Ishida, 74, promoted
friendship with Japanese

By Star-Bulletin staff

George S. Ishida, local construction executive and retired U.S. Army major who served with the Military Intelligence Service after World War II, died Thursday in Tripler Hospital. He was 74.

George Takabayashi recalled that Ishida served with the counterintelligence corps with the U.S. occupational force in Yokohama from 1946 to 1949. He was later commissioned as an engineer officer and served eight more years in Japan, Takabayashi added.

After retiring from the Army Corps of Engineers in 1965, Ishida was appointed executive director of the Cement & Concrete Products Industry of Hawaii and retired as its president. He also served on the city’s Building Board of Appeals in the 1970s.

He was president of the Lakeside Community Association and managing director of the Masonry Institute of Hawaii.

Ishida also was a president of the United Japanese Society and Okayama Ken Jin Kai; a member of the Farrington High alumni board; chairman of Omote Senke Domonkai; board of governors, Japanese Cultural Center; and vice chairman, Immigrant Heritage Preservation Center.

Last year, Ishida was awarded the “Order of the Sacred Treasure” -- a medal in recognition of his efforts during his 20-year career with the U.S. Army to promote friendship between Japanese and Americans stationed in Japan.

He continued those efforts as president of the United Japanese Society and other community organizations.

He is survived by wife June H.; daughter Janet H.I. Kim; brother Harry K.; and sisters Florence T. Rokuhara and Edna H. Sakimoto.

Services will be held at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Internment with military honors will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Nuuanu Memorial Park.

Miriam M.P. Cheng, 72, of Hilo, a retired employee of Bankers Life & Casualty in Chicago, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Kalaoa, Hilo, she is survived by sister Mabel K.P. Mansfield. Service: noon Friday at Hilo United Methodist Church. Call after 11:30 a.m. Inurnment: Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Mildred Y.W.A. Bow, 81, of Honolulu, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons David M.H. and Daniel M.C.; daughters Beatrice W.C. and Janice Nishimura; and two grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Baptist Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Manoa Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ricardo P. “Cardo” Delos Santos, 79, of Pahala, Hawaii, died March 11 in Kau Hospital. Born in La Paz Abra, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Hermes; stepdaughter Helen Domingo; hanai son Jerry Domingo; and several grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at the Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Aldrico G. Games, 87, of Honolulu, a retired kitchen worker at Kuakini Health Systems, died March 5 at Kuakini Hospital. Born in Candon, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Felisa A.; son Corregidor; daughter Manila Young; brother George Galope; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wake: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call 6-9 p.m. Service: 10:45 a.m. Friday at the cathedral. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Kenneth J. Gilbert, 59, of Waianae, a carpenter, died March 10 in Waianae. Born in Chicago, he is survived by sister Arline and brothers Jerald and Thomas. Private scattering of ashes.

Rose W. Goo, 81, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Kula, Maui, she is survived by son Leroy; daughters Leatrice Goo Asahi and Leona Goo Nakaahiki; sisters Daisy Doong and Mildred Chang; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Doris H. Gushiken, 72, of Pearl City, a nurse’s aide for 23 years at Waimano Home hospital, died March 3 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Earl S.; daughters Trudy M. Zukemura and Penny F. Tabaranza; brothers Richard, Shintaro, James, Robert and Thomas Shimabuku; and six grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yan Lin W. Hee, also known as Yan Lin Awana, 96, of Honolulu, died Thursday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Harry T.Y., David T.J. and Henry T.K.; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. Taoist service: 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary, call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Betty A. Kuewa, 77, of Waianae, a retired public school food services worker, died March 11 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Kekaha, Kauai, she is survived by husband Jubilee; sons Jubilee N., Dennis S., Paul M. and Mark Y.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Joseph Mariano, 85, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a retired Kauai police officer with 26 years of service, died March 12 at home. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by daughters Margie Starmen, Betty Ann Lee, Jeanette Johnson and Jasmine Hardy; sons Jerome and Rodney; 26 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Service: noon Friday at the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kalaheo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Eric S. Myers, 28, of California, a self-employed computer animator, died Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Arizona, he is survived by parents Frank and Beverly; sisters Debbie Olds and Sheri Reyes; brother Charles; and maternal grandfather Edward Grigas. Private services.

Seitaro Nakama, 78, of Pearl City, a World War II Army veteran, stone mason and retired vegetable farmer, died Monday at home. Born in Haiku, Maui, he is survived by wife Agnes S.; sons Gilbert S. and David A.; daughter Diane I. Imanaka; sisters Sumiko, Kiyoko and Kamekichi; and two grandchildren. Service: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joseph Ogawa, 82, of Honolulu, a retired salesman with Honolulu Seed Co., died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Yaeko; son Colin; daughters Sharon Inamine and Jo Ann; brothers Edward and Haruo; sisters Chidori Reynolds and Amy Momoki; and two grandchildren. Service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Charles T. Okabe, 67, of Waipahu, a retired electrician, died Sunday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Victoria E.; daughters Jeanne H. Hagio, Colleen T. Stevens and Lynn C. Hiyakumoto; brothers Benjamin T. and Walter S.; sisters Rose R. Watanabe and Grace T. Kamihara; and three grandchildren. Service: 5 p.m. Sunday at the Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Doris T. Oshiro, 73, of Honolulu, a retired presser for Baba Kea Designers, died March 9 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Masao; brother George H.; and sisters Ethel K. Silva, Mildred S. Kumura, Gladys M. Higa and Sumiye Yogi. Private service.

Diane P. “Hannah” Puahi, 51, of Ewa Beach, died March 8 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Robert K.; sons Robert K. Jr., Jonathan K., Jason K., and Kevin K.; daughters Jaynelle K. Hussey, Sharnalei K.P. Mulleitaer, Diane L.I. Puahi; mother Alvina K. “Tita” Fuller-Hao; brothers Robert K. Fuller, Pastor Solomon K. Fuller Jr., Anthony N.K. Kassebeer-Fuller; sisters Lei Naala M. Kanehailua-Ho, Theresa K. “Cissy” Cambra; and 11 grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Friday. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual and aloha attire.

Mabel Reis, 80, of Hilo died Sunday at home. Born in Papaikou, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Frank; daughters Barbara Reis and Marilyn Herbert; brother Virgin Medeiros; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Henry G. Rodrigues, 83, of Hilo, a sugar plantation laborer, died Jan. 1 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Ewa Beach, he is survived by brother Tony Garcia and sister Annie Funes. Graveside services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Louis Rodriguez Sr., 75, of Lihue, a retired truck driver with McBryde Sugar Co., died Friday at home. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by wife June Soto; sons James and Louis Jr.; brothers Julio, Albert and Alfonso; sisters Madelina and Carmalita; and a granddaughter. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at 4037 Pulapula Place. Call from 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Virginia A. Ruiz, 55, of Kekaha, Kauai, died Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Waimea, Kauai, she is survived by husband Harold Sr.; daughters Darlene Farias and Donna Kodama; son Harold Jr.; five sisters; two brothers; and six grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Kekaha. Call from 10 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Oliver R. “Joe” Stillman Jr., 57, of Honolulu, died Sunday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Richard K.; daughters Richelle Louis-Charles, Raejean Chiquita and Robynn Stillman; father Oliver R. Sr.; brother Frank; sisters Nancy Shizuru, Frances Oldfield, Lola Wee, Aileen Hill, Nora Weatherwax, Leslie Wilmington and Puna Ortega; and five grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Burial: Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Mary von der Wall, 103, of Mount Shasta, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, died Friday in Mount Shasta. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by son Carl; daughter Winifred Mooney; sister Stephanie Willing; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.