Obituaries

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Rose Shim Chee
May 24, 2006
Rose Shim Chee, 99, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by son Roy, daughter Annette Kaneko, brother James Shim, sister Daisy Sentinella, eight grandchildren and 11 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Paul Christensen
May 28, 2006
Paul Christensen, 96, of Kukuihaele, Hawaii, a Honokaa Sugar Co. Agriculture Department Supervisor, died at home. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by son Charles, daughter Ann O'Malley, sister Dora Murray, four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Honokaa Methodist Church. Casual attire. Donations suggested to North Hawaii Hospice in Kamuela.

DarylJean Mililani Alexandra Freitas
May 29, 2006
DarylJean Mililani Alexandra Freitas, 48, of Hilo died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Reginald K. III and Desmond K Davis, father Alexander Freitas, brothers Gordon and Alexander, grandmother Josephine A. and two grandchildren. Services at a later date.

Madeline Hideko Funai
May 30, 2006
Madeline Hideko Funai, 94, of Honolulu died. She was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Donald, Melvin and Jimmy; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lucille Sevilla Gallarde
May 23, 2006
Lucille Sevilla Gallarde, 73, of Aiea, a retired Waimalu Elementary School teacher, died at Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Gerado B. "Richard," sons Brubeck and Richard, brother Victor Sevilla and one granddaughter. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Tsutae Hamasaki
May 25, 2006
Tsutae Hamasaki, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons James, Edward, Leslie and Alvin; daughter Grace Ebisuya; brothers Charles, Tadayuki and Toshiharu Hamane; sisters Satomi Hiura, Jean Wakimoto, Mary Aoki and Ellen Inouye; 12 grandchildren; and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Kawika N. Kanahele
May 26, 2006
Kawika N. Kanahele, 20, of Waianae died in Maui. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Wayne and Nancy, and sisters Harmony, Sasha and Paige. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: noon Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.

Shoji Kaya
May 23, 2006
Shoji Kaya, 81, of Hilo, retired owner of Kaya's Cutlery, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Miyako, son Mark, daughter Sharon and a grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Fipe Kiah
June 1, 2006
Fipe Kiah, 52, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Swains Island, Tokelau. She is survived by husband Lakeetha, sons Tamalikipele and Lakeeth, daughter Tiale O.M., brother Meki Esera, and sisters Litia Suka and Tafailani Pakau. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Orcisio Larry Larita
May 25, 2006
Orcisio Larry Larita, 75, of Waianae, a retired Schofield Barracks maintenance engineer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Virginia "Helen"; sons Larry A., Tony A. and Robin M.; daughter Rowena L. Ishitani; 13 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Adolph Lorenzo
May 14, 2006
Adolph Lorenzo, 64, of Wahiawa, a Chuuk State-Patta Elementary School teacher, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Patta, Chuuk, Micronesia. He is survived by wife Erniko Eirichia; parents Lorenzo and Kiwine Chouni; sons Finoda, Selam, Richway and Hasegawa; daughters Lynn and Adlynn; brothers Takenori, Nochang, Masanori and Simon; and sisters Tepea and Andy. Services: noon Saturday at the Salvation Army Church in Aiea. Burial to be held in Chuuk.

Patrick A.K. Mau Jr.
May 27, 2006
Patrick A.K. Mau Jr., 39, of Honolulu, a veterinary technician, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Patrick "Pat" and Diana "Dee," brother Darren and grandmother Jennie Jardin. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Koichi Murakami
May 27, 2006
Koichi "Kobo" Murakami, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army computer analyst (civilian) and World War II veteran, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ellen J. H. "E.J."; sons Alan K. and Lance E.; brothers Makoto, Sachio and Ernest; sister Mitsuko Okahata; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Setsumi Muramatsu
May 30, 2006
Setsumi "Mae" Muramatsu, 89, of Kaneohe died. She was born in Wailea, Hawaii. She is survived by son Owen, daughter Naomi, sister Elaine Kurokawa and brothers Jack and Shizuo Tagawa. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Shingon Mission of Hawaii, 915 Sheridan St. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Shoichi Nakagawa
May 28, 2006
Shoichi Nakagawa, 79, of Kailua, a retired Hawaii Employers Council print shop supervisor, died in Hale Ola Kino. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by son Paul S.; daughter Carol; brother Masaji; sisters Bernice Shiraishi, Kimie Suga, Hiroko Okada and Matsuyo Ogata; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Manuel Estabilio Navidad
May 24, 2006
Manuel Estabilio "Tutu Boy" Navidad, 93, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. mill crew chief operator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by daughter Phyllis Dasalla; brothers Panteleon and Salvadore; sister Feliza N. Neroza; hanai children William Miura, Rodney Bautista, and Gerald, Miranda, John and Larry Abiley; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Burial to follow at Kalaoa Catholic Cemetery in Papaikou. Casual attire.

Reginald Remy Nobriga
May 23, 2006
Reginald Remy Nobriga, 69, of Ewa Beach, a Honolulu Fire Department firefighter, died at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by sons Keith and Wade; daughters Laureen Vierra, Charmaine Pontin, Nancy Nobriga and Susie Zillman; brother Alfred "Stanley"; sisters Ruby "Cookie" Rodrigues, Raynette Bowman, Denise Lopes, Lavelle Sanchez, Tammy Alvarado and Lisa Cabantina; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services held. Additional information provided for an obituary published Friday.

Herbert Wataru Omura
May 26, 2006
Herbert Wataru "Herb" Omura, 96, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy E., son Joseph and Carole. Private services.

Marjorie Michie Picadura
May 28, 2006
Marjorie Michie Picadura, 86, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son Daryl; daughters Shirley Kanoa and Jacquelyn Olivera; brother Hubert; sisters Amy Hand, Janet Gerboc and Barbara Hataishi; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 445 Kulana Road, Hilo. Call after 12:15 p.m. No flowers.

Saturnino Quario Quinioneza
May 29, 2006
Saturnino Quario Quinioneza, 96, of Lahaina, a Dole Pineapple Co. truck driver, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Alejandria T., sons Kellen and Melvin, and stepson Peter Rondon. Services: noon Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Hiroye Tawata Shimabukuro
June 1, 2006
Hiroye Tawata Shimabukuro, of Wailua, Kauai, a retired Kauai Medical Group licensed practical nurse, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Sterlyn; daughters Wendy Gonsalves and Denise Infante; brothers Leo, George Melvin K. and Herbert Tawata; and four grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the Kauai Veterans Cemetery Pavilion. Call after 10 a.m. Interment to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ben Gimei Takayesu
May 24, 2006
Ben Gimei Takayesu, 91, of Kula, Maui, a retired attorney and judge, died at home. He was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. He is survived by sons Edward and James, brother Buster, sisters Ann Omura and Ruth Suzuki, and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. July 9 at Seabury Hall in Makawao, Maui.

Shery Lyn C. Villalon
May 13, 2006
Shery Lyn C. Villalon, 21, of Kaneohe, a dental technician, died in Kailua. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by fiance Richard Antone, parents Estelita Calaro and Librado Jr., sisters Liberty and Evelyn, brother Jay-R and grandparents Qurino Cuaresma and Librado Sr. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Henry Kazumasa Wagner
June 1, 2006
Henry Kazumasa Wagner, 21, of Hilo died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by companion Joanne Caballero, parents John and Charlene Iboshi-Wagner, brother Charles and paternal grandmother Jeanette. Services: 5:30 p.m. at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.