Louis Apo, 68, of Ewa Beach, a City and County of Honolulu supervisor, died Saturday. Apo, a U.S. Air Force retiree, was born in Waihee, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Maria T.; sons Jaime L., Eduardo and Gregory A.; daughter Maria I. Brown; brothers George, Francis, Stanley, Frederick and Richard; sisters Cirilla Murakami and Josephine Yip; and two grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 91-1004 North Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Jeanette S. Arashiro, 82, of Honolulu, a retired license practical nurse for Leahi Hospital, died Nov. 12 in Straub Hospital. Born in Livermore, Calif., she is survived by brother Katashi “Ken” Shiroishi; and sisters Yoshiko Oda and Mineko Lewis. Memorial service: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sharon D. Bluemke, 37, of Mililani, a Hickam Air Force Base employee, died Tuesday at home. Born in France, she is survived by mother Setsuko; and brother Alan. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
Barbara J.L. Bustamante, 64, of Chula Vista, Calif., native of Honolulu, died Monday in California. She is survived by husband Enrique A.; daughters Jansel H. Bustamante Ava and Roxanna L. Maile; son Michael R.; sisters Charlotte L. Herbold, Alice H. DeLima, Mattie K. Dill, Jacqueline L. Heupel, Kay K. Alexander and Nevada P. Kauvaka; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Second Ward. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Pearl H.L.K. Cook, 64, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Airport custodian, died Saturday at home. She is survived by son Ryder L.; daughter Gretchen K. Andrade; brother Kenneth R.K. Kealalio; sisters Winona K. Steed, Hazel Polster, Julia Fukino and Blossom Kaleikau; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalihi Ward. Casual attire. No flowers.
Zhackery K. Cortez, infant son of George and Nadine Cortez Jr. of Waimea, Hawaii, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. Cortez was born on Sept. 18 in Hilo. He is also survived by sister Zeiyleigh; grandparents George and Jane Cortez, and Donald and Betty Esmeralda; great-grandparents Emmeline Foster, and Felix and Molly Esmeralda; and great-great-grandmother Emma Haena. Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. James Episcopal Church in Waimea, Hawaii. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Waimea County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ellen P. Farinas, infant daughter of Alfred and Eleanor Farinas, died Monday in Kapiolani Hospital. Born on Oct. 30, she is also survived by brother Allan; and grandparents Luciano and Florencia Farinas, and Dionisia Vda de Pugal. Graveside service: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Douglas G. “Ray” Fulp, 49, of Honolulu, a laborer, died Nov. 8. Born in Winston-Salem, N.C., he is survived by son Douglas R.; daughters Renee R. and Francine M.; brother Harold R.; and sister Leilani Hamill. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Saturday at Alii Beach Park in Haleiwa. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard S. Furukawa, 74, of Wahiawa, owner of Richard’s Appliance Center and a retired refrigeration supervisor for Schofield Barracks, died Nov. 10 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Furukawa, a retired U.S. Army major, was a member of the 442nd “L” Company. Born in Wahiawa, he is survived by wife Chizuko Y.; daughters Carolyn Mukai, Sheila Morgado and Phyllis Fujii; stepmother Hanako; brother Hubert; sisters Adeline Young and Gertrude Kajiwara; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial service: 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Graveside service: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Oliva A. Geronimo, 88, of Laoag City, the Philippines, who died Nov. 9 at home, will be remembered in services at Mililani Mortuary. Born in Laoag City, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Sabino A., Conrad A. and Servulo A.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Tomiko N. Hikita, 88, of Anchorage, native of Honolulu, died Nov. 7 in Anchorage. She is survived by sons Harry, Bobby, Walter, George A. and James; sisters Teruko Niiyama and Shizue Niiyama; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Gathering to follow at 432-B Oneawa St., Kailua, Hawaii 96734. Aloha attire.
Robert K. Inouye, 71, of Waipahu died Oct. 24 in St. Francis-West Hospital. No known survivors. Call: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Bob S. Isara, 76, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hilo, eparer, died Nov. 11 in Hilo Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by father and stepmother Joe and Lolita Valderama; mother Juanita Valderama; husband Rodney C.; sons Terry Valderama, Perry and Kerry Kamalii, and Kenny Oliphant; daughters Jennifer and Irene Oliphant; sisters Delia Wilson, Alma Cockayne, Jean Twigg and Magie Valderama; and brother Joevanie Valderama. Service: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Glad Tidings Church. Call after 6 p.m. Ashes to be scattered later. Casual attire. No flowers.
Carl R. Saffold Jr., 73, of Kailua died Nov. 10 in Honolulu. Born in Pittsburgh, he is survived by hanai sisters Ilene Wong, Doris Welcome, Beverly Haars and Charlie Kay; and hanai brothers Steve Lane and Paul Petrini. Private services.
Simeon S. Santiago is also survived by wife Gladys K. Hanohano Santiago; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Incomplete information for an obituary published Tuesday was provided by the mortuary.
Emes S. Strandberg, 79, of Chicago, a Kentron Inc. retiree, died Tuesday in the Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. Strandberg, a U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II, also served as an adviser during the Vietnam War. He is survived by wife Bay T.; sons John A. and Van E.; daughters Sherry and Kim; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service: 6 p.m. Saturday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 98-1098 Moanalua Road. Aloha attire.
Chirue Takahashi, 91, of Honokowai, Maui, a retired Pioneer Mill nurse, died Thursday in Kaneohe. Born in Lahaina, she is survived by sister Elaine Hanaoka; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lahaina Jodo Mission. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Helen T. Takamori, 82, of Kaneohe died Nov. 11 at home. Born in Kilauea, Kauai, she is survived by sons Gordon S., Britton M., Arthur M., Clinton, Clifford and Michael Y.; a sister; two brothers; and 10 grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kalani L.K.J. West, 6, a first-grader at Waialua Elementary School, will be remembered in services Saturday. Kalani died Nov. 11 from injuries sustained in a traffic accident the previous day. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by father Gary L.; brothers Gary Jr., Juan and Brandon; sister Gerilynn; grandmother Roseann Nichols; and great-grandparents Joe and Josephine Barerro. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Amelita “Reggie” White, 65, of Honolulu died last Thursday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughter Deborah Beckstrom; brothers Frank and William Dela Nux; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Paul H.C. Wong, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base public accountant, died Nov. 12 on the mainland. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Gladys; sons Gary and Marvin; daughter Pauleen Arakaki; brothers Ronald, Lawrence and Leonard; sisters Elizabeth Tong, Ellen Ching and Nancy Yee; and five grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shoyei Yabiku, 83, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired laborer for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died last Thursday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by brothers Sotoku and Glenn; sisters Miyoko Takushi, Judith Yahiku and Kazue Tamayose; stepsister Mitsue T. See; stepbrother Wallace Chinen; and hanai family/caretakers Celerino and Julieta Cabel. Service: 10 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Blanche N. Yamashita, 70, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired bookkeeper for Ted H. Miyahara, CPA, died yesterday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Matsuto; sons Lyle and Wade; daughter Nancy Tanimoto; and two grandchildren. Service over her ashes: 4 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Sakuyo Yamauchi, 92, of Haleiwa died Oct. 26 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan, she is survived by sons Masaichi, Akira and Noboru; daughters Edith Morita and Jane Kashiwabara; 16 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.