Obituaries

Thursday, January 15, 1998

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Albert K. Brown, 53, of Kahului, a Valley Isle Express utilityman, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Paia, Maui, he is survived by companion Roberta Kealoha; father John K.; hanai son Shane Kealoha Jr.; hanai daughters Ewalani and Ka‘i Kealoha; sisters Nancy Kan Hai, Beverly Brown and Lorna Soares; and brothers Walter F. Kan Hai Jr. and Alvin Brown. Wake services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Thomas W.S. Chang, also known as Mayor of He’eia Kea Pier, 92, of Kaneohe, a retired warehouseman for Hawaiian Electric Co., died Friday in Kaneohe. Born in Heeia, Oahu, he is survived by sons Arthur and Kenneth Chang and Happy Chun; daughters Eleanor Lovelette, Bernice Claing and Annie Chang; 23 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and companion Lorraine Ng. Services: 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Helen Cunningham, 89, a schoolteacher, counselor and vice principal at Farrington High School, died Nov. 20 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Spokane, Wash., she is survived by nieces Connie Hungate and Carol Luckhardt. Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Central Union Church. Donations suggested to Farrington Alumni and Community Foundation or charity.

Ronald S. Cushnie, 79, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired factory engineer for Puna Sugar, died Jan. 7 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Pauhau, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Viola, daughter Kathy Newman, sons Michael and John, sister Margaret Burso and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Harriet M. Davis, 64, of Kalamaula, Molokai died Saturday at home. Born in Halapue, Molokai, she is survived by sons Hiene, Jaime and Gene R.; daughters Vera Gibby and Cheryl Tollestrup; brother Isacc Hart; sisters Dora Braun, Ruth Mitchell and Winona Morita; and 21 grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kanakaloloa Cemetery.

Victor “Pake” Duro, 90, of Honolulu will be remembered in a Mass 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Church. Incorrect information for an obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Richard M. Fujie, 80, of Hilo died yesterday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by wife Ella M.; sons Clayton, Maurice and Dr. Richard Jr.; daughters Iris Nitta and Christina Inouye; brothers Roy Fujie and Tokoyuki Kawasaki; sisters Misako Akinaka, Yayoko Inaba and Clara Ichiyama; and six grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Hilo Meishoin Mission. Call after noon. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hisako Hiramoto, 94, of Honolulu, died Dec. 15 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Makaweli, Kauai, she is survived by daughters Betty Miyabara and Jane Hiramoto; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Enoch Kakelaka, 81, of Kailua died Sunday in Aloha Health Care. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sisters Louise Carpenter and Sarah Meyer and brothers Samuel and Theodore. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Kailua Christian Church. Call from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Gordon M. Kaya, 67, of Chicago and formerly of Waiahole, a postal clerk, died Dec. 31 in Chicago. He was also a U.S. Air Force veteran. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by brothers Tom, Susumu and George and sister Amy Okafuji. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Edward Lutao, 85, of Kaumakani, Kauai, a welder for the Olokele Sugar Co., died Jan. 7. He was also a boxer. Born in Makaweli, Kauai, he is survived by wife Marcellina L.; daughters Patricia Arrisgado and Elaine Kekahu; brothers Domingo, Mansueto, Manuel and Salvador; sister Conchita Lopez; stepmother Lucia; half sisters Auzena Candari, Patricia Cariaga and Angeles; half brothers Cornelio Lutao Jr., Leo Fernando and Joseph; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire.

Harry S. Maeda, 75, of Kailua, a retired plasterer and mason for Okazaki & Sugai Contracting Co., died yesterday in Castle Hospital. Born in Wailuku, he is survived by wife Doris K., sons Nelson I. and Laine Y. and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hilda T. Nunnelley, 87, of Lake Ridge, Va. and formerly of Honolulu died Jan. 3. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sister Mary. Memorial Mass: 5 p.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church.

Soriano L. Palongao, 69, of Honolulu, a gardener, died Jan. 6 at home. Born in Abra, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Irene Q.; son Ernesto; daughter Felipa P. Callejo; brothers Hilarion Rodriguez, Zacarias Palongao and Cenon and Mauro Murphy; sisters Marcelina Oca and Antonina Murphy; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Theresa Co-Cathedral. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Chong Sum Pang, 75, of Pearl City died Jan. 7 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by his wife Hilda; daughters Heide Mar, Monika Pang and Erica Pang-Harrison; brothers Joe, Alfred C.C., James C.W., Walter C.J. and Herbert C.K.; sister Daisy P. Dung; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Emma J.K.K. Rice, 61, of New York and formerly of Honolulu and Annville, Pa., a teacher assistant for the Honolulu school district, died Friday in New York. She was also a maintenance worker for the University of Hawaii. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Laughlin E. and Franklin E.; daughters Stacey M. Greenwood, Tracey L.R. Freeman and Heather U. and Kathryn K. Rice; brother James Kahoano; sisters Rose M. Eichenberg and Margaret Lee; and nine grandchildren.

June E.M. Roy, 77, of Honolulu, a fiction writer, died Nov. 12 at home. Born in California, she is survived by many friends in Honolulu. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church in Manoa. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shunichi Sakaue, 76, of Honolulu is survived by daughter Penelope Y. Suzuki, brother George and sisters Naoko Mizomi, Molly Lee and Marian Nakamura. Additional information for an obituary yester day provided by the mortuary.

Maximina M. Samson, 100, of Pahoa, Hawaii died Friday in Hilo Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by son Jesus; daughters Cristina Delapenea, Geronia Francisco and Teodie David; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Kaoru Takata, 84, of Honolulu died Sunday at home. Born in Ninole, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Ted, Jerry and Myles; sisters Yasuko Yamanouchi, Yoneko Matsuo, Kikue Sakado and Yoshie Nekomoto; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Donald L.J. Tavares, 38, of Waianae died Jan. 2. He is survived by mother Shirley R. Kauhi; son Donald L.J. Jr.; daughters Destinie K. Querry and Preciousrose M. and Mandie H. Tavares; brothers Robert L. Tew and Norman C.C.; sisters Sherry Dugair, Ruby Tavares and Renee M. Craig. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Frederico R. Timson Jr., 44, of Roswell, Ga. is survived by sister Madeline Reddell. Incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday provided by the family.

Edralin P. Udarbe, 80, of Honolulu, a former vegetable farmer, died Jan. 1 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Petronila; children Perlita, Rosa, Mercedes, Ramon, Lilia, Fidelina and Fredo; brother Efren; sisters Catalina and Generosa; and 15 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m.

Ella M.Q. Wong, also known as Lin Wong, 103, of Honolulu died Friday at home. Born in Punaluu, she is survived by sons Lloyd, Dr. Stanley, Dr. Alton, Albert, Euton and Reuben; daughters Betty Young, Eunice Chang, Norah Chung and Cynthia Lai; sister Nellie Lau; 29 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Lin Yee Chung Chinese Cemetery in Manoa. Donations suggested to charity.

Tsugio “Kaiser” Yanagida 80, of Kaneohe died last Thursday in Castle Hospital. Additional information for an obituary Tuesday provided by the mortuary.

Lin H. “Pake” Yee, also known as Ronald Yee, 75, of Kaneohe, an engineer for Raytheon at Kwajalein, died Jan. 6 in Castle Hospital. He was also a machinist at Pearl Harbor. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Katherine; daughter Shirley; hanai son David “His Boy”; companion Matthew; brothers Harry and Leonard; sisters Peggy Wong and Patsy L.H. Yee; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ann’s Church in Kaneohe. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

June L.L. Zakrzewicz, 47, of Honolulu, a retired employee of Ala Moana Hotel, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. She was also a musician from Pauoa Valley. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Gene; brother Kemp Naniho; and half sisters Alicia and Mamo Naniho and Barbara Campbell. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Kawaihao Church. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Shirley M.L. Zane, 73, of Honolulu, a retired cashier-waitress from Spencecliff Restaurants, died Sunday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Kenneth “Sonny”, sons Alan and Barry, brother Ivan Wong, sister Irma Ching and two grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.