Daniel Carl OTHOLT (1945-2000)

Daniel C. "Danny" Otholt, 54, a Honolulu musician known as a versatile jazz guitarist and singer, died May 17 in Kaiser Hospital.

"He loved to play music," recalled his brother John. "He enjoyed making people happy with music. That was his goal. That's what he enjoyed about playing music."

Danny was the oldest of seven children. "He kind of was the leader of the family, and everybody honored him," his brother said.

John Otholt recalled Danny was playing in bars at age 16, after having learned guitar in his early teens. After leaving home at 18 and going on his own, he was drafted and served as an Army medic in Vietnam, something he rarely discussed, his brother said.

Born in Honolulu and a graduate of Kamehameha Schools, he performed at Trappers in the Hyatt Regency Waikiki with pianist Betty Loo Taylor in the early 1990s. His credits also include engagements at John Dominis and Trattoria restaurants, Hank's Place in Kaimuki and the Imperial Hawaii Hotel.

His earlier bookings, as a member of the group The Three of Us, included the Sheraton-Waikiki, Top of the Ilikai, JB's White Elephant supper club in the Colony Surf Pavilion Hotel, Russell's Rowboat, Cinerama Reef Hotel, Outrigger Hotel, Hilton Hawaiian Village and Kuilima Hotel on the North Shore. Additionally, he played in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and other places.

He also is survived by companion Gayle Bonham; sons Timothy Otholt and Anthony Lee; mother Elnora O'Neill; sisters Kahana Smith, Lorna-Lei Love, Nina Weaver, Nona Haberman and Helen Kalili; and one grandson.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. June 1 in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. The family requests aloha attire.

Elnora Kahanaleinani (KALILI) (OTHOLT) O'NEIL (1925-2004)

ELNORA KAHANALEINANI O'NEIL, also known as NONA WILLIAMS OTHOLT, 79, of Sun City, Calif., died July 18, 2004. Born in Hawai'i. California State Unemployment Office civil service secretary. Survived by children, Kahana, Lorna-Lei, John, Nona, Nina and Helen "Happy"; 22 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 1:30 p.m. Saturday at 61-220 Kamehameha Highway, Hale'iwa; memorial service 2 p.m. Arrangements by Miller-Jones Mortuary, Sun City.

Emelia Marie OTHOLT (1920-2007)

OTHOLT, Emelia M. - Passed away on May 25, 2007 at Saint Joseph's Care Center, Spokane, WA. She was born January 20, 1920 in Hono'uli'uli, Hawaii, a tiny sugar plantation camp. She was preceded in death by her husband Henry in 1995. She spent most of her life in Hawaii until moving to Spokane in 2000, seeing snow up close for the first time. She loved to share her Aloha Spirit with all she met. She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Carl and Paula of Spokane, their children Monica and Hayley; daughter Joyce Perry and her husband Bill of Kula, Hawaii, and children Jacqueline, Deborah, William and Jennifer; daughter Barbara Pangelinan and her husband Tom of Las Vegas, her children Rick, Mark and Lance; daughter Carol Massey and her husband Alphonso of Colorado Springs, and children Bella, Lawrence, and Christine; numerous great-grand children, nieces and nephews. Services will be Saturday, June 9 at 12 noon at New Heights Church, 708 West Nora, Spokane, WA 99205. Casual or Aloha Attire.

Alice (OTHOLT) HORII (1918-2007)

ALICE OTHOLT HORII, 89, of Washington, formerly of Mililani, died Dec. 12, 2007. Born in Waialua. Retired Waialua High School cafeteria cook; and Kuakini Adult Day Care volunteer. Survived by sons, Ralph and Paul; grandchildren, Tara-Lyn and Brent Horii; sister, Juliet Crosson; brother, Richard Otholt. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Tawny Ann Makamae PASSOS (2005-2005)

Tawny Ann Makamae Passos, infant daughter of Lon and Brenna Passos of Haleiwa, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brother Tayvis; grandparents Rosalyn and Garrett Passos, and Beverly and Todd Nicely; and great-grandparents Evelyn Fujinaga, and Samuel and Mercedes Aricayos. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Liliuokalani Protestant Church in Haleiwa. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.

Faye Feiloai (FONOIMOANA) OTHOLT (1923-2002)

Faye Feiloai Otholt, also known as Faye Farm, 78, of Kahuku, died Feb. 15 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Western Samoa. She is survived by son Marvin G. Sheram, daughters Linda S. Chew and Anna F. Otholt, brother Kosena Fonoimoana, sisters Leimao Taualii and Talelei Fonoimoana, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahuku Second Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.