Obituaries

Friday, December 19, 1997

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Mariano M. Agodong,84, of Honolulu, a retired employee of Hawaiian Airlines, died Nov. 29 in Honolulu. Born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Teresita A.; sons Remigio, Armando and Guillermo; daughters Purita Tagaca and Carol De Jesus; brother Gaudencio; and four grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. today at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 8:45 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony’s Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Melanie L. Beach,infant daughter of Melton and Darlene Beach of Kailua, died Sunday in Honolulu. She is also survived by brother Jeremy; grandparents Vivian Cabral, Clotilde Ferreira and Mel and Pat Beach; great-grandparents Dora and Charlie; Florence Ferreira and Frances Mark. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Florence W. “Kiki” Brandt,86, died Dec. 9 in Santa Cruz, Calif. Born in Koloa, Kauai, she is survived by daughters Dulce D. Shafer, Theanne D. Specht; son Peter W. Dease; five grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Koloa Scholarship Fund, c/o Hawaii Community Foundation, 900 Fort Street Mall No. 1300, Honolulu 96813 or to charity.

Wallace W.O. Ching,75, of Pearl City, a retired maintenance owner, died last Friday in Pearl City. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Rosaline; sons Kenneth, Marvin and Barry Ching and Wyatt Woo; daughters Sylvia Ching, Beverly Saito and Michele Kamau; sister Elizabeth Lau; 18 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Earl T. Fujieda,50, of Wahiawa, retired from the U.S. Air Force, died Dec. 11 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Corinne S.; son Scott S.; daughter Stacy M.; mother Fujie; father Kiyoshi; brother Roger; and sisters Patricia Nitta and Gail Fujieda. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Alban’s Chapel, Iolani Schools, 563 Kamoku St. Call after 1 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Toshio Hasegawa,78, of Honolulu, a retired city building inspector, died Dec. 11 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Nobuyo, son David N., daughter Maureen E. Hiura and two grandchildren. Private services.

Mildred S. Hirohata,81, of Honolulu died Dec. 8. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Alvin H. and Wayne A. Hirohata and Norman I. Hirohata-Goto; daughter Darlene F. Aoki; brother Ryuzo Horie; sister Kiyoko Hattori; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Rodney J. “Bullu” Hose,70, of Kealia-Kona, Hawaii, a heavy equipment operator, died Sunday at home. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by sons Rodney Jr., Brad and Alan; daughters Veronica Haae, Deana Hose, Myra Kendrick, Floriann Graham and Hazel Paul; sister Hazel Martin-Hayakawa; brothers Edward Jr. and Lawrence; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Pukaana Congregational Church in Kealia. Call from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at the church. Call from 8 to 10 a.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Margaretta “Toni” Hosmer,94, of Kailua died Dec. 11 in Kailua. Born in Salt Lake City, she is survived by husband Bruce; son Gerald Frisbey; daughter Bonnie Kulas; sister Meriam Ince; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lanikai Beach.

Edythe “Edy” Janssen,88, of Kula, Maui, formerly of Honolulu died Tuesday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Jin, daughter Marilyn Cleghorn, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Graveside services over ashes: 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Makawao Cemetery. Donations suggested to Shriners Children Hospital or St. John’s Church in Kula.

Ululani M. Judd,71, of Honolulu, retired from the city Department of Parks and Recreation, died last Friday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Maxwell Jr., Lionel and Robert; daughter Iris Leach; brother William Lovell; sisters Elizabeth and Ethel Akana; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Kawaiahao Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Lanson C. Kaleiwahea,34, of Honolulu died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents Calvin and Marie Y.; brothers Troy, Walton, Shane, Terran, Gilbert “Gilly” and Clinton; sisters Marylyn, Lehua, Michiko “Michie”, Angela “Angie” and Haunani. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Gerald F. “Gerry” Keniston,68, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran, died Saturday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Bristol, Conn., he is survived by wife Gladys T., brother Robert W. and sister Beverly C. Davis. Services: 12:30 p.m. Sunday Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Cremation to follow. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire.

Yoshiko Koi,95, of Mountain View, Hawaii died Monday in Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Hilo, she is survived by sons Herbert, Ronald and Roy; daughters Florence Ebisuzaki, Margaret Hironaka and Harriet Rebuldela; sister Shizuko Fukutomi; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary gifts.

Anna Lermann,70, of Honolulu, director of housekeeping for Alexander & Young Hotel and Building, died Dec. 7 at home. She was also a consultant to the Sheraton Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand; Westin Mauna Kea Hotel; and the Outrigger Hobron Hotel. She was born in Rothenbach, Germany. Private services. Burial in Selb, Germany.

Henry K.S. Lew Jr.72, of Honolulu, retired from United Airlines, died Dec. 10 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife May; son Henry N.H. Li; daughter Valerie M. Cooper; brothers Ellsworth, Llewellyn and Nathaniel; sisters Eleanor Pila, Thelma Ruebsamen, Dorothea Guerreiro and Alma Bell; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 622 N. Judd St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.

June K. Martinez,58, of Honolulu died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sisters Beverly A. Hoover, Charlotte P. Bush and Tina Lee and brother Samuel Lee. Memorial services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Salvation Army Kauluwela Mission. Casual attire.

Roy S. Matsuura,69, of Honolulu, a retired state milk commissioner, died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Hatsue; son Scott; daughters Jaye Lum and Fay Yamasaki; brother George Inouye; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Flora A. Morimune,84, of Honolulu died yesterday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by brother George and sisters Esther Moriguchi and Myrtle Yanagida. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire.

ue8 Barbara A. Novinski,38, of Honolulu died Saturday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by mother Patricia Caplener; sisters Sharon Caplener and Paulette McNerney; and brother Paul L. Caplener Jr. Services at a later date.

Albert C. “Blackie” Oshiro,78, of Waipahu died Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Mamie; sons Ralph, Roy, Andrew and Wesley; daughters Claire Hane, Mabel Tome and Cynthia Kawabata; brothers Thomas, Paul and Timothy; sisters Nancy Higa, Ruth Oshiro and Alice Naito; and 13 grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jeanette H. Price,65, of Honolulu died Saturday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by daughter Michele; son Michael; mother Tome Orimoto; sisters Bessie Y. Fujihara, Grace H. and Sharon H. Ishikawa, Mae M. Hiraoka and Maile T. Takane; and a grandson. Services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire.

Raymond Santana Jr.,41, of Hayward, Calif. and formerly of Aiea, an architect engineer for Alana Lippert, died Dec. 4 in Hayward, Calif. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents Raymond and Shirley; brother Wayne A.; sisters Debra I. Morte and Bernadette L. Santana; and grandparents Nancy Belaski and John O. Salsedo. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Harry H. Takamiya,74, of Aiea, a retired teletype mechanic for Pearl Harbor, died Nov. 21 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Gladys S.; son Lance T.; daughter Lynn Y.; brothers Haruki, George and James; sister Helen; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Saburo “Sub” Takayesu,74, of Honolulu, a retired sales manager for Aloha Airlines, died Dec. 9 in Queen’s Hospital. He was also a World War II veteran. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Amy H.; sons John H. and Paul Y.; daughter Ann Y.; and sisters Yoshiko Nakamura and Dorothy Uehara. Private services.

Evelyn Taylor,75, of Mililani died Monday in Mililani. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughter Lorraine Enos; brother John Taylor; sister Beatrice Miller and Lauriette Fields; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Feiloaiga T. Vaovasa,84, of Waipahu died Dec. 11 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Amanave, American Samoa, she is survived by sons Faitau and Puao Tago; daughters Siutu Tai, Tuputala Tuli, Leuma Soa, Alofaifo Suka, Petina Vaovasa, Iulisese Niumata and Julieta Uli; 57 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Wake services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at First Samoan Assembly of God Church, 1420 Palama St. Call after 4 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Helen S.Y. Yap,82, of Honolulu died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Victor; daughters Carolyn Dulaney and Sandra James; brother Alfred Ho; sisters Lily Young, Patty Char, Margaret Goo and Lorraine Tyau; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and 8 to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Susan A. “Yoshi” Yonemura,66, of Honolulu died Saturday in Honolulu. Born in Tokyo, she is survived by sons Michael and Karl Bruno; daughters Mary Anne and Lien Bruno; hanai daughter Marti Bruno; and three grandchildren. Private services. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for more information.

Sumi Yuen,83, of Henderson, Nev., a retired cannery supervisor, died yesterday in St. Rose Dominican Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by daughter Judith Go; sisters Miye Watanabe and Etsuko Arakaki; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.