"He's tried termites" said Pamela Pleus, Mitchell's daughter. He also tried ants and several other bugs said Pleus.
Mitchell, a retired entomologist at the University of Hawaii, died Monday at home.
"When we were young he took us on nature walks and always encouraged us to pick up the frog, the roach or lizard or chameleon," Pleus said.
"He had a real strong love for life and an infectious sense of humor," Pleus said.
Mitchell, 75, was chairman of the University of Hawaii entomology department. He then became acting dean of the College of Tropical Agriculture and retired in 1985 as the acting dean of Academic Affairs. He also belonged to several entomology societies.
Mitchell is also survived by wife Shizuko "Sue"; daughters Teri Durland and Janyce Mitchell; brother Paul; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held 6:30 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
R. and Donald Clifton; sisters Leona Carter, Geneva Pierce and Maxine Markota; and three grandchildren. Service over her ashes: 3 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Tamie "Baggy" Hanzawa, 78, of Aiea, a retired Hawaiian Reinforcing Steel Co. ironworker, died last Saturday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Yaeko; son Stanley K.; daughters Susan S. Kahawai and Sharon S. Hanzawa; sisters Masako Sugawa and Yoshiko Hirota; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Zenjiro Higa, 80, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired East Maui Irrigation utility foreman, died yesterday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He is survived by wife Sachiko; sons Edwin, Alvin and Steven; daughters Janet Miyahira and Juliana "Julie" Higa; brother Yoshihiro; sister Haruko Asato; and six grandchildren. Service over his ashes: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Paia Rinzai Zen Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masato "Mac" Inouye, 84, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired Grove Farm Sugar Co. plant engineer, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by wife Betty; son Gary; daughters Eunice Au, Linda Chang and Sandra Erickson; brothers Yoshio, Tamotsu and Kunio; sisters Hitoe Itakura and Futae Suzuki; and eight grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Monday at Garden Island Mortuary. No flowers.
Isaac K. Keao, 72, of Kalaupapa, owner of Ike's Scenic Tours, died Thursday in Hale Mohalu. He is survived by brothers David, Wallace and Donald; and two grandchildren. Service: noon Monday at Kaanana Hou Protestant Church in Kalaupapa. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Kalaupapa Cemetery.
Fermin J. Lopez, 46, of Kahuku died last Saturday6/1 in Castle Hospital. He is survived by
mother and stepfather Adelaide and William Huger; brothers Eddie and Christopher Lopez, and Walden "Wally" Huger; and sisters Marcelina "Terry" Bognar, Patricia Johnson, Sabina Hidalgo, Marilyn Greenen and Jacqueline Lopez. Services held.
Sally I. Meier-Sonneman, 60, of Kailua, a local artist who won an award for her jewelry made from recycled material, died Wednesday. She is survived by daughter Wainani Sonneman-Markoff; mother Helen M. Sonneman; and sisters H. Jeanne Newton and Margery Young. Service over her ashes: 5 p.m. tomorrow at 104 S. Kalaheo Ave. in Kailua, Hawaii. Donations suggested to East Maui Animal Refuge, 25 Malu Aina Place, Haiku, Hawaii 96708.
Aiko Arashiro, 80, of Kailua, a retired seamstress, died June 6 in Castle Hospital. She is survived by husband Munehisa; son Daniel A.; daughters Sandra H. and Aileen E.; brother Ben H. Tamashiro; sister Kiyoko Akiyama; 3 grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. June 12, Kailua Christian Church, 317 Manono St. Casual attire.
William F. Cumley, 70, of Kaneohe, a Hughes Aircraft Electronics Control Division retiree, died June 3 at home. Cumley, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, is survived by wife Olga T.; stepson Denis P. Engels; sister Shirley Worthen; a grandson. Graveside service with military honors: 9 a.m. June 12, Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Paulina A. De Guzman, 74, of Kahului died June 3 in Maui Memorial Hospital. She is survived by daughters Sonia Natividad, Emma and Rosemary Manlansing, Marry Limbania, Lita Pascua, Josephine Agustin, Claire De Guzman and Carmen Alban; sons Severo and Nestor; brother Emilio Angeles; 34 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's; call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines.
Bluebell E. Kaowili, 73, formerly of Kekaha, Kauai, died June 3. She is survived by husband David; sons David Jr. and Godfrey; daughters Corrine Hill, Davene Aughenbaugh, Daveanna, Amber and Robin Kaowili and AlmaGay Gibson; brothers Joseph, Billy, Vernon, Llewellyn, Edmund and Patrick Malama; sisters Alma Cardenas and Abigale Estacio; 21 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Service: 12:30 p.m. June 12, Valley of the Temples; call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Ah Yee K. Keaniniof Pearl City, 102, died June 4 in Island Nursing Home. She is survived by sons Henry H., Alexander K., Harold H., Milton A. and Cyrus K.; daughters Kuikuiehu E. Banks, Fora K. Elia, Hannah A. Davis, Camille K. Case and Winifred L. Miley; sister Harriet Ah Lin Loo; 53 grandchildren; 169 great-grandchildren; 99 great-great grandchildren; a great-great-great grandchild. Services: 7:30 p.m. June 6, Borthwick Mortuary, and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Hoolehua Ward, Molokai. Burial: Kanakloloa Cemetery. Call after 6 p.m. June 6 at the mortuary and after noon Saturday at the church. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Robert W. Marshmanof Honolulu, 70, died June 5 in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Beverly J.; sons Robert and Steven; daughter Marilyn Marshman; 3 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. June 12, Borthwick Mortuary; call after 6 p.m. Graveside services 11:30 a.m. June 6, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Elizabeth G. "Bunny" Reinicke of Waianae died June 4 at home. She is survived by son William H. Jr.; daughter Carol Anne Aki; sister Margaret Freel; 6 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Graveside service: 11:30 a.m. June 12, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Chaplain's Fund for Breast Cancer, care of Tripler Army Medical Center.
Kama Sakima of Ewa Beach, 89, also known as Usa Sakima, died June 6 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She is survived by daughter Harue Katekaru; brother Chokichi Adaniya; sister Uto Adaniya; 8 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 8 p.m. June 12, Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Seanoa Tamaalevea, 85, of Honolulu, retired mayor for Tau village in American Samoa, died May 29 in the Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He is survived by sons Seanoa, Taumua, Faasuka, Sika K., Manuia, Tusitoa and Taumuli; daughters Aso Misa, Lele Saena, Aso Titialii and Fa'atulou Tamaalevea; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren. Wake: 5 p.m. tomorrow, First Samoan Full Gospel Pentecostal Church, 3814 Salt Lake Blvd.; call after 4 p.m. Service: 9 a.m. June 12 at the church. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.