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Ann Harris gets a kiss from son Jeremy at his
swearing-in ceremony as mayor two years ago.

Ann Boyce Harris' wish was to survive through last month's general election to see her son Jeremy re-elected as mayor.

The 79-year-old retired psychiatric social worker died Tuesday night at her son's Kalihi Valley home after a long illness. The mayor and his wife, Ramona, were at her bedside when she died.

Ann Harris and her husband, Joseph moved from Delaware to Kauai in 1974 to be close to their only son. Both enjoyed working on his campaigns, which included passing out fish to residents as part of a campaign strategy. They moved to Oahu in 1992 to live with their son when their health began to fail. Joseph Harris died in 1993 at the Kalihi home his son built.

Ann Harris spent most of her professional life counseling children in the Delaware school system. She also spent countless hours caring for youth, both on the mainland and during her retirement on Kauai.

Services on Kauai will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Christ Memorial Episcopal Church in Kilauea. Oahu services will be Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Friends may call after 5:30 p.m. Services will be at 6:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, condolences may be sent to Mayor and Ramona Harris at the Office of the Mayor, Honolulu Hale, 530 S. King St., Honolulu 96813.

Mew Soong Chock Li, 86, of Honolulu, a federal retiree who was part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Kitchen Cabinet,” died Friday in Queen’s Hospital.

Born in Hawaii, she was graduated from the University of Hawaii and earned a master’s degree at Columbia University. She taught at Hilo Junior High School from 1930 to 1946. Later she worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce and Office of Economic Opportunity where her work focused on civil rights and economic development programs for minorities and the underprivileged. Following her retirement from the federal government, Li worked toward a multi-faceted energy conservation project to benefit Hawaii economically and provide assistance to developing countries.

A devoted member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, she is survived by brothers Richard Dick On and Tai On Chock; and sister Mew Choy Chock Wong.

Joint services for Li and her sister Leona M.L.C. Miyashiro: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 1317 Queen Emma St.

Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Atanacio B. Abrigana, 94, formerly of Hawaii, a retired Ewa Plantation worker, died Nov. 19 in Cebu, the Philippines. Born in Cebu, the Philippines, he is survived by sons Don, Raymond, Zack and Jose Abregano; and Ronald Abrigana; daughters Olivia Betonio and Joycelyn Sato; brother Wenceslao; 38 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Memorial Mass: 5 p.m. Saturday at Ewa Immaculate Conception Church. Burial held in the Philippines.

Richard J. Akau, 57, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Community Correctional Center adult corrections officer, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons Cory P. and Wade L.; daughters Yvette Akau and Suzette Haole; parents Viola and Winfred Kuhlmann; brothers Archie and Hardy Akau, and Lee, James, Robert and Thomas Kuhlmann; and seven grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Crestina T. Arincorayan-Andaya, 63, of Mililani died Monday in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Kealia, Kauai, she is survived by sons Frank Jr., Daryl and Michael Andaya; daughters Desiree Treu and Lisa Cipres; brother Felipe Arincorayan; sister Maria Amaral; and 14 grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Sally R. Daniels, 49, of Kona, Hawaii, a waitress for Kona Village Resort, died Dec. 4 at home. Born in Kealakekua, Hawaii, she is survived by son Allen N. Jr.; daughter Asia L.; brothers Franklin, Firpo, Kenneth and Ronald Debina; and sisters Katherine Beaudet, Jacqueline Nishida, Sandra Esperanza and Elsa Debina. Wake over her ashes: 5 p.m. Sunday at the Thy Word Ministries in Captain Cook, Hawaii. Call after 5 p.m. Memorial service: 9 a.m. Monday at Thy Word Ministries. Reception to follow at the Old Kona Airport in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary Hull, 76, of Honolulu, a chef for the Jolly Roger Corp., died Monday at home. Born in Calcutta, India, she is survived by children Florence Boyer and Roy Robertson; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Hideo Kurosumi, 74, of Honolulu, a retired salesman, died Dec. 3 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Evelyn A.; son Don K.; brother Thomas T. Kurozumi; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Helena S. Laranio, 70, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Westin Kauai waitress, died yesterday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Domingo; children Priscilla Tanodra, Daniel and Nelson Secretario, Margaret Mendiola, Simeon Den, Miriam Kelly, Millicent N. Sanchez and Helene “Cha Cha” Gallofin; sisters Nina R.M. Martin, Carolina S. Madrid and Herminia Lardizabal; 17 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Service: 2 p.m. Friday at St. Michael’s Episcopal and All Angels Church. Call after noon. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual/aloha attire.

Annie S.Y.S. Lee, 85, of Pearl City, a Dole Cannery retiree, died Monday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Hana, Maui, she is survived by husband Charles C.N.; daughters Jennie Villanueva, Margaret Kwon, Louise Inouye and Sheila C.Y. Shinn; brother Jacob Shin; sister Elsie Waipa; 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Service: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Toribia V. Magbual, 79, of Papaikou, Hawaii, died Nov. 26 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Clemente and Reynaldo; daughters Perlita Cablay and Tereza Magbual; sister Epifania Berzamina; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wake: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Violet M. Matsumoto, 79, of Honolulu, a self-employed barber, died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by sons Paul T., Sterling S. and Wayne K.; daughter Carol H. Honda; sister Shizue Yoshino; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Leona M.L.C. Miyashiro, 81, of Honolulu, a beautician and dressmaker who also taught beauty culture, died Sunday in Honolulu. Born in Kamuela, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Frank J.; daughters Karyl M. Doi and Sheila M. Bride; brothers Richard D.O. and Tai On Chock; sister Mew C.C. Wong; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Joint services with her sister Mew Soong Chock Li: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 1317 Queen Emma St. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Setsuyo Otsu, 98, of Hilo, a retired sugarcane planter, died Tuesday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Amauulu, Hawaii, she is survived by son Harold; daughters Takeyo Takahashi and Clara Ashida; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 5 p.m. Friday at Hilo Meishoin Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert C. Pinkerton, 75, of San Jose, Calif., native of Honolulu, died Dec. 2 in San Jose. Pinkerton, a Dole Food Co. retiree, also was a Mason and a retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. He is survived by wife Liz; daughter Stephanie Napier; son Bruce; and brother David. Services to be held. Donations suggested to the Church of the Epiphany, 1041 Tenth Ave., Honolulu 96816.

Violet K.T. Prestidge, 77, of Honolulu died Dec. 2 in San Francisco. She is survived by son Will; daughter Nedra Everett; brothers Stephen, Tom, Kenneth, Ronald, Albert and Robert Kam; sisters Lucy Kauinana and Janet Gaison; and four grandchildren. Services to be held.

Gavino C. “Pedro” Queba, 88, of Eleele, Kauai, a retired McBryde Sugar Co. field irrigator, died Nov. 30 in Wilcox Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by daughters Anabel Orpilla and Jacquelyn Queba; and a grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Filipino Cemetery. Casual/aloha attire.

Edward R. Ramel Jr., 62, of Honolulu died Nov. 25 in the Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Asuncion B.; daughters Debra Ann Hartless and Analynne Ramel; stepson Gene Bagoyo-Molina; and brothers Robert and Wayne. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 8 a.m. Burial with military honors: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Leila W. Rietow, 77, of Kula, Maui, formerly of Nuuanu, died Nov. 24 at home. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by children David, Robert, Allan and Maile; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Oahu Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, P.O. Box 338, Kahului, Hawaii 96732.

Hazel N. Siu, 83, of Kailua, formally of Palolo, a retired Davenroy Dry Cleaners laundry presser, died Nov. 27 in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Paul Shidaki; daughters Mabel Shishido and Charlotte Appleby; caregivers Merryl M. and Vance Iraha; brothers Harry F., Thomas M., Richard T. and Harold M. Inouye; sisters Haruko Nomura, Florence H. Kurihara and Louise Y. Kinoshita; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 11 a.m. next Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Daniel A. Sumberaz, 42, of Honolulu, a self-employed certified public accountant, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in New York, he is survived by wife Laurett; parents Mr. and Mrs. Ottavio; and sister Diann McConnell. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehova Witness, 2055 Kamehameha IV Road. Casual attire.

Molly K. Unruh, 72, of Raleigh, N.C., native of Honolulu, died Saturday in Raleigh. She is survived by son Myron R. “Mike”; daughters Barbara L. Aylesworth and Ethel Ann Stevens; brothers Thomas S., Robert S. and David I. Higa; sisters Haruko Tamashiro, Grace Y. Teruya and Sue Jones; and four grandchildren. Memorial service: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joe Y. Uyeno, 82, of Hanapepe, Kauai, retired proprietor of K. Yoshiura Store, died Monday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in Makaweli, Kauai, he is survived by son Keith; daughter Amy Kim; sister Mamo Silva; and two grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hanapepe United Church of Christ. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clarke S. Vaughn, 75, of Hawaii, a retired U.S. Army colonel and computer communicator and applicator, died Monday. Vaughn served during World War II and also was on Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s South Pacific campaign support staff. Born in Lakewood, R.I., he is survived by wife Jeanne; sons Don and Dean; daughter Wendy; sister Helen; and five grandchildren. Memorial service with military honors: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Rebecca K.K. Vicente, 80, of Hilo, a kupuna for Pa‘a Pono Milolii, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Otherio; sons Ronald, Gilbert, Leighton and Gilbert Gibson Kahele; daughter Corrine; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Edward A. Warren, 70, of Kapolei, a retired social worker, died Monday in Honolulu. Born in Illinois, he is survived by wife Deane; sons Edward A. Jr. and Scott; brother Harry; and sisters Jane Wills and Mary Goldsborough. Service: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.