Obituaries

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Robert Severino Alipio
Dec. 22, 2007
Robert Severino Alipio, 61, of Kalihi, an Air Force veteran and Hawaii Masons & Plasterers Union employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son John, daughter Jaynai Fort, sisters Christine Bolko and Charlene Alipio, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Mitsuko Oshiro Fernandez
Dec. 30, 2007
Mitsuko Oshiro Fernandez, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Hotel housekeeper, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in China. She is survived by daughter Bernice O. and a grandchild. Mass: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church. Call after 12:30 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Robert Owen Fitzpatrick
Dec. 21, 2007
Robert Owen Fitzpatrick, 66, of Aiea, a retired Chaminade University employee and Navy veteran, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in West Virginia. He is survived by wife Rochelle; son Robert; daughter Debra Fennell; brothers Hayes and David Fitzpatrick, and Alex and Michael Szuch; sisters Delores Fields, Alexis Wilkenson and Merry Douglas; and five grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Timothy Alan Harvey
Dec. 29, 2007
Timothy Alan Harvey, 57, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, an Air Force veteran and employee of a lumber company, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Portland, Maine. He is survived by wife Jennifer B.; sons Timothy Jr. and Michael; daughters Jessie, Missy, Jackie and Kathy; mother Barbara Jack; two brothers; and two sisters. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: noon Monday at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Chimoto Bessie Hiranaga
Jan. 1, 2008
Chimoto Bessie Hiranaga, 93, of Kahului, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Leighton and Colin, daughters Cheryl Cruel and Pamela Tsutsui, brothers Tokihiko and Patrick Hamai, sister Shirley Hamai, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Kahului Hongwanji.

Wilfred Anthony Kalani Ho
Dec. 12, 2007
Wilfred Anthony Kalani Ho, 63, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop No. 31 machinist, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ellen C.; sons Timothy K. and Garrett K.; sisters Loretta Ah Sam, Dora Pascua and Winifred Lee; and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

The Rev. Charles Gordon Kamohoali'i Hopkins
Jan. 1, 2008
The Rev. Charles Gordon Kamohoali'i Hopkins, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Episcopal Church of Hawaii priest, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He also served at St. Andrew's Cathedral and St. John by the Sea Parish. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Gordon W.K., Michael R., Stephan R. and Mark L. Hopkins, and James Jr. and Kalae S. Anthony; daughter Lynlie M. Waiamau; brother Dayton Carter; and sisters Myrtle Beamer, Jean Kalani, Angeline Locey and Helen Medeiros. Services pending.

Edwin Tadashi Horie
Dec. 20, 2007
Edwin Tadashi "Pops" Horie, 80, of Waimea, Hawaii, a Parker Ranch fence man and farmer, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He also was a Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Golf Course landscaper and Waimea McDonald's and Foodland employee. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by son Thomas; daughter Joyce; sisters Yoshimi Uyadaea, Fusami Yano and Itomi Kishi; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Kapiolani Road, Waimea. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at County Cemetery, Mormon section.

Georgiana Iott
Dec. 18, 2007
Georgiana Iott, 76, of Silverdale, Wash., formerly of Kaneohe, died in Bremerton, Wash. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Lester M.; sons Reginald Ortiz, and Michael and Mitchell Iott; daughters Michelle Moss and Melissa Jones; brother Jerry Guerzon; sister Cerelina Perry; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Call (360) 692-0276.

Alice Valdez Kea
Dec. 20, 2007
Alice Valdez Kea, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Pineapple Cannery trimmer and Avon sales consultant, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Paul Andres, sister Marlene Facuri and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Kenneth K.Y. Lum
Dec. 20, 2007
Kenneth K.Y. Lum, 86, of Honolulu, a retired grocery store manager and Army sergeant, died. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son Wayland, daughter Colleen Lee, sister Winifred Mark, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Sally Hatsue Maeno
Dec. 28, 2007
Sally Hatsue Maeno, 65, of Hilo, a retired T's Saimin cook and retired Del Monte Papaya Co. inspector, died in Hilo Medical Center. She also was the former owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken in Hilo and co-owner of Kaiko'o Mall Seed Shop. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Yukio, son Reyn, mother Lily Arikawa, brother Russell Arikawa and sister Diana Akiyama. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joan Eloise Mahaulu
Jan. 1, 2008
Joan Eloise Mahaulu, 72, of Lanai City, a former state Department of Education communications aide, died at home. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Alden "Butchie"; sons Wallace, Warren, Steven "Kimo" and Michael Hanog; daughter Jeda Hanog; sisters Kathleen Kuhaiki and Jerilyn Kaiwi; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Lanai Senior Center, Lanai City.

Donald Hugh Mc Gwin
Dec. 31, 2007
Donald Hugh Mc Gwin, 83, of Kaneohe, a retired Air Force chief warrant officer and Aeronautical Radio Inc. field manager, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Brainerd, Minn. He is survived by wife Vola L.K.; sons Stephen, Michael, Rudy and Steve; daughters Michelle Seebinger and Laurie Bishaw; 25 grandchildren; numerous step-grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe 1st Ward, 45-150 Waikalua Road. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Brian Kazuo Nakamura
Dec. 27, 2007
Brian Kazuo Nakamura, 56, of Aiea died in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Zi Hong, son Bradford Shiroma, daughters Brianne Nakamura and Iris Shiroma, mother Helen, brothers Carl and Mark, and sister Debra Oda. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Mitsuji Nakayema
Dec. 31, 2007
Mitsuji "Birdie" Nakayema, 77, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a retired Olokele Sugar Co. supervisor, died at home. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mitsuko, son Trent, daughter Doris Runice, brother Mitsukazu Nakayama, sisters Yoriko Inouye and Sumiko Kawasaki, and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Garden Island Mortuary chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Maria Rivera Ramil
Dec. 9, 2007
Maria Rivera Ramil, 99, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Mariano, Adrian and Frank; daughter Virginia Letoto; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Antone Roman Jr.
Dec. 24, 2007
Antone Roman Jr., 65, of Ewa Beach, a retired city employee, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shirley; son Shawn; daughter Kimberley Cole; parents Adela and Antone Sr.; brothers William, Stanley and Earl; and six grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. at the park cemetery.

Kenneth Cummings Ross Jr.
Dec. 31, 2007
Kenneth Cummings Ross Jr., 75, of Waimanalo, a retired schoolteacher, died in Waimanalo. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Makena K., daughters Kimberly P.R. Lima and Rebecca K. Ross, sister Beverly C.K. Johnston and three grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. George's Church, Waimanalo. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

Gudelia Sanchez
Dec. 31, 2007
Gudelia Sanchez, 72, of Palisades, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Guerrero, Mexico. She is survived by sons Samuel, Miguel, Saul, Sergio and Salvador Gonzalez; daughters Alma Ruth Marin, Mara Ramirez, Letty Jones, Miriam Fisher, Merary Navarro and Emir A. Page; brothers Arturo, Abel and Aviud; sisters Elidet, Susana, Teresa, Rosa, Guadalupe and Santa; 23 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 78-6955 Mamalahoa Highway, Kailua-Kona.

Albert Michael Spisso
Dec. 21, 2007
Albert Michael Spisso, 82, of Kailua-Kona, a Navy veteran who served in World War II and contractor in building and construction, died at home. He was born in New Jersey. He is survived by wife Catherine, sons James Spisso and Kim Schroer, daughter Deborah Sanders and brother Ernest. No services.

Charity Hope Mahealani Segovia Taitague
Dec. 12, 2007
Charity Hope Mahealani Segovia "Hopey" Taitague, 58, of Mililani, a retired teacher and principal on Guam and a state Department of Education teacher, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Rebecca Sr. and sisters Dan'Ella Saloricman, Patricia Suniga and Melissa Hartshorn and Rebecca S. Taitague Jr. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Momoe Takahashi
Dec. 27, 2007
Momoe Takahashi, 94, of Kahului, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Ulupalakua, Maui. She is survived by son Daniel, daughter Jane Hirata, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Raymond Kam Sang Tang
Dec. 10, 2007
Raymond Kam Sang Tang, 91, of Honolulu, owner of Tang's Grocery in Kahaluu, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Norman, Dennis and Nelson; daughter Bonnie Brown; sisters Violet Miyashiro and Rose Tam; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kaneohe Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Patricia Ann Telles
Dec. 29, 2007
Patricia Ann Telles, 75, of Makawao, Maui, a landlord, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in San Fernando, Calif. She is survived by son Matt Velzy, daughter Maleea Cohen, brother Eugene Beall and two grandchildren. Services in California.

Hideo Uno
Dec. 27, 2007
Hideo "Doc" Uno, 87, of Honolulu, a retired dentist, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Thomas, James and Christopher; daughters Susan and Linda Brain; brother Yoshio; sisters Ethel K. Nishi, Dorothy M. Hamada, Masako Ohama, Ann N. Inouye and Takako Ishikawa; and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Tuesday.

Henry Hideo Yamamoto
Dec. 14, 2007
Henry Hideo Yamamoto, also known as Masae, 100, of Hilo, a retired Honolulu Sake Brewery office manager, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Shizuoka, Japan. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Shizuko Yoshioka
Dec. 29, 2007
Shizuko Yoshioka, 95, of Lihue died at home. She was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. She is survived by son Kazuo, daughter Alice Miles, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.