Obituaries

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Romelias Domingo Agustin Sr.
Aug. 25, 2008
Romelias Domingo Agustin Sr., 96, of Lanai City, a retired Dole Co. refuse truck driver, died in Lanai Community Hospital. He was born in San Nicholas, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Paula D.; sons Romelias Jr., Gregory Alan Sr., Frederick and Walden Sr.; daughter Magdalina Cabras; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Novena: Friday to Sept. 20 at Sacred Heart Church. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at Union Hall on Lanai. Mass: 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at Sacred Heart Church.

Franklin Benjamin Benabise Sr.
Aug. 22, 2008
Franklin Benjamin "Randy" Benabise Sr., 63, of Waipahu, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons Jeremy Montes and Franklin B. Jr. and Gabriel D.P. Benabise; daughter Aleka Coranado; brother George Binabise; sisters Lenora Domingo, Pacita Raymondo and Rose Clavel; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Lemona Palene Ching
Aug. 29, 2008
Lemona Palene "Raymond" Ching, 36, of Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Bruce Sr., mother Noella David-Smith, brother Bruce Jr., stepbrothers Sidney III and Shelby Smith, stepsister Allison and grandparent Alice. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leilani Debusca-Manke
Sept. 4, 2008
Leilani Debusca-Manke, 56, of Aiea, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joe P. Manke, son Joey K. Manke, daughters Adrienne K. Isham and Mercedes P. Flores, parents Mariano and Mercedes Debusca, brother Kelvin Debusca, sisters Aldrena Cantrell and Marian Kaaa, and nine grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newtown First Ward. Call after 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire.

Marit C. Hattori
Aug. 5, 2008
Marit C. Hattori, 78, of Hono- lulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in New York. She is survived by sons Judd Rollins and Erik Hattori, daughters Jessica Rollins and Tami Hattori, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Betty Frances Hill
Aug. 31, 2008
Betty Frances Hill, 87, of Kihei, Maui, a homemaker, died in Wailuku. She was born in Indianapolis. She is survived by husband James, son Richard T., daughter Marian F. Elliot, sister Barbra Easterday, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 4 p.m. Monday at Hope Chapel in Kihei, Maui. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. No flowers.

Yoshinori Hirazumi
Aug. 29, 2008
Yoshinori Hirazumi, 90, of Volcano, Hawaii, a self-employed peddler, died at home. He was born in Keei, Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Carol, sons Frank and Reynold, daughters Lorraine Shimauchi and Karen Tanigawa, brothers Naoshi and Sadamu Hirazumi, sister Clara Shirota, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo or Volcano Community Foundation.

Warren William Hollister
Sept. 4, 2008
Warren William Hollister, 26, of Kawaihae, Hawaii, a Lex Brodie's Tire and Service Center in Waimea manager, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by parents Bradley and Georgette "Joey"; brothers Alexander "Alika," Karl and Jordan "Jay"; and sister Kauilanionalehua. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at New Hope Christian Fellowship Church in Waimea.

Dennis Minoru Inouye
Sept. 4, 2008
Dennis Minoru Inouye, 61, of Pearl City, a retired electrician, died. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by children, mother, sisters and grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Grace James
Sept. 6, 2008
Grace James, 78, of Kailua-Kona, a retired piano teacher, florist and Realtor, died at home. She was born in Pioneer, La. She is survived by sons Michael and David, daughter Kathy Fitts, brother Claxton Wactor, sister Dorothy Simmons and seven grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. today at "End of the World" in Keauhou, Kona, at the end of Alii Drive.

Sharon Rae Kaleikini
Sept. 1, 2008
Sharon Rae Kaleikini, 60, of Mililani, a 7-Eleven store manager, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Tularosa, N.M. She is survived by son Kenneth, daughters Mikul Kaleikini and Joey Lucas, mother Joanne Fobes, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. No services.

William T. Kaneakalau
Aug. 25, 2008
William T. Kaneakalau, also known as "Kanak," "Uncle Bill" and "Coach Bill," 65, of Hauula, a retired Laie Elementary School head custodian, died in Kailua. He was born in Ewa Beach. He is survived by wife Melody; sons Bobo, Billy and Keoke; daughters Popo Capillan and Dodo Kaneakalau; brothers Hiram and David Watson; sisters Aggie and Ruthie Watson and Annie Sotelo; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.

Lisa H. Kaul
Sept. 3, 2008
Lisa H. Kaul, 74, of Haiku, Maui, a retired social worker in California, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in New York. She is survived by daughter Lauri Cerizo and three grandchildren. Services pending.

Enos Kealoha Foster Kepoo
Aug. 7, 2008
Enos Kealoha Foster Kepoo, 50, of Waianae, a C&D Services LLC heavy equipment mechanic, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jerrilene N.; sons Enos "Kane" III, DiAngelo, Samson, John-Ernest and Randall-Adams; daughters Corrina-Joelynn Kepoo and Tammilene Tuiasosopo; brothers John Sr. and David Kepoo, Peter III and Albert Kamealoha, Leroy Kaikala and Moses Iokua; sisters Ruth "Momi" Dando, Frances "Pua" Warner, Helene "Mahi" Cole, Marilyn Weirser, Rose Beasley, Hannah "Lei" Miyashiro, Palmyra "Tita" Hethcote, Deborah "Debbie" Tolentino, Johnette "Honeygirl" Cambra and Marlene "Lynn" Kepoo; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Kyung Cho Kim
Aug. 29, 2008
Kyung Cho Kim, 84, of Ewa Beach, died at home. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by son David J. Jungquist, daughter JoAnn K. Robley and five grandchildren. Private services.

Clyde S. Lee
Sept. 1, 2008
Clyde S. Lee, 87, of Lihue, a retired U.S. government employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kay; son Roger; stepson Frank Izuta; daughters Suzanne Wong, Linda Lee, Janice Kuromoto and Helen Tricas; brother Clifford; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Edith Anneliese Lunasco
Aug. 28, 2008
Edith Anneliese Lunasco, 76, of Waialua, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Weisbaden, Germany. She is survived by husband Mariano; sons Thomas, Albert and Raymond; daughters Christa Ermer, Lisa-Ann Pestana and Monica Lunasco; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Koji Minami
Sept. 4, 2008
Koji Minami, 63, of Hilo, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel customer service specialist and Hilo High School computer technician, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Arkansas. He is survived by wife Carol, sons Richard and Kelly, sisters Judy Minami and Mary Noguchi, and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kiyomitsu Muranaka
Aug. 23, 2008
Kiyomitsu Muranaka, 89, of Mililani, a retired Meadow Gold Dairies employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by son Kenneth M., daughter Laura Takara, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Velma Ayako Nakamura
Aug. 30, 2008
Velma Ayako Nakamura, 91, of Pearl City, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Michael, son Randal T., daughters Sharon Y. Kurz and Myrtle M. James, sisters Barbara Ornellas and Helen Kihara, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.

James Kimo Poaha
Sept. 2, 2008
James Kimo Poaha, 59, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Hoolehua. He is survived by wife Terilyn; son Jerome Nojima; daughters Rochelle and Tiandra; brother John Sr.; sisters Susan Poaha, Cheryle Mahoney and Terri Ann Kaohi; and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kalaiakamanu Hou Church in Kalamaula, Molokai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kanakaloloa Cemetery in Hoolehua.

Shannon Ashika Rao
Sept. 4, 2008
Shannon Ashika Rao, 14, of Kihei, Maui, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by parents Paul and Nirmala Main, brother Jayden Main, sister Reshmi and grandparents Janki Goundar and Elvie Main. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Flowers welcome.

Carol Naomi Tanahara
Sept. 4, 2008
Carol Naomi Tanahara, 62, of Honolulu, formerly of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George "Hide"; son Shawn; daughters Lynn Higa and April Shields; mother Nancy Toguchi; brothers Ronald, Terry and Glen; sister Linda Hatori; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire.

Charlotte Leimomi Valentine
Aug. 29, 2008
Charlotte Leimomi Valentine, 72, of Haleiwa, a retired Brigham Young University in Hawaii utility maintenance supervisor and Kahuku High School part-time tutor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gordon, Robert, Clayton and Lyndon; daughters Yolanda Valentine, Josslyn Jenkins and Renee Nixon; brother Richard Leong; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie 4th Ward, 55-642 Loala St., Laie. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Joseph Steven Velles Sr.
Aug. 13, 2008
Joseph Steven "Pops" Velles Sr., 72, of Wahiawa, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Susan; sons Joseph Velles Jr. and Bobby Roberson; daughters Yolanda Ekau and Joanne Velles; brother Clarence Ramos; sisters Maria Rios, Angie Villegas, Rose Medeiros and Phyllis Ortiz; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Maile Beach Park, across of St. John's Road. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Sydney Anthony Villalon Jr.
Sept. 5, 2008
Sydney Anthony Villalon Jr., 54, of Lahaina, an Embassy Suites cook, died. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by mother Nellie, brother Nicholas and sisters Cora Sardinha, Valerie Reyes and Gail Otsuka. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 4 p.m. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.

Harlow D. Wright
Aug. 29, 2008
Harlow D. Wright, 94, of Lahaina, a retired cultivation superintendent, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Stoughton, Wis. He is survived by sons Carson and Dan, daughter Bonnie Penniman, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Lahaina. Call after 9:30 a.m. Reception to follow on rectory lawn. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Lahainaluna High School Foundation Library, P.O. Box 11617, Lahaina, HI 96761; or to Hale Makua, 472 Kaulana St., Kahului, HI 96732; or charity.