Obituaries

Saturday, November 29 and Monday, December 1, 1997

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Saturday, November 29, 1997 Joseph “Papa” Alameda, 52, of Hilo, a drywaller, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by sons Edward and Joseph Jr.; daughter Jo-Lynn; brothers George, Samuel, Henry, Alfred and Gordon; and sisters Edna Azevedo, Alice Harbottle and Leonetta Garcia. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Raymond N. August, 72, of Kaneohe, a retired inspector for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died last Saturday in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Margaret A.; sons Raymond Jr., Manuel and William; daughter Cheryl Arquinez; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brother Frank Lopes. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Call after 9:45 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Lee K. Barrett, 43, of Honolulu, a city fireman, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents Stephen N. Barrett and Elsa T. Hangai; brother Stephen N. Jr.; and sisters Diane K. Hoopai and Noel U. Barrett-Tau. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. No flowers.

Florence M. Huber, 93, of Honolulu died Nov. 19 in Honolulu. Born in Wisconsin, she is survived by daughter Sally Filosa and son Don. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Central Union Church. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Hideru Kinoshita, 89, of Hilo, a retired custodian at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, died Thursday in Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Ewa, he is survived by son Ronald; daughters Helen Nagai and Florence Nishihara; and five grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Antonio M. Madariaga, 50, of Honolulu died Monday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Cabusligan, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Edita; sons Joel and Allan; daughters Judith P., Jane and Christy; brothers Emilio, Rufino, Rosalino, Artemio and Rodrigo; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:45 a.m. next Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Maruo Maki, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard welding supervisor, died Nov. 21 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Puna, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Helen M.; son Miles S.; daughter Jerilyn S. Cook; four grandchildren; brothers Henry M., Rikiji, Haruo, Tommy M. and Charles K.; and sister Naoe Shigeta. Private services.

Shelton M. Mollena, 23, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died Nov. 20 in Molokai Hospital. Born in Kaunakakai, he is survived by father Alfred; brothers Alfred, Sharlon, Tyson and Travis; grandmothers Violet Villanueva and Joan Mollena; grandfather Joe Mollena; and great-grandmother Ethel Kaaihue. Services held.

Sadao “Break” Nitta, 74, of Honolulu, a retired mason, died Wednesday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Clara S.; sons Ken H., Blake S., Alan M. and Glenn T.; daughters Sandra N. Hokama and Wendy G.H. Nitta; brothers Morito, Takeshi and Kazuo; sisters Jeannie Elliman and Faye Mizunaka; eight grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alice E. Oliveira, 59, of Hilo, a laundress for the former Hilo Lagoon Hotel, died last Saturday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Waipio Valley, Hawaii, she is survived by husband James D.; sons Troy D.K. and Kaohu J.A.; daughter Keahulani K.A.; brothers Ralph and Clarence Benito, Ray and Wayne Waipa and Mark Ohumikini; and sisters Primrose “Rose” Arridson, Jane Victorine and Ginger Ohumuikini. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Kawayo Ono, 97, of Honolulu died Nov. 20 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Paauilo, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Richard Y. and Susumu; daughter Takeko O. Sato; brothers Jun Sakai; sisters Tamayo Sakai and Shinobu Sato; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Harry S. “Shima” Shimabukuro, 81, of McCully, a retired finishing mason, died Monday at home. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by wife Hazel M.; sons George K. and Randall T.; seven grandchildren; brothers Masayoshi “Handsome”, Hideo “Hide”, Kazumi and Yoshio; sisters Kazue Akamine and Doris Segawa. Services and cremation: 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rose Soares, 84, of Honolulu, retired from California Packing Corp., died Monday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Onomea, Hilo, she is survived by son Charles J. Apuan; brother Antone Jr.; sisters Annie Cabral, Emily Bartels; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Lily C. Ting, 87, of Honolulu died Nov. 15 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Bernard; and daughter Teresa. Private services.

Donna T. Uetake, 61, of Honolulu, a salesclerk at Duty Free Shoppers, died Nov. 18 at home. Born in Tokyo, she is survived by husband Stanley S.; son Craig S. Suda; mother Tsuru Tomita; brothers Hiroshi Mizoe and Toru, Tetsu and Fumio Ebisawa; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Harold S.T. Yee, 71, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Cecilia; son Miles; daughters Paula and Lisa Sugasawara; sisters Bessie Almondova and Bertha Yee; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

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Monday, December 1, 1997 Fusako Baxter, 74, of Honolulu, a retired sales clerk from the Sears flower shop, died Friday in Kaiser Moanalua Hospital. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. Survived by son Dennis M.; daughters Louise D. Ogata and Marcia G. Cheesman; brothers Masao, Daniel, Michio, Shigeru, Satoru and Takeo Fujikawa; sister Teruko Fujita, and five grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Toshio Ikeda, 94, of Honolulu, a retired ice cream maker for Meadow Gold Dairies Inc., died Nov. 23 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by son George T. Private services.

Jitsugo Nishiyama, 79, of Honolulu, died Nov. 22 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was a retired, self-employed electrician. He was born in Hilo. Survived by wife Sumako; son Carl J.; daughters Lorraine S. Matzelle and Merle R.; brother Shigeo; sisters Kazue Omoto, Eleanor S. Imai and Nora K. Yee, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.

James Vernon “J.R.” Rutledge, 50, of Kailua-Kona died Friday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was a boat captain for Captain Zodiac in Kona. He was born in Torrance, Calif. Survived by companion Josey Morales; son Taylor; mother Lorraine, and brother Robert. Private services.

Douglas K. Miyashiro Uechi, 73, of Honolulu died Nov. 20 in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Hamakua. He was a retired federal employee and a veteran of the Military Intelligence Service. Survived by wife Yoshiko; son Kirk R.; daughters Patricia N. Davison and Sandra K. Glynn; brothers Frank Z. Takeichi and Tsuneyoshi Miyashiro; sister Mitsue “Margaret” Iraha, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

James L. Wood, 77, of Honolulu, a retired civilian worker at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Nov. 24. He was born in Blountstown, Fla. Survived by daughter Audrey Rushforth; brother Charlie; sisters Minne Stone, Lee Whittington, Kate Kilbourn, Bessie Goff and Jewel Dykes, and a granddaughter. Service: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Mark Luther an Church in Kaneohe, call after 6 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.