Obituaries

Tuesday, March 3, 1998

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George Q. Cannon, 89, headed
Chamber, Police Commission

By Star-Bulletin staff

George Q. Cannon, 89, of Orem, Utah, a milk industry executive with the former Dairymen’s Association and Meadow Gold Dairies, died yesterday in Orem, Utah.

He was also a businessman and president of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.

Cannon also served on the Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Honolulu Council of the Navy League, U.S. Army Quartermasters Association, Geneva Association and the American/Korean Red Cross.

He also was a former chairman of the Honolulu Police Commission.

During the Korean War, he played a key role in organizing the Korean Relief Fund.

Born in Salt Lake City, he is survived by wife Irene Chipman, daughter Mary J. Slater, sons Vance and George Q., nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

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Benjamin P.L. Ahakuelo, 60, of Honolulu, a merchant seaman for Seafarers International Union, died Wednesday in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Dori; sons Coleman, Benjamin Jr., Shane and Paris; daughter Kehaulani; hanai son Dillon Turk; brother Norman; sister Queenie Cavaco; and three grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Daniel I. Akeo, 77, of Kailua, a retired supervisor for Honolulu Gas Co., died Feb. 21 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Eleanor; sons Daniel, Joseph, Douglas and Matthew; daughters Gwen Alfonso, Ilona Kuhns and Kathleen Yap; brother George; sister Jennie Meyers; 31 grandchildren; and 57 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Patricio F. Aque, 69, of Aiea, retired from the U.S. Navy and Pearl Harbor Shops 72 and 99, died Thursday at home. Born in Subic Bay, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Julia; sons Patricio Jr., Patrick, Haki and Joey; daughters Julie Buckley, Ellen Turk, Darlene Farmer and Terry Aque; stepchildren Larry, Martha, George, Mefflin Ondayog, Millie Arce, Carolyn Hayashi, Melanio Jr., Dwayne and Andrea Caspillo, Lillian Tsubota, Annette Sombatphibane and Angela Garcia; brothers; sisters; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Robert Asuncion, 47, of Rochester, Minn. and formerly of Honolulu, an IBM customer engineer and information developer, died last Wednesday in Rochester, Minn. He was also a U.S. Air Force veteran. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Kari; sons Aaron and Kawika R.K.; daughter Mikhael K., Emily J.L. and Kanani G.M.; mother Pauline Salado; stepfather Alfred Salado; sister Alice Ome, Maria Harbert, Anna M. Vasquez and Donna Rico; brothers Angel and Michael Asuncion and Ronald, Arnold, Leroy and Conrado Rico Jr.; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park in Kaneohe.

Mariano “Tick” Baliares, 68, of Honolulu, a retired groundskeeper for the city Parks Department at Ala Moana Park, died Saturday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Maria; sons Mariano Jr. and Robert; daughters Betty Anne Quijano, Valerie J. Lopes, Debra Lynn Baliares and Marilyn M. Jones; brother Cecelio “Basil;” 24 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mabel M. Botelho, also known as Mabel S. Botelho, 73, of Washington died Wednesday. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by sons Irvine and Clayton, brother Edward Medeiros, sister Marilyn Carvalho, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Thursday at Blessed Sacrament. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Call Williams Funeral Services for information.

Alejandro Bungula, 61, of Hilo, a retired clerk for Hawaii Motors’ parts department, died last Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hakalau, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Segunda “Sally”; daughters Lisa Bungula, Suzette Parker and Danette Bungalon; brother Albert “Dudi”; sisters Maxima Isreal, Nora Cabatu and Conchita “Connie” Cadiz; hanai brother Albert Cahitas; and four grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Edith K. Campbell, 87, of Kaneohe, a retired secretary, died Wednesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Captain Cook, Kona, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Kenneth M.; son Dirk Y.; brother Grant Yonamori; sister Katsume Kamoto; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.

Carla Coray, will be remembered in services 1 p.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hawaii Kai Ward, 219 Lunalilo Home Road. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial in Utah. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Mabel V. Dias, 81, of Honolulu, died Sunday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Betty Lou Pada, Barbara Davis, Lorraine Kaai, Terry Ann Alexander and Marlene Kokoo; and sons Arthur A. Dias Jr. and Robert Oliver. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Frederick M. “Fritz” Fry, 64, of Keauhou, Kona, Hawaii, a U.S. Veterans Administration counselor, died Feb. 22 in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a U.S. Air Force veteran. Born in Altoona, Pa., he is survived by wife Diane M.; son Pete; daughters Stacey and Shannon; sister Margaret Thomas; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services on the mainland.

Elsie F.M. Ho, 93, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Clarence S.H. and Erwin S.W.; daughter Ethel J. Ho Kam; sister Ethel K. Mau Ching; brother Samuel Leong Mau; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Shirley S. Imoto, 76, of Honolulu is also survived by sisters Edith Hiromasa and Miriam Kuniyuki. Additional information for an obituary published Saturday provided by the mortuary.

Harold S. Inouye, 88, of Wahiawa, retired vice president of the credit department of First Hawaiian Bank, died Feb. 17 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Frances F.; daughter Nancy Tomishima; sister Beatrice Nosse; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Otoyo Izumigawa, 86, of Honolulu, a master Okinawan koto instructor, died Feb. 22 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Wahiawa, she is survived by husband Kanyei; sons Ronald A., Stanley Y. and Roger N.; daughter Janie M. Hatayama; brother Eddie Kaneshima; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Herbert T. Kakisako, 88, of Aiea and formerly of Kalihi, a retired milkman for Meadow Gold, died Feb. 23 in Hale Pulama Mau. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Ray, daughter Ann Manuel and a grandson. Private services.

Annie K.A. Kealoha, 85, of Waikoloa, Hawaii and formerly of Honolulu, a retired pineapple cannery worker, died last Tuesday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by sons Francis and Eugene; daughters Lavaina Brown, Janet Silva and Doris Ibarra; sisters Kuulei Lagumdimao and Mary Jackson; 24 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Call from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Luncheon to follow. Private services for scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Kamado Maeshiro, also known as Yago “Mii Kakazu,” 102 of Pearl City, a retired caregiver at the Waimano Care Home, died Wednesday in Maunalani Nursing Center. Born in Oroku, Okinawa, she is survived by sons Moriyasu and Morishige Mayeshiro and Moritada Maeshiro; sister Mosa Kakazu; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nancy P. Makaehu, 57, of Waimanalo died Feb. 22 in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband James; daughter Jennifer; brothers Samuel and Edward Pa; sister Elizabeth Kanehailua; and grandson Austin. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Violet T. Matsueda, 84, of Pearl City, a retired Kukui Restoration masseuse, died Feb. 23 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Keahua, Maui, she is survived by daughters Harriet A. Kumashiro and Shirley Ann N. Nishijo, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Kiyoko H. Matsuura, 101, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Aloha Health Care. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she is survived by sons Naoto, Kiyoto and Kazuo; daughters Fumiko Sorayama and Sueko Moritomo; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Carolyn Miller, 73, of Vermont and formerly of Honolulu, a former employee for Honolulu Book Shops, died Jan. 23 in South Burlington, Vt. She was also a retired employee for American Automobile Association. Born in Tonawanda, N.Y., she is survived by daughters Barbara Lynn and Wendy Allex; sons Jack and Gary; and four grandchildren. Services held.

Richard S. Paisley, 73, of Utah, editor for the Ohio state newspaper, “Lantern,” died last Wednesday in Alta View Hospital. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he is survived by daughters Christine Paisley Stolworthy and Anne Louise Dodt; and grandchildren Heather Paisley Dodt, Shannon Danielle Casey, Laurel Kilikina Hilburn, Jeffrey Paisley Hilburn, Amber Kiana Hilburn and Sarah Ashley Stolworthy. Private services.

Joseph “Joe” Perreira, 82, of Honolulu, a retired parking lot attendant from APCOA, Bank of Hawaii Kaimuki Branch, died Feb. 13 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Florence P.; sons Guy and Gregory; daughters Jo-ann Machiguchi, Joleen Simao and Sharon P. Samson; brothers Edward D. and Walter; sisters Alice and Mabel DeReis; and eightgrandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Aloha attire.

William I. Piho, 79, of Kailua, a retired MTL Bus Co. employee, died Wednesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Makawao, Maui, he is survived by wife Caroline, sons William Isaiah Jr. and Wendall Kalawaianui; daughter Wanda Ann W.P. Pasatiempo; brothers Edward and Samuel; sister Mary K. Benevides; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Bernardino T. Ramiscal, 86, of Honolulu died Feb. 22. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Florentina; sons Carlito, Elmer, Onofre, Fiel and Erwin; daughters Dr. Aida Martin and Minda Velasco; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Marcos R. Ranada, 103, of Honolulu died Feb. 19 in Nuuanu Hale. Born in Cadaratan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by sons Enrique, Filomeno and Felix; daughters Rufina Fajardo, Maria Aplasca, Rosita Tungpalan, Anita Mateo and Dionisia Lucas; 38 grandchildren; 97 great-grandchildren; 26 great-great-grandchildren; and a great- great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Kenneth W. Sanpei, 69, of Honolulu, a retired meter reader for the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, died Feb. 22 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by brothers Ernest I., Ray S. and Clifford M.; and sisters Claire R. Sanpei and Joyce T. Nakamura. Private services.

James C. “Jim” Sudduth, 76, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy chief hospital corpsman, died Feb. 22 at home. Born in High, Texas, he is survived by daughters Linda West and Laura Valdez. Private services.

Donald M. Sugano, 76, of Honolulu, a founder and retired manager of Kaimuki Typewriter Service, died Feb. 22 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Edith, son Richard, daughter Barbara, brother Isaac, sister Miyoko and four grandchildren. Private services.

Henry P. Thom, 76, of Honolulu, retired owner of King’s Sporting Goods, died Wednesday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Nancy; sons LeRoy, Glenn, Marc and Nolan; daughters Mary P. Tanigawa and Paula Kawasugi; brother Buck Kam; sisters Florence Choy, Lillie Chun and Thelma Thom; and eight grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Seiji “Sam” Tokeshi, 75, of Hilo, a retired superintendent for the former Mauna Kea Agribusiness, died Friday in Straub Hospital. Born in Ninole, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Kiyoko; son Wesley; daughters Gail Okata, Evie Myers, Coleen Tokeshi, Lorna Tabandera, Leona Takahashi and Phylis Tokeshi; brothers Seikichi and Akira; sisters Fujiko Kiyabu and Otome Hayashi; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Doris H. Toyama, 78, of Honolulu is also survived by sister Evelyn Kumura. Additional information for an obituary published Friday provided by the mortuary.

Ricardo Yadao, 68, of Haleiwa died Feb. 16 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Waialua, he is survived by sons Ricky Jr., Randall and Rockwell; brothers Reginald and Fred; sisters Agrepina Dinong, Isabel Dionglay, Florentina Ozoa and Germinia Salvador; and four grandchildren. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ronald K. Yanehiro, 78, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Feb. 23. He was also a World War II Army veteran. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Beatrice Y.; son Derick K.; daughters Linda R. Uyehara, Jan I. Yanehiro Eves and Cindy K. Martin; sisters Lillian Sasaki, Rachel Ono, Barbara Matsuura and Doris Yamamoto; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. No flowers.

Barbara F. Yoshizumi, 65, of San Jose, Calif., a retired teacher, died Wednesday. She was also a travel consultant. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by husband Donald T.; daughters Beth Yoshizumi-Cortopassi, Cara L. Yoshizumi and Erin Yoshizumi-North; sisters Dorothy Seki, Pat Kletzker and Jane Yonamine; and five grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Harriet M. Zablan, 81, of Honolulu, a retired secretary at Hickam Air Force Base, died Feb. 18 at home. Born in Waiakea, Hilo, she is survived by brother Takasato Matsuura and sisterHideko Mino. Services held.

Manuel C. Zuniga, 85, of Honolulu, died Feb. 19. Born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by son Apromiano, brothers Tiburcio and Abinael, 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.