Obituaries

Tuesday, October 27, 1998

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Bishop Kakusyo Asano, 92, of Aiea, a retired bishop of Sheridan Shingon Mission, died last Tuesday at home. Born in Ehime-Ken, Japan, he is survived by wife Takako; sons Yoshikatsu and Fumitaka; daughters Hiromi Jones, Kazumi Ishihiro and Miyoko Asano; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Julia M. Byrd, 74, of Aiea, a retired clerk-typist from Navy Exchange Laundry, died Thursday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Paul, son Steven Honda, daughters Fay Nicely and Joanne Kaina, sisters Frances Rivera and Ruth Makaneole, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Patricia K. Cambra, 84, of Honolulu died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. She is survived by sons Jules, Lowell, Bruce and James; daughter Moana Kaluna; sisters Marjorie White and Evelyn Miyake; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Valley of the Temples.

Katherine Canbe, 74, of Pearl City died Oct. 19 in Orange County, Calif. Born on Maui, she is survived by husband Maximeno; sons Edward Yesan and Gary Canbe; daughters Sylvia Pamakid, Lorraine Helekahi, Patricia Wong and Shirley Canbe; sisters Margaret Morton, Agnes Lopes and Rose Polson; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road in Pearl City. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Isabelo B. Castanieda, 90, of Ewa Beach, a retired gardener with the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, died Oct. 18 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Virginia and daughters Ruby and Irene. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 91-1004 North Road in Ewa Beach. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Arnold L. “Arnie” Castro, 66, of Honolulu died Oct. 19 in Honolulu. Born in Arizona, he is survived by brother Robert L. and sister Alice D. Higueda. Services held.

Joan “Queen Mum” Conklin, 81, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died Friday at home. Born in Lucas, Kan., she is survived by son Michael; daughter Melanie Hayes; sisters Anna Meitler, Patricia Kock and Camilla Aksamit; brothers Carroll, Allen and Richard Aksamit; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Conrad Cook, 70, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired system analyst specialist for the state insurance fund, died Saturday at home. He was also a registered land surveyor. Born in Oregon, he is survived by wife Sandra E.; son Carl; stepsons James, Michael, Steven and Richard Moore; daughter Kathy; stepdaughters Theresa Shipley, Sean Dobbin and Kathleen Kiselicka; sister Carl; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial gathering: 3 to 6 p.m. tomorrow at Onekahakaha Beach Park Pavilion No. 2. Leis and loose flowers welcome. Casual attire.

Margaret E. “Mrs. Liberty House” French, 102, of Honolulu, a retired superintendent of floors with Liberty House, died Saturday at home. Born in Kona, she is survived by son Clyde, daughter Emma Lichota, brother Rudolph Wassman Jr., five grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Aiko Iwasaki, 65, of Wahiawa, who retired from Young Laundry, died Friday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Waialua, she is survived by husband Shigeru; sons Kevin T. and Ross S.; daughters Cindy M. Kaku and Jan K. Asato; brothers Masatoshi, Larry and Mitsuru Tojo; sisters Mitsue Tojo, Betty Okouchi, Dorothy Ito and Sumiko Hanashiro; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Diane T. Kaipo, 51, of Hilo, a store manager for 7-Eleven Hawaii Inc. on Kinoole Street, died Friday in Queen's Hospital. Born on Maui, she is survived by husband Edward; sons Eric, Eleot and Joshua; daughters Kaimilani Tokuda and Kapekaonalani Kaipo; parents Shigeyuki and Elizabeth Tanaka; sisters Hanako Okada, Laureen Tanaka-Sanders, Lena-Corrine Beck, April-Sue Tanaka and Mary-Liz Smith; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Lehoula Beach on Maui. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.

Gard Kealoha, 52, of Honolulu, an Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee, will be remembered in services Saturday. He died Oct. 14 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother Lydia H. Baron and brothers Clarence “Shippy” Kealoha and Euclid Lee. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.

Thomas K. Kekua, 53, of Hauula, an employee at Oahu Restaurant Supply, died Oct. 19 in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Marie, sister Georgiana Yamamoto, and hanai sister Bernamae Aumua. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hauula Congregational Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hauula Congregational Church. Casual attire.

Samuel Oak Sun Lee, 94, of Kaneohe, a retired truck driver for HC&D Forwarders International Inc., died Wednesday in Kaneohe. Born in Eleele, Kauai, he is survived by sons Phillip, Donald and Marc; daughter Phyllis Joto; brother Kenneth; sisters May Ah Moo and Grace Kim; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Shirley L. Lopes, 63, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper, died Oct. 15 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Emily Baji and Elizabeth Kauvaka; brothers Michael Tancayo, Albert, Robert, Abraham and Barry Kaalele, Andrew Kipapa Jr. and Joseph “Sonny” Garcia; sister Helen Padua; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Edward W. Lynch, 74, of Honolulu, a retired chief of maintenance with the Corps of Engineers, died last Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in New York, he is survived by wife Syble, daughter Sherry Kaku, son Bruce and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Albert K. Makekau, 74, of Honolulu died Oct. 14 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in South Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Charlotte; son Albert “Jumbo” Jr.; daughters Marlene “Diddles” Kintaro, Charlene “Tweetie” Bush and Ginger Makekau; brothers David and Kenneth Makekau and Donald Keawe; sisters Marjorie “Tita” Perez, Barbara Kaapuni and Violet “Keala” Sarkisian; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lanakila Ward, Judd Street. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Santiago “August” Maldonado, 72, of Honolulu died Oct. 18 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Kohala, he is survived by wife Katherine M., daughter Pearl Torres, sister Silvana Rivera, brother Robert, stepdaughter Velma, stepsons George and Phillip Torres, 21 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery with military honors. Casual attire.

Kazumi Moribe, 82, of Kaumakani, Kauai, a retired supervisor with Olokele Sugar Co., died Monday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He was also a self-employed farmer and taxidermist. Born in Makaweli, Kauai, he is survived by wife Tsuruyo; sons Stanley, George, Dennis and Wesley; daughter Janie Kunimura; brother Yasuo; sister Tsuyako Urabe; and six grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Hanapepe Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary L. “Betty” Morris, 62, of Lihue, a greeter with Wal-Mart Store, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Florida, he is survived by sons David and Darren, daughter Cheryl Carpenter, mother Juanita Laffey, sister Elaine Akau and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Sun Village in Lihue. Casual or aloha attire.

Loretta H. Nishimura, 82, of Honolulu, owner of Kalakaua Appliance Store, died Oct. 13 in Straub Hospital. Born in Holualoa, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Matawo, brother Susumu Takamoto, and sister Alice K. Kono. Private services.

Ted R. Norton, 78, of Kailua, a research chemist, died last Tuesday in Kai lua. He was also a professor of pharmacology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Born in Stockton, Calif., he is survived by wife Dorothy, son Ted Jr., daughters Ruth Robison and Marnie Weeks, brother Byron, sister Dorothy Noland, and three grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.

Satoru Ochiai, 90, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. Born in Kaanapali, Maui, he is survived by son Hiroshi, daughter Doris E. Fujimoto, and a grandson. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Teodomino S. Ramos, 82, of Honolulu died Oct. 10 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Maura V.; son Virgilio A.; daughters Feliza Daoang, Eusebia Bonilla, Clarisa Gonzales and Ralna Ramos; brothers Flor and Lorenzo; sister Cresencia Damaso; 18 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Georgia L. Sacatropez, 64, of Kaneohe died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Los Angeles, she is survived by husband Freddie; sons Fred Jr. and Preston “David;” daughters Joyce Chai, Fredlyn Bastatas and Georgia-Ann Hernandez; brothers Larry, Severo Jr. and Abraham Bascon; sisters Barbara Reyes and Brenda Allen; 18 grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire.

Visitacion S. Santella, 93, of Pearl City died Wednesday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, she is survived by daughters Juanita Santella, Teofila and Petronila Somera, Epitacia Sabio and Teresa Arizo; 26 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road in Pearl City. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Edith G. Stanley, 86, of Indianapolis, formerly of Manoa, a former Punahou School music school secretary, died Wednesday in Indianapolis. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Robert J.; daughters Carol J. Soliday, Mary E. Mason and Edith L. Emory; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Central Union Church. Private burial. Donations suggested to American Diabetes Association or American Lung Association.

Takejiro Takayama, 96, of Wailuku, a retired taxi driver, died last Tuesday. He is survived by sons Robert and Clifford; daughters Jo Ann Endo, Sharon Keahiolalo and Charlene Yamashiro; sisters Mutsuyo Katsuda, Jane Takayama and Mabel Yasuda; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

Punchie Utuga-Adams, infant son of Racheal Adams and Tulofoaina Utuga died Oct. 17 at home. He is also survived by grandparents Anthony and Roselind Adams and brother Tulofoaina. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Karen “Renee” Weckerly, 44, of Honolulu, a health issues advocate and free-lance crafter, died Oct. 16 in Honolulu. Born in Washington, D.C., she is survived by mother Joyce Giardina, stepfather Gene Giardina, best friend and companion Mel Ancheta, stepbrothers Ric and Robert and hanai brother John Goode. Services at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Karen Renee Weckerly memorial fund, c/o her family or City Bank, McCully Branch.

John C. Wilson, 57, formerly of Hawaii, a purchasing specialist for the Institute for Families in Society at the University of South Carolina, died last Tuesday. Born in Pittsburgh, he is survived by wife Kathleen K.G., his mother in Pittsburgh, brothers David and Timothy, and sister the Rev. Eunice Ann. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210.

Jean S. Yamasaki, 48, of Honolulu, a claims examiner for Hawaii Medical Servoce Association, died Oct. 2 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Curt, brothers Andrew, Stanley and Clayton Hanakawa; and sisters Leatrice Hanakawa and Barbara Tong. Private services.

Shigeru Yashiro, 79, of Pearl City, a retired auto mechanic, died Oct. 17 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Leatrice T.; son Leonard T.; daughters Jacqueline S. Hironaka and Debora I. Lum; brother Roy S.; sister Nancy K. Oshiro; and 10 grandchildren. Private services.

Lynn N. Yokoyama, 50, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Calvin K.; sons Mark K. and David K.; daughter Deanne K. Haugen; mother Aileen S. Mezurashi; brothers Dan M. and Wayne N. Mezurashi; and seven grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Chang Sook Yoon, 70, of Honolulu died Friday in Honolulu. Born in Korea, she is survived by husband Jae Kyung; sons Soung Ho, Chul Ho and Kwang Ho; daughters Hae Joo Lim and Young Chu Chung; 11 grandchildren; and a sister in Korea. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Aiea Korean Methodist Church. Call after 3:30 p.m. Burial in Korea.

Norman C.S. Yu, 79, of Honolulu, a retired general manager for China Airlines, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. Born in Hong Kong, he is survived by wife Alma; sons Bobby, Tom and Richard; sister Katie Lee; and brothers Lun Yun, Charlie and Lung Yui. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 8 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.