Obituaries
Thursday, September 26, 1996



Phillip A. "Tony" Fogelstrom, 45, of Kaneohe, a restaurant manager and bartender, died Tuesday. He is survived by wife Lois P.K.K.; daughter Kori; and sisters Jaye A. Fogelstrom and Sonni G. Keegan. Memorial service: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John's Bey the Sea Church, 47-074 Lihikai Drive. Call after noon. Casual attire.

Osako Funamura, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Waialae Elementary School cafeteria worker, died Monday at home. She is survived by sons Alan, Daniel, Glenn and Norman; daughter Jeanne Hirashima; brothers Matsumori and Matsuyoshi "Mat" Arashiro; sister Chisato Mizuno; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bert M. Higa, 76, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed auto repairman doing business as Bert's Auto & Fender, died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by son Bruce M.; daughter Debra K. Okuhara; brothers Nobuo, Hideo and Patrick; sister Sarah Onaga; and two grandchildren. Memorial service over his ashes: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tokichi Jakahi, 83, of Pearl City, a retired Kohala Sugar Co. irrigator, died Monday in Hale Pulama Mau. He is survived by wife Oto; sons Walter Y., Richard T. and Douglas Y.; daughters Jean C. and Florence A.; sisters Janet T. Yoon, Yukiko Esaki and Margaret H. Oshiro; and a grandson. Service: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rachael Kane, also known as Rachael Kapepee, 84, of Waimea, Kauai, died Friday in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Samuel Hepa; sisters Angelin Dotario and Louise Bailey; and foster son Edward. Graveside service: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.

John A. "Jack" King, 81, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Coast Guard captain, died Tuesday in Straub Hospital. He is survived by wife Mary H.; son Alan R.; daughters Marilyn E. King and Carol K. Pringle; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass over his ashes: 2 p.m. today at St. Michael's Catholic Chapel at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe. Scattering of ashes to follow.

Chi Fan "Yee Po" Ko, 87, of Honolulu died Monday at home. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. No services. Call from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Harry Koshiyama, 64, of Los Angeles, formerly of Lahaina, died Sunday in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Evelyn; daughters Sharon Woo and Wendy Endo; and brothers Richard and Thomas. Services to be held on the mainland.

Sonoe S. Moore, 71, of Honolulu died April 11 in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert; daughters Diana Ray and Teresa Ostendorf; mother Asano Fujita; five brothers; and four sisters. Private scattering of ashes.

Bonifacio N. Narito, 84, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired mechanic for the former Puna Sugar Co., died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by wife Angelina; daughters Shirley Harvey and Rose Araujo; sons Robert and Bonifacio Jr.; brother Alejandro; two sisters; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at Hilo Seventh Day Adventist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

W. Gerald Pool, 88, of Washington, formerly of Hawaii, a retired banker, died Monday. Pool was the former auditor and comptroller of the Bishop Bank of Honolulu, now known as First Hawaiian Bank. He is survived by wife Helen; sons Richard B. and Edward G.; daughter Jean McGee; sisters Florence E. Lander and Charlotte P. Sinclair; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice of Spokane, P.O. Box 2215, Spokane, Wash. 99210-2215.

Walter K. Tanigawa, 65, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Postal Service quality control manager, died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by wife Edna K.; son Brian K.; daughters Jan T. Haxby and Christine M. Tanigawa; brothers Richard and Wallace; sisters Thelma Watanabe, Lillian Morikawa and Ruth Nojiri; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers.

Richard S. Tokuda, 82, of Aiea, a retired Hawaii Brewing Corp. equipment operator, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He is survived by wife Edith M.; sons Ronald S., Earl M. and Lloyd M.; daughters Carol K. Okada and Donna Tokuda; brothers Stanley, Seisaburo and Seiji; sisters Kameko Allen, Yoshiko Tamanaha, Betsy Nakamoto and Agnes Tsuchiyama; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ruth K. Uahinui, 81, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by husband Joseph K.; son Richard T.; daughter Sylvia Y. Saiki; sister Katherine Kagehiro; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 8 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Agnes F. Welch, 85, of Honolulu died Sept. 2 in Honolulu. She is survived by three grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Call after 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church.

Abel K. Wood, 63, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Tug & Barge seaman, died Tuesday. He is survived by son Abel K. Jr.; daughters Cathy Ines and Monica Wood; brothers John Jr. and Elia; sisters Fanny Parker, Annie Hussey, Margaret Higgins and Agnes Reyes; and nine grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes.




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