Obituaries

Monday, April 13, 1998

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Saturday, April 11, 1998

Harry S. Chang, 89, of Honolulu, a retired federal contracting officer, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Bess, sons Raymond and Harry, daughter Carolyn Yuen, brother Harold, sisters Lily Pang and Frances McMoore, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.

Julia Clifton, 80, of Wahiawa died last Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Waialua, she is survived by sons George E., Millard C. and James I.; daughters Brooksie A. Fikert, Barbara L. Sanchez and Stephanie L. Cattell; sister Anna Lee; 28 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Jack M. Crandall, 90, of Kaneohe, a newspaperman with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, died March 3 in Kaneohe. Born in Austria, he is survived by sisters Donna Prendergast and Delores Childers. Services: 2 p.m. next Saturday at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, 1516 Kewalo. Casual attire. No flowers. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Micheal A. DeMello, 52, of Atlanta, a co-founding director of the Ancestral Lands of Hawaii Aboriginals, died Tuesday in Atlanta. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Jeanie; sons Adam and Evan; daughters Laurie Fowler, Stacey Triplette and Ashley DeMello; mother Louisa K.; brothers Richard “Dickie,” Herbert, Moses, David, Edward, Jody and Rockney; sisters Louisa M. Dewitt, Louella Albino, Tilden P. Zeek and Peggy Chee; and five grandchildren. Private services. Call 732-8994 or 622-1393 for information.

Frances S. Fujitani, 92, of Pearl City died March 28 in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Richard H., daughter Betty M. Matsuda, brother Kenji Okihiro, sisters Joan Sato and Leatrice Fujii, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Richard T. Iwamasa, 87, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died April 1 in Hale Pulama Mau. Born in North Kohala, he is survived by brothers Sadaichi and Masao, and sister Patsy T. Kuwahara. Private services.

Edward P. Kau, 78, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired ordnance employee of the U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot at Lualualei and West Loch, died Sunday in Mahelona Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughters Edwina Tanaka, Phoebe M. Ewaliko and Lavina Chapel; sons Edward Jr. and Arthur Kau and Allan Raymond; sisters Lily Kau, Beatrice Park and Rose Torres; brothers Wendell, Rudy and Wendell; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services and inurnment: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.

Lucille J. Martin, 94, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher with the state Department of Education, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Papaikou, Hawaii, she is survived by daughter Stephanie Thompson, nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great- great-grandchildren. Rosary: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Star of the Sea Church. Call from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Mass to follow. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Martha M. McCabe, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired cafeteria worker for Kahaluu Elementary School, died Tuesday in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Caroline Ohara, Cynthia Brown and Irma L. Choo; son Stanley; sister Charlene Naipo; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Henry R. “Hank” Medeiros, 73, of Honolulu, retired from Pearl Harbor, died Wednesday at home. He was also formerly with Amfac. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by wife Evelyn; sons Thomas, Henry and Ernest; daughters Karen Moon and Tamara Silva; brother George Rodriques; sister Mildred Dopp; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Shima Mito, 86, of Pearl City, a retired domestic helper, died Tuesday in Straub Hospital. Born in Waipahu, she is survived by sons Edgar M. and Edwin N., daughter Ellice S. Elento, sisters Nami Mikamura and Hama Nakamura, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Harris United Methodist Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Setsuko K. Nakamoto, 70, of Kailua died Monday in Castle Hospital. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she is survived by daughter Kathryn R.; brothers Hiroaki and Masuto Kubai; and sisters Emiko Saeki, Michiko Nabehara and Sachiko Kinoshita. Services: 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hachiro Ohashi, 72, of Wahiawa, who retired from the U.S. Army, died Tuesday in Tripler Hospital. He was also a retired machinist at Pearl Harbor. Born in Kahuku, he is survived by wife Chiyoko; son Harold H.; daughter Margaret H.; and sisters Chiyoko Kamei, Teruko Nishimura, Matsuko Kawana and Mildred M. Yoshimura. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire.

Connie M. Olarti, 60, of Pearl City, a state library clerk for 30 years, died last Saturday at home. Born in Kealia, Kauai, she is survived by husband Cresencio C.; sons Kent C., Glenn P., Russ A. and Todd J.; daughter Kristie K.; mother Beatrice A. Ancheta; brothers Fred, Ernest, Melvin and Eddie Ancheta; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Sabas R. “Sonny” Rapisura, 75, of Mililani Town, a retired waiter at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, died last Saturday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Tamorong, Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Felisa Gasmen-Rapisura; sons Rosendo, Rudolfo and Michael; daughters Carmen Cabreros, Elaine Utu, Dolores Goulsby, Mellissa Rapisura and Georgie Lee; half brothers and sisters in the Philippines; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani Town. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Edith L. Santiago, 90, of Mililani, a retired city employee, died April 2 at home. Born in Aiea, she is survived by son John Jr.; daughters Marilyn S. Smith, Vivian S. Cabal and Irene S. Batungbacal; sister Helen Shimamoto; 18 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Prayer services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Grace S. Tachibana, 74, of Honolulu, a retired sales supervisor for F.W. Woolworth Co., died Monday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Hilea, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Larry F. and Alvin S.; daughters Lorna K. Nishimura and Dale Y. Okamoto; brothers Jerry N., Kiyoshi and James M. Takeuchi; sisters Agnes T. Ariyoshi, Harumi Ikeda, Satsue Yoshishige and Namie Goto; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Setsu Takamori, 101, of Honolulu, a retired proprietor of Takamori Shoten, died last Saturday in Nuuanu Hale Nursing Home. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she is survived by daughter Mary K. Haruichi, five grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Carmen M. Toomey, 75, of Loveland, Ohio, died Tuesday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by children John Costa, Juanita Hatfield and Patricia Lepe; brothers George Fonseca, Edward Costa, Pedro Fonseca Jr., Stanley Fonseca and Chiquita Meheula; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and friend Alvina Marsoleck. Services on the mainland.

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Monday, April 13, 1998

Genevieve “Genny” T. Arruda, 78, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a sales counselor and local entertainer, died Wednesday at her home. She was born in Maui. She was also a retired Papaikou postal clerk. She is survived by son Tony; daughters Genny Bader, Bernie Wise and Chris Lee; brother Gerald Tavares; sisters Lee Caires, Flo Teixeira and Vera Montemayor, 11 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Entombment: Homelani Memorial Park Mausoleum. Call from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. In lieu of flowers, monetary donations may be made to the North Hawaii Hospice.

John T. Abe, 83, of Lihue, Kauai, a retired laboratory supervisor with Lihue Plantation, died Friday at Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He is survived by wife Haruko. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Henry Herbert Chevalier, 54, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a carpenter, died April 4 at Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Washington. He is survived by wife Park; sons William Rocz and Jon Kevin and Aaron Lloyd; daughter Malia Lloyd; sister Nannette, and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Ashes to be scattered off Honokahau Harbor. Aloha attire. Leis and loose flowers welcomed.

Kimiyo Hanashiro, 75, of Honomu, Hawaii, a seamstress, died Friday at Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter June Edmoundson; son Alvin Hanashiro; brothers Yasufusa Nagamine and Yasuhachi Nagamine; sisters Ume Hirata, Kiku Nakashima and Fusako Nishimoto, and five grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Eugene Kalawaia Kaina, 62, of Wailuku, Maui, died April 6 at Wailuku Hale Makua. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Eugene Jr., Darryl, Calvin and Chris; daughters Eugenie Nishie, Darlene Pa and Eulynne Ganotisi; sisters Maile Campbell and Ululani Hashimoto, 21 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Ka Home Mahamau Cemetery. Casual attire.

Kenneth Lloyd McAtee, 77, of Keaau, Hawaii, proprietor of D & K Vacuum Store, died April 6 at the Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Marysville, Kan. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He is survived by sons John, Kenneth and Jarrett; daughter Ann Aquino; sisters Helen Stang and Sondra Rampy, and brothers Harold and Jack. Services: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Julia “Judy” Ann Stith, 33, of Brownsville, Texas, who lived in Hawaii for the past seven years, died April 4 at St. Vicent Hospital in Santa Fe, N.M. She was employed with Foley Construction Co. in Los Alamos, N.M. She was born in Ft. Dix, N.J. She is survived by husband John Neumann; parents Mary and Donald Stith; brothers Donald and William, and sisters Clare Hulama, Margaret Garcia, Virgina and Patricia. Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at St. Luke Catholic Church in Brownsville, Texas. Burial: Roselawn Memorial Garden.

Cherelle Conceria Weathers, infant daughter of Hobart and Erna Weathersby, died April 5 in Honolulu. She was born in Nevada. She is also survived by paternal grandparents Donna Scott and Hobart Weathersby; maternal grandparents Leonora and Vergilio Carillo; paternal great-grandparents Mildred Grant and Sam Turner, and maternal great-grandmother Edelizia Mangaoang. Services: 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.