Obituaries

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Long Phuoc Dang
July 11, 2007
Long Phuoc Dang, 55, of Honolulu, an auto mechanic, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam. He is survived by wife Hongan Pham, sons Vinh and Dennis, daughter Naomi and mother Lam Nhut. Services: 6 p.m. today at University Baptist Church. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Hannah Mailelani Dupre
July 14, 2007
Hannah Mailelani Dupre, 80, of Hilo, a homemaker and Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation craft instructor, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Stewart Jr., Fredrick and Michael; daughter Roberta; brothers Rath B., John and James Brown; sisters Ruth Young, Evangeline Wong and Juliette Brown; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Elizabeth Hatsue Nishihara Elzey
July 6, 2007
Elizabeth Hatsue Nishihara Elzey, 90, of Honolulu, a retired licensed masseuse, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Kikania, Maui. She is survived by daughter Shirley E. Fludd; brothers Harold G., Richard G., Walter T. and Kenneth Y. Nishihara; sister Nancy H. Tokuda; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Vennette Fuller Fuerth
July 4, 2007
Vennette Fuller "Nadine" Fuerth, 67, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Stephen and sister Yvonne Pablo. Private services.

Todd Damien Ganzagan
July 2, 2007
Todd Damien Ganzagan, 44, of Waipahu, a retired Army veteran who served in Desert Storm and as a Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi security employee, died at Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Karin and sons Todd Jr. and Sergio. Private services.

Helen L. Higgins
July 16, 2007
Helen L. Higgins, 91, of Burns, Tenn., formerly of Hawaii, a retired American Security Bank assistant vice president, died in Tennessee. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Frieda Evaskis and two grandchildren. No services.

Masayoshi Ishizaka
July 9, 2007
Masayoshi "Masa" Ishizaka, 88, of Kapolei, a retired Pioneer Sugar Mill truck driver, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Puukolii, Maui. He is survived by wife Kayo; son Kenneth M.; daughters Susan M. Yee, Audrey M. Crouch and Kathleen M. Prisby; sisters Jeanette Yamashita and Eileen Bennett; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Damaso Dacoscos Izon Jr.
July 16, 2007
Damaso Dacoscos Izon Jr., 75, of Waialua, a retired Hickam Air Force Base air-conditioning and refrigeration specialist and former Mililani Memorial Park employee, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Elizabeth A.; sons Daniel and Darin R.; brothers Zeke, Elbert and James; and sisters Dolores Peregil and Patricia Cavitt. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Mary Jardine
July 17, 2007
Mary "Helen" Jardine, 78, of Hilo, a baby sitter, died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sisters Cressie V. Borges and Nettie Justyn. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Section 2. Casual attire.

Karine Kekipi
June 30, 2007
Karine Kekipi, 69, of Wailuku died at home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by nephew Randy and her caregivers/hanai family, the Dagdag family. Private services.

Seichi Kiyabu
July 6, 2007
Seichi Kiyabu, 84, of Kaneohe, a Teruya Restaurant kitchen helper, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Roy, sister Haruko Yogi and two grandchildren. Private services.

Isileli Maluloa Latu
July 12, 2007
Isileli Maluloa Latu, 39, of Haiku, Maui, an entertainer and dancer, died in California. He was born in Ha'akame, Tonga. He is survived by son Isileli Jr.; daughters Kalisi Latu and Oso Fevanga; brothers Evona, Polotani, Penikula and Sione; and sisters Tasia Malafu and Nanise Takitaki. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley Isle Memorial Park.

Beverly Ann Mapuana Lewis
July 10, 2007
Beverly Ann Mapuana Lewis, 53, of Waianae, a chef, secretary and security guard, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Bryson Poloa-Lewis, and Edward M., Gordon and Wallace Lewis; daughters Christine Lewis and Rachel Lewis-Mahiai; brothers Lester Lewis and Patrick Low; sisters Carolyn Sanchez and Carlotta Janik; and 18 grandchildren. Private services.

James Curtis Milam Jr.
June 30, 2007
James Curtis Milam Jr., 51, of Waianae died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Daisy; brothers Steven Maunakea and Thomas, Kevin and Benjamin Milam; and sisters Lurlene Milam and Darlene Cablay. Private services.

Jensen Toshio Morimoto
July 10, 2007
Jensen Toshio "Mori" Morimoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base electronic technician, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betty Y., son Paul S., daughter Sharyn N. Kamemoto, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Eugene V. Nunes
June 27, 2007
Eugene V. Nunes, 80, of Fairfield, Calif., an Air Force master sergeant and school custodian in Fairfield, died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Shirley, sons Mark and Andrew, daughters Rachel Nunes-Florez and Catherine Wilson, sister Marie Rodriguez and nine grandchildren. Services in Fairfield. Donations suggested to Holy Spirit School in Fairfield.

Seiji Ogawa
July 7, 2007
Seiji Ogawa, 79, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Hoichi and sisters Chiyeko Hayamoto and Gladys S. Ogawa. Private services.

Joji Okamoto
July 10, 2007
Joji Okamoto, 80, of Honolulu, a Duty Free Shoppers sales employee, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Kobe City, Japan. He is survived by wife Ikuko, sons Patrick and Terensu, sister Lydia Carrigan, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Kuniji Sagara
July 13, 2007
Kuniji Sagara, 85, of Honolulu, a state administrator, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by sons Carlton and Leigh, and sisters Mieko Tanaka, Eunice Watanabe, Frances Ching, Kathleen Miyake and Eleanor Takata. Private services.

Melecio Yere Sambrano
July 5, 2007
Melecio Yere "Mel" Sambrano, 94, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Juanita C.; sons Ernest, Benny and Gilbert; daughters Priscilla Mitchell and Arlene Sambrano; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Jack Masaichi Sasaki
July 9, 2007
Jack Masaichi Sasaki, 93, of Kaneohe, a retired city building inspector, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Arnold, daughter Pamela Shigematsu, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Marjorie Chun Siu
July 7, 2007
Marjorie Chun Siu, 86, of Honolulu, a federal Department of Commerce employee, died in Hale Palama Mau. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alfred, daughters Pat Chinn-Saculla and Suzi Siu, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Shigeru Suyama
June 29, 2007
Shigeru Suyama, 87, of Honolulu, a retired federal employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth and sister Grace Tsushima. Private services.

Tomiichi Taketa
July 2, 2007
Tomiichi Taketa, 97, of Pearl City, an Oahu Sugar Co. truck driver and heavy equipment operator, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by daughters Florence Kasai, and Marion and Nora Taketa; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Shigeto Tanaka
July 18, 2007
Shigeto "Larry" Tanaka, 81, of Honalo, Hawaii, a retired postmaster and Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Honalo. He is survived by wife Satsuko; sons Stephen, Curtis and Nicholas; daughter Marsha Norvell; brothers Yoshiichi and Tatsumi; sister Jean Onosaki; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two hanai great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Daifukuji Soto Mission, Honalo. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Wallace Tsugimi Uehara
June 30, 2007
Wallace Tsugimi Uehara, 80, of Aiea, a retired city building inspector and Aiea Judo Club instructor, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Jane, son David, daughters Joyce J. Uehara and Lorna S. Uehara-Tilton, brother Mitsuo Hara, sisters Miyoko Murata and Ann Sakamoto, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Victoria Elizabeth Unutoa
July 17, 2007
Victoria Elizabeth Unutoa, 21, of American Samoa, an Army sergeant, died in Honolulu. She was born in Anchorage, Alaska. She is survived by father Tanielu; mother Mareta; brothers Adam, Daniel, Benjamin, Majellan, Frank and Joe; sisters Gwendolyn, Adelaide, Tish and Eva; and grandparents Fagamanu Unutoa and Waunita Nichols. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Tripler Army Medical Center, main chapel. Burial in American Samoa at a later date.

Mary Vierra
July 15, 2007
Mary Vierra, 95, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Doris Plate and Marlene Cofield, sisters Dora Beach and Eva Lim, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Lucky Alfonso Viloria Jr.
June 24, 2007
Lucky Alfonso Viloria Jr., 52, of Wahiawa, a Wahiawa General Hospital volunteer and Our Lady of Sorrows Church choir member, died at home. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by sons Lucky A. III and Jason P., daughter Dacia L. Fryer, mother Frances F. Hillhouse, sister Faye Pausa and five grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Odessa Crosby Ware
June 29, 2007
Odessa Crosby Ware, 79, of Mililani, a Schofield Barracks Social Services civil director, died in Honolulu. She was born in Carlisle, S.C. She is survived by sons Russell and Lucas Ware, and Christopher Lindsey; daughter Devon L. "Debra" Austin; brother Carter Crosby; and six grandchildren. Services pending.

James Dorsey Watt
July 19, 2007
James Dorsey "Jim" Watt, 55, of Kailua-Kona, a world-renowned marine wildlife photographer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Santa Monica, Calif. He is survived by wife Jody, son Ian, daughter Jennifer and sister Sharon Ney. A celebration of life will be held at noon tomorrow at 78-6845 Keaupuni St., Keauhou Estates. No flowers. Donations suggested to Kona Hospital Foundation.

Lawrence White
June 12, 2007
Lawrence White, 82, of Okinawa, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Montgomery, Ala. He is survived by wife Shizu, daughters Nancy White and Kiyomi Shimamoto, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.