Obituaries
Wednesday, June 12, 1996



Eleanor K. Amano, 81, of Pearl City, a retired Queen's Medical Center laboratory helper, died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by daughters Jean M. Nishida, Joyce Y. Combes, Helene K. Matsumoto and Annette T. Lewis; sister Irene Toshi; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Geraldine Bautista, 50, of Honolulu died June 3 in St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by husband Franklin; sons Wilfred Jr., Alexander and Jonathan Nebre, and Frankie Bautista; daughters Joycelyn Nebre, and Angielic, Rachael and Rosealynda Bautista; brothers Don and Daniel Batalona, Donald Bateluna, George Palolo and Gilbert Lee; sisters Annette Ramsey, Geneive Pedro, Janet Dockham, Lucille Fernandez, Mary A. Vea, Jennifer Palolo and Stephanie Ozoa; and three grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Marla P. Brierley, 37, of Honolulu, died May 31 at Island Nursing Home. She is survived by her parents, William B. and Dorothy S.; sister Nanette Brierley Mortensen; and maternal grandmother, Hanayo Sugawa. Services held.

Dalfus "Beau Jack" Brown, 64, a professional middleweight boxer and merchant seaman, died June 2 in Kaiser Hospital. He is survived by daughter Carmelita; sons Dennis and Terry; brother Rudolph; companion Amy Olaivar; and two grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes.

Wilfred I. Chaves, 26, of Waianae, died Thursday at Pali Momi Hospital. He is survived by his mother, Doreen Spencer; sons Wilfred Jr. and Travis; sister Coleen Spencer; and grandparents. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Pokai Bay, scat tering of the ashes.

Allen L. Corell, 87, of Kihei, Maui, died Monday at Maui Memorial Hospital. He worked 37 years in the main office and industrial engineering department of Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. He is survived by his wife, Marcella Anne; sons James H. and Lawrence R.; daughter Michele Anne Turner; sister Bernice E. Langa; five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchidlren. Private services.

Misue Hirokane, 80, of Honolulu died last Wednesday at home. She is survived by son Michael A.; daughter Kay N.; sister Tsuyako Miwa; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Jared R. Fe Benito, 16, of Ewa Beach, who died Friday at Pali Momi Hospital after a police shooting in a car chase, will be remembered in services Friday and Saturday. He attended Campbell High School. He is survived by his parents, Rey and Beverly; brothers Jordan R. Fe Benito and Shawn Martinez; sister Raena J. Fe Benito; grandparents Loretta and Rafael Baclaan and Laureta Fe Benito; great-grandparents Harry and Hattie Morales. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nuuanu Mortuary's West Chapel, call from 6 to 9 p.m. Service: 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St., call from 9 a.m. m. Burial: Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Michiko Hanagami, 70, of Hilo, died Sunday at Hilo Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Seichi "Herb"; daughter Karen Kanai; sons Clayton and Lyle; brothers Takaichi, Fumio and Mitsuru Oshita; sister Midori Kodama; and four grandchildren. She was a retired seamstress at Hilo Hospital. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, call from 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shizumi Ichiyama, 91, of Wailuku died Sunday in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Rikio, Tetsuo, Ralph and George; daughter Lucille Stewart; sisters Shizuyo Maeda and Kay Wong; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Service over her ashes: 5 p.m. Friday at Wailuki Hongwanji. No flowers.

Philip P. Jardine, 26, of Kailua, formerly of Kau, Hawaii, a former A-1 Construction Co. laborer, will be remembered in services Friday and Saturday. Jardine died last Tuesday from head injuries sustained June 3 when he fell from a flatbed truck in Ewa. He is survived by fiancee Charlynn Cazimero; and brother Paul. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 6:30 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Elna R. Johnson, of Honolulu died Saturday in St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by brother Dr. Robert N. Memorial services held. Ashes to be scattered on the mainland.

Kevin M. Kaholokula, 30, of Kihei, Maui, will be remembered in services Friday and Saturday. Kaholokula died May 23 from injuries sustained from a May 2 fire in his Eleu Place home. He is survived by mother Ilona Kaholokula-Munson; stepfather Tim Munson; stepbrothers Anthony Munson and Buff Burton; hanai brothers Danny and Eddie Bidimol; sisters Kehaulani and Lu Ann; hanai sister Leimomi S. Yates; stepsisters Raquel Otani and Chantel Munson; and grandmother Helen K. Ahia-Walrath. Wake: 6 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Keawalai Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Tamako Kakigi, 91, of Kaneohe died June 1 in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by sons George S. and Charles S.; daughters Lois S. Sakata and Frances H. Toyama; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

Robert K. "Bob" Kama, 59, of Hilo, a paramedical assistant for Hilo Medical Center, died June 3 in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by wife Mildred; son David; brothers Joseph and George; sisters Emma Kuamoo and Margaret Silva; and four grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

William I.S. Kim, 85, of Honolulu, died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. He retired from Heide & Cook Ltd. He is survived by son Young "Akira;" daughters Reiko Rose and Keiko Johansen; seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Graveside service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Hawaii.

Yukie Kuwata, 80, of Honolulu, and her grandson, Takanao Kuwata, 20, of Honolulu, will be remembered in services Saturday. They died of smoke inhalation in a fire Friday at their Punchbowl home. Mrs. Kuwata is survived by a son, Kazuho; two grandchildren; sisters Fusako Matsumura and Kiyoko Kuwata. Mrs. Kuwata was a retired schoolteacher. Takanao Kuwata is survived by his parents, Kazuho and Tomi; brother Yasuaki; sister Yuka; and maternal grandmother, Natsue Hatano. He was employed as a kitchen helper part time. Joint memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway.

Elaine A. Linn, 77, of Ocean Park, Wash., died Saturday in a Long Beach, Wash., care center. Linn, a former Honolulu resident, is survived by her husband, Kenneth; daughter, Jeri Ann Jones; and sister Alda Washington. Linn worked in shipyards in Bremerton, Wash., during World War II.Service: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Penttila's Chapel by the Sea, Long Beach, Wash. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Pacific Aging Council Endeavors, care of Penttila's Chapel, PO Box 417, Long Beach, WA 98631.

Monico T. Lombe, 88, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a self-employed orchid and papaya farmer, died May 31 in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by wife Raymonda; sisters Maria and Anacleta Rasos; and hanai sons Ernesto and Bernard Tagalicud. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Eddie I. "Mucha" Miyamoto, 75, of Pearl City, died June 5 at home. Miyamoto, a retired sheet metal mechanic for United Airlines, is survived by son Michael; daughter Candace J. Wong; brothers Takeo and Yoshihisa "Saigo" Miyamoto and Keiji Kobayashi; sister Gladys S. Yamada; and three grandchildren. Service: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yoshikazu Morigawara, 68, of Captain Cook, Kona, Hawaii, died Friday at home. He was a self-employed carpenter and contractor. He is survived by his wife, Hideko; sons George and Roy; daughters Jasmine Nagai, Daisy Koga and Susan Suzuki; brothers Ichizo, Takeo and Noriyuki; sister Chitose Kaharu; and four grandchildren. Service: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hideko Morigawara residence, 82-1081 Kinue Road, Captain Cook. Call from 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary gifts.

Ben Y. Nakamura, 77, of Lahaina, died Monday at Hale Makua. He is survived by his wife, Jane M.; son Stephen Y.; daughters Ruth Griffith and Yolanda Pimentel; sister Shizuko Omura; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Service over ashes: 5 p.m. Friday, Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Cerelina E. Navor, 79, of Anahola, Kauai, died last Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by sons Agapito Jr. and Ricardo; daughters Adelina Negrillo, Cecelia Navalta, Ulu Navor and Meling Bumatay; 40 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary, call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Galicano M. Nelmida, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Castle & Cooke stevedore died June 1 in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by wife Carolina A.; son Gerry A.; and sisters Alejandra Nelmida, Carolina Mendoza and Mercy Aragon. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Milton S. Sato, 81, of Honolulu, died Thursday at St. Francis Hospice. He is survived by his wife, Mae K.; sons Craig T. and Paul H.; daughter Susanne K. Bragg; step-daughter Sandra M. Miyashiro; seven grandchildren and two-grandchildren. He was a retired security guard for the City and County of Honolulu Motor Pool and a 442nd Regimental Combat Team Army veteran of World War II. Services held.

Michael L. Sullivan, 39, of Kailua, died Saturday in Kailua. He was a carpenter. He is survived by his parents, George and Jean; brothers William and Thomas; and sisters Katherine Sullivan, Megan Sloan, Deirdre Lehel and Nora Ryan. Services over ashes: 11 a.m. Friday, St. John's Vianney Catholic Church, call after 10:30 a.m.

Frances T. "Fran" Yamamoto, 53, of Honolulu, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. She was a retired schoolteacher. She is survived by her parents, Tatsuo and Itsuko Tamura; brother Lane Tamura; and sisters Vicky Wong and Gwen Tamura. Private services.




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