Obituaries
Thursday, January 23, 1997


Daniel K. Anahu, 86, of Honolulu died yesterday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Thelma; daughter Clare N.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Arthur T. Asahara, 86, of Honolulu, a Del Monte Corp. accountant, died Jan. 15 in Straub Hospital. Born in Waimea, Kauai, he is survived by wife Mildred S.; son Bernard Y.; and daughter Lorraine F. Wake: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Daniel E. Braceros, 86, of Haliimaile, Maui, a maintenance laborer for the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., died Sunday at home. Born in Batac, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Rosalina; sons Daniel, Albert R. and Joseph; daughters Gertrude and O. Lani; brother Maximino Tabocboc; sisters Josie and Ilang Pollie; and three grandchildren. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary-Haleakala chapel. Call after 6 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary and from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph’s Church. Burial: church cemetery. Lunch to follow.

Setsuko K. “Helen” Cudiamat, 82, of Waipahu, died Jan. 9 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Koloa, Kauai, she is survived by sons Melvin I. and Walter W. Yamamoto; daughter Mildred S. Yamauchi; sister Hiroko “Billie” Hanada; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

Lillian K. Eto, 88, of Honolulu died Monday at home. Born in Olaa, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Harry S.; daughters Nancy Y. Kan, Helen S. Fuchigami, Jeanette M. Yamanaka and Dorothy E. Imada; sisters Thelma H. Kubo and Jane T. Suzuki; brother Steven T. Kawano; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Service: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information ran yesterday.

Alfredo B. Halili, 57, of Ewa Beach, a farmer, died Jan. 10 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Tarlac, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Precila M.; sons Dennis and Alfredo Jr.; daughters Helen Gines and Terry Halili; brothers Alain and Orlando; and sisters Carmelita Seberon, Lourdes Limuaco and Melania Webb. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment to be held in the Philippines. Casual attire.

Stella H.K. “Papoose” Jensen, 39, of Waianae, died Jan. 15. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Lisa M.K. Dunn Lopes and Lachelle J.K. Lopes; mother Dolores W. Dunn; father James A. Dunn; brother Paul Zoller; sisters Shirley H. Zoller-Davis, Margaret A.K.D. Zoller-Lawrence and DeAnn L. Dunn; and two grandchildren. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Scattering of ashes to be held later. Casual attire.

Edmund K. Kahue Jr., 56, of Waipahu, a former truck driver, died Sunday. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughters Fredlen H. Fue, Edean K. Sholtis and Doreen K. Kahue; father Edmund K.; brothers James, Eisen, Emerick, Robert and Eric; sisters Berta, Myra, Nani, Ednel, Roxine and Raynell; and four grandchildren. Service: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Casual/aloha attire. No flowers.

Robert Kauila, 77, of Lanai City died Friday in Lanai City. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by wife Kamali; sons Robert L. and Abraham K.; daughters Abigail Rose, Pualani and Mary; sister Hannah Richardson; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Ka Lanakila O Ka Malamalama Ho‘omana O loredane Hou, call after 10 a.m.; and 11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary in Honolulu, call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Hatsue Kawamoto, 78, of Kailua died Jan. 9 at home. Born in Japan, she is survived by stepdaughter Nancy S.; brother Shigeshi; and sister Sumie Hattori. Private services.

Toshio “Toshi” Kiyokawa, 68, of Honolulu died Jan. 10 in Straub Hospital. Born in Papaikou, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Fusae; sons Karl S. and Guy T.; brother Warren; and sister Eleanor Arita. Private services. Donations suggested to Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin or Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii.

Sanele A. Loa, 72, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, died Saturday in American Samoa. Born in American Samoa, he is survived by wife Maria; sons Kenneth, Karl and John; daughter Doris McFadzen; brothers Loi, Fouvale, Savliu and Faipaua Aetonu; sisters Aeota Aetonu and Lealofisa Hisatake; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Ronald J. Mahoney, 63, of Las Vegas, a former Honolulu educator of the blind, died Jan 8 at home. Mahoney, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War, was a retired office manager for Massachusetts. Born in Fitchburg, Mass., he is survived by wife Carolyn S.; sons Stephen and Mark; daughters Denise Carroll, and Julia and Amy Mahoney; brother Patrick M. Jr.; and two grandchildren. Services held. Donations suggested to Horizon Hospice Care, Office 140, 2920 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas, Nev. 89102.

Patrick J. Mitchell, 85, of Nanakuli, a retired Pearl Harbor foreman, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Ruth K.; sons Patrick J. Jr., Norman K. and Jack C.; daughters Kathleen H. Caballero and Leolani I. Mitchell; brother William; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: noon Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Chieko Miyamoto, 69, of Wailuku died last Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Spreckelsville, Maui, she is survived by husband Saburo; sons Harry and Brian; daughter Eileen Kinoshita; brothers Masamichi and Haruo Matsunaga; sisters Kimie Matsunaga, Mitsue Takeguchi, Charlotte Sakata and Toshiko Seki; and a grandchild. Private services.

Paula K. Needham-Taosoga, 50, of Laie died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by husband Penilosa Taosoga; sons Tama and Kala Taosoga; daughters Penny K., Summer L. and Juaul K. Taosoga; parents Paul and Julia Needham; brothers Paul Jr. and Kevin Needham; sister Glenna-Lee Togo; grandmother Fannie Kane; and four grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Hawaii North Stake Center, 55-630 Naniloa Loop. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Stephen “Kalei” Neves, also known as Sonny, 61, of Kaneohe, a retired Pali Golf Course marshal, died Sunday. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Kathleen; sons Stephen M. and Darren A.; daughter Kim Keanini; hanai daughter D‘ana Inouye; brothers Alfred F. Jr., Lawrence J. and Norman C.; sister Betty Mae Keliiaa; and nine grandchildren. Service: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel in Kapalama. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Dandy M. Newcomb, 74, of Honolulu, a former Hilton Hawaiian Village security guard, died Jan. 13 in Honolulu. Born in Nuulii, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Charlotte M.C.; sons Dandy K.K. and Randall M.K.; daughter Chandre N.M. Chee; brothers George, Earl “Buster” and Robert; sisters Agnes Yap, Gladis Chock, Nora Williams and Odetta Price; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Daniel F.P. Poepoe, 57, of Kula, Maui, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Makena, Maui, he is survived by wife Stephanie; sons Daniel P. Poepoe Jr. and James S. Matsumura; hanai sons John Kaona and Dennis Alipio; daughter Daniallyn K.; and six grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary on Maui. Call from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the Waianae Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oahu, and after 8 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire.

Ronald J. Rodrigues, 63, of Honolulu, a retiree from Hoopono Workshop For the Blind, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Rodrigues also owned Cane Repair. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Donna; son Ronald R.; daughters Ronnell Teel and Ronnica Rodrigues; son Glen Lewelyn; daughter Ronnette Lewelyn; and brothers Richard Rodrigues and Henry Carter. Services to be held later.

Bunji Tanahara, 68, of Kahului died Jan. 15 in Kahului Hale Makua. Born in Paia, Maui, he is survived by brothers Steve, Herbert and George; and sisters Betty Takahashi and Violet Nako. Private services.

Lilinoe H.K. Tandal, 65, of Wahiawa died Saturday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Waipahu, she is survived by husband Alfredo J.; sons Ivan, Kalani and Hans; daughters Sheila Lee Sebala, Jackie Foertsch, Olga Galang and Luana Tandal; brothers Charles Jr. and Claude Herring; sisters Haumea Watson, Beverley Agbayani, May Ganitano and Helen Arsiga; caretaker Ivan “Buggie”; 21 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Steven R. Wells, 43, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Hawaii, a maintenance foreman for a landscaping company, died Sunday at home. Born in Illinois, he is survived by wife Barbara A.; sons Justin D. “J.D.” Frodahl and Matthew S. Foley; daughters Nicole A. Frodahl and Kasy Wells; parents Royal M. and Kay; and sisters Cindy Forren, Andrea Bolico and Kristen Leorna. Private services. Donations suggested to Barbara A. Wells, P.O. Box 6702, Ocean View, Hawaii 96737-6702.

Walter K. Yoshida, 85, of Haleiwa died Jan. 14 in Straub Hospital. Born in Haleiwa, he is survived by wife Pauline Y.; sons Lawrence S., Ronald, Glenn T. and Michael T.; brothers James, Paul and Stanley; sisters Kane Nakaoka and Jane Omizu; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.




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