Obituaries
Saturday, March 29 and Monday, March 31, 1997


Saturday, March 29, 1997

Joseph L. Bautista Jr., 40, of Waipahu, a food service worker with Goodwill Industries, died March 15 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sisters Shirley Hubbard and Emilia and Conchita Bautista; four stepbrothers; three stepsisters; and a grandmother. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call 5-9 p.m. Casual attire.

Sevilla R. Blue, 77, of Waipahu died March 15 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Langiden, Abra, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Profesia B. “Elena”; sons Fred, Florante and Leonardo; daughters Carmelita Valera, Leticia Palecpec, Evelynn Guerrero and Beatriz Arakawa Jr.; brothers Gervacio, Pedro D., Santiago and Esteban Blue; sisters Damiana Baruela and Lourdes Bagwang; 35 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Hwy., Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Wesley G. Holland, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired electronic technician with the Federal Aviation Administration, died Monday in Honolulu. Born in Massachusetts, he is survived by wife Coral; daughter Sylvia Rapp; son Michael; sisters Virginia Powderly and Dorothy Dione; three

grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.

David K. Leonard, 33, an American Airlines employee, died March 16. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother Cynthia H.; father Tom; brother Makue; and sister Dawn. Services: 8 a.m. Monday at the Outrigger Canoe Club.

Eleanor A.K. “Nana” Mahiko, 81, of Honolulu died Monday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by children Napua Furtado, Haunani Robins and Ed Jr., Dan and Gordon Mahiko; brothers Richard, Buddy, Ale, Jimbuck and Phil; sisters Tweedie, Wilma, Marie, Elaine, Bertha and Julie; 40 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. No flowers.

John F. McQuillan, 85, of Honolulu died March 16 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in New York, he is survived by daughter Patricia Wilson. Private services.

Henry M. “Mune” Sato, 81, of Honolulu, a retired optician for Hawaii Optical, died yesterday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Nora S.; daughter Susan; brother Masato; sisters Elsie Iwanaga, Hazel Uemura and Dorothy Kaneshige; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Rufus C. Smith, 55, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired psychiatric technician in California, died March 20 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Memphis, Tenn., he is survived by wife Karen; sons Gabriel and Moses; daughters Odessa Smith and Kara Fagundes; sister Annie M. Alexander; and brother Hank. Private services.

Thelma V. Trombly, 87, of Kihei, Maui, a former visiting professor in speech pathology at

the University of Hawaii-Manoa, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was also the first president of the Missouri Speech and Hearing Association. Born in Marysville, Wash., she is survived by a stepgrandchild. Memorial services: 7 a.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa Church. No flowers. Donations suggested to Maui Humane Society.

June K. “Eunice” Wilson, 77, of Waianae died March 21 in Honolulu. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by daughters Judith Hobbs and Martha P. Corn; sons Patrick Chong and Marcelino Pala Jr.; sisters Ali Lopez, Dinah Carlos and Kanani Palmer; brothers Sonny, Buddy, Eddie, Haines and Kennete “Honey Boy” Silva; 13 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call 5-9 p.m. Casual attire.

Hatsumi T. Yoshida, 88, of Waipahu died March 18 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Francis; brothers Hideo and Wilbert M. Toda; sisters Betty K. Kajikawa and Peggy Terauchi. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.


Monday, March 31, 1997

Kinuko Banks, 71, of Honolulu, died Wednesday. Born in Osaka, Japan, she is survived by sons Edward and Reuben; daughters Hiroko Amsbary, Cynthia Kubler and Linda Segretto; brother Masanori Matsumoto; sister Kimiko Katsube; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: Memorial at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the SGI Hawaii Community Center, 2729 Pali Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mitzi M. Fuke, 69, of Kahului, Maui, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She is survived by husband Tadashi; sons Randall and Wayne; daughters Elenita M. Pintler and Leslie L. Fuke; brothers Kenneth and Kunichi Nakata; and sisters Barbara Ota and Betty McCrory.

Services: Over the ashes at 5 p.m. today at Kahului Jodo Mission. Casual attire.

Katsuro Yoshida, of Lihue is also survived by sister Kiyomi Ishiyama. Incorrect information for an obituary Friday was provided by the mortuary.




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