Obituaries

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Joseph Walter Aalona
June 6, 2008
Joseph Walter "Baba" Aalona, 72, of Hauula, a Y. Higa Trucking truck driver and Turtle Bay employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ernest and Gary; brother Thaddeus P.; sisters Rochelle Tomaselli, Lei Kalani and Althea Naki; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Roch's in Kahuku. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Hauula Cemetery.

Ruth Tokuda Allen
May 18, 2008
Ruth Tokuda Allen, 89, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son Patrick, daughters Mary Jane Nakamoto and Elizabeth Allen-Zabinski, brothers Seisaburo and Seiji Tokuda, sisters Betsy Nakamoto and Agnes Tsuchiyama, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Cemetery. Casual attire.

James Pohano Batchelor
June 8, 2008
James Pohano "Kimo" Batchelor, 37, of Makaha died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons James Jr., Kaylem and William; daughter Rani; mother Piilani V.; and sisters Uilani Montalbo and Hokulani Bond. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waianae Baptist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Casual attire.

Fred Raymond Bigbie
June 14, 2008
Fred Raymond Bigbie, 68, of Laie, a Brigham Young University-Hawaii safety officer, died. He was born in Ardmore, Okla. He is survived by wife Theresa; sons Fred R. and Jessie R. Bigbie, Mark and Mike Byers, and Bruce and William Meyers; daughters Tracey K. Collins, Lisa Byers, Jennifer Soule, Mona J. Tausinga, Momilani Tuua and Melissa Wilson; brother John R.; sister Gayle J. Teverbaugh; 51 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. next Monday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Hawaii Stake Center. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Chrisanto Butay
June 9, 2008
Chrisanto "Sonny" Butay, 62, of Honolulu, a Hyatt Regency Waikiki Hotel employee and San Nicolas Chicharon and Sausage founder and owner, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in San Nicolas, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Reynie, sons Walden and Jade, daughters Melody Butay-Dacanay and Michelle Butay-Fillon, many brothers and sisters and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Christopher C. Eduarte
June 9, 2008
Christopher C. Eduarte, 58, of Ewa Beach, an Oahu Transit Service mechanic for TheBus, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Ernie Freitas and sisters Mary Ann Chow, Catherine Chavarria, Theresa Perreira and Valerie Ortiz. Services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shizuyo Hamada
June 18, 2008
Shizuyo Hamada, 95, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by son Jack, daughters Jean Mah and Mary, half brothers Yoshiro and Goro Nakamura, sister Haruyo Kakimoto, half sister Michiko Nakamura and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Makoto Hashimoto
June 14, 2008
Makoto Hashimoto, 94, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by son Gregory, daughters Mary Ann Asato and Jennifer Smith, and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Leatrice Natsue Ichida
May 14, 2008
Leatrice Natsue Ichida, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Electric Sales and Service Ltd. bookkeeper, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by sons Leroy F. and Wesley W., brother Wilfred Shiraki, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Gary Yukio Isara
June 14, 2008
Gary Yukio Isara, 61, of Kaneohe, a retired Oahu Transit Services mechanic for TheBus, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shirley, sons Scott and Michael, daughter Kehau Glassco, mother Violet, brothers Roy and Alan, sisters Nora Ebata and Karen Nishimoto, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Gladys Toyoko Kamisato
June 8, 2008
Gladys Toyoko Kamisato, 83, of Wahiawa died in Maluhia Long Term Health Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Irving, Wayne and Thomas; daughter Charlotte; brothers Allen and Calvin Chinen; sister Betsy Chang; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alan Wade Kanekawaiola Kekona-Mata III
June 15, 2008
Alan Wade Kanekawaiola Kekona-Mata III, infant son of Alan W.K. Mata Jr. and Shyla K.L. Kekona, of Makawao, Maui, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is also survived by grandparents Demaris "Dee Dee" Otani, William "Billy" Kekona III, Denice Pakele and Alan Mata Sr.; and great-grandparents Shirley and Larry DeSoto, Carmen and Walter Mata, Roy Otani, Stephanie Furcini and Pamela Dudoit. Private services.

Florence K.W. Lee
June 10, 2008
Florence K.W. Lee, also known as Florence Gum Won Lee, 91, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died in Waipahu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Glenn, daughters Patricia Higuchi and Karen Pang, nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Visitation: 10 a.m.-noon Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Taoist services ongoing. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bonnie June Lui
May 28, 2008
Bonnie June Lui, 49, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by family members. Private services.

Lester Nalaniehiku Makolo
June 16, 2008
Lester Nalaniehiku Makolo, 63, of Waipahu, a Sinclair Paint Co. truck driver, died in Waipahu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carmelita, daughter Nalani J. Velez, brother William B. Jr. and sister Ellen Scheuer. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Honolulu Police Department.

Evelyn S. Matthews
June 17, 2008
Evelyn S. Matthews, 74, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Henry, son Joseph, sisters Angie De Silva and Mary Windham, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Roy Kenji Miyake
June 11, 2008
Roy Kenji Miyake, 83, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a Hanamaulu Cafe owner, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Janet; son Wayne; daughters Lorna, Arleen and Debra Aramaki; sister Lillian; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Shoji Moriwaki
June 10, 2008
Shoji "Charley" Moriwaki, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Board of Water Supply customer service engineer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Calvin "Aki," brothers Paul Z. and George G., sister Irene S. and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire.

Mary Jane Ko'oko'okauwila Trask Neves
June 13, 2008
Mary Jane Ko'oko'okauwila Trask Neves, 92, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William F., son William T., daughter La Vonne Wool, brothers Clarence and Wilbur Chang, sister Florence Ng, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at the cemetery.

Monica Nellie Rodrigues
June 3, 2008
Monica Nellie Rodrigues, 34, of Waianae died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Peter Boy and Raymond Boy Vierra; daughters Monique and Uonique Vierra; father Raymond Rodrigues; mother Donna Blakemore; brothers Raymond, Joseph, Antonio "Tony to Tiger" and Jessie J. Rodrigues, and Kainoa and Kaleo Salas. Services: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Puka Pants in Nanakuli. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Women's Way in Waianae c/o Mary Scott Lau.

Alan Tadashi Shimabuku
June 2, 2008
Alan Tadashi Shimabuku, 57, of Honolulu, a self-employed S & S Sheet Metal specialist, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marilyn; sons Ryan and Todd Shimabuku, and Gary and Mark Feliciano; sister Susan Nakahara; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

William Goo Siaris
June 17, 2008
William Goo "Pops" Siaris, 84, of Ewa Beach, a merchant seaman who served in World War II and Honolulu Harbor patrolman and fisherman, died in Oahu Care Facility. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by sons Philip, Michael, Jeffery and Guy; daughters Virginia Bernard, Donna Hite, Denise Swam and Hilda Sondia; sisters Evelyn Gomez and Alberta Manijo; 35 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Richard F. Suginaka Jr.
June 6, 2008
Richard F. Suginaka Jr., 50, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Dredging & Construction Co. employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betty Joann and sisters Shirley Kawakami, Alice Greer and Esther May. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Herbert Norio Sumida-Nakabayashi
June 12, 2008
Herbert Norio "Gunner" Sumida-Nakabayashi, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Imports Hawaii owner, died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Laine Nakabayashi, daughter Catherine Haywood and a grandchild. Private services.

Charles Seicho Yonekawa
June 3, 2008
Charles Seicho Yonekawa, 85, of Honolulu died in Hale Nani Health Center. He was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. He is survived by brothers Walter and Myles, and sister Flora Watanabe. Private services.