“He loved to teach,” said Fujio Matsuda, former UH president who met Mitsuda as a fellow undergraduate at Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, Ind., in the 1940s. “His office was always open to anyone who needed help. The subjects that he taught were rather difficult but he was always available to help them.”

Mitsuda died Dec. 21 at age 71. He retired from the university in 1995, having taught his dynamics course to almost all engineering students who passed through during his tenure.

Colleagues and students recall he was always receptive and gracious to those who needed his attention, and that he showed great ingenuity in using visual aids to get across basic concepts.

One of his achievements was research and documentation which helped get the Kamehameha V post office on Merchant Street named a historic landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1988.

The old post office has the distinction of being the oldest reinforced concrete building west of the Mississippi River.

Music was one of Mitsuda’s avocations: He began studying the violin at Central Intermediate and attended Punahou Music School, and practiced daily most of his life. He also served on the board of the Honolulu Chamber Music Series for many years.

“He loved to play his fiddle,” Matsuda said. “From the time we were undergraduates together, he was always playing his fiddle; and he kept that up until he died.”

Born in Honolulu, Mitsuda graduated from McKinley High School. He entered the Army in 1945 and was sworn in at Schofield Barracks with former Gov. George Ariyoshi, later serving in Japan during the occupation.

After the service, he earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Rose Polytechnic Institute in 1949. Mitsuda’s engineering education also included a master’s in 1952 and doctorate in 1965, both from the University of Illinois.

Mitsuda is survived by wife Amy; sons Mark K. and Todd K.; and sister, Dr. Hatsuko Mitsuda.

Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Thurston Chapel at Punahou School. The family requests casual attire and no flowers.

Gregory P. Alark, 53, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Honolulu. Born in Maryland, he is survived by father Ordway; brothers Samuel, William, Robert and Albert; and sisters Janice and Madge. Private services held.

Kishin A. Arakaki, 92, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Bama Higa, Okinawa, he is survived by wife Fumiko; sons Carl G., Richard S. and John S.; daughter Dorothy N. Ushijima; sisters Kana Maemizo and Omito Eguchi; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Stephen’s Church, 2747 Pali Highway. Call after 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at the church and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sarah K.K. Baldwin, 57, of Kaneohe, a claims officer for Queen’s Health Care Systems, died Wednesday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son David; daughters Denise Baldwin, Deede Santiago, Daina Lau and Barbara Faurot; mother Agnes Kuhns; brothers Max and Jonathan Kuhns; sisters Loretta Hedrix and Nona Kauhane; and four grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 8:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Irineo M. Bartolome, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Schofield Barracks heavy equipment mechanic, died Dec. 15 at home. Born in Ladag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Maria M.; sons Cris and George; daughters Gloria Bantolima and Jean Williams; brother Melicio Bartolome; sister Dativa Saramiento; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Reception to follow.

Edith F. Broderick, 91, of Honolulu, a registered nurse for Queen’s Hospital and Palama Settlement, died Saturday at home. Born in Mount Sorrel, Leistershire, England, she is survived by husband C.B. “Speed”; daughters Margaret Fleming and Pat Hamilton; sons Bob and Mike; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Service: 3 p.m. Saturday at Epiphany Episcopal Church. Ashes to be scattered later. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Epiphany Church.

John Y.K. Chan, 70, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army first sergeant who also worked for Hawaii Job Corps, died Friday at home. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by wife Evelyn; son John Jr.; brothers Edwin and Alexander; and sisters Sally Nishimura, Hannah DeMello, Fannie Schick and Mary Yamamoto. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aliamanu Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m., Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.

James “Wilburn” Crow, 84, former artillery unit leader who led a 21-gun salute on the grounds of Iolani Palace during the celebration ceremonies of the Territory of Hawaii joining the United States, died Dec. 26 in Yreka, Calif. Wilburn, a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel who served during World War II and the Korean War, received many medals including the Bronze Star, Croix de Guerre and the Republic of Korea’s Presidential Unit Citation. Born in Ada, Okla., he is survived by wife Cora V.; sons Lynn A. and Jerry O.; stepson Dennis Valencia; and four grandchildren. Services to be held on the mainland. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Perfecto C. Del Rosario, 58, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a Westin Hotel groundskeeper, died Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Born in Lauag, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Marina; son Nelson; daughter Delia; brothers Carmelo, Epefanio and Juan; and sisters Victoria Geronimo and Maria Vicente. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at the Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Maude K. DeLaney, 79, of Waipahu, a Lewers & Cooke Ltd. retiree, died Friday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son James J.; daughters Luana Sala and Maxeen Shea; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday at Kawaiahao Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Helen K. Fukushima, 81, of Honolulu, a retired school librarian, died Dec. 28 in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Yasutaka; sons Everett A. and Howard M.; daughter Susan N. Cohen; and sister Phyllis M. Aoki. Private services held.

Masaji Furuhashi, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Del Monte Corp. machinist, died Dec. 30 in Hale Pulama Mau. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Warren M., Douglas H. and Forrest S.; and sister Frances S. Lee. Private services held.

Norman S. Gima, 74, of Honolulu, owner and proprietor of N.S. Gima Trucking, died Friday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Makawao, Maui, he is survived by wife Esther M.; son Leonard M.; daughter Shirley R. Kono; brothers Richard S., Warren S., Tommy S. and Gilbert S.; sisters Ruth H. Miyashiro and Lillian M. Nakano; and two grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Helen H. Ho, 69, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Hotel group reservationist, died Thursday in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughter Linda S.; father Bunji Kashiwagi; brothers Shigeo, James H., George S. and Tom S. Kashiwagi; sister Joyce Koga; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rose V. “Keala” Howard, 95, of Honolulu died yesterday in Straub Hospital. Born in Kahului, she is survived by daughters Nana Silva and Florence Kisslinger; son Arnold; sister Margaret Smith; 12 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Andrew H.A. Huang is also survived by grandparent Chiu Ying Tze Chiu. Incorrect information for an obituary published Friday was provided by the mortuary.

Mary A. Jaburek, 88, of Hawaii, a retired Kailua schools librarian, died last Tuesday in Mountain View, Calif. She was born in Tennessee. Survived by daughter Mary A. Aanenson and four grandchildren. Private inurnment.

Victoria H. Kailiawa, 81, of Honolulu died Saturday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Violet Goins and Verna Lasley; 15 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa on School Street. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the cathedral. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Sylvester K. Kainoa, 81, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired Pearl Harbor heavy equipment operator, died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hawi, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Mokihana; brothers Joseph, William, David and Adam; sister Lily Keiki; and half-sister Flora K.K. Hake. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Papaikou Hongwanji Mission. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.

The Rev. Robert I.O. Kam, 74, of Kapolei died Friday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Vona N.; daughters Ruth Kanehailua, Rachel P. and Roberta Kam, Rebecca Cheatham, Jan Chappell, Rhoda Shidaki and Rose Peters; brother Solomon M.L.; sisters Pua S. Choy and Esther K. Castain; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 11:15 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Cemetery. Casual attire.

Ronda E. Larsen, 24, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, died Dec. 17 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, she is survived by mother Dianne L.; father Ronald S.; brother Daron S.; grandparents Dale and Gloria Bush, and Elayne Larsen; hanai mother Elaine Alapai; hanai brothers Michael Nonies and Randall Danao; and hanai sisters Nohea Alapai and Tina Nonies. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Friday at Glad Tidings Church in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Refreshments to follow at Elaine Alapai’s home on Shower Drive and 25th in Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.

May M.F. Leung, 62, of Honolulu died Wednesday in the Pearl City Nursing Home. Born in China, she is survived by husband Brian T.S.; daughter Donna H.; sons Raymond and Warren Y.; sisters Anna and Ann Wong, and Linda Tamane; brothers Tommy, Francis and Feipang Wong; and a grandson. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Carol A. Madden, 43, of Wailuku, a former Continental Airlines employee, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by husband Mark; mother Yoshiko Fukagawa; and son Dustin. Service over her ashes: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Iao Congregational Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elmer “Mac” McCurdy, 74, of Hawi, Hawaii, a retired construction manager, died Wednesday in Honolulu. Born in Missouri, he is survived by wife Frances Woollard; daughter Zue A.; son Petric; father Raymond; sister Ruth Lockrey; and five grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes.

Frank F. Medvitz Sr., 78, of Kaneohe died Wednesday. Born in Pennsylvania, he is survived by daughter Mary A. Kaleleiki; son Frank Jr.; stepsons Clifford, Richard and Alfred Peters; and 12 grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow.

Robert M. “Bob” Moore, 71, of Hilo, a retired real estate agent, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Missouri, he is survived by wife Vera; daughters Jacqueline Moore and Mona L. Morris; brothers Ernest L. and Gene; sisters Nellie Copeland, Betty Moore, Margaret Summers and Rosalee Bevan; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tamizo Murakamai, 90, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died last Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Pahoa, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Saono. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Friday at Palolo Hongwanji Mission, 1641 Palolo Ave. Casual attire. No flowers.

Andrew S. Nakamura, 84, of Honolulu, retired owner/proprietor of Andy’s Chevron Service, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Kilauea, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Ethel H.; sons Gary, Melvin and Dennis; daughters Jessie Kojiro, Jo Anne Okudara and Karen Miyake; brothers Masayoshi, Douglas, Mitsuto and Sadamu; sisters Patsy Ranes and Joyce Hanohano; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Congregational Church, 2651 Pali Highway. Casual attire. No flowers.

Antonio C. Navarrete, 83, of Honolulu died Dec. 26. born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Clarita H.; daughter Christy; and son Bruce. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Ruby A. Nicoll, 80, of Honolulu, a state retiree, died Dec. 18 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sister Evelyn A. Chang, Olivia A. Ching and Rosalind Lum. Service: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Madeline H. Nii, 47, of Honolulu died Dec. 11 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Wahiawa, she is survived by parents Gary T. and Hilde. Private services held.

Robert G. Nishimura, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired state custodian, died Dec. 25 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Heeia, he is survived by wife Marian S.; and son Glenn H. Private services held.

James Y. Sawa, 66, of Honolulu, an auto body repairman for Wong’s Auto Shop Inc., died Dec. 28 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Masae; daughters Joyce M. Brown, and Karen C. and Aileen H. Sawa; mother Sumiko; brother Etsuo; sister Tameko Morikawa; and two grandchildren. Service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

James E. Serrano, 59, of Kaneohe, a City and County Kahala groundskeeper, died Friday in Honolulu. Born in New York City, he is survived by daughters Theresa and Patricia; brothers John F. Sr. and Joel; and sisters Zaida Garcia, Rosemarie and Priscilla Serrano, and Nancy O’Neill. Graveside service: 9 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Hy H. “Brada” Silva, 41, of Hilo will be remembered in services tomorrow. Silva died Dec. 26 in Queen’s Hospital from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Dec. 22. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by companion Frances Aki; sons Hy H. and Gannon K.; daughters Ilima and Viola; parents Buddy and Barbara; ex-wife Jerri; brothers Herbert “Bobo,” Sterling “Buddy Boy” and Quick “Eddie Boy”; sisters Shanda “Tita” Bosma and Mahealani Silva; and two grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Memorial services to be held later. Aloha/casual attire. No flowers.

Iona D. Solomon, former vice president for the Pacific Rim for Ciro/Kenneth J. Lane, will be remembered in a 7 p.m. memorial service Jan. 15 at Temple Emanu-El, 2550 Pali Highway. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Children’s Advocacy Center of the Honolulu Symphony. Information was omitted from an obituary published yesterday.

John Strunges, 88, of Honolulu died Saturday in Honolulu. Born in Chicago, he is survived by caregiver/stepson Warren Rohr Jr.; and stepchildren Catherine and Ronald Rohr, Judy Medeiros and Carol Kelly. Service: 1 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

James P. Taylor, 55, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Honolulu. Born in London, he is survived by wife Elisa C.; daughters Margie Wilhoipe, and Lisa A., Therisa L. and Chanel E. Taylor; brother Howard; sisters Nan Yurasko and Donna Farris; and two grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nellis Chapel, Building 500, at Hickam Air Force Base. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m., Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Irene S. Teramoto, 60, of Kailua, a retired Finance Factors, Human Resources, secretary, died Thursday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Roy T.; son David H.; daughter Laurie K.; brothers Koyu and Harry Higa; and sisters Shizuko Chinen and Jane Kunitake. Memorial service: 8 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Clifford K. Tomomitsu, 53, of Gardena, Calif., a Honolulu native and self-employed auto repairman doing business as T’s Service, died Dec. 30 in California. He is survived by wife Janet; son Robert; daughter Kristina Yamada; father Junichi; sisters Carol K. Kihano and Sandra H. Nakasone; and a grandchild. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Friday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

James M. Uyeda is also survived by mother Dora; and brother Oliver. Memorial service: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the family.

Richard J. “Dick” York Jr., also known as Sunny, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Breakers Hotel bookkeeper, died Dec. 15 in Hale Pulama Mau. York was born in Honolulu. No survivors. Private services.