Obituaries

Wednesday, June 3, 1998

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Sau Kwan Chun Aana, 94, of Liliha, also known as Dorothy Aana Seu, died May 24. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by sons Thomas, Eugene, James, Roy and Guy Seu; brothers Mun Chee and Chee Kwon Chun; sisters Sau Gin Look, Sau Lin Ching, Clara Chung and Alice Luke, 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 8:45 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Pablo W. Aganon, 88, of Waipahu died May 17 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Evelia M.; sons Roland and Roger, and a granddaughter. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ernest K. Awaya, 75, of Honolulu, a retired sergeant major in the U.S. Army, died May 24 at home. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Hisayo; sons David K. and Paul Y.; daughters Louise R. Lee, Irene M. Nakagawa and Katherine Y. Matsumura; mother Helen K.; brother Benjamin; sisters Mary Awaya and Agnes Fujimoto, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Harold Bradford, 69, of Honolulu died Monday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Merle; sons Harold Jr., Steven and Kenneth, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at Olivet Baptist Church. Aloha attire.

Inez K.T.C. Ching, 86, of Honolulu died May 18 at home. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Dr. Ernest; son Ernest Jr.; daughter Audrey H.N.T.C. Kim; sister Alma L.T.C., and eight grandchildren. Private services.

ue8 Belinda “Billie” Cordeiro, 47, of Las Vegas, a hotel reservations supervisor, died May 26. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Bert; son Bert Jr.; daughter Barbara Maynes; mother Barbara Carlos; brothers James Jr. and Alan Carlos; sisters Linda Jacintho and Diane Generalao, and three grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Harry K. Cummings, 46, of Honolulu died last Wednesday in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Hilda T. Morse; brother Howard, and sisters Joanne Carpenter, Jannet Cadiente, Samantha Angelo, Antoinette Kuroda and Jamie Pearl. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Lanakila Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 622 N. Judd St. Scattering of ashes to follow in Waianae.

John M. “Jack” Digman, 74, formerly of Honolulu, a scientist at Oregon Research Institute, died May 25 in Oregon. He was born in Milwaukee. He is survived by wife Katrina; children Barbara, John and Marusia, and sisters Pat and Mary Beth. Services on the mainland.

Faasavali Fagafa, 65, of Wahiawa is survived by daughter Ioka Totua. Incorrect information was published in an obituary published Saturday.

Laster Ford Jr., 57, of Mountain View, Hawaii, the proprietor of a yard maintenance service, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by wife Joanne Nobriga-Ford; sons Jomal, Rodley and Laster P.; daughters Roxanne, Tina, Lastrina and Leslie; mother Pauline; sister Margaret Dixon, and six grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Evangelista B. “Helen” Gillia, 67, of Aiea, a Malihini Sportswear retiree, died May 27 in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Glen A., Gregg B., Clarence A. Jr. and Wayne C.; daughter Tiana; brother Aurelio Guillermo; sisters Consolacion Tomas and Magdalena Rosete, and nine grandchildren. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Elizabeth Hawksworth, 93, of Honolulu died Monday. She was born in Wilmerding, Pa. She is survived by son Lenley R.; daughters Janet G. Ness, Ruth L. Andrade and Alice J. Taber, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Central Union Church.

Edward Y. Ikuta, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Board of Water Supply maintenance supervisor, died May 25 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mitsue; son Wendell Y., daughter Ann Ibaraki and four grandchildren. Private services.

Jean Ing, 78, of Honolulu died May 26 in Beverly Manor Convalescent Home. She was born in Koloa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Henry S.; sons Daniel Wong and Ronald and Gerald Ing; daughters Kathleen Tasaka, Patricia Chun and Audrey Ing; brothers Stanley and Robert Unten; sisters Eleanor Oshiro, Betty Frantz and Kameko Nakamatsu, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Masato “Gunga” Itozaki, 74, of Hilo, a World War II veteran and retired Combined Insurance Co. of America salesman, died Sunday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Kahanaikaikaokekai G. and Brian; daughters Norene Okino and Elaine Nishiura; sister Pearl Uyenoyama; brothers Toshi, Robert, Thomas and Herbert Hirano and Eddie Fujita, and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.

Constancia R. Japal, 94, of Honolulu died May 11. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Norma T. Martin, Concepcion T. Balignasay and Dolores R. Madriaga; sisters Beni ta J. Morales and Juliana J. Soriano, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Akito Jo, 90, of Wailuku died May 24 in Kahului Hale Makua. She was born in Kumamoto, Japan. Survived by sons Maurice and Lance; daughter Charlotte Shoda; brother Minoru Miyamoto; sister Satoe Zietlow, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Frederick L. “Uncle Freddy” Kalani, 80, of Kaneohe died May 26 in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Harry Jenette and Miles and John Kalani, grandchildren and care-givers Noenoelani Zuttermeister-Lewis, Carl H. Zuttermeister and Kuuipo Dougher. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Catherine Kienle, 77, of Salem, Ore., formerly of Hawaii, a business owner, died May 19 in Salem. She was born in Forest Grove, Ore. She is survived by husband Clive; sons Dr. Clive Jr. and Christopher; daughter Carrie Kaufman, and six grandsons. Donations suggested to Salem Art Association, 600 Mission St., Salem, OR 97302.

Kama Kobashigawa, 97, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Saturday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by sons Jensuke “Jimmy,” Yoshimasa, Yoshiharu and Yoshinori; daughters Kimiko Oshiro and Yoshiko Gusukuma, and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

George B.S. Lau, 77, of Honolulu, founder of Fishland Ltd., died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Constance; sons Wesley, Leslie, Hansley and Timothy; daughter Kathryn Mitsuda; brothers John Thomas and William Lau; sisters Grace Blake, Lucille Wong, Margie Nakahodo and May McGinnis, and four grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Emelda S. Leavitt, 90, of Kaneohe died May 16 in Pohai Nani. She was born in California. Survived by nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Services in California.

Wallace W. Lindsay, 94, of Honolulu, commanding officer of the Army War College's Signal Photographic Laboratory in World War II, died May 12 in Arcadia Retirement Home. He was also director of the Army Pictorial Division of European Command Headquarters, commanding officer of the Army Pictorial Center and chief of the Army Pictorial Service Division of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. He was born in Ovid, Idaho. He is survived by wife Phyllis B. No services.

Herbert F.Y. Liu, 80, of Honolulu, a retired student loan collection officer at the University of Hawaii, died May 21 in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Cliford B.L. and Wilbert L.F.; daughter Joyce K.S. Lee; brother Albert; sisters Lily Lee, Alice Ng and Daisey Young, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Lydia Namahana Maioho, 77, will be remembered in a vigil from 6 a.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday at Mauna Ala, the Royal Mausoleum on Nuuanu Avenue. Ecumenical services and burial to follow.

Rufino Malagday, 86, of Hilo, a retired salesman for Kamaaina Motors, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Katherine; sons Robert and Richard; daughter Margaret Payne, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kimiyo “Kay” Mayeshiro, 83, of Honolulu, a retiree from the Army Air Force Post Exchange at Fort DeRussy, died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by son Franklin M.; brothers Masaru Asato and Kenichi Higa; sisters Haruko Yamauchi, Masako Kimoto, Yaeko Shiroma, Yoneko Tsuchiyama and Tsuyako Oshiro, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Emilia M. Mena, 77, of Kailua died Thursday in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Anastacio E.; sons Benedict A., Barney I. and Felix K.; daughters Adrienne J. Kakaulike, Elizabeth M. Laupola, Juliette K. Keliikoa, Merlani L. Kanahele and Roselani M. Utley; sisters Martha Cabero, Violet Tokuda, Annie Kamalii and Emily Mena, 28 grandchildren and 32 great- grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Matsuzen Nakamura, 83, of Waipahu, who retired from Oahu Sugar, died April 23 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yuri; sons Stanley and Melvin; daughters Joyce Tanaka and Jane Wong; brothers Larry and William; sisters Masuko Nohara and Yoshie Higa, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Vaisa Ofoia-Loa, 54, of American Samoa, a clerk and teller with the American Samoa government, died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Jeffrey, Jason and Monty; daughter Tanya Bishop; mother Liua Ofoia; brothers Amosa, Isaraelu, Sitau, Veni and Soli Ofoia; sisters Mataiva Gorniak, Sa Tinitali and Pina To‘oto‘o, and two grandchildren. Services in American Samoa.

Kathrine O. Palabay, 82, of Aiea, a retired Tasty Foods supervisor, died Saturday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Francis Natarte and Lauriano B. Jr., Jerry and Anthony Palabay; daughters Barbara N. Domingo, Juanita Shoehigh, Elizabeth Passion and Patricia Ann Maurice; brother Thomas A. Ortogero; sister Cecilia O. Palaroan and T. Lucy Genobaga, 26 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the residence, 99-157 Kalaloa St., Aiea. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Lorenzo Parra, 74, of Honolulu died May 18 in Honolulu. He was born in San Antonio, Texas. He is survived by friend Barbara Metzler. Private services. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for more information.

Roman V. Ramos, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Schiedler Maintenance Co. supervisor, died May 25 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in the Philippines and retired from the Philippine Army. He is survived by wife Mercedes D.; children Flordeliza, Teodola, Danilo, Arnie, Chris and Majalyn Ramos, Luz Dela Cruz, Thelma Luciano, Josie Olonan and Imelda McClendon; brothers and sisters Vicente, Filemon, Alejandro, Anselmo and Geraldo Ramos and Perlita Bumagat, and 20 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park.

Tone Sakamoto, 96, of Honaunau, Kona, Hawaii, a Pahala dairy retiree, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Olaa. She is survived by sons Ichiro, Shoji and Richard; daughters Edna Yamashita, Toyoko Mizuno, Tokie Gomes and Misao Miyasato; 14 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mark G. Sears, 46, of Kapolei died Sunday. He was born in Akron, Ohio. He is survived by wife Janice; stepdaughter Melissa Gallegos; father Gilbert Jr.; mother Betty Bennett; brother Dennis; sister Linda Kory, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Isamu Shimabukuro, 73, of Spotsylvania, Va., a retired salesman, died May 16 at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Momoyo; son Jesse; daughters Shirley Lee, Joan Furukawa and Grace Burtle; brothers Charles, Henry and Makoto “Bob”; sisters Tomiko Furumizo and Naeko Niino; mother Matsu, eight grandchildren and a great- grandchild. Private services.

Michael Stoner, 35, of Kula, Maui, died last Wednesday in St. Helena, Calif. He is survived by parents Sandi and Earl and brother Robert. Memorial services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Stoner Makena beach house. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Maui Community College, University of Hawaii Foundation, 310 Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului, HI 96732.

Harriet S. Suzuki, 88, of Kahului, a retired Maui Department of Education curriculum specialist, died May 20 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Francis T. and Hideo, and sisters Carol M. Miyamoto, Michiko Suzuki and Ellen K. Okamura. Private services.

Juan R. Tabangcura, 87, of Waipahu died May 23 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by close friend Richard Goles. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Charles M. Takata, 86, of Honolulu, a retired body and fender repairman, died May 21 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Charles R.; brother Edward; sister Ruth Shigemasa, four grandchildren and a great- grandchild. Private services.

Jean C. Weisberger, 75, of Honolulu, a registered nurse, died last Wednesday in Wahiawa. She was born in Columbus, Ohio. She is survived by four sisters and a brother. Private services. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Ira L. Windham Jr., 74, of Mililani, who retired from Queen Liliuokalani Trust, died May 17 in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Eunice Y.; daughters Natalie S. Solano and Roxanne R.L. Iwane; sons Nathan W., David and Lawrence; brother Richard, 13 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alice K.I. Yuen, 79, of Honolulu died May 21 in Straub Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Bung Chong and sisters Lillian Y. Pang, Mary K.H. Yuen and Bessie Y. Hanchett. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.