Obituaries

Wednesday, October 29, 1997

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Nelson T. Aau Sr., 37, of Kalihi died Sunday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Doreen; son Nelson Jr.; daughters Tiffany and Allison; mother Toga Alo; brothers Frank and William Tauanuu; sisters Elizabeth Tulasaga and Ruby Matautia. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Members of the Asuao and Faumuina family who died in a Palolo fire on Oct. 15 will be remembered in services 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaimuki-Kahala Ward. Call after 4 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Additional information for an obituary that ran yesterday.

Restituto E. Ballesteros, 72, of Waianae, a retired Makaha Golf Course groundskeeper, died Oct. 9, in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Josefa B.; sons Ludivino, Romulo, Jerry, Lorenzo and Joel; daughters Erminia Estrellon and Nida Ugale; brothers Alfredo “Kido”, Guillermo and Primo; sisters Juliana Go, Serafina and Epigenia Ballesteros; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Karie C. Canencia, 6-month-old daughter of Randal and Jocelyn, died Friday in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is also survived by sister Kristen; brothers Andrew and Anthony; grandparents Alfredo and Caridad Canencia Sr. and Januarius and Josephine Arriba; and great-grandparents Margie Canencia and Dorothea Arriba. Services: 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Leonard S. Cosma, 71, of Honolulu, a city government retiree, died Oct. 21 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Dorothy; daughters Naomi K. Salavea and Leonatte Angilau; brothers Benny and Donald; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lanakila Ward. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Henry H.K. “Hank” de Fries Jr., 46, of Honolulu, vice president of ETC, a water conservation system company, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents Henry Sr. and Loretta; brothers Hiram and John; sisters Loretta Hussey and Rhodie Fisher; and fiancee Patti Thompson. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Private burial. Aloha attire.

Werner P. Fritze, 82, of Honolulu, died Monday in Honolulu. Born in Germany, he is survived by son Dieter Nachtigall. No services.

Stanley Y. Fukumitsu, 79, of Honolulu, a retired produce dealer for Ala Moana Produce, died Oct. 18 in Japan. Born in Kona, he is survived by wife June E.; son Keith K.; daughters Anne T. Fukumitsu, Emeline Y. Ching and Phyllis K.F. Camara; brothers Yoshio, Ralph U., Gilbert T. and Gary K.; sisters Kikue Komo, Matsue Hidano and Sumie Sonoda; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Thomas A. Gentle, 51, of Honolulu, died Friday in Honolulu. Born in Bronx, N.Y., he is survived by fiancee Evelyn Bautista. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Anna R. Holladay, 90, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died Thursday at home. She was born in South Carolina. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Evangelical Christian Church.

Ethel T. Imoto, 93, of Hilo, a housewife, died Thursday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Albert T.; daughter Alice K. Yahagi; brothers Jack W. and Ranny H. Sunada; sisters Yuku Nakamura and Toshiko Misawa; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Jodo Mission of Hawaii. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Monday at Homelani Memorial Park, Hilo. Casual attire.

Kiyoshi Ishikawa, 72, of Waianae, a retired botanist at Foster Gardens, died Thursday at home. Born on Maui, he is survived by sons Andrew K., Anthony K. and Albert K.; daughter Donalu J.Y. Kawashima; and six grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Jonah G. Johnasen, 89, of Hilo, a retired deck hand for H.T.&T. Tug Boat, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Ookala, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Eldon G. Sr. and Jonah G. Jr.; daughter Diane Hurley; brother William Johansen; 17 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Keaau Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Entombment: Homelani Memorial Park Mausoleum. Casual attire.

John F. “Big John” Kalinka, 73, of Honolulu, a professional golfer and a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, died Saturday at home. Born in Pennsylvania, he is survived by care-giver Simeon Agao Sr.; sister Helen Boudreau; and brothers Leon and Louis. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Charles N. Keliihoomalu Sr., 61, of Waimanalo, a retired Honolulu police officer, died Oct. 16 in Honolulu. Born in Kalapana, he is survived by wife Lanna K.; daughters Charlon “Pumehana” Keliihoomalu and Sharmaine Ibarra; sons Charles Jr. and Carlton; brother Jerome; sisters Louise, Caroline, Bernice and Charlotte; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Thursday and after 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Norman N. Koshiyama, 72, of Hilo, died Monday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Kaoru; daughters Carol Miyashiro and Janet Nishiki; sons Calvin and Dan; sister Margaret Aki; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.

Jintoku Kozuma, 72, of Kaneohe, a retired printer for Tongg Publishing, died Saturday in Kaneohe. He is survived by wife June; brother George; and sisters Sadame Kozuma, Alice Nakayama, Clara Yamada, Margaret Ota, May Hamai and Lily Nakamura. Services:6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

William E. Krutzina, 82, of Honolulu, died Oct. 20 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Ohio, he is survived by sisters Emma Stewart and Elaine Rollins; and care-giver Lori Sanchez. Private services.

Gertrude M. Leong, 54, of Haleiwa, died Oct. 14 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Waialua, she is survived by sons Kimo Jr. and Elvin; daughter Lenelle; father Sonny Napalapalai; brother Robert Napalapalai; sister Francis Chun; stepsisters Kuulei Young, Roberta and Sheila Williams; and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Liliuokalani Protestant Church, 66-090 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: Liliuokalani Cemetery. Casual attire.

Sharon E. Miyahira, 46, of Makawao, died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by mother Jane; grandmother Kamata; brother Leslie; and sister Patricia Yonashiro. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Betty J. Mohr, 83, of Kailua-Kona, a retired owner of Sandy’s (Colvin) Camera Shop in the former Kona Hilton Hotel, died Friday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Albuquerque, N.M., she is survived by daughters Joan Boldt and Beverly J. Volcic; sisters Evelyn Schaub and Cindy Carroll; brothers George and Ted Colvin; hanai daughter Margaret Royce; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Luncheon with friends of Betty Mohr noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday at Jameson’s by the Sea. Loose flowers and leis are welcome. A private scattering of ashes will be held at later date.

Nobuko Murakawa, 79, of Honolulu, died Oct. 3 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, she is survived by son Wendell; daughters Judith Inouye and Doreen Rapp; brothers Takeru, Kazuma, Tsutomu, and Atsushi Nekoba; sister Yoshie Nekoba; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Ayako Nagao, 90, of Honolulu, died Oct. 21 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation Center. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Walter T., Kenneth K. and Clarence M.; daughter Edna M. Letson; sister Haruko Yoshida; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mary C. Nakamura, 60, of Honolulu, a Kaiser Foundation Hospital medical technologist, died Saturday in Honolulu. Born in Lahaina, she is survived by mother Kikue; sisters Gladys Uyehara and Clara Hu; and brother Henry. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.

Hanami Nishiki, 91, of Honolulu, died last Wednesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by daughters Janette Young and Violet Lim; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Hiroko “Hirochan” Toma, 77, of Aiea, died Oct. 18 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Hakalau, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Tadashi; daughter Sharon L.R. Takushi; brother Hironobu Higa; sister Noriko; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Private services.