Pulitzer Prize winner
Leon Edel dies at 89

By the Associated Press

Leon Edel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of American novelist and critic Henry James, has died at the age of 89.

Edel collapsed at his Honolulu home Friday and was pronounced dead later in the day at Straub Hospital, his wife, Marjorie, said.

Edel had undergone surgery about a week and a half before to have a pacemaker implanted for an irregular heart beat, she said.

Edel received the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1963 for the second and third volumes of his classic five-volume biography of James.

Edel first began teaching in 1932 when he became an assistant professor of English at Sir George Williams University in Montreal. From 1934 to 1943, he was a free-lance writer and journalist and worked in broadcasting.

He went to New York University to teach in 1953 and became a full professor in 1955.

Edel was named the Citizens Professor of English at the University of Hawaii when he came to Honolulu in 1972. Following retirement in 1978, he continued to lecture at UH and other universities across the country.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a brother, Abraham, of Philadelphia; a niece, Deborah Edel of New Jersey, and three grand-nephews.

Funeral services are pending.

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Services scheduled Thursday
for mother of Bishop trustee Lindsey

By Star-Bulletin staff

Marion “Loke” Maples, 76, the mother of Bishop Estate trustee Lokelani Lindsey, died at her Hauula home Sunday.

Services are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, where friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

She was born in Honolulu. Other survivors are son Charles; daughters Marlene and Kehaulani; hanai son Art Costa; brothers Thomas “Kamaki” Jr. and Frederick Leslie; sisters Pearl Huber, Norma Leslie-Liu and Annie Wong, 11 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

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Lilletta L. Abbey, 65, of Kahaluu, a retiree of First Hawaiian Bank, died Thursday in Castle Hospital. Survived by husband Richard; sons Michael, Alex, Clark and Hollinger; daughters Alai and Jayne-Mae McShane; sisters Jayne Akau and Ellen Martinez; brothers Bernard Kane and Richard Hollinger, and 22 grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Ann Church, Kaneohe. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Philip Aguilar, 89, of Hilo, a retired self-employed barber at Fashion Barber, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Louise; sons Wilfred Kaulukou, Reynold and Herbert Frasco and Philip W. Aguilar; daughters Lei Bernades and Susan Latham, 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tsuyo C. Arakaki, 94, of Honolulu, retired owner of College Walk Saimin, died Thursday in Nuuanu Hale. She was born in Okinawa. Survived by sons Henry K. and David T.; daughters June H. Arakawa, Yuriko Goya and Alice N. Kishimoto, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Louis G. Camacho, 80, of Hilo, a retired tractor mower operator, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. Survived by wife Amelia; daughter Maxine Guerrero, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Louis G. Costa, 66, of Waianae, owner of Louis Costa Dairy, died Sept. 1 at home. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Mapuana; sons Curtis, Louis Jr., James and Robert “Bobbie”; daughters Mona Florendos and Toni Toyafuku; hanai daughter Pamuela Keliihoomalu; hanai son George Parker; brothers Henry, David, Frank and Gabriel, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Florence M. Crossley, 88, of Pebble Beach, Calif.,formerly of Honolulu, died Friday at home. She was born in Kansas City, Mo. Survived by husband Randolph; daughter Meredith L. Young; sister Esther Thurston, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Victor B. Dela Cuadra, 88, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired sugar plantation processor, died Thursday in Honokaa Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Leonarda; daughter Cely Alfiler; sister Josefa Cabalo, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m Saturday at Honokaa Methodist Church. Call after 8 a.m. Inurnment: Honokaa County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Ernest P. Duarte, 78, of Honolulu died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Memorial graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Makoto M. Endo,81, of Wailuku died Friday in Kahalui Hale Makua. He was born in Kihei, Maui. Survived by wife Alice; sons Henry, Melvin and Michael; daughter Betty; sisters Fujie Muraoka and Naoe Velma Nishida, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Service over the ashes: 5 p.m. Thursday at Kahului Union Church. No flowers. Casual attire.

Mitsuo Hiraoka,79, of Hilo died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. Survived by sisters Sumie Yamamoto and Kazuko Hiraoka. Private services.

Freda Y. Hiroki, 79, of Honolulu died Sept. 1 in Queen’s Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by husband Howard K.; daughter Wanda Stahl; brothers Thomas and Richard Shigemura; sister Amy Hirata, and a grandson. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Central Union Church. Call after 4 p.m. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alex K. Hokama, 76, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, retired owner of Alex’s 76 Service Station, Waimea, died Saturday at home. He was born in Kapulena, Hawaii. Survived by sons Clifton and Warren “Sluggo”; daughter Susan Madeisky; brothers Katsumi and Gilbert; sisters Edith S. Yoneoka, Evelyn M. Hanato, Oharu Takahashi and Nancy Sakuma, and seven grandchildren. Wake: 1 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Services over the ashes: 5 p.m. Friday at Kamuela Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.

Takeno Ishikawa, 98, of Pearl City died Aug. 25 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Survived by sons Kenneth, Charles and Tokio “George”; daughters Clara Saito, Kiyoko “Kiko” Kimura and Iris Matsumoto; 22 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Maile M.M.S.H. Kaapuni, 75, of Pearl City, died last Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. Survived by husband Peter K.; sons David S.K., Trask D.K., Peter K. Jr., Timothy K. and Keola; daughter Charla Ann H. Huddy- Lum; brothers Charles K. Jr. and Hans K. Mock Sing; sisters Louise K. Lee and Lorraine L. Mock Sing, 23 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu, Hawaii Stake, 94-210 Kahualii St., Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Edward Y.F. Lai, 81, of Honolulu, a retired supplier at Hickam Air Force Base, died Aug. 29 at home. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Lydia; children Jessie, Anthony and Amabel, and sister Lily Lum. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dr. Leslie H.Y. Luke, 85, of Honolulu, a physician and surgeon with 298th Infantry during World War II, died Wednesday in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Eleanor H.; son Leslie B.; daughter Leslene L.S. Murakami; sisters Jennie Thom, Doris Wong and Kwai Ngan Tom, and two grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers.

Edna L. Mau, 80, of Honolulu, an elementary schoolteacher, died Sunday at home. She was also a charter member of Olivet Baptist Church. Survived by husband George D.L. Mau; children Georgina M. Yuen, Frances J. Hee and Stephen K.C. and Dr. Ronald K.T. Mau; siblings Robert Leong, Margaret Choy, Juliette Tong, Dr. Alma Chen, Cynthia Won and Doris Leong, and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Shizue Morihoro,86, of Wailuku died Aug. 31 in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kihei, Maui. Survived by sons Dennis and Morris; daughter Linda Hunter; brothers Isamu Takaki and Minoru Takaki; sister Midori Ross, and eight grandchildren. Private service.

Makoto “Mako” Muramatsu, 64, of Honolulu, general manager of Club Tomo, died Sunday at home. He was born in Japan. Survived by wife Jane M.; daughters Kathryn Y. Romero and Cynthia J. Muramatsu-Ford; brother Hideo, and sister Keiko. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Richard T. Nakashima, 73, of Honolulu, a retired electrician for Kamibayashi Electric Co., died Sept. 1 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by sons Glenn Y. and Roy S.; daughters Lynn K. Uyeda and Karen K. Nakashima; brothers David, Daniel and Tice; sister Satoye Takumi, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clarence Y. “Mongoose” Nozaki, 85, of Holualoa, Kona, a retired maintenance man with Kona Inn Hotel, died Sept. 1 in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a ranch hand at Paris Ranch and a movie projector operator at Aloha Theatre. He was born in Captain Cook, Kona. Survived by wife Sadame T.; son Carl; daughters Carol Zakahi, Sadie Bryant, Gloria Miyashiro and Joyce Nozaki; brothers Dexter, Colbert and Roger; sister Ruth Mizuno, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gladys S. Ogomori, 68, of Hilo, a secretary and office manager for Hilo YMCA, died Aug. 30 at home. She was born in Piopio Village, Hilo. Survived by husband Susumu; mother Riu Fukuda; daughters Noreen Varney and Ada Tomosada; son Alan; sisters Umeno Ushio and Thelma Watanabe; brother David Fukuda, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Norine G. Ornellas, 67, died Friday at home. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by husband George; son Lawrence; daughters Theresa Walsh and Elizabeth, Barbara and Cecelia; sisters Evelyn Hawkins and Vilma Welton, and six grandchildren. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Aiea. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Remigio L. Pagtulingan, 92, of Honolulu died Wednesday. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Clarita; sons Noly, Reymen and Johnny; daughter Carolyn; sister Lauriana, and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Christopher Angelito Ballesteros Plan,of Waipahu, died Aug. 22 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by parents Franklin and Leonida Plan; sister Jacklyn Plan; maternal grandparents Constante and Rosita Ballesteros, and paternal grandparents Melecio and Florence Plan. Service: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary’s East Chapel. Call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. An all-night vigil will be held at the family’s residence, 94-480 Palai St., Waipahu, until Thursday. Interment: 11 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples.

Anita Bok Soon Hahn Sackwitz,89, of Honolulu, died Aug. 22 in Hale Ho Aloha Care Facility. She was born in Waialua. Survived by sister Miriam H. Kang and eight grandchildren. Private services.

John “Silva” Sampaio, 60, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Juanna; sons Michael and Joseph; daughter Lisa Berinobis; stepsons Vidal and Don Jay Velasco and Thomas Whitmarsh; stepdaughters Desiree Velasco-Bain and Kathy Whitmarsh; mother Vivian Sampaio; sisters Patricia Mossman and Audrey Adriano, and five grandchildren. Mass: 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Ann Church, Kaneohe. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Paustina Solotorio, 69, of Honolulu died Aug. 30. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by nephew Poinciano Alesna. Mass over the ashes: 4 p.m. today at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa.

Shigeo Suzuki, 69, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. retiree, died Aug. 30 in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Keahua, Maui. Survived by brother Donald and sisters Chieko Matsui and Betty Okuma. Private services.

Felicisimo P. Tamayo, 78, of Kailua died Aug. 26. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Magdalena; daughter Florentina Orinion; son Rudy; brothers Jatonias and Artemio; sisters Valentina Quiamas and Pelagia Pucan, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church, 114 Makawao St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Thomas T. Tanaka, 87, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed contractor, died Aug. 30 at home. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Eleanor M.; sons Harold and Alfred; daughters Ella Hakoda, Thelma Hamano, Gail Mizokawa and Pauline Nakamura; brothers Mineji, Harry, Walter, Ernest and Kelvin; sisters Shizue Shigematsu and Ruth Narahara, 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Paul S. Tao, 57, of Koloa, Kauai, a Kauai County Beautification Project employee, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. Survived by mother Tsuyano and sisters Jane Yamashita and Evelyn Perkins. Services: 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Koloa Union Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tatsumi Tetsuka, 79, of Hilo, a retired service operator for Hilo Coast Processing Co., died Saturday at home. He was born in Hilo. Survived by wife Tomoe; brother Grant, and sisters Yuriko Shigeta, Sally Lahaina, Ellen Shiigi and Tomie Kohashi. Services over the ashes: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Angel D. Ulep, 67, of Honolulu died Aug. 7 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Matilde; sons Lazaro, Lamberto, Alfredo, Sonny and Angel; daughters Violeta Ganal and Virginia Fiesta; brothers Avelino, Brillante and Rafael, and 16 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Church, Queen Emma Square. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Devin M. Vaughn, 4, son of Ramaundo and Norma Vaughn, died Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. Also survived by brother Rashaun. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: noon Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Marcelo M. Yadao, 84, of Honolulu died Aug. 27 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Rosetta; daughter Diane; sons Tante, Ruben, Romeo and Sonny Pascual; brothers Richard and Jaime, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Sumiko Yoshimori, 73, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired housekeeper with the Kauai Sheraton Poipu Hotel, died Friday in Omao Care Home Cottages. She was born in Kahuku. Survived by husband Hideto; sons Warren, Clyde and Lloyd, and five grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Garden Isle Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.