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Jack Beardsley dies at 74Former Big Isle Councilman
Muneo Sameshima diesNaoma "Aunty Teenie" Aiwohi, 95, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died Jan. 31. She was born in Garner, Iowa. She is survived by niece Patsy N. Brown and nephews Chuch and John Frisbee. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waiokeola Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Donations suggested to the Multiple Sclerosis Society National-Hawaii Chapter, 418 Kuwili St., Suite 105, Honolulu 96817. Steven M. Akizaki, 50, of Honolulu, a retired police officer, died Jan. 29. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Richard, Allan and Wayne and sister Irene Oshita. Private services.
Magdalena S. Andres, also known as "Nana" or "Elen," 80, of Kailua-Kona died Sunday in Keauhou Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Warren; daughters Leticia L. Viernes, Marilyn Sanchez, Ofelia Robinol, Ida Ventura and Julie Suanson; sisters Erlinda Balisacan and Trinidad Carnate; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Rosary services: 7 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Holualoa, Hawaii. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ernest Cabral, 77, of Kahului died Friday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Mildred; sons Ernest and Kerstan; daughter Karen; sisters Marie Amaral, Theresa Nunes, Annie Tuegh, Flora Cooper, Rita Leval, Helen Cordeiro, Catherine Marciel and Isabel Fernandez; and two grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church in Wailuku. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Edward G.K. Cherry Jr., 54, of Honolulu, a charter boat captain, died Feb. 8 at home. He was born in San Francisco, Calif. He is survived by wife Lesley; parents Edward "Scotty" Cherry and Marian L. Boyd; brothers Scott Cherry and Jim, John, Tommy and Manu Boyd; and sister Chris Letman. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Holy Nativity Church, Aina Haina. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. Sunday launching from Maunalua Bay.
Thomas H. Fouts, 66, of Honolulu, a retired warehouseman and distributor for Sears Catalog Distribution Center, died Feb. 2. He was born in Glasgow, Mont. He is survived by brother Jerry and sisters Cora Dvorak and Hattie Bretzke. Call from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Committal services: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Donations suggested to First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, 1822 Keeaumoku St., Honolulu 96822.
Erric P.M. Fujiwara, 55, of Wahiawa is also survived by grandmother Marion Kuraoka. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Mutsuro Fukuda, 79, of Pearl City, a retired maintenance foreman for the state Department of Transportation, died Feb. 1 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Brian Y., daughter Eunice T. Takemoto, brother Akira and four grandchildren. Private services.
Ernesto P. Garcia, 76, of Waipahu died Jan. 29. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Fe; sons Romeo and Froebel; daughters Aurora Acidera, Cora ReVilla, Estrella Villanueva, Helen Toledo, Gloria Florendo, Marie Baldonado, Milagros Garcia, Jane Martin, Donna Carlos and Claire Almogela; sisters Jacinta Ursulum and Anna Manzano; 19 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Shige Higa, 100, of Honolulu, a retired vegetable farmer, died Feb. 5 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Okinawa, Japan. She is survived by daughters Doris Enomoto, Ayame Nakasato and Alice Tanaka, 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Grace S. Hiyakumoto, 71, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired school bus driver for children in special education, died Feb. 5 in Kula Hospital. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Morio; sons Alan, Paul, Greg, Larry and Carl; daughter Juliet Murakami; brother Kiichi Hashimoto; sisters Hatsue Ohashi, Yoshiko Sekimata and Etsuko Nakagome; and 12 grandchildren. Private services.
John J. Hogan, 81, of Honolulu, an attorney for the Dillingham Corp., died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Greeley, Neb. He is survived by wife Musa "Sis," daughter Anne, sisters Teresa Hogan and Angela Matya and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Sacred Hearts Church on Wilder Avenue. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to American Heart and American Lung associations.
Beatrice Hoornweg, 83, formerly of Honolulu, died Jan. 31 in Chicago. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Peter and daughter Johanna. Private services.
Marvin E. Horio, 83, of Texas, a retired printer with Hawaiian Telephone, died Feb. 5 in Texas. He is survived by wife Marlene, daughters Elizabeth Lewis and Paula M. Nakaoka, sisters Gladys Friel and Mealii Boyd, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Keiji Ikezaki, 77, of Honolulu, a retired parks and recreation state planner, died Jan. 5 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tomiko and brothers Toshiharu, Dr. Francis M. and Lawrence T. Private services.
Fumio Ikuta, 76, of Honolulu, owner of Ikuta Contracting Co., died Feb. 6 in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by wife Mitsuye; daughters Cora O'Donnell, Marcia Ikuta, Lori Seto and Gerri Shinsato; brother Gary; sister Fusae Sawada; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Shigeta Kodama, 89, of Kaneohe, a retired mechanic for the former Mass Transit Line, died Saturday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Puhi Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by wife Yoshie, son Dennis I., daughters Lynn T. and Laura M. and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Theodore H. Lake, 73, of Honolulu, a set director in the motion picture industry for "Fantasy Island," "T.J. Hooker," "Gidget" and "Mod Squad," died Friday. He also operated Vacation Rentals. He was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He is survived by friend Irvin E. Jim Duffy Jr., also known as Jim Duffy Jr. Memorial services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Honolulu Elks Club in Waikiki. Scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Celeste K.L.M.A.C. Lee, 84, of Honolulu, a personnel staffing specialist who retired from the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Feb. 1 in Springfield, Ore. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by brothers William and Almon Ah Cook; sisters Anna Kukahiko, Hattie Chong, Lani Dunn and Puanani "Cookie" Issacs; sons Guy S. and Ronald O.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Theresa E. Lopes, also known as Theresa King and Theresa Pikini, 71, of Anahola, Kauai, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by sons Nathan Pikini and David Lopes; daughters Ranei Alvarez and Allison Davis; brothers Clinton and Grover Lee; sisters Hilda Fo, Winifred De Motta and Ethel Keawe; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Feb. 24 at Kapaa Missionary Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
Michelle T. Magalei, 25, of Laie died Saturday at home. She is survived by parents Toafi and Masina, brothers Toafi Jr. and Nainoa, sister Kristal and grandmother Tulotopulu. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Laie Church of Latter-day Saints, Sixth Ward Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.
Charlotte M. Mansho, 81, of Honolulu, a retired secretary for the state, died Feb. 4. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Fred, daughter Jan Okuhara and two grandchildren. Private services.
Fernando S. Nalawagan, 86, of Lancaster, Calif., formerly of Nanakuli, died Jan. 6 in Lancaster. He was born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by children Pauline Castro, Benjamin and Franklin Nalawagan, Alexandria Gonzales, Winona Johnson, Victoria Reische and Randy, Eileen, Sharleen and Arthur Javar; sister Isabel; 34 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Gedion D. Pascua, 91, of Waipahu died Saturday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Consuelo, son Ernie, daughter Amy Ungos and four granddaughters. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Celestino A. "Rocky" Raquedan, 88, of Waianae will be remembered in services 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services also 11:15 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. He is also survived by brother Francisco and sister Monica. The mortuary provided addditional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Thomas D. Reis, 53, of Waialua, an operations manager for Hawaiian Flour Mills, died Feb. 5. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons Gary Valencia and Darrol Reis; daughters Johnette Reis, Lisa Ganon and Carrie Palomares; mother Evelyn; brothers John, Robert and Douglas; sister Darralyn Nielson; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mamie Schilling, 83, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by son Otto Jr.; daughter Antoinette Carvalho; brothers George, Harold and Harvey De Mello; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Burial on the mainland.
Amy K. Shiraishi, 70, of Kailua-Kona, a retired housekeeping services employee for the Kona Hilton Hotel, died Feb. 5 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kona. She is survived by sons Carl, Alvin and Grant; daughter Sharon Higashi; brother Richard Uchimura; sisters Natsue Fuke, Edna Corbaley, Eva Sato and Thelma Ikeda; and 10 grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Henry L. Smith, 83, of Kaneohe died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edith; sons Kimo, Keoni, Kawika and Kalani; brother Wilmot; sisters Margery Smith and Esther Kau; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Private burial.
James R. Spencer, 86, of Anahola, Kauai, an engineer for air transportation, died Friday at home. He also served in the U.S. Army. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by primary caregiver May Orlando. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.
Edward "Eddie" Stone, 73, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Eddie Stone's Trucking Co., died Thursday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mitsue "Aunty Speed"; sons Shaney, Stranten, Chaning and Deyton; daughters Darelyn Muraoka, Avery Dey, Kaylyn Aliifua and Dawn Stone; sister Eva Ho; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: Noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Inurnment: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Joan T. Takai, 80, of Honolulu, who retired from Liberty House in 1984, died Feb. 4 at home. She was born in Puukolii, Maui. She is survived by brothers Howard E. and David M., sister Edith T. Sanborn, daughters Linda L. Takai and Donna H. Fujinaka and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Harris United Methodist Church.
Gladys Lai Tom, 84, of Honolulu died Jan. 24 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Trudy Yuen, brother A.F. Lai, sister Mabel Jung, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Jose C. Vidad, 71, of Haleiwa, who retired from Del Monte Fresh Produce, died Jan. 21. He was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Martina, daughter Maricel and sister Juanita Miguel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: Noon Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Masae Watanabe, 85, of Mililani died Jan. 24. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Frank; son Alan; daughters Joyce Watanabe and Ann Motter; brothers George, James, Christopher and Robert Sasaki; sisters Helen Dekarske, Dorothy Fujiwara and Nancy Kanemoto; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Terry B. Wessel, 71, of Kula, Maui, died Monday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Elizabeth "Pua," sons Terry and Paul, hanai daughter Hassie Zitnik, brother Macy, sisters Pauline Chillingworth and Katherine Stormont and six grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at First Assembly of God Cathedral of the King Church. Call after 4 p.m. Call after 2 p.m. Friday at First United Protestant Church, Hilo. Inurnment: Hilo Veterans II Cemetery.
Hideo Yamaguchi, 85, of Mililani, formerly of Pukalani, Maui, who retired from Maui Land and Pineapple Co., died Friday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Pauwela, Maui. He is survived by son Walter, daughters Jean Nakai and Donna Suyenaga, sister Tsuyako Inouye, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Tokihiro A. Yoshimatsu, 39, of Honolulu, who worked for Hanalei Mixed Plate on Kauai, died Sunday. He is survived by father Lloyd "Goosi," mother Pamela and sisters Kim and Anissa. Memorial services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Kaimuki Christian Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire. Memorial services on Kauai at a later date.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.
