Obituaries
Thursday, June 27, 1996



Yaeko Araki, 78, of Honalo, Hawaii, died June 16 in Kona Community Hospital. She is survived by husband Hisashi; sons Howard and Paul; brother Tadashi Yoshizumi; and three grandchildren. Service: 5 p.m. Saturday at Daifukuji Soto Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Audrey M. Au, 72, of Honolulu died Sunday at home. She is survived by son Robert D.M.; daughters Phyllis and Beverly Au, and Barbara Taniguchi; sisters Janet McCahill and Rose M. DeSantis; and two grandchildren. Service: noon Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Joan M. Brightman, 51, of Williamstown, Mass., formerly of Honolulu, an airlines employee, died yesterday in Bennington, Vt. Services to be held on the mainland. Donations suggested to Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Mass., care of 46 N. Church St., North Adams, Mass. 01247.

Felipe V. Carnate, 84, of Kapolei died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by sons Felipe B. and Lorenzo V.; daughter Ramona V. Barres; brother Eusebio; several sisters; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 11 a.m.

Tuesday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Albert L. Cormack will be remembered in a 10 a.m. service tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. The incorrect service date ran in yesterday's paper.

Lucille P. DeMello, 86, of Wailuku, a retired schoolteacher, died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She is survived by son Francis T.; sister May Freitas; a grandchild; and three great-grandchil dren. Wake: noon Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Roland O. Echalas, 51, of Waikapu, Maui, a Maui County maintenance supervisor, died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He is survived by wife Clavelina "Lina"; son Roland "Rolly" Jr.; mother Apolonia; father Anselmo; brothers Domy and Ben; and sisters Alma Tabios, Priscila Baloaloa and Lennie Rebudal. Service: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Sotero "Arong" Fernandez, 84, of Lahaina, a heavy equipment operator for Pioneer Mill, died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He is survived by son Mariano Baybado; daughter Margaret Ragil; sisters Felisa Ramos and Menching Fernandez; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Tadashi Fujii, 66, of Hilo, a self-employed farmer, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by brothers Yasuo and Satoshi. Private services.

Eileen H. Fujioka, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Waialae Japanese School teacher, died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by son Michael T.; and mother Tsuru Uechi. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

David Garner, 73, of Honolulu, a retired resident manager, died yesterday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carla; sons Jay T. and Craig J.; brothers Calvin and Lawrence Jr.; and hanai sister Helen Otto. Service: 3 p.m. Monday at the Na tional Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Harry N. Higa, 69, of Aina Haina, a retired Oahu Transit Services Inc. mechanic helper, died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Dorothy F.; son Dwight K.; daughters Deanne A. Goya and Stephanie S. Rose; and five grandchildren. Memorial service over his ashes: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Eleanor H. Kamiya, 64, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Transportation clerk-typist, died Friday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by mother Toyoko Shimabuku; and brothers Richard H. Kamiya and Dennis K. Shimabuku. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bruce E. Martin, 47, of Honolulu, director of Kukui Plaza Homeowners Association, died Friday in Queen's Hospital. Martin, a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War, was awarded a National Defense Service Medal. He is survived by wife Dr. Aida R.; mother Florine L.; brothers Fred, Bobby and Jay; and sisters Dorothy Steward, Doris Roten, Pat Wyatt, Linda Winebarger, Jenny Jones, Mary Pearson, Martha Simpson and Kathy Parker. Mass: noon Tuesday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, 1184 Bishop St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Nancy M. Masaki, 92, of Waimea, Kauai, died June 18 at home. She is survived by sons Tom and Gilbert; daughters Asano Hoshizaki, Edith Hirata and Jean Olson; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to charity.

Francis T. McShane will be remembered in a 8:30 p.m. service today at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 7:15 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Marian C. Medeiros, of Honolulu died last Thursday. She is survived by two brothers; and a sister. No services. Burial: Oahu Cemetery.

Eric M. Moir, 65, of Lawai, Kauai, a retired construction contractor, died yesterday in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by wife Beryl; daughters Mary H. Jenney and Ann Burke; son William Jenney; daughter Patricia Lubock; and five grandchildren. Memorial service: 5 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Plantation Gardens restaurant in Poipu, Kauai. No flowers. Donations may be made to the Kauai Historical Society and the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Honolulu. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.

James M. Nakahara, 82, a state Department of Health retiree, died Friday in the Pearl City Nursing Center. He is survived by son Spencer J.; daughters Alicia K. Peiler and Diane P. Fitzsimmons; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow.

John R. Qualley, 60, of Waikiki, a minister, businessman and teacher, died June 5 in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Sabrina; son Blake; and brother Charles. Private scattering of ashes.

Katsumi "Kats" Sakotani, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station, Command Management Service Department, purchasing agent, died Monday in the Aloha Health Care Center. He is survived by son Brent; brothers Kiyoshi, Akira, Toshiharu and Hiroshi; sisters Hideko Hokoano and Masako Sakotani; and two grandchildren. Service over his ashes: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Church of the Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 5286 Kalanianaole Highway. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Clifford R.I. Soares, 55, of Milwaukee, formerly of Honolulu, former proprietor of San Francisco Rotary Services, died June 17. Soares, a U.S. Air Force veteran and merchant seaman, is survived by wife Joan; son Clifford; daughter Rachel L.; mother Myra K.; brothers Robert and Dexter; and sisters Joan L. Smith and Sherry A.L. Bing. Services with military honors: 11 a.m. Saturday at Queen Liliuokalani Protestant Church, 6090 Kam Hwy. Call after 9 a.m. Ashes to be scattered. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Gladys H. Takahashi, 59, of Honolulu, chief office manager of Hawaii Design Co., died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by husband Robert M.; sons Glenn T., Rory K. and Ben J.; mother Itsuko Yokota; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Harry I. Tanaka, 86, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired tour driver for the former Mackenzie Tours, died June 18 in Kona Community Hospital. He is survived by wife Imano; son Henry; daughter Mildred Cochran; sisters Doris Araki and Stella Saito; stepson Haruhisa Matsumoto; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

William M. "Bill" Usui, 85, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired tax preparer and collector, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. He is survived by wife Mitsuyo; sons Russell and Sidney; daughter Velma; brothers Joe and Paul; sister Miriam Mita; and three grandchildren. Service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Theodore R. Wexler, 75, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army retiree, died Saturday in the Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. He is survived by wife Adele; sons Ted and Michael; daughters Debbie Niva, Val Huddy and Kathy Dela Calzada; sister Lyda Samuels; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Church, call after 9 am. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Jeu How "John" Young is also survived by daughter Cherlyn Y.J. Incorrect information was published yesterday




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