Obituaries

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Sampson Palama Aea
Feb. 27, 2006
Sampson Palama Aea, 75, of Hauula, a retired Dole Co. electrician, died in Kahuku. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; sons Hiram, Sampson Jr. and Floyd; daughters Yolanda Seumanutafa and Darlene Aea; brothers Ronald and Kilroy Kalima and Charles Morton; sisters Annie Solomon, Eliza Simeona, Pearl Kalilikane and Lorraine Luuloa; 16 grandchildren; four great-grand- children; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hauula Congregational Church, 54-311 Hauula Homestead Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hauula Cemetery. Additional information for an obituary Sunday.

William Ching Chung
Feb. 25, 2006
William Ching Chung, 68, of Kula, Maui, a retired farmer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kula. He is survived by mother Nancy Miguel; and brothers and sisters Madeline Razo, Winnifred Miyahira, and Herman "Baker," Edward, Larry and Henry Miguel. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Frances May Dias
March 3, 2006
Frances May Dias, 57, of Hanapepe, Kauai, an accountant, died at home. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by husband David; son John Sumida; daughter Holly Sumida; stepchildren Kipo Asing and Braden, Dedrie, Dylan and Tina Dias; brother Wayne Versola; sister Corina Spencer; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Purification Tomas Gorospe
March 3, 2006
Purification Tomas Gorospe, 93, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kalihi Health Care Center. She was born in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Constantino Manuel, Cornelio Sergio and Conrado Tomas; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Raymond K. Harada
March 4, 2006
Raymond K. Harada, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, International Savings and Loan vice president and member of the 100th Infantry Battalion, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Janet S.; daughters Raychelle Kondo, Roberta Harada and Vickie Hayakawa; brother Ben; sisters Gladys Kojima, Thelma Oka, Lillian Morihara and Vivian Saruwatari; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1350 Hunakai St. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth Kanichi Higashihara
Feb. 23, 2006
Kenneth Kanichi Higashi-hara, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Gas Co. bookkeeper, died at home. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Mildred M.; son Ken K.; daughters Gwen T. Morlan and Vera K. Okamura; sisters Daisy S. Nitta, Annie M. Iwane, Nancy Matsumoto, Akino Matsubara and Nora I. Morihara; and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Olivet Baptist Church. No flowers.

Donald Hinano Hoopai
Feb. 23, 2006
Donald Hinano Hoopai, 80, of Hilo, a self-employed tree harvester and Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Gathering: noon to 1 p.m. Sunday at Onekahakaha Beach Park, pavilion No. 3. Graveside committal services: noon Monday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Yoshiko Sanjume Kagihara
Feb. 14, 2006
Yoshiko Sanjume Kagihara, 93, of Honolulu, died in Hono-lulu. She was born in Laie. She is survived by daughters Nancy S. Nakakura, Lynette E. Kagihara and Janice S. Ladd; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.

Josephine Kalaau
Feb. 16, 2006
Josephine Kalaau, 70, of Makaha, a retired health care provider, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by companion Frank Souza; sons Billy and Alvin; hanai sons the Rev. Nohea Kuhia, Randolph Wong and Baron Pimentel; hanai daughters Trelawney Niau, Shauna Tabisola and Sharlette Kuhia; brothers Richard and Raymond Javier; and sisters Marguerite Beaulieu, Lorainne Aquinde, and Elaine and Roxanne Javier. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire. Leis only.

Abigail Kerisiano
Feb. 28, 2006
Abigail Kerisiano, 43, of Ewa Beach, a Mental Health Kokua residential assistant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She us survived by companion Junior L. Stowers; sons Jonathan J. Tupua and Mark and Matthew Stowers; daughters Raynette R., Rebecca R. and Leata R. Tupua and Makeli Stowers; mother Leauga; brothers Chris Savea and Alae, Wilson G., Tripler and Varney Kerisiano; sisters Tagatanuu Huihui, Wenona L. Johnson, Janice M. Wagoner. and Kealoha and Sandra F. Kerisiano; and a grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu West Stake, 94-210 Kahualii St., Waipahu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Paula Theresia Lim
March 3, 2006
Paula Theresia Lim, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Ala Moana Hotel housekeeper inspector, died at home. She was born in Obererlbach, Germany. She is survived by sons Roy and Steven, sisters Erna Seebass and Lisa Ottmann, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Monday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary Tamarra Matsumoto
Jan. 20, 2006
Mary Tamarra Matsumoto, 87, of Port Orchard, Wash., a retired state Judiciary Building custodian and cannery forelady, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Michael, daughter Davidee Kim, brother Donald, sisters Helen Case and Anita Brady, five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pokai Bay Beach Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Albert Hajime Miyasato
Feb. 24, 2006
Albert Hajime Miyasato, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education educator in the Honolulu District Office, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Shizue; daughters Leigh-Ann Miyasato, Mernie Miyasato-Crawford and Alison Colby; sister Lily L. Horio; and five grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Kamewa Nagamine
Feb. 18, 2006
Kamewa Nagamine, 87, of Ewa, a retired carpenter and Oahu Sugar supervisor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Grace N., sons Robert M. and Ronald I., daughter Betty Ann Ishizaki, brother George W., sisters Carol K. Shimabukuro and Haruko Oshiro, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Tatsumi Nishimoto
Feb. 25, 2006
Tatsumi "Tayan" Nishimoto, 86, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ayako, sons Alan and Wesley, daughter Sharon Otagaki and six grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire.

Delia Mitsuyo Sakoda
Feb. 21, 2006
Delia Mitsuyo Sakoda, 63, of Kailua, a retired bank officer, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by brothers Walter Y., Dennis M. and Alvin M.; and sisters Alice S. Medeiros and Lillian T. Young. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Betty-Jane Elizabeth Sankieta
Feb. 22, 2006
Betty-Jane Elizabeth "Miki" Sankieta, 64, of Kailua, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by children Lee Ann "Kehau" Canne, Deldee "Ululani" Canne-Hale and Jonathan-Philip Nery; brothers Robert "Chubbie," Manuel "Keke" and Norman Dias; sister Roselind "Rosie" Derby; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Church in Kailua. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

David Motoharu Seya
Feb. 25, 2006
David Motoharu Seya, 77, of Pearl City, a retired Nuuanu Baptist Church pastor, died at home. He was born in Akita, Japan. He is survived by wife Kiyoko, stepson William H. Prentice, daughter Mariko H. Thompson and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Pearl City, 1445 Hoolaulea St., Pearl City. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.

Lauro Adriano Simeon
Feb. 9, 2006
Lauro Adriano Simeon, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. laborer, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sister Marcela Alipio. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Betty Hamako Tanakaya
Feb. 27, 2006
Betty Hamako Tanakaya, 86, of Aiea, a seamstress, died in Liliha Health Care Center. She was born in Ookala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Gary, daughters Sue Muranaka and Gloria Hiramoto, sister Ellen Hasegawa, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers.

Melvin M. Uchimura
Feb. 28, 2006
Melvin M. Uchimura, 81, of Kahului, a Japanese tour guide, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by son Hiram, daughter Sharon Higashiguchi, brother Don, sisters Betty Kim and Dorris Vagi, and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kihei Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Johnny Villanueva
March 2, 2006
Johnny Villanueva, 75, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a houseman, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Edith; sons Donald, Dody and Dandy; daughters Marilou Malangen, Maribeth Maricaban and Maritess Lopez; brothers Victorino and Fernando; sister Adelina Jarabe; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. March 25 at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date. Casual attire.

Benjamin Tatsu Yogi
March 2, 2006
Benjamin Tatsu Yogi, 63, of Mililani, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Faye, son Christian, brother Henry and sister Betty Kunishige. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gladys Mutsuko Yoshimura
Feb. 26, 2006
Gladys Mutsuko Yoshimura, 80, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hono-lulu. She is survived by husband Roy, daughters Sharon Nagasako and Lisa, sisters Elsie Oshiro and Jane Kobayashi, and a grandchild. Services held.

Fumio Yoshinaga
Feb. 15, 2006
Fumio Yoshinaga, 78, of Honolulu, a retired real estate agent, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by sons Guy and Douglas; daughter Ida; brothers Nadao, Hisao and Toshio; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Wallis Toshiaki Yoshino
Feb. 25, 2006
Wallis Toshiaki "Wally" Yoshino, 36, of Honolulu, a DHX Hawaii safety officer, died in Honolulu. He was born on Okinawa. He is survived by father James S., mother Kyoko and sister Janice K.Y. Dubree. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.