Obituaries

Saturday, August 1 and Monday, August 3, 1998

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Saturday

William Alves, 86, of Sonoma, Calif., retired from Matson Navigation Co., died July 16. He was born in Kakaako. He is survived by sisters Margaret Rose, Mary Gonsalves and Agnes Enos; and brothers Joseph and Henry. Mass: 8 a.m. Aug. 8 at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua.

Rose Barocas, 90, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died yesterday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Turkey. She is survived by daughter Bertha Lipsky; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park.

Eric Diaz, 18, of Haiku, Maui, died Wednesday in Haiku. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by father Don Vitarelli; mother Lisa; brother Billy Kemper; and sister Heather Vitarelli. Scattering of ashes: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Hookipa.

Warren O. Gibson, 84, of Honolulu, a retired head engineer of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, died Thursday in Arcadia Retirement Residence. He was born in Covert, N.Y. He is survived by daughters Dorothy Bremner, Bobbie Sandoz and Anne Galvan; sister Winifred Stoecker; and five grandchildren. Private services.

George S. Hayashida, 84, of Lahaina, a welder at Pioneer Mill Co. of Lahaina, died July 10 in Kahului Hale Makua. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Edith S.; sons Kenneth and Harold; daughters Lorraine Huff and June Koza; brothers Kazuo and Sueto; sister Ruth Tan; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Seiichi Higa, 83, of Hilo, a retired boilermaker, died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by sons Wayne S., James, Kent and Jack; daughters Akemi Tokeshi, Jean Yokoyama and Gloria Hsieh; sister Tsuruko; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Memorial Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alice I. Dodge, 84, of Honolulu, died yesterday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Milton I.; daughters Elizabeth Silva, Gabriella “Gabby” Kam and Leimomi “Ti” Maldonado; brother William Alvaro; sister Georgina Holmes; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Church. Call from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Christopher E.F. Knapton, 61, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, a director of public relations in Chicago, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Providence, R.I. He is survived by daughters Kathleen C. Fish, Victoria K. Wolf and Nancy J. Kerwin; sons Michael H. Knapton and Ryan M. McCracken; sister Rosemary Currie; brother David; and eight grandchildren. Private services.

Ansley K. Ling, 64, of Waipahu, a retired heavy-equipment operator, died Tuesday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by son Leslie; brother George; and three grandchildren. Prayer services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Neal H. Morimoto, 39, of Kona, Hawaii, a salesman with Hawaii Pipe & Supply, died July 25 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Nadine N.K.; sons Alfred and Baron S. Balico-Morimoto and Nevin and Noran Morimoto; daughter Rhoda Balico-Morimoto; hanai son Macyn Honma; mother Dorothy T.; sisters Sharon Oda and Cleta Matsunaga; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenji Onodera, 87, of Honolulu, a retired architect and partner of Merrill, Roehrig, Onodera and Kinder Architects, died Thursday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Robert; daughter Tamiko; brother John; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.

Harry Reese, 88, of Waianae is survived by sister Mary Labatad. Incorrect information for an obituary published Thursday provided by the mortuary.

Albert R. Rupsh, 77, of Honolulu, a retired air traffic controller, died yesterday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Marjorie; stepdaughter Brenda Yee; sisters Jackie Schlaghtmeyer and Adeline Vasluski; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Private services.

Leaia G. Saau, 75, of Honolulu died July 24 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Pisaga, Faleato, Naseli and Ietitaia; brothers Logologo and Ietitaia; sisters Mafua Leae and Leiloa Gogo; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Samoan Congregational Christian Church of Honolulu, 616 N. School St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Benjamin P. Tai, 65, of Kapolei, a retired electrician at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in New Zealand. He is survived by wife Sieni L.; sons John F., Austin M. and Adam T.; daughters Nora A. Buchannan, Tiare S. Tai and Nive K. Pedro; sisters Malia Senio, Rufo Fano and Lotoata Karnuta; and 14 grandchildren. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rita's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Dorothy B. Tuttle, 100, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Honolulu. She was born in Iowa. She is survived by son Colburn; daughters Barbarajean Rutsch and Virginia Thomas; 17 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and five great-great- grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Epiphany Episcopal Church.

Janet Y. Warashina, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired part-owner of Fujioka Store in Waialua, died Thursday at home. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Wesley R. and Dean F.; daughter Lynn N. Murata; brothers Tsutomu and Dr. John M. Fujioka; caregiver Laverne Borges; and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tadao Yonashiro, 83, of Honolulu is also survived by sisters Haruko Yonashiro, Nobuko Kohatsu and Suyeko Suzuki. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Monday

George “Junior” Taylor Desha,54, of Pearl City, died July 29 at his home. He was born in Honolulu. He was an accountant. He is survived by his wife, Janice Sachiko; daughter Meredith; parents Stephen and Rose Desha III; brother William, and sister Mary-Lynn Desha-Kam. Service: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Casual attire.

Joe Glenn Herron, 69, of Wahiawa, died July 9. He was born in Texas. He is survived by a caregiver, Iese Su'a. Service: 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.