Obituaries

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Lawrence Anguay
March 27, 2008
Lawrence "Larry" Anguay, 66, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut forklift operator, former Hewlett-Packard Co. computer analyst, Harrah's Casino employee in Las Vegas and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol Lee-Anguay; stepson Robert S. Lee III; daughter Marisa Gant; stepdaughters Bridget Clark and Brashalle Cahill; brothers Joseph, Richard, James, Crispin, David and George; sisters Faye Martin, Eleanor Senn and Jane Dittman; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Larry Balidoy Baligad
March 12, 2008
Larry Balidoy Baligad, 62, of Kapolei died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Napu, Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Josephine, son Jojo, daughters Juvy and Vicky, mother Maria, sisters Lolita A. Calad and Merling Pascua, and 10 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Lars Barak Chase
April 2, 2008
Lars Barak Chase, 29, of Waianae, a U.S. Navy veteran, died at home. He was born in Chattanooga, Tenn. He is survived by wife Bernadette; son Landen; father Jack; stepmother Becky; mother Victoria Tucker; stepfather James Tucker; brothers Alex, James and John; and sisters Debbie Thornbury and Carmel Chilton. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Moanalua Community Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Hideto Choriki
March 20, 2008
Hideto Choriki, 80, of Waipahu, a U.S. Army veteran, died in Waipahu. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Dorothy; sons Kyle and Glenn; daughters Carolyn Zukeran and Gail Sumida; mother Toneyo; sisters Mildred Oba, Mabel Nishimura and Jeanette Yoshimura; and eight grandchildren. Private services. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Saturday.

LeRoy Renaldo Cruz
March 30, 2008
LeRoy Renaldo Cruz, 67, of Waipahu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Manuel and Alphonso, and sisters Margaret Capello, Alice Fellez, Gina Walsh and Rita Schafer. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m.

Walter Joseph Edwards
April 5, 2008
Walter Joseph Edwards, 84, of Makawao, Maui, a retired Maui Electric Co. power plant operator, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Alice, son Allan, daughters Cynthia Souza and Wanda Hughs, seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church in Wailuku. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial to be held at a later date.

Joseph Garban
March 17, 2008
Joseph Garban, 80, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a retired coffee farmer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kau. He is survived by son Manuel Clarabal; daughter Christine Costales; brothers Laureno and Pete Galban, and Mel, Jimmy and Albert Amion; and sisters Sulidad A. Meria and Helen Viernes. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church in Holualoa, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Kona Memorial Cemetery. Reception to be held at the church following services.

William Andrew Hackley
April 3, 2008
William Andrew Hackley, also known as "Bill" or "The Tool Man," 66, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died at home. He was born in Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by wife DD, son Geoffrey, daughter Susan and four grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes. Reception: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Hawaii Yacht Club.

Errol Haruto Imada
April 4, 2008
Errol Haruto Imada, 62, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Charley's Auto Body and Paint Shop owner, U.S. Army veteran and Hawaii Army National Guard member, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Honokaa. He is survived by wife Antonia, son Brian, daughters Brenda Imada and Sharlene Tamashiro, brothers Clyde and Bert, sister JoAnn Kiaha, and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Honokaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hajime Iwasaki
March 26, 2008
Hajime Iwasaki, 94, of Honolulu, a carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Mitsue; son Wayne; daughters Linda and Wilma; brothers Tsutomu and Kazuo; sisters Claire Flake, Jean Aoki and Nancy Saiki; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Theodore Kikala Kiesel
March 27, 2008
Theodore Kikala "Ted" Kiesel, 65, of Honolulu, a retired firefighter and U.S. Army veteran, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol; son Atae; daughter Kahiwa; brothers Charles Jr., Henrick and Edward; sisters Victoria Niihau and Maggie Soares; and two grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Maunalua Bay Park in Hawaii Kai. Private scattering of ashes.

Hey Won Kim
April 5, 2008
Hey Won Kim, 93, of Aiea died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Korea. She is survived by son Chong Kuk and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.

Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
April 3, 2008
Elizabeth "Kirky" Kirkpatrick, 78, of Kaneohe died at home. She was born in Scotland. Private services.

Lynn Yoshiko Kojima
March 31, 2008
Lynn Yoshiko Kojima, 47, of Aiea, a Kaiser Medical Center registered nurse, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Leslie, parents Herbert and Lillian Kawamoto, and brother Eric Kawamoto. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ruth Ayano Kuwabe
March 20, 2008
Ruth Ayano Kuwabe, 95, of Waimea, Kauai, a self-employed seamstress, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by nephews Kunio and Yoshibo and niece Carol Kanna. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Waimea Higashi Hongwanji. Call after 2:30 p.m. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to Waimea Higashi Hongwanji or Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital.

Fernando Punzal Manago
March 25, 2008
Fernando Punzal Manago, 74, of Honolulu, a U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Conrado and Benny Punzal Manago, and sisters Esther Punzal Maniago and Erlinda Punzal Manago Odion. Mass: noon Monday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, 1184 Bishop St., Honolulu. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Giovanni L. Martinelli
April 3, 2008
Giovanni L. Martinelli, 77, of Kihei, Maui, a retired U.S. Navy veteran, died at home. He was born in El Paso, Texas. He is survived by sons Rick and John; daughters Gina and Giovanna Martinelli and Lori Kibbee and Michelle Fraley; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao, Maui. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. at Kahale's in Kihei.

Marilynn Mei Lin Maruyama
March 29, 2008
Marilynn Mei Lin Maruyama, 63, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Kenneth Craw. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Inurnment: 9 a.m. April 19 at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Sadame Masumoto
March 29, 2008
Sadame Masumoto, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Liberty House gift wrapper and customer service employee, died in Palolo Chinese Home. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Robert and George, daughter Marilyn, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Shigeki Mitsuya
March 31, 2008
Shigeki "Peco" Mitsuya, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Cannery plant inspector, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Lionel; daughters Colleen Mitsuya and May Ogawa; sisters Gladys Nanamori, Leoni Tomisato and Violet Yanagihara; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Weatherwax Megan Nicholson
March 30, 2008
Weatherwax Megan Nicholson, 48, of Waianae, a travel agent and children's tutor, died in Waianae. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by son Ian, daughter Mackenzie, mother Agnes J. Sykes, brother Marc Sykes and sister Agnes W. Sykes. Private services. Donations suggested to Steps to Independence.

Kathleen Yoshiko Panoke
April 3, 2008
Kathleen Yoshiko "Kat" Panoke, 46, of Kapolei, a Spark M. Matsunaga VA Medical Center medical assistant, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by husband Kelly, son Michael Colley, stepson Alan, stepdaughter Jamie Bolinger, parents Yoshio and Sadie Katayama, brother Derek Katayama, sisters Sherri Volkoff and Sandra Tinglof, and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the cemetery. Casual attire.

Shiro Sakaki
March 20, 2008
Shiro Sakaki, 87, of Ewa Beach, a retired Ben Hayashi Construction Co. bookkeeper, died at home. He was born in Honohina, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Haruko, daughter Gayle Schultz, brother Ayato, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.

Manuel Lawrence Santos Sr.
April 4, 2008
Manuel Lawrence Santos Sr., 77, of Lawai, Kauai, an independent contractor, died. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by children Manuel Jr., Edna, Betty Lou, John, Kenneth, Bobby, Clyde and Ethel Santos, and Darlene Butay, Beatrice Shimizu and Barbara Silva; brothers and sisters Bella Ilalaole, Kenneth Santos, Louise Silva and Betty Gomes; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Leis and cut flowers only.

Luise Selu
March 31, 2008
Luise Selu, 94, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Western Samoa. She is survived by sons Sesera and Sakaria, daughters Ausage Sefika and Leiloa Motu, 31 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lauriana C. Suyat
March 20, 2008
Lauriana C. Suyat, 84, of Wahiawa died in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Reginald, brother Elfredo Calangan, sister Annie Macose, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Ray Takeshi Takamoto
March 14, 2008
Ray Takeshi Takamoto, 44, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Paul and Susan, brother Roy and sister Rene. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Misao Takehara
March 30, 2008
Misao "Helen" Takehara, 87, of Haleiwa, a retired Matsumoto Shave Ice employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Nobuo and Toshio, and sisters Rose Shimoda and Elaine Kawabata. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Rita Kiyomi Wannomae
March 25, 2008
Rita Kiyomi Wannomae, 78, of Waipahu, a retired tour coordinator, died at home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Robert and Bert, daughters Amy Yamamoto and Debbie Usami, brothers Mochiteru and Kuniteru Matsunaga, sister Michiko Masuya and nine grandchildren. Private services.

Beverly K. Wright
April 4, 2008
Beverly K. Wright, 76, of Kapolei, an Accountant Service Co. owner, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Athens, Greece. She is survived by son Joseph A. Mucelli; daughters Maria K. Stevens, Joyce L. Rask and Alicia J. Parsons; stepdaughter Charlene Loveless; sister Leona Lehman; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Teruko Yoshida
April 4, 2008
Teruko Yoshida, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Pauwela, Maui. She is survived by son Elden, brothers Yoshiaki and Shigeaki Fujitani, and sisters Minnie Sakuma, Ann Togioka, Flora Whang, Akiko Shimada and Aileen Okamoto. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Casual attire. No flowers.