Obituaries

Thursday, April 23, 1998

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Jacob P. Akana Jr.,59, of Aiea, a former supervisor with Hawaiian Telephone Co., died April 13 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by mother Helen, brother Ronald, and sisters Mazie and Rebecca Awana. Private services.

Dominga Bautista,88, of Honolulu died April 14 in Nuuanu Hale. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by sons Fred and Raymond, daughter Juanita Madanay, five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Verna T. Benevides, 69, of Hilo died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by sons Francis L. Jr., Alaric P., Lance M. and Stefan W.; daughter Veronica A. “Bonnie” Maris; sisters Agnes Turner and Shirley Duran; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Eucharistic services: 12:15 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Josephine S. Conceicao, 69, of Hilo is also survived by sister Gladys Hutchinson. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Rebecca L. Duyao, 46, of Waipahu died April 13. Born in Laoag City, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Joe; sons Joel and James; parents Jack and Felicidad Lamug; brothers Jacinto, Jimmy, Saturnino, Diosdado, Edward, Ferdinand and Rolando Lamug; and sisters Winifreda Benson, Elizabeth Franco and Adora Bunch. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Richard M. Hendricks Jr., had a private inurnment. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.

Kazuto Hiromoto, 92, of Honolulu, a retired golf cart maintenance repairman at Oahu Country Club, died Saturday at home. Born in Japan, he is survived by son Kazuaki; daughters June Kumagai and Amy Kawanishi; brothers Wataru, Clarence and Edward; sisters Mitsuko Masaki, Charlotte Tanji and Grace Uradomo; 10 grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Edwin K. “Sanka” Kalama, 44, of Waianae, a cabinet maker, died April 10. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by hanai brothers Derek and Richard Kamahoahoa and Alfred Kahele and hanai sister Leialoha Kahele. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Sunday at Pokai Bay. Aloha attire.

George S.W. Lee, 83, of Honolulu, who retired from Pan American World Airways cargo service, died April 13 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Jean M.; son Lawrence Y.G.; daughter Linda Onishi; stepsons Russell I. Komoto and Lee J. Sano; stepdaughter Susan Y. Komoto; brother Philip I.W.; sisters Alice Yoon and Esther Kim; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Irene P.J. Machado, 74, of Honolulu, who retired from the accounting department at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Monday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Joseph Jr.; daughters Gwendolyn Krug and Brenda Tsukayama; brothers David Jr. and Raymond Jellings; sister Mabel Willis; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7:15 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park.

Rita E. Propios,90, of Mililani, former owner of Catalino’s Pool Room in Haleiwa, died March 30 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Peter Bagood and Sofronio, George and Mark Propios; daughter Lillian Lapa; 25 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Call 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Entombment: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ruth S. “Ruthie” Puetz,73, of Honolulu, a barber for 55 years, died April 15 in Honolulu. Born in Honomu, Hawaii, she is survived by daughter Donna Rodrigues; sons Stan and Robin; sister Kimiyo Kajioka; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Richard G. “Ricky” Souza, 45, of Nanakuli, owner of R & P’s Equipment Rentals, died April 15 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Jennifer A.; son R.J.; daughter Samantha; mother Rena; brothers Kenneth, David, Michael, Russell and Robin; and sisters Alston Rzonca, Sharon “Tootsie” Souza and Verna Texeira. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

James A. “Jimmy” Takata, 66, of Waipahu, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Kekaha, Kauai, he is survived by wife Anh N., sons Jimmy and Warren E. and brothers Richard and Herbert. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jack L. Uale,66, of Laie, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died Friday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Fia Te‘i; sons Bode A., Justin T. and Jack Jr.; daughters Constance and Tulani; brother William J.; sister Bella Magalei; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie, North Stake Center. Call from 8 to 11 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.

Kam Moi Siu Watt,96, of Honolulu died April 14 in Hale Ho Aloha Intermediate Care Facilities. Born in Canton, China, she is survived by sons Dr. Philip H.F., Howard H.M. and Dr. Walter H.K.; daughter Lillian W.P. Chun; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Private entombment. Casual attire. No flowers.

A. Willard Wax, 94, of Northeast Portland, Ore., former retail advertising manager for the Star-Bulletin and a manager of D.C. Wax Office Equipment, died April 14 in Portland. Born in Baltimore, he is survived by wife Maryjane F.; sons Philip F. and David W.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services held.

Dr. Phyllis M. Wright, 76, of Rancho Bernardo, Calif., a pediatrician, died March 29 in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. She was also the director of the crippled children’s branch of the state Department of Health and chief of medical education for the March of Dimes in New York. Born in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., she is survived by daughter Carol, son Brian and three grandchildren.

Tayo Yamaoka, 98, of Kailua, a retired Laupahoehoe Sugar Plantation laborer, died April 12 in Castle Hospital. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan, she is survived by sons Toshiyuki and Dr. Mitsuhiro “Ronald”; daughters Masako Ballesteros, Sumiko Kim, Kiyomi Okura and Fumie Kaneshiro; sister Tsutayo Munekane; 20 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Donations suggested to Castle Hospital. Private services.

Yuri Yoshizawa,95, of Kahului died April 10 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Kumamoto, Japan, she is survived by sons Kiyohiko and Kenji; daughters Alice A. Aoki and Amy Silva; brother Ryonosuke Yoshimizu; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Francis L.H. Young, 77, of Oregon and formerly of Wahiawa and Honolulu died March 28 in Gresham, Ore. He is survived by daughter Jeannette Oxentenko; brothers Lum Chow, Gut Chew and Wing Mung; sister Hoon Yee Kong; and three grandsons. Services held.