Obituaries

Friday, July 17, 1998

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Alice H. Asari, 89, of Honolulu died July 6. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Mavis Y. Kim; sisters Beatrice C. Nishihara, Kikuye Ishitani and Helen K. Kumagai, a grandchild and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Marie G. Camacho, 91, of Mt. Prospect, Ill., died July 7 in Arlington Heights, Ill. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Virginia Lipinski and brother Gabriel Gonsalves. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Philomena's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Arnold “Cappy” Capellas, 81, of Honolulu, a retired captain with the Honolulu Police Department, died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Odetta; son Stephen P.; daughters Maureen Moa and Kathleen Capellas; sisters Margie Brito and Hazel Downing; brother Bernard, and three grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow.

Richard K.W. “Sonny” Ching, 70, of Honolulu, a retired engineering technician with the Coast Guard, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Eunice; son Kelvin; daughter Tina Ishikawa; sisters Vivian Tenn, Grace Roy, Annette Lee, Harriet Chun, Almira Wong, Jacqueline Thom and Gwendolyn Lee, and four grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Isabel D. Dagdagan, 97, of Waipahu died June 24 in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Jaime; daughters Eugenia Apostol, Patricia Valdez, Josefina Caindec and Claudia Madriaga; 29 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great- grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary Grace Q. Dela Cruz, 16, of Ewa Beach, a student at Campbell High School, died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by parents Melchor and Dolores; brother Alberto; sister Mary Ann, and grandmother Anasita Quisagan. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 91-1004 North Road. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Park. No flowers.

Shirley Mae Dixon, 73, of Honolulu died last Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son David and brother Charles Weber. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the Elks Club.

Edward L. “Ed” Dunn, 80, formerly of Honolulu, owner of Pau Accounting, died June 22 in Carlsbad, Calif. He was also a retired controller at Coca Cola Bottling Co. of Hawaii and a World War II veteran. He was born in Marshall, Mich. He is survived by wife Patricia Farmer- Dunn; sisters Evelyn Dunn and Virginia Hyvarinen; sons Dennis, Larry and Brian; daughter Mary Osorio; stepsons Peter, Bill and Chris Farmer, and 12 grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Calvary By the Sea Lutheran Church. Casual attire. Donations suggested to the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Frederico Q. Galano, 76, of Kuala puu, Molokai, died Saturday in Molokai General Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maybelline and sons Frederico Jr. and Tom. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Kalaiakamanu Hou Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kapaakea Cemetery.

Mabel Gum, 87, of Honolulu died July 8 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Duke; daughters Darleen Morioka and Annie Oda; brother Tony Arruda; sisters Lillian Rodrigues, Eleanor Busalaki and Elaine Joaquin, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Craig N. Iboshi, 26, of Pearl City died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Larry K. and Sharyn S.; sister Lisa K. Pepple, and grandmothers Helen S. Sumida and Ethel H. Iboshi. Private services.

Ronald B. “Hawaiian” Kanekoa, 56, of Kukuihaele, Hawaii, a heavy equipment operator for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. He was also a self-employed Waipio taro farmer. He was born in Waipio Valley, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Cynthia; sons Jayson, Emrique and Samuel; daughter Ronell; brothers William “Yama,” Fred “Kamaki,” Reginald “Mia,” Reuben “Pake,” Craig, Caillen “Fuku,” Edward “Sammy,” Darrell and Kelcy; sisters Rebecca “Tiny” Sialana, Queenie Lee, Jade Selman and Yasmine “Lehua” Kealohapauole; hanai sisters Moana Kaneshiro, Margaret Lepolo and Cory Dominquez, and two granddaughters. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Waikoloa Community Church. Call from 4 to 7 p.m.

Seiko Kaneshiro, 56, of Honolulu, a sushi chef at Wisteria Restaurant, died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Okinawa, Japan. She is survived by parents Seizo and Teruko Kinjo; brother Seiyei Kinjo, and sisters Kiyoko Nakandakari, Minako Kinjo, Ayako Hanamoto and Yumiko Kamizato. Services: noon tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gladys Chang Kelly, 86, of Kailua, an accounting clerk, died Wednesday in Kailua. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Robert, Colin and James; daughter Sheila; sister Constance Wong, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Call from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at First Chinese Church of Christ. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Hisao Kinoshita, 88, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired operator for GTE Hawaiian Tel, died Monday in Kohala Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by brother Goro and sisters Matsuko Matsumoto, Chiyono Kurata and Mitsue Ikuta. Services were private.

Lucille H. Lee, 75, of Honolulu, a retired bartender, died Tuesday in Honolulu. She was born in Kealia, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Calvin and Stanley Hisatake; daughters Sandra Chandler and Joanne Niwa; brothers Charles Kobayashi and Raymond and Urban Karasuda; sister Lydia Yasui, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Inurnment: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yvonne L.A. Medeiros, 42, of Aiea died July 4 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Albert; sons Ryan and Rueben Medeiros and Chance Takeuchi; daughters Raynelle Cudal and Chevelle Medeiros; brothers Peter, Benjamin “Naka,” Gordon and Kupi Pascal, Lloyd and Jacob Albinio and Evans and James Truman; sisters Lois Minczer, Darlene Albinio, Waldine Lee, Cheryl Brash, Charlene Ho and Charmaine Ross, and three grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire.

Ernest Miles, 87, who retired from the U.S. Navy, died yesterday in Castle Hospital. He also retired from the city and county Parks and Recreation department. He was born in Morehouse, Mo. He is survived by wife Isabelle; sons Melvin and Donald; sister Laura Mae Thompson, and four grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 7 a.m. Monday at Kailua Beach Park.

Yoshino U. Miyamoto, 90, of Kaneohe died July 6 in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Junichi and Dennis; daughter Phyllis Maruyama; brother Isami Uwaine, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services were private.

Sueko Miyasato-Tamashiro, 73, of Aiea, who retired from the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, died Sunday in Aiea. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by husband Raymond Y. Tamashiro; daughters Rachel S. Tamashiro and Irene T. Carr; brothers Robert S., Douglas Y., Stanley S., Wilbert S., Henry H., James K., Edward H. and Ronald S., and sister Madeline Shimabuku. Memorial services: 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary- Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joan M. Okai, 61, of Honolulu, a retired administrative assistant from Sun Life Insurance Co., died Saturday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Stanley; daughter Dawn Yosemori; brother Gilbert T. Yoshida, and sisters Jean Seki, Jane Shirae, May Mori and Casey Okai. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Gladys Y. Okazaki, 69, of San Francisco died July 5. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Keso; son Steven K.; daughter Elizabeth H. Chaskin; brothers Norman Y., James M. and Milton K. Tsutsumi, and sisters Florence S. Nakamura, Eleanor A. Young, Amy M. Fukunaga and Lynn K. Tagawa. Memorial services: 10 a.m. July 30 at Kailua Christian Church. Scattering of ashes at sea: noon July 31 by Sand Island Access Road.

Kelvin S. Ono, 77, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died July 9 in St. Francis Hospital. He was also a film worker. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sally; sons Kenneth and Terry; daughter Suzanne Munemitsu; brothers Mason and Nobuo; sisters Nona Chang and Jean Ho, and eight grandchildren. Services were private.

Herbert M. “Masa” Saito, 69, of Waipahu died July 2 at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Richard Aipa and Greg M. Saito; daughters Faye L. Bajcar, Louise B. English, Darlene S. Ferreira and Doreen N. Rozemond; brother Harold; sister Hazel Matsunaga, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Rosario D. Salcedo, 86, of Kailua died Tuesday in Burlingame Rehabilitation Center in California. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Cayetana Paras and Maria Durante; sons Antonio, Victor, Amando, Genaro and Filimon; sisters Mary Villareal and Josephine Aloya, 32 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 5 to 8 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Matilda K. Sampaio, 78, of Wahiawa died last Friday in Waipahu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Josephine Blanchard and Winona Miramontes; stepbrothers Henry, Herbert, Jerry and Abel Huihui; stepsister Grace Huihui; 15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrow Church, 1403 California Ave. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 p.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Masaichi Tanaka, 73, of Pearl City, a retired general construction and maintenance supervisor for the state Housing Authority, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Alice F.; son Terence H.; daughters Cathy T. and Patti K.T. Rabacal, and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joseph K.K. Uahinui Sr., 81, of Kalamaula, Molokai died July 4 at home. He was born in Kaunakakai, Molokai. He is survived by wife Kulani C.; sons Joseph, Kaihehau, Ekela W. and Fred; daughters Kamakea and Yolanda; brothers Alexander and David; sisters Elizabeth Lambert and Ruth Domingo, and hanai brother Wilfred Imamura. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kalaliakamanu Hou Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Cemetery.

David Lee Windham, 62, of Glennwood, Hawaii, died July 8 in Hilo Hospital. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by sons David C. and Scott F.; daughter Erin J.; mother Eunice; brothers Lawrence and Nathan W.; sisters Natalie Solano and Roxanne Iwane, and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Call after noon. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.