Sanford “Sandy” Parker was one of the old-time business leaders of Wahiawa, a link with the past before encroaching subdivisions, the demise of agriculture and the flooding-ebbing tide of military customers changed the Central Oahu town’s character. A polo fan and former player, he was a fixture at the games at Mokuleia.

Born in Schenectady, N.Y., Parker left the Merchant Marine when he arrived in Hawaii in the 1930s and went into the real estate business before the post-World War II building boom. He was the developer of Wahiawa Shopping Center in the mid-1950s and of several small housing developments.

Parker, 86, died Tuesday at his Mokuleia home.

His son John recalls what a struggle his father had to persuade other businesses to move into his California Avenue mini-mall.

“That’s when shopping centers were not a proven quantity. I remember he would talk to people until he was blue in the face, but they argued, they wanted to be on Kam Highway,” John Parker said.

Sandy Parker was one of the charter members of the Wahiawa and Waialua Rotary Clubs. He served for years on the Army’s community advisory committee.

Longtime friend Drury Melone repeated one of the stories that Parker liked to tell on himself.

“World War II came along and Sandy was made the warden, checking that nobody had lights showing (during blackout). He was walking across a vacant lot one dark night when he heard footsteps. When he stopped, the footsteps stopped. He took off at a high speed for home. The next morning they found this old horse eating grass in that lot. It had been following him on the path. He always said, a good thing he didn’t have a gun.

Horses were an important part of Parker’s life. He played on local polo teams until he was 65.

“In 1975 he lost an eye playing,” said John Parker. “He quit playing but was still going to games, even when he was in a wheelchair.”

Survivors are sons John S. and Robert H.; daughter Pamela Parker Young; brother Hunter C.; five grandchildren; and a great-grand child.

Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. The family requests that casual attire be worn and that monetary donations be sent to Wahiawa General Hospital.

Paulo Aano, 67, of Waianae, died last Saturday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in American Samoa, he is survived by wife Annie; sons Paul Largo and Patrick Aano; daughters Lou Ann Peters, and Allison and Faapuna Aano; sisters Lusia Meagher and Tai Cooper; and 10 grandchildren. Service: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tokusaburo Tamashiro, 82, of Wailuku died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Okinawa, he is survived by wife Clara S.; sons Wallace, Stanley and Henry; daughter Shirley; and seven grandchildren. Service over his ashes: 5 p.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shikichi Toma, 88, of Pearl City died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Okinawa, he is survived by wife Tamako; daughter Debra Ann Kumai; brothers Shizen and Thomas S.; sister Jean; and a granddaughter. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ruth Wehrell, 82, of San Jose, Calif., native of Hilo, died Tuesday in San Jose, Calif. She is survived by sons Reg and Edmund Young; and five grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

David A.H. “Kawika” Hulihee, 54, of Hilo, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. installation technician, died Jan. 19 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. Survived by wife Vanessa; son Duquesne; daughter Chaminade; mother Rebecca Waipa; brother Raphael. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s School Gym and after 8 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Sadami Ichinotsubo, 84, of Pearl City, a retired private housekeeper, died last Monday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Honohina, Hawaii. Survived by sons Richard, Edward and Wallace; daughter Dorothy Kamikawa; sister Tsuruko Okamoto; 9 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Ayako Kasaoka, 83, of Aiea died Jan. 14 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in

Kahuku. Survived by sons Gary S., Chester H. and John T.; daughter Patricia T.; sisters Misao Niimi and Chiyoko Muramoto; 4 grandchildren. Private services.

Daniel S. Keohokapu, 79, of Waianae died Dec. 12 in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. Survived by sisters Zelie “Lei” Kipu and Martha “Lydee” Castro and brother Charles B. Private services.

Kiyono Kiso, 93, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Jan. 19 at home. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. Survived by sons Tadayuko and Norman; daughters Kay K. Kimura, Joan Kawaguchi, Jane Iwashita and Jean Kubota; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren. Service: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Randolph K. “Randy” Madeyski, 51, of Hilo, a mason, died Thursday at his home. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Lillian N.P.; son Shane K.; daughters Dawn R. Keithley, Randi Girl N. Maya and Vicki J.L. Madeyski; hanai children James and Elaine Makio; father Rudolph; sisters Emmaline Miyashiro and June Yoshinaga; stepbrothers David, Shorty and Wallace Shidaki; 13 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo. Cremation to follow. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lorna M. Nikaido, 55, of Pukalani, Maui, died Jan. 11 in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. Survived by husband Arthur; brother John Kawasaki; sisters Rowena Misaka, Ella Kato and Helen Oshiba. Private services.

Ethel L. and Bernard S. Oliwa Jr. of Wahiawa, mother and son, will be remembered in combined services at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. He died Dec. 6 in Aiea. Survived by sisters Ethelbert Tanaka and Faith “Nani” Rusher; brother Elbern P. She died Sunday in Wahiawa. She also is survived by 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren.

John Pacheco, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor planner-estimator, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Hilo. Survived by wife Pearl; daughters Marie Martin, Barbara Freitas and LaVerne Jardin; brother George Jr.; sister Dorothy Pioske; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Service: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Kap Yong Pak, 84, of Pearl City died Jan. 15 in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Korea. Survived by wife Kyong Sun; son Chong Hon; daughters Colleen C.S. Shigetomi and Mi Sun Pak; brother Yong Kap; 5 grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. tomorrow, Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Marcelino D. Siarot, 86, of Aiea died Jan. 17 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Feliciana B. “Trining”; sons Tony and Alfredo; daughters June Furuli and Rosa Enriques; brother Olympio; 14 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. tomorrow, Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Elizabeth Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Sarah J. Silva, 77, of Honolulu died Jan. 15 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by sons Thomas Akana and Patrick and Norman Silva; daughters Patricia Moore and Mona Carlson; brother Arthur Akana; sister Grace Kiilehua. Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday,Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.

Yasuko Tachibana, 82, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died Jan. 10 in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. Survived by son Alvin F.; daugh

ter Estelle T. Choy;6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Services were private.

David N. “Jr.” Takahashi, 54, of Honolulu, co-owner of Travel Adventures Inc., died last Monday in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by son Sheldon; daughter Ranelle; mother Mildred M.; brothers Gilbert T. and Hal K. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Katsumi Taniguchi, 84, of Papaikou, Hawaii, retired owner of K. Taniguchi General Contractor Co., died Jan. 16 at home. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. Survived by wife Sazoku; sons Jerry and Ronald; daughters Carol Tamura and Irene Matsuoka; sisters Hisae Ikeno and Misae Nakamura; 5 grandchildren. Private services.

Jeff C. Yerkes, 36, of Honolulu, an independent contractor for Marine Service Repair, died Jan. 17 in Honolulu. He was born in Montana. Survived by father John C.; mother Laura J.; stepmother Susan; sister Susan Modiri. Private services.

Justine N. Zukemura, infant daughter of Ann T. Zukemura and Gerald Ginoza, died Friday in Kapiolani Hospital. She was born on Aug. 18 in Honolulu. Survived also by grandparents James and Carol Zukemura, Richard and Setsuko Ginoza; great-grandmother Kameko Zukemura. Memorial service: 8 p.m. Thursday, Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.