Obituaries

Friday, November 14, 1997

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Georgia J. Barton Andersen, 96, of Honolulu will be remembered in services Monday. Aloha attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary published Wednesday provided by the mortuary.

Giao Ngoc Chau, 24, of Honolulu will be remembered in services Tuesday. He drowned Sunday while attempting to rescue three boys swept out to sea by a wave at Haleiwa’s Kawailoa, or “Police Beach.” Born in Vietnam, he is survived by parents Son Ngoc and Ngoc Anh; sisters Thuy Ngoc and Diep; and brothers Linh N., Huy N. and Quynh N. Call from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Buddhist services will be held. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Uini Foafoa, 67, of Honolulu died Nov. 6 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in American Samoa, he is survived by wife Kilimi; sons Aliipule, Iosua, Perosi and Mealii; daughters Lagi Ufiufi and Pule Bayne; brothers Mealii, Aliipule, Legila and Alafua; sisters Faatele Sulu, Teu Iaseto and Alisi Falealili; and five grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at First Samoan Full Gospel Pentecostal Church, 3814 Salt Lake Blvd. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.

Kinuyo Fujimoto, 95, of Honolulu died Nov. 1 at home. Born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan, she is survived by sons Hisao, Mitsuo, Richard S., Francis S., Stanley A. and Lawrence O.; daughters Vivian S. Mizota and Alice T. Fujimoto; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Philomena K.I.H. Ganer, 59, of Kealakehe, Kona, died Tuesday at home. Born in Kalaoa, Kona, she is survived by her children’s father, Alfredo; sons Abel K., Alfred K. and John K.; daughters Anacita I., Dyana P. and Lavenda I.; brothers Karin, Solomon and David Haleamau; sisters Alice Hoohuli, Florence M. Chew, Esther Brown and Laverne L. Howard; step-father Cirilo Rosario Sr.; step-brothers Cirilo Jr. and Edward Rosario; and 17 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kekaha Mauna Ziona Church, Kona. Call after 7 a.m. Inurnment: church cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lisa J. Hale, 24, died Nov. 5 in Honolulu. Born in Florida, she is survived by parents Charles and Kun Cha; and sister Janet. Memorial services: 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

Francis Kaaa, 60, of Nanakuli died Oct. 12. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Franklin, Jensen and Joseph; sister Johanna Penovich; half-sisters Vanessa Apio and Alycia Santos; hanai father Charley Panui; and hanai family Jimmy and Maxine Avilla, Sarah Kahue and Alvin Kalahiki. Services and scattering of ashes: 2 p.m. Sunday at Pokai Bay Beach Park, Waianae. Potluck lunch to follow. Aloha attire.

Elaine K. Keliiheleua, 61, of Waianae, a school custodian, died Oct. 28 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by sons Raymond Kalani and Desto, Sam, David and George Keliiheleua; daughters Racheal Martinez, Roseline Salas, Francine Manlapit and Catherine Rodriguez; sisters Roseline Cenal and Matilda Applewhite; 37 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. Saturday at Maili Beach. Casual attire. No flowers.

Theodore Y.H. Loo, 83, of Honolulu, a retired real estate and insurance broker, died last Friday in Queen’s Hospital. He was also a graphic artist, sign painter and school principal. Born in Hana, Maui, he is survived by wife Ngan Sum; daughter Stephanie Clancey; son David; sister Dr. Isabella A. Abbott; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Yosuke Masagatani, 95, of Kii Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan, a legendary skipper and former owner of the aku boat Sea Queen, died Sept. 27 at home. Born in Esunokawa, Wakayama, Japan, he is survived by wife Homie; sons Franklin H., Allan T. and Wayne I.; daughters Alice S. Takenaka, Betty E. Stephenson, Gladys N. Masagatani and Mabel T. Dalmas; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Victor S. Murray, 91, of Keauhou, Kona, and Canada, a retired engineer, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Alberta, Canada, he is survived by sons Thomas and Richard; sisters Mary Kirby, Jean Shier and Rae Hilts; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services: noon tomorrow at Keauhou Bay picnic area, at the end of Kamehameha III Road. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.

Hajime Nakamoto, 83, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Hanamaulu, Kauai, he is survived by wife Ruth; son Wayne; daughter Carol Asuncion; brothers Haruo, Haruki and Wallace; sisters Namiko Ishizaka, Katherine Higa and Elsie Takata; and five grandchildren. Services: 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Kapaa United Church of Christ. Private inurnment. Casual attire.

Sai Sato, 93, of Honolulu died Oct. 21 at home. Born in Fukushima, Japan, she is survived by sons Leonard and Robert; daughter Yuriko Morita; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Violetta V. Seui, 65, of Aiea died Nov. 1 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in American Samoa, she is survived by husband Vaiuli M.; sons Tasi, Lua, Vaiuli Jr., Fiapapalagi, Paulo, Alolua and Ieremia; daughters Sileisa Stymans, Siuila Gardley, Faatamalii Migo, Siota Seui, Anoalo Moxley, Evelina Burgess and Faatamalii Seui; sister Letofia Fale; 54 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 2 to 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.

Laura K. Takeuchi, 68, of Kapolei, a retired office manager and bookkeeper for Harcliff Corp., died Nov. 6 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by brothers Vernon and William Tomita. Private services.

Richard K. Yoshimura, 79, of Honolulu died Oct. 19 in Hale Pulama Mau. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Katherine; daughter Fayth; brother Thomas; sisters Doris Uchida, Gladys Murakami and Betsy Noda; and two grandchildren. Private services.