Obituaries

Saturday, October 10, 1998

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Alfredo “Freddie” Alesna, 69, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired welder, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Ewa, he is survived by wife Lorraine K.; sons Alfredo and Ronnie Alesna, and Zac Kapoi; daughters Gloria Fernandez, Helene Aquino, Trina Antoque, Juanita “Kainoa” Ortiz, Pamela Alesna and Ginger Chin; hanai daughter Karin Manthei; brother Dalmacio; sisters Lucia Antoque and Loretta Alison; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall, Haiku. Leis accepted. Aloha attire.

Margaret S. Austin, 99, of Honolulu died Monday in Manoa Care Home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by nieces and nephews Lillian Mason, Ruth Bartishevich, Dorothy Pietropaolo, Elizabeth Wagner, Herbert Horner, Martha Mist, Margaret Ehlke, Barbara Schaefer, Donald Austin, Gerald DenHamer, and Robert, Jane and Stafford Silverman. Services: 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at Central Union Church. Inurnment: Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.

Shankar J. Benn, 14, of Haiku, Maui, an eighth-grade student at Kalama Intermediate School, died Sept. 24 in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in Palm Springs, Calif., he is survived by father Daniel, mother Sherri L. Caudill, stepmother Loretta Hughes, brothers Ruben and Hector Tagle and Seth Kirkland, sister Jesse Caudill, paternal grandparents Ralph and Nell, and maternal grandmother Dorothy Kirkland. Services: noon Oct. 18 at Hookipa. Leis accepted.

Jose Blankleder, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Symphony Orchestra member, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in London. He is survived by wife Jospa; sons Julio, Ismael and Jorge; daughter Nery; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: noon Oct. 21, at the Musicians Association Center of Honolulu.

James J. Calisto, 71, of Wahiawa, a retired mason, died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospice. Born in Philadelphia, he is survived by wife Beatrice; sons Myron, Stevenson and Douglas; daughters Valerie and Paula Calisto, Shirley Greene, Edmae Bryson and Violet Hackett; brother Eddie; sister Camile Edwins; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Seventh-day Adventist Church, 45-566 Mahinui Road, Kaneohe. Inurnment: Hawaii State Veteran Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Teruo Hashimoto, of Kahului, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Spreckelsville, Maui, he is survived by wife Peggy S., son Al, daughters Barbara Kokubun and Faye Tsukamoto, brother Tadashi, sister Toshiko Yamashita, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kahului Baptist Church. Casual attire.

Marion Hinkson, 83, of Honolulu, a retired staffing coordinator for Kokua Nursing, died June 13 in Honolulu. She was born in Wisconsin. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park, West Chapel. Burial on the mainland.

Kimi Iwasaki, 90, of Hawaii Kai, formerly of Hilo, died Sept. 26 in Straub Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Koji; sons Dr. Ernest, Donald and George; daughter Carol Ing; sisters Kathleen Woo and Chiyo “Kay” Kimura; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private service.

Donald L. “Don” Kimrey, 53, of Waialua, died Thursday at home. Born in North Carolina, he is survived by wife Thea and hanai daughters Christine Felix and Kehau Kahihikolo. Private services.

Margaret K.M. Nakamura, 92, of Honolulu, a retired teacher at Liliuokalani Elementary School, died Monday at home. Born in Kohala, she is survived by daughter Barbara Kamiyama, sister Doris Betsui and five grandchildren. Private services.

Vladimir N. Ossipoff, 90, of Honolulu, architect, died Oct. 1 in Honolulu. Born in Vladivostok, Russia, he is survived by daughters Alexandra and Valerie and four grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Atherton Chapel, Punahou School. No flowers. Donations suggested to the University of Hawaii Foundation for Geriatric Education, P.O. Box 11270, Honolulu 96828.

Daniel Santos, 82, of Kailua died Tuesday in Honolulu. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kailua. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Incorrect information provided by mortuary for an obituary yesterday.

Haruko Taketa, 88, of Kahului died Oct. 2 at home. Born in Paia, Maui, she is survived by son Ralph K., daughter Jeanette L., sister Joyce Kagehiro and four grandchildren. Private services.

Walter F. Thompson, 80, of Haleiwa, a retired civil service worker and a veteran of World War II, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he is survived by sons Harold M., Claude S. and Carl L.; sisters Corrine Porter and Barbara Moore; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veteran Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Anita Velasco, 70, of Kaunakakai died Oct. 2 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Candon Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Maximo, daughter Lalaine Casino, sister Avelina Danioan, brothers Juan and Cesar Mangayayam, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Kaunakakai Baptist Church, Molokai. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at same church. Call after 7 a.m. Burial to follow at Kapaakea Cemetery, Molokai.