Obituaries
Wednesday, June 19, 1996



Memorial service for photographer
Terry Luke to be held next week



Terry Luke, Honolulu Star-Bulletin photographer and entrepreneur, will be remembered in a 6:30 p.m. service Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, Kaneohe.

Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.


David M.K. Anderson is also survived by brother Daniel. Corrected information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Eiho Arakaki, 66, of Kahului died Tuesday at home. He is survived by wife Setsuko; sons Calvin and David; daughter Jo Ann Briggs; brothers Tony and Yeiso; and sisters Florence Yip, Yukie Shiroma, Nancy Matsunaga and Frances Yagi. Service: 5 p.m. Sunday at Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire.

Ignacio B. "Eddie" Biete, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Royal Hawaiian Hotel waiter, died June 10 at home. He is survived by wife Zenaida D.; sons Edwin D., Hubert D. and Bryan D.; daughters Aida D. Rosa and Priscilla D. Shaw; brother George B.; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Francis L. "Robin" Campbell, 61, of Waianae, a resident manager, died Thursday in Waianae. He is survived by sisters Piilani Bettencourt and Gay Buck; daughter Francine Stagg; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Alma P. Castro, 79, of Hilo, a retired laundry department supervisor for Kona Hospital, died Monday in Hilo Hospital. She is survived by son John K.P.; daughter Patricia Kamau; brother Sanford Sanborn; sister Leinaala W. Leong; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ouan Chanthabouasith, 51, of Haleiwa died Monday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She is survived by husband Sing; sons Khansith Michael and Vith William; daughters Panom Pam Vongsackda, Chanthanom Kathy Holmes and Paphith Patty Chanthabouasith; brothers Suan, Bounseum and Bounleaum; sister Aie Nakhoun; and four grandchildren. Service: noon tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lillian K. Durant, 76, of Lihue, a kapuna at Wilcox Hospital and housekeeping supervisor, will be remembered in services Friday. Durant died Monday in a two-car accident. She is survived by son Butch; daughters Kanani Holt and Ora Kawamura; brother Charles Kaliloa; sister Mabel Timmerman; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 3 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Wilmot H. Fitzgerald, 84, of Kaneohe, a retired Bishop Museum editor, died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. Fitzgerald was also a senior editor for the U.S. Navy and served with the U.S. Army. Inurnment held. Donations suggested to the Humane Society or Castle Hospital Rehabilitation Unit.

Florinda H. Fujii, 55, of Lihue, a retired Kapaa Elementary School teacher, died Thursday in Wilcox Hospital. She is survived by husband Arnold; daughter Ardith; sons Aric and Arvin; mother Yasu Yamasato; brother Maurice Yamasato; and sisters Kimiko Takamiya, Eiko Akama, Rosa Yomogida, Fumiko Crowley, Margaret Hashimoto and Mary Morimoto. Service: 4 p.m. Friday at Kapaa Missionary Church. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hedy P. Gaspar, 42, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a cashier for Kamagaki Store, died Saturday at home. She is survived by husband Earl K.L.; sons Earl H. and William J.M.; daughters Mary-Jo A., Iris K.B.J., Isis P.B. and Emmalyn L.F.F.; mother Mele Kalua'u; brothers William M.A., John P. and Matthew Kalua'u; and sisters Mele Barton, Jeannette Kalua'u and Hazel Taetuna. Service: 9 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua Ward. Call after 7 a.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Laura L. Houtchens, 97, of Honolulu died Thursday in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Phyllis J. Northrop; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Fred M. Itagaki, 95, of Honolulu, owner/proprietor of Thrifty Pest Control, died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by son Wilfred; daughters Pearl La Chance, Mildred Itagaki, June Yamada, Katherine Ikeda, Kay Iwamasa and Irene Matsuo; 25 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and five great-greatgrandchildren. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gilbert K. Kapaona, 65, of Waianae, a U.S. Army retiree, died Sunday at home. He is survived by wife Theresa L.N.; children Gilbert K. Jr. and Colleen Y.; brothers Phillip, Clarence, Franklin and Alexander; and sister Margaret Foster. Memorial service: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

William H. Kawaauhau, 81, of Honolulu died June 10 in Honolulu. He is survived by several nieces including Leilani S. Kim; several nephews including Frank; and several cousins. Service: 3:30 p.m. Friday at Heeiakea Pier in Kaneohe.

George K. Kekipi, 82, of Honolulu died June 11 in Straub Hospital. He is survived by wife Amy Y.; sons Thomas and Jonathan; daughter Nowelo Cummings; and two grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

Dorothea L. Kiesel, 94, of Honolulu, a retired dental hygienist, died Sunday in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Myrtle K. Stewart; brothers Timmy and Robert Low; sisters Violet Leong, Mae Sanches, Esther Soon and Pearl Goo; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.

Robert A. MacDonald, 72, of Honolulu died Monday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Esther; and aunt Josephine Clooten. No services.

Jesse K. Mahi, 41, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a heavy equipment operator, died Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. He is survived by sons Shannon S., Jason J. and Brandon K.; mother Maria F.; brothers James, Edward and David; and sisters Elsie Roque, Virginia Enos and Lydia Mahi. Memorial service: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Eddie Mahi's home in Captain Cook, Hawaii. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Honaunau Bay. Casual attire. Leis and loose flowers welcomed.

Carmen N. Maldonado will be remembered in a 10:30 a.m. rosary Friday at St. Augustine Church, 130 Ohua Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Albert "Mac" McDougall, 47, of Waianae died Friday in the Waianae Comprehensive Health Center. He is survived by wife Christine; son Albert "Bradda"; daughters Melanie N. Rowland and Marla McDougall; brothers Charles "Gabby" Cabral and Lyman DeRego; sisters Florence DeRego, Laurie Briley, Luana Duarte and Gayle Peeples; and five grandchildren. Service: 10:15 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary B.S.M. Meadows of Ohio, formerly of Hawaii, died May 1 in Ohio. She is survived by sons John R., Cecil E. and Thomas A. Services held.

Beatrice N. Mitchell, 58, of Honolulu died May 31 in St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by daughter Gail H. Itokazu; brothers Rikio Izumi, and Tom and Richard Itokazu; and sisters Doris Itokazu and Gloria Knight. Private services.

Sadako Morita, 87, of Kalihi, a 7-Up Bottling Co. retiree, died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by sons Shoji, Ernest Y. and Walter M.; sister Midori Sakamoto; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kana Nakamatsu, 96, of Mililani died Friday in Pearl City. She is survived by sons Joe Y., Robert Y., Clarence "Cy," David Y. and Stephen Y.; daughters Marge Y. Toma, Deenna T. Hiraoka and Barbara E. Kameda; 27 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Katsumi Nakazawa, 87, of Kilauea, Kauai, a retired mill shift foreman for Kilauea Sugar Co., died last Wednesday in Mahelona Hospital. He is survived by wife Kimie; sons Edward, John, Ronald and Harold; daughters Betsy Tanaka, and Grace and Nancy Nakazawa; and nine grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at 4341 Kilauea Road. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ellen M. Oyama, 83, of Honolulu died June 5 at home. She is survived by sons Ernest Y. and Stanley N.; daughters Janet H. Kawano, Gail M. Mashiba and Diane A. Minami; sister Patsy F. Honda; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Praxedes T. "Mercy" Pascua, 48, of Mililani died June 5 in Mililani. She is survived by husband "Flashy" T.; son Vicente T. Jr.; daughters Adeline Fontanilla, Diane Asuncion and Patricia DeFant; mother Marcelina Tolentino; brothers Nazario, David, Wuanito, Mariano, Juanario, Rodolfo and Roman Tolentino; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Augustine S. Pule, 41, of Aiea, a security guard for Burn's Security, died Monday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He is survived by wife Laureen; son Michael A.S.; daughter Maelani T.; brothers Thomas and Mark; and sisters Florence Chavez, Florida Channels and Juliet LaRue. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

David F. Ryan, 57, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, died Sunday in Castle Hospital. He is survived by wife Louise; son Christopher; daughter Laura; mother Mildred; brother Michael; and sisters Mary Burns, Jean Spain and Pauline Croninger. Memorial service: noon tomorrow at Tripler Hospital. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to children's charity.

Jean Y.M. Shigemura, 73, of Honolulu, a retired McKinley High School counselor, died yesterday in Kaiser Hospital. She is survived by husband James Y.; son John S.; daughter Lia R.; brothers Fred Y. and Mike Y. Miyashiro; sisters Chiyoko Chinen, Anne S. Uesato, Peggy K. Hirano and Ruth M. Ishikawa; and a grandson. Memorial service over her ashes: 6 p.m. Friday at Harris United Methodist Church. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sidney A. Smith, 61, of Hilo, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by wife Beverly; sons Sidney Jr. and Gilbert Smith, and Harry Boy Hanawahine; daughters Natalie Smith-Kahunahana, and Jonnalyn and June Gaspang; brother Walter; sister Barbara DeLeon; and 13 grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Cremation to follow.

Mitsuko Yoshimune, 91, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Monday in Hilo Hospital. She is survived by daughters Tokue Yamasaki and Narue Nitahara; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Petronilo "Liloy" Yrojo, 84, of Lihue, a Lihue Plantation turbine operator, died Thursday in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by son Albert Rayno; daughters Florence Lardizabal and Lorraine Alesna; sister Philomena Sabandal; brothers Juanso and Antonio Erojo; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens.




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