Obituaries

Saturday, November 1 and Monday, November 3, 1997

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Saturday, November 1, 1997

Hon Chung Chee, 80, of Honolulu, retired Postal Service district manager and postmaster, died Oct. 7 in New York. In 1982 he was named federal retiree of the year. He led the Postal Service Pacific district through reorganization, expansion and improved mechanization. He also served in World War II and attained the rank of captain in the Army Air Force. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Agnes; sons Russell and Douglas; daughters Liane Hata and Cheryl Tsutsumi; brothers Hon Hoong, Hon Ting, Hon Ping and Percival; sisters Mew Heong Goo and Mew Lan Young; and four grandchildren. Private services.

John L.R. “Larry” de Arellano, 37, of Honolulu, a waiter for Stuart Anderson’s Cattle Company restaurant, died Thursday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Puerto Rico, he is survived by wife Rose A.; daughters Tatiana L. and Kirra K.; father Lorenzo; mother Elizabeth Sabater; and sisters Elizabeth Maldonaldo and Susan and Laura de Arellano. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Sts. Peter and Paul Church.

Wataru Fujinaka, 67, of Kapaa, Kauai, retired laundry assistant manager with the state, died Thursday at home. Born in Kapaa, he is survived by wife Mazie;

daughters Faith Nakamura, Donna Silva and Gayle Medeiros; sisters Harue Fong and Asako Takeuchi; brother Matsuo; and five grandchildren. Services: 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kapaa United Church of Christ. Call after 2:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth K. Kaleikini, 59, of Waianae, an employee of Trans-Hawaii Tours, died Oct. 23 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Born in Waianae, he is survived by children Mikul and Kenneth; sisters Helene Aipa and Beauty Castillo; and five grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6:30 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Herbert H.O. Lum, 90, of Honolulu, a retired meat cutter for C.Q. Yee Hop Co., died Oct. 24 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in China, he is survived by wife Sui Chan Lau; sons Ben H. and Benny; daughter Sharlene Ma; brothers Wai Tong and Wai Hop; sister See Moi Wong Young; stepmother Siu Wah Wong; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Call from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services will be held. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Eassie A.M. “Moli” Miller, 77, of Honolulu, a tour escort, died Oct. 22 in Honolulu. Born on Kauai, he is survived by sons Gordon Cook and Edward, Eric, Eassie Jr., Kaleo and Roger Miller; daughters Ipolani Vaughan, Laniola Miller and Ivy Kahalepuna; brother Purple Kahui; sisters Lydia Amona and Lynn Burns; 22 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Martha K. Oshiro, 72, of Aiea, a retired secretary for Camp Smith,

died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Clarence M.; daughter Carol; brothers Donald, Larry, Bernard, Albert and Walter Kim; sisters Annie Chir, Eleanor Tong and Bertha Sakumoto; and a grandson. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Thomas Pagampao, 65, of Honolulu, a retiree of Kamehameha Schools, died Monday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Lanai City, he is survived by companion Mary Salangron; sisters Rosal Vergara, Josephine Baron, Leonora Agliam and Lou Dugay; and brothers Calalino and Fernando. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Kenneth M. Rawlins, 69, of Honolulu, a general contractor at Hickam Air Force Base civil service, died Thursday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Mary; children Druann Panoke, Yvonne Hollar and Darrell Rawlins; brothers Earl, Robert, Joseph, James and Elroy; sister Rosemarie Faustin; mother Lucille; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Umeyo Taniguchi, 85, of Honolulu died Oct. 24 at home. Born in Kohala, she is survived by son Roy S.; daughters Betty K. Arakaki and Amy A. Taniguchi; brother Shingie Uedoi; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Randall L. “Randy” White, 44, of Omao, Kauai, a carpenter, died Wednesday in Mahelona Hospital. Born in Long Beach, Calif., he is survived by mother Loyse Jordan; sister Victoria Estep; and brothers Mark, Chris, Bob, David, Ronald and John White and Philip Jordan. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at west side of Poipu Beach Park. Donations

suggested to Ka Ea Hou Hospice or Kauai Christian Fellowship.

Mitsuo Yoshimura, 77, of Waipahu, a retired pipefitter at Pearl Harbor and veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, died Oct. 20 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Elaine S.; son Ross H.; daughter Lynne M.; brothers Kenneth H., Tsuneo, Hiroo and Walter W.; and sister Toshiko Sumitani. Private services.

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Monday, November 3, 1997

Mitsuko Aoyama,83, of Honolulu, a retired barber for Kato’s Barber Shop, died Oct. 24 at Straub Clinic & Hospital. Born in Aiea, he is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services were held.

Frederick T. Kurosu,87, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter for Nakakura Construction Co., died Wednesday at Pearl City Nursing Home. Born in Ewa, he is survived by wife Tsuneko; sons Clifford K., Richard T. and Irving M.; daughter Jane C. Nakano; and six grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Herbert M. Nakashima,76, of Honolulu, a retired City & County of Honolulu building maintenance supervisor, died Tuesday at Kuakini Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he is survived by brother Thomas; and sister, Shizue Nakamura. Private services were held.

Guy O.L. Tseu,41, of Honolulu, a self-employed musician, died Oct. 21 at Straub Clinic and Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Naomi; son Kekai; stepson Shane; daughter Mele; mother Rosita; brother James; sisters Toni Miller, Sheril Paishon, Valerie Sonoda and Chelle Tseu. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary and 11 a.m. Saturday. Call: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the mortuary. Scattering of ashes on Sunday. Aloha attire.

Rui Yoshida,99, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died Wednesday at Leahi Hospital. Born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan, she is survived by son Douglas; daughters Mieko Nakamoto and Margaret Hobbs; brothers and sisters in Japan; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services were held.