Obituaries
Saturday, April 26 and Monday, April 28, 1997


Saturday, April 26, 1997

William C. Garcia, 72, of Puunene, Maui, a supervisor at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., died Tuesday at Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Puunene, he is survived by wife Ann R.; daughter Elizabeth; son William Jr.; sisters Eva Gonsales, Dorothy Sang and Theresa Edwards; brothers Antone and Fred; six stepchildren; and two grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Christ the King Church, Kahului. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery.

Chiyoko Kayatani, 52, of Mililani died last Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born on Okinawa, she is survived by husband Jack M.; sons Jason M. and Antonio J.; daughter Sayuri D.; mother Ushi Shimabukuro; father Koei Shimabukuro; brother Kohachi Shimabukuro; sisters Masako Oshiro, Yoshiko Shimabukuro, Yukiko Iha, Harue Yasumura and Kazuko Kyan. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

William W. “Wally” Keylock, 73, of Kailua, retired executive director of Consumer Credit Counseling of Hawaii, died

Monday in Castle Hospital. He served in the Navy during World War II. Born in Portland, Ore., he is survived by wife Geri; son Kelly; daughters Kari Rogers and Karla Eppley; brother Irving; and six grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Windward United Church of Christ. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America, P.O. Box 613, Annapolis, MD 21404. Annabelle N.C. Liu, 77, of Kaneohe died April 18 in Kaneohe. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Edwin; sons Patrick and Edwin; daughters Janice and Yonella “Yoyo”; and sisters Amy Bauer and Agnes Lum. Services: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Ordenstein’s Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Lawrence R. Penner, 56, of Waianae, an emergency room physician at Straub Hospital and flight surgeon in the Navy, died Monday in Straub Hospital. Born in California, he is survived by wife Betty; son Lawrence R. III; daughters Audrey Burns and Wendy Felegi; brothers Dr. Gary and Jack; sisters Gerilynn, Karen and Terry Kay; and a granddaughter. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 11:30 Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial with full military honors in Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yoshihiro Ono, 70, of Kailua, a retired merchandise manager for U.S.

Marine Corps, Kaneohe, died Tuesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Eiko; sons Patrick M. and Jonathan J.; brothers Stanley S. and Harry T.; sisters Tsuyako Matsumoto, Ruth K. Fujioka and Betty M. Takamura; and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yoshio Tengan, 84, of Wailuku died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Kihei, Maui, he is survived by wife Misao; sons Edward H. and Alfred K.; daughters Florence K. Hayano and Alice M. Fukushima; brothers Dennis, Nobuo, ue8 Howard and Sadanori; sisters Mildred Kaneshiro, Kiyoko Tamashiro, Clara Tsuruko, Hisako Shimabukuro, Shizuko Y. Tengan and Janet Arakawa; and nine grandchildren. Services over ashes: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire.

Eleanor P. Vallente, 74, of Honokaa, Hawaii died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born on Oahu, she is survived by husband Cipriano; daughters Frances Epenesa and Carmen Alfiler; sons Douglas, Allan and Ralph; sister Angie Lyons; 21 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Honokaa United Methodist Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial: Honokaa County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Jane K. Yamashita, 75, of Aiea is also survived by sister Mary C. Kuniyoshi. Information in an obituary yesterdaywas incorrect.


Monday, April 28, 1997

Franciso E. Aguja, 68, of Waipahu, a heavy equipment mechanic for the federal government, died April 21 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Flora; mother Basilisa; sons Franciso, Leonico S. and Leonard R.; daughters Cora Artus, Evelyn Moore, Victoria Gooding and Rebecca Aguja; brothers Idog and Hernilo; sister Margarita Brazil; 13 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Services in the Philippines.

Consuelo P. Albano, 83, of Waipahu died April 19 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. Survived by daughter Dulce Cabunoc; 4 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, after 8 a.m. Thursday. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Henry H. Aoyama, 86, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Electric Co. retiree, died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Daisy F. Aoyama; daughter Eleanor H. Shigemura; sister Mitsuko; 2 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Col. Richard John Blanc, 64, of Kaneohe, a U.S. Marine Corps

veteran, died Tuesday at home. He also headed the Hawaii Golf Association Course Rating Committee and was founder and president of Eagle Eye Video Production Co. A Marine aviator, Blanc won 34 Air Medals and the Silver Star. Survived by wife Aileen B.; son Richard Jr.; brother Fred. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii Chapel. Burial: National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Donations suggested to Castle Medical Center, 640 Ulukahiki, Kaneohe, HI 96734.

Myron G. Burns, of Kailua, a hotel executive, died Wednesday in Aloha Health Care Center. He was born in Pelican Lake, Wis. Survived by wife Josephine; children Ann B. Andreas, Patrick J. and Maria L. Burns and Jennifer M. Vollert; brother Robert J. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Violet Y.K. Chun, 92, of Honolulu died Wednesday at St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Kailua. Survived by sons Edwin and Alfred; daughters Maybelle Ching, Glenda Brown, Helen Furness and Gladys Nishibata; sister Annie Wong; brother William Look; 9 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Janette Ford, 89, of Kula, Maui died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Rolfe, Iowa. Survived by sons Dean and Derry Kauffman; sister Mary Beth Walker; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alexander Gilding, 79, of Honolulu, a retired federal firefighter captain, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Margaret; sons Alexander Jr., Gordon A., Gregory and Damien; 4 grandchildren; a great-grandson. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bao Huynh, 90, of Honolulu died Tuesday at home. He was born in Canton, China. Survived by sons Nguyen Huynh and Kam and Chung Wong and Kien Vinh, Cam Vinh and Andy Huynh; daughters Chu Trinh Wong and De, Tu Anh and Diana Huynh; 23 grandchildren. Call after 9 a.m. Wednesday, Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Alice K. Jones, 86, of Kailua, a retired school custodian, died Thursday in Kailua. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. Survived by sister Alma Tappen; sons Robert D. and Michael P.; daughters Victoria M. Ah Quin and Rae A. Green; 22 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Philip “Pilipo” Kaniho, 69, of Kaaawa, a retired Honolulu police officer, died last Monday in Kaaawa. He was born in Lahaina. Survived by wife Winona L.K.; sons Philip C., Randall K. and Clarence M. Kaniho and John F. Souza; hanai son Larry Marquis; daughters Diane K. Leong and Alcy K. Kaniho; sisters Florence Yoshino, Dorothy Kamimoto, Rebecca Shishido, Annabelle Runnels and Martha Tengan; brothers Herbert, John, Harold, Abraham and Christopher; 17 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Private scattering of ashes.

Wallace I. Kawamura, 62, of Aiea died last Monday in Aiea. He was born in Aiea. Survived by mother Shizuko; brother Richard M.; sisters Violet Nonaka, Carol Nakashima and Alice Yamashita. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel; graveside, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Miyomatsu Motoyama, 97, a master Japanese calligrapher, died last Monday. He was also a haiku expert, Japanese flute teacher and author of several books. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. Survived by wife Matsuno; sons Iwao, Charles, Franklin and Itsuro; daughter Lily Urabe; 12 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Yoshiko S. Murakami, 89, of Kalaheo, Kauai died April 18 in Queen’s Hospital. She was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. Survived by sons Tatsuo, Edwin and Raymond; daughters Grace Nakaue and Linda Fujii; sister Nina Kalakou; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Takaichi “Naka” Nakahara, 78, also known as Charlie, of Hilo, a Hawaii County Department of Public Works retiree, died April 19 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Honohina. Survived by sons James K. and Ronald T.; daughters Doris S. Ho and Ellen K. Nakamura; brother James N.; sister Kiyomi; 7 grandchildren. Private services.

Fujino “Florence” Okamoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired cook for Burgerland and New Orleans Cafe, died April 15 in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. Survived by nieces Virginia Okamoto, Lillian Fujiwara and Violet Takaki; nephew Milton. Private services.

Charles M. Okamura, 55, of Honolulu, a painter for M. Okamura Contractor Inc., died Thursday at home. Survived by son Gary; daughter Wendy; brother Kenneth; sisters Nancy Abe, Pat Nakai and Lorraine Kadooka. Services: 8 p.m. tomorrow, Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Edward S. Okumoto, 68, of Honolulu, an Outrigger Canoe Club retiree, died April 10 in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. Survived by

brothers Stanley and Harold; sisters Aileen Okumoto and Maile Ito. Private services.

Norah M. Price, 91, of Tucson, Ariz. and formerly of Honolulu, died last Monday. Survived by children Sally A. and Don; 2 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to Alzheimer’s Association, 2221 N. Rosemont Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85712.

Sadako “Okan” Shiotsugu, 86, of Lahaina died Wednesday in Wailuku Hale Mauka. She was born in Lahaina. Survived by sons Edward, Kenneth and James; daughters Grace Miyamoto and Ann Higuchi; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire.

Masao “Blackie” Tokumoto, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Universal Motors mechanic, died April 13 at home. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Edith S.; son Thomas M.; sister Haruno Fujinaga; a grandchild. Private services.

Kiyoshi Ushijima, 95, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii County road maintenance worker, died last April 19 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. Survived by sons Horace and Carl T.; daughters Blanche Daniels, Carol Ushijima and Pearl Heim; sister Haruko Matsuo; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. No Hawaii services.




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