Obituaries

Thursday, March 12, 1998

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Isaac Ah Tim Ahu Jr., 80, of Pearl City, a retired pipefitter and the father of state Rep. Lei Ahu Isa, died March 4 in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice C.; sons Norman, Timothy and Elwin, nine grandchildren and a great-grandson. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Private burial at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Ralph Y. Aoki, 66, of Lahaina, a Korean War veteran, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He is survived by sister Jackie Imai; brothers Clarence and Stanley and niece Avis Tokuhisa. Services: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Casual attire.

William M. Bush, 94, of Honolulu, a retired executive vice president of Castle & Cooke, died Feb. 10 in Oregon. He also had served as a director for C&H Sugar Co. and First Insurance Co. of Hawaii. He was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland. He is survived by wife Diana Munden-Bush; daughters Sheila Myhre and Katie Hardy; son Alan M.; sister Nora Potter; brother Allan M., eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. No services. Donations suggested to the Friends of Honolulu Botanical Gardens, 180 N. Vineyard Blvd., Honolulu 96817 or Hawaii Audubon Society, 850 Richards St., Suite 505, Honolulu 96813.

Vicky Bushong, 88, of Medford, Ore. died Saturday at home. She was born in Forest Grove, Ore. She is survived by husband James W.; daughters Joyce Ellis, Janis Siemon, Elizabeth Armstrong and Kathy Patterson; brother George Seymour, 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to the Rogue Valley Manor Health Center, 1200 Mira Mar, Medford, OR 97504.

Henry F. Cazinha, 77, of Waialua, a retired cane haul driver for Waialua Sugar Plantation, died March 2 in Killeen, Texas. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son David, sister Justine C. Peru and a grandchild. Memorial services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Yukio “Yuki” Ebesugawa, 73, of Hilo, a retired business manager for the former Ebesu’s Flower and Vegetable Shop, died Monday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Yaeko “Yae;” sons Dr. Ian and Michael; brother Toshio “Baron”; sisters Tsuyako “Nappie” and Satsuki “Sachi” Ebesugawa, Kiyoko “Kay” Ushijima, Setsuko “Sets” Kobayashi, Nobuko “Ann” Kaya and Ruby Maruyama, and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert W. Gibson, 82, of Kula, Maui died Saturday at home. He is survived by wife Lesley; daughters Robyn and Inga; sons Gary and Erik; stepdaughter Lesley Nelson; stepson Ben Alexander, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Theresa K.K. Giffard, 74, of Aiea, retired from Dobbs Houses International, died Feb. 28 in Queen’s Hospital. She was born in Kahakuloa, Maui. She is survived by sons Steve P. and William I. Jr.; hanai sons Joseph Kahai and Edward White Jr.; daughter Laverne M. Rhody; brother Warren Kekona; sisters Irene Chang Wo, Helen White, Ethel Christiansen, Matilda Darden and Blanche Wahineho‘okai, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Aileen Lin Sung Hee, 76, of Honolulu, a former employee of Oahu Towing, died Monday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Richard; sons Calvin, Michael and Dan; daughters Carolyn Meyer and Cora Ushijima; brothers Walter, Jerry, Kenneth and Gilbert, 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Raymond B. Herrick, 71, of Honolulu, a retired professor in animal science at the University of Hawaii, died Tuesday in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Baltimore. He is survived by wife Orpha. No services. Donations suggested to the Association of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Donald K. “Sonny” Kellett, 64, of San Jose, Calif., a musician, died Feb. 14 in San Jose. He was also an entertainer. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Lloyd and sisters Anita Morris and Winona Akana. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Church. Call after 10 a.m. Scattering of the ashes off Waikiki Beach to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Melvina O. Lafreniere, 91, of Makaha will be remembered in a memorial Mass at 8 a.m. tomorrow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.

Dean T. Machiguchi, 41, of Kailua, a waiter at Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel, died Jan. 26 in St. Francis Hospice. He also was a student at the University of Hawaii. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Sueko Stohr; sister Sandy L. Kameekua, and brothers Guy, Ivan, Cyrus, Mark and John. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

May Martines, 68, of Honolulu died Monday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Paia, Hawaii. She is survived by son Gilbert; daughters Beverly Lind and Cheryl Coughlan; brothers Walter, Moses, Phillip and Richard Reis; sisters Delores Fujimori and Irene Petryshun; hanai sister Geraldine Lee; hanai daughters Norma Crowder and Robyn Yoshida, four grandchildren and two hanai grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Guy S. Matsunaga, 86, of Lihue, retired owner of Guy Matsunaga Inc. Construction Co., died Tuesday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Tomie; son Gerald; sister Miyako Serai, and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kauai Soto Zen Temple Zenshuji. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Teruo Miyashiro, 73, of Honolulu, a retired heavy equipment machinist/supervisor at Fort Shafter, died Friday at home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Beatrice; daughters Lois Han and Lola; brothers Sunichi and Fred, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Betty Y. Oshiro, 77, of Sun City, Nev., died Feb. 4 in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harry Y.; daughter Penny Baker; brothers Harry and Robert Fukuyama; sisters Elsie Fukuyama, Doris Abe and Nancy Woitovich, and a grandson. Private services.

Satoru Takamine, 63, of Honolulu and formerly of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired police lieutenant, died Friday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife May S.; sons Duane S., Derick S. and Davin S.; brothers Yoshito, Henry K., Yoshinobu, Takeshi and Robert K., and sisters Akira Fujimoto, Sueko Kakazu, Yaeko Tamayose and Amy Y. Lum. Memorial services: 8 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hana Tokushige, 93, of Kaneohe, a retired seamstress for Holoholo Apparel, died last Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter Carole Toguchi, brother Tomomi and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at the park. Aloha attire.

George W.Y. Tom, 69, of Kahului, a retired assistant police chief with the Maui Police Department, died yesterday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Mary Ellen; son Dexter; brothers Wallace, Edmund and Arnold; sisters Shirley Chee, Roseline Chung, Theresa Tom and Florence Kojenlang, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Aloha attire. Services on Maui at a later date.

Ronald I. Watanabe, 56, of Pearl City, an employee at Leahi Hospital, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by brother Kiyoshi and sisters Kay Y. Berry, Fay Y. Yoshitomi and Ann Y. Tamashiro. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Thomas K. Yabusaki, 74, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor for Hawaiian Airlines, died March 4 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers George H. and Paul Y. Private services.