Hidemasa Asato of Pearl City, a retired commercial tuna fisherman who also worked as a groundskeeper for Aiea United Methodist Church, died March 28 in Queen's Hospital. Asato, 72, was born in Aiea. He is survived by sons Ronald Y. and Dennis M.; daughters Colleen Y. Sakima and Nona R. Asato; brothers Hideo, Yoshi, Sumito, Masaru and Akio; sisters Alice Yamaguchi, Esther Hashimoto and Annie Yamasaka, and two grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. April 2 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 8:30 a.m. April 3 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Lillian P. Barnett of Honolulu died March 28 in Straub Hospital. Barnett, 87, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Irvin G.; son Albert Fraga; daughter Constance Loo; brothers Clarence and Joseph Pimental; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11:30 a.m. April 2 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Jacob K. Barros Sr. of Waianae, a retired City and County supervisor, died March 28 at home. Barros, 69, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jacob Jr.; daughters Lynnette "Pua" Kea, Naomi Kahikina, Rowena Metz and Vicki A. Paresa, and 13 grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. April 2 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 10 a.m. April 3 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Samson P. Benzon of Kailua died March 20 in Castle Hospital. Benzon, 41, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Benny K., Raymond V., Frederick, Richard I., Anthony and Nicholas K., and sisters Helelani "Tita" Rabago, Bernadette "Maua" Olivera, Diana "Frances" Hunter and Geraldine "Audrea" Ward. Services: 7:30 p.m. April 2 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 3 p.m. April 3 in Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Robert A.F. Choy of Honolulu, a retired City and County gas detector, died March 18 at home. Choy, 76, was born in Honolulu. No survivors. Services were private.
Gabina Feig of Kahului died April 3 at home. Feig, 73, was born in Lapog, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Hector, Bernardo and Raymond; daughter Arlene Viquelia; brothers Cirilo and Macario Castillo and Gerbasio Panlasigui, 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. April 2 at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Doris M. Hangai of Mililani died March 22 in Mililani. Hangai, 78, was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Ronald T. and Paul K.; daughter Catherine Campbell; sister Etsuko Ota, four grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Services were private.
Paula B.A. Herpolsheimer of Honolulu, who died March 27 at home, will be remembered in a graveside service at 10 a.m. April 2 at Hawaiian Memorial Park and at a memorial service at 4:30 p.m. April 10 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1404 University Ave. The additional information was provided by the mortuary.
Richard K. "Kachi" Honda of Honolulu, a retired Castle and Cook maintenance carpenter, died March 26 in Kuakini Hospital. Honda, 76, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ethel; son Erwin K.; daughter Jennifer E. Ashitomi; brother George M.; sisters Yeiko Nakasone, Clara A. Wakuzawa, Gay H. Korenaga and Janet N. Anderson, and four grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. April 2 at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Julia U. Kauwe of Honolulu, a housekeeper for the Hawaiian Regent Hotel, died March 25 at her home. Kauwe, 58, was born in Hanamalu, Kauai. She is survived by sons Lono Brede and Davis Kauwe Jr.; daughters DonnLou Carter, Darryllynne Sims and Deborah Lopez; brothers William and Paul Brede; sisters Mary Aranio and Hazel Aki, 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. April 3 and 11:30 a.m. April 4 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. April 3 and after 8:30 a.m. April 4. Burial: 1 p.m. in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Theodosia Dar McAtee of Hilo, a Keaau Elementary School teacher, died March 25 in Hilo Hospital. McAtee, 61, was born in Puhi, Kauai. She was a member of the Hawaii State Teachers Association and National Education Association. She is survived by husband Kenneth L.; sons John P., Kenneth J. and Jarrett L.; daughter Ann Aquino; brother Cicileo Dacay; sisters Mary Bicoy, Connie Camarillo and Genaviva Miguel, and 13 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. prayer service April 2 at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. at the mortuary. Mass: 12:15 p.m. April 3 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 11 a.m. at the church. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Frank H. Moniz of Waipahu died March 25 at his home. Moniz, 87, was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by daughters Annabelle M. Kiahe, Dolores Gonsalves and Rosemary Martin, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. April 3 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. in Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Harold H. Muramoto of Honolulu died April 4 in the Beverly Manor Convalescent Home. Muramoto, 75, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Lawrence and Steven; daughters Florence Tarasawa and Eloise Killgore; sisters Doris Harada and Peggy Fujimoto, and seven grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. April 3 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
George S. Nakai of Aiea, a retired welder foreman at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died April 5 in Kuakini Hospital. Nakai, 75, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Gary T.; daughter Gwynne T. Yee; sister Winifred A. Ahuna, and a grandchild. Services: Memorial at 8 p.m. April 3 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Harry T. Noda of Honolulu, a military veteran, died March 18 in Queen's Hospital. Noda, 71, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betsy K.; daughter Laurie S., and brother Patrick K. Services were private.
Fred W. Rader of Sacramento, Calif., founder of the Fred Rader Mill Supply which opened a branch in Honolulu in 1966, died March 28 in Sacramento, Calif. Rader, 78, was born in Minneapolis. He is survived by wife Helen. Services will be held on the mainland. No flowers. Memorial donations may be made to the Ben Ali Building Fund or the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
Jessie M. "Asako" Shimada of Honolulu, a state social worker, died last March 23 at home. Shimada, 73, was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by son Paul Y.; daughter Ruth M. Ching; mother Yoshi Minami; brothers Harry T. and George S. Minami; sister Florence Tsuji, and six grandchildren. Services were private.
Ichie Takamoto of Honolulu, a sales clerk for Duty Free Shopper, died March 24 in Queen's Hospital. Takamoto, 49, was born in Gunma, Japan. She is survived by husband Masaki; son Richard K.; daughters Janice Tougas, Naomi Panee, Sharon M. Kim and Karen A. Takamoto; brother Fujio Aoyagi; sister Masae Tamura, and five grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. April 2 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fujie Terada of Honolulu died March 27 at her home. Terada, 97, was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by sons Robert T. and Roy M.; daughter Mildred M. Okuda; brother Shoichi Kiyota; sister Kinuko Sakaguchi, 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: Memorial at 6:30 p.m. March 27 at Harris United Methodist Church, 20 S. Vineyard Blvd. Casual attire. No flowers.
Chizuko Yasumoto of Honolulu died March 16 at home. Yasumoto, 85, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Satoshi; daughters Katherine Hadano and Ellen Yasumoto; brothers Johnny Karimoto and Hide and Koichi Kawamoto; sister Utano Fujii, and three grandchildren. Services were private.