Obituaries

Thursday, December 18, 1997

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William K. Akimoto,77, of Honolulu, a retired control room operator for Hawaiian Electric Co. power plant, died Dec. 4 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife May F.; sons Wayne K. and Neal T., and three grandchildren. Private services.

Estella L.K. “Lovey” Akina, 56, of Kaneohe, a nurse’s aide for Aloha Health Care, died last Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Kaalaea, Hawaii. Survived by children Hinano Kukahiko, Andrew III, Leighton “Kunani” and Kulani “Lovey Girl” Akina; brothers Yama, Jeremiah, Alexander, Valentine and Eldean Kukahiko and Albert “Paki” Kalakau; sisters Alice Flores, Nellie Waa, Nani Tacuban and Taira Kukahiko, and seven grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Mildred Y. Asagi, 85, of Honolulu died Dec. 10 in El Camino Hospital at Mountain View, Calif. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. Survived by son Randy R.; daughter Susan E. Gibbs; sister Helen Cobb, and four grandsons. Private services.

Richard T. Asato, 72, of Honolulu, a retired merchant seaman, died last Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by sons Paul K.Y. and Kevin; brothers Francis J., Lawrence S., Kenneth K., Norman K. and Daniel T.; sisters Elaine T. Okubo, Loretta Y. Yoshimoto and Elsa M. Ritchey, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Benjamin A. “Ben” Asio, 84, of Wahiawa, a retired Dole Co. employee, died Nov. 24 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by daughter Priscilla Felipe, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Pedro M. Bautista, 97, of Washington died Dec. 7 in Washington. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by sons Fred, Peping and Eming; daughter Leoning Frando; sister Cecilia Valera, nine grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call from 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Eileen Bellman,82, of Hilo died Dec. 10 in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Toronto. Survived by husband John “Jack”; son Bill, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Rollin W. Ching,70, of Las Vegas, a retired civil engineer, died last Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Elaine; son Laurence; daughters Liuana Cofrancesco, Kristine Newmann, Katherine Corbett and Kassandra Smith; sister Helen Pang; brothers Vernon and Norman, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Jonathan D. “Jon” Dela Cerna, 41, of Kaaawa, a Budget Rent a Car employee, died Dec. 9 in Kaaawa. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by parents Clemente A. “Larry” and Dolores “Dolly” Dela Cerna; fiancee Zandra Duarte; stepdaughter Preciouz Duarte, and sisters and brothers. Eulogy: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Alvaro V. Figueiredo, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Realtor with Properties Un limited, died yesterday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Portugal. Survived by wife Jesusa; children Julieta R.F. Gates and Francisco “Chico” Figueredo, and sister Julieta F. Santos. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Louis Figueroa, 71, of Maui and formerly of Oahu, a self-employed farmer, died Sunday in Camas, Wash. He was born on Maui. Survived by sons Luigi and Michael Figueroa, Olsen Palakiko and Kevin and John Rios; daughters Marylou Grant, Joyce A. Figueroa, Lana M. Akui, Kathlene Kamakahi and Mary J. Mullen; brother John; sister Josephine Canales, 23 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Services in Honolulu will be at a later date.

Louise T. Fujita,74, of Honolulu, a retired co-owner of Market Center Service Station, died Dec. 8 in the Aloha Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by husband James S. “Jimmy”; sons Russell D., Randall R. and Rick J., and three grandchildren. Private services. Walter Herrington, 40, of Kaneohe, a retired electrical worker from Pearl Harbor Shipyard, died Saturday in Kaneohe. He was born in McComb, Miss. Survived by wife Jocelyn; daughter Janna; son James; mother Lucille Moses. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Dorothy F. Hill,74, of Kihei, Maui, died Dec. 10 in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in New York City. Survived by son Robert R., daughter Christine A. Hoffman, and four grandchildren. Private services.

Sumiko Iwamoto,84, of Kahului died Dec. 8 at home. She was born in Haiku, Maui. Survived by brothers Toshiro and Sueo and sisters Fujie Fukai and Ethel Saka. Private services.

Ululani M. Judd, 71, of Honolulu, retired from the city parks department, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by sons Maxwell Jr., Lionel and Robert; daughter Iris Leach; brother William Lovell; sisters Elizabeth Akana and Ethel Ahana, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Kawaiahao Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Marie G. Ku, 74, of Waipahu died Dec. 10 at home. She was born in Hilo. urvived by son John W.; daughter Marie L.; brother Paul A. Goo; sisters Eleanor Kapahua, Hattie Au, Margaret Scroggins and Cecilia Goo, and a grandson. Private services. Family requests special thanks to Hospice Hawaii.

Francisco Ledesma Jr., 79, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a supervisor for Kekaha Sugar Plantation, died Dec. 10. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. Survived by wife Rose; son David; daughter Cheryl Salazar; sisters Joseja Roduit and Minnie Krinsky, and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Dec. 26 at Sacred Hearts Church in Waimea. Call from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

David S. Lewis, 39, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter Cassie; parents Devering and Viola; brothers Kenneth, Donovan, Douglas and Dickson. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Wa Joong Lum, 76, of Honolulu died Dec. 6 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. Survived by wife Ethel; son Gary; brothers Leslie and Wap Hop and sisters Ah Lu Lum and Ngam S. Loo. Private services. Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Manyo,44, of Uniontown, Kan. died Saturday in Kansas. She was born in Fort Scott, Kan. Survived by husband Charles; children Charles K.D., Russell A., Joseph D., Bethany E. and Rebecca A.; parents Don and Eunice Russell; brothers John D. and William C. Russell and James Stine, and sister Janice Russell. Services on the mainland.

Iwao Masaki, 61, of Honolulu, business manager for Kramer’s Men’s Wear, died Saturday at home. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. Survived by son Melvin; daughter Marlene Mendoza; brother Kiyoji, and sisters Kimie Higashiyama and Mikie Miyasato. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Richard T. “Caveman” Miyashiro, 66, of Honolulu, a first-class Mason, died Dec. 10 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by son Gregory; daughters Natalie Akiu, Cindy and Michelle Miyashiro, Susan Nawahine and Mitzie Wong; mother of his children Jean; brothers George, Raymond and James; sister Jo-Ann Nuibe, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Kame Nakamura, 93, of Honokowai, Hawaii, retired from Pioneer Mill, died yesterday in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Sashiki Son, Okinawa. Survived by sons Yoshiharu and Masao; daughters Harriet Kobashigawa and Sumiko Asato, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services over the ashes: 4 p.m. Sunday at Lahaina Shingon Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Choko Oshiro, 70, of Waipahu, an ITT Worldcom retiree, died Dec. 10 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. he was born in Waipahu. Survived by wife Jean H.; daughters Sharon H. Fujita, Sara N. Uyejo and Sherrie A. Oshiro; brother Seiyei; sisters Akiko Oshiro and Takeko Shinsato, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

William D.B. “Irish Bill” Selner, 65, of Honolulu, retired from the U.S. Air Force, died last Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in Syracuse, N.Y. Survived by wife Helen; daughters Jacqueline and Roxanne Perez; son Chris; brothers Dr. John, Michael and David; sisters Patricia Thomas, Dorothy Stevens and Ruth Campbell, and three grandchildren. Services at a later date. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Momoyo Silva, 76, of Pearl City, retired from Pan American World Airways commissary, died Dec. 2 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Makaweli, Waimea, Kauai. Survived by son Ernest Jr. and a grandson. Private services.

George Y. “Taka” Takahashi, 59, of Wahiawa, formerly employed at Y. Higa Enterprises, died Dec. 10 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. Survived by wife Keiko; daughters JoAnn and Teri; son Greg; mother Edith; sisters Florence, Betty and Gladys; brothers Herbert and Abraham, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mildred M. Takase, 85, of Wailuku, a retired waitress at Willows Restaurant, died Dec. 5 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. Survived by sons Ralph H. and Ronald N.; daughters Molly C. Kubo, Jean T. Arakawa and Joyce S. Saiki, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Louise Vimini,78, of Honolulu, a retired federal secretary, died Dec. 4 in Honolulu. She was born in Arkansas. Survived by sons Dominic and Michael; brother Henry Church; sister Kit McReady, and two grandchildren. Private services. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for more information.

Louise G. Weeks, 87, of Honolulu died Nov. 20 in in Perris, Calif. She was born in Grants Pass, Ore. Survived by daughter Donalee Allen; sisters Bertie Byrne, Dicky Krenz and Janie Wheeler, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow from the catamaran Nahoku II off Waikiki.