Obituaries

Thursday, May 7, 1998

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Colita S. Escritor, 62, of Kahului, a retired worker at the Grand Wailea Hotel, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was also a nurse’s aide at Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Amante; sons Jason F. and Stanley R.; daughters Lena Staton, Carolyn Cretella and Mercedes Schade; brothers Daniel, Leonard, Rudy and Burtrum Sebresos; sister Hilda Viernes, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 8 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Makawao Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Saburo Fujita, 83, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died April 29 at home. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by son Jene M.; sisters Chiyoko Yamada and Fujiko Sato, and two grandchildren. Services were private.

James R. Greene, 69, of Hauula, who worked for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. He is survived by wife Nathalie “Ann”; sons James “Kimo” Jr. and Reynold Catala; daughters Patti Reppun and Reynette Greene, and four grandchildren. Services were private. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Mekeila I. Greenleaf of Kapolei died Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Richard and Darlene; grandparents Guy and Elke Greenleaf and Rodrick Gauvin, and great-grandparents Roger and Ellen Sessor, Robert Greenleaf and Bessie Yoshimura. Private services.

Harold H. Hashimoto, 62, of Kailua, owner of H.H. Appliance Sales & Service, died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Charlotte R.; sons Chad M. and Caylen T.; brothers James, Homer and Paul, and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Marie B. Heilman, 96, of Honolulu, a real estate broker, died April 29. She was born in Bemidji, Minn. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services. Donations suggested to the Honolulu Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd., Building D, Honolulu, HI 96814, or the American Heart Association of Hawaii, 245 N. Kukui St., Honolulu, HI 96817. Call Williams Funeral Services of Hawaii for information.

Thomas D. Hill, 42, of Honolulu, a student at Kapiolani Community College, died April 27 in Honolulu. He was born in New York City. He is survived by father Robert and brothers Daniel and Joshua. Private services. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Harry Ten Fook Ho, 91, of Honolulu, an author and editor of “Longevity Plus,” died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mew Quon; son Hubert; brother Joseph; sister Anna Kamahele, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Virginia E. Kim, 72, of Pearl City, a retired cafeteria worker at Honowai Elementary School, died April 28 in Pearl City. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Leslie H. Hudnall and Jack M.B. Jr., Byron S.T., Robert H. and Tracy K. Kim; brothers Harry, William and James Hudnall; sisters Lena Afalava, Nani B. Hudnall, Maile Foster, Muriel Kim, Anna Duvauchelle, Sallie Quiocho, Carol Lau and Jean Marques, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.

Oscar S. Kobashigawa, 58, of Kaneohe, a retired clerk at the Pearl Harbor Public Works Division, died Sunday in Castle Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sally I.; sons Curtis R., Gregory M., Troy S. and Ram R.; hanai children Rhodes Meneses and Tony Balbuena; brothers Kikuo, Andy, George and Aki, and sisters Sadie Tokumori and Ruth Asato. Services: 8 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Saichi Kunishige, 82, of Pearl City, a retired mason, died Friday. He was born in Lahaina, Maui. He is survived by wife Dorothy; sons Miles and George Ouchi; daughters Judy Osato, Mae Kunishige, Jane Tanaka, Joyce Ouchi and Sandra Kanemura; sisters Haru Kadono and Nancy Nakamura; 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary F.C. Leichman, 63, of Nanakuli will be remembered in services at 10 a.m. Saturday at Nanakuli Beach Park, off Haleakala Avenue. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.

Chiron D. Marsden, 28, of Keaau, Hawaii, who worked in telephone sales for MCI Telecommunication in Phoenix, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Quincy, Mass. He is survived by father Vernon G.; mother Ellen A. Donovan; sister Cassie R.; brother Collin, and grandparents Paul Marsden, Gloria Keane and Thomas and Cecelia Donovan. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pahoa Assembly of God. Cremation. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Pahoa Assembly of God Church Van Ministry.

Stanley S. Matsuda, 73, of Lihue, Kauai, a retired sanitation superintendent with Love’s Bakery in Honolulu, died April 27 at home. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy and sisters Chiyoko Iwamoto and Masayo Sato. Services were private.

Rebecca L. Pellu-Simson, 42, of Honolulu and Jakarta, Indonesia, an English teacher in Jakarta, died Sunday. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She is survived by husband Folkes Pellu; son Efron; father George Simson; mother Marguerite; sister Katherine, and brother Andrew. Memorial meeting: 4 p.m. Monday at the Friends Meeting House, 2426 Oahu Ave. in Manoa. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to son, Efron.

Ah Ching George Poe, 69, of Waianae is survived by two great-grandchildren. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.

Pete S. Ramirez, 71, of Wahiawa will be remembered in graveside services at 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. The additional information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.

Alfredo A. Rebolledo, 78, of Wailuku, Maui, died Friday in Hale Makua. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Al Jr., Daniel, Clarence, Edward, Gilbert and Herbert Rebolledo and Benjamin Sagon; daughters Pololena and Marion, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Rose of Sharon Church in Kahului. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Antonio J. Revera, 26, of Waianae will be remembered in services at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. He died April 23. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Jo Ann Medeiros; brothers Jesse, Thomas Jr. and Mike; sisters Elizabeth K.R. Kennedy and Angie, Margaret and Gina Revera, and father Thomas.

Anita T. Stibbard, 88, died Friday. She is survived by sons Louis T.K., George J.K.T. and John N.; daughters Pamela Kaapana and Marjorie Roller; 27 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: Oahu Cemetery.

Hitoshi Yamamoto, 81, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired horticulturist, died April 19 in Wilcox Hospital. He was also a U.S. war veteran. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by brothers Harold, Hubert and Walter, and sisters Margie Picadura, Amy Hand, Janet Gerboc and Barbara Hataishi. Services were private.