Obituaries

Monday, January 26, 1998

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Saturday, January 24, 1998

Kekumano Mass next Saturday

By Star-Bulletin staff

Burial for Monsignor Charles Kekumano will be private.

It will follow a 12:30 p.m., Jan. 31 Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa at 712 N. School St. Eulogies will be given at noon prior to the Mass.

Friends may call after 9 a.m. at the church. Aloha attire is requested. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Queen Liliuokalani Trust Children’s Center.

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Kam Siu Chun, 75, of Honolulu will be remembered in services 2:30 p.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 1:30 p.m. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday.

Richard Duncan, 72, of Kailua, owner of Alpha Color Photography, died Jan. 16 in Kaneohe. Born in Ohio, he is survived by daughters Leilani Duncan and Amy Suetomi-Ching, companion Janice Suetomi and brother James. Private services.

Gail L. Farrar, 66, of Kaneohe died Wednesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Illinois, he is survived by wife Virginia, son Douglas, daughters Martha Camara and Daphne Farrar, sisters Mildred Bond and Barbara Lashbrook and seven grandchildren. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s By the Sea in Kahaluu.

George “Keoki” Flores, 72, of Wailuku, a retired police officer with the Maui Police Department, died Monday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Wailuku, he is survived by wife Josephine L.; sons George Jr., David and Kaipo Flores and Jacob and Harold Paiva; daughters Mary J. Kahalelike, Theone Kanuha, Kanoe Paiva, Tiana F. Enfield, Keoki Flores and Juliette Bryant; brothers Victor, Alfred and David; sisters Sheila Reyes, Clara Fernandez and Sarah Akahi; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony’s Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. next Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lusia Hahn, 69, of Waianae died Jan. 15 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Western Samoa, she is survived by husband Fred; sons Elmer and Frank; daughter Theresa Fuga; brothers Filipo and Iosefo Savelio; sisters Susitina Nikolao, Iutita Agasiva and Ana Sasagi; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lorine E. “Becky” Kaaikaula, 82, of Jefferson City, Mo. and formerly of Honolulu died Sunday in Jefferson City. Born in Waynesville, Mo., she is survived by nephew Doug Long, niece Karen Gasner and cousin Irene Morgan. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Hawaii Kai Baptist Church. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Diane Kim, 47, of Honolulu, a general manager for Ram Paging Hawaii, died Monday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Daniel Jarett III, father Robert and grandson Shane Jarrett. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 8 p.m. Scattering: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Waimea Canyon, Kauai.

Lorna C. Klobe, 87, of Kailua died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Minnesota, she is survived by sons Thomas and Alan and sisters Ruth Welch and Dorothy Dimond. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Kailua. Call after 8:30 a.m.

Tong Kee Lee, 62, of Honolulu died Thursday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Port Allen, Kauai, he is survived by brothers Tong Chung and Tai Ok, sisters Ruth Adversalo and Que Oshiba. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Rose H. Matsunaga, 79, of Honolulu died Sunday in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Raymond M., sons Warren M. and Dennis K., daughter Sharon M. Tom, brother Yoshiki Izutsu, sisters Haruko Inouye and Ethel Watari, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Agnes K. “Dutchie” Rutherford, 89, of Honolulu, a retired cafeteria assistant at Aliiolani Elementary School, died Thursday1/ in Honolulu. Born in Sprecklesville, Maui, she is survived by sons Melville A. and Alfred E.K., daughter Aulani Morton, sister Judy Zablan, 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lucille C. Walsh, 62, of Honolulu, employed at Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Palmer, Mass., she is survived by husband Robert, daughter Pamella Giltner, brothers Donald and Harold Smith, sister Dot Kibbie and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. today at Waikiki Elks Lodge. Aloha attire. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

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Monday, January 26, 1998

Hiileiikapolilehua Ikeke Beltrame-Aila, infant, daughter of Lehualani Beltrame and Kalahanohano Aila, died Jan. 18 in Honolulu. She is also survived by grandparents Sandra and Lewis Aila and Eugene and Lorraine Beltrame; great-grandparents Bill and Audrey Trinidad; great-grandmothers Edith Noblisse and Kuulei Aila and great-great-grandmother Lucille Gomes. Services were private.

Ichiro “Ichi” Nakashima, 79, of Honolulu, died Wednesday at Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He was a retired budget analyst for the U.S. Army. He is survived by wife Itaru “Marian;” daughters Claire Ganeku and Faye; sister Yoneko Imamura, and two grandsons. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire, no flowers.

Ruby H. Sugimura, 56, of Honolulu, died last Monday at Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She was a Castle High School secondary social studies teacher for 33 years. She is survived by parents Richard Y. and Sueno; brothers, Michael Y. and Miles K., and sister Lynn S. Docktor. Services were private.

Annie C. Spenser, 94, of Wailuku, died Friday at Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born on Maui. She was a retired schoolteacher and widow of Aloyisius Spenser, who served as Maui County Chairman from 1938 to 1947. She is survived by sons Al Jr., Robert, Clarence and Charles; daughters Patricia, Catherine, Evelyn, Ann, Frances, Elizabeth and Teresa; brother Jerry Sentinella; 63 grandchildren, 83 great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Church in Wailuku. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.

Wallace Kuen Hop Wong, 85, of Honolulu, a retired vice president of Import Export Company, died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edith; son Stanley; daughters Marvelyn and Valerie, and three grandchildren. Service: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Private inurnment. For information, call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.

Edwin Yoshio Yoshimura, 41, of Honolulu, a bowling alley mechanic, died Tuesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Takayo Yoshimura and two brothers. Services were private.