Obituaries

Monday, December 8, 1997

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Saturday, December 6, 1997

Irene T. Akemoto, 70, of Aiea is also survived by brother Gilbert Mitsumori. Additional information for an obituary yesterday provided by the family.

Yoshimi Isagawa, 64, of Kahului, a retired real property tax office clerk for Maui County, died Wednesday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Puunene, Maui, she is survived by brothers Mac, Kaoru and Kenichi; and sisters Shizue, Tsuyu, Kiyoko and Sanae. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

John L. Naone Jr., 44, of Mililani, genealogy researcher, died Tuesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was also campus security at Mililani High School. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother Gladys K.; sister Nancy K. Oliveira; brothers Winston, Harold, Howard and David Naone and Bill McCracken; and grandmothers Nancy K. Aki and Violet Naone. Wake services and cremation: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Presbyterian Church, 95-410 Kuahelani Ave. Private scattering of remains. Casual attire. No flowers.

Thomas B. “Toning” Rillamas, 59, of Ewa Beach, worked for American T Trucking, died Nov. 27 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by brothers James, Joseph, Rudy, Carlos and Ronald; and sisters Eugene Lacson and Shirlee Rodrigues. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Alice Y. Soong, 100, of Honolulu died Nov. 29 in Palolo Chinese Home. Incorrect information for an obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Dorothy D. Souza, 77, of Honokaa, Hawaii died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons James, Adrian and Clifford; daughters Marie S. Ho and Bernie Narimatsu; sister Alice Gouviea; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

George S.H. Wong, 88, of Honolulu, a retired car salesman with Universal Motors, died Nov. 28 in Castle Hospital. Born in Hanapepe, Kauai, he is survived by sons George, Donald, Leonard, John and Jeff; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Entombment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Antonio “Tony” Corpuz, 59, of Ewa Beach, worked at Sheraton Makaha Resort, died last Saturday in Ewa Beach. Born in Ewa, he is survived by son Anthony; daughter Blanche Torres; brothers Alfred, Florencio, Ricardo and Benjamin; sisters Dolores C. Sespene and Caridad Byerley; and six granddaughters. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bryan D. Rudolph, 21, of Hilo, an Amway distributor, died last Saturday in Hilo Hospital. He was also an employee of Harrington’s Restaurant in Hilo. Born in Harbor City, Calif., he is survived by parents Michael and Dora; brothers Michael and Gerald; sister April Purnell; and grandfather Theodore R. Ware. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

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Monday, December 8, 1997

Toko Akamine, 83, of Kekaha, Kauai, died Nov. 23 in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kekaha. He was a retired accountant. He is survived by brother Toho; sister Haruko; cousins, nieces and nephews. Private services.

Noel B. “Butchie” Akiu, 52, of Waipahu, retired from Coca Cola Bottling Co., died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He also served in the U.S. Navy. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sue; brothers Leroy B. and Douglas S.; sisters Annabelle K. Kam, Jacqueline M. Akiu, Elaine M. Higgins and Lorraine L. Cossey. Services and burial: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Samuel Y. Aoki, 91, of Wailua Homesteads, a vegetable farmer, died Tuesday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by daughter Kara Ozaki; son Stanley, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Anne B. Carley, 73, of Nanawale, Hawaii, a retired tax director of Sargents Industries in California, died Thursday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was Born in Wilkensonburg, Pa. She is survived by many good friends. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Puula United Church of Christ, Nanawale. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.

Helen K.P. Duart’e, 71, of Honolulu, a secretary in the accounting department with the federal government, died last Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Leslie Rodrigues; hanai son Clement Rodrigues; sisters Phyllis Kahaunaele and Edwina Smith; brothers David Kaluhiokalani, Albert Prestidge and Benjamin III, Henry, Francis, Marion and John Guerrero, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services and prayers: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at 4918 Likini St. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

John F.P. Fong, 77, of Hilo died Friday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Idamae Hamasaki, Lauren Nishimoto and Sally Kimura; brothers Benjamin and Archie; sister Eleanor Watson, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 12:30 p.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Samuel B. Harris, 66, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, died last Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Kona. He was a dispatch messenger for the Hawaii Newspaper Agency. He is survived by sons Sam “Kimo” and Glenn Charles P.; daughters Laura U‘ilani and Linda Lee Napua; brothers Alexander “Kimo” Jr. and William; sisters Beatrice Ann Sugai and Alithia Ahue, 15 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Service: 8 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary in Honolulu. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home in Hilo. Burial: Alae Cemetery. No flowers in Honolulu.

Michele L. Caplener Hill, 46, formerly of Oahu, died Nov. 7 in Las Vegas. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by husband Vassie Lee; daughter Serena Taylor; son Willie Taylor; parents George and Yvonne Caplener; sisters Nalua Naakahiki, Desiree A. Caplener and Jasie P. Teves; brother Michael G. Caplener, and two grandchildren. Services were held.

Tai Hee Hong, 90, of Honolulu, retired from the state Department of Agriculture, died Nov. 30 in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Soo Y.; sons Leslie and Frederick; daughter Marcia Okimoto; brothers Paul and John; sister Mary Park, seven grandchildren and a great-grandson. Graveside services held.

Elizabeth “Lady” Kaehu, 77, of Waimanalo, died Nov. 28. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John Jr., William Sr., Benjamin L., Lincoln K., Franklin M. and Melvin P.; daughters Elizabeth Kealohanui, Mary Hanawahine, Bernice Pali, Stephanie Kaio, Cheryl Ann, Crystal and Nowella; brothers Bernard K. and Clarence P. Adams; sister Agnes Adams, 44 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

The Rev. Kikue Kodama, 90, of Honolulu, died Nov. 28 in Fukuoka City, Japan. He was born in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was head minister at the Konko Mission in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Arthur Masayoshi and Ernest Shinichi; daughters Dorothy Kyoko, Lillian Masako, Grace Tamaki and Doris Shukuko; brother Tsunehiro Shirakawa, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Peter Santiago Martinez, 91, of Oceanview, died Nov. 30 in his home. He was born in Kohala. He was a retired maintenance supervisor. He is survived by daughters Frances Rhodes and Josephine Wilson; seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Service: noon Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Casual or aloha attire.

Seichi Miyasato, 82, of Honolulu died Nov. 22 in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Wahiawa. He was a retired heavy duty equipment operator. Survived by wife Grace Makiko and four sisters. Services were private.

Norman Akira Naito, 77, of Kaneohe died Friday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He was a retired letterer illustrator at Pearl Harbor. He is survived by wife Shera Setsumi; brothers Hiroshi and Wallace Shigeru, and sister Doris Hisaye Yoshimoto. Service: 8 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Chester A. Page, 89, of Hilo, a proprietor for Diversified Services, died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Princeton, N.J. He is survived by wife Burdys Viola; daughter Sandra L. Woodward, and five grandchildren. Services over the ashes at a later date.

Helen L. Rapozo, 70, of Hilo, a retired housekeeper with Hilo Hospital, died Nov. 26 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Edwin Jr. and Robert; daughter Rae Lani Velez; brothers Valentine and Henry Wessel, and sisters Pearl Wessel and Agnes Prock. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

ue8 Domingo S. Roldan, 53, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for Puna Sugar, died Nov. 22 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Jane Motsinger; brothers Jose, Friday V. and Antonio K., and sister Marjorie Tote. Scattering of ashes at a later date.

Kay Reiko Sadamoto-Shirota, 60,of Honolulu, died last Monday at her home. She was born in Hilo. She was a retired reservations agent for Japan Airlines. She is survived by husband David Hideo Shirota; son Davis Scott Hideo Shirota, and nieces and nephews. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Salvador Suguitan Peralta Sr., 74, of Kekaha died Thursday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He was a retired planting foreman. He is survived by wife Philomena; daughters Gwen Luili and Bernadette; sons John S., Bernard, Ronnie, Salvador Jr., Fred and Willard G.; brother Juan; 21 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Eleele Sacred Heart Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial at Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

James Roy Thompson, 67, of Holualoa, died Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Washington. He was a retired lead pipefitter. He is survived by wife Lorraine J.; son Lee; daughter Lisa Hu; sisters Jean Lawrence and Shirley Coble; brothers Wayne Boyles and Larry Boyles; a grandson, and nieces and nephews. Wake: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Holualoa Catholic Church. Burial at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.

Leilani H. Wong, 72, of Honolulu, retired from Hertz Car Rental, died last Monday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Lawrence; sons Larry Jr. and Robert; daughters Kathleen and Darlene; brothers Paul and Blas Agrabante Jr.; sisters Annie Dabolos, Mary Kido and Martha Ekimoto, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Maunakea Chapel. Call from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Charles L. “Chucky” Yap, 40, of Pearl City, an electronic technician, died Nov. 30 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by parents Veldon H. and Joyce Close; brothers Donald and Stephen Yap and Earl Harper, and sisters Pearl Lara and Ginger Ronquillio. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rodney M. Zakimi, 68, of Kaneohe, a retired body and fender repairman for Sumida’s Body Shop, died last Monday in Castle Hospital. He was born in Wailea, South Hilo, he is survived by wife Doris S.; son Zayne K.; daughter Zayna Y. Sakuma; mother Kame; brothers George S. and Saiji; sisters Sue S. Zakimi and Shigeko Ishikawa, and four grandchildren. Private services.