Obituaries

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Albert Koyei Ajimine
Jan. 15, 2007
Albert Koyei Ajimine, 87, of Honolulu, an Aloha Motors body and fender employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in South Hilo. He is survived by wife Doris; sons Steven, Glen and Brian; sisters Hazel Kikuyama and Muriel Miyasato; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Paul Manuel Alejo
Dec. 27, 2006
Paul Manuel Alejo, 94, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Plantation employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Solsona, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by son Anthony P., daughter Phyllis Keuma, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Gilbert Amaral Sr.
Jan. 14, 2007
Gilbert Amaral Sr., 76, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a Lihue Plantation Co. power plant operator and sugar boiler, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Lorraine V.; children Celeste "Lassy" Akiona and John "Johnnie" and Peter "Pete" Amaral; mother Leonora A. Schies; brothers Charles and Robert; sisters Dorothy Carvalho and Eleanor Kennedy; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Jan. 27 at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Immaculate Conception Cemetery.

Yoshi Asato
Jan. 13, 2007
Yoshi Asato, 86, of Honolulu, a Resident Officer in Charge of Construction representative for the U.S. Navy, retired Carpenters Union carpenter and 442nd Regimental Combat Team member, died at home. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sumiye; son Kent; daughters June Meheula and Sandra Taketa; brothers Yoshiaki, Yoshito, Morio and Toshio; sisters Kimiyo Ide, Sue Asato and Kinue Arata; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Thomas P. Baker
Dec. 23, 2006
Thomas P. Baker, 65, of Kailua, a retired Operating Engineers Local No. 3 heavy equipment operator, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Thomas Jr. and David; daughters Roxanne and Cassandra; father George W.P.K. Jr.; mother Mary Anne; brothers George W.P.K. III, Virgil K. and Ronald K.; and sisters Andrea K. Martin, Myrna K. Loio and Rosemary K. Braun and Kimberly Baker. Private services.

Jovencia Rose Camit
Jan. 8, 2007
Jovencia Rose Camit, 90, of Honolulu died in Daly City, Calif. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Priscilla Corpuz and Dionie Villanueva, sister Lourdes Agtang, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Manuel Ardales de la Sierra
Dec. 2, 2006
Manuel Ardales de la Sierra, 72, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Navy senior chief petty officer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Legazpi City, Philippines. He is survived by son Rafael B., daughters Nicole B.D.S. Nakamura and Amy M. Robison, brother Vergillo A., sisters Aida A. Necco and Rosenda A. Lleano, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Philip A. Drips
Dec. 23, 2006
Philip A. Drips, 71, of Honolulu, a military naval aviator, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Washington. He is survived by Waikiki Yacht Club and Honolulu Sail and Power Squadron ohana. Celebration of life and scattering of ashes: noon tomorrow at Waikiki Yacht Club.

Ulualoaiga Onosai Tuaolo Emelio
Jan. 9, 2007
Ulualoaiga Onosai Tuaolo Emelio, 62, of Kileen, Texas, a wrestler, died in Texas. He was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Esperanza; sons Emelio, Maliuga, Tama, Onosai and Spencer; daughters Tapuni Lualemana, Vinora Emelio and Lelani Momosea; brother Amazon; sisters Fiapaipai Fruean, Tusipasi Peneueta and Lotoleaga Emelio; 31 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at Waipahu Lighthouse Outreach Church. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Theolonious Freitas
Jan. 12, 2007
Theolonious "T" Freitas, 35, of Austin, Texas, and Hilo, a electrical engineer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Vernon and Mary, brother Jack and sister Loretta. Mass: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 11 a.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hale Ai Kane, 77-6435 Kuakini Ave. Suite 101, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740.

Maurice Hideo Fujinaga
Dec. 23, 2006
Maurice Hideo Fujinaga, 56, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Robert, Nelson and Brian; and sister Marian Bates-Williams. Private services.

Mitsuo Honda
Jan. 6, 2007
Mitsuo Honda, 94, of Haliimaile, Maui, a retired self-employed farmer, died in caregiver's residence. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by son Richard; daughters Janet Honda, Joyce Takao and Sylvia Yamashiro; sister Satsuki Izumi; caregiver Ruth Bonilla; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Elsie Emiko Honzaki
Jan. 9, 2007
Elsie Emiko Honzaki, 73, of Kaneohe, a retired registered nurse, died. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband William "Bill"; son George; daughters Cynthia Masutani, Lynne Chun and Donna Loo; brothers Gary and Royden Okunami; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information given in an obituary published yesterday.

John Tomoichi Ishimi
Jan. 6, 2007
John Tomoichi Ishimi, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Castle & Cooke Terminal wharf clerk, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Grace C., son Warren T., two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Stanley Yoshinori Kaizawa
Jan. 14, 2007
Stanley Yoshinori Kaizawa, 85, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force intelligence employee and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Honolulu. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mae M. "Molly," daughters Marjorie Mio and Nadine Nakano, sisters Matsuko Igawa and Tomi Knaefler, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kimie Ozeki Kasadate
Dec. 26, 2006
Kimie Ozeki Kasadate, 71, of Kaneohe died at home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Masami; sons Glenn Y., Calvin H. and Raymond J.; brother Takeo Ozeki; sisters Natsuyo Miyazaki and Toshie Watanabe; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Alberta Puanani Kassebeer
Jan. 16, 2007
Alberta Puanani "Birdie" Kassebeer, 67, of Waimanalo, a Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays tour guide, died in Waimanalo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Abraham "Porky" Sr.; sons Abraham "Mongie" Jr., Albert "Al Boy," Arnold and Allen-Lyle; daughters Alonza "Ti Girl" Scott, Alberta "Bootsie" Lui and Alexis Kassebeer; brothers Albert, Carl and Matthew Cordeiro; sisters Barbara "Bobbie" Shelton, Ethel Naipo and Thecla "Tecky" Barros; 22 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Helen Misato Kihara
Jan. 12, 2007
Helen Misato Kihara, 90, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed accountant, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by sisters Rita N. Batt and Etta N. Leong. Services: 1 p.m. today at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Nam Soo Kim
Jan. 11, 2007
Nam Soo Kim, 51, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Pacific University international coordinator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Seoul. He is survived by wife Yaeran, son Scott K., daughter Christine M., mother Mu-Sung, brothers Nam Won and Nam II, and sister Eunju Han. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Rona Lee Kleiman
Dec. 5, 2006
Rona Lee "Ronalee" Kleiman, 74, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a freelance journalist, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Monticello, N.Y. She is survived by companion Virgil "Joe" Flemister, son David, daughter Stephanie, hanai daughters Suzanne and Chantell Mueller, and five grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Beaches subdivision. Casual attire. No flowers.

David G. Koglin
Jan. 12, 2007
David G. Koglin, 80, of Minnesota, a retired U.S. Steel Co. machinist, died in Honolulu. He was born in Duluth, Minn. He is survived by wife Betty; son Craig; daughter Ginger Scanlon; brothers Dick, Dale and Bruce; sisters Valeria Hausmann, La Wanda Nicholas and Marietta Sutherland; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Lily Ling Yee Lee
Jan. 11, 2007
Lily Ling Yee Lee, 67, of Kaneohe, a retired secretary, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Jeffrey C.K., daughter Dana Bennett, mother Edith L.C. Lau, brothers David and Joseph Lau, sister Evelyn Bell, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. Incorrect information given in an obituary published yesterday.

Cheryl Ann Maekawa
Jan. 12, 2007
Cheryl Ann Maekawa, 60, of Honolulu, a hotel reservations clerk, died in Honolulu. She was born in New York. She is survived by mother Rose Comis and brothers Donald and Howard Comis. Private services.

Marsian Nenio Michael
Jan. 8, 2007
Marsian Nenio Michael, 21, of Honolulu, an Uptown Cafe cook, died in Honolulu. He was born in Chuuk, Micronesia. He is survived by mother Antonina; brothers Henry and Jay Jay; and sisters Lusia, Nensina, Ansina, Asansa and Daisina. Private services. Burial to be held in Micronesia.

Elsie Hayashida Nakamura
Jan. 16, 2007
Elsie Hayashida Nakamura, of Gig Harbor, Wash., formerly of Wailuku, a retired Department of Education and Ernst B. De Silva School secretary in Hilo, died in Tacoma, Wash. She was born in Puna, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Saburo "Sam," daughters Leila Amigone and Myra Cohen, brother Toshiaki "Buff" Hayashida, sister Nora Maeda and three grandchildren. Private services.

Fumiko Ozaki
Jan. 1, 2007
Fumiko Ozaki, 90, of Mililani died in Liliha Health Care Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Lawrence M.; sisters Misayo Omoto, Yuriko Nakamoto and Hisako Hisaoka; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Aloha attire.

Kunio Driver Suzuki
Jan. 10, 2007
Kunio Driver Suzuki, 48, of Honolulu, a property manager, died. He was born in Hartford, Ala. He is survived by mother Mary, brother David and sister Kuni Schmertzler. Services: 10:20 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Asako Tamaki
Jan. 10, 2007
Asako Tamaki, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Cannery packer, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Kenji Tamaki and Akira and Osamu Miyagi; sisters Kimiko Kinjo and Ikuko Higaonna; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Kiyoko Tetsutani
Jan. 9, 2007
Kiyoko Tetsutani, 85, of Ewa Beach, a Holiday Mart salesclerk, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Naalehu, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Jeanette Maeda and Wanda Suzuki, brother Makoto Fujioka, sisters Mitsuko Tanouye and Asae Nakaoka, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Wayne Noelani Tom
Jan. 11, 2007
Wayne Noelani Tom, 51, of Ewa Beach, a retired city Department of Facilities maintenance lead mechanic at Halawa Baseyard, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Coleen, son Keolanuiomakana, daughter Aiko K. and brother Lawmont Kealaula. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at First Assembly of God Church at Red Hill. Call after 5:30 p.m.