Obituaries

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Clark Kwang Sun Ahn
Aug. 2, 2008
Clark Kwang Sun Ahn, 71, of Kaneohe, a retired Merrill Lynch financial operations clerk, died in Honolulu. He was born in Seoul. He is survived by wife Florence, sons Rick and Max, daughter Tina Takara and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m.

Annie P. Benevides
Aug. 2, 2008
Annie P. Benevides, 99, of Hilo, a retired former Pepeekeo Plantation custodian, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by son Manuel J. Pedro, daughter Genevieve Sampaia, stepdaughter Elizabeth Pavao and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Stanley Bicoy
July 28, 2008
Stanley Bicoy, 83, of Kapolei, a retired Pearl Harbor sheet metal worker and Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Kaluaaha, Molokai. He is survived by sons Dominic, Stanley "Mel," Prynne and Reuben "Rad"; daughters Madonna Dizon, Elizabeth "Lindy" Nuuanu, Nicholette "Nicky" Kellum, Yolanda Eslinger and Charlotte "Cookie" Nacapuy; brothers Bernaldo "Bernie," Frederico "Fred," Francisco "Franco" and Puncho; sisters Loretta "Lori" Kalilikane, Maria "Kani" Slidrecht, Jill Dehayward, Josephine "Jojo" Espaniola and Prisca Medeiros; 23 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Monday at St. Rita Church in Nanakuli. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Margarita A. Gorgonio
Aug. 3, 2008
Margarita A. Gorgonio, 90, of Waipahu, a retired traveling salesperson, died in Honolulu. She was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Joseph, Arnold and William; daughters Celia Valenzuela and Chita Saludares; sisters Victoria Andres and Evangeline Salvador; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Kiku Hirata
July 25, 2008
Kiku Hirata, 104, of Hawaii, a sugar cane plantation employee, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Motomu, daughters Helen and Kim, two grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Beverly Roberta Spencer Kahoonei
July 30, 2008
Beverly Roberta Spencer "Bee" Kahoonei, 76, of Waimanalo died in Waimanalo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Thomas M.; daughters Cleona U. Banks, Valerie C. "Noelani" Ledward, Beverly R.N. Aki, Yolanda P. Kahoonei and Phyliss K. Brown; brother Cecil Spencer; sisters Barbara Hanchett, Audrey Brooks, Laverne Kiesel and Theone Nohara; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Rosemarie Tarpley Kanakaole
July 29, 2008
Rosemarie Tarpley Kanakaole, 79, of Kahuku, a city Parks and Recreation groundskeeper, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Grant; daughters Gay Keane, DebraLee Mainaaupo, Siri Pau, Zelda Kanakaole and Simbra L.K. Espron; brothers John Hartung and Alfred Koenig; 33 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Private services. Inurnment to be held at a later date.

Nelson P. Lalin
Aug. 3, 2008
Nelson P. Lalin, also known as "Porpoise," 50, of Kauai, a Department of Health Vector Control Department employee, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by father Mauricio, brothers Elmer and Calvin and sisters Robin Bandmann and Melody Ann and Christine Lalin. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual and aloha attire. Cremation to follow.

Ruth Cravalho Landes
Aug. 4, 2008
Ruth Cravalho Landes, 76, of Kahului died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by daughters Rae Landes-Mizukami and Rita L. Webb, brother Elmer F. Cravalho, sister Theresa Browning, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Erdmann W. Needham
Aug. 3, 2008
Erdmann W. Needham, 78, of Keanae, Maui, a retired master mechanic, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Ashburnham, Mass. He is survived by wife Elaine; son Kimo; daughters Debbie Prouix and Virginia; brothers Robert, David and Leslie; sisters Phyllis Hodgkins and Lois Cross; and two grandchildren. Celebration of life to be held at a later date.

Lillian Hideko Nishimura
July 29, 2008
Lillian Hideko Nishimura, 68, of Wailua House Lots, Kauai, a retired Otsuka Furniture and Appliances business clerk, died in Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sisters Helen A. Nishimura, Kathryn K. Hiramoto and Jeanette S. Seo. Private services.

Herman Paul Ritter Jr.
July 26, 2008
Herman Paul Ritter Jr., 74, of Honolulu, a retired Air Force chief master sergeant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Philadelphia. He is survived by wife In-Ho, son Eric, daughter Felichia and three grandchildren. Private services.

Teruko Watase Sakakida
Aug. 4, 2008
Teruko Watase Sakakida, 94, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse for Dr. Harold Johnson, a dermatologist, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by son David T.; daughter Evelyn T. Rawski; sisters Marilyn Caulfield, Amy Christian and Kay Otsuka; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Kalihi Union Church. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Kalihi Union Church, 2214 N. King St., Honolulu, HI 96819.

Kenneth Sam
July 31, 2008
Kenneth Sam, 76, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Helene; sons Danny, Wayne and Kenneth Jr.; daughters Kimberly Rivera and Emily Fanene; brothers Ronald Lopes and Vernon and Gordon Sam; sisters Roselle Soon, Anna Henry and Grace Abe; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wahiawa-Leilehua Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Logan Kichio Shigemi Shinsato
July 27, 2008
Logan Kichio Shigemi Shinsato, infant son of Lance T. and Kimberly M.J. Shinsato of Waipahu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents George and Elaine Shinsato and Walter and Ellen Jinbo. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.

Eugene Hiroshi Shiroma
July 28, 2008
Eugene Hiroshi "Chib" Shiroma, 60, of Aiea, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel and Army veteran, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Iris A.; sons Brent T. Shiroma and Nathan A. Toyama; daughters Jerrene S. Spotkaeff, Regina Uyema and Garyce M. Viernes; sister Teruko "Teri" Kaneshiro; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Violet Kikue Tanaka
July 20, 2008
Violet Kikue Tanaka, 83, of Kaneohe, a retired bartender, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.

Ignacio Masanop Tapado
Aug. 2, 2008
Ignacio Masanop Tapado, 85, of Kaneohe, a Philippine Army intelligence operative and retired chef, died in Honolulu. He was born in Agopop, Mansinloc, Zambales, Philippines. He is survived by wife Mercedes D.; sons Ricardo, Manuel and Remilito; daughters Violeta Nuestro, Yolanda Palacpac, Rosita Messier, Minerva Overby and Benedicta Murakami; 29 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples.

Orland Henry Taylor
July 31, 2008
Orland Henry Taylor, 74, of Aiea, a retired Air Force veteran, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather technician and meteorologist and American Legion Department of Hawaii commander, died in Aiea. He was born in Colome, S.D. He is survived by daughter Van, brothers Rolland Taylor and Larry Weyand, and sisters Maxine Neville and Beverly Hinders. Private services.

Shizuko Awakuni Texeira
Aug. 3, 2008
Shizuko Awakuni "Patsy" Texeira, 84, of Keaau, Hawaii, a licensed practical nurse, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Honohina, Ninole, Hawaii. She is survived by husband John, sons Michael J. and Alan E., daughter Sharon Chong, brothers Yoshi and Howard Awakuni, sister Mildred Miyamura, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Richard Takashi Tsukamoto
June 30, 2008
Richard Takashi Tsukamoto, 72, of Honolulu, a retired plumber, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patsy, son Toby, daughter Ivy Tabac, brother George and four grandchildren. Private services.

Marie Lenoir Xavier
July 27, 2008
Marie Lenoir Xavier, 91, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in China. She is survived by daughter Cristina Callejo, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Richard T. Yano
Aug. 1, 2008
Richard T. Yano, 74, of Kauai, a retired Kauai High School science teacher and Lihue Airport agricultural inspector, died on Oahu. He was born in Volcano, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Donna; daughters Jolene Ogle and Alane Obidowski; sisters Chiyomi Wakida, Betty Yano, Ruth Nagata, Helen Honma and Nancy Yano; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.