Obituaries

Friday, May 15, 1998

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Abigail K. Aiu, 71, of Ewa Beach died last Friday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Molokai. She is survived by husband Andrew K.; sons Andrew K. Jr. and Daniel; daughters Martha Khanna, Alice A. Aiu, Lei Leong and Therese Fukino; sister Lei Huddy; brothers David, Dennis, Dwight, Moana, Daniel, Frederick and Welch Kaloi, and 16 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church, 114 Makawao St. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Nancy E. Jordan, 59, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired cashier at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Haleiwa. She is survived by husband Tony; mother Bernice I. Baquering; sons Kerry, Bryan, Shannon and Michael; daughters Sandra Jordan and Toni Hall; sisters Karen Crozier, Phyllis Fleming, Camilla Croder, Michelle Martin and Odette McCoy; brothers Brett and Bart Baquering, and 14 grandchildren. Services at a later date.

Tsuyako N. Kaneoka, 82, of Honolulu died May 7 in Castle Hospital. She was born in Wainaku, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Kenneth K.; sons Dennis I. and Gerald J.; daughters Jean H. Nakasone and Elsie K. Gushiken; brothers Harold M., Tomio, Richard M. and Kokichi Nariyoshi; sister Jane Y. Fujimoto, and eight grandchildren. Private services.

Kai Tuck Lau, 75, of Hilo, a retired joiner-carpenter for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brothers Stanley K.M. and Lawrence K.I. and sisters Thelma S.L. and Alice S.L. Private services.

Roxanne N. “Roxy” Lopes, 42, of Maili, a teacher at Malama Na Keiki O Waianae preschool, died Wednesday. She is survived by husband Donald; son Donald; daughter Tiana; mother Carrie Thompson; brothers Edralin “Ace,” Pete and Brian Thompson and Guy Naone, and sisters Leona “Lani” Munoz-Robles, Odetta N. Thompson and Penny Muller. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Vincent B. Naldo, 50, of Honolulu, a musician also known as “Vicente” or “Vic,” died last Friday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Sugako; sons Lito, Leon T. and Jason V.; daughter Jennifer, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Margaret H. Palimoo, 86, of Honolulu died last Friday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Hiram Jr., Jonathan L., Joseph, Robert, Raymond L., Daniel and Barney; daughters Lillian Kalauhi and Margaret Cleaver, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.

Courtney “Kekaha Flying Bryan” Seelinger, 45, of Kekaha, Kauai died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Hasting, Neb. He is survived by wife Le Anna; stepson Richard Smid; daughter Abra Pearsol; stepdaughter Heather Smid; father Philip; brother Dan, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Hayame H. Tanaka, 94, of Honolulu died Sunday in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Howard O. and James T.; daughters Ruth M. Miyata and Grace Aoki; sisters Lillian Y. Yamada and Grace Y. Hiraoka, nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Richard N. Tokuoka, 81, of Honolulu, who retired from Hicks Construction Co., died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by wife Ok Soon; sons Edwin, Francis and Michael; daughters Judith Tojio, Joanne Kuge and Pat Tokuoka; sister Kay Fujihara; stepson Hak Joong Moon; stepdaughter Kyung Ah Yoo, and 12 grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

William M. Yee, 77, of Honolulu and formerly of New York City, a retired production manager for Mamo Howell Inc., died Wednesday. He was born in Baja, Mexico. He is survived by wife Ann; sons William Jr. and Robert; daughters Victoria and Joyce Gardner, and brother Quon Ming. Private services.

Earl H. Yokoyama, 51, of Wailuku, Maui, died Wednesday in Kahului Hale Makua. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by mother Edith and sisters Minnie “Ginger” Kanno and Patricia Skjervheim. Services over the ashes: 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary.