Obituaries

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Mary Ann J. Basso
Nov. 21, 2005
Mary Ann J. Basso, 77, of Nanakuli died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John C., Mitchell A., Larry R., Lambert, Harry W., Clyde G., James K., Gary H. and Thomas R.; daughter Claudia M. Kaohu; sister Pearl Taylor; 36 grandchildren; and 56 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Rita Catholic Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Aloha attire.

Ronne Kaleilehua Castro
Dec. 4, 2005
Ronne Kaleilehua Castro, 30, of Honolulu died. He was born in Seattle. He is survived by parents Wilbert Jr. and Pixie, sister Brandy M. Pascazio and grandparents Wilbert and Winona. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.

Ronald Hekili Gomes
Dec. 1, 2005
Ronald Hekili "Ron" Gomes, 37, of Honolulu, an Aloha State Sales Co. industrial power lift operator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Tacoma, Wash. He is survived by daughter Tyler Ann K. Carlvalho-Gomes, father Ronald E., mother Phyllis, brothers Randy K. and Ryan K., and grandparent Hazel K. Rodrigues. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

Janet Asada Holt
Dec. 8, 2005
Janet Asada Holt, 56, of Phoenix, a Western Airlines flight attendant and owner and operator of a floral business, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Kevin, sons Matthew and David, brothers Charles and Donald Asada, and sisters Hilda Yamashita and Barbara Gomes. Services held in Phoenix.

George David Kaono Sr.
Dec. 6, 2005
George David Kaono Sr., 86, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired fisherman, died in Hale Hoola Hamakua in Honokaa, Hawaii. He was born in Puako, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Lorraine; sons George D. Jr., Alton D. and Brad-Elliot; stepsons Jack Jr. and Reggie Ignacio; daughters Sharlene M. Perreira, Dayna I. Kaono and Georgette Torricer; stepdaughter Susan Corotan; brothers Michael P. and Hans K. Wedemeyer; sisters Irene Cordeiro-Vierra and Julia R.W. and Pansy L. Long Medeiros; 17 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimea Ward, cultural hall. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Reception luncheon to follow in church hall. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hiroyo Matsumura Kodani
Nov. 29, 2005
Hiroyo Matsumura Kodani, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Nalii Fashions seamstress, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by son Raymond N., daughter Eileen K. Suda, brothers Larry A. and Fuyoo Matsumura, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Yan Ying Lee Kwok
Dec. 5, 2005
Yan Ying Lee Kwok, 75, of Honolulu died. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by husband Shun Lim, sons Peter and Paul, daughter Rose Wong, mother Lui Chui Ping, three brothers, two sisters and four grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Choy Ying Fong Lau
Dec. 7, 2005
Choy Ying Fong Lau, 78, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Chung Shan, China. She is survived by husband Keuk Kin Lau, also known as SiFu Lau Kim; daughters Sylvia Sheu and Linda Knowles; sisters Choy Mun Lee, Choy Fong Gao and Choy Ling Cheong; and four grandchildren. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Taoist services. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Manoa Cemetery.

Satoru Niimoto
Dec. 1, 2005
Satoru Niimoto, 80, of Seattle, a retired Boeing Aerospace engineer, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Clara Y. and Dorothy H. Niimoto, Grace A. Daniels and Alice T. Kunishi. Private services.

Katsushi Nishimura
Dec. 4, 2005
Katsushi Nishimura, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Holmes and Narver shipping supervisor, died in Avalon Care Center. He was born in Makaweli, Maui. He is survived by wife Kimiye, son Russell T., brother G. Bob and sisters Masako Hamada and Reiko Osato. Private services.

Kenneth S. Oshiro
Dec. 6, 2005
Kenneth S. Oshiro, 60, of Waipahu, an AJK Industrial Sales owner and former Aloha Airlines employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Roxane A., mother Nancy S. and brother Clarence. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Missionary, 95-801 Kipapa Drive, Mililani. Casual attire. No flowers.

Margaret Fusae Saiki
Dec. 5, 2005
Margaret Fusae Saiki, 81, of Honolulu, a retired J.C. Penney salesclerk, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James Y.; son Alan A.; daughter Susan A. Moriguchi; brothers Kenneth S. and George J. Yamashiro; sisters Dorothy Aoki, Helen K. Iwasaki and Alice T. Watanabe; and seven grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ayame Nakano Shida
Dec. 3, 2005
Ayame Nakano Shida, 99, of Honolulu, a retired Shida's Babyland co-owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. She is survived by sons David T. and Arthur Y., two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Dennis John Sullivan
Dec. 8, 2005
Dennis John Sullivan, 76, of North Kohala, Hawaii, a Medical Supplies sales executive, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. He is survived by wife Marcia Jo, sons Michael and John, daughters Patricia Sullivan and Cristin Donovan, sister Helen Solitario and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Edith Chizuko Tatemichi
Nov. 8, 2005
Edith Chizuko "Abe" Tatemichi, 80, of Pearl City, formerly of Aiea, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by daughters Ginny S. Harburg and Charlene M. Rodrigues, and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ralph Augustus Tiling Jr.
Nov. 15, 2005
Ralph Augustus Tiling Jr., 88, of Laie, an Altier's Shoe Co. vice president, died at home. He was born in Rochester, N.Y. He is survived by sons James R. and William R., daughter Gail J. Pule, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Kahuku. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nobuko Tokita
Dec. 4, 2005
Nobuko Tokita, 68, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Kanagawa Ken, Hayama, Japan. She is survived by husband Sadamu, son Glenn Y., daughter Amy Ponsiano, brothers, sisters and three grandchildren. Private services.

Liane Tamae Wasano-Chastain
Dec. 8, 2005
Liane Tamae Wasano-Chastain, 47, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Daniel W. Chastain, son Daniel E.J. Chastain, mother Shirley S. Wasano, brother Dirk K. Wasano and sisters Naomi Wasano and Sherilyn E. Ross. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Quon Ying Wong
Nov. 26, 2005
Quon Ying Wong, 88, of Honolulu, a retired cook, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Benjamin K.B. and James K.W., and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Janet Miyoko Yamagata
Nov. 29, 2005
Janet Miyoko Yamagata, 88, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by stepson Michael K., stepdaughter Arlene N. Morikawa, brother Earl Sakamoto, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.