Obituaries
Saturday, September 6 and Monday, September 8, 1997


Saturday, September 6, 1997
Edwin R. Asato, 34, of Ewa Beach died Aug. 28. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Hideo Asato; and brother Nelson N. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Monday. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jenny T. Carvalho, 80, of Kaneohe will be buried 1 p.m. Monday in Hawaiian Memorial Park. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.

Antone Gomes, 71, of Lahaina died Monday at home. Born in Waihee, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Irene K.; sons Anthony, Earl, Edwin “Chico,” Greg and Neal; brother Frank; sisters Evelyn Ford, Lottie Cabral, Linda Clark, Clarita Williams and Ramona Caravalho; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Veterans Cemetery, Makawao.

Matsutoshi Higa, 79, of Honolulu, a retired baker at Holsum Bakery, died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Puna, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Shizue; son Wayne M.; daughters Linda M. Aniya, Patsy T. Yahiku, Maxine K. Lau, Karen A. Higa and Gail H. Siau; brother Matsuhiro; and nine grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Emma K. Kinney, 80, of Kailua died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Waimea, she is survived by sons Lindsey, Daniel and Kaika; daughter Lehua Kinney; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kishi Mukaisu, 94, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she is survived by sons Teruo and Roy; daughters Sue T. Tsubaki, Amy Yafuso and Pat T. Ohara; 20 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services over ashes: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Lahaina Jodo Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Willie Ornellas, 81, of Kealia, Kauai, a supervisor for Lihue Sugar Plantation, died Thursday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Kapaia, Kauai, he is survived by wife Sophie; sons Willie, Richard and Patrick; daughter Bernice Lindsey; brothers Manuel and Ernest; sisters Mary Arruda, Annie and Emily Machado; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: St. Catherine’s Church Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.

Hayako R. “Pauline” Reynolds, 60, of Mililani died Tuesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Naze Amami, Oshima, Kagoshima-Ken, Japan, she is survived by husband Donald D.; son David P.; daughters Arlene M.D. Tabion, Suzanne H. Higgason and Marlena C. Bartolome; brother Koichi Ryushi; sister Kazuyo Matsuyama; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Margaret M. Smith, 63, of Honolulu died Monday at home. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., she is survived by sister Ann Marie; and brothers George J. and Edward F. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 10 a.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaii Chapter of American Cancer Society, 2370 B. Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu 96817.

Nobuo Yoshina, 79, of Hilo, a retired carpenter, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by daughters Amy Eschavez and Charlene Tagami; son Roy; brother Tom; sisters Michi Galacgac, Kay Uekawa, Ann Schmitz, May Tokuda and Jane Nagata; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Monday at Kaumana Drive Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Tuesday in Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire. No flowers.


Monday, September 8, 1997
Kenneth P.F. Chang, 77, of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard retiree, died Wednesday in Kaiser Intensive Care Facility. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by sons Kenneth C.C. and Keith K.K.; daughters Susan M.U. Wong, Stephanie M.W. Ching, Selma C. Pang; brothers Henry, Ronald; sisters Lillian Chang, Goldie Tom, Shirley Miasaki; 6 grandchildren. Visitation: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Central Union Church. Private inurnment. No flowers.

Sachiko “Dee” Davis, 65, of Honolulu died Thursday in Queen’s Hospital. She was born in Gumma Ken, Japan. Survived by husband Thomas J.; sister Nui Ohira. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Matilde L. de los Reyes, 67, of Pearl City died Wednesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in the Philippines. Survived by sons Wilfrido L., Jay L., Efren L., Dr. Jun L., Dr. Carl L.; daughters Dr. Bernardita L. de los Reyes, Rita R. Soto, Therese R. McHugh, Racquel L. Reyes-Tucker; brothers Marcelo E. and Restituto E. Legaspi; sisters Felisa L. Cayanan, Africa L. Banaga, Anselma L. Rivera; 10 grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Pearl City. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary E.K.T. “Lucky” Faufata, 64, of Hauula died Wednesday in Queen’s Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by husband Ralph; sons Ralph Jr., Keith; daughters Liza, Melissa; brother Marcus Colburn; sisters Sue-nee Keolanui, Jackie Ching; 5 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Diamond Head Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Hauula Congregational Church. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: Hauula Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Leatrice I. Goto, 66, of Pearl City died Tuesday at home. She was born in Waianae. Survived by husband Wilfred T.; daughters Karen Y. Kojima, Sharon N. Goto. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Michael Dennis Jaeger-Hunt,45, of Kailua-Kona, a former waiter, died Wednesday at Kona Community Hospital. He was born in San Bernardino, Calif. Survived by mother Iona Myra (Arden) Hunt; brother Charles Ernest Jaeger; step-brothers Darrel and Clifford Hunt; stepsisters Janis Barnhill, Dian Hunt. Memorial Mass: 5 p.m. today, St. Michael’s Church, Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to a charity of choice or the church.

Mary E. Kocsis, 83, of Haiku, Maui, a retired clerk at IGA Stores, died Wednesday in Hale Makua Weinburg Center. She was born in Calumet, Mich. Survived by daughter Patricia Fernandez; sister Ann Johanek; brother Joseph Weiss; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial on the mainland.

Richard Y. Morita, 84, of Honolulu, a retired auditor for state Department of Accounting and General Services, died Aug. 27 at home. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Tsuneko; sons Fred, Edward, Henry; daughter Susan; sister Doris Shimogawa; 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Masaru Nishioka,84, of Pahala, a retired truck driver for Kau Agribusiness, died Thursday in Kau Hospital. He was born in Pahala. Survived by wife Sumiko; son Roy; daughter Ruby “Masako” Ishikawa; stepdaughter Janet Nosker; brother Tomeki “Tommy” Nishioka; sisters Yayoe Fujii, Sueko Marumoto, Gladys Funatsu; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Services: Memorial rites, 11 a.m. at the Pahala Hongwanji. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert T. Takahama, 79, of Honolulu, a Federal Aviation Administration retiree, died July 26 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Paia, Maui. Survived by wife Violet E.; daughter Maria A.R.K. Takahama-Stark; sister Jean Kodama. Private services.

Utano Uchida, 90, of Kaneohe, formerly of Chung Hoon Lane, died Aug. 14 in Queen’s Hospital. Survived by sons James, Howard and Charles; daughter Elsie Fong; brother Suichi “Fred” Yamachika; sister Ayano “Bertha” Nishimiya; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Thomas G. Valentine, 39, of Ewa Beach, a carpenter, died Thursday. Survived by wife Sarah; sons Dustin, Chaz, Thomas; father Thomas R.; mother Norma DeCosta; sisters Faith Fobbs, Kimberly Valentine, Jade DeCosta. Services: noon Wednesday, Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date.

Hon Ing Young, 78, of Honolulu, vice principal of Sun Yat Sen School and retired from Pear Harbor Public Works Center, died at home. He was born in Canton, China. Survived by wife Yin Chun; daughters Irene Y.L. Shibata, Beatrice Y.S. Chun, Florence G.D. Min, Nancy S.H. Young-Vieira, Amelia Y.L. Young; brothers Harvey, Michaelson; sisters Rose Low, Helen Chang; 10 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Call 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Patrick “Coach Pat” Henry Mahealani Vasconcellos,49, of Honolulu, a caterer and AYSO soccer coach, died Tuesday. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Bernadette “Bunny”; daughter Sarah; stepdaughter Heidi Vespra; brother Michael; mother Marion. Mass: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Call: 9-10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Scattering of ashes to follow.




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