Obituaries

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Ernest Kaai Aki
Aug. 29, 2008
Ernest Kaai "Ernie" Aki, 75, of Hilo, a retired Au's Plumbing plumber, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Keei, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Gail; son Aaron; daughters Kimberly Mattos and Ernalyn Aki; brothers Archie Jr. and Walter; sisters Lillian Hose, Margie Salis and Elizabeth Richards; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Benjamin Canada Apolonio Sr.
Aug. 31, 2008
Benjamin Canada "Ben" Apolonio Sr., 52, of Waianae, a U.S. Army veteran, Honolulu police officer, U.S. Postal Service mark-up clerk and Honolulu Prosecutor's Office employee, died in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Virginia C. "Jenny"; sons Brian and Byron Jr. Eliana, and Benjamin Apolonio Jr.; daughters Shannon Apolonio and Candice M. Medina; brother Abraham; sisters Betty McKeague and Freda Apolonio; and four grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary - Waipio, makai chapel. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Thomas Ronald Araujo
Sept. 7, 2008
Thomas Ronald Araujo, 76, of Hilo, a retired police officer, Hawaii National Guard chief warrant officer and founder of Araujo Farm Products and Hog Farm, Business Services Hawaii and Tommy's Game Cock Farm, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Marjorie Ann, daughters Darla Boteilho and Debbie Tanielu, brothers John and Bob and two grandchildren. No services.

Mary C. Austin-Baehr
Aug. 16, 2008
Mary C. Austin-Baehr, 93, of Syracuse, N.Y., professor emeritus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education, died in in Syracuse. She was born in Sherill, N.Y. She is survived by husband Herbert Baeher and sisters Virginia Nemecek and Shirley Knickerbocker. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. Thursday at Makena, Maui. Donations suggested to: University of Hawaii Foundation or the International Reading Association Foundation.

Reid Kekoa Sanborn Barton
Sept. 2, 2008
Reid Kekoa Sanborn Barton, 31, of Ookala, Hawaii, died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by parents Don and Sue, brother Sean, sister Malia K. Thompson and grandparents Jim and Nita Barton and Genevieve Sanborn. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday at the family's residence in Niupea Homestead, Ookala.

Debbie Lynn Boteilho
Sept. 3, 2008
Debbie Lynn Boteilho, 37, of Kahului, Maui, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by father Alvin; sons Dustin V. and Ian Phillip Kainalu Boteilho, and Jordan Hiroshi; daughter Shayna; brothers Wayne and Russell; and sister Darlene L. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Bernice E. Coleman
July 30, 2008
Dr. Bernice E. Coleman, 83, of Kaneohe, formerly of N.J., a retired psychiatrist and American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii board member, died in Pohai Nani Care Home, Kaneohe. She was born in Jersey City, N.J. No services. Contributions suggested to the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii Foundation, P.O. Box 3410, Honolulu, HI 96801.

Henry Devara Sr.
Sept. 8, 2008
Henry Devara Sr., 91, of Hilo, a retired state Harbors Division maintenance supervisor, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by son Henry "Johnny" Jr.; daughters Henrietta Nakata, Dorothy Devara, Geraldine Koski and Lucy Clay; sister Estrella Estillare; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire. No flowers.

William Lee Fischer
Sept. 4, 2008
William Lee Fischer, 74, of Waianae, a retired Community Post Office mail carrier, died at home. He was born in Indiana. He is survived by wife Margaret "Lani," daughters Vannetta Tanaka and Lela Tamayo, brother Pete, sisters JoAnn Mittman and Nancy Schmitt, and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Maili Beach.

Teo Gasper Jr.
Sept. 6, 2008
Teo Gasper Jr., 84, of Aiea, a retired state Department of Transportation employee, died at home. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by son John A.; daughters Luana R. Stafford, Yvonne L. Gasper, Yolanda L. Sanchez and Lucianne K. Lagapa; sisters Rose Leong and Ana Kaleikini; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Gail E. Hironaka
Aug. 25, 2008
Gail E. Hironaka, 61, of Aiea, a Queen Liliuokalani Children Center deputy director, died in Aiea. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by husband Howard H., son Guy, daughter Traci Tokunaga, parents Aaron and Sylvia Rabinkoff, sister Claire Bryant and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Kawaiahao Church. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.

Edna Kawaihikilani Ka'apana Iaea
Aug. 30, 2008
Edna Kawaihikilani Ka'apana Iaea, 84, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Accounting and General Services custodial supervisor, died in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Abraham, Daniel Sr. and Jack Jr.; daughters Jackie Stone, Paulette Matz and Geri Schwab; brother Aloy Ka'apana; sister Mona Medeiros; 24 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary - Downtown. Call after 5:30 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at Kalaiakamanu Hou, Kalamaula, Molokai. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Kapaakea Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Christina Renee Iannetta
Sept. 8, 2008
Christina Renee Iannetta, 40, of Makawao, Maui, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in California. She is survived by son Noah Kai Foti, daughters Summer Pestana Fatiaki and Caroline Foti, father Pete, mother Kimon, brother Beau Hayden, sisters Lisa Pestana and Leslie Ianneta and three grandchildren. Celebration of life: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Oskie Rice Arena in Makawao. Potluck to follow. Private scattering of ashes.

Corina Lilinoe Kaawa
Aug. 16, 2008
Corina Lilinoe Kaawa, 34, of Waianae and Nanakuli, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Mark S. Kong and Cherlyann Kaawa Kong, brothers Mark and Diamond and sister Chantel Kong. Services: noon Saturday at 89-214 Kauwahi Ave., Waianae. Casual attire. Additional information was added to an obituary printed Aug. 23.

Dale Tamiko Kadooka-Gomes
Sept. 9, 2008
Dale Tamiko Kadooka-Gomes, 56, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Baptist Academy teacher and Ka Wai Ola Christian Dance Ministry director, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Dennis, stepmother Kikuye Kadooka, brothers Pat and Chris Kadooka and sisters Janice Uchida and Lorna Kadooka. Services: 5 p.m. next Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. No flowers.

Pele Hosea Kaio II
Sept. 2, 2008
Pele Hosea "Big P" Kaio II, 28, of Waianae, a Desert Watch chef and security guard, died in Nanakuli. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Meyer, mother Martha, sisters Libbie-Marie Raquel and Theresa-Marie Kaio and grandmother Martha Lukai Toeta. Services: 8 a.m. Saturday at Makakilo Latter-day Saints Mormon Church. Call after 8 a.m. Scattering of ashes: 1 p.m. at Black Rock Beach, Nanakuli. Casual attire. Loose flowers and lei welcome.

Kim Kaleinani Kaniho-Batoon
Aug. 31, 2008
Kim Kaleinani Kaniho-Batoon, 31, of Lanai City, Lanai, a homemaker, died in Lanai City. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by son Alika L.; daughters Gazzelle K.T. and Kiana P.T.; parents Robert L. III and Gwendolyn L. Kaniho; brothers Keoni and Kenneth K. Kaniho; and sisters Tammy Tanaka, Cindy Kuapahi and Kay K. Kaniho. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lanai Community Center. Call after 9 a.m.

Kiyomi Katahara
Sept. 12, 2008
Kiyomi Katahara, 84, of Aiea, a retired seamstress, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Alvin, daughters Louise Katahara and Mary Ann Katahara-Tanabe, brother James Suenaga, sister Ethel Masuda, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Myrtle Kewn-Tai Soon Kong
Sept. 10, 2008
Myrtle Kewn-Tai Soon Kong, 94, of Kahului, a retired Kula Hospital cook, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by son Reuben, daughters Faith Claudia Okawa and Kaohu 'O Haleakala Banner, 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Annie Kenao Laa
Aug. 31, 2008
Annie Kenao Laa, 88, of Honolulu, a former laundry worker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Emmalani Crawford, Yvonne Ng, Elizabeth Gomez and Annie Laa; 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Florence Leinaala Mason
Sept. 4, 2008
Florence Leinaala Mason, also known as Florence Leinaala Mason-Char, 75, of Kaneohe, a child daycare center owner, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Leonard K. Char, daughters Georgiedin L. Mason and Tammy K. Ahlo, brother William Mason Jr., sister Pearl Kapuniai, seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Susan Naomi Mawae
Sept. 3. 2008
Susan Naomi Mawae, 57, of Pearl City, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Moses K., son Moses K. Jr., daughter Shawn L., sister Candy L. Walker and two grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bruce L. Milles
Sept. 9, 2008
Bruce L. Milles, 47, of Kailua-Kona, a Sheriff's Department lieutenant, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents George and Murle; and brothers Dece "C," Marc and George. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ward Center, Kailua-Kona. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Susumu Morita
Sept. 8, 2008
Susumu Morita, 83, of Honolulu, a retired First Hawaiian Bank mortgage supervisor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen, daughters Kelly Hirahara and Lauren Morita and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Wallace Etsuo Nakahara
Aug. 16, 2008
Wallace Etsuo Nakahara, 97, of Honolulu, a retired Naka's Carburetor Service owner, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by son Kenneth K., brother Fujio, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Charles Roman Narvaez
Aug. 28, 2008
Charles Roman "Charley" Narvaez, 70, of Waianae, a truck driver and retired U.S. Air Force technical sergeant, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by sons Lawrence, Charles Jr., Clarence and Channon; daughters Charlzetta Croker, Clara Jean Claudio, Charalee Coppa, Chantisha Yoffe, Chauna-Lynn Jones, Cheyanne McMillan, and Chazralee and Cherokee Narvaez; companion Gabby Townsend; former wife Clara; sister Mildred Martin; 30 grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Stake Center. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Robert William Norton
Sept. 10, 2008
Robert William "Bob" Norton, 64, a former Pat's Auto in Sandy, Ore., owner and mechanic, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Washington state. He is survived by sons Chris, Craig, Patrick, Jonathan and Jason; daughter Shonna; brothers Fred and Jim; sisters Sue Ritz and Nancy Meier; and five grandchildren. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ahalanui Park in Kapoho, Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations may be sent to Craig Norton, P.O. Box 7271, Hilo, HI 96720.

Sione Mosese Piei
Sept. 4, 2008
Sione Mosese Piei, 54, of Hauula died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Lakepa, Tonga. He is survived by wife Melenaite, son Hekimuli, daughter Seini, brother Simaile and sister Seini Maka. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Kahuku United Methodist Church. Call after 5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery.

Lewayne Edward Pietz
Sept. 2, 2008
Lewayne Edward Pietz, 71, of Honolulu, a retired baker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Eleanor and sister Ruth Berndt. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Laurel Susan Ries
Sept. 7, 2008
Laurel Susan "Lori" Ries, 54, of Mililani, a social worker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Minnesota. She is survived by son Chad, daughters Melinda Kimura and Desiree Ries, father Raymond, mother Cecilia, brothers Bradley and Daniel and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.

Marvin Bruce Trantham Jr.
Sept. 10, 2008
Marvin Bruce Trantham Jr., 65, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran and HSI Electric employee, died at home. He was born in Tennessee. He is survived by brother Donnie R. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Casual attire.