Obituaries

Wednesday, February 25, 1998

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Hatsue Akaki, 86, of Kaneohe is also survived by brother Robert Oyama. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Mary Cho-Davis, 76, of Puna, a retired federal civil service manager, died last Wednesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Kapoho, Hawaii, she is survived by daughter Momilani Balutski; son Alan Sokoloff; hanai son Charlie Sokoloff; brother Joseph Cho; sister Nami Boerstahl; and three granddaughters. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park.

Wenceslao Cuadro, 91, of Kekaha, Kauai, an unloading operator for Kekaha Sugar, died last Wednesday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Josephina and sister Genoveva. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Church in Kekaha. Call from 8 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.

Christine Kanaiolele Aki Dowson, of Vancouver, Wash., and formerly of Wahiawa, a retired United Airlines Red Carpet hostess, died Feb. 16 in Vancouver. She was also director of Dowson’s Art Gallery. Born in Lahaina, she is survived by husband Joseph G.H.; daughters Ipo R.C. Nihipali and Roxanne K. Medeiros; sons Joseph G.H. Jr. and Gaylord G.H.; brother John Aki; sisters Nalani Wallace and Alice Shimomura; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wahiawa United Methodist Church, 1445 California Ave. Aloha attire.

Julia “Tita” English-Pendergrass, 86, of Honolulu died Friday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son William Medeiros; daughter Rita Ann Pinkiewicz; brothers Buddy, John, Richard and Arthur English; sisters Genieve Gildersleeve, Myrna Kaholokula, Annie Yamane and Mary Zanakis; companion Paul Long; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to noon. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Guy Y. Fujiuchi, 67, of Lihue, a retired director of Student Services with Kauai Community College, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Kapaa, Kauai, he is survived by wife Gladys; sons Evan H., Lorin Y. and Mark II; brothers Takato Fujiuchi and Jerry K. Ohtani; sister Kimiko Kawamura; and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sally Y. Furusho, 75, of Honolulu died last Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Kohala, she is survived by son Larry R.; sisters Ayano Nagata and Mitsuko Naito; and brother Tadao Saito.

Isaac K. “Ike” Hale, 45, of Honolulu, a 1970 graduate of Roosevelt High School, died Feb. 9. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents Earl K. and Ellen Jane K.; and brother E. Kaiponohea. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kawaiahao Church. Call after 12:30 p.m. Inurnment: Uluhaimalama Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Richard M. “Dick” Harada, 76, of Honolulu will be remembered in memorial services 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Terushi Higa, 69, of Honolulu, a retired maintenanceman at Barbers Point, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Makawao, Maui, he is survived by wife Irene M.; sons Matthew M. and Alden T.; brother Jinsei; sisters Haruko Makiya, Teruyo Oshiro, Mildred M. Cheong and Akiko Matsuura; and a grandchild. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Yoshio Himeda, 84, of Wahiawa, a retired field supervisor for the Dole Corp., died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Tomiko E.; sons Richard M. and Ben E.; daughters Judy Y. Takamoto and Alice M. Yara; brothers Kikuji and Edgar S.; sisters Fujiko and Harriet Muraoka, Tomiko Ohama, Asayo Tamura, Helen Saifuku and Masako Yamamoto; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elizabeth K. Kahalewai, 79, of Kapaakea, Molokai, died last Wednesday in Kaunakakai. Born in Kaluaaha, Molokai, she is survived by son Edward; daughters Dorothy Thomas, Elizabeth, Mary Jane and Iwalani Kahalewai, Pauline Kaili, Sarah Yerhot and Stephanie Sugai; sister Miriam Briones; 26 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 8 to 11 a.m. Friday at First Assembly of God Church in Kaunakakai. Burial: Kapaakea Cemetery.

Mitzi A. O. Kealoha, 20, of Paia, Maui died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by daughter Hiilani K.C.V.; parents William “Kako” and Mary N.; sisters Michiko, Maria and Melanie “Hanako”; brothers William “Brudah” and Bricesen; paternal grandmother Kimie; and half-sister Ashley Brown. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Baby Park, Paia, Maui. Casual attire. Leis only.

William R. Keao, 78, of Mililani, a retired general superintendent from Hawaiian Bitumuls, died Feb. 7 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Frances; sons Stanley Cabanas and William, Robert and Emmett Keao; daughters Rosemary Galdeira, Linda Lew and Sandra Klassen; hanai brother Benjamin Pamatigan; hanai sister Annie Newalu; 25 grandchildren; and 45 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.

Hatsuyo Kikuchi, 100, of Honolulu, a retired proprietor for Marukiyoya Store, died Feb. 17 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Fukuoka, Japan, she is survived by son Kazuo, daughter Harumi Nishikata, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Palama Higashi Hongwanji, 1685 Alaneo St. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kimiko Kubota, 83, of Honolulu and formerly of California and Lanai, died Jan. 18. Born in Puuenene, Maui, she is survived by sons Robert, Thomas and Melvin; daughters Dorothy Rabe, Adrienne Chong and Norrine Stephenson; brother Douglas Mayehara; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Mary I.P.M. Kuhia, 83, of Kula, Hawaii died Feb. 16 in Kula Hospital. Born in Nahiku, Maui, she is survived by sons William III, J.J. and Frederick; daughters Loretta Savoy, Charlotte Beouchan and Shirley Nunes; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wake: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Caren T. Kuroiwa, 73, of Pearl City died Feb. 19 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Kilauea, Hanalei, Kauai, she is survived by son Yugene; daughter-in-law and primary caregiver Helen; brother James Murakami; sister Amy Nagahara; and a grandson. Private services.

Severina Lumantas, 69, of Mililani died Feb. 9 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Pedro; sons Danilo, Ernesto and Pedro Jr.; daughters Fe Kaupe, Gene Lumantas, Helen Knepp and Tessie Guillera; brother Leon Duhaylongsod; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Church in Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Margaret C. Machado, 85, of Pleas anton, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, died Feb. 17 in Pleasanton. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by sons Eugene, Harold, Gilbert and Anthony; daughter Frances R. Hodge; brothers Ernest, William and Joseph Cambra; sisters Katherine Passmore, Carol Moniz, Frances Shaw and Henrietta Pereira; 15 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kaiulani Cemetery.

Helen Y. Matsuda, 64, of Aiea, a sales clerk for Kakesako Brothers Jewelers, died Feb. 14 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Richard “Abu”; sons Derrick and Curt Hayashida; daughter Debbie Farr; brothers Tommy, Theodore, Dennis, Harry, Hideo and Kiyoto Kida; sister Mitsuko Fukuda; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yoshio Matsuyama, 73, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a truck driver for Lihue Plantation, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. He was also a U.S. Army veteran. Born in Hanamaulu, Kauai, he is survived by brother Yoshiaki, sister Miuki Maehata and care-giver Faith Dabin. Services: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Pane Meatoga, 81, of Laie, a retired equipment operator with the Honolulu Fire Department, died Feb. 17 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in American Samoa, he is survived by wife Gustava; sons Pane Jr. and Muelu; daughters Ke-o Polvado and Sauiluma; brothers John and Koolauloa; sister Anovale Napoleon; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4th Ward, Laie. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.

Harry J. Medeiros, 76, of Honolulu, a retired bank officer with First Hawaiian Bank and Continental Bank, died last Wednesday. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Martina; daughters Bettina Velgos and Hayley Medeiros; sons Dr. Mark and Scott; sister Dorothy Lara; and four grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Arizona Humane Society, P.O. Box 47270, Phoenix, AZ 85068-7270 or VFW Veteran’s Service, P.O. Box 119006, Kansas City, MO 64171.

Romualdo A. Mejia, 90, of Honolulu, retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Feb. 14 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Bilanonan, Pangasinan, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Leticia “Stella”; sons Albert, Raymond and Richard; daughters Leonora Smith and Krista Mejia; 20 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Robert “Sonny” Napalapalai, 72, of Haleiwa, retired from U.S. Naval Magazine in Lualualei, died Jan. 30 in Haleiwa. Born in Puna, Hawaii, he is survived by son Robert T.; daughters Virginia Chun, Pauline Young and Roberta and Sheila Williams; brother Napoleon “Nappy”; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Liliuokalani Protestant Church, 66-090 Kamehameha Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Liliuokalani Cemetery. Casual attire.

Tojiko K. Ono, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired social worker, died Sunday in Kaneohe. Born in Los Angeles, she is survived by sons Shinya and Tadahiko and five grandchildren. Private services.

Anna Rivero, 73, of Wahiawa died Feb. 15 at home. Born in Hamakuapoko, Maui, she is survived by daughters Estrella Doquisa and Carmalita “Carmen” Kubo; son Dempsey Rivero; companion Bernard Rodrigues; sisters Hilda DeSoto, Katherine “Kressie” Puno and Eleanor Matalon; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary W. Root, 80, of Crystal Lake, Ill., died Monday at home. Born in Wichita, Kan., she is survived by daughter Lynett Cablk, sister Nancy Closson and two grandchildren. Memorial services on the mainland. Burial in Hawaii at a later date. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, 445 Ridge St., Algonquin, IL 60102; the American Heart Association, 602 Austin Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098; or the Rotary Youth Foundation, 3536 Harding Ave., Honolulu 96816.

Lincoln T. Sakamoto, 86, of Honolulu, a retired proprietor for General Forging & Machine Co., died Feb. 16 in Straub Hospital. Born in Waialua, he is survived by sons Benjamin H., Lionel M. and Boyde T.; daughters Lorene F. and Angel T.; brother Oscar K.; sisters Dorothy Y. and Doris M. Onouye; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Rosemarie T. Silva, 51, of Kalopa Mauka Road, Honokaa, Hawaii, a clerk with Honokaa Elementary and High schools, died Feb. 17 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Haina, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Arthur E.; mother Alice Tavares; brothers George and Henry J. Tavares; and sisters Hazel De Rego and Velma Souza. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Honokaa Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers.

Henry M. Souza, 87, of Pearl City is also survived by stepdaughter Cecilia Silva. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Chizuko I. Sumida, 64, of Kaneohe, a retired teacher at Heeia Elementary School, died Friday in Straub Hospital. Born in Kona, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Wesley K. and Jon H.; stepdaughter Joann N.; sister Sachiko Harai; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leilani S. Takaki, 56, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, died last Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by brothers Yoshio and Masaichi and sister Akiko Suzuki. Private services.

Serapio B. Talon, 94, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a self-employed farmer, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Celerina; sons Moises and Daniel; daughters Magdelena Ramos, Dolores Bautista, Beatriz Aguto and Clarita Maneja; brothers Alfredo and Tomas; and sisters Sophia Ramos, Maria Talon, Gertrudes Regidor and Eustaquia Viscara. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Saturnino A. Tapangco, 84, of Wahiawa, owner of Tapangco Mobile Market, died Feb. 9 in Wahiawa. Born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Crispina “Cris” B.; son Saturnino Jr.; daughters Gloria Kelly, Rose Cabello, Shirley K. Tapangco-Dahang, Priscilla Wagner, Marilyn Tapangco-Javier and Frances Tyrell; sister Apolonia Lapastora; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Koon Fook Tom, 97, of Wailuku died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Omaopio, Maui, he is survived by sons George, Wallace, Edmund and Arnold; daughters Shirley Chee, Roseline Chung, Theresa Tom and Florence Kojenlang; 33 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Hilda S.K. Tsujimura, 68, of Honolulu is also survived by mother Yasu and brother Satoshi Kobashigawa. Additional information for an obituary published Monday provided by the mortuary.

Elena L. Valdez, 86, of Waianae died Feb. 3 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, the Philippines, she is survived by children Edith Clemente, Delia Alupay and Samuel and Pedro Encarnacion Jr.; brothers Francisco, Gregorio, Rufo, Ernesto and Camilo; sisters Juana Bergado, Maming Ellazar, Isidra Amano, Felisa Disuangco, Luisa Bahia and Victoria Locquiao; 18 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

David K. Wilson Jr., 88, of Waianae, past master of Hawaiian Lodge, died Feb. 16 at home. Born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii, he is survived by son H. Harvey; stepchildren Piilani Isaia and Frank and Mike Cook; sister Myrtle Hallam; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Masonic graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children; 1310 Punahou St., Honolulu 96822.

Earl K.Y. “Bert” Young, 83, of Kahului, former employee of Maui Land & Pineapple Co., died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, he is survived by wife Shirley and sisters Blossom Tyau and Cherry Chang. Services: 12:45 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Wah Kei Young, 80, of Honolulu, a retired quality control inspector with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Feb. 16 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Constance; sons Leslie, Jeffery and Harvey; daughter Paty Cahalan; brothers Harry Wah Chun and Dr. Joseph, Andrew and Robert Young; sisters Milly Ng, Amy Chann and Dolores Chun; and four grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.