Obituaries

Tuesday, February 2, 1999

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Paul R. Agena, 85, of Honolulu died Friday at home. Born in Ewa, he is survived by son Roy, daughter Judy Riley, eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, 1701 Wilder Ave. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Shuet Yee Chang, 82, of Honolulu died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in China, she is survived by husband Hing Lin; sons Stanley, Milton and Walter; daughters Noreen Chang, Judy Young, Edith Lo and Jane Yee; brothers Jack, Tai Hung, Ernest and Tai Kui Chan; and sisters Po Tuen Kwok, Po Tak Tam and Chiu Lan Wong. Services: noon Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. Donations suggested to the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii.

Chew Fong Chun, 92, of Honolulu, president, caretaker and manager of Chun Wood Estate Inc., died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Jane Wong, daughter Ramona H.N. Chang, six brothers, two sisters, nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Call from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Annie P.C. DeCoite, 88, of Hamoa, Maui, a retired cattle rancher, died Wednesday in Hamoa, Maui. Born in Puuiki, Maui, she is survived by husband Frank. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peters Church in Puuiki, Maui. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: church cemetery.

Frederick W. Eggerking Jr., 75, of Kailua, an electrical engineer with Hawaiian Electric Co., died last Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Martha, daughter Linda, and a grandson. Private services.

Adam W. Fernandez, 89, of Muskegon, Mich., formerly of Honolulu, a retired plumber from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died last Tuesday in Michigan. Born in Sprecklesville, Maui, he is survived by brother Raymond; sisters Anita, Irene and Dorothy; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Herbert Flores, 68, of Maui and formerly of Waianae, who retired from Onomea Sugar Plantation in Hilo, died Jan. 11 on Maui. He was also an employee at Hawaiian Western Steel. Born in Papaikou, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Herbert Flores Jr., Llewellyn Kawai and Eugene, Rothwell, Jonathan and Arthur Naeole; daughters Debra Torres, Herberleen and Shari Naeole and Johnette Conselva; brothers Robert and John S.; sisters Dorothy Bernard and Anita Flores; 19 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes: 1 p.m. Saturday at Maili Beach. Casual attire.

Elizabeth B. “Girlie” Foo Sum, 87, of Wailuku, a retired school secretary from the Department of Education, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by husband Edward, daughters Ululani L. Vasper and Elizabeth L. English, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Eulogy: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Christ the King Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Mass: 10:45 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

John L. Foster, 87, of Honolulu, a retired insurance agent, died Wednesday in Maunalani Nursing Center. Born in Kamalo, Molokai, he is survived by wife Marie; daughters Colleen Foster, Sharon Testo and Elizabeth Palmer; and five grandchildren. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Pedro C. Ganitano, 86, of Honolulu died Dec. 29 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by daughter Carlina Badua; sons Felix, Alejandre and Emilio; brother Victorio; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Justina “Tina” Gomes, of Honolulu is survived by husband Manuel “Sonny.” Incorrect obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Tok Hui Han, 75, of Kailua died Wednesday at home. Born in Korea, she is survived by son Sang Nam; daughters Sang Im “Tina” Lee, Sang Ye “Bunny” Ha, Pyong Sook “Becky” Woo, Angie Jung and Allison Lee; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Robert G. Hayashi, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired senior microbiologist for the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, died Jan. 24 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Thelma T., son Donald S., daughters Laura E. Hayashi and Christine A. Fujimoto, brother Harold T., sister Frances Y. Irie, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Elliot “Sax” Horn, 97, of Phoenix, formerly of Kailua and Kaneohe, who retired from the 50th State Dairy Farmer's Cooperative, died Jan. 22 in Phoenix. He is survived by sister Virginia Rust, two grandchildren, and a great-grandson. Services: 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Windward United Church of Christ, 38 Kaneohe Bay Drive. Scattering of ashes: Kailua Bay. Donations suggested to Windward United Church or Institute for Human Services.

Vaivai Howard, 19, of Waipahu died Jan. 17 in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in American Samoa, she is survived by parents Howard Molipe and Felila F. Howard, brothers Howard and Rames Molipe and Harold and Harris Howard; and sisters Dorothy Toeaina, Heidi Seiuli and Hope Howard. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at First Samoan Full Gospel Church, 3814 Salt Lake Blvd. Call after 3 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Park.

Pauline R.D. Idica, 81, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired owner and operator of Udarbe Care Home in Kekaha, died Saturday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Alfred “Sonny” Sacramed and Frankedado and George Paiste; daughter Betty Santiago; stepsons Rudy, Pedro Jr. and Juan; brother Hymie Abela; sister Alicia Doldulao; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great- grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at West Kauai United Methodist Church in Kekaha. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Fred J. “Drum” Inouye, 79, of Honolulu, retired president of Aku House, died Friday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Dorothy K., sons Gerald and Jed, daughter Freda Sahara, brother George H. “Rocky,” sisters Helen K. Yanagi and Bess M. Wago, and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jose S. Jandoc, 89, of Honolulu, a retired crane operator for Waialua Agricultural Co., died Jan. 23 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Pangasinan, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Carrie L., sons Jose Jr. and Gilbert C., nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Emma K.E. Kahawaii, 69, of Laie, a retired Hawaiian cultural teacher for the state government, died Friday in Kahuku Hospital. She was also a former employee for the Polynesian Cultural Center. Born in Halawa, Molokai, she is survived by sons Robert, George, Solomon, Rodney, Allen and Harlan; daughters Cheryl, Eliza and Charmaine; sisters Moku Fotofili and Ann Dudoit; and 37 grandchildren. Wake services: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake, First Ward Chapel. Call from 9 a.m. to noon. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Margaret A. Kaili, 81, of Waipahu, a cook at Playmate Kindergarten Day Care Center and Grade School Ltd., died Thursday at home. Born in Hanapepe, Kauai, she is survived by sons David Jr. and Henry; daughter Genie Kaopua; brothers Harold, Andrew, Ernest, Raymond and Dr. Patrick Aiu; sisters Cecilia Wood and Alma Wong; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Church in Kaneohe. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Mieko Kamiya, 83, of Honolulu died Sunday in Straub Hospital. Born in Hana, Maui, she is survived by son Thomas, daughter Carol Adachi, brother Robert Toma, five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shunji Kawano, 72, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a vegetable farmer, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Kamuela, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Mildred M., son John S., daughter Joy Torii, brother Thomas, sisters Michie Kawano and Harriet Iwai, and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Makiki Christian Church. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Memorial services in Kamuela at a later date.

Edith Keawe, 75, of Kohala, Hawaii died Thursday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Clarence, sons Steven J. and John G., daughter Evangeline L. Subica, brother Edward Coit, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawi Catholic Church, Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual or aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Nobuo Kurasaki, 71, of Pearl City, who retired from Kuakini Hospital, died Jan. 25 at home. Born in Kapaa, Kauai, he is survived by wife Rene M.T.; son Kevin K.; daughters Koren K. Shiroma and Karyl M. Nitta; brother Ike I.; sisters Kinuko Kajikawa, Kazue Takeuchi, Elsie Oshita, Betty Omori, Evelyn Hanki and Marian Kubota; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jameslyn U.H. “Missy” Mahi, 43, of Hilo, a retired bank teller, died Jan. 24 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Kealakekua, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Alaula, Alakai, Awakea and Alapa Artates; daughters Kawaiala Mullen and Anuhea and Alaneo Artates; sisters Maydean Bow man, Rosanna Matsuyama, Ilima Mahi, Barbara Miles, Margaret Kephart and Diana Moala; brothers Samuel KP, Darnell and Davey Mahi and Carl Hose Jr.; and two grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Keaukaha Ward. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Joseph K.W.F. Makanui, 55, of Honolulu, a machine operator at Schofield Range Control, died Jan. 22 in Straub Hospital. Born in Makaweli, Kauai, he is survived by wife Warween T.; sons Sheldon K., Kyle K. and Perry L.; daughters Sandy W. and Kalea K.; brothers William Jr. and Bernard; sister Betty Kalipi; and a grandson. Wake services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Kamehameha Schools, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Chapel. Call from 4 to 7 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Caroline N. Mata, 78, of Honolulu, a retired licensed practical nurse at Leahi Hospital, died Wednesday in Kapolei. Born in North Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Henry Jr. and Ron, daughters Moani Dumaoal and Pauline Naumu, sister Mary Sorenson, 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.

Severino F. Mauricio, 85, of Ewa Beach, a retired boilerman for the federal government, died Friday. Born in Laoag City, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Emilia; sons Frank Pimentel and Michael and Jeffrey Mauricio; daughters Connie Rhorer, Carmen Crisafulli, Sue Shigemasa, Karen “Sheila” Horiuchi, Paula Curry and Pamela Lopez; sister Alvina Tejada; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Dolores Millare, 68, of Puhi, Kauai, a free-lance artist, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Lihue, she is survived by husband Guillermo; sons Guillermo Jr., Wayne, Nathan and Derek; daughters Millicent Andrade and Blanche Johnson; brothers Louie, Domi, Pete and Allan Beralas; sisters Magdalena Gallardo and Monica Raguda; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Lihue Baptist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Misao “Judy” Mitsuda, 71, of Pearl City, a retired seamstress, died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Danny N.; sons Warren I., Clyde M. and Daniel T.; and three grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Morris M. Miura, 84, of Waipahu, a retired driver for Theo H. Davies, died Wednesday in Leahi Hospital. He was also an artist. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Doris Y.; sons Roy T., Glenn K. and Melvin Y.; daughter Ann S. Yamamoto; brothers Tokuichi and Tamotsu; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Takeo Sakamoto, 76, of Hilo, a carpenter, died Jan. 21 in Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Torao and Charles and sister Sueme Funai. Private services.

Stanley C. Saragosa, 47, of Keaau, Hawaii died last Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Paulette; daughters Donelle and Salina; sons Anson and Thaine R.; brothers Raymond, Daniel, Walter, Gerald, Robin and Clinton; sisters Lorene Green, Nadine Griffin and Bodrina Saragosa; stepfather Amos Santana; grandmother Rosie; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Virginia B. Soberano, 62, of Waialua died Wednesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Wahiawa, she is survived by sons Rodney V., Faustino S. Jr., Sonny V., Francis N., Alfred A. and Michael S.; daughters Helen Alcaide, Louisa Inocencio, Angelita Chavez, Mary D. Soberano and Gloria Nunes; brother Fernando Birgado; sisters Nita Pattioay, Loretta Pookaa, Trinidad Alexander and Carmen Grindstaff; 32 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

John M. Takai, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired electrician for Wasa Electrical Co., died Jan. 23 in Kaneohe. Born in Kahuku, he is survived by wife Betsy; daughters Shirley Maxfield, Sandra Queypo, Noella Takai, Celine Janiszewski and Johnette Hunter; nine grandchildren; a brother; a sister; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

George Takara, 73, of Honolulu, a retired cook for Kapiolani Flamingo Restaurant, died Wednesday in Kaiser Moanalua Hospital. Born in Brawley, Calif., he is survived by wife Masako, son Perry H., daughters Julie A. Aquino and Nancy K. Katsura, brother Frank, sisters Haruko and Masako and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.

Jean M. “Ute” Terawaki Komoto Lee, 75, of Honolulu, a retired bartender, died Friday in St. Francis-West Hospice. Born in Kona, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Russell I. Komoto and Lee J. Sano, daughter Susan Y. Komoto, stepson Lawrence I. Lee, stepdaughter Linda Onishi, brother Kunimi Terawaki and two grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert T. Wakamiya, 72, of Honolulu, a retired federal agricultural inspector at the Honolulu Airport, died Jan. 24 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Holualoa-Kona, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Karen and sisters Fumi Nakamoto and Trudy Yamanaka. Memorial services: 2 p.m.Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rosalie H. Wall, 48, of Kailua, a dental hygienist, died Friday in Kailua. Born in Oregon, she is survived by husband Charles F., son Kelly K., and brothers Mike and Joseph Dwight. Services: 7:30 a.m. Sunday at Kailua Beach Park, across from Buzz's Steak House. Fellowship of remembrance: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers. Donations suggested to Rosie Wall Healing Touch Memorial Fund.