Obituaries

Wednesday, September 30, 1998

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Berlin was a
hall-of-fame officer;
gave to the kids,
community

By Mary Adamski
Star-Bulletin

Edward A. Berlin would have learned this week that he is one of the first five law enforcement officers chosen to be inducted into the Hawaii Joint Police Association's new hall of fame.

Berlin, 75, spent nearly 30 years with the Naval Criminal Investigation Service, retiring as special agent in charge here. He later became director of security with the Navy Exchange at Pearl Harbor.

He died Saturday at his Kahala home.

The organization of federal, state, county and military police will still honor Berlin in December, posthumously, said association President Donald Devaney.

The Pearl Harbor Rotary Club honored Berlin yesterday with a moment of silence, said Rotary district governor Roy King. It's a tradition that will be followed at other Rotary meetings this week for Berlin, who was such an enthusiastic member of the service organization that he attended two or three meetings a week.

Berlin served as the Hawaii district governor in 1986-87 and was a past president of the Waikiki Rotary Club. He was currently chairman of the board of the Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation.

“He was everybody's counselor and advisor, a source of information and guidance for everyone about Rotary,” King said. “He was a very caring person. He took a great deal of interest in helping other people develop their careers.”

Devaney said: “I always remember him for providing inspiration to young people. He spent a lot of time on the foundation's youth activities. They took a lot of kids down to Kilauea military camp. When he got involved, he got it organized and got the results.

“He was a great humanitarian, he reached out to you,” Devaney said. “He was always a guy you could talk to, and he didn't know how to say no. He was involved in numerous community activities for the good of the state. What I liked was that he was a non political guy, very balanced.”

Berlin was born in Kinney, Minn. He was in the Army when he came to Hawaii during World War II. He became a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, commanding the Hawaii 40th Special Forces (green berets) detachment in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

He was a trustee with the Oddfellows lodge and a supporter of the Hawaiian Humane Society.

Berlin is survived by his wife, Lucille; brother, Lee; sisters Florence and Marce; and nieces and nephews.

Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Friends may call after 10 a.m. The ashes will be scattered at sea. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Salvation Army or Hawaiian Humane Society.

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Flora I. Agtarap,84, of Waipahu died Sept. 10 in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Corazon, Miguel “Mike,” Zosimo “Tante” and Guillermo; stepdaughter Naty Agmata; brothers Eugene and Adriano Ignacio; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Everett W. Akau,56, of Seattle, a lead Sewer Division supervisor for the City of Edmonds, died Thursday at home. He also served in the U.S. Army and Vietnam War. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Eloise; sons Steven E. and Erick De'Almeda; daughter Michelle Mae Gillebo; parents Henry and Helen; brothers Jerry and Clifford; sister Caroline Costa; and three grandsons. No flowers. Contributions suggested to Eloise Akau, 1423 N.E. Brockman Place, Seattle, WA 98125.

Severo O. Arquitola,88, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died Saturday in Kohala Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Paz; son Ephraim; daughter Seveanita; brothers Pedro and Cipriano; sister Sabina Ramires; and grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at home and 2 p.m. Saturday at Kalahikiola Congregational Church. Burial: Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery, Hawi. Casual attire.

Verner H. Brash,75, of Waianae, a retired merchant seaman, died Sept. 19 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Erma; sons Verner Jr., Aaron and Joseph; daughters Gwendolyn and Gaelic; sister Debra Soares; and two grandchildren. Call 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire.

Elizabeth Burke,71, of Honolulu, a Realtor, died Monday at home. She was born in Troy, N.Y. She is survived by husband John; sons Bill and Jack; daughter Julie Burke-Stoll; and eight grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 7 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 800 Kaheka St. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific.

Pedro Carnate,90, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired laborer with Kekaha Sugar Co., died Sept. 23 in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Anastacia; sons Andrew, Cirilo and Gerobin; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Kekaha. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Heather A. Dagen,21, of Mission Viejo, Calif., died Aug. 20 in Orlando, Fla. She was born in West Palm Beach. She is survived by mother and stepfather Vicki and Rick Hanby; father and stepmother Graydon and Sandy; sisters Amy Hanby and Cindy Dagen; brothers John and Chuck; grandparents Adrian and Marge; and fiance Kawika Ordenstein. Services: 7 a.m. Saturday at Lanikai Beach, Kaiolena Drive Access.

Lydia Dewar,80, of Honolulu died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Old Bridge, N.J. She is survived by daughter Linda Fogarty; brother John D. Dewar; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Jean Y. Hayashida,77, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died Sept. 22 at home. She was born in Kahului, Maui. She is survived by sister Lillian S. Oka. Private services.

Francis H. “Buddy” Heen,79, of Kamuela and formerly of Waimanalo, a retired truck driver with Oahu Transport Co., died Sept. 23. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Frances Sanford; brothers Abraham, Harvey, Walter and Ernest Jr.; and sisters Marion Shim and Claire Cameron. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Inurnment: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Erna I. Hetherington,94, of Honolulu died Friday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Denmark. She is survived by sons Cyril and Eric; daughters Rose Myers and Diane Dean; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Marjorie S.O. “Margie” Ishihara,83, of Honolulu, a retired account clerk at the University of Hawaii, died Sept. 22 in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by sons Alan M. and Glenn M.; daughter Jeanette E. Matsumoto; brothers Kenneth S. and Thomas M. Okuma; sister Ruth C. Suzui; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Mosheh M. Kaneshiro,76, of Kaneohe, a retired warehouseman for Fleming Foods, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by son Robert Sato; brothers Tony, James, Haruo, Charles, George and Louis; sisters Kameyo and Nancy Kaneshiro, Alice Tamashiro, Virginia Nakasone, Fumiko Miyahira, Helen Nagamine and Marilyn Marek; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe First Ward, Waikalua Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Lai Ho Kao-Liang,82, of Honolulu died Sept. 14 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Taiwan. She is survived by sons Lu-In, Hu-Tan, Sunshine and Samuel; daughters June, Su-We, Marry, Lorraina and Jennifer Kao; brother Jay-Dda Liang; sister Lai-Tsu Liang; 20 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Benjamin L. “Box” Kapu Jr.,55, of Hauula died Sept. 23 in Hauula. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by brother Daniel M. and sister Florence Akina-Curnow. Services: Noon Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hauula Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Samuel K. Kealoha Jr.,83, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, died Friday in Hale Ho‘ola Hamakua. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by son Fern; six grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Waimea Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Masuyo Kimoto,91, of Hilo died Friday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by son Tatsuno; daughters Judy Kuwashima and Ellen Matsuura; brothers Masato and Harry I. Yamane; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Kenwo Kinoshita,93, of Waimea, Kauai, a retired driver with Kauai Island Tours, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by son Walter; daughter Alison Teshima; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

William M. Kollomick,78, of Hauula, a retired union representative-laborer, died Sept. 22 in Straub Hospital. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Tokasa Macoa; caregiver Dannette “Timu” Leota-Choy; brothers John, Joseph, Michael and Peter; and sisters Olga Philla, Mary Podstupka, Annie Grego and Theresa Kollomick. Graveside services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Ed S. Kunimitsu,82, of Las Vegas, an automobile bodyshop supervisor, died Sept. 7 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ida; son Ross; daughters Carol Tamashiro and Betty Ramos; brother Frank; and eight grandchildren. Services: Noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Kenneth K. Kuniyuki,73, of Honolulu, a retired electrician with the International Brotherhood of Electricial Workers, died Sept. 21 in Hale Pulama Mau. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Miriam K.; brother Robert I.; and sister Yoshie Izuo. Private services.

Miyoko R. “Doris” Masuda,84, of Honolulu, a retired packer for Libby's and Dole Canneries, died Sept. 21 in Straub Hospital. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by husband Haruo “Bill”; sons Fred R., Hamlin M., Melvin M. and Craig Y.; daughter Nancy K.; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Darryl D. Mercado,41, of Kaneohe, a Budget Rental Car salesman, died Sunday in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Ernest; mother Augustina; brothers Randall and Ernest Jr.; and sister Kimberly. Private services.

Charles R. Mills,77, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, died Sept. 17 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho. He is survived by wife Virginia L.; son Alan; stepson Stewart A. Evelind; brothers Bill, Roland and Melvin; and sisters Marie Balles and Dorothy Montani. Services on the mainland.

Ruth S. Mizushima,71, of Honolulu, a retired office clerk at Woolworth's, died Friday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by husband Jack Kiyoto; sons Roy, Vern and Gary; daughter Kay; brother Kiden Nishijima; sisters Satsuki “Nancy” Horiuchi, Nuiko “Bertha” Jordan and Teruko “Terry” Harris; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 8:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Amador D. Navarro,75, of Mililani, a retired construction worker, died Sept. 7 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Melendrina C.; son Samuel; daughter Perlita Gonzales; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kiyoshi Ohta,92, of Honolulu died Sept. 16 at home. She was born in Ewa Mill Village. She is survived by sons Clarence, Roy, James, Stanley, Lawrence and Edwin; daughters Jane Miyamoto and Clara Ohta; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Thomas T. Oshige,85, of Maili and formerly of Palolo, a retired public relations coordinator for First Insurance Co., died Sept. 22. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Doris; son David; daughter Linda Aipa; sister Yoshiko Mori; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

James “Jimmy” Powers,76, of Kailua-Kona, a retired merchant marine, died Aug. 23 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in New York. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Alae Cemetery. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Lydia K.K.H. Ramirez,88, of Honolulu died Sept. 22 in Honolulu. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Jose; sons Joseph, Henry, Robert and Allen; daughters Dolores Divuolo, Alice De Angelis, Linda Sacca, Ellen De Falco, Stella Mendoza, Rita Lanzillo and Lisa Figueroa; sister Hattie Lau; 27 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Pauline L. Ream,89, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired secretary, died Thursday in Keauhou Rehabilitation Healthcare Center. She was also an artist. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son William C. Kirn; daughter Summer Kirn; nine grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Private services.

Machie Saito,92, of Hanapepe, Kauai, died Sept. 18 in Kauai Care Center. She was born in Niigata, Japan. She is survived by daughters Momoyo Saito, Asayo Shimada and Takeyo Saito; brothers Koda Honma and Keida Niida; sister Makie Ko- saka; and a grandchild. Private services.

Misuyo Sakamoto,87, of Pearl City died Sept. 18 in Pearl City. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Carol Hirashiki and two grandchildren. Private services.

Susan T. Sato,53, of Honolulu, a teacher for Lunalilo Elementary School, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by mother Yoshie; brother Ralph; and sister Phyllis. Services: Noon Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Moiliili Hongwanji Project Dana. Casual attire.

Betty K. Siple,76, of Honolulu died Sept. 21. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond Jr.; son Michael; daughters Kathleen and Johanna Espinueva; sisters Rosemary Oshima, Jessie Kim, Mary Goo and Soonie Lim; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Fusayo Tokunaga,88, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor, died Sept. 8 in Honolulu. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Henry, Harold, James and Richard; daughter May Kishimori; brother Harry Hiramoto; sister Lillian Fortney; 18 grandchildren; 17 great- grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Angela U. Uganiza,71, of Honolulu died Sept. 6 in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by brothers Romy U., Pedrito U. and Algerico U.; and sisters Mamerta U. Uganiza and Leticia U. Tumolva. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call 6 to 8:45 p.m. Overnight vigil at home. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

William Utterdyke Jr.,73, of Mililani, a retired federal employee, died Sept. 16 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Ravenna, Ohio. He is survived by wife Tazuko; son Robert; daughters Lynne Sweeney, Sharon Zechiel and Aileen Utterdyke; sister Romain Hysell; and a grandson. Private services.

William L. Valdez Jr.,65, of Waianae, a retired guitar instructor, died Sept. 21 in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Derek E. and Darryl G.; daughters Yvonne V. Soliz, Nola O. Mulleitner, Constance M. Loewe and Lori-Ellen Polipala; brother Rudolph G.; sisters Edna Corneil and Lillian Rapoza; 15 grandchildren; and eight great- grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Jason J. Yamamoto,37, of Aiea, a security officer for International Total Services, died Sept. 22 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents James Y. and Yoshiko; and sister Candis C. Goto. Private services.

Ayako K. Yanaga,88, of Honolulu, a retired social worker at Queen's Hospital, died Saturday. She was born in Waimanalo. She is survived by husband Oliver; son Dwight; daughter Kate Smith; and sisters Sumiye “Sue” Okada and Take Sugimoto. Private services. No flowers or monetary gifts.