Obituaries

Friday, September 18, 1998

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Antone 'Tony' Jardine
was chauffeur for
four mayors

By Harold Morse
Star-Bulletin

Antone "Tony" Jardine, 92, of Kailua chauffeured four Honolulu mayors and two acting mayors and was described as courteous, efficient and always well groomed.

Jardine died Saturday at home.

He and his two late brothers -- John and Albert -- had more than 100 years of service with the city among them. Jardine had 35. His oldest brother, John, was a Honolulu police detective whose career spanned 46 years. His younger brother, Albert, with the Road Division, was a city employee 30 years. The three brothers spent a total of 111 man-years with the city.

Mayors Jardine chauffeured were George Fred Wright, Charles S. Crane, Lester Petrie and John H. Wilson. Acting mayors were Manuel C. Pacheco and David Y.K. Akana.

For about two weeks after the Pearl Harbor attack, Antone Jardine stayed at City Hall 24 hours a day, sleeping in a downstairs phone room to take incoming emergency calls while Mayor Petrie slept upstairs. All the mayors treated him as almost family.

The three Jardine brothers took their work seriously and were men of integrity, said John's granddaughter, Darlene Forsythe. Although there was mutual respect and admiration in all cases, her chauffeur uncle had one favorite mayor. He most fondly recalled the "very loved" Mayor Wright, she said.

Antone Jardine was born in Honolulu. He became mayoral chauffeur in 1935, giving it up in 1947 to become an investigator with the Department of Public Works.

He figured he had 180,000 accident-free miles behind him.

Antone Jardine is survived by nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, great-grandnephews and great-grandnieces.

Services will be private.

Pauline Lee Chew, 81, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Oakland, Calif., she is survived by daughter Hedy Des Jardins, sisters Eva Tam and Lynne Lee, and brother Charles Lee. Private services. Donations suggested to First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu or First Chinese Church of Christ.

Margaret A. Farm, 84, of Honolulu died Saturday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by daughter Frances K. Souza, sister Mary Farm Lee, and nieces and nephews. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1701 Wilder Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Charles K. Fujii, 96, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a retired mechanic for the state, died Sunday in Hale Omao Nursing Facility. Born in Waimea, Kauai, he is survived by sons Dennis, Edwin and Brian; daughters Kathleen Saito, Charlotte Fujii and Allison Fleming; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Nicanora Gedorio, 91, of Honolulu died Monday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Cebu, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Romulo Cannen and Francisco Jr., Noel and Nestor Gedorio; daughters Aurora Yosores, Cleofe Umil, Paz Quinimon and Pura Bangcong; brothers Tranquilino and Florencio Cabaron; sisters Porferia Gabunilas, Policarpa Yosores and Zuela Domocol; 34 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 9:15 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Diane T. Hall, 36, of Maili died Sept. 9 in Maili. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Travis J.; father Jimmy Timoteo; stepmother Fouaimalo Timoteo; brothers Siaosi, Sio, Talataua II and Ricky Timoteo; and sisters Me, Maryanne T. and Moetotoilufilufi Timoteo II, Fa‘amele Sao, March Malaeulu and Siupolu Tauai. Wake: 4 p.m. Sunday at Samoan Church of Hawaii LMS, 87-140 Kahau Place in Nanakuli. Call 4-9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Akira Higashida, 79, of Honolulu, a retired wood craftsman for the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Sunday in Maluhia Hospital. Born in Puunene, Maui, he is survived by wife Sueno “Sue;” sons Hiram M. and Matthew S.; sisters Kiyomi Ito, Jeanette Shimabuku and Barbara Yoshizumi; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Julian A. “Juju” Honorio Jr., 32, of Santa Cruz, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, a master chef and bartender for the Special Expedition Cruise Lines, died Sept. 3 in Stanford, Calif. He was also chef for the Sause Brothers Ocean Towing Co. Born in French Camp, Calif., he is survived by father Julian P.; mother Page; brothers James, Dan and Ali Honorio and Manuel Arellano; sisters Evone Johnston and Tiana Honorio; and grandmothers Geraldine Davis and Eva Armada. Services held. Scattering of ashes: 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday from the Free Spirit catamaran at the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, Slip 600-B. Donations suggested to charity.

Tsugimi Masuda, 75, of Aiea, who retired from the federal government, died Sept. 7 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was also a veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughter Wendy Ruelas, sister Hatsumi Fujitani, and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Laura M. Maziarz, 52, of Honolulu, a professional artist, died Sunday at home. She won numerous national and local awards for painting. She is survived by husband Howard Grant; mother Mary; sisters Althea M. Allard, Roberta C. Maziarz and Valerie M. Seaman; and brother Paul E. Memorial services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Kagyu Thegchen Ling, Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center, 26 Gartley Place, Honolulu 96817.

Anacleto Mier, 94, of Kapaa, Kauai, a custodian for Lihue Plantation, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Argao Cebu, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Meguila V., sons George Somalpong and Richard Peralta, and daughter Augustina Caballero. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Goro Nakamoto, 73, of Hilo, a retired lineman for Hawaii Electric Light Co., died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Pahoa, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Tsuruyo; daughter Alison Wilson; brothers Yoshiteru, Shiro and Akio; sister Hayako Nishikawa; and a granddaughter. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hiroe Nunogawa, 88, of Honolulu, a retired pipefitter for the state, died Sept. 9 in Hale Ola Kino Care Home. Born in Ewa, he is survived by wife Setsuyo; sons Jerry H., James J. and Joseph M.; daughter Karen H. Sakata; brother Kenneth; sisters Betty Ogata and Bertha Inouye; and eight grandchildren. Private services.

Toichi “Calvin” Shimizu, 80, of Makakilo and formerly of Waipahu, a heavy equipment mechanic for Walker Moody Construction, died Saturday. Born in Tottori, Japan, he is survived by wife Hisako; sons Andrew, Benjamin and Ernest; daughters Judith Beats and Kathleen Shimizu; brother Mutsuo; sisters Mitsuko Ishii, Miyoko “Jean” Kubota, Francis Tsukiyama and Sugako Nonaka; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Jane B. Steele, 66, of Honolulu died Tuesday. Born in Oregon, she is survived by husband David, sons Bob and Mark, daughter Jackie, and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Central Union Church, Atherton Chapel.

Gladys Y. Tanaka, 91, of Honolulu, a retired beautician, died Sept. 5 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Bruce Asayama, daughters Sheila Prigge and Phyllis Sonoda, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Joel W. Tupper, 45, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, an artist and a chef, died Sept. 9 at home. Born in Winchendon, Mass., he is survived by life partner Leslie Goodman, mother Elizabeth, brothers Larry “Lawrence” Baptiste and Laurie Tupper, and half sister Irene Trainoir. Services on the mainland at a later date.

Stewart S. “Boy” Vierra, 22, of Hauula, an automobile mechanic, died last Friday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Jolene Carreira, daughter Genesis Carreira, son Makana Stewart K. Siufanua-Carreira, parents Stewart and Malama, brothers Charles and Samuelu, sister Victoria “Ulu” Kalua, and grandparents Charles A. Vierra and Faulalo Siufanua. Services: noon tomorrow at Greater Mt. Zion Holiness Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Toshio Yamada, 82, of Honolulu died Aug. 25 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Mildred, sons Ted and Wayne, daughter Elaine, and nine grandchildren. Private services.

Robert A. Yoneda, 83, of North Kohala, Hawaii, a retired diesel mechanic for the former Kohala Corp., died Wednesday at home. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by son Elmer, daughters Setsuko Kimura and Maureen K. Cornelio, 10 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hawi Jodo Mission. Burial at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.