Obituaries

Friday, May 8, 1998

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Toshio Arakaki, 63, of Waimanalo, a retired self-employed truck farmer, died Tuesday in Straub Hospital. Born in Kamalo, Molokai, he is survived by wife Jane K.; sons David T., Michael I. and Mark K.; daughter Lorna F. Shiroma; brothers Tomio and Clifford T.; sisters Kiyoko Ogi and Suzie T. Omura; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Henry H. Beckley, 87, of Honolulu, who retired from the Hawaii Meat Co., died April 30 at home. He is survived by wife Mary and sister Marie Shobert. Private services.

Mary Ann Berzanskis, 70, of Kailua-Kona, co-owner of Allied Cold Storage and JFB Enterprises, died Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Illinois, she is survived by husband John F.; sons James and John Jr.; daughters Janine Meyers and Judith Cook; sister Patricia Martin; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 6 p.m. Monday at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Alii Drive. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. Flowers are welcome.

Ah Hing Chow, 89, of Lihue, a retired fireman, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Niumalu, Kauai, he is survived by sons Alvin, Stanley, Alfred and Wayne; daughters Eleanor Chow and Amy Blackstad; brothers Aki, Richard, Kenneth and Raymond; sisters Dorothy Huddy, Ellen DeCorte and Gladys Davis; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Verl M. Cox, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired assistant credit manager, died Monday in Kailua. Born in Oregon, she is survived by daughter Janice Tabbal; brother Charles Macfarlane; sister Jerry Snortland; and two granddaughters. Services in Seattle.

Jean G. Froiseth, also known as “German and Popolo,” of Hawaii, vice president in charge of trucking at Kailua Express, died April 27. Born in Los Angeles, he is survived by wife Mildred; sons Bernard and Pete; daughter Erna; brothers Wallace and Bill; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Frank J. Graham Jr., 71, of Keauhou-Kona, Hawaii, a retired baker, died Wednesday at home. Born in Pennsylvania, he is survived by wife Jean; son Frank J. III; daughters Kathleen Kontz, Cindy Bennett, Deborah Oreopulos and Donna J. Miller; brother William E.; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday aboard the vessel “Fairwinds” at Keauhou Bay. Boarding time: 5:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Shirley M. Hester, 67, of Hoopuloa, Kona, Hawaii died Wednesday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Missouri, she is survived by stepsons Kendall and Kyle and a granddaughter. Private services.

Dwight I. Higa, 42, of Kapaa, Kauai died Wednesday. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Irene V.; sons Keawe and Kamaehu; parents Isamu and Katherine; brother Dean; sisters Lynn Higa and Cheryl Piimauna; and grandmother Tomoko Kawamoto. Services: 8 p.m. Monday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Scattering of ashes: Tuesday. Casu al or aloha attire.

Hisanobu Hisano, 76, of Honolulu died Sunday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation Facility. Born in Olowalu, Maui, he is survived by brother Atsuo and sisters Sue M. Miyashiro, Yuriko Matsui and Eunice U. Furomoto. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sherri Lynn T. Ichishita, 26, of Kailua-Kona died Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by parents Shayne and Joyce; sister Teri Ann Fujimoto; brother Kirk; and grandparents Wally and Aiko Ichishita and Azushi and Minerva Sakuma. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

David K. “Kawika” Kahawai, 53, of Waianae, senior pastor at Ke Aloha O Kamakua Ola Ministry, died April 27 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Daniel K. Kahawai and Pastor G.L. Chong; sisters Caroline Bargas, Olinda Aila, Linda Awong and Janice Kahawai; hanai daughters Cracker Kahawai and Kaleolani Kaaihue; and hanai son Ted Kahawai. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Anita H. Kamahele, 97, of Honolulu died Sunday in Honolulu. Born in Kaneohe, she is survived by sons Solomon, Kenneth, Francis and Valentine; daughters Anita Roberts, Lillian Atkinson, Bernice Fukushima and Iwalani Stone; sisters Georgiana Yuen and Helen Sing; 17 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Sarah S. Kanemori, 63, of Waialua, who retired from Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange, died April 30 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Kawailoa, she is survived by brothers Juichi, Eichi and Tsuneo; and sisters Masano Nekota, Marian Yanagihara and Betty Nagai. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Oscar S. Kobashigawa, 58, of Kaneohe is also survived by daughter Carol. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the family.

Ben T. Kobayashi, 87, of Honolulu, a retired painter, died April 28 in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by brother Mitsuo and sisters Shinako Shiraki, Tsuyako Hamasaki and Sadako Ikeda. Private services.

Raymond E. Ladd, 62, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired steward for the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, died April 28 in Plumas County, Calif. Born in St. Louis, he is survived by wife Annie; daughters Raquel and Cruinda Feliciano and Christine; son Paul; and hanai mother Ruth Deatherage. Mass: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Annunciation Catholic Church in Waimea. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Barbara Masada, 69, of Hanalei, Kauai, a retired taro farmer, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Kilauea, Kauai, she is survived by husband James H.; son Marvin; daughter Beryl Maka; brother Robert H. Watari; sister Alice Ong; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Waioli Huiia Church. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hanalei Japanese Cemetery. Casual attire.

Shiori K. “Shirley” McLaren, 79, a former substitute teacher at Kamehameha Schools, died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Tacoma, Wash., she is survived by stepchildren Elaine Anderson and Dallas Jr., Christopher, John and Jay McLaren; sisters Helen Oshita and Midory Soda; and brother Frank Kajikawa. Services: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Central Union Church. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Woman's Board of Missions at Central Union Church. Aloha attire.

Shigeru Nakamoto, 77, of Honolulu, a retired welder at Dillingham Shipyard, died Friday in Ann Pearl Nursing Center. Born in Hilo, he is survived by son Vernon K., daughter Marlene F. Sueyoshi and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sadako E. Nishimiya, 83, of Honolulu died Monday in Hale Pulama Mau. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Raymond Y. and Gordon Y.; daughters Joyce J. Dominador and Patsy T. Buonaiuto; brothers Bert K. and Rodney S. Toyama; sisters Janet M. Toyama, Lois T. McCartney and Dixie Y. Kawabata; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Fred S. Nishimoto, 78, of Honolulu, a retired heavy equipment operator, died April 27 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Kohala, he is survived by wife Violet N.; brothers Harold and Robert; and sisters Stella Tsuchida, Carol Oyama, Jane Uyeno, Mitsue Sato and Helen Shimoda. Private services.

Margaret S. Ortiz, 79, of Kaneohe died yesterday in Kahaluu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Frank Jr. and Jonathan; daughters Madge Alcantar, Carmen Stout and Lenora Dines; brother Tony Sanchez; sisters Eleanor Santiago, Mary Supebedia and Sandra Caravalho; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Honolulu Assembly of God Church, Koko Head Avenue. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Clara C. Rezentes, 90, of Hilo died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by sons Albert C. Jr. and Thomas; daughter Velma J. Felix; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hideo Tanaka, 87, of Kapaa, Kauai, founder and retired president of Hideo Tanaka Plumbing and Sheet Metal Inc., died yesterday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Nawiliwili, Kauai, he is survived by son Bryan; daughters Harriet Nakamoto, Audrey Miller and Maxine Tanaka; sisters Shinayo Matsumoto, Masayo Fujii and Fujiko Miyagawa; and seven grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Monday at Kapaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Naoki Tsuji, 38, of Honolulu, a plant manager for French Gourmet Inc., died Monday in Straub Hospital. Born in Fu kuoka, Japan, he is survived by wife Atsuko; daughter Kaori; parents Shungo and Kazuko; and brother Hirohiko. Services: noon Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Harvey Tyau, 72, of Honolulu, a retired teacher at Kalani High School, died Monday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Lorraine; daughters Sharon Luke and Myrna Yamane; and two grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Tanielu M. Tyrell, 79, of Waianae, who retired from Hickam Commissary after 26 years of service, died April 23 in Kaiser Hospital. He was also a deacon of Waianae Samoan Church. Born in Swains Island, he is survived by sons Itutaua “Tony” Fuimaono and Lupe, Tanielu, Losi and Feato Tyrell; daughters Tapuni Evaimalo, Avau Gibson, Silau Tapili, Sauafiafi Niko, Alofaoo Fonoti and Momata Jerome; brothers Vaeleti, Jerry, Anesi and Tily; sisters Puaga Pedro, Elisa Thompson and Esi Pakau; 34 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Wake services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Waianae Samoan Church, 86-130 Puhawai Road. Call after 2:30 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Donald G. “Don” Whitaker, 68, of Kalaoa, Kona, Hawaii, a retired designer and builder, died Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Phoenix, he is survived by wife M. Ruth; son Don G.; daughters RuthAnn and Donna J.; and three grandsons. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Keauhou Kona Yacht Club. Casual attire. Flowers are welcome.

Antonio M. Yacapin, 83, of Ewa Beach died April 24. Born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Nena; sons Renato, Ricky, Domi, Joe, Rodi and Jerry; daughters Luci Eason, Carrie Manning and Carol Bateman; brothers Francisco, Jose and Diego; sister Martha Monroy; 21 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Central Seventh Day Adventist Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.