Chun Kwong Lau, 95, taught Chinese to former U.S. Sen. Hiram Fong and retired Hawaii Chief Justice William S. Richardson.

Lau died Feb. 18 at the age of 95.

Lau, an Iolani School and University of Hawaii at Manoa graduate, arrived in Hawaii in 1922. Four years later he opened the Chung Wah Chinese School in Kaimuki. The school remained open until 1941 when the military closed all foreign language schools.

The following year Lau opened a restaurant which lasted through World War II and the postwar period. He later opened a real estate business called Lau and Lau Properties Inc.

Lau is survived by wife Pui Lan Chang; half brother Hing Bun; sons Merton and Dr. Timothy; daughter Dr. LaVay; adopted son Lester; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services will begin at 9:45 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Friends may call after 8:30 a.m. The burial will follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Donations suggested to Iolani School or the University of Hawaii Foundation.

Florentino L. “Larry” Afaga, 55, of Honolulu, a GTE Hawaiian Tel employee, died Feb. 17 in Honolulu. Born in Hawi, Hawaii, he is survived by parents Pedro and Gregoria; daughters Sherilyn R. and Deanna L.; sisters Andrea Velasco and Regina Gantala; brother Pedro “Pete”; stepbrother Jason; and a grandchild. Rosary: 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Afaga home. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawi County Cemetery. Casual attire. Incorrect information for an obituary published Saturday was provided by the mortuary.

Sione O. Ahomana, 64, of Honolulu, minister for the Free Church of Tonga, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Tonga, he is survived by wife Malia; sons Timote, William, Sepasi, Tevita, Peau and Keola; daughters Lupe, Suli, Mapuana, Eleanor, Aita and Loveni; brother Tevita; sister Siu; and 35 grandchildren. Service: 6 p.m. Friday at Kaumakapili Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and from 6 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Christopher “Mika” T. Ainsworth, also known as Chris, 21, of Kaneohe, a Castle High School graduate, died Friday in Cairo, Egypt. Born in Chapel Hill, N.C., he is survived by mother Beatrice C.; father Richard A.; and brother Richard C. Service: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 2:30 p.m. Graveside service: 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha/African attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hope Chapel-Kaneohe.

Wendell H. “Nose” Aken, 57, of Nanakuli, former employee for Lewers & Cooke and Reynolds Metals, died Feb. 17 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Sandra K.; sons Wendell Jr., Michael, Bronson and Isaac; daughters Haunani Aken-Pagdilao, Halialani Salbedo and Baby Lei Aken; brothers Woody, Clayton and Gordon; sisters Audrey Dutro, Barbara Baisa, Julie Mesa and Aloha Matushima; and seven grandchildren. Mass: noon Saturday at St. Rita Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Timoteo C. Cabael, 85, of Kapolei, a retired Ilikai Hotel housekeeper, died Feb. 9 in Maluhia Hospital. Born in Cadacad, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Rosa C.; son Eulogio; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Francisco L. Coloso, 82, of Honolulu died Feb. 10 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Masbate, the Philippines, he is survived by sons Noe, Benny, Charles and Francisco Jr.; daughters Marita Espinosa, Nena Llanto and Haydee Cristobal; 19 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Lucille M. Cypriano, 81, of Waipahu died Feb. 16 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Kahuku, she is survived by son Gerard; daughters Lorraine Chang and Barbara Silva; brothers Clarence and Herbert Miranda; sisters Mary Gomes and Violet Vierra; nine grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Francis B. De Vera, 49, of Waipahu died Feb. 13 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents John T. and Elinora K.; brothers Calvin G., Benjamin K. and Randy D.; and sister Aileen N. Pavo. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, 1614 Monte St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Alexander M. “Puggy” Desha Jr., 75, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Transportation dispatcher, died Sunday at home. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Lydia V.; son George; daughters Henrietta “Polly” Clay, Alexandra “Honeybun” Waipa, Donna-Frances Street and Simone Kalua; brother Godfrey; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Haili Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Amy S. Fujii, 78, of Honokaa, Hawaii, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Papaaloa, Hawaii, she is survived by brothers Herbert, Masao, Takeo and Richard; and sisters Muriel Pratt and Thelma Yamaguchi. Service: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Honokaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.

Marvalee J. Fukuda, 58, of Honolulu died Monday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Gilbert; sons Gilbert Jr. and Keith; daughters Hualani Baptiste, Darilyn Ladeira and Kim Uehara; mother Ida Cummmings; brother Albert Jr.; sisters Patsy Celaya, Edwina Hanawahine and Barbara Duvall; and 11 grandchildren. Service over her ashes: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire.

John H. Harding, 41, of Honolulu died Saturday in Honolulu. Born in California, he is survived by son Shaun J.; mother Soon D. Rodriguez; and sister Lisha K. Mott. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m.

Alyssa N.G. Hazelwood, infant daughter of Jimmy A. and Gina Hazelwood, will be remembered in services Friday and Monday. Hazelwood and her identical twin sister Alanna L.G. were diagnosed with identical brain tumors soon after they were born. Alyssa died Saturday. Born on March 6 in Honolulu, Alyssa is also survived by sister Alexis A.G.; and grandparents Rudolph Hazelwood, Martha Turnquist, and Diosdado and Estelita Geonzon. Service: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday at the OLPH Church in Ewa Beach, 91-1010 North Road. Burial: 11 a.m., Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Shigeru Isa, 66, of Honolulu, a retired crane operator for Associated Steel Workers, died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Makawao, Maui, he is survived by wife Grace H.; son Derek M.; daughters Ellen Mae T. Nakayama, Iris N. Nunes and Gerri L. Isa; brothers Robert T. and Minoru; sisters Hatsuyo Kaneshiro, Grace M. Miyasato, Rachael Yamashiro, Ethel T. Teruya and Harriett T. Urcia; and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Raquel M. Medeiros, 48, of Kaneohe, a General Motors automobile assembly factory worker, died Saturday in Castle Hospital. Born in Trenton, Mich., she is survived by husband Albert A.; children Jeff, Rodney and Jason Middleton; parents Alonso and Lenor Moreno; sisters Delia De’ Moclie, Olga Pompa, Conception Sowders and Linda Taylor; brother Alfredo De’leon; ex-husband Curtis Middleton; and a grandson. Service: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kahaluu Methodist Church. Call after 6:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Ashes to be scattered later. Aloha attire.

Momoye Y. Mitsuda, 82, of Honolulu, a retired state Hawaii Housing Authority social worker, died Feb. 16 in the Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Abe E., Eugene Y., Daniel D. and Benjamin B.; brothers Tatsuki, Jitsuri, Shikumi and Clement M. Yoshida; and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Ruth P. Murray, 73, of Honolulu died yesterday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Leslie; daughter Lucille Mates; brothers David and Warren Park; sister Ann Kim; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Masao Nakama, 69, of Puunene, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Puunene, Maui, he is survived by sons Russell, Jeffery and Lee; daughter Doreen; brothers Ray, Tatsuo and George; sisters Irene Ige and Frances Takushi; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Ricardo S. Ochoco, 57, of Hanamaulu, Hawaii, a retired Grove Farm Plantation mechanic, died Monday at home. Ochoco, a U.S. Army veteran, was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Carmen P.; daughters Cristy, Lisa and Kelly; son Ric; mother Severina Vea; stepmother Adele; sister Carol Rayno; brothers John and Rudy; stepsisters Esmeralda Baucom and Beth Ochoco; and two grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call after 6:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual/aloha attire.

George Rocha, 70, of Hawi, Hawaii, a retired Hamakua Sugar Co. harvesting supervisor, died Sunday at home. Rocha, a U.S. Army veteran, was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Rebecca; sons William, Stanford and Shawn; daughter Georgette Nishimura; brothers Joseph and David; sisters Frances Dulan, Mary Whaley and Elizabeth Libron; and 11 grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Rocha home. Scattering of ashes to be held later. Casual attire. No flowers.

James M. Sakamoto, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Fort Shafter auto mechanic, died Feb. 18 at home. Born in Kahuku, he is survived by sons Thomas Y. and Kenneth M.; daughter Carole Yumen; sisters Ethel H. Yamashita, Akie Murakami and Stella M. Yasunaga; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Balbino M. Salmasan, 85, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for the former Kau Sugar Co., died Sunday in Kau Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by friend Charlene J. See; several nephews including Exciquiel; and several nieces. Mass: 3 p.m. Monday at Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Lamberto P. Santos, 69, of the Philippines, formerly of Hawaii, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, died Saturday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Tondo, Manila, he is survived by sons Bert Jr., Joseph and John; daughters Jean Jeremiah, and Angela and Mylene Santos; and seven grandchildren. Mass: noon Friday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

The Rev. Elder Patamo F. Soa, 64, of Waimanalo died Feb. 17 at home. Born in American Samoa, he is survived by wife Tugalei T.; son Fuamaila; daughters Palupe Tupua, Vaoita and Sialofi Soa, and Lucy Vaimaona; brother Laauoleola; sisters Vaoita Ilalio, Pouono Vaielua and Sagaia Aveao; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Kawaiahao Church, 957 Punchbowl St.; and 10 a.m. Monday at the Windward Samoan Congregational Christian Church, 41-665 Kumuhau St., call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Herbert M. Sueoka, 84, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter for Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel, died Feb. 18 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Kahuku, he is survived by wife Kikue; son Edward S.; daughters Hiroko Takayama and Mayumi Kubo; and three grandchildren. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

John S. Uwaine, 90, of Hiroshima, Japan, formerly of Honolulu, died Feb. 7 in Hiroshima, Japan. Born in Waiakea, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Edwin, Lawrence and Dennis; daughters Amy Okamura and Edna Jackson; brother Yoshio; sisters Kishie Fujioka and Yoshiko Uwaine; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Evelyn R. Wong, 80, of Nuuanu, a retired Honolulu Medical Group registered nurse, died Feb. 15 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Ross M.K.; stepsons Heinie L.L. and Gordon M.K.; stepdaughters Veronica K. Davis and Lucy Ann K. Awai; 18 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren. Service: noon Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Reception to follow on the mortuary lanai.

Shinkichi Yamakawa, 79, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor for the Hawaii Regional Exchange, died Feb. 18 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Katherine H.; daughter Michele K. Shiira; brothers Shinyasu, Jitsumi, Yeiichi, Kenneth, Toshi and Akira; and sisters Shizuko Tonaki and Sumie Shiroma. Service: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Howard F. Yasay, 29, of Kaumakani, Hawaii, a construction painter, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Waimea, Hawaii, he is survived by mother Maria; and brothers Roland, Marvin, Roy, Andy, George, Delano and Christopher. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Filipino Cemetery. Casual/aloha attire.

Ah Kwai Young, 76, of Honolulu, retired owner of Young’s Noodle Factory, died Thursday at home. Born in Canton, China, he is survived by wife Kam Gook; sons Jan M. and Clarence K.M.; daughter Sue Keola; brother Joseph; and two grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Procession leaves at 11:30 a.m. for Lin Yee Chung Cemetery. Casual attire.