Obituaries

Tuesday, December 30, 1997

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Sophie C. Agena, 81, of Honolulu died Dec. 10 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Paul R.; son Roy T.; daughter Judy Riley; brothers Shinichi, Bill, Ray and Harold Kaneshiro, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Oriku T. Akazawa, 102, of Pakala, Kauai, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Japan. She is survived by children Fusako Morita, Misao Mori, Sumako Lee, Chiaki and Eugene Akazawa, Yukiko Kubota and Itsuko Murabayashi, 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Garden Island Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

David M. Arakaki, 78, of Halaula, Kohala, Hawaii, a retired foreman for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Niulii, Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ethel O.; sons Lawson, Alvin, Derrick and Neil; daughter Terry J. Arakaki-Koishigawa; sisters Florence Komoto, Doreen Lanier and Marilyn Keau, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Kohala Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Pacita Casuga, 76, of Kilauea, Kauai, guava laborer, died Thursday. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Eugenio; son Ronald; daughters Geraldine Sevigny, Priscilla Valadez, Linda Dawson and Lorene Zambo; sister Rose Anguay; brothers Frank and Larry Mamalias, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. next Tuesday at St. Sylvester’s Church in Kilauea. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kilauea Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Bernice I. Cherris, who had a second home in Hawaii, died Dec. 22 in New Westminster, British Columbia. She is survived by husband George; daughters June, Kathy, Lana and Maralee; son Robert; sisters Greta and Karen, nine grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Services in British Columbia. No flowers. Donations suggested to the ALS Society of British Columbia, Suite 809-626 W. Pender St., Vancouver B.C., V6B 1V9 Canada.

Abraham K.A. Ching II, 49, of Honolulu died Dec. 18 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Valentine; son Christopher; daughter Nastassia; brothers Valentine Jr., Mervyn, Jarrett, Cyrus and Chadwick, and sister Pearl Keala. Services: 5:45 p.m. Saturday at Pearl City Community Church. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

George H. “Chris” Christiansen,of Citrus Heights, Calif., retired from the U.S. Navy, died Dec. 11 at home. He was born in Milwaukee. He is survived by wife Ruth; children Chris, Craig, Colleen and Carter Christiansen, Charlene Craig and Carol Purpura, and 10 grandchildren. Donations suggested to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101.

Margaret Cremer, 82, of Makaweli, Kauai, died Wednesday in Waimea Care Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by daughters Marian Lizama, Lorraine Medeiros-Loy, Elizabeth Owen, Jeanette Tu, Loretta Johnson and Bernadette Reynolds; sons Ronnie, Robert, Edward and Eric; brothers John, Joseph and Adam Rapozo; sisters Lillian Kouchi and Betty Woodward; 39 grandchildren, 76 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Friday at Waimea Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Sulticio B. “Santiago” Domingo,85, of Kauai, a Lihue Plantation irrigator, died Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Clarita; daughter Addie Del Rosario; stepdaughter Donnie Salvadore; stepsons the Rev. Nobincio and Rosendo Fernandez and Rudolfo Notebo; brother Petronilo, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Laulusa Faatoafe, 75, of Long Beach, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Long Beach. He was born in Onenoa, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Faatulia; sons Mailo, Iese, Iose and Rex; daughters Afimuao Lafo, Nive Yats and Lisa Mamea; brothers Amua and Ugaitafa; sisters Sitofa Polo, Taimeli Tuitelelepaga and Falefa Faiaipau, 23 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services on the mainland.

Grace C.M. Goo, 74, of Honolulu died Dec. 22 in Queen’s Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Glenn Jr. and Alvin; daughters Jeanette Nagahara and Carol Fukumae; brothers Chew L. and Albert Lee, and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Francis Haar, 89, of Honolulu, a photographer, died Dec. 22. He was also a filmmaker and educator. He was born in Hungary. He is survived by wife Irene; sons Tom and Andrew; daughter Veronica, three grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Private services.

Jeanette A. Hayashi, 80, of Pearl City, a retired seamstress, died Dec. 19 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Hiromu; sons Howard T. and Jeffery A.; daughters Sally H. and Susan Y.; brother Nobuso Ota; sisters Gertrude M. and Margaret H. Yamasaki, and two granddaughters. Private services.

Francois X. Iragui, of Honolulu is also survived by wife Beata Gierasinski-Iragui. The additional information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.

Valentine A. Jones Jr., 56, of California, a retired computer technician from Webber Aircraft, died Dec. 17 in California. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by companion Carol Jean; daughters Doreen Tateishi and Marie Spotkaeff; parents Valentine and Julia; brothers Benjamin and Conrad; sisters Elizabeth Waialae, Marie Ishiki and Loretta McKeague, and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes: Heeia Kea Pier. Casual attire. No flowers.

Geneviere L.H. Kaeo, 90, of Honolulu died Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Keanuenue Rochlen; son William Jr.; brother Anthony Morse, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Joseph K. “Joe” Keahiolalo Jr.,56, of Honolulu, a construction supervisor with Hawaiian Electric Co., died last Tuesday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Haleiwa. He is survived by wife Nancy Keahiolalo; sons Joseph K., Wayne S. and Michael K., and sisters Thelma Jones, Cecilia Hoffman, Dolly Crawford, Jo Birch and Toni Mallow. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.

John Kiko, 69, of Honolulu died Dec. 19 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Violet Santiago, Berida Borje and Vera Rice, and hanai daughters Lorelei Castro and Mary Kiko. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Malcolm McFaull Jr. 75, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired mechanical engineer for Dole Food Corp., died Dec. 21 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was also a past commodore of the Waikiki Yacht Club. He was born in Manhattan, N.Y. He is survived by wife Frances Anne; son Daniel; daughter Linda Tinker, three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Services were held.

Martha U. Mendiola, 48, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Queen’s Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Ann P.M. Githere and Ellen P. Mody and brother John M.J. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Ichiko Morioka, 85, of Kaneohe, formerly employed by Maui Pineapple Cannery, died Wednesday in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons George M. and Paul T.; daughters Marilyn C. Kamei and Lillian K. Tominaga; sisters Haruko Nakashima, Tokuye Torres and Tomie Watanabe, and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Esther O. Myers, 70, of Hilo, a retired bookkeeper, died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by husband Robert B.; son John; daughters Linda Myers, Patricia Sprague and Kathlyn Stanberry, and sisters Helen Ammerman, Ethel Heitsenrather, Eva Swanson and Patricia Anderson. Private services.

Julia P. Naito, 89, of Nawiliwili, Kauai died Wednesday at home. She was born in Nawiliwili, Kauai. She is survived by sons Robert, Ralph and Lincoln; daughter Pat Asing; sister Marian Agena, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Teruo Odo, 74, of Honolulu, a retired city parks and recreation construction inspector, died last Tuesday at home. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by companion Betty H. Silva; sons Stephen A., Michael S. and Patrick T.; daughter Jeannie K. Fujikawa; brothers Calvin Y. and George S.; sister Shizuko Sasabuchi, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Violet M. Okamura, 78, of Kalaheo, Kauai is also survived by daughters Sharon Fidell and Carol Okamura. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Friday.

Alma L. Savoie, 77, of Kalaoa, Kona, Hawaii, owner of Alma’s Restaurant in Houma, La., died Dec. 4 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Laose, La. She is survived by daughter Gail Patel and two stepgrandchildren.

Margaret A. Schrader, 73, died Dec. 6 in Bellevue, Wash. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Wayne Schrader, Jan Moon, Judy Carr and Mary Burgess; brothers Warren and Jack Ackerman, and nine grandchildren. Private services.

Margaret M.B.H. Sica, 94, of Waimanalo died Saturday in Castle Hospital. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by daughter Dorothy Kalima; brothers Moses, Martin and Elias Bernard; sister Alice Muchler; hanai son Douglas “Billy” Bernard; nine grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine by the Sea. Call after 11:30 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Sikota I.K. Soakai, 56, of Mililani, died Saturday in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Selomiti K.; sons Soakai Kaumatule, Kamipeli Kaumatule and Veuki; daughters Saane and Alisi Makeleta; brothers Panasai Kaumatule, Mohekonokono Kaumatule and Veuki Kaumatule, and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 8 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

James “Jimmy Redongo” Stazko,71, of Koloa, Kauai, a McBryde Sugar Co. truck driver, died Dec. 16 in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Lawrence, John and William and sisters Leonora Koichi and Katherine Fraticelli. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Raphael’s Church in Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Miguel A. Straub, 13, of Ewa Beach died Dec. 21 in Tripler Hospital. He was born in Colombia. He is survived by parents Jorge E. Sierra and Luz E. Straub; brother Jorge Andres; sister Carolina, and grandmother Oliva. Private services.

Linda Mae Sugiyama, 47, of Honolulu died Dec. 17 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Michelle and parents Barney and Betty. Private services.

Walter M. Urata, 66, of Honolulu, a retired welder for the city Parks Department, died Sunday. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Marion Y.; daughters Shannon and Kimberly; brother Jackie T., and sisters Yuriko Takekuma, Chieko Miyamoto, Nobuko Hashimura, Yaeko Koga, Etsuko Arashiro and Sueko Higa. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tanis K. Villagonza-Ano, infant daughter of Paul and Jessielyn, died Dec. 20 in Kuakini Hospital. She is also survived by sister Alyssa; brothers David, Kama and Isaiah; grandparents Cynthia and Jesse, Harold and Puaala, and Minnie and Jack, and great-grandparents Christopher Ano and Julia Rezents. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Norio Watanabe, of Wahiawa died Dec. 20 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Nobu and Yasu and sisters Tsuyuko Serain and Chieko Cornelius. Services held.

Sister Charles Miriam “Eleanor” Wong, 63, of Manoa died Sunday in St. Francis Convent. She is survived by sisters Gloria Tamashiro, Patricia Mar, Rowena Tanaka and Edna Liu; brothers William, Harry and Allen, and hanai sister Beverly Akiona. Memorial services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Francis Convent, 2715 Pamoa Road. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaii Memorial Park. Donations suggested to Sacred Hearts School Scholarship Fund, Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761; Saint Francis Hospice, 24 Puiwa Rd., Honolulu, HI 96817, or Sisters of Saint Francis, 2715 Pamoa Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822.

John C. Young, 88, of Honolulu will be remembered in services from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.