Obituaries

Tuesday, September 22, 1998

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Joseph S.K. Caceres,died Aug 31. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Lorraine, daughter Colleen, and grandsons Robert and Richard Connell. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Veteran's Cemetery Kaneohe Hawaii. Casual attire. Refreshments at St Christopher's Church, Kainalu Drive in Kailua.

Loretta R. Calantoc,65, of Honolulu died Friday. Born on Molokai, she is survived by sons Clifford and Mario, daughter Alesia, sisters Sylvia Kalani and Marie Calantoc, and five grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: noon Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Ann T. Concepcion,83, of Ewa Beach, a retired store manager with the federal government, died Friday. Born in Lawai, Kauai, she is survived by sons Gregory and Melvin, daughters Susan Debina and Susie Saunders, brothers Ludivico “Rudy” and Graciano “Joe” Tancayo, and five grandchildren. Services: 7:15 tonight at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Evelyn S. Foo,91, of Honolulu, a retired elementary schoolteacher, died Sept. 13 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Drs. Wendell and Frank Jr., daughter Vera Yokoi, brother George Siu, and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Donations suggested to the University of Hawaii Foundation, Evelyn S. Foo Scholarship. Aloha attire.

Reynold B. Freitas,59, of Honolulu, an employee with the Public Works Center, died Friday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Shirley; son Reynold III; daughters Dee-Ann Smith, Lee-Ann Freitas, Chrissy Tandal and Serena Risso; and 11 grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Casual attire.

The Rev. Nancy H. Fujii-Harakawa,66, of Honolulu, a second minister at Tenrikyo North King, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospice. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Richard M. Harakawa; daughters Debra Chang, Gloria Tanaka, Brenda Lopez, Beverly Wu and Annette Mendigorin; brother Kingo Fujii; sisters Barbara Sumida, Dora Hayamizu and Nora Yamashita; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clemente G. Ganio,82, of Honolulu died Aug. 20. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by sons Marcelo and Pascual; daughters Rosa Balisacan, Nenita Bonifacio, Rosalinda Ortiz, Matilde Sierra, Albie Badua and Aurelia Navarro; brothers Emilio and Bernardo; 33 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Church, Queen Emma Square. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Edward Gomes,81, of Honolulu, a retired custodian, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Waihee, Maui, he is survived by brother Joseph P. Services: 10:15 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:15 a.m. Burial to follow.

William Gusman,76, of Wahiawa died Wednesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers George, Raymond, Daniel, Richard and Paul; five grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Grace H. Hayashida,57, of Vallejo, Calif., formerly of Kailua, died Aug. 4 in Vallejo. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Allen, sons Curt and Robert, mother Dorothy Kuba, brother Patrick Kuba, and sisters Janet Sekiya and Gale Kuba. Private services.

Hazel Y. Hirotsu,86, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army upholstery supervisor, died Sept. 13 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Kau, Hawaii, she is survived by daughter Jane E. Inouye; brothers George, Wally, Ronald, Raymond, Robert and Stanley Sagara; sisters Kazue Nakashima, Edna Uchida and Constance Dang; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Harry J. Ioane,55, of Waianae, who worked for Ameron Hawaii, died Sept. 9 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Muriel “Puni;” son Harry J. “Baba” Jr.; daughters Harolyn “Haunani,” Vanessa, Roselyn and Bernie Ioane, Alice L. Ramaila and Muriel K. Estevez; sisters Laura Kaeo, Maile Failautusi, Gwendolyn Kamana and Betty Lou Edwards; and six grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Lynda Kaigler,50, of Hawaii died Sept. 7 in Hawaii. Born in Texas, she is survived by companion Alan Hochfelsen, mother Sybil, sisters Donna Kaigler and Nancy Chancy, brother Kenneth D. and daughters Tammy Garcia and Edie Richards/Start. Memorial services and scattering of ashes: 4 p.m. Thursday at Waialae/ Kahala Beach Park.

Chiyoko Kanai,82, of Wailuku died Sunday. She is survived by husband Toshio; sons Gerald, Robert, Clarence and James; daughters Jean Fukuda and Priscilla Azama; sisters Ethel Yoza and Helen Sheldon; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura's Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Frances K. Kidani,76, of Mililani, a beautician formerly with Lady Fair Beauty Salon, died Sept. 13 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Richard R. and Robert K.; brothers Paul, Richard and Frank Masaki; sisters Yoshiko Tanimoto and Janet Mihara; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jean M. Kikuchi,76, of Waipahu died last Tuesday in Pasadena, Calif. Born in Waiau, she is survived by sons Edwin K., Glenn K., Roy M., David I., Earl I., Kenneth T. and Sydney N.; daughter Donna R.; brothers Tadao and Yoshikazu Takenaka; 20 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Mary E. Kula,90, of Kaunakakai, a retired house mother at Kamehameha School for Girls, died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by sons Ronald and John James, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Sophia Catholic Church in Kaunakakai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery at Kamalo. Aloha attire.

Diane Mae Lau,57, of Kaneohe died Thursday in Castle Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by daughter Debora Naipo; father Harry Friend; brothers Ivan and Harry Friend Jr.; sister Kathleen Paresa; and a granddaughter. Services: 1:45 p.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Marrie M. Machida,84, of Hilo, a retired proprietor of the former Marrie's Garment Shop, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Ookala, Hawaii, she is survived by brothers Harry T., Kuniaki R. and Kunikazu, and sister Chizuko Nakamura. Private services.

Hiroshi Maeda,73, of Honolulu, a retired welder for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 26, died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hana, Maui, he is survived by wife Shizuko; daughter Susan; brothers Lincoln, Michael and the Rev. George; and sisters Yaeko Maeda and Betty Kotani. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Eugene J. McCarthy,83, of Honolulu, who retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. Born in Chicago, he is survived by wife Winifred. Inurnment: 3 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Hideo Miyahara,94, of Honolulu, a retired projectionist for Consolidated Theatres, died Sept. 10 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. Private services.

Sheila Anne Murphy,62, of Pahoa, Hawaii, an attorney, died Friday at home. Born in Connecticut, she is survived by husband Michael; son Thomas Lea; daughter Catherine Lyly; stepdaughters Michele and Minda; and two grandchildren. Memorial services at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to County Bar Association, Sheila A. Murphy Scholarship Fund.

Kikujiro Nakama,81, of McCully, a retired line-striping foreman for the city, died Sept. 13 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Kimie; son Steven; daughter Iris; brothers Shinken and Bunichi; and sisters Ritsuko Nakama, Aiko Takara, Fumiko Nakama and Haruko Yamashiro. Private services.

George B. Perry,90, of Pearl City, a retired machinist for Shop 58 at Pearl Harbor, died Thursday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Mabel; son George B. Jr.; daughter Carol D. Neizmen; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road in Pearl City. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Walter J. Peterson,81, of Valley Village, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, assistant director of personnel for the city, died Sept. 12 in Burbank, Calif. He was also recruiting executive for the Civil Service Commission. Born in Spokane, Wash., he is survived by wife Shirley M.; son Russell E.; daughter Shelley M. Bartlett; three grandchildren; and two great- granddaughters. Services on the mainland.

Mary L.F. Pitman,90, of Hilo, a retired home economics teacher at Hilo High School, died Wednesday in Hilo. She was also a restaurant cooking instructor at the Hawaii Technical Institution. Born in Chicago, she is survived by daughters Penny L. Pitman-Keli‘i and Marilee Pitman-Cominos, brothers Gordon and David Furmidge, a granddaughter, and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Protestant Church, 1350 Waianuenue Ave. in Hilo. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo, 1011 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo 96720. Aloha attire.

James N. Reinhardt,76, of Honolulu, a retired fabricator from GTE Hawaiian Tel, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Waimea, Kauai, he is survived by wife Adeline; sons James Jr. and Nelson; daughters Sandra Arthur and Sharyn Pantastico; sister Bernice Meek; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Tom T. Sato,86, of Aiea, a retired machinist with the federal government, died Sept. 13 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Helen M., sons Dennis S. and Glenn T., and sister Jenny U. Tokunaga. Private services.

Rebecca Shores,70, of Hauula died Sept. 12 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband William “Bill”; sons William, Thomas and Robert; hanai son Gary Goeas; daughters Lorna Pablo, Wilma Thompson, Wendy Aipia, Susan Nihipali, Brenda Sauni and Dorothy and Mary Shores; sisters Julia Lagunero, Mary Adams and Violet Souza; hanai mother Kawila Lau; 31 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hauula. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Roberta Tolete,87, of Honolulu died Aug. 27. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by daughters Mary Rotor and Rose S. Nazareno; son Freddie Sacatropez; brother Angel Manuel; 16 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Delphine Vierra,95, of Fremont, Calif., died last Tuesday in California. Born in Ahualoa, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Sammy and Louis; daughters Mary Ann “Molly” Enos and Winifred Armstrong; sisters Leanora Johnasen, Emma Law and Florence Botelho; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.