Betty C. Akiyama of Kahului died March 27 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Akiyama, 74, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Teruichi; sons Alan and Steve; daughters Joyce Matsumura and Linda Coleon; brothers Takao and Fred Yamaguchi; and nine grandchildren. Service over her ashes: 4 p.m. March 31 at Nakamura Mortuary.
Beatrice K. Canape of Nanakuli will be remembered in services April 1 and April 2. Canape, 64, died March 19 after being hit by a car while crossing Farrington Highway in Waianae. Wake: 7 p.m. April 1 at St. Rita Catholic Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. April 2 at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. No flowers.
Dr. Hung Wo Ching of Honolulu, board vice chairman of Aloha Airgroup and a Bishop Estate trustee, will be remembered in services March 30. Ching, 83, is also survived by brothers Hung Wai and Hung Leong; and sister Bessie Loo. Memorial service: 11 a.m. March 30 at Community Church of Honolulu, 2345 Nuuanu Ave. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Wing You "Winkie" Chong of Hilo, a retired University of Hawaii at Manoa county extension agent, died March 26 at home. Chong, 77, was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Lillian Y.E.; sons Warren, Nathan and Samuel; daughters Susie Wheeler and Amy Brotzman; brothers Wing Chong, Wing Chew and Wing Kong; sisters Nyit Young Parkhurst, Nyit Mee Hom, Nyit Kwan "Anita" Ho and Maureen Kiehm; and nine grandchildren. Memorial service: 5 p.m. March 31 at the United Community Church, 1110 Kinoole St. Call after 4 p.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. April 1 at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers.
Shawn Cravalho of Kahului, a student at St. Anthony's High School, will be remembered in services March 30. Cravalho, 16, died March 24 in Queen's Hospital from injuries sustained in a car accident Feb. 27. Born in Wailuku, he is survived by parents Wilfred and Leona; brother Chad; and grandparents Raymond and Sophi Ah Choy, and Eva Cravalho. Mass: 11:45 a.m. March 30 at St. Anthony's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.
Iwao Daida of Lawai, a gardener for Allerton Estates in Lawai Kai, Kauai, died March 28. Daida, 83, was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Toshie; son Gordon; daughters Flora Farnbach, Thelma and Debra Daida, Stella Tippin, Lonnie Oketani and Annette Isakson; brothers Susumi, Sadamu, Masami, Sueto and Masao; sister Ethel Fukushima; and 14 grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. April 1 at Garden Island Mortuary. No flowers.
Richard M. Fujii of Honolulu, who died March 18 in Kuakini Hospital, is also survived by sister Dora K. Hayamizu. Incorrect information provided by the mortuary.
Jane I. Fujiwara of Kahului died March 22 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Fujiwara, 72, was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Hachiro; sons Allan and Ralph; daughter Linda Sakahara; brothers Yoshitaro, Takao, Tom and Satoru Matsuda; and two grandchildren. Private services held.
Wahinekapu M.J. Gouveia of Honolulu died March 20 in St. Francis Hospital. Gouveia, 91, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Marie Fernandez and Sarah Torres; son Alvin; 16 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 48 great- great-grandchildren; and a great- great-great-grandson. Service: 12:30 p.m. March 31 at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kalae Pohaku Cemetery. No flowers.
Paula B.A. Herpolsheimer of Honolulu, founder of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church's elementary school and an Iolani School teacher, died March 27 at home. Herpolsheimer, 79, was born in Seward, Neb. She is survived by nephew Tom Hafner. Graveside service: 10 a.m. April 2 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Memorial service: 7 p.m. April 9 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1404 University Ave. No flowers.
Gary R. Hoapili of Hilo, who died March 20 in Queen's Hospital, is also survived by five grandchildren. Additional information provided by the mortuary.
Gerald L. "Jerry" Kaholokula of Honolulu, who died March 24 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi, is also survived by daughter Marcy. Incorrect information was pub lished March 27.
Matsue Kawanishi of Hilo died March 23 at home. Kawanishi, 85, was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Dr. Clinton, Earl and Glenn; brother Kenji Tanaka; sisters Chiyomi Eguchi and Namie Salz; and 12 grandchildren. Private services held.
Morito Kawaoka of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died March 25 in Kuakini Hospital. Kawaoka, 83, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Patsy T. and Faye A.; brothers Robert H., Peter and James S.; and sisters Shizuko Muramoto and Lily M. Tonokawa. Memorial service: 6 p.m. April 1 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers.
James Y. Kunishige of Kailua, proprietor of Kuni's Chevron Service & Auto Repair Shop in Waimanalo, died March 23 in Castle Hospital. Kunishige, 54, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nancy Sue H.; sons Scot and Kurt; daughters Pamela Tsukamoto and Lisa Davis; stepchildren Kent Amidon and Christine Fast; mother Sueko K.; brothers Clarence, Francis and Glenn; sister Eleanor Von Metz; and nine grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. April 1 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. April 2 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Samuel G. Lani of Waimanalo, a Hawaiian Dredging Co. retiree and Pearl Harbor Shipyard stevedore, died March 19 in Queen's Hospital. Lani, 69, a U.S. Army World War II veteran, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rose H.; son Robert W.; daughters Sandra N. Clarke, Rosemary M. Ho, and Linda K., Naomi I. and Donnalee M. Lani; brothers James, Henry and Mitchell; sisters Mary Rawlins and Alice DeMello; 19 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. March 31 at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 11 a.m. April 1 at the mortuary, call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Edythe K.T. Lee of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor clerk, died March 21 in the Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. Lee, 83, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Harry K. and Henry Y.H.; and sisters Helen K.Y. and Dorothy K.C. Chun, Bertha K.Y. Young and Alma K.I. Goo. Private services held.
Naoto Mita of Honolulu died March 23 in Kuakini Hospital. Mita, 91, born in Japan, is survived by wife Kimiye; daughter Louise Mita-Jung; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Takeo Nagahiro of Kaneohe, a retired carpenter, died last March 22 in St. Francis Hospice. Nagahiro, 83, was born in Wainaku, Hawaii. He is survived by sons James H. Nakasone and George T. Higa; daughters Jane N. Woo, Alice K. Gestueyala, Nancy A. Ito, Ann I. Lopez and Janet K. Cabanilla; 17 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Kiyoshi Nakagawa of Pearl City, a retired Misawa Air Force Base civil servant, died March 26 at home. Nakagawa, 74, also served with the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Mitsue; sons Henry K. and Charles H.; daughter Helen R. Rau; stepbrothers Tatsuo and Mitsuo Sakamoto; stepsister Midori Matsuda; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: noon March 31 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Paul A. Nelson of Honolulu, an FBI retiree and a director of the Navy League of the United States, died March 22 in Honolulu. Nelson, 77, was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by wife Anita; son Ken; daughter Stacy; and sister Trudy. Memorial service: 5:15 p.m. March 31 at the U.S.S. Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, 11 Arizona Memorial Drive. No flowers. Donations may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association.
Janet K. Ogawa of Kailua, a retired Dole Pineapple Cannery forelady, died March 23 in Kailua. Ogawa, 78, was born in Heeia. She is survived by sons Daniel A. and John F.; daughters Jane K. Adair and Letittia K. "Lei" Fernandez; brother Frederick C. "Fred" Schilling Jr.; sister Beatrice I. Kailikea; 19 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Service: 8:30 p.m. April 3 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. April 4 at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Orville L. Parrish of Phoenix, formerly of Kaaawa, who died Jan. 13, will be remembered in a 1 p.m. service April 5 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Additional information provided by the family.
Juliana Patterson of Honolulu died March 23 in Honolulu. Patterson, 83, was born in Leisenring, Penn. She is survived by daughter Penny Brooks; son Paul; and sister Susan Shiniker. Private services held.
Alison N. Pepe of Honolulu died March 17 in Queen's Hospital. Pepe, 35, was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Frank M.; daughter Laurel E.; and parents Hajime and Amy Y. Nishikawa. Private services held.
Elizabeth A. Richards of Kealakekua, Hawaii, died March 26 in Queen's Hospital. Richards, 83, was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Joan Coupe; brother Jack Greenwell; sister Millicent Clapp; and four grandchildren. Service: 2 p.m. March 30 at Church Christ in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Aloha attire.
Grace E. Sambueno of Aiea died March 25 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Sambueno, 74, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John B.; daughters Mona Joslin and Hediann Pestana; son Reuben Ramos; brothers Herbert Ching, and Joe and Eddie Santiago; sisters Tiny Mercado, Katherine Young, Violet and Flo Buyuan, and Honey Rhodes; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. April 1 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Riyu Tamura of Waialua died March 17 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Tamura, 98, was born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan. She is survived by sons Mamoru, Isamu, Yoshito, Shoichi "Joe" and Nobuo; daughters Haruko Tamura and Helen Matsuda; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial service: 5 p.m. March 31 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.