Obituaries

Monday, May 11, 1998

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Saturday, May 9, 1998

Girl killed in fire remembered today

By Star-Bulletin staff

Maile C. King, 8, of Nanakuli will be remembered in services 3 p.m. today at Waianae Baptist Church.

She died Tuesday in a fire she accidentally started in a small playhouse at home.

She is survived by grandmother Henrietta Luttrell; grandfather Robert; mother Amy; father David; sisters Leilani, Cynthia, Bettina, Anita and Moani; and brothers Kawika and Robert. Donations in her memory suggested to radio station KAIM.

Hilda D.S. “Ning” Asuncion, 62, of Hilo, a bookkeeper for an auto dealership, died April 30 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by brothers William, David and James Delos Santos; sister Violet Schmidt; stepfather Aquilino Vallangca; and godmother Gloria DeFreitas. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call from 11 a.m. to noon. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Adam D. Awai, 80, of Kapolei died last Saturday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Haiku, Maui, he is survived by sons Buddy B. Yee Poong and Peter J., Robert M. and Richard L. Awai; daughter Willanette “Kuulei” Yee Poong; and five grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lillian Y. Goya, 46, of Mililani died last Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Raymond M., mother Carolyn M. Hirata, brother Carl K. Hirata and sisters Peggy K. Fujimoto and Della K. Yanagida. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Waipahu United Church of Christ, 94-330 Mokuola St. in Waipahu. Casual attire. No flowers.

Agnes A. Kaawaloa, 60, of Waianae died Monday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Wahiawa, she is survived by husband Austin Jr., sons Brian T. and Craig J., daughter Darcy K.H. Kaawaloa-Coronil, brothers Richard and Francis Tubania, sister Jeannie Dinwoodie and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ben T. Kobayashi, 87, of Honolulu will be remembered in private services. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Theodore P. Laborte, 89, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired waiter and bartender, died Tuesday in Honokaa Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by sons Theodore Jr. and Clifford; daughters Hinonita Tabac, Kris Conrad, Kandi Marieiro, Terri Bear and Pamela Sulliban; sister Anatalia Edralin; 18 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Memorial services on Kauai at a later date.

Denis Tuck Yin Lau, 52, of San Leandro, Calif., a dietary cook, died March 31 in New Zealand. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Theresa, sister Diane Cordrey, four children and six grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Pauoa Christian Cemetery. Casual attire.

Wallace M. Maxilom, 54, of Kaneohe, owner of Leilona's of Hawaii, died Sunday in Kaneohe. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Sharon; daughters Cassandra “Momi” and Crystal “Kalona”; brothers Apolinar, Ernest and Sergio; and sister Antonina Lastimosa. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:45 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Conrada S. Mier, 76, of Ewa Beach died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Argao, Cebu, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Climaco; sons Gabriel and Carlos; daughters Lillian Olita, Ismaelita Balisbis and Carmelita Zosa; brother Milton Saragena; sisters Mary Medeiros, Doris Awana and Teofila Tanjian; 23 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road in Ewa. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Takie Nagano, 85, of Mililani Town died last Saturday in Pearl City Nursing Home. Born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii, she is survived by daughters Jane Shigemoto, Shirley Togashi and Joyce Okuma; sisters Sueko Kondo and Gertrude Goto; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchil dren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ella H. Nishida, 63, of Waipahu died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Harry N., son Sheldon D., daughters Wanda N. and Robin J., brothers Jack and Yasutoshi “Moon” Watanabe, sisters Violet Fujii and Lilly Higa, and a granddaughter. Services: noon Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rosalina B. “Rose” Palipti, 73, of Ewa Beach died last Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born on Kauai, she is survived by husband Fabian F. “Willie”; sons Albert Tejero, and Richard, Fabian Jr. and Gregory Palipti; daughters Erlinda McLain and Elizabeth Palipti; brothers Bonifacio and Salvador Corrales and Rudy Calbateja; sisters Lourdes Yoshida, Domy Romero and Rose Calbateja; 13 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Eleanor A. Powell, 85, of Honolulu, a senior saleswoman for Woolworth in Wai kiki, died Thursday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughter Gail Fernandez; brothers Teddy, Kaui and Bernie Alama; sister Ethel Hamilton; three grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Segundo C. Salve, 91, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Navy seaman, died April 30. Born in Cebu, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Kinuyo, son David, daughters Laura Meya and Yumi Domingo, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services held.

David S. Toma, 65, of Waipahu, a retired heavy-equipment mechanic, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Evelyn K.; son Walter; daughter Davlyn Sekigawa; brothers Robert, Donald and James; sisters Edith Koomoa and Betty Suenishi; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Henry Trueba, 72, of San Antonio and formerly of Hawaii, a retired plant manager for the Azar Co. in El Paso, Texas, died Wednesday in San Antonio. He was also a port director at the Honolulu Airport and World War II veteran. He is survived by wife Mary Lou, sons Henry Jr. and Bill, daughter Mary A. Mullaney and 11 grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Katsuyo Yamada, 89, of Honolulu, a retired laundry supervisor with Kapiolani Women and Children's Hospital, died Sunday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughter Lilian, brother Toshio, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park.

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Monday, May 11, 1998

Aiko Reinecke never gave up
the struggle for civil rights

By Star-Bulletin staff

Aiko Reinecke of Makiki, widow of leftist intellectual John Reinecke, died Wednesday at home. She was 91.

Her late husband was one of the Hawaii Seven convicted of violating the Smith Act who ultimately had their convictions overturned by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the 1950s.

The Reineckes were both fired from their public school teaching jobs in 1948, after having been suspended in 1947, because they were accused of Communist leanings.

Represented by labor attorneys Harriet Bouslog and Myer Symonds, they eventually won a settlement from the state in 1978 when Bouslog secured a formal apology and $250,000 from the Legislature.

The Reineckes were awarded the third American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii Allan F. Saunders award in 1976.

Days before the award, the Board of Education voted to recommend that the Reineckes be exonerated. This in effect revoked the 1948 termination ruling by the then commissioners of education.

Aiko Reinecke is survived by brother Hero Tokimasa and sisters Edith and Nami Tokimasa and Yuki Izumo.

There will be no services.

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Hanako Iwamoto Fujita, 79, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired claims technician with First Insurance Company, died Friday at Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. Survived by son Calvin; daughters Barbara Funamura, Linda Fujita and Lurene Ota; brothers Minoru and Sunao Iwamoto, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Kapaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Phillip Aola Ke, 45, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a Kawaihae Ranch cowboy, died Wednesday at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. Survived by wife Violet; son Phillip; sisters Bertha Young, Eleanor Beck, Yvonne Ke and Lani Beck; brothers Eugene, Dayton and Duane Beck Sr.; parents Leighton and Esther Beck Sr. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Naalebu Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Casual attire.

Rose Correa Milliken, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Bank of Hawaii employee, died Thursday. Survived by her sister Julia Ferreira and nephews. Services were private.

Yoshio Morizumi, 80, of Honolulu, a retired insurance salesman, died May 3 at Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by son Milton; daughter Michele Ikeda; sisters Tomiye Ichida and Fumiye Morizumi, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rikio “Eddie” Tanaka, 78, of Kahului, Maui, died Friday at home. He was born in Puunene.Survived by brothers Riyoe Tanaka and Nelson Nikaido. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.