Obituaries

Wednesday, April 24, 1996


Victoria A.S. Ahina of Honolulu died April 20 in Honolulu.

Ahina, 87, was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii.

She is survived by brothers John and William Ah San, and Tadasuke Suzuki; and sisters Violet Chung, Eileen Nakanelua and Lillian Nishioka.

Service: 10 a.m. April 30 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow.

Casual attire. No flowers.

Jeanette H. Aki of Honolulu died April 18 at home.

Aki, 84, was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Merle P. Look and Jeanette L. Lau; son Solomon K. Jr.; sisters Charlotte Cockett, Lorna Kauo and Honey Barnes; brother Daniel P. Hano; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Memorial service over her ashes: 7 p.m. April 26 at Kaumakapili Church. Call after 5 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. April 27 at Kapaa.

Sueko Araki of McCully, a retired McCully landlord, died April 20 in Kuakini Hospital.

Araki, 88, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons James T. and Edwin M.; daughter Janet F. Fujimoto; brothers Masaru and Tsutomu Yamamoto; sister Yusa Okada; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Memorial service: noon April 27 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Casual attire. No flowers.

Margret B. Baker of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Hawaii, died April 19 in St. Charles.

Baker, 79, was born in Hawaii.

She is survived by son Dennis K.; daughter Ululani Mickelson and W. Haunani B. Snider; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Private services.

Donations suggested to the local Cancer Society or Hospice.

Alfred "Tuffy" Chang of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, died April 22 in St. Francis Hospice.

Chang, 69, was born in Honolulu.

He is survived by son Guy L.; sister Wilhemina N.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Service: 12:15 p.m. April 26 at Ha waiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Casual attire.

Rolando M. Cruz of Honolulu died April 7 in St. Francis Hospital.

Cruz, 73, was born in the Philippines.

He is survived by wife Genie D.; son Renato D.; daughter Carmelita C. Gallardo, Remy C. Llamas, Susan C. Vidad and Yolanda C. Esquerra; 16 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Services: 6:30 p.m. April 26 at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9 a.m. April 27 at the mortuary, call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Casimiro O. Dellatan of Waipahu died April 13 in St. Francis-West Hospital.

Dellatan, 69, was born in Waipahu. He is survived by mother Faustina O. Dellatan-Ancog; brother Edilberto O. "Beans"; and sister Barcelisa D. Mirafuentes.

Service: 10:30 a.m. April 26 at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Casual attire.

Macario B. Duldulao of Waialua, a Waimea Falls Park employee, died April 12 in Queen's Hospital.

Duldulao, 66, was born in Laoag City, the Philippines.

She is survived by wife Catalina P.; sons Nestor, Mario and John Marcos; daughters Ofelia Joaquin and Maria L. Balicoco; brothers Sotero and Manuel; sister Jesusa Barit; and 14 grandchildren.

Mass: 7 p.m. April 26 at St. Michael's Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Service: noon April 27 at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow.

Casual attire.

Winifred H. Goya of Punaluu, a retired travel consultant, died last April 17 in Tripler Hospital.

Goya, 64, was born in Oklahoma. She is survived by son Jeton L. Allen; sister Jane L. Allen; and a grandson.

Private services. No flowers.

Donations suggested to the Hawaii chapter of the American Cancer Society.

Vivian M. Gruber of Ainaloa, Hawaii, died April 18 in Hilo Hospital.

Gruber, 86, was born in Illinois.

She is survived by son Bruce D. Wickersham; daughter Donna Esklidsen; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

No services.

Fred Y. Hayakawa of Honolulu, a retired federal firefighter, died April 18 in Kuakini Hospital.

Hayakawa, 70, was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by sons Glenn M., Lloyd A. and Gary K.; daughter Lorraine R. Oguro; brothers Kermit and Hidemi; and sister Betty Hayashi.

Memorial service: 10 a.m. April 27 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Casual attire. No flowers.

George Y. Hiraoka of Honolulu, a former Meadow Gold Dairies deliveryman supervisor, died April 22 in the Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

Hiraoka, 84, was born in North Kohala, Hawaii.

He is survived by wife Ellen F.; sons Paul Y. and Leslie S.; daughter Evelyn M. Yamada; brother Richard Y.; sisters Shinako Tanaka and Nora S. Shiraishi; and four grandchildren.

Service: 4 p.m. April 27 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow.

Janet Hirsch of Kailua-Kona, a retired real estate sales agent, died April 18 in the Kona Community Hospital.

Hirsch, 78, was born in New York. She is survived by sons Peter and Ronald; and sister Peggy Spies.

No services.

Alice W. Ho of Honolulu died April 21 in St. Francis Hospital.

Ho, 88, was born in Honolulu.

She is survived by son Alexander Jr.; daughters Audrey Vance, Alverna Yuen, Alexa Hashimoto and Katherine Dela Pena; several brothers and sisters; 18 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.

Mass: 11:30 a.m. April 27 at the Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park.

Casual attire. No flowers.

Helen Y. Hutchison of Honolulu died April 19 in Leahi Hospital.

Hutchison, 91, was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Charles M.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside service: 9:45 a.m. April 26 at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Casual attire. No flowers.

Eunice H.B. Kealoha of Kahala, a retired federal civil service computer systems analyst, died April 15 at home.

Kealoha, 79, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Shippy and Gard Kealoha, and Euclid Lee; brothers Dr. Daniel and Donald Whang; sisters Alyce Orand and Lillian Garcia; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Service: 10 a.m. April 27 at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park.

Aloha attire. No flowers.

Keawe M. Keawemauhili of Kahuku died April 18 in Kahuku Hospital.

Keawemauhili, 84, was born in Honolulu.

He is survived by wife Lily; daughter Larna P. Weber-Keawemauhili; son John K.; sister Louise Fanene; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Service: 10:30 a.m. April 26 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Second Ward, in Kahuku. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.

Aloha attire.

Masa Kogachiof Honolulu, retired owner and proprietor of Kogachi Dairy, died April 20 in Kuakini Hospital.

Kogachi, 81, was born in North Kohala, Hawaii.

He is survived by wife Fusako "Lillian"; sons Glenn S. and Wayne Y.; daughter Karen Y. Arincorayan; brothers Stanley S., Richard Y. and Robert S.; sisters Chiyoko Miyashiro and Edith F. Tokuda; and three grandchildren.

Memorial service: 2 p.m. April 27 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Casual attire.

Thomas B. "Crail" Krael of Waianae, a mason for K. Masonry, died last April 17 in the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.

Krael, 61, was born in Ewa Plantation.

He is survived by sons Tony, Marcel S.K. and Cameron A.; brothers Gordon, Larry, Escarion, Albert and Rudy Crail; sister Lucy Johnson; and six grandchildren.

Service: 11:45 a.m. April 25 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Concepcion F. Lapitan of Honolulu died April 14 in St. Francis Hospital.

Lapitan, 77, was born in the Philippines.

She is survived by husband Pete C.; son Eusebio F. Cabalo and Peter Lapitan; sister Vicenta Alipio; and 12 grandchildren.

Services: 7:30 p.m. April 26 at St. Paul Filipino Independent Episcopal Church, call after 5:30 p.m.; and 10:45 a.m. April 27 at Borthwick Mortuary, call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Casual attire.

Edward C.N. Lau of Honolulu died April 8 in Straub Hospital.

Lau, 77, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yuen Sin; daughters Sherri-Ann Lee and Kelli-Kay Chun; and two grandchildren.

Private services.

Siu Shee Lau, also known as Mrs. Kam Sau Lau, of Honolulu died April 9 in Hale Ho Aloha.

Lau, 97, was born in China.

She is survived by sons Wah Tim and Raymond W.S.; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Call from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 27 at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Aloha attire. No flowers.

Samuel W. Longhom of Honolulu, a retired carpet salesman, died April 19 in Honolulu.

Longhom, 81, was born in Washington.

He is survived by daughters Mari and Dawn M.; sons Dick and Gerald; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Memorial services to be held on the mainland.

No flowers.

Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.

George K. "Bojo" Manoha of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired scaffolding rigger contractor, died April 22 in Hilo Hospital.

Manoha, 65, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol; son James; daughters Erin Vera and Maile Manoha; and seven grandchildren.

Memorial service: 5 p.m. April 26 at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m.

Casual attire. No flowers.

Dawson T. McQuillan of Ewa Beach, an equipment service technician for Northwest Airlines, died April 21 in St. Francis-West Hospital.

McQuillan, 67, born in Ohio, is survived by wife Constance E.

Service: 7 p.m. April 25 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Fay W. Midkiff of Honolulu, a retired Roosevelt High School language teacher, died April 19 in Kaiser Hospital.

Midkiff, 93, was born in Henrietta, Texas.

She is survived by several cousins.

Mass over her ashes: 9:30 a.m. April 27 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Manoa. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes will be held later.

Albert T. Nakamura of Lahaina died April 21 at home.

Nakamura, 81, was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Hanayo; sons Alvin and Carl; daughters Carol Inaba and Ann Nagamatsu; sister Natalie Taba; and seven grandchildren.

Service over his ashes: 5 p.m. April 27 at Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire.

George M. Omura of Honolulu, a retired heavy equipment mechanic, died April 16 in St. Francis Hospital.

Omura, 75, was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife June S.; sons Glenn S. and Roy T.; daughter Shirley K.; brothers James T. and Ernest T.; sister Sue S.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Private services.

Margaret F. Reed of California, formerly of Hawaii, died April 20.

Reed, 88, was born in Petaluma, Calif. She is survived by daughters Noel Carterette, Gail Burger and Gretchen Dwyer; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services to be held on mainland.

Shizue Saiki of Pearl City, a retired seamstress, died April 18 in Kuakini Hospital.

Saiki, 84, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Art M.; daughters Dorothy Y. and Judith K.; sister Sumie Fujita; and three grandchildren.

Memorial service: 6 p.m. April 25 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Casual attire. No flowers.

Scott Y. Sakata of Aiea, a GTE Hawaiian Telemployee, died April 18 in Queen's Hospital.

Sakata, 30, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Herman K. and Lillian S.; and brothers Ken K. and Karl Y.

Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. April 26 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

Casual attire. No flowers.

Walter F. Sanborn Jr. of Lodi, Calif., formerly of Hanalei, Kauai, an assistant in his son's automobile dealership, died April 21 in Stockton, Calif.

Sanborn, 87, a volunteer food administrator during World War II, was born in Hanalei, Kauai.

He is survived by wife Agnes; daughters Helen J. Tawney and Joan C. Frommhagen; son Richard E.; sister Helen Davis; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

Services to be held on mainland.

Fred H. "Windy" Shintaku of Hawaii, co-founder of the Big-Way Supermarkets and Shopping Center who died April 15, is also survived by mother Katsu.

Additional information provided by the mortuary.

William T. "Whitey" Shodahl, also known as Bill and Swede, of Kaneohe died April 22 in Kuakini Hospital.

Shodahl, 75, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruby M.; daughter Patricia Y. Iwamoto; sons Irvan J. and Harry J. Shodahl, and Ricky T. and Glenn T. Awakuni; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Graveside service: 10 a.m. April 29 at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Casual attire. No flowers.

Charles A. "Chuck" Smith of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, a retired drywall contractor, died April 21 in Hilo Hospital.

Smith, 58, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was born in Longview, Texas.

He is survived by wife Edwina; sons Scott and Anthony "Tony"; daughters Debbie Kahalewai and Patricia "Pat" Tokeshi; brothers James, Robert and Harold; sister Joyce Thompson; and 11 grandchildren.

Graveside service: 9 a.m. April 26 at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Call from 7 to 8 p.m. April 25 at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

Aloha attire.

Raymond Y. Soong of Honolulu, a Hawaii Meat Co. retiree, died April 15 in San Jose, Calif.

Soong, 87, is survived by son Milton K.W.; brother James W.S.; sister Helen Pang; and two grandchildren.

Service: noon April 27 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow.

Casual attire.

Agnes V. Souza of Hilo died last April 17 in Hilo Hospital.

Souza, 72, was born in Hilo.

She is survived by husband Joseph C.; sons Ernest, Desmond, Mervin and Delton; brother Lester Vierra; five grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Mass: 12:15 p.m. April 25 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.

Casual attire.

Randy K. Sundberg of Makawao, Maui, will be remembered in a private service April 24.

Sundberg, 39, was killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing South Kihei Road April 20.

Born in Salt Lake City, he is survived by mother Joan L. Brown; father Richard E.; brother Patrick Brown; and sisters Lori Jo Hoene, and Nancy and Connie Sundberg.

Hanayo Tanaka of Mililani, formerly of Moiliili, a retired saimin stand waitress, died April 18 in Kuakini Hospital.

Tanaka, 95, was born on Maui. She is survived by daughters Betty Y. Hamasaki and Charlotte T. Tamura; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Private services.

Shinobu Terada of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Customs Service import specialist, died April 10 in Kuakini Hospital.

Terada, 78, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Wendy S. Takahashi and Jann Terada; sisters Gladys M. Tasaka and Ethel M. Eguchi; brothers Clifford H., Herbert M. and Satoru Terada; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Private services.

Theresa P. Texidore of Kaneohe died April 20 at home.

Texidore, 75, was born in Paia, Hawaii.

She is survived by daughter Christina Kiaha; several brothers and sisters; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Mass: 9 a.m. April 27 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa.

Casual attire. No flowers.

Severino J. Tomas of Honolulu died April 9.

Tomas, 85, was born in Laoag, Ilocs Norte, the Philippines.

He is survived by wife Milagros; and son Severino Jr.

Service: 7 p.m. April 26 at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. April 27 at St. Anthony's Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Kiyoshi Toyama of Los Angeles, formerly of Hawaii, a General Motors Corp. retiree, died April 10 in Los Angeles.

Toyama, 67, a technical sergeant during World War II, was born in Hakalau, Hawaii.

He is survived by brothers Happy and Takeshiro; and sisters Toyoko Miyashiro and Chiyoko Mew.

Private services.

Vincent C.T. Wong of Honolulu, owner and manager of Budget Center and Pharmacy, died April 18 in St. Francis Hospital.

Wong, 84, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara L.; sons Dr. Terry C.Y. and Ronald C.W.; daughter Sylvia L.J.; sister Yuk Kang Look; and eight grandchildren.

Service: noon April 29 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Robert H. Yasutake of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died April 22 in Queen's Hospital.

Yasutake, 73, was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Chung Hee; sons Stanley and Melvin; daughters Eileen Hyytianinen and Cynthia Urushiyama; brothers Skippy, Akira and Anthony; sister Michie Nakashima; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Service: 11:45 a.m. April 29 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Casual attire.

William H.C. Young of Honolulu, a real estate broker and developer who founded the Chinese Cultural Foundation, died April 19.

Young, 87, manager of the Hickam Air Force Base Restaurant during World War II, was awarded the U.S. Army-Navy Production Award. He also was named Father of the Year by the United Chinese Society in 1979.

Born in Canton, China, he is survived by wife Violet C.; daughter Patricia Y. Lee; sons Michael S.L., and Drs. Robert S.K. and Richard S.K.; and 11 grandchildren.

Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. April 28 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m.

Aloha attire. No flowers.




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