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Jeanne Ruth Hearn
Jul. 28, 2021
On behalf of the staff at Diamond Head Mortuary, we are honored to be serving the Hearn family but saddened to announce the passing of Jeanne Ruth Hearn. Diamond Head Mortuary has been entrusted with the final care of Jeanne Ruth Hearn. Arrangements are being made at this time and services will...
Valerie Cecile Vares
Jul. 28, 2021
On behalf of the staff at Diamond Head Mortuary, we are honored to be serving the Vares family but saddened to announce the passing of Valerie Cecile Vares. Diamond Head Mortuary has been entrusted with the final care of Valerie Cecile Vares. Arrangements are being made at this time and services...
Felisa Tamalia Castaneda
Jul. 25, 2021
Felisa was born in Abulug, Cagayan, Philippines on January 14, 1930. She was one of 10 children born to Santos & Sebastiana Tamalia. Three (3) of her sisters died in infancy or in childhood. Three (3) of her brothers born before her (in succession) died in infancy. In 1960, when she was 30...
Everett Anela O Kalani Pestana
Jul. 19, 2021
On behalf of the staff at Diamond Head Mortuary, we are honored to be serving the Pestana family but saddened to announce the passing of Everett Anela O Kalani Pestana. Diamond Head Mortuary has been entrusted with the final Everett Anela O Kalani Pestana. Arrangements are being made at this time...
Burrelle Nunui Thiim
Jul. 17, 2021
Burrelle N. Thiim, 58, passed away on July 17, 2021. Born on February 27, 1963 in Honolulu, HI. He is survived by wife, Lisa Thiim; son, Noah Thiim, siblings, Waldemar (Valerie) Thiim, Lauren (Kirk) McBride, Maile (Larry) Tuileta; numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held privately.
Henry Lorrin Lau
Jul. 17, 2021
Henry Lorrin Lau passed away July 17, 2021. Known to most as “Lorrin” and to Harvard classmates as “Buz Lau” he was born to Col. Henry S. Lau and Helen Lau in 1932. Educated at Punahou High School, Harvard College cum laude, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, M.D., and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg...
Robert C.W. Lee
Jul. 10, 2021
On behalf of the staff at Diamond Head Mortuary, we are honored to be serving the Lee family but saddened to announce the passing of Robert Chong Won Lee. Diamond Head Mortuary has been entrusted with the final care of Robert Chong Won Lee. Arrangements are being made at this time and services...
Harold Hyung Moo Chang
Jul. 10, 2021
Harold Hyung Moo Chang passed in peace Saturday, July 10, 2021 at St. Francis Hospice at the age of 88. Harold and his twin brother Walter were born at Queen’s Hospital on Oct. 10, 1932. During intermediate school, he and his twin were members of the Hawaii Swim Club at the Waikiki Natatorium. He...
Sister Stephen Marie Serrao
Jul. 06, 2021
Sister Stephen Marie Serrao, OSF (Marie) went home to God on July 6, 2021, at the Plaza in Kaneohe after a brief illness. Sister was born to the late Joseph and Gloria Serrao on November 29, 1929, in Hilo, Hawaii. Sister attended St. Joseph Elementary and High School in Hilo until the tenth...
Evelyn Ayako Kamakawiwoole
Jul. 03, 2021
Evelyn Ayako Kamakawiwoole was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 11, 1933. She was the fourth of 10 children born to parents Rev. Robert Tadao Tanaka and Rev. Annie Mutch. She grew up in Kaka’ako, Honolulu, calling it the best place of her whole life, and attended McKinley High School. Following...
Ellen Taguchi Yabusaki
Jun. 29, 2021
On behalf of the staff at Diamond Head Mortuary, we are honored to be serving the Yabusaki family but saddened to announce the passing of Ellen Taguchi Yabusaki.Diamond Head Mortuary has been entrusted with the final care of Ellen Taguchi Yabusaki. Arrangements are being made at this time and...
Salvatore Theodore Milazzo
Jun. 18, 2021
Salvatore Theodore Milazzo, 93, of Manoa, HI, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2021, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Salvatore was born on June 21, 1927, to Concetta (Connie) and Gaetano (Tom) Milazzo in New York, NY. After graduating from Bushwick High School in 1945, he went on...