Obituaries

Friday, September 4, 1998

---

Violet L.B. Aki, 73, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper at Royal Hawaiian Hotel, died Tuesday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Patrick; daughters Healani Quon, Marjorie Gututala, Sharon Lui and Susan Kaikainahaole; sister Vivian Walters; 22 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Gary T. Bachesta, 39, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Missouri, he is survived by parents Andrew and Janet and brothers Andrew III and James Philip. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire.

Robert Conrad, 83, of Hilo, a retired John Deere dealer and former U.S. naval officer, died Aug. 27 at home. Born in Illinois, he is survived by caregiver and grandson Shawn Baker and sisters Deloras Clark and Lucille Outhwaite. Mainland services. Donations to Hospice of Hilo.

Margaret L. Couch, 65, of Honolulu died Monday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Charles; daughters Elizabeth Rust and Kathleen; sons Danny, Timothy, Thomas, Charles Jr. and Matthew; brother Samuel Hauoli; sisters Yvonne Herbst, Winona Yamamoto, Ester Uta, Sarah Laranaga, Naomi Bobbitt, Ululani Dela Cruz, Martha Ramsey and Mary Gerard; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Virginia F.R. Ganley, 85, of Waialae Iki died Tuesday at home. Born in McKeesport, Pa., she is survived by children Paul M. Ganley and Patricia V. Baldwin, brother Joseph Reddington, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Tuesday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Donations suggested to Star of the Sea Church, 4470 Aliikoi St., Honolulu 96821.

Christine Gouveia, 80, of Hilo died Tuesday at home. Born in Hilo, she is survived by son Paul; daughters Barbara Cook, Alice Santos, Ernestine Treece and Shirley Medeiros; hanai son Charles Beall III; hanai daughter Renee Beall; brother Kenneth Farias; sisters Betty Kim and Agnes Farias; 31 grandchildren; and 57 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Hilo Glad Tidings Church. Call after 6 p.m. Urn committal at a later date at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mayuki “Mike” Harada, 80, of Pearl City, a retired supervisor for the city Wastewater Management Division, died Aug. 14. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by wife Harue; son Alvin; daughters Jean Ota, June Saito and Eileen Morimoto; sisters Hisako Takamatsu, Agnes Goda and Janet Coley; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Yoshino Kajiki, 95, of Honolulu died Aug. 20 in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she is survived by daughters Mary Monden, Bernice Inouye and Beatrice Shinjo; sister Sakiko Hirai; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Hatsue Kaneshiro, 83, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a former proprietor of T. Kaneshiro Store, died Sunday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Tomimasa; sons Kenneth and Gary; daughters Patsy Manmoto and Susan Higuchi; sisters Shizuko Oshiro, Tomiko Yagi and Sueko Okuhara; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Honokaa Hongwanji. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Albert Kapika, 77, of Volcano, Hawaii, a retired journeyman for Acutron Co., died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brother Robert; sisters Elizabeth Breithaupt, May Akamu, Pearl Quintel and Mable Kaipo; daughter Debra Kalahiki; eight other children; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Memorial gathering: noon tomorrow at home in Volcano. Call 985-9007 for directions.

Kae K. Komori, 78, of Wahiawa died Aug. 27 in St. Francis Hospital. Born on Kauai, she is survived by husband Kenneth “Rusty”; sons Russell T., Steven B. and Mitchell K.; daughter Kathy K.; brother Wilfred Y. Shiraki; sisters Shizuko Oya and Leatrice N. Ichida; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire.

Rachel L. Kong, 87, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse from Hale Mohalu Hospital, died last Friday at home. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by grandchildren Alexander and Albert Medeiros III, Maleen Kitagawa, Franceen Campbell and Daisy Aio; and 10 great- grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kikue T. Masuda, 71, of Eleele, Kauai, a retired seamstress with Iolani Sportsware, died yesterday in Kauai Care Center. Born in Waimea, Kauai, she is survived by son Bruce, daughter Debra Aguinaldo, sister Kimie Maeda, and two grandsons. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Waimea Honpa Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Richard M.K. McShane, 37, of Honolulu died last Friday. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother Michelle Camacho; father Francis Kamalani; stepfather Harold; brothers Harold Jr., Keith and Steven McShane, Wilfred and Adrien Kamalani and Richard Nahino; and sisters Bridgette, Loriann, Linda and Candy McShane, Shana Rosen, and Cindy Kamalani. Call 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Diamond Head Mortuary. Cremation to follow.

Chie Nagasawa, 98, of Waipahu, a seamstress, died Tuesday in Leahi Hospital. Born in Yanai City, Japan, she is survived by sons James I., Dr. Herbert T. and Dr. Richard H.; daughter Margaret N. Saito; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services over ashes: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Dorothy F. Nagata, 73, of Honolulu, a retired accountant for Restaurant Suntori, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Robert T.; sons David J., Eric J. and Allan T.; mother Mitsuyo Morioka; brother Herbert Morioka; sisters Helen Miyamoto and Mildred Kajiura; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Yukio Noguchi, 71, of Honolulu, a retired martial arts instructor, died Wednesday at home. Born in Kumamoto, Japan, he is survived by wife Toshiko, son Eric, brothers Takeshi and Hiromu and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 7 p.m. Casual attire.

Earle Spangler, 94, of Honolulu died Wednesday at home. Born in Pennsylvania, he is survived by wife Joan, sons Stuart and Eric “Kiki,” daughters Stephanie Spangler and Sheridan Reivere, and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Central Union Church. Graveside services: 3 p.m. next Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific.

Francis F. Tanaka, 78, of Aiea, retired proprietor of Automatic Vending of Hawaii, died Aug. 17 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born on Kauai, he is survived by wife Evelyn; daughter Susan Yamane; brothers Paul, Takeshi and Stanley; sisters Judy and Beatrice; and two granddaughters. Private services.

Jean G. Ulery, 83, of Honolulu, a retired social worker from California, died yesterday in Honolulu. Born in California, she is survived by husband R. Edwin, daughters Judith Tessier and Barbara Ulery, brother John Gilman, four grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Scattering of ashes: 4 p.m. Sunday off Waikiki Beach fronting the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach Hotel. No flowers.

Hatsuyo Yoshioka, 76, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Kilauea, Kauai, she is survived by brothers Masaichi and Charles; and sisters Clara Ishii, Elsie Fuse and Karen Fujimori. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Kapaa Jodo Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masato “Lyon” Yukihiro, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired state mason, died Tuesday in Kaneohe. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Isayo “Elaine”; sons Calvin, Glenn and Gordon; daughters Maureen Johnson and Ellen Ushijima; brother Martin; niece Diane Chang; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.