Obituaries

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Josephine Canon Abang
Oct. 15, 2006
Josephine Canon "Jo" Abang, 72, of Ewa Beach, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Marcelo "Marc"; sons Damiene and Albert "Dino" Canon; daughters Audrey Daley, Lisa J. Gomabon and Joleen Earing; brother Robert Damaso Jr.; sisters Lilian Meniosa, Bernie Porter and Frances Kresge; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Daysha Iwalani Aiona Aka
Nov. 2, 2006
Daysha Iwalani "Day" Aiona Aka, 21, of Hilo, a Safeway Food and Drug liquor department manager, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Day Rey Santos; mother Donna A. Weber; father Stoney A.; hanai father Michael P. Dias; brothers Waylen Leopoldino, Jeffrey Akimseu and Cody A. Aka; sisters Cassie Leopoldino and Ashton A. and Breeanna A. Aka; grandparents Thomas and Beverlyn Akimseu; and great-great-grandparent Agnes "Tutu" Mendoza. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hatsume Aniya
Nov. 1, 2006
Hatsume "Edith" Aniya, 85, of Waipahu, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Judy M. Takano; brothers Herbert and Harold Nakasone; sisters Cynthia M. Kobashikawa, Flora Y. Signor and Ruth M. Arakawa; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gwendolyn Leinaala Avilla
Oct. 24, 2006
Gwendolyn Leinaala Avilla, 65, of Kailua-Kona, formerly of Waianae, a retired Kamehameha School parent educator, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Lionel A.; mother Rachel Loo; sons Peter P.F. Jr., Kurt H.F. and Thomas K. Kaleikini and Clayton, Austin, Bryson and Delton Avilla; daughters Tina Cox and Colleen Avilla; brother Leonard Low; sisters Cynthia Nakama and Erma Mariano; 26 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Jiaan Pey Chern
Oct. 29, 2006
Jiaan Pey Chern, also known as Sam Chan, 50, of Honolulu, a reflexologist, died in Honolulu. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by son Chia-Hao, brother John and Paul Chan, and sister Liu Yuan. Visitation: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Private services.

Rosemond Mau Chun
Sept. 30, 2006
Rosemond Mau Chun, 84, of Honolulu, a retired First Insurance Automobile Division vice president, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Herbert and sisters Laura Young, Agnes Schieber and Mildred Yim. Private services.

Peter Gerhardt Frederiksen Jr.
Oct. 31, 2006
Peter Gerhardt Frederiksen Jr., 66, of Honolulu, a retired accountant and property manager, died in Honolulu. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by niece Linda Minder. Celebration services: tomorrow at He'eia Kea Pier in Kaneohe on the Glass Bottom Boat. Boarding time: 3 p.m. Flower leis welcome. For more information, call 778-6509 or 371-3940.

Harry Tamotsu Hiroe
Oct. 28, 2006
Harry Tamotsu Hiroe, 76, of Wahiawa, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by brother Harlen F. and sisters Marjorie S. Hiroe and Harriet S. Kazama. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bertha Estrella Kihei
Oct. 24, 2006
Bertha Estrella Kihei, 74, of Kaneohe, a dietitian, died in Kailua. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Henry G.; children Kathleen Kawamura, Carol Correa, Linda Majalca, Joann Anoc and Patricia "Trish" Fragas; brothers Marcelino "Bala," Julian and Lucas Esdicul; sisters Benita Cezar, Vickie Moribe, Juanita Callejo and Felicidad Oniate; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Saturday.

Fusae Mikaru Kinney
Oct. 19, 2006
Fusae Mikaru Kinney, 88, of Waimea, Hawaii, died in Hospice Kailua Home. She was born in South Hilo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Roger and Robbins, daughter Geraldine, brother Tsune Mikaru, sister Gerry Nagahisa, a grandchild and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Jessie Josephine Litz
Sept. 19, 2006
Jessie Josephine Litz, 90, of Honolulu, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Brighton, England. She is survived by sons Russell and Bill. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at Hilton Lagoon. Scattering to follow.

Asako Lorraine Maeda
Nov. 2, 2006
Asako Lorraine Maeda, 85, of Hawi, Hawaii, a retired Bond Memorial Library librarian and Holy's Bakery employee in Kohala, Hawaii, died in Kohala Hospital. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Steven, brother Shigeru, sister Harue Kinoshita and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kohala Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery.

Mamoru Matsumura
Oct. 29, 2006
Mamoru Matsumura, 88, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Kipu Ranch paniolo, died at home. He was born in Papa'a Bay, Kauai. He is survived by daughter Carolyn Teter, brother Yutaka, sisters Beatrice Shibata and Bernice Zenigami, eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lemual E. McCorkle
Nov. 3, 2006
Lemual E. "Mac" McCorkle, 83, of Kula, Maui, a retired vegetable farmer, died at home. He was born in Emmit, Ark. He is survived by daughter Judy, four step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Duncan, Okla. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Maui, 400 Mahalani, Wailuku, HI 96793; or Malulani Health and Medical Center, 200 Main St. Suite 513, Wailuku, HI 96793.

Joahl Ashlynn Ai Mirafuentes
Oct. 23, 2006
Joahl Ashlynn Ai Mirafuentes, 19, of Waipahu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Joy M. Clemente, father Albert A., brother Javin, sister Shelby Clemente and grandparents Henry and Gladys Shimata, and Katherine Acosta. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Philip Buckley O'Malley
Oct. 28, 2006
Philip Buckley O'Malley, 87, of Kaneohe, a retired accountant, died in Honolulu. He was born in Manila. He is survived by wife Sally; sons Michael, Kevin and Patrick; daughters Kate and Molly O'Malley and Margaret Andrade; and 14 grandchildren. Mass: 12:45 p.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.

Henrietta Heneli Owen
Nov. 5, 2006
Henrietta Heneli Owen, 63, of Lahaina, a hotel front desk clerk, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Wesley Reeves and Steven Owen, mother Henrietta Mahuna, brothers Solomon and Charles Mahuna, sisters Hana Yarborough and Malia Cyphers, and five grandchildren. Mass: 6 p.m. today at Sacred Hearts Mission at Kapalua, Maui. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private inurnment to be held at a later date.

Richard Tadao Saito
Oct. 25, 2006
Richard Tadao Saito, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base jet mechanic, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Ethel I.; sons Chester I. and Theodore S.; daughter Beverly Y. Robinson; brother Teruo; sisters Hatsue Nozoe, Hisae Takahashi, Hanako Katagiri and Yukiko "Dorothy" Kamiya; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Hazel Mary Schwartz
Oct. 31, 2006
Hazel Mary Schwartz, 100, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired licensed practical nurse, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Creighton, Neb. She is survived by daughter Dixie L. Topliff, seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday at Paradise Park Church of the Nazarene. Additional services and burial to be held at a later date in Colorado. Casual attire.

Steven Kenji Uesato
Oct. 28, 2006
Steven Kenji Uesato, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Gilbert's Furniture and Piano Refinishing cabinet refinisher, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by brothers Ted T., Robert S., Karl K., Clarence H., Albert T., Wayne S. and Melvin K.; and sisters Jean H. Hamada and Karen S. Wright. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joanne Sachiko Watanabe
Oct. 30, 2006
Joanne Sachiko Watanabe, 62, of Aiea, a retired University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources secretary, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harold S., son Leith S. and sisters Jessie and Ruby Abe. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Peter Joseph Wilcox
Oct. 28, 2006
Peter Joseph Wilcox, 75, of Honolulu, a retired band and music teacher, died in Honolulu. He was born in England. He is survived by wife Gloria, son Vincent McAngus, daughters Allyson Wilcox and Nina Lamadora, and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Scattering to follow. Casual attire.

Hazel Nobuko Yamamoto
Oct. 25, 2006
Hazel Nobuko Yamamoto, 83, of Honolulu, a retired state clerk typist, died. She was born in San Luis Obispo, Calif. She is survived by daughter Lynne Tagomori, brothers Arthur and Ben Mizusaki, sisters May Ida and Mabel Sasaki, and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Honolulu Christian Church, 2207 Oahu Ave. Casual attire. No flowers.