Edna Hupp cheered
child patients

By Harold Morse
Star-Bulletin

Edna Hupp, 78, who as the devoted volunteer “Birthday Lady” cheered patients at Shriners Hospital for Children, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital.

She was a volunteer at Shriners Hospital for more than a decade, visiting the hospital once each month to bring in cookies and ice cream and host an informal party for patients who had birthdays that month.

Shriners Hospital here has provided free orthopedic care to more than 16,000 children since 1923.

“Edna was a beloved member of our extended ohana of employees and volunteers,” said volunteer coordinator Duke Gonzales. “Her generous nature and infectious personality lit up our entire facility each time she visited us. Our patients, our employees and our volunteer program will all miss her very, very much. We won’t ever be able to replace her”.

Hupp is survived by husband Donald; son Ken; daughter Linda Gunnel; and two grandchildren.

Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; call after 6 p.m. Cremation will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Shriners Hospital for Children, 1310 Punahou St., Honolulu, 96826.

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Jeffery H. Arakawa, 29, of Kaneohe, a carpenter, died Sept. 14 in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents Ronald Hisashi and Yasuko Arakawa; and sisters Sharon T. Yoshioka and Norine K. Arakawa. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dorothy L. “Dottie” Barrett, 71, of Honolulu died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. She was president of Honolulu Emblem Club No. 379 and past president of Ladyees of the Elks. Born in Sacramento, Calif., she is survived by husband Robert; son Henry; brother Albert Santos; sisters Agnes McIntire, Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Virginia Cook and Mary Jane Dunckhorse; and a granddaughter. Services over ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Elks BPOE Honolulu Lodge 616. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Cipriano M. Cacpal, 90, of Aiea, a retired Moana Hotel housekeeper, died Sept. 14 in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, she is survived by daughter Linda. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Violet “Sister Vi” Corpuz, 59, of Pearl City, a waitress with Waimalu Saimin Haven, died Sept. 14 at home. Born in Maunaloa, Molokai, she is survived by husband Albert; sons Darren, Anthony and Ryan; daughter Laura Deuz; mother Hatsume Gatiuan; brothers Jose and Floyd Gatiuan; sisters Mary Garlit, Priscilla Eleccion, Virginia Gomez, Dorothy Ganigan and Gloria Tandal; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Friday in Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Hazel V. Costa, 76, a retired room cleaner and lunch mom at Washington Intermediate School, of Honolulu died Saturday in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Leonard and Michael; daughters Barbara Perry, Geraldine Palabay and Shantel Botelho; brothers Alec and Rusty Phillip; sisters Racheal Silva and Mildred Dods; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Louis De Freitas III, 61, of Hauula, a tour and taxi dispatcher, died Sept. 15 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Rochelle; daughter Lorilee; sister Alice “Lei” Moratin; and brothers Wendall “Wendy” and Gene “Penn.” Wake: 7:30 p.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Emily D.T.I. Gamet, 94, of Kaneohe, owner of Waikiki Day Care, died Sept. 15 in Kailua. Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., she is survived by daughter Nadine Harbottle; sons Henry Jr. and Donald Inouye; sister Dorothy Hines; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Homer K. Giffard, 62, of Honolulu, a retired automotive service worker, died Sept. 14 at home. He is survived by brothers James, George and Matthew; sister Henrietta M. Wilson, Winifred P. Carreira, Elizabeth Benedict and Frances B. Giffard. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick’s Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Ayako Hirano, 89, of Pearl City died Saturday at home. Born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, she is survived by son Walter; daughters Mildred Kakuno and Mae Morioka; brother Kenichi Sakai; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tsutomu “Tom” Hirota, 89, of Lihue, a retired carpenter with Lihue Sugar Plantation, died Sept. 15 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Born in Lihue, he is survived by wife Yoshiko; daughters Katherine Shiraki and Ellen Hokama; son Thomas; brother Morio; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mabel L. Ho, 93, of Aiea died Friday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Kenneth; daughters Dorothy Jung, Pearl Kau and Betty Lee; sisters Anne Chock and Helen Sato; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church. Call 8:30-11:30 a.m. Burial: Chinese Christian Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Doyle N. Holcomb, 47, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Friday at home. Born in Escondido, Calif., he is survived by wife Susan; daughter Hayley; stepson Camden Courcier; parents Doyle and Helen; sister Deborah Wilson; and brothers Paul and Bill. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Kealia Beach.

Chester I. Ishimoto, 83, of Honolulu, former owner of Bouquet Shoppe Ltd., died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Alice; son James; brother James; sister Edith Furushima; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire.

Ruby Kanahele, 71, of Kaneohe died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Eddie Jr., Robert and Stanley; daughters Joyce Hose, Momi Waiau, Doreen Rivera, Sharon Kauena and Anna Kanahele-Simeona; brother Robert Hose; sister Angeline Balleira; 21 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Hatsue Kushima, 92, of Mililani died Sept. 15 in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Puna, Hawaii, she is survived by son James T.; daughters Mildred F. Yasui, Ethel K. Matsuo and Lilian Y. Nagaji; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.

David C. Lee, 74, of Honolulu died Sept. 2 in Oahu Care Facility. Born in Kekaha, Kauai, he is survived by wife Rosita Serrano-Lee; daughter Eloise Serrano-Lee; brothers Henry C., Robert C.W. and Norman C.; and sisters Dora C. Kong, Jeanette C. Ahn and Martha C. Kim. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Elaine B.B. Lee, 65, of Kaneohe, a licensed practical nurse at Pohai Nani, died Saturday at home. Born in Hana, Maui, she is survived by sons Robert III and Manley; daughter Lorraine Rinker; brother George “Sam” Bass; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Ronald N. Mahelona, 49, of Anahola, Kauai, a farmer, died Thursday at home. Born in Kaneohe, he is survived by wife Evalani; daughters Noelani and Leinaala Ley and Johnette Stevens; son Andre Lee Perez; mother Rosella; sisters Gwen Bargamento, Barbara Leota, Merriel Yonohara and Vivian Almeida; and brothers George L., Charles, Stephen, John and Allan. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kauai Veteran’s Cemetery pavilion. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: Kauai Veteran’s Cemetery. Casual attire.

Santiago C. Mateo Jr., 53, of Kailua, resident manager of Steadfast Housing Development, died Sept. 9 in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Santiago; daughters Kaiopua Aki and Kainoa and Kuuipo Mateo; companion Nadine Kaneakua; brother Stephen; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Suzie S. Matsumura, 67, of Kailua and formerly of Kalihi, died Wednesday in Kailua. She was a retired banquet wait help at Hyatt Regency Waikiki. Born in Kagoshima, Japan, she is survived by husband Yasuo; son Gary Y.; daughter Judy “Sandy” Matsumoto; brother Iwao Sakamoto; sisters Kimie Hagihara, Namie Sakamoto and Masako Sakamoto; and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Fonokimoana Maumalanga, 18, of Honolulu died Sept. 12 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in American Samoa, she is survived by parents Sione and Emele; brothers Malakai and Sione; sisters Lavinia and Hine; and grandparents Molia Fungalen, and Fusi and Tevita Maumalanga. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Beretania St. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Horace T. “Mack” McConnaughey, 82, of Kaneohe, owner of Security Equipment Corp., died Sept. 12 in Honolulu. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he is survived by daughter Terri; and sisters Marge Williamson and Mary Lou Barth. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kaneohe Yacht Club. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Parkinsons Foundation.

James I. Nagai, 92, of Aiea, a retired accountant with the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association, died Sept. 5 in Hale Ho Aloha. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by half-sister Mildred Shimazutsu; and nieces and nephews. Private services.

Susan F. Nagai, 90, of Kaneohe, a school teacher, died last Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Kilauea, Kauai, she is survived by daughter Susanne; brother Keichi Fukuda; sister Faye Oishi; and caregiver Nelton Chang. Visitation: 5-6 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Augusta Ornellas, 97, of Honolulu died Sept. 14 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Frank and Ralph; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount. Call 8-11:15 a.m. Burial: Kaiulani Cemetery. Casual attire.

Rosalind D. “Rose” Pasco, 64, of Waipahu, an employee of Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Mosquito Junction, died Sept. 12 in Straub Hospital. She was also a retired welder assistant firewatch at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 26. Born in Kawailoa Camp 5, Oahu, she is survived by daughters Rosette Kaai, Rochelle Moore and Rohana Pasco; sons Roderick, Rodman and Rodley; brothers Mateo “Mutt,” Florian, Supriano and Pedro Daite; hanai sister Priscilla S. Manning; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Roseline B. Pires, 68, of Kaneohe died Thursday at home. Born in Puunene, Maui, she is survived by husband Wilson; son Peter; daughter Monica Haumea; sister Isabelle Pacheco; brother Nelson Boteilho; and a granddaughter. Private services.

Kenneth K. “Helo” Rosa, 61, of Honolulu, a carpenter with Gentry Homes, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Jennie; daughter S. Nani; sons Robert and Arthur; stepsons Ronnie and Spencer Secritario; stepdaughters Hiiaka Wong, Diane Miguel, Charmainae Nuuanu and Jo Sandra Buresh; brother Sam; sister Charolet Kiaaina; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Shizu “Helen” Saiki, 94, of Honolulu, retired owner and proprietor of Modern Sanitary Barber Shop, died Sept. 14 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Aiea, she is survived by son Edwin M.; daughter Dorothy S. Sato; sister Jessie Spencer; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clarence Y. Taira, 86, of Honolulu, a retired time and motion engineer for Dole Cannery, died Sept. 15 at home. He was also a former president of Yonabaru Chojin Kai. Born in Puunene, Maui, he is survived by wife Lillian O.; sons Leroy and Terry; daughter Wendy Koja; sister Ume Miyasato; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bernice De Rego Torres, 85, of Palm Desert, Calif. and formerly of Kaneohe, died Thursday. Born in California, she is survived by son Frank; daughters H. Verna Meyer and Lorreta Strande; brother Daniel De Rego; sister Kathern Moulton; 20 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Kikuyo Urata, 96, of Honolulu died Aug. 31 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Japan, she is survived by grandson Raymond Westfall. Private services.

Kamesuke Uyehara, 91, of Honolulu, a retired gardener, died Sept. 14 in Crawford Convalescent Nursing Home. Born in Okinawa, Japan, he is survived by wife Yukiko; son David S.; daughters Florence A. Akamine, Naomi T. Takamoto, Yvonne M. Kagihara, Susan Y. Uyeda and Dale R. Uyehara; brother Bert S.; sister Misao Asato; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Robert R. Valencia Jr., 37, of Kekaha, Kauai, will be remembered in services Friday. He was killed when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a pickup truck on Kalanianaole Highway. He was a range operations specialist with Pacific Missile Range Facility. Born in California, he is survived by parents Robert and Effie; and brother Ron. Mass: 2 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Kekaha. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery.

Antonio G. Valvieia, 52, of Kapaa, Kauai, a hotel cook, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. He also served in the U.S. Army. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Asun; daughters Pauli, Analiza “Liezel,” Alma and Ashley; son Antonio; parents Mauro and Leonora; brothers Ernesto and Orlando; sister Marlene Eliana; and six grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Kapaa. Call after 9:15 a.m. Casual or aloha attire.

Motomi Watanabe, 62, of Waipahu, a retired salesclerk at Cathay Kai, died Thursday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Born in Tokyo, Japan, she is survived by sons Douglas T. and Jason S.; daughters Reiko J. Tumbale, Rumi Iinuma, and Carol N. and Tami Watanabe; brother Minoru; sister Susan K. Shibao; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hajime Yamamoto, 95, of Honolulu, a retired mechanic with Brake Service and Supply, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, he is survived by son Earl; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.