Obituaries

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Crisanto Mangsat Aquino
July 18, 2006
Crisanto Mangsat "Pete" Aquino, 80, of Halaula, North Kohala, Hawaii, a retired Mauna Lani Bay Hotel employee, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Mapandan, Pangasinan, Philippines. He is survived by son Michael J., daughters Loretta J. Cremer and Bernadette J. Middendorf, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.

Sakae Asari
July 6, 2006
Sakae Asari, 95, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Lawrence T.; daughters Sachiko Peralta, Toshiko Yamano, Eiko Kanehiro and Ann Kimoto; six grandchildren; and a grandchild. Private services.

Moses Kalian Bernie
July 1, 2006
Moses Kalian Bernie, 62, of Honolulu, a city employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He is survived by son Micah Bernabe; daughters Annikka H. and Nicole L.K. Bernabe and Joette K. Jorgensen; brothers George and Edward Bernabe; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Kawaiaha'o Church. Private scattering to be held at a later date. Aloha attire.

Emily Meta Burt
June 24, 2006
Emily Meta Burt, 89, of Keauhou, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in Svold, N.D. She is survived by sons Edward Jr. and Raymond, brother Magnus Eyrikson, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services held.

Yet Sung Ching
July 4, 2006
Yet Sung Ching, 91, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Agnes; daughters Carol Chun, Cynthia Takeda and Lenore Adaniya; and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Artemio Calvan Cimatu
July 16, 2006
Artemio Calvan Cimatu, 63, of Honolulu, a Kahala Mall maintenance housekeeper, died in Honolulu. He was born in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Leticia; children Roniel, Rene, Artemio Jr., Rey and Ricky Cimatu and Ruth Howerton and Ruby Romano; sisters Filipina Manglinong, Nena Caldetera, Araceli Rubina, Luz Fuerte and Remy Acupido; and three grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Leota Miller Fink
June 27, 2006
Leota Miller Fink, 95, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died in Scottsdale. She was born in El Dorado Springs, Mo. She is survived by stepchildren Albert Jr. and Lynne Becker, and three step-grandchildren. Private services.

Maxine G. Ford
July 17, 2006
Maxine G. Ford, 93, of Kaneohe died at home. She was born in Shreveport, La. She is survived by son Jere, daughter Marsha Keller, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Helen Tomoe Aramaki Fujii
June 30, 2006
Helen Tomoe Aramaki Fujii, 94, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed dressmaker, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gordon, Melvin and Stanford; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Ichiye Hikichi
July 5, 2006
Ichiye "Aggie" Hikichi, 84, of Ewa died at home. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by brothers Hakaru, Bobby, Reginald "Moose" and Paul Tamura; and sister Lillian Tamura. Private services.

Alma Mae Ho
July 10, 2006
Alma Mae Ho, 81, of Honolulu, a retired state Senate Clerk's Office worker, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Steven, David and Alvin; daughters Cynthia and Darlene Kau; brother Donald Chung; sister Hope Lee; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Danford Kai Ho
July 14, 2006
Danford Kai Ho, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Steel Tech Co. purchaser/messenger, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Helen Fujii; caregivers Sharon Ono and Dayle Fujii; daughter Linda S. Ho; sisters Shirley Hagler, Jeanette Reeves and Patricia Dunn; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Daniel Carl Ishimoto
July 8, 2006
Daniel Carl Ishimoto, 61, of Waipahu died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Doris and sister Sandra Yamada. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin.

Lydia Kikuyo Iwasaki
July 16, 2006
Lydia Kikuyo Iwasaki, 91, of Honolulu died. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by brother Shoichi and sister Hanako Tateishi. Private services.

Tokiye Kato Kawano
July 6, 2006
Tokiye Kato Kawano, 84, of Mililani, a self-employed retailer doing business as Bethel Sundries, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son Randall T., daughter Sharon M. Fujinaga, brother Yoshio Kato and three grandchildren. Private services.

Joung Suk Kim
July 8, 2006
Joung Suk Kim, 88, of Waipahu died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Pusan, Korea. She is survived by daughter Susan O. Sutton, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Rose Y. Kim
June 27, 2006
Rose Y. Kim, 87, of Whittier, Calif., formerly of Wahiawa, a retired Burke Industries office manager, died. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by children Roland and Randall Kim, Patricia Hong and Teri Chang; brothers and sisters Harold, Walter and Roberta Chang, Julia Chung and Marjorie McFarlane; and eight grandchildren. Mass: 9 a.m. next Saturday at Holy Trinity Church, 5919 Kalanianaole Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lloyd Thomas Krause
July 17, 2006
Lloyd Thomas Krause, 86, of Honolulu, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in World War II and retired band and music teacher, died at home. He also was a Royal Hawaiian Band master and librarian and Honolulu Symphony music arranger. He was born in Chesholm, Minn. He is survived by wife Erma, sons Darryl and Harlan, daughter Kathleen Hirata, brothers Robert and Jack, sister Rayo Hodge, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private burial.

Raymond Yoshio Kuwaye
June 26, 2006
Raymond Yoshio Kuwaye, 77, of Honolulu, a retired federal government audiovisual tech, died. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Asako, a daughter, brothers Ronald Y. and Edmund Y., and sister Masako. Private services.

Melvin Eugene Leach
July 13, 2006
Melvin Eugene Leach, 79, of Texas, a U.S. Air Force director of recreational services in Hawaii, died. He was born in Denver. He is survived by children Gina M. Henningsen and Cindy A. and James E. Leach; and three grandchildren. Services held.

Molly Kill Han Lee
July 13, 2006
Molly Kill Han Lee, 85, of Sacramento, Calif., died in Sacramento. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert Y.H., sons Robert Jr. and Charles, daughter Jewel Tedrick, sister Jennie Kita, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services to be held at a later date.
Masato Maebo
June 24, 2006
Masato Maebo, 85, of Hilo, former Maebo Noodle Factory owner, died in Island Nursing Home. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by son Dr. Randall; daughters Kathleen Ching, Florence Wright and Evelyn Park; sisters Toshiko "Sally" Miyakaku, Misue Furuta, Chisato Holck and Yoshie Masada; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Noriko Mains
June 4, 2006
Noriko Mains, 78, of Beaverton, Ore., formerly of Wahiawa, died in Beaverton. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by son David, daughters Fiona Ripple and Aileen Zimmer, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Lawrence Fernandes Morte
July 14, 2006
Lawrence Fernandes "Larry" Morte, 84, of Aiea, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop No. 99 pipe fitter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by children Carol J.M. Oliva and Carl M., Craig M., Claire J. and Colin L. Morte; sister Alzera McCoy; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Wilton Phillip Myerson
July 14, 2006
Wilton Phillip Myerson, 65, of Honolulu, a Northrop Grumman account manager and retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in St. Louis. He is survived by wife Kumiko, son Anthony, daughter Maria Nakachi and four grandchildren. Private services.

Richard Everett Nelson
July 17, 2006
Richard Everett "Rick" Nelson, 50, of Hilo, a painter, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Erick Mattos, mother Jeannie Bedlow and sister Monica Chun. Services held.

Kenneth Floyd Newman Jr.
July 8, 2006
Kenneth Floyd Newman Jr., 59, of Kaneohe died in Castle Medical Center. He is survived by sister Pauline Kalehuawehe. Services pending.

Susumu Onaga
June 17, 2006
Susumu "Joe" Onaga, 87, of Honolulu, a retired state electrician, died in Honolulu. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Frances, sons Craig and Dean, daughter Lori, sister Masae "Margie" Umetsu and four grandchildren. Private services.

Ruth Kazue Osumi
July 6, 2006
Ruth Kazue Osumi, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Pacific Insurance Co. executive secretary, died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Dorothy Masuda, Jean Shin and Bessie Yamauchi. Private services.

Herbert Hadley Parker
June 30, 2006
Herbert Hadley Parker, 74, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army sergeant major, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Tallmadge, Ohio. He is survived by wife Kayoko U., daughter Barbara, brother Howard Brannon, sisters Patricia Thorson and Nancy White, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Dr. Huntington Porter
July 10, 2006
Dr. Huntington Porter, 87, of Honolulu, a retired physician and neurology professor, died in Palolo Chinese Home. He was born in Boston. He is survived by wife Edith, daughter Barbara Porter-Yarnell and three grandchildren. Private services.

Dutches Ka'alani Quintal
July 20, 2006
Dutches Ka'alani "Tina" Quintal, 49, of Oceanview, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waimea, Hawaii. She is survived by companion John Gaspar; sons Brandon Quintal and Mark and John Winkler; daughter Christina Winkler; brothers Julius Adams, Adam Quintal and Franklin Enos; hanai brother Vincent Rexroat; sisters Aloha Campbell, Elizabeth Mesa, Tammy Enos and Charmaine Cline; and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sophia Bernice Ululani Ryder
July 11, 2006
Sophia Bernice Ululani "Sophie" Ryder, 70, of Kaneohe, a retired Sophie's Flowers owner, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by former husband Roy R. Sr.; sons Roy R. Jr., Kalani and Keith K.; daughter Lori; brothers Kenneth, Herman J. and Todd Kalahiki; sisters Dolores Lau, Angie Yasuda and Irene Thompson; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Graveside services to follow at Greenhaven Memorial Park in Kaneohe.

Sueko Shodai
July 7, 2006
Sueko Shodai, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Herman, Steven and Tedd; and daughter Irene Tanoue. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Mary Elizabeth Sterling
July 18, 2006
Mary Elizabeth Sterling, 90, of Honolulu, a collector and connoisseur of contemporary art and antique furniture, died at home. She was born in Pittsburgh. She is survived by daughters Susan M. Palmore and Linda B. Barnes, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Honolulu Academy of Arts. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Honolulu Academy of Arts or the Contemporary Museum.

Sarah Aiko Takitani
June 28, 2006
Sarah Aiko Takitani, 92, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Host Inc. co-founder, will be remembered in private services. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nephews and nieces. No monetary offerings.

Nobuko Tomori
July 2, 2006
Nobuko Tomori, 81, of Hilo, retired Tomori Tofu Factory Inc. former co-owner, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honohina, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Glenn and Albert, mother Kiku Hirata, brother Motomu Hirata, sisters Helen and Kimiko Hirata, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Juanita Dela Cruz Torado
July 6, 2006
Juanita Dela Cruz Torado, 82, of Aiea, a retired Jolly Rogers Restaurant employee in Waikiki, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Tommy F.C.; children Geraldine Alfafara, Violet Guzman, Aileen Roldan, Florence Ramos, Jeffrey Torado, Lorraine Cabebe and Coraleen Gross; brother Fidel Jose; 24 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual and aloha attire.

Clayton Stewart Trinidad
July 9, 2006
Clayton Stewart Trinidad, 54, of Aiea, a Teruya Bros. and Fastop Convenience Store director of operations, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patricia; children Jennifer N.N. Holmberg and Christopher A., Dawn K.K., Kevin R., Danielle H.H. and Shaun M. Trinidad; sisters Yvonne Cabral and Charlotte Saplan; and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Thomas Tomikazu Uchibori
July 7, 2006
Thomas Tomikazu Uchibori, 74, of Kailua, a retired Hawaiian Airlines aircraft inspector, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Michiyo and sister May Akimoto. Private services.

Dorothy B. Warner
July 11, 2006
Dorothy B. Warner, 86, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Salt Lake City. She is survived by sons Sherman and Richard, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services to be held at a later date. No flowers.

Arthur White
July 16, 2006
Arthur "Dougie" White, 62, of Kailua-Kona died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in New London, Conn. He is survived by wife Carol Jenness-White, daughter Shannon, brother Michael, sister Suzanne Nichols and companion Mad Max. Private services.