Obituaries

Thursday, April 30, 1998

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John E.K. Akaka, 84, of Honolulu, a musician and brother of U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, died Monday in Kaiser Hospital. He was also a retired postal worker. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Alfred; daughters Puanani Caindec and Hannah Lino; brother Mark; sister Susan Taylor, 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at Kawaiahao Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. next Thursday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Pauoa Hook Chu Cemetery. Casual attire.

Emily C. Anderson, 78, of Honolulu died Monday in Queen’s Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Sandra Andrade, Debra Thompson and Donna Bender; sisters Virginia Pavlic and Margaret Martinez, and nine grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Frances F. Ebisu, 55, of Honolulu is survived by sister Flora Akahoshi. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.

Ferdinand C. “Fred” Escalera, 83, of Honolulu, a retired small arms repair supervisor at Fort Shafter and Schofield Barracks, died Monday in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elsie; son Robert; daughter Jean Freitas; sister Pilares Robello, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Amparo F. Espiritu, 67, of Waipahu, a restaurant cashier, died last Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Eugenio; son Ray; daughter Brenda Bustamante; sister Remedios Ladao, and four grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Hwy., Waipahu. Call after 7:30 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Russell W. Hills, 84, of Kalaoa, Kona, Hawaii, a retired owner of a retail hardware store, died April 18 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by sons Henry and Howard and two grandchildren. No services.

Jack R. Kanazawa, 76, of Kailua, a retired experimental vegetable farmer, died April 20 in Honolulu. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by brothers Joseph, Clyde, Takuji and Harold, and sisters Betsy Kanazawa and Margaret Shoho. Private services.

Richard P.S. “Bolo” Kealoha, 63, of Nanakuli, a retired mason, died Friday in Nanakuli. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elaine; daughter Kathlyn Tavita; son Richard P.S. Jr.; brother Paul; sisters Rose Uwekoolani, Maryanne Kahalehoe, Helen Hu and Sarah Nikaido, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kamakapili Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at Pai’a Protestant Church. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Scattering of the ashes to follow.

Charles “Ike” Kern, 84, of Boulder, Colo., a former plantation supervisor at Dole Co. in Hawaii, died April 20 in Boulder. He was born in Cedar, Kan. He is survived by wife Alice; son David E.; daughters Mary B. Kern and Carol J. Burghart; brothers Lawrence and Max, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services held. Donations suggested to Frasier Meadows Memorial Fund, 350 Ponca Place, Boulder, CO 80303 or Heifer Project International Fund.

Bela Kollar, 59, of Kailua-Kona, a carpenter, died Sunday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Budapest, Hungary. He is survived by companion and care-giver Keun Sook Kim Jones and hanai sister Leona M. Anderson. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Honokohau Harbor. Private scattering of the ashes.

Wesley A.B. Luis, of Honolulu died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Eva; father Washington G.; brother Washington G. Jr.; sister WendyMae; grandparents Maximo and Mercedes Bangi, and grandmother Consolacion. Services: 2:15 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Dudley K. Nakamura, 65, of Aiea is also survived by sisters Alice Mariani and Katherine Ajimina. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published Saturday.

Erye S.K. Scott, 33, of Waianae, a carpet installer, died April 22 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by Suzanne; son Erye S.K. Jr.; parents Erye and Nancy P.; brothers Eric and Carlton, and sister Lisa. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Timothy Episcopal Church, 98-939 Moanalua Road. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

George R. Terada, 74, of Honolulu, a retired administrator for the Hawaii State Hospital, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yuko; son Owen; brother Albert, and sister Elaine Fukuda. Episcopal memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Thomas S. Une, 72, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired state heavy equipment operator, died Friday at home. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife June T.; sons Clifton and Paul; daughters Linda Iwamoto, JoAnn Chinen and Carleen Atkins; sisters Doris Yuen, Clara Nakahira, Stella Ifuku, Sachiko Isara and Mabel Kanno, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.