Obituaries

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Franz Josef Dietz
Oct. 20, 2005
Franz Josef "Frank" Dietz, 60, of Ewa Beach, a retired U.S. Army veteran and retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard shipfitter, died in Leeward Integrated Health Services. He was born in Bauhach, Germany. He is survived by wife Maria S. Desamito-Dietz; sons Joseph F., Ceferino J., SeanPaul and Michael; daughters Jeannie Ripoza and Chantel Dietz; former wife Sharon; and four grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Daisy K. Eckersley
Oct. 16, 2005
Daisy K. Eckersley, 74, of Nanakuli, a retired Dole Cannery employee, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. She was born in Ewa Beach. She is survived by husband Gordon E., son Frank Kane, daughter Linda Matsuura, sister Theresa Chapin, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Robert Norman Goldman
Oct. 27, 2005
Robert Norman "Bob" Goldman, 79, of Honolulu, co-founder and retired president of Telecredit Inc. and U.S. Navy veteran who served in World War II, died at home. He was born in Providence, R.I. He is survived by wife Judith and daughters Lita Foxx and Erica Goldman. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Temple Emanu-El, 2550 Pali Highway. Call after 10:30 a.m. Graveside services to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 680 Iwilei Road, Suite 675, Honolulu 96817.

Stanley Takayuki Hashimoto
Oct. 22, 2005
Stanley Takayuki Hashimoto, 80, of Waipahu, a retired Park Engineering Inc. surveyor, and U.S. Army veteran and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Thelma T., sons Milton M. and Randall M., daughter Donna Jean Bradley, brother Robert K., sister Gladys F. Smoot, 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ralph Fukutaro Horie
Oct. 15, 2005
Ralph Fukutaro Horie, 96, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in Hale Ho Aloha Nursing Home. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elsie, son Ralph T., daughter Sharon E., two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Paul Tomoichi Inafuku
Oct. 15, 2005
Paul Tomoichi Inafuku, 79, of Pearl City, formerly of Kekaha, Kauai, a World War II veteran and retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard budget analyst, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Violet T.; daughters Cheryl N. Sutherland, Paulette A. Miyamoto, Francine T. Sandell and Ruth T. Taomae; brothers Francis and Benjamin; sister Naomi Terukina; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Lloyd Iwato Matsui
Oct. 21, 2005
Lloyd Iwato Matsui, 66, of Wailuku, a Lowe's Hardware clerk, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Jason, daughter Lynn Falcone, mother Chieko, brothers Glenn and Earl, sisters June Ecsedy and Yoko Itamoto, and a grandchild. Private services.

Russell Matsuyama Sr.
Oct. 24, 2005
Russell Matsuyama Sr., 45, of Kalaheo, Kauai, died at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by son Russell Jr., daughters Lauren Matsuyama and Brianne Iwasaki, brother Roy, sister Cindy Alpeche and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. next Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Karen Kaeko Mendonca
Oct. 23, 2005
Karen Kaeko Mendonca, 46, of Waianae died in the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Jerome O'Francis, sons Jason Mendonca and Jerry Kurata, daughter Lehua, parents Andrew and Alice Kurata, brother Jon Kurata and sisters Noreen Mumaw and Yvonne Lau. Private services.

Martha Worrall Mitchell
Oct. 5, 2005
Martha Worrall Mitchell, 83, of Buffalo, N.Y., formerly of Hawaii, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Samuel S. III and John, daughter Margaret, sister Charlotte Corey, brother Joseph H. Worrall and eight grandchildren. Services in Buffalo.

Robert Masao Morisato
Oct. 16, 2005
Robert Masao Morisato, 81, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Eleanor; daughter Ann McCarter; brothers Takeo, Sunao, Edward, George, David and Roy; sisters Beatrice Yanehiro and Clara Kurata; and two grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Joichi Nadatani
Oct. 21, 2005
Joichi Nadatani, 92, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Kekaha Sugar Co. carpenter, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Kenneth S., Dean and James; daughter Joy Kagawa; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Yukio Nakagawa
Oct. 14, 2005
Yukio Nakagawa, 87, of Honolulu, a retired University of Hawaii-Manoa horticulturist, died in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elaine T., son Franklin M., daughter Dale Y. Santos, sister Catherine Murashige and four grandchildren. Private services.

Thanh Thi Nguyen
Oct. 24, 2005
Thanh Thi Nguyen, 89, of Honolulu died. She was born in Vietnam. She is survived by sons Mai Tan, Son Tan, Jack Tan, Phong Tan and Dung Tan; daughters Lang Kim Hirayama, Hanh Kim Dupierre, Kim Gazelle, Chee Kim Mai, Lori Kim Tranh and Tuyet Kim Nguyen; a sister; 26 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. today at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Muriel Gail Nohea Macomber Puaala
Oct. 20, 2005
Muriel Gail Nohea Macomber "Mona" Puaala, 70, of Paia, Maui, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ralph Jr., Paulson and Reynolds; daughters Carol Slusher, Merrianne Moore, and Donna and Muriel Macomber; 35 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Wednesday.

Mary Lani Rawlins
Oct. 21, 2005
Mary Lani Rawlins, 87, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died in Kaunakakai, Molokai. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by sons August Jr. and Walter, daughter Katherine "Kitty" Apo, brother Mitchell Lani, 13 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon today at Ka Hale La'a O Ierusalema Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kanakaloloa Cemetery in Hoolehua.

Karen Campbell Schooley
Oct. 21, 2005
Karen Campbell Schooley, 46, of Kailua, a pastry chef, died in Kailua. She was born in California. She is survived by parents Caroline and Jack, brother Peter and sister Diana Ballard. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at Mariposa Restaurant. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.

Harold E. Strong Sr.
Oct. 26, 2005
Harold E. Strong Sr., 84, of Kaneohe, formerly of Raleigh, N.C., a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War, died at home. He also was a public service employee in Tennessee and North Carolina. He was born in Ortonville, Mich. He is survived by wife Lois; sons Thomas, Daniel and Michael; brothers Robert and David; and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Pohai Nani Good Samaritan Retirement Community Chapel, 45-090 Namoku St., Kaneohe. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Katsutoshi Takahashi
Oct. 11, 2005
Katsutoshi "Kats" Takahashi, 67, of Kaneohe, a retired state Department of Transportation engineer technician, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Keith K.; daughter Laurie Ann Barsatan; brothers Hatsuo, Tadahide, Teruaki and Yoshiyuki; sister Shigeko Nakagawa; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Honolulu. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Cheryl Marie Turner
Sept. 10, 2005
Cheryl Marie Turner, 42, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Madison, Wis. She is survived by sons Derrick and Isaac Turner, and William Domingo; daughters Jenifer Turner, Donna Souza, Sarah and Gina Turner, and Melinda Domingo; brother Gregg Larson; sisters Jeannie, Debbie and Pam Larson; and several grandchildren. Private services.

Melvin Yamamoto Sr.
Oct. 22, 2005
Melvin "Uncle Mel" Yamamoto Sr., 68, of Kapolei, formerly of Nanakuli, a retired Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Amy; sons Melvin "Abu" Jr., Daniel and Robert; daughters Melveen Smith and Marilyn Yamamoto; sister Barbara Yamada; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 11 a.m. Thursday at Zablan Beach in Nanakuli. Aloha attire. Additional information provided for an obituary published Thursday.