Obituaries

Friday, May 22, 1998

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John C. Andrada, 45, of Honalo, Kona, a waiter, died last Friday in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a bartender and worked in the food and beverage industry. He was born in Athens, Greece. He is survived by parents Catherine O. and Charles J.; brother Chris J.; hanai mothers Gaylene Fitzgerald, Sandy Apostoildis, Jane Sopkin and Karin Fernstrom; and hanai fathers Jeff Gollestani, Shige Fukunaga and George Apostoildis. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel Luau Grounds. Scattering of the ashes from aboard the boat “Tamure,” leaving from the Kailua Pier at 2 p.m. Greek wake to follow at Cassandra's Greek Taverna. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association. Call Karin at 329-4593 or Sandy at 334-1066 for information.

Albert S. Aono, 70, formerly of Hawaii, died April 30 in California. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Charles and Riichi. Services were private.

Andrew Cruz, 88, of Ewa Beach died Monday. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Inocencia; sons Lester and Andrew; daughters Winifred Colon, Andrea Kiaaina and Estrelita Kamaka; brother Peter; sister Annie Lee, 29 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples.

Irene P. Felix, 86, of Hilo died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by sister Rosalie Thomson, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 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. Entombment: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Theresa E. Fernandez, 91, of Hilo died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by sons Robert and Harold Germano; daughters Ethel Danley, Lillian Akana, Marie Kittrell and Melinda Olival, and grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call from 11 a.m. to noon. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Geraldine Freeman, 66, of Honolulu died Monday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by brothers Jerry Jr., Martin and Randolph; half brother Thomas, and sisters Cecilia Valdez and Lorraine Hammons. Services: 7 p.m. next Friday, May 29, at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. May 30 at the mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Arnold P. Kaluna, 26, of Honaunau, Kona, Hawaii, a ground maintenanceman for the Kona Country Club, died last Friday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by father William Jr.; mother Winona K.; hanai parents Chester and Lilly Wagner; brothers William III and Solomon; hanai brothers Konrad Wagner and Bob Grace; hanai sister Hoku Wagner, and hanai grandparents Robert and Madeline Leslie. Mass: 10 a.m. next Friday, May 29, at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Yeuk Lan Chan Lam, 86, of Honolulu died May 7 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Hong Kong. She is survived by granddaughter Erica Piccolo and grandson Ericson Wan Fai. Services were private.

Mary E. Mahi, 65, of Kaneohe died May 2 in Leon, Iowa. She was born in Chariton, Iowa. She is survived by children Kamehameha, Kindle, Kalani and Chris; brother Bob Stark, and three grandsons. Memorial services: 2 to 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Makiki, 1666 Mott-Smith Drive. Aloha attire.

Hazel G. Moniz, 72, of Wallingford, Conn., formerly of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Wallingford. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Shirley A. Pullman and Geri A. Fanelli; son Jon A.; brothers Albert, Raymond and Leonard Gomes; sisters Edna Cordiero and Betty Treat, and four grandchildren.

Mildred T. “Millie” Ouchi, 75, of Honolulu died May 14 in Straub Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joe H.; sons Dennis H., Colin K. and Bryan S.; daughter Alison T.; brothers Edgar R., Steven and Jerald Iwanaka; sisters Joyce Iwata, Sylvia Yoshida, Hope Chang, Lynne Yano, Maile Maeda and Joanne Teruya, and a grandson. Services were private.

Helen K. Peters, 89, of Makena, Maui, a retired kitchen helper at Maui Lu Resort, died Tuesday in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in Makena. She is survived by sons Herbert, William and Angus Peters and George Ferreira Jr.; 23 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Call after 7 o'clock tonight at Kaawalai Congregational Church in Makena. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Burial to follow.

Perfecto “Blackie” Rodrigues, 69, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by son Brent; a daughter; brothers Raymond and Martin Rivera, and sister Mary Gayton. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Joseph Soares, 75, of Kailua, a retired leader lineman for Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Wednesday in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sophie; children Donna Hirashima, Doreen Park and Daryl and Dennis Soares; sisters Elsie Gouveia and Elizabeth Castro; brothers William and Charles, and four grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 2:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Vida Bass-Merle Syfert, 92, of Kaneohe, a religious educator and lay speaker, died Monday in Kaneohe. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by son Ray; daughter A. Joan Bird; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services held. Inurnment will be in Illinois.

Takeo “Takebo” Takeuchi, 83, of St. Louis Heights, a retired proprietor of Ace Painting and Decorating Co., died Sunday in the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bessie K.; sons Neal M. and Lyle T.; daughter Marilyn M. Boock, and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Tsuneo Tanigawa, 73, of Hanapepe, Kauai, who retired from Waimea High School, died Saturday in Kapaa, Kauai. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by son Kent; daughter Lea; brothers Y. Charles, Katsuki, Yaeo and Mineo; sisters Lillian Sugibayashi, Carolyn Sakai and Iris Fukui, and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. May 30 at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.

Mary J. “Judy” Tarutani, 64, of Honolulu, a substitute teacher at high schools in Honolulu, will be remembered in a memorial Mass at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. She is also survived by husband Jerry M. The additional information for an obituary published May 6 was provided by the family.

Harry F. Taylor Jr., 77, of Waipahu, a fisherman, died May 11 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Noreen and care-giver Hin Chiu Lau. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. next Friday, May 29, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Chiyo “Kamado” Tokumoto, 95, of Honolulu, a retired pineapple packer for Dole Cannery, died last Friday at home. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by sons Herbert T. and Harry K. Chinen; daughters Mabel N. Sugawa, Beatrice H. Luning, Hilda T. Hirano, Jean S. Tokumoto and Stella H. Moon, 27 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Services were private.

Henry Trueba, 72, of San Antonio and formerly of Hawaii was a retired plant manager for the Azar Co. in El Paso, Texas, not a port director at the Honolulu Airport. That incorrect information was provided for an obituary published May 9.

Tsuru Unemori, 101, of Kailua, formerly of Haiku, Maui, died Wednesday in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan. She is survived by sons Motohisa, Thomas T., Warren S. and David T.; daughters Tomiko Kono, Grace U. Phillips and Peggy K. Honda, 25 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Makawao Hongwanji. Casual attire.

Jitsuo Yamada, 80, of Waialua, who retired from Waialua Sugar, died last Friday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sumako; brothers Haruyoshi, Tsune and Minoru, and sister Shizue Matsuoka. Services were private.