Obituaries

Monday, February 16, 1998

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Saturday, February 14, 1998

Katherine B. Allen, 75, of Waianae, an administrative aide for Time Out Service Inc., died Feb. 2 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by brother Robert D. and sister Edna Howe. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Maluhia Lutheran Church, 85-256 Farrington Highway. Inurnment at a later date.

William Almeida, 71, of Honolulu and formerly of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired state slaughter house worker, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Honokaa, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Darrel, William B., Wilbert, Wayne, Kevin and Glenn; daughter Nani; brothers Richard and Robert Perreira, John Almeida and Joseph and Alfred Alameida; and sisters Alice Paiva, Lovina Carvalho and Alice Obina. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Glenn A.D. Athanassiou, 45, of New York died Jan. 28 in New York. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Evangelos; daughter Stevie; son Evan; parents Neil “Corky” and Kanani Donahue; brothers Neil “Stopper,” Shannon, Dion, Devin and Conan Donahue; sisters Linda Sayegusa, Tara Oda, Marla Zielinski, Tricia Mahiko, Moya Kaohi and Nola Donahue; and grandmother Henrietta Austen. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 10 a.m. Scattering of ashes: Kahala Beach. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Theodore K. “Ted” Auyong, 72, an associate professor emeritus of pharmacology and toxicology at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, died Jan. 16 in Grand Forks, N.D. He was also a U.S. Army veteran. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Ellen; brother Gilbert; and sisters Eleanor Lai, Bertha Chong, Maibelle Lee and Delphine Chun. Memorial services: 11 a.m. next Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N School St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Washington Cemetery in Glasgow, Mo. Donations suggested to Grand Forks Humane Society.

Harold J.M. Blomfield, 55, of Haleiwa, a commercial fisherman, died last Saturday. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Leslie “Tinker;” son Kolohe; daughters Brynn Blomfield and Dane Ward; brothers Barry and Richard; sister Leinaala Benson; and two grandsons. Services: 11:30 a.m. next Saturday at Liliuokalani Church. Call after 11 a.m. Private scattering of ashes.

Pyong Suk Cho, 83, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Liliha Health Care. Born in Seoul, Korea, she is survived by sons Min Taek and Kwang T. Yi; daughters Betty Yi Hernandez and Kwi Yo Kim; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.

Ignacia B. Estacio, 88, of Kekaha, Hawaii, clerk with the Kekaha Grocery Store, died Monday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by husband Guillermo; daughters Elizabeth Passman, Dolores Higa and Rosario Stewart; sons Rufo, Jose and Benjamin; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Kekaha. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual or aloha attire.

Masato Fujinaka, 91, of Honolulu, a retired diesel mechanic for Oahu Transport Co., died Jan. 21 at home. Born in Pauilo, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Ayano; son Larry H.; daughter Patricia S. Taira; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Marjorie T. Griffith, 74, of Pearl Ridge, a retired executive assistant, died Monday. She was also a congressional secretary. Born in Melbourne, Australia, she is survived by husband William; son Darryl Summers; stepdaughters Bonny Griffith-Brayton and Barbara McKenney; stepson William; sister Patricia Adams; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Andrews Cathedral. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Stanley G. Halsall, 80, of Honolulu, a former police officer, died Feb. 5. He is survived by wife Esther Heide; son Kenneth; daughter Janis Mills; sister Evelyn; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 1:30 p.m. next Saturday aboard the Schooner Lavengro docked at Maalaea Harbor.

Walter S. Hamamoto, 85, of Kahului, owner of Walter’s Radio Service in Wailuku, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by son Russell Inouye; sister Mildred Yoshizawa; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

James N. Kaimiola, 61, of Haiku, Maui, a retired warehouse manager for Shirokiya, died Feb. 1 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Ewa, he is survived by wife Charlene B.; father George M.; stepmother Katherine; sons Harold, James, Charles, Edward and George; daughters Rhonda Holcombe and Charlene Kaimiola; sisters Genevieve Tachera and Margaret Ortiz; brothers Thomas and Dale Downey; stepsisters Barbara Dawson and Carolyn Young; stepbrother Frank Figueroa; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Makawao Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

John R.Q. Kami, infant son of father Carlton Ho and mother Rika Kami died last Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital. He is also survived by brother Katsuhide, grandparents John and Evelyn Ho and grandmother Toshiko Nemoto. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bong Soon C. Kang, 93, of Honolulu died Jan. 7. Born in Korea, she is survived by sons Vernon J.P. and Edward H.B. Kim and Long Wo and Samuel Kang, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.

Margaret “Silva” Kapoi, 63, of Honolulu died Dec. 19 in University Hospital in Las Vegas. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Thomas, Gary, Jamie and Shannon Silva; daughters Charmaine Kaloehanu, Marlene Hironaka, Linda Hubin, Genoa Lopez and Zena Yuen; 24 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Hukilau Beach, Laie. Casual attire. No flowers.

Frederick Keomaka-Moi, 75, of Waianae died last Saturday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Waipio Valley, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Annabelle; sons Stanley Kekona and Lemuel Moi; stepson Chris Akau; daughters Leimomi Callejo, Kuulei Spencer, Darlene Takushi, Kalau Keohokapu; brother John; sister Hattie Mcumber; 20 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Tomiko Kiyojima, 59, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired housekeeper with Hilo Bay Hotel, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Olaa, Hawaii, she is survived by brothers Masayuki “Buddy,” Thomas and Lloyd; and sisters Yoshiko Otomo, Chiyono Kinoshita, Shigeko Kiyojima, Sumie Adams, Amy Shimabukuro and Lois Silva. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

John C.J. Lim, 71, of Honolulu died Feb. 3 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Violet M.; sons Garrett and Glen; daughters Yvonne Kitamura and Dorene Oshiro; brothers Joseph, Richard and Raymond; sister Betty Sturgess; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers.

Philip Lizares, 80, of Ewa Beach, retired after 31 years in the Civil Service at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop #67, died Feb. 3 at home. He was also a veteran in the U.S. Army Military Police. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by wife Rose G.; sons Philip Jr. and Vincent T.; brother Charles; sisters Crispin Ramsey, Leonora Lovelace, Rosaline Amis, Florence Duarte and Theodora Lagon; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road. Call after 8:15 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nancy K. Matsunami, 61, of Hilo, died Feb. 5 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Osamu W.; sons David and Dean; father Kiyoto Mitsuda; brother George Mitsuda; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Stanley T. Matsuura, 85, of Honolulu, a retired proprietor of Kaimuki Furniture Store, died Feb. 4 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Waianae, he is survived by son George Inouye; brother Thomas O.; sisters Grace Fukusaki and Cynthia Nam; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Delores M. McDonald, 72, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Honolulu. Born in Chicago, she is survived by daughters Marilyn Valencia and Nancy McDonald; son Rick; sister Mildred Kustack; brothers Raymond, Melvin and Gene Smith; and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Waikiki Beach in front of the Moana Surfrider Hotel. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hawaii. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Kazuyo Nakahara, 86, of Honolulu, former owner of the New Alakea Grill, died Feb. 6 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Richard Y. and George Y.; daughters Shirley M. Toyama and Carol A. Naka sone; brothers John Y., Charles K., Robert K. and Herbert T. Matsumoto; sisters Ruth Arasato and Shizue Gakiya; and eight grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Helen C. Negrana, 60, of Ainaloa, Puna, Hawaii, a cashier for Consolidated Waiakea Theaters, died Feb. 4 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Paauhau, Hawaii, she is survived by daughters Elena “Ginger” Batangan, Maggie “Aunty Maggie” Socias, Princess Negrana and Karen Young; brothers Thomas and Rodney Castillo; sisters Fely De Peralta, Carmen “Mary” Miranda and Stella Cabasog; and 14 grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hilo Glad Tidings Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Marcos J. Neri, 59, of Waipahu, a retired laborer, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. He was also a caretaker. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by daughter Jocelyn V.; and sisters Laraine L. Olivares, Candie T. Springer and Faye V. Todd. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Casiano G. Pedro, 64, of Waipahu died last Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Aiea, he is survived by sons Bernard Pedro and Randall Alcisto; daughter Sula Richardson; mother Valeriana; brothers Primo and Leonardo Suan and Alfredo, Eginio and Joseph Pedro; sisters Juliana Coleon and Sylvia Lucero; and six grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth’s Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Col. Julius A. “Bert” Roesch III, 91, of Lihue, proprietor of Garden Isle Beach Apartments, died Feb. 5 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Born in Chicago, he is survived by daughter Judith Douglass; four grandsons; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Feb. 28 at Sun Village Apartments Special Events Room in Lihue. Casual attire.

Lawrence Rosa Sr., of Honolulu died Sunday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Norma; sons Lawrence Jr. and Bryant; daughters Stephanie Rosa and Lola Cleveland; brothers Gilbert Silva and Robert and Harold Seales; sisters Genevie and Gertrude Silva, Violet Qusano and Dorothy Perry; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 7:30 a.m. next Saturday at the mortuary. Call from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

John J. Sargis, 76, of Honolulu, a retired chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army, died Wednesday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Chicago, he is survived by wife Helene, son Robert, daughter Nicole, brother Robert and two grandsons. Mass: noon Wednesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Betsy M. Shimakage, 82, of Honolulu, a retired maid for Church of World Messianity, died Jan. 30 in Leahi Hospital. Born in Ewa, she is survived by sisters Mildred S. Numasaki and Elinor Chung. Private services.

Ellsworth E. Vieira, 68, a retired teacher, died Jan. 3 in Kula, Maui. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by fiancee Shirley Moss; sister Bernice Mendes; brother Harry; sons Michael, Richard and John; daughters Elizabeth Houck and Marie Moreschi and Shanon Randolf; and nine grandchildren. Graveside memorial services: 1 p.m. next Saturday at Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku, Maui.

Anna E. West, 90, of Honolulu died Feb. 4 in Respite Care of Hawaii. Born in Sweden, she is survived by son Bruno; daughter Inger Rhoads; and four grandchildren. Inurnment at a later date in Sweden.

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Monday, February 16, 1998

Harry “Bozez” Bullock, 55, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, died Feb. 5 at Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Madison, Ky. He was a self-employed handyman and a member of the Screen Actors Guild. He is survived by sons Jethro and Kawika; daughters Julie Dearden, Guiseppina Marie Bullock, Shiloh LeAnne Bullock and Guenevere Patricia Bullock, and a grandchild. Services: 9 a.m. today at Calvary Community Church. Friends gather at the Honokohau Harbor fuel dock at 11 a.m. for scattering of the ashes at sea. A potluck gathering will be held at 2 p.m. at the old Kona Airport last pavilion. No flowers. Memorial tributes welcome.

Irene Virginia Eaton Chase, 84, of Keaau, Hawaii, formerly of Rockland, Maine, died Feb. 5 at the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Orland, Maine. She was a homemaker. She is survived by sons Erwin Jr. and David; daughter Helen Kirchoff; 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Alae Cemetery. The family requests donations be made to Hospice of Hilo, 1266 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, HI, 96720. No flowers.

Haruo Hamada, 73, of Honolulu, died Feb. 1 at his residence. He was born in Honolulu. He was a retired boat carpenter. He is survived by sister Asako Yamada. Services were private. Hosoi Garden Mortuary handled arrangements.

Francisco L. Inovejas, 72, of Las Vegas died Feb. 12 in Desert Springs Hospital. He was born in Waimanalo. He was a maintenance supervisor and retired from the Federal Civil Service. He is survived by wife Clarice; sons Francis, Fred, Farley and Fraser; daughters Margaret Abergas, Monalisa Leanio, Melanie Inovejas and Michele Inovejas; mother Teadore Pascua; brother Alfredo; sisters Filomina Yacap and Caridad Gosiaco, 19 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchil dren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, Las Vegas. Arrangements handled by Palm Mortuary-Eastern, Las Vegas.

Kathryn Virginia Jones, 85, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, died Wednesday at Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Pittsburg, Penn. She was a retired sales person at the Coral Grotto in the former Kona Hilton Hotel. She is survived by daughter Rosemary; sons Paul and Neale; sister Janet Keller, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa, Kona. Inurnment to follow.

Shinichi Masaki, 89, of Honolulu, formerly of Makaweli, Kauai, died Feb. 5 at Queen’s Medical Center. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He was a retired Gay and Robinson Plantation Co. beekeeper. He is survived by daughters Judith Lesko, Karen Masaki and Stella Masaki Whitaker; brother Yutaka, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were private.

James Jensho Oshiro, 82, of Wahiawa, died Feb. 9 at Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Ninole, Hawaii. He was formerly employed at Kemoo Farm as a chef. He is survived by wife Sadie Sadano Oshiro; sons Roy and Melvin; daughters Ethel E. Sumida and Jean S. Camello; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary, Mauka Chapel. No flowers. Casual attire.

Jennie W. Smeloff, 72, of Kihei, Hawaii, died Thursday at Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Philadelphia, Penn. She is survived by husband Edward A.; sons Edward Jr. and Jeffrey; daughters Christine Lodge and Elizabeth Smeloff; sister Elsie Newns, and five grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Grand Wailea chapel.

James K.J. Yee, 73, died Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Valerie Y. Martines and Claire D. Yee; son Brad Yee; brothers Peter and Ray; sisters Connie Ching and Dorothy Yee, and four grandchildren. Memorial service: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Burial services will follow at 11:30 a.m. at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.