Obituaries
Tuesday, September 3, 1996



Samuel K.S.K. Ah Yuen Sr., 76, of Honolulu, a retired welder, died Aug. 25 in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by wife Hannah L.; sons Samuel K.S.K. Jr., Scot K. and Swain K.; stepsons Herbert K. Jr., Herculas K., Hiram K., Hyman K. and Hannibal K. Huihui; stepdaughter Hannah L. Apolo; brother Raymond; sister Madeline Ah Sam; and five grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel, call from 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Friday, Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel, call from 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Florentino Bumanglag, 93, of Ewa Beach died Aug. 11 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He is survived by daughters Maria B. Isidro and Manuela B. Santos; 21 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; and two great-great-great grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 741 N. School St. Call from 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Peter K. Camacho, 81, of Honolulu died Aug. 27 in Straub Hospital. He was a retired musician who played for the Pua Almeida Orchestra. He is survived by sisters Agnes K. Rutherford and Julia K. Zablan. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples chapel. Call from 9 a.m. Inurnment: Valley of the Temples.

Benjamin C. Camello, 81, of Honolulu died Aug. 21 in St. Francis Hospital. He is survived by wife Romana C.; daughters Rosalinda Teshima and Ruth Reyes; sons Ruben, Rudy and Robert; brother Fortunato; sisters Reymunda Caberto and Petra Crisolo; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Saturday St. Anthony Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 7:30 p.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Wilson B. Geiger, 76, of Laie died Aug. 25 in Kailua. He was a Navy veteran and retired production manager for KTTV (Fox) television station and KCET cable television, both in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Milagros E.; son Michael "Mike"; sister Gretchen Hodgins and one granddaughter. No services.

George K.C. Ha, 67, of Hilo, a heavy equipment operator and net-maker, died Aug. 24 in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by son Joseph Richardson Jr.; daughter Lisa Balai; brother Kenneth; and sister Leilani Sordillia. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Mark K. Hammond, 87, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a retired administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration, died Aug. 21 in Hilo Hospital. He also was a banjo player with the New Orleans Jazz Band. He is survived by wife Helen; son Ronald; daughter Diane; and two grandchildren. Ashes scattered off Kona coast.

Terry T. Hirohama, 70, of Pearl City died last Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by husband Chris K.; sons Steven M. and Ray S.; brothers Yasunobu, Nobuaki and Nobuyuki Higashino; sisters Sachiko Ebiko, Emiko Takeda, Masako Higashino and Ikuko Izumi; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Patricia Ann Hochwalt, 60, of Honolulu, a former United Airlines employee, died Aug. 20 in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by her mother, Margaret. Services held.

Jinny S.J. Ikeda, 79, of Honolulu, retired owner of JJ and Associates, died Wednesday at home. She is survived by sons John K. Jr. and Jared S.; daughters Lorna Y. Ikeda and Gaylyn M. Shelverton; brothers George K.O. and Melvin Yu; sisters Elaine S. Lee, Donnie D.N. Smith and Betty D.S. Chin; and eight grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Claude Lee Jenkins, 79, of Kailua-Kona, a retired civil engineer, died last Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. Jenkins also was project manager for Waikoloa Boise Cascade. During World War II, he was foreman with the Barbers Point project in charge of construction of the special runway. He is survived by Jane A.; sons Claude L. Jr. and Ronald H.; daughter Dorette Ackerman; stepsons Philip and Gary Seril; brothers Albert S. and Robert M.; sisters Alice M. Ross, Irene Lewers, Stella Aiu and Betty Lou Ackerman; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private service.

Fukuji "Frank" Kanemoto, 89, of Honolulu, a retired linoleum and tile layer for Lewers & Cooke, died Aug. 24 in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by son Frank K.; daughters Susan Saeki and Nancy S. Matsuno; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Emma K. Makalii, 82, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by daughter Anne K. Makalii-Seward; sister Susan K. Ezzo; and grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8 a.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park.

Maria A. Manglallan, 99, of Honolulu died Aug. 19 in St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by sons Daniel, Simplicio and Saturnino; daughters Felomina Falcon, Cristina Ortal, Labeminda Manglallan and Catalina Sabando; brother Isaac Aningat; sister Honorata Aningat; 22 grandchildren; and 52 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel, 2162 Nuuanu Ave., call after 6 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Saturday, call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Kathy L.S. Matsuyama, 43, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a bus driver with Hawaii Tran-zit Service in Kona and a former MTL Inc. driver, died Aug. 25 in Kona Community Hospital. She is survived by husband Boyd T.; daughters Sherry L.T., Kristy K.M. and Kaci K.M.; father Hoover M. Stupplebeen; sisters Alberta Krier and Iris Plunkett; and brothers Robert E. Lee, Sylvester Birch and Hoover K. Stupplebeen. Memorial celebration: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Calvary Community Church, 76-4295 Leilani St., Kona. Flowers and expressions of aloha welcome. Aloha attire.

Edward S. Nashiro, 49, of Waianae, a carpenter, died Aug. 22 at home. He is survived by mother Fumiko; brothers Charles S., William S., Roy S., Karl S. and Norman; and sisters Florence T. Chong and Emily L. Perez. Private services.

Catherine Raymond, 90, of Honolulu died Aug. 26 in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by daughter Sylvia Helenihi; son Louis; 14 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 800 Kaheka St. Call from 10 a.m. Burial: Kaiulani Cemetery in Kalihi Valley.

Michael E. Reierson, 37, of Honolulu, a vice president of Motor Supply Ltd., died Friday at home. He served on the Automobile Dealers Licensing Board. He is survived by daughter Eva H.T.; parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Reierson; and sister Elizabeth Anne Livingston. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Kelala E. Sing, 20, of Ewa Beach, died Aug. 25 at St. Francis-West Hospital. He was a Honolulu Community College student, part-time Sack 'n Save Foods and member of the Air Force, Air National Guard, Unit 154th Group/FM Hickam Air Force Base. He is survived by parents Gordon K.Y. and Diane U.; sisters Jonalynn L. and Kyleanne A. Sing, Giadee Wei and Denijin A. Araki; and brothers Alika B. and Analu H. Services: 8 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 11:15 a.m. Friday, call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park.

Ronald R. Takatsuka, 52, of Wailuku died Friday. He is survived by wife Carol A.; mother Harumi; son Kaleo; daughters Joy and Kimie; brother Walter; and sister Karen Oura. Service over ashes: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire.

Betty S. Tanabe, 77, of Honolulu died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by sons Patrick T. and Hugh S.; daughter Phyllis T. Takeuchi; brothers Toru and Tamo Takahashi; and seven grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Robert Y. Tanaka, 80, of Kailua, a retired carpenter, died Aug. 23 in Aloha Health Care Center. He is survived by sons Lester J.K. and Delbert Y.; daughter Roberta M. Doi; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Lawrence H. Victor, 75, of Hilo died Aug. 18 in Hilo Hospital. He was an employee of Hilo Rice Mill. He is survived by son David; daughters Marylou Nakano and Kaui Castillo; brother Benedict; sisters Cecelia Chang and Ilima Bishaw; and one granddaughter. Services held.

Lina Wygant, 85, of Kaneohe died Aug. 25 in Tripler Hospital. A World War II and Korean War veteran, she was a retired lieutenant commander and nurse with 20 years of service in the Navy. She was director of the psychiatric nurses training department at San Mateo County Hospital in California for 10 years. She is survived by husband Willis E. Jr.; and stepsons Willis E. III and Scott D. Private services.

Masano Yamashita, 88, of Kahului died Aug. 28, in Kahului Hale Makua. She is survived by two grandchildren. Services held.

Harold Y. Yanamura of Spanish Fort, Ala., a native of Honaunau, Hawaii, died Saturday at home. Yamamura was a bacteriologist in the U.S. Army in World War II with the rank of commander. He entered public health service, serving in Staten Island, N.Y., Washington, D.C., Miami and Beaumont, Texas. He also served as head of the pathology department of San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, Calif. He retired in 1984 on Kauai and established a hospital in Korea and left two bequests to Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by wife Marian G.; sisters Violet Mitsumori and Bertha Yanageda; and brothers Alfred, Herbert, Kenneth, David and Franklin. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to Spanish Fort Presbyterian Church, Westminster Village Foundation and Thomas Hospital, Fairhope, Ala.




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