Obituaries
Saturday, December 14 and Monday, December 16, 1996


Saturday, December 14, 1996

Gary R. Amodo, 32, of Mililani, a woodcrafter, died Tuesday. Born in Tacoma, Wash., he is survived by parents Rudy and Brigitte; brother Ruben; and grandmother Kathe van Wijngaarden. Private services.

Annie L. Awong, 92, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired schoolteacher, died Wednesday in Honokaa Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband William. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Ingeborg Crozier, 53, of Kihei, Maui, died Thursday at home. Born in Germany, she is survived by husband Patrick B.; son Shawn; daughter P. Robyn Perreira; brother Heinz Wild; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Manuel F. Erice, 84, of Waipahu, a produce supervisor, died Monday in Beverly Manor Convalescent Home. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Julia K.; son Frank P.; stepsons Arnold and Reginald Berdon; stepdaughters Sarah J. Albano, Annie Llanos and Connie Berdon; 24 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

David Fajardo, 74, of Honolulu died Thursday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughter Cynthia F. Warnock; and two grandchildren. Service: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

Vivian T. Higuchi, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Sears manager, died Nov. 28 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Punaluu, she is survived by sisters Jean M. Hachida, Sandra K. Kiyuna and Fujiko Leonard- France; stepson Stephen; and stepdaughter Barbara Kasai. Private services.

Kiku Hiramoto, 83, of Kahului died yesterday in the Kahului Hale Makua. Born in Fresno, Calif., she is survived by husband Minoru; daughter Jean Higaki; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service over her ashes: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Kahului Jodo Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hildred B. “Aunty Dodo” Kaholokula, 82, of Haiku, Maui, died Wednesday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughter Doreen D. Matsunaga; companion Lillian Borge; sister Thelma S. Skinner; and three grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Paia Hawaiian Protestant Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary Kanegai, 75, of Wailuku died yesterday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by husband Paul Y.; daughters Katherine McInturff, Laura Luther, Susan Lord, Pauline Curry, Sandy “Hattie” Schrieber, Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Kanegai, Julia Green and Viola Irish; hanai daughter Peggy Sue Bekins; brother Albert Waialeale; sister Julia Basbas; and 17 grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman’s. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

June Y. Kim, 74, of Honolulu died yesterday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Seoul, she is survived by daughter Ok Sun Turham; sister Diane Camarillo; and two grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Sumiko S. “Shimmy” Lovewell, 75, of Pearl City died Wednesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Rodney A., Irvine L.M.L. and Lowell D. Kwock; daughters Antoinette K. Tasato and Anita Choi; brother Herbert Shiroma; sisters Mabel Murakami and Violet Iha; 20 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Service: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Teruo Nishioka, 68, of Hilo, a retired mechanic for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died Wednesday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Nobuko; daughters Nancy T. Fujii and Audrey Y. Kualii; son Mark N.; brother Hidekazu; sister Mitsue Mahi; and four grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mildred T. Ogawa, 85, of Kapaau, Hawaii, died Thursday at home. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Allen and Wallace; brother Minoru Kayatani; sisters Ayame White, Harumi Kayatani and Hanayo Kimoto; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawi Jodo Mission. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawi Jodo Mission Cemetery. Casual attire.

Fumio Ohashi, 74, of Pearl City, a member of the 442 Veterans, Company L, died Tuesday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Kahuku, he is survived by wife Michiko; sons Gary M. and Andrew M.; daughters Irene F. and Patricia M.; brother Hachiro; sisters Chiyoko Kamei, Teruko Nishimura, Matsuko Kawana and Mildred M. Yoshimura; and a grandchild. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kimiyo Okamura, 87, of Waimanalo died Monday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son John A.K.; daughter Helen K. Baker; brother Kamichi Yamanaka; and five grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.

William C. Sackwitz, 87, of Honolulu died Dec. 4 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Ohio, he is survived by wife Kiyomi; sons Richard and Robert Urata; daughter Judy Aono and Patsy Goto; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Antone P. Silva, 85, of Kapahi, Kauai, a retired Lihue Plantation crane operator, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Kealia, Kauai, he is survived by wife Pearl; children Irene Kawaguchi, Winona Dettey, Melvin and Tony Silva Jr., Momi Maglente, Linda Alamani, Pearl La Faver and Toni Villaros; sisters Sophie Taroc and Jennie Mihara; 29 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual/aloha attire.

Carrie S.S. Souza, 87, of Honolulu died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Holualoa, Hawaii, she is survived by son Wallace D.; daughters Beatrice J. Sanders, Aileen B. Cabral, Connie Petersen and Charlene Correa; brothers Joseph S. and Louie S. Sampaio; sisters Annie Martin, Lucy Rulnez and Helen Stobehn; 20 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Service: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Takako Takahashi, 73, of New York City, a registered nurse, died Dec. 6 at home. Born in Makaweli, Kauai, she is survived by sisters Elsie H. Yamashita, Chizuko Yasunaka and June Yamasaki; and brothers Sakae and Kenichi. Private services.

Primo C. Unabia, 87, of Kihei, died Wednesday in Hale Makua. Born in Cebu, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Helen T.; sons Gregory J., F. Gerald, Patrick L., Armand J. and Myles B.; daughters Bertha Verkerke, Regina Probst and Lori Nagaoka; brother Armando; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa’s Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.


Monday, December 16, 1996

Atanasia B. Acorda, of Lanai, 81, died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Monico; sons Angel and Villamore; daughters Mary Haban, Conchita Guzman, Carmen Padron and Celeste Acorda; brothers Julio, Ricardo and Catalino Bagaoisan; sisters Mercedes Bagcal, Agustina Sebastian and Josefina Bagaoisan, and 20 grandchildren. Services: Rosary at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Garden Island Mortuary; Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lanai Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 5 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary and after 10 a.m. Friday at the Lanai Union Hall in Lanai City. Burial in Lanai Cemetery after Mass on Saturday. Casual attire.

Herbert M. “Tony” Kawatani, 84, of Honolulu, whose obituary was published on Friday, is also survived by a sister, Clara Y. Komoto, whose name was listed incorrectly.

Sumiko S. “Shimmy” Lovewell, of Pearl City, 75, whose obituary was published in the Saturday Star-Bulletin, also is survived by husband Lawrence M. Lovewell. The correct spelling of a surviving son’s name, which was misspelled Saturday, is Irvin L.M.L. Kwock.

Patricia B. Torres, of Pahala, Hawaii, 52, died Dec. 9 in Queen’s Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by fiance Rodney Takaki; son Simon; daughters Darlene Javar, Sheryl Polido and Nicole Torres; sisters Nieves Sagarang and Dolores Shimbuku; brothers Bernabe, Benjamin and Bernaldo Bolos, and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today and 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Pahala. Call after 6 p.m. today and after 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Cremation will follow the services. Casual attire. No flowers.




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