Obituaries

Tuesday, November 25, 1997

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John B. Amaral Jr., 81, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired cane truck driver for the former Kau Sugar Co., died Saturday in Kau Hospital. Born in Pahala, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Elizabeth; sons John III and Anthony; daughters Geraldine Young and Lorraine Tovio; sisters Dora Andrade, Evelyn Wong and Ethel Chow; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Naalehu Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Naalehu County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Allan L. Andrade, 66, of Kailua, retired from the U.S. Navy, died Saturday at home. He was also a stock broker for Smith Barney Inc. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Amelia; father Dr. James J.; sons Mark, Glenn and Tracey; daughters Terri, Sheryl and Allison; sisters Norma Carpenter and Linda Anglemyer; and 13 grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church. Call from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Frances K.G. Berman, 92, of Honolulu, a former teacher, died Nov. 17 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by sons Dr. Ronald and Jerry; daughter Patricia Eggers; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society. Private services.

Jason K. Caldeira, 40 of Lawai, Kauai, a construction worker, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Charlotte; sons Jason K. Jr. and Chevaz A.; daughter Charlene A.; father Antone Caldeira; sisters Mary Silva, Carolee Nakamura, Heidi Caldeira and Hokulani Kila; and brother Antone M. Jr. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kalaheo. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: church cemetery.

Silvino J.L. “Joe” De La Rosa, 91, of Laie, a retired Pearl Harbor police officer, died Sunday in Laie. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Tooalo E.; daughters Esther Arp and Shirley Dela Rosa; sons Joseph and Frank Dela Rose and Fauese Roberts; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie 8th Ward. Burial: Laie Cemetery.

Robert C. De Mercer, 77, of Haleiwa, a retired merchant marine deck hand, died Wednesday in Wahiawa. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by four children; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Yaroku “Yaro” Dochin, 68, of Kamuela, Hawaii, original owner of Kamuela Meat Market, died Saturday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Waimea, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Elaine H.; sons Walter G. and George K.; daughters Antoinette J. Hess and Lisa Ann M. Hart; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers Niroku, Goroku, Hajime and Matsuji; and sisters Hisayo Yoshikawa, Satsue Hamada and Mitsu Fowler. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Imiola Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Lorna L. Foo, 69, of Honolulu died Saturday at home. Born in China, she is survived by daughter SharLyn; sister Lydia Reese; and four grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Chiyoko Higa, 82, of Pearl City and formerly of Waipahu, retired from the state government, died Nov. 16 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Waipahu, she is survived by sons Ronald, Eugene, Stanley, Wilfred and Gary; 11 grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and sisters Nancy S. Ige and Gladys Y. Oshiro. Private services.

Won Kap Hyon, 83, of Pearl City died Thursday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in North Korea, he is survived by wife Pil Kyu; sons In Hon, Yun Hon and Stan; daughter Sun Ok Oshiro; brother Won Hui; and seven grandchildren. Prayer services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Interment: Mililani Memorial Park.

Shoichi Kanemura, 91, of Honolulu died yesterday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by sons Francis K. and Ernest I.; daughter Rose F. Moon; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers Harold H., Kazuichi and Robert Y.; sisters Mitsuko Nakashige and Alice Y. Sojinaga. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

it Samuel S. Kobayashi, 78, of Honolulu, a retired taxi driver, died Nov. 6 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by stepson Clifford B.Y. Lum; brother Junichi “Alex”; sister Tsugie Kuhns; four stepgrandchildren; and several great-grandstepchildren. Private services.

it Tomeyo K. Kuratani, 97, of Honolulu, died Nov. 14 at Kapiolani Hospital. Born in Waimea, Kauai, she is survived by daughter Ruth S. Yamauchi; sisters Eleanor Honda and Betty Kimura; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Manuel C.S. Kwon, 84, of Honolulu, a general agent for Grand Pacific Life Insurance Co., died last Tuesday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by son Melvyn; daughters Lorna Park and Greta Uyeki; sisters Cecelia Park, Mary Williamson and Catherine Kobayashi; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Joseph T.Y. Lin, 88, of Honolulu, a retired city civil engineer, died Nov. 12 in Palm Springs, Calif. Born on Kauai, he is survived by wife Maria and son Joseph Jr. Private services.

James N. Morimoto, 85, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed flower grower, died Nov. 5 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by sister Irene A. Private services.

Shiro “Boss” Nakasone, 75, of Kuau, Maui, died Friday at home. Born in Paia, Maui, he is survived by wife Nobuko; sons David and Stanley; daughter Sharon; a grandchild; brothers Saburo, Goro and Rokuro; and sister Hazel Chung. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Willard J. Roedersheimer, 56, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired pharmacist, died last Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Cincinnati, he is survived by wife Christine C. Aguinaldo Roedersheimer; son Mark; daughter Laure Vaughn and Kristen Hessee; mother Clotilda L.; stepsons Roland Jr. and Randall C. Gacayan; stepdaughters Rochele and Renee Gacayan; brothers Tom and Michael; and sisters Sue Ann Gump, Mary Lou Weseli, Nancy Sickinger, Karen Mueller and Joyce Murray. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortu ary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Harriette P. Sutton, 81 of Cape May Court House, N.J. and formerly of Hawaii and Mahwah, N.J., a retired elementary schoolteacher for the Allendale, N.J., Board of Education, died Thursday at home. Born in Paterson, N.J., she is survived by great-nieces Mary P. Shaw and Nancy Mulcahy, great-nephews Joseph Jr., Keith and Justin Massaro; great- great-niece Jessica Mulcahy; and great-great-nephew Brian Mulcahy. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Church, 700 Wyckoff Ave. Interment: George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, N.J. Call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Richard J. Swift, 46, of Punaluu, a body and fender man for Clarks Auto Body Shop, died Nov. 15 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by fiancee Lenora Macalino; son Randy Macalino; brother George Jr.; and a granddaughter. Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 3 to 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.