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Obituaries


John Leonard Hamilton Jr.

Walter Toshio Abe, 79, of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, a retired supervisor and driver-instructor at Hamakua Sugar Co., died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Beatrice T.; sons Randall, Mervyn and Lance; daughter Joyce Yamamoto; sisters Rose Wachi and Emiko Elzinga; and seven grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Virginia Tomie Agena, 68, of Waianae, a homemaker, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Larry, Harold S. and Calvin K.; daughters Debra N., Lynn C. and JoAnn; brothers Isao Agena and Mori Nakamasu; sisters Ohide Shimamoto, Doris Arakaki and Ruth Shiroma; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.

Allen Alvarado, 30, of Waipahu, a former warehouse clerk at Love's Bakery, died Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Fred and Sharon and brothers Fred and Joey. Private services.

Betsy Tsurue Arakawa, 76, of Haliimaile, Maui, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Sprecklesville, Maui. She is survived by sons Leslie and Dean; daughter Leonora L. Naylor; brothers Nobuo, Robert and Donald Sugahara; sisters Nancy Ono and Sueko Watanabe; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Pookela Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park, Kukui Garden. Aloha attire.

Kana Asato, 100, of Haiku, Maui, who died March 2, will be remembered in services at 11 a.m. April 13 at Makawao Cemetery. Aloha attire. Additional information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published March 15.

Richard Hideo Asato, 67, of Haiku, Maui, a retired Maui County Board of Water Supply employee after 27 years and U.S. Army veteran, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Haiku. He is survived by wife Ethel; daughters Lianne Fong and Cindy Kochi; brother Carl; sisters Masako Hiyane, Mildred Oka, Mitsuko Kamisato and Ruth Uyechi; and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. April 13 at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Florentino De Los Treno Augustine, 89, of Waianae, a retired dining supervisor at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and U.S. Army veteran, died March 26. He is survived by wife Cristeta, daughter Florence Defrancia, stepsons Christopher Hartigan and William Hartigan, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 12:45 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Additional services: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Violet Sumire Boteilho, 60, of Kahului, a Board of Water Supply clerk, died Saturday at home. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by husband Alvin, sons Wayne and Russell, daughters Darlene and Debbie, brothers Gordon and Ronald Fujiwara, sisters Jane Smith and Bernice Kobayashi, and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Crisanto Tuazon Collado, 90, of Ewa Beach, died March 15. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Modesta "Lagring" Cadiz Collado, sons Alberto Baxa and Sonny Collado, and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Nobuichi Fukunaga, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 26 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brother Hideo and sister Kiyoko Miyasawa. Private services.

Harvey "Harry" Fung Sr., 65, of Kaneohe, a former diesel mechanic at Cummins Engine Sale of Hawaii and Young Brothers Ltd., died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Maile; sons Lester and Harvey Jr.; daughters Rose Ann Fung, Doreen Kupau, Martha "Maka" Kaina and Catherine Nakamura; brothers John, Julius, Joseph and George; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Richard Baxter Norment "Gabby" Hays, 71, of Makakilo, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, died March 25. He was born in Hagerstown, Md. He is survived by daughter Patricia S., mother Nancy, brother Herbert and sister Gwen Osborne. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel. Call after 3:30 p.m. Additional services: 1 p.m. April 11 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Eugenie S. "Gene" Holroyde, 88, of Kula, Maui, one of the founders of the Hawaii Territorial Hospital at Kaneohe Auxiliary, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Olympia, Wash. She is survived by husband Edward B., son E. Alan, daughter Paula E. and three grandchildren. Private services.

Elaine Emiko Ishii, 64, of Aiea, a homemaker, died March 24 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Stacey Tokairin and Sandra Gima, father Giichi Miwa, sister Jeanette Miwa and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.

Elmer Raymond "Al" Kaneta, 75, of Anchorage, Alaska, a U.S. Army veteran, died Feb. 17. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Brian, Kevin and Robin; brother Ronald; sister Leilani Kinilau; and companion Tom Rachal. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date in Honolulu.

Richard Yee Hee Lau, 76, of Aiea, a retired production supervisor at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop 56, died March 19. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Janet, daughter Jana Lau Demarest, brother Howard and sisters Laura Ng and Dora Wong. Private services. Memorial donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice-West or the American Cancer Society.

Alfred Lucas, 80, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Electric Light Co. boiler operator, died March 29 at home. He was born in Sprecklesville, Maui. He is survived by daughters LaVerne Tolmie and Julie Yamamoto Sr., sons John and James A., brothers Joseph and John Jr., sisters Marie Souza and Helen Cann, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Hilo Methodist Church, Waianuenue Avenue. Call after 6:30 p.m. Additional services: 12:15 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers. Memorial donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo.

Helen Lenore Moore, 87, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Mililani, died March 13. She was born in Waukegan, Ill. She is survived by daughters Mary A. Moore and Bonnie Pene, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Gladys Yoshie Oda, 76, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died March 16 in Queen's Medical Center. She is survived by husband Yoshinobu "Hurley"; son Wesley; daughter Cynthia; sisters Elaine Ouchi, Florence Numa and Matsue Furusho; brother George Umeda; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.

Ryan Todt Tadashi Ono, 23, of Australia, died March 29. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Sanford "Sandy" and Margit; brother Travis; and grandparents Karl Todt, Gertrud Todt and Gladys Y. Kanda. Private services.

Sutejiro Sato, 91, of Kailua, retired MTL clerk, died March 24 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy Y.; son Gordon; daughters Barbara Blaser and Marian Masatsugu; brother Kenzo; sisters Bessie Takeshita, Hiroko Okumura, Toshie Suzuki and Amy Aoki; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Shuichi Tao, 86, of Honolulu, a retired painting contractor, died March 24 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. He is survived by sister Tomoe Nishimoto and caregiver Fern Kashiwabara. Private services.

Apaula Helen Ulu, 68, of Waianae, died Sunday in St. Francis Medical Center-West. She was born in Western Samoa. She is survived by husband Lima; sons Taumaoe, Lima Jr., Matthew and Christopher; daughters Theresa Broadus and Gladys Tupulua; brother Faaui Maulolo; 24 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at the First Samoan Full Gospel Pentecostal Church, Salt Lake Boulevard. Call after 5 p.m.

Dorothy Vella, 83, of Honolulu, an associate professor of English at UH-Manoa, died Monday. She was born in Cleveland. She is survived by sons Eric and Paul. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at the UH-Manoa Center for Korean Studies. Casual attire. No flowers.



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.



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