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Tomie Nitta
Jun. 07, 2014
Tomie "Katherine" Nitta, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Reyn Spooner seamstress and Etsuji Nitta Contracting assistant, died in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Steven and Robert (Trina); daughters Susan (Dale) Edwards and Sandra (Stephen ) Haynes; brother Walter Miyamoto;...
Leslie Ann Yoshie Palmer
Jun. 06, 2014
Leslie Ann Yoshie Palmer, 50, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Panorama City, California. She is survived by daughter Brilie S. Kovaloff; mother Shizue "Sue" Palmer and sister Lisa (Butch) Llewellyn. Visitation 5:00 p.m. Friday (6/27) Diamond Head Mortuary; Celebration...
Marianna L. Klimenko
Jun. 02, 2014
Marianna L. Klimenko, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Lunalilo Home nursing director, died in Hale Ku 'Ike Memory Care Facility. She was born in Basel Switzerland. She is survived by husband Michael; sons Andreas and Markus; daughters Anna Lanz and Martha Petrides; ten grandchildren; and nieces and...
Roland W. Kersting
May 29, 2014
Roland W. Kersting, 85, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor and instructor at he Federal Aviation Administration's Diamond Head Center and an Air Force veteran, died at home. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Mardi; sons Kevin, Keith and Ken; daughters Diane, Debi and Denise; four...
Michael Aliifua
May 14, 2014
Michael Aliifua,57, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Transit Services employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kaylyn and son Shepherd and aunt Evelyn Frisbee. Private services. Omit flowers. For inquiries e-mail [email protected].
Violet Mary Teixeira
May 07, 2014
Violet Mary Teixeira, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Waikiki sales clerk,died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Lynette "Leilani" S. Kahoano; grandchildren Haku, M.D., Ikaika and Kamuela. Services pending.
Denis "Jiggie" Goo
May 03, 2014
Denis "Jiggie" Goo, 75 of Kailua, Hawaii died May 3, 2014 at the Castle Medical Center. Born September 29, 1938 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a retired PBX Supervisor from Hawaiian Telephone Company. Survived by: wife; Barbara, Sons; Paul (Sandra) and Bradley (Thuy), daughters; Debbi (Hoku)...
Agnes Kahaunani Jeremiah
Apr. 20, 2014
Agnes Kahaunani "Nani" Jeremiah, 82, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach, She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Jerome Houston, Samson Kalani and Matthew Booth; daughters Sapphire Agnes Amelia Jeremiah and Katherine "Kathy" Kahaunani Tandal; nine grandchildren; 13 great...
Jane I Yamanaka
Apr. 17, 2014
Jane I. Yamanaka, 81, of Honolulu, a retired secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Jiro "John" ; son Jonathan; daughter Brenda; brother Robert "Bobby" Iyoki and grandson Trysty. Private services .
Svijetlana Grubisic Mack
Apr. 16, 2014
Svijetlana Grubisic "Lana" Mack, 47, of Honolulu, a travel agent, a loving mother and wife, died in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Osijet, Croatia. She is survived by husband Dyron O.; daughter Sienna; parents Vlado and Anna Grubisic; brother Tony Grubisic and sister Sandra Grubisic....
Kiyoko Kagawa
Apr. 06, 2014
Kiyoko Kagawa, 90, of Honolulu, a Thomas Jefferson School principal, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Charles; daughter Joan; brothers Masao and Harold Yafuso; sister Mitsuko Nagaishi and three grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Saturday (6/7) Diamond Head...
Ernest Hung Wai Young
Apr. 06, 2014
Ernest Hung Wai Young, 90, of Honolulu, a personnel director, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pauline; son Alan P.; daughter Ernette Au; sister Frances Chee; one grandchild and two great grandchildren. Private services held. Donations suggested to Palolo Chinese...