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. She is survived by husband Simi V.; sons James S., Kenneth V. and Steven; daughters Molly M. Simmons, Sonja F. Fitisemanu, Janice L. Manoa and Raelene T. Niumatalolo; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Old Chapel. Services: 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery. Online condolences: woolseymortuary.com.
Tevita Kuila Pasi
Sept. 3, 2013
Tevita Kuila Pasi, 62, of Hauula, an electrical contractor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Amelia Mataele; sons Tevita Jr. and Penisimani “Harvey”; daughters Sani Raabe, Alicia Andresen, and Lenisi, Taliana “Kakala,” Naomi and Nita Pasi; seven brothers; five sisters; and two grandchildren. Visitation: 8 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula Makai Chapel. Services: 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery. Online condolences: woolseymortuary.com.
Francisco Jerry Idica Peralta
Aug. 23, 2013
Francisco Jerry Idica Peralta, 48, of Waipahu, a Superior Concrete Co. construction supervisor, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Leeza F., sons Mark D.F. and Brian F., daughter Leah F., father Jaime I., mother Dominga I. and sister Thelma J.I. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Services: 6:30 p.m. Additional visitation: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Jude Catholic Church, 92-455 Makakilo Drive, Kapolei. Mass: 10:45 a.m.
Leilani Pirtle
Sept. 6, 2013
Leilani Pirtle, 85, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband F. Wayne; son Michael; daughters Debra Pirtle, Beverly Miyasaki and Meredith Ross; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services. Additional information for an obituary published Wednesday.
Frank Dewitt Rampey
Sept. 5, 2013
Frank Dewitt Rampey, 79, of Wahiawa, a retired Army sergeant first class with the 27th Infantry Division Motorpool and a retired training automotive instructor, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Central, S.C. He is survived by wife Rosemarie, son Marvin, brother Edwin, sister Helen Hill, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services at noon Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.
Raymond Kaneichi Takiguchi
Sept. 2, 2013
Raymond Kaneichi Takiguchi, 91, of Honolulu, founder of Ala Makana Inc. and an Army veteran, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Scott K.; daughters Susan S. Caswell and Rayna M. Jenks; brothers Walter T. and Herbert J.; sisters Elsie K. Suda, Jean M. Burgess, Betty K. Kiesel and Lily Y. Nakao; and three grandchildren. Visitation: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 5 p.m. Reception to follow. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Heta Tuifua
Sept. 8, 2013
Heta Tuifua, 47, of Hilo died at home. She was born in Tongatapu, Tonga. She is survived by parents the Revs. Uili and Lolita; brothers Tau‘ese, Pohiva and Sateki Tuifua, and Maki Teli; and sisters Tala Eteuati, Saane Vena, Ofa DeMont and Sara Tuifua. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Services at noon. Burial: 2 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua Section. Casual attire.
Jean Sumiko Yamamoto
Sept. 5, 2013
Jean Sumiko Yamamoto, 79, of Pearl City died in Hanford, Calif. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by daughters Roberta Yamamoto and Debora McKinley, brother Ross Miyamoto, sister Betsy Miyamoto, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sept. 29 at Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission, 1067 California Ave.
MARTHA MAILEILANI HAMADA
MARTHA MAILEILANI HAMADA Martha Maileilani Hamada of Honolulu, passed away on August 11, surrounded by her family. She is preceded in death by her husband Herman Hamada Sr and survived by her family: Brandi Ann Hamada of Misawa, Japan, Manu Burch of Palm Springs, Ca. Hermanie Hamada of Palm Springs, Ca, John (Anna) Hamada of Nanakuli, Hi. Herman (Bernie) Hamada Jr of Honolulu, Hi, Brenda Burch of Hilo, Hi, Channon Aquinde of Fairfax, Virginia, Keoni Aquinde of Palm Springs, Joshua Aquinde of Maui, Hi, Kristin Hamada of Nanakuli, Hi, Herman Hamada III of Honolulu, Hi and Alana Hamada of Honolulu. Hi and many numerous family and friends. Celebration of Life Service were held on August 20th at Borthwick Maunakea Chapel. Her family wish to Thank everyone for their love and support.