MRS. CAROLINE W. APAKA - Mrs. Caroline Watson Apaka, 71 years old, died at her home in Kaneohe at 9:15: o'clock this morning. Funeral services will be held in Kaneohe at noon tomorrow. Burial will be in the Kapalei cemetery. Mrs. Apaka is survived by two sisters, Mrs. P. D. Kellett, wife of the district magistrate in Kaneohe and Mrs. Mary Curnel; three brothers, Roland, George and Thomas Watson; four daughters Miss Caroline Luke, Miss Mary Ann Yim, Mrs. Wah Poon Tam and Mrs. Ching Ming; two sons, Ah Hoon Yim, who is in China, and Amina Yim You, 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Source:Caroline WATSON APAKA obituary, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 19, 1926, Saturday, Page 2, Hawaii State Library microfilm roll HSB-313 (6-11 to 30, 1926)note: her age is incorrect, it should be 73. Daughter of John D. Watson & Olivia Kawahalepo The Watson Family Cemetery is on old Kapalai Road, Kaneohe in the backyard of a private residence. There is no public access.
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