Otto Orenstein, 75, of Honolulu, who was interned with Japanese-Americans shortly after the outbreak of World War II, died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital.A native of Austria, Orenstein escaped the Nazis at the age of 17. With the help of the Castle family, Orenstein and his family settled in Hawaii.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Orenstein saw the bombing of Pearl Harbor from a Kaimuki hill. The following day, he and his parents were interned at Sand Island. They were let out four months later when "they figured out how ridiculous it was to hold Austrian people who already had been persecuted by the Germans," Orenstein said in a Nov. 5, 1988, article.
Orenstein sought restitution for being interned, but the government wouldn't approve it.
Orenstein, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. statistician, is survived by his wife Clara and brother Anthony.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Temple Emanu-El, 2550 Pali Highway. Graveside services to follow at Oahu Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to Temple Emanu-El.
Mary J. Abbott, 85, of Honolulu died Saturday. She is survived by son Philip M.; sister Gloria J. Stodghill; and brother Edwin Ferrairs. Private services. Donations suggested to the Straub Foundation.
Ignacio B. Ancheta, 85, of Honolulu died July 23 in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Lois Carter, Ellen Stovall and Eileen Canionero; stepsons Henry, Joseph and Gerald Kahue; 25 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. No flowers.
William A. Botelho, 83, of Honolulu, a retired warehouseman for Fisher Hawaii, died Sunday in the Hale Nani Nursing Center. He is survived by daughters Lynette Inglett and Bernadette Kubo; and three grandchildren. Graveside service: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
Robert P. Bryant, 82, of Bremerton, Wash., formerly of Hawaii, died Sunday in Port Orchard, Wash. Bryant, a hotel and restaurant manager, is survived by son Daniel; daughter Paula Kato; ex-wife Edna; and three grandchildren. Memorial services will be held on the mainland. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society, 718 Lebo Blvd., Bremerton, Wash. 98310. Private services.
Roy C. Charles, 70, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Realtor and tour driver, died Friday at home. Charles, a U.S. Navy veteran, is survived by companion Savana Colonell; son Roy C. Jr.; daughters Sandra Blankenship and Paula C. Brookshire; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club House (Blue Tile Roof) at Honokohau Harbor. Scattering of ashes to follow. Loose flowers and leis welcomed. For more information, call Savana at (808) 322-8028.
Elsie K.C. Ching, 82, of Honolulu died July 20 in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gerald and Ronald; daughters Velma Wong, Cynthia Sakai and Karlene Mizo; two brothers; 19 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Walter Daniels, who died Saturday, was employed at the Outrigger Canoe Club. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Edward K.F. Dunn, 78, of Honolulu died July 20 in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by sons Edward L. and Jim D.; sisters Muriel Zane and Daphne Lovelace; and four grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Faustino Eco, 89, of Kapaa, Kauai, a shipping industry retiree, died July 23 in Mahelona Hospital. Graveside inurnment services: 1 p.m. Friday at Koloa Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Iese "Jesse James" Erupi, 50, of Honolulu, a compactor, died July 22 in St. Francis Hospital. He is survived by wife Roberta; mother Leatuolo Ripine; brothers Aleni Ripine and John Tuia; sisters Toasa Fao and Tui Tuitama; and 11 grandchildren. Service: noon Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Akiko Fukushima, also known as Betty Akiko Fukushima, 82, of Honolulu died July 22 in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by brothers Harold and Harry Yonenaka; and sisters Sarah Kitamura and Alice Uchigakiuchi. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Constantino "Goose" Goles, 68, of Aiea died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. He is survived by brothers David and Richard Goles, and Emanuel, Philip, Allen and Zoilo Relator; and sisters Pilar Dolotina, Alice Abrantes and Anita Asuncion. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.
David K. Hepa, 79, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Kauai County light equipment operator and proprietor of the Highgates Ranch, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. Hepa, a U.S. Army veteran, is survived by wife Valerie; sons Donald and Douglas Christian; brother Sam; sisters Kaui A. Dotario and Rachel Kane; and two step-grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Hawaiian Church in Kapaa, Kauai. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe, Kauai. Casual attire.
Lovell P. Hughes, 79, of Wahiawa, a retired executive chef, died Saturday in Kaiser Hospital. He is survived by wife Catherine; daughter Barbara; and stepson Anthony Laufau. Service: 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Clara K. Hugo, 74, of Kaneohe died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by son Don K.; stepson Thomas K.; daughters Clara K. Seda and Donna M.M. Hugo; brothers Richard A.C. Ching, and Harry K.C. and George K.C. Park; sisters Ethel Lau, Martha Poai and Lydia Shimabukuro; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Harold T. Imada, 77, of Honolulu, a state Hawaii Housing Authority retiree who also was a sales representative for Mums Nishimoto Trading Co., died last Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Marion H.; son Francis U.; daughters June T. Keolanui, Faye F. Miyamoto, Norene S. Morichika and Nanette N. Castro; brother Stanley; sister Hanayo Lau; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mary Jane Jocelyn, 65, of Honolulu, a retired Colony Surf manager, died Monday in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Douglas; brother Edward Malin; stepdaughter Mary Stock; stepsons Douglas Jr. and Robert; and seven step-grandchildren. Service: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Waiokeola Church. Graveside service: 2 p.m., National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Henry L. Johnson, 58, of Mililani died Sunday in Wahiawa. He is survived by sons Lance and Keith; sister Olinda Amtsberg; and two grandchildren. Memorial service and scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Sunday at Haleiwa Bay by the harbor. Casual attire.
George M. Kapuniai, 68, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaiian Telephone electronics supervisor, died last Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. Kapuniai, a U.S. Marine Corps veterans who served during the Korean War, is survived by wife Thelma; sons Michael A. and Ronald G.; daughters Linda L. Rosehill, Susan Kahiapo and Gay-Ann L. Lambert; brothers Robert and Paul; sisters Eunice Abeldinger and Katherine Pahnka; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Eva Kekuna, 77, of Hilo died Saturday at home. She is survived by sons Samuel "Sam" and Benjamin "Ben"; daughters Rosealind Strange, Josephine "Mamo" and Martha "Mata" Ah Yee, and Lillian "Lilly" Toledo; brother Harding Fragas; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Glad Tidings Church of Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual/ aloha attire.
Damien "Skippa" Kenison Jr., 16, of Hookena Beach, Hawaii, will be remembered in services Saturday. Kenison, a Konawaena High School student, drowned in the waters off Hookena Beach Park Friday. He is survived by parents Damien and Glendora A.; brother Jacob I.; and grandparents Fred Kenison, and George and Louisa Alani. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thomas K. Kenui, 87, of Hilo died Sunday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He is survived by sons Clarence and Ezekiel Kenui, Delbert Bernard and Jacob Hookano; daughters Mary Scharsch, April Marquez, Marie Fujinaga, Ipo Aki, Hinano Navares and Noelani Coltes; 46 grandchildren; and 47 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary, call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Seijiro Konno, 93, of Moanalua Gardens, retired co-owner of Charles Konno Service Station, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by wife Umeko; son Stanley K.; daughters Dora H. Wakuzawa, Jane A. Haruki and Nancy K. Shoda; brother Charles H.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services over his ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kinu Kurasaki, 93, of Kahului died Saturday in Kula Hospital. She is survived by son Henry; sisters Masu Arisumi, Kikuyo Morioka and Tame Akita; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service over her ashes: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.
Kam Hung Lai, 60, of Honolulu died Friday at home. She is survived by husband Iam Kao; sons Howard and Hou Fo; brothers Walter, Henry and Charles Young; and sisters Violet Yim, Kathleen and Annie Lum, and Constance Kop. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Manoa Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Haruichi "Gus" Maeda, 80, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Thursday at home. He is survived by wife Helen U.; sons Marvin K. Maeda and Ronald S. Daitoku-Maeda; daughters Linda H. Martucci, Earline N. Funakoshi and Arlene Saito; and four grandchildren. Service: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Manuel "Tutuman" Malabey, 90, of Waianae, a retired Pearl Harbor Shipyard boilerman, died Friday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by son Antone "Tony"; daughters Maryann "Ulu" Jackson and Winona Lapilio; brother Joseph; five grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Irene S.M. Mendoza, 74, of Honolulu, a retired laboratory aide for Straub Clinic and Hospital, died Thursday in Straub Hospital. She is survived by sons Wayne and Alex; daughter Cheryl Libarios; sister Thelma Burge; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Graveside service: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mary M.Q. Mokuiki also known as Mary Mookini Quintal, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Young Laundry checker, died Thursday in the Aloha Health Center. She is survived by daughters Caroline Dias, Mildred Courtney, Elsie Joyce, Thelma Souza, Edna Zaremba and Roberta Gardnet; 20 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Service: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lynette L. Morales, 41, of Honolulu died July 18 in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by sons Joshua and Jeremy; parents Abraham and Agustina; and brother Mark. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary, call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Francis T. Nakasato, a retired refrigeration sales representative, died July 19 in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Nora H.; and sisters Nancy N. Nakamura and Betty T. Sato. Private services.
Alice A. Rapozo, 88, of Honolulu, a state Department of Labor retiree, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by husband Antone F.; daughters Patricia L. and Sylvia E.; brother Tony Arruda; sisters Lillian Rodrigues, Eleanor Busalaki, Mabel Gum and Elaine Joaquin; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 9:45 a.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Juan D. Saulo, 87, of Honolulu died July 17 in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Lucia L.; and brothers Emilio and Sibayan. Services: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary, call after 8 a.m. Burial with military honors: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Tsuneichi "George" Shimono, 84, a native of Aiea and a furniture refinisher, died last Wednesday in Pleasanton, Calif. He is survived by son George T.; daughter Judith H. Olmos; brothers Kenneth S. and Chuichi; sister Shizuko Kawamura; and a grandson. Service: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Sheridan Shingon Mission, 915 Sheridan St.
Crestota P. "Deding" Solusod, 92, of Waipahu died Thursday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She is survived by daughters Connie Abang, Mercy McCluskey, Jeannie Alvarico and Dianne Harrington; sons Val, Ernest and Cristito; 26 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Toshio Tabuchi, 69, of Omao, Kauai, a machinist for McBryde Sugar Co., died Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by brothers Raymond and Tetsuo; and sister Mildred Kunimura. Service: 3 p.m. Friday at the Kukuiula Boat Harbor in Koloa, Kauai. Casual attire. No flowers.
Esther S. Takashima, 50, of Mililani, a state career education assistant, died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She is survived by husband Michael K.; sons Don T., Roy T. and Jon M.; parents Kasuke and Hatsuno Asato; brothers Henry Hideo and Richard S. Asato; and sisters Doris M. and Florence S. Asato, and Nancy F. Inouye. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Confessor "Confe" Vargas, 78, of Wailuku died Sunday at home. He is survived by wife Crystal; sons Richard, Joseph, Paul and Anthony Vargas, and Robert Medeiros; daughter RoseMarie Tomas and Janet V. Manibog; brother John "Pefo"; 28 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Wake service: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Makawao Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Alexander Y.L. "Blackie" Young, 79, of Honolulu, a federal accounting department retiree and retired federal carpenter, died Friday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Fung Far; sons Gordon Y.S. and Mark Y.C.; daughters Randy M.Y. Nishimoto, Amber M.W. Eshima and Karen M.L. Young; brothers James Y.W. and Yan Ki "Peter"; sister Loretta Y.M. Aki; and four grandchildren. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.