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Obituaries



Adeline H. Aguiar
Jan. 24, 2005
Adeline H. Aguiar, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center dietician, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Jan Perreira and Darleene Hermann, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Church in Kaimuki, 1124 7th Ave. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Doris Kimiyo Arakaki
Jan. 11, 2005
Doris Kimiyo Arakaki, 75, of Pearl City, a retired seamstress, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Eric K.; daughter Rhonda R. Yamamoto; brothers Wallace, Kenneth and Donald Tamashiro; sisters Gladys Ishikawa, Helen Tamashiro and Mae Nakama; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Helen Tsuruko Asato
Jan. 16, 2005
Helen Tsuruko Asato, 90, of Aiea, a retired Asato Grocery co-owner, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Francis S., William T., Melvin Y. and Maurice K.; daughters Gladys A. Ino, Florence N. Batula and Judy S. Morimoto; sister Satsuki Mekaru; 22 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

William Lawrence Burch
Jan. 18, 2005
William Lawrence Burch, 85, of Pasadena, Calif., a real estate developer and U.S. Navy veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Holland, Mich. He is survived by wife Judy, son Dr. John, daughter Julie and three grandchildren. Services: noon today at Mokuaikaua Congregational Church in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. No flowers.

Chong Sun Chang
Jan. 21, 2005
Chong Sun Chang, 54, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by husband Roy M. Nakahama, brother Yong Su and sisters In Soon and Chong Cha Chang, Young Soon Kim and Jung Hee Chu. Private services.

Terresa Maji Cornelison
Dec. 26, 2004
Terresa Maji Cornelison, 53, of Honolulu, a professional entertainer, Wal-Mart shift manager and U.S. Army veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Las Cruces, N.M. She is survived by husband Todd, sons Picasso Dular and Paul Chun, daughter Dawn and sister Cheryl. Private services.

Kathleen A. CupChoy
Nov. 28, 2004
Kathleen A. CupChoy, 91, of Baton Rouge, La., a retired elementary school teacher at Maunaloa Plantation in Molokai, died in Baton Rouge. She was born in Tahlequah, Okla. She is survived by daughter Zita B. Rogers, 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. No services.

Henry Rowland Dougherty
Jan. 21, 2005
Henry Rowland Dougherty, 84, of Mobile, Ala., a U.S. Marine Corps pilot who served in World War II and the Vietnam War, writer, cartoonist, photographer and songwriter, died in Alabama. He is survived by wife Anne V.; children Edith D. Hutchinson and Tim V. and Colleen Dougherty; sister Jean D. Pencak; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. No services. Donations suggested to University of South Alabama Medical School.

Ruth Elton
Jan. 25, 2005
Ruth Elton, 72, of Wailua, Kauai, a Wilcox Memorial Hospital X-ray technician, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Connecticut. She is survived by son Kevin Devitt, brother Ed Morlot, sister Jackie Pignataro and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kapaa All Saints Church. Call after 9 a.m.

Walter Mailand Fredericksen Jr.
Jan. 23, 2005
Walter Mailand Fredericksen Jr., 70, of Pukalani, Maui, a University of Hawaii professor, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Missouri. He is survived by son Erik, daughter Kirsten, sisters Paula Dutcher and Judith Hignight, and five grandchildren. Services pending.

Shigeo Fujino
Jan. 13, 2005
Shigeo Fujino, 88, of Pearl City, a retired Coca-Cola Bottling Co. employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in North Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Tsugie, sons Larry S. and Wayne I., daughter Laura S., brother George E. and sisters Mae A. Higashi, Jane A. Fukuda and Carole N. Murobayashi. Private services.

Gilbert Lee Halm
Jan. 21, 2005
Gilbert Lee Halm, 58, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Gladys L., stepbrothers William and Wilfred, sister Charlene Goto and stepsisters Peggy Bertleman, Frances Mertel and Evelyn Snay. Services: 10:30 a.m. today at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Hisae Hino
Jan. 25, 2005
Hisae Hino, 82, of Lihue, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Stanley, Clifton, Bert, Dean and Robin Hino; daughter Carol Ito; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Fu Chia Huang
Jan. 23, 2005
Fu Chia Huang, 88, of Honolulu, a retired electrical engineer for an electric power company, died in Honolulu. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Chin Yen Chang; sons Ching Shao and Ching Ping; daughters Chris Lin, Deborah Kwok and Elsa Chang; and seven grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 2 p.m.

Eugene Edward Hunter
Jan. 20, 2005
Eugene Edward Hunter, 60, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy hard hat diver, died in Tripler Army Medical Center, Center for Aging. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Yvonne; daughters Elisha Hirakawa and Bridgette Cermak; brothers Edmund Mysliwiec and Cass and Edwin Hunter; and a grandchild. Private services.

Vincent Dale Ichiriu
Jan. 10, 2005
Vincent Dale Ichiriu, 52, of Honolulu, a dental lab technician, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Omaha, Neb. He is survived by son Nathan, parents Dr. Edwin and Judith, brother Dr. Kevin and sisters Deborah Ichiriu, Dr. Cynthia Keller and Dr. Theresa Holt. Private services.

Flor Camaquin Josue
Jan. 5, 2005
Flor Camaquin Josue, 88, of Honolulu died at home. He was born in Vintor, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Angela A.; son Efren A.; daughters Cielito Oda, Teresita Schmidt, Liza Josue-Cabaccang, Feby Josue, Victoria Agredado and Josephine Cabalo; brother Philip; 19 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 9:30 a.m. today at St. Theresa Co-Cathedral Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.

Severino Navarro Juan
Jan. 22, 2005
Severino Navarro Juan, 94, of Kailua-Kona, a coffee farmer, died at home. He was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Purificacion; stepsons Noriel, Sammy, Rex, Randy, Rocky and Clifford Acasio; stepdaughter Florie Domingo; and nine step-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Jehovah's Witnesses Church in Keauhou Mauka, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Naalehu County Cemetery in Naalehu, Hawaii. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Frank K. Kaipo
Jan. 22, 2005
Frank K. Kaipo, 58, of Hilo, a retired heavy equipment operator and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Shirley; daughters Cindy Pascual, Anna Espaniola and Tammy Gentry; brothers Joseph "Bully" and William; sisters Betty Pelanca and Geraldine Kawasaki; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.

David Andrew Karakash
Jan. 18, 2005
David Andrew Karakash, 64, of Ocean View, Hawaii, a Boeing Aerospace Co. expediter, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kelly Lake, Minn. He is survived by wife Starina L., sons Brian D. and Devin L., daughters Misty K. Karakash and Michelle R. Mueller, brother Mick and a grandchild. No services.

Mary Ku'uipo Kauha'aha'a
Jan. 3, 2005
Mary Ku'uipo Kauha'aha'a, 37, of Haiku, Maui, a restaurant cleaning specialist, died at home. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Grady; son Slainden; daughters Triniann, Chassity, Shatay and Shatisha; parents Elizabeth and Edward Lapinia; brother Gordon Lapinia; and sisters Serena, Lehua and Didi Lapinia. Services: 7:30 p.m. today at Family Life Center, across Foodland. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Julia Mae Kaui
Jan. 25, 2005
Julia Mae Kaui, 76, of Kihei, Maui, a University of Hawaii administrator, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Charles III, daughter Charlene KinChoy, sister Maile Ng, nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. No services.

Isidoro Mendoza
Jan. 18, 2005
Isidoro "Pete" Mendoza, 74, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Transfer senior warehouseman, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. He is survived by wife Rose; sons Peter and Paul; hanai son Ikaika Lono; daughters Paula and Pauline Mendoza and Sandra Gomes; hanai daughter Tyra Valdez-Mendoza; stepchildren Willie, Pamela and Kenneth Faborito; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park in Waipio.

Kiyoshi Minami
Jan. 21, 2005
Kiyoshi "Mana" Minami, 81, of Mililani, a retired Department of Education public school educator at Windward District Office, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Nona; son Roger; daughters Nona J. Forrest and Christine Eckhoff; brother Shigeto; sisters Susan Miyamoto, Yasuko Gima and Louise Kong; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m.

James Leon Norris
Jan. 22, 2005
James Leon Norris, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Anderson Air Force Base electrical engineer, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Oklahoma. He is survived by wife Vicenta C.; sons Vicente Manibusan, Floyd, Charles and Jimmie; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Aloha attire.

Yasuko Oue
Jan. 22, 2005
Yasuko Oue, 72, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by husband Tatsumi and brothers Akira and Tadashi Yoshida. Private services.

Francisco Y. Raposas
Jan. 23, 2005
Francisco Y. "Apo Eko" Raposas, 94, of Aiea, a retired Sheraton Moana Surfrider housekeeping department employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. Visitation: 9:30-10 a.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery. Scattering of ashes pending. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Gloria Nani Waialae
Jan. 18, 2005
Gloria Nani Waialae, 72, of Pearl City, a Hawaiian Language Newspaper Indexing computer operator, died in Pearl City. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Ginger Kamisugi; brothers Donald Waialae and Earl "Pamai" and Nick Tenn; sister Wanda Naweli; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Harue Watabu
Jan. 21, 2005
Harue "Frances" Watabu, 79, of Pearl City, a retired watercress farmer, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Waiau. She is survived by sons Vince K., Victor J., Vernon S. and Vance S.; brothers Rikio, Morihide and Morimizu Asato; and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m.

Bessie Iwai Wenkam
Jan. 25, 2005
Bessie Iwai Wenkam, 87, of Honolulu, a retired state librarian, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Toshio Iwai, sister Joyce S. Sato and daughters Miyo N. and Chiye R. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaii State Library or Foster Botanical Garden.

Kenneth Koon Yeu Wong
Jan. 23, 2005
Kenneth Koon Yeu Wong, 80, of Volcano, Hawaii, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard superintendent, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary E.; sons Leland Wong and Clay and Kevin McIver; daughters Christine Wong and Leslie Nestoric; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 8 a.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Owari Hori Yamashita
Jan. 23, 2005
Owari Hori Yamashita, 87, of Mililani, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center dietician aide, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Karen T. and sister Otome Urata. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Sai Choon Young
Jan. 22, 2005
Sai Choon Young, 86, of Kailua, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. underground technician and plank owner for Battleship Missouri, died at home. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Choy H.; daughters Kathryn C.Y. Vermoch, Rebecca D.L. Luke and Michele S.Y. and Monica G.L. Young; brothers Sai K. and Sai Y.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:

www.librarieshawaii.org
The index goes back several decades.



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