Obituaries
Friday, February 21, 1997


Charlotte H. Abe, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Prudential Insurance Co. senior clerk-cashier, died Feb. 11 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Wallace S.; brother Yoshimitsu Yamamoto; and sister Judith Y. Takehara. Private services.

Rosalia S. Asuncion will be remembered in a 6:30 p.m. service March 6 at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. March 7 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Robert Barientos, 59, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Community Correctional Center correctional officer, died Feb. 6 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughters Kahula, Puamana and Leolani; brothers Joseph and Abelardo; and sisters Vivian Basconcillo, Amy Napoles, Alyce Kapuy, Nancy Crisostomo and Myra Jordan. Service: 12:30 p.m. today Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Wilfred A.C. Chong, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Andrade salesman, died Feb. 9 in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Calvin D.C.; and sisters Alma Wong and Rosella Maile. Private services.

Anthony P. “Tony” Crivello, a former Motor Supply Inc. tire serviceman, will be remembered in services Sunday and Monday. Crivello died last Friday in a one-car accident on Hawaii Belt Road. Born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Kathleen L.; son Darren J. Moses; daughters Tammy Lynn, Sheri Lynn and Juslyn Marie; sisters Adelina Castro, Mercy Ann Spain, Elizabeth Teyama and Evelyn Uratani; and four grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday at Honomu Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

George M. Dobry, 82, of Lihue, a former journalist for Kauai Times Newspaper Co. and owner/publisher of several mainland newspapers, died last Friday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in St. Paul, Neb., he is survived by sons Michael, Donald, James and Stephen; daughter Dara J.; sister Doris Hecker; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Nathan E. Du Puis, 37, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Feb. 8 at home. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by sons Nathan J. and Christian; daughters Daniell K. and Denise L.; mother Adulina “Dolly” Ramos; sister Christine K. Robles; and brothers Damien K. Balen, and Nolan D., Henry B. Jr. and Christopher J. Robles. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday at 91-460 Papipi Road. Call after 6 p.m. Ashes to be scattered later. Casual attire. No flowers.

Emelia E. “Emily” Felix, 88, of Honolulu died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Papaikou, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Richard and Theodore Soares; daughter Doris S. Brown; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Service: 8 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial:

9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Hazel Y. Hagiwara, 79, of Danville, Va., native of Honolulu, died Saturday in Danville. Hagiwara was a retired Value Drug sales clerk. She is survived by daughter Brenna H. Takata; brothers Richard, Satoru and Stanley Yoshino; sisters Bernice Y. Hayashida, Miyoko Y. Yoneoka and Ethel Y. Nomura; husband George; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 3 p.m. next Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Kumaki Hisano, 72, of Honolulu died Feb. 13 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Aiea, he is survived by sister Lily Y.; and cousin Lois K. Muramoto. Private services.

Helen W. Kalama, 85, of Kalamaula, Molokai, a Shingle Memorial and Molokai General hospitals retiree, died Saturday at home. Born in Naalehu, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Richard, Edward, John and Daniel Kalama, and Joseph Kaaihue; daughters Mary A. Thornton and Sheila Awai; sisters Lizzy Naholowaa and Becky Boschma; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 1 p.m. March 2 at her home. Call after 11 a.m.

Durine C. Kanai, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Kanai Tofu Factory proprietor, died Saturday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Niigata, Japan, she is survived by sons Chester M. and Warren S.; daughters Catherine K. Levine and Noreen S. Kuniyuki; and nine grandchildren. Private services.

Violet A.R. Kauanoe, 71, of Waimanalo, a retired Hawaii State Hospital housekeeping supervisor, died Feb. 8 in Kona Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons George D., Craig S. and Glenn M. Kauanoe, and Anthony Akau; daughters Patricia G. Kauanoe, Marion L. Ii, Debra L. Kalima and Charmaine K. Kaneakua; several hanai children; brothers Abraham Piianaia, George Davis, Arnold Morgado and Renwick Tassill; sisters Julia Tassill, Mae Lambert, Margaret Makanui and Carmen Van Dine; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary, call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Thelma T. Kawamoto, 73, of Aiea died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by husband Kazuo; son Glenn S.; daughters Aileen T. Shishido and Carole K. Arakaki; brother Nobuto Tokuoka; sister Kay Fujihara; and five grandchildren. Memorial service: noon Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leilani H. Keawe, 47, of Maili, a former Sheraton Makaha Hotel front desk supervisor, died Saturday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Melvin; son Melvin Jr.; daughters Lisa M. Pettit and Lawena Keawe; father James Cox; brothers James Jr. and Archie; sister Pualani Souza; and two grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waianae Ward 1. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m., Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. No flowers.

Masayuki Kikuchi, 70, of Aiea, a retired communications clerk for Naval Magazine Lualualei, died Tuesday in Tripler Army Hospital. Kikuchi, a member of the 442nd I Company, was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Jenny C.; son Eugene T.; daughters Emogene Estores, Shirley Ishihara and Leilani Tanaka; sister Nancy S. Matsumoto; and five grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Susana M. Lafradez, 59, of Honolulu died Feb. 12 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Reynaldo C.; sons Wilson M. and John M.; daughter Helen M.; and six grandchildren. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Chapel/West Oahu, 91-1280 Renton Road. Casual attire.

Cecelia P. Lando, 68, of Kailua died Tuesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Edward; sons Edward, George, Jack and Clyde; daughters Kathrine Lando and Esther Ibarra; brother James Kealohapauole; sister Carolyn Chang; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lam T. Le, 91, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Straub Hospital. Born in Vietnam, she is survived by stepson Khang Nguyen; stepdaughter Nina Howard; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Ruby V. Leck, also known as Ruby J. Leck, 96, of Honolulu, a YMCA retiree and retired musician, died last Friday in the St. Francis Hospice. Born in London, Ontario, Canada, Leck played the piano for several silent movies. She also was an organist for the Fort Derussy Chapel and Lions Club of Honolulu. Leck is survived by stepson Donald; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Service: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Central Union Church. Ashes to be scattered. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to a charity.

Raymond T. Okubo, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Air Force maintenance supervisor, died Feb. 6 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Betty M.; sons Walter M., Watson T. and Thomas Y.; brothers Morito and Roy; sisters Hisayo Okawa, Yoshiko Hamasaki and Bessie Karamatsu; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Robert L. Richardson, 76, of Honolulu, a retired electronic engineer, died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Boston, he is survived by wife Toshiko; daughter Keitha Vestmark; sister Ina Condon; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial graveside service: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Adela Ruiz, 80, of Kaneohe died Tuesday in the Aloha Health Care Center. Born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, she is survived by son Raymond C. Dumapay; daughter Dolores A.D. Valentine; sister Rose Alexander; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka cha pel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Frank K. Sato, 83, of Kailua, a retired carpenter, died Saturday in Straub Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Hazel K.; son Dennis T.; daughters Irene C. Park, Jo-Ann Y. Goya and Jean K. Ark; sisters Misao Katagihara, Mitsue Onami, Janet H. Wiginton and Shirley S. Ching; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Edwin M. Takehara, 68, of Pearl City, an employee at the main post office, died Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Amy E.; sons Dave and Chris; daughter Kathy Fox; brothers Daniel and Toshiro; sisters Doris Tomoeda and Jane Tsuha; and three grandchildren. Memorial service: 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Muoi Thi Tran, 90, of Honolulu died Feb. 9 at home. Born in Canton, China, she is survived by sons Van and Quic Lam; daughters Lan Sian, Quy Lan, Lan Anh and Lan Khang Lam; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Buddhist service: 9 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Procession leaves at 11:45 a.m. for Valley of the Temples.

Shigeko Yamashiro, 87, of Kahului died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Hamakuapoko, Maui, she is survived by sons Isao and Takeshi; daughter Helene Otani; brother Hisashi Yamagishi; sisters Yoshiko Yoneda, Ura Lum and Kiyoko Yamagishi; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service over her ashes: 2 p.m. March 1 at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.




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