Obituaries

Tuesday, October 6, 1998

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David K. Lindsey Jr.,
with HNA 37 years, had
active civic life

By Harold Morse
Star-Bulletin

David K. Lindsey Jr., 67, high-ranking Mason, deacon with Kawaiahao Church and a Hawaii Newspaper Agency compositor who retired in 1994 after 37 years service, died Sept. 28 in Kaiser Hospital.

His Masonic posts included past master of the Honolulu Masonic Lodge, past grand master of Masons in Hawaii, past potentate of Aloha Temple, past sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine, 33rd degree of Scottish Rite Masons and Royal Order of Jesters Aloha Court No. 1.

Born in Honolulu, he attended St. Theresa's School, Cathedral School and McKinley High School, graduating in 1950. Additionally, he attended Napa Junior College in California. He served as a Napa Valley firefighter and also worked at Natsunoya Tea House in Alewa Heights.

He was secretary-treasurer of Honolulu Typographical Union for more than 20 years.

A Purple Heart veteran of the Korean War, he received an honorable discharge as an Army sergeant first class.

His late wife, Wanda “Popsie” Lindsey, was a popular employee of the elections division of the city clerk's office. She died in 1991. She told friends she wanted laughter at her funeral and people wearing bright clothing. She also asked that people give flowers to loved ones, starting a family tradition.

“He was a very beautiful person, very unassuming, very unpretentious,” longtime friend Sylvia Waiwaiole said of David Lindsey. “He had a real quiet, dynamic energy about him. In recent years he studied theology at the University of Hawaii, and over the past two years belonged to the New Hope Christian Fellowship.

“His desire was to build his relationship with God in his last days.”

He is survived by sons Zanuck and Chad; daughters Jan Lindsey and Jill Schuman; brothers Clifford and Daniel Low; sister Susie Patrinos; and two grandchildren.

Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. The family requests that bright colors be worn and that flowers be given to a loved one, in the tradition begun with his late wife's requests.

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Betty M.S. Bray, 68, of Honolulu, died Sept. 25 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Kawaihau, Kauai, she is survived by husband William Jr.; daughters Mahealani McMahon and Colette Oshiro; brothers Kee Nahm and Kyne Cho; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Mary Jane K. Camp, 93, of Honolulu died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Kau, Hawaii, she is survived by nephews & nieces. Private services.

Chun W. Ching, 94, of Honolulu, formerly of San Francisco, a retired hotel-restaurant worker at Princess Kaiulani Hotel, died Sept. 30 in Honolulu. Born in Waikane, Oahu, he is survived by sons Robert, Richard, Ronald and Galen; daughters Thelma Ahn and Evelyn Ho; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter and Paul Church. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

William Cruz, 71, of Wahiawa, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Pahala, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Anthony, Dwayne, and Samuel; daughter Donna A. Kitashima; brothers Alfred and Henry; sisters Louisa Paranial, Evangeline Rodrigues and Elizabeth Persing; seven grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel, 2162 Nuuanu Avenue. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Casual attire.

Marcelina Echalas, 73, of Wailuku died Sept. 29 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Luzon, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Francis; sons Angelito and Aljon; daughters Shirley Baniago, Nenita Hipol, Lerma Pena, Marilyn Sijalbo, Judy Salvador and Charito Chichioco; 20 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Maui Evangelical Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Richard S. Fuchigami, 64, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Straub Hospital. Born in Lanai City, he is survived by wife Gladys K.; sons Scott S., Hugh Y. and Gary S.; daughter Debra A. Work; father Susumu; stepmother Amy M.; brothers Charles M., Leslie H. and Clifford T.; sisters Nellie T. Yuen, Carolyn M. Grove; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Makiki Christian Church, 829 Pensacola St. No flowers. Casual attire.

Domingo G. Galvez, 86, of Waianae, a retired grounds foreman with the 15th Civil Engineer Squadron, died Friday at home. Born in Barrio Pias, San Fernando, La Union, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Catherine; sons Anthony, Ronald and Paul; daughters Agnes Krupinski and Rene Kuehu; and 13 grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Hearts Church, Waianae. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veteran Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Pauline M. Henriques, 92, of Honolulu, a Liberty House retiree, died Friday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Joseph Jr.; sister Lydia Perez; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Entombment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

Herman H.W.T. “Tadashi” Ignacio, 46, of Honolulu, a journeyman welder, died last Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother June T. Okubo; brother Wendell; and sisters Collette Okubo, Renee Pfeiffer and Arlene Kanehailua. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Sin Bok Kim, 80, of Honolulu, a Liberty House retiree, died September 26 at home. Born in Hana, Maui, she is survived by son Alan; daughters Kathleen Kim and Susan Choi-Morrelli; brothers Harold and Richard; sisters Frances Aipa and Laura Maitland; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Marciano D. Laguna, 82, of Honolulu died Sept. 9 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Antonia; sons Marciano Jr. and Adriano; daughter Felipa Baliba; sister Nemesia Laguna-See; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at same church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Walter K. Lau, 85, of Honolulu, a retired product specialist for Amfac, died Wednesday in Honolulu. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by daughters Helene E. Lau, Rosemarie N. Tom, and Winifred K. Chung; brother Leo E.; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Robert “Along” Lee, 95, of Kekaha, Kauai, a proprietor of Waimea Liquor & Wine Store and Ahoy's Grill in Kekaha, died Thursday in Kauai Care Center. Born in Mana, Kauai, he is survived by sons Robert Jr., George, Herbert and Wallace; daughter Elizabeth Eguchi; brother Wallace; 21 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Kekaha. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial at Kekaha Chinese Cemetery. Casual attire.

Mary Matias, 85, of Honolulu, died Sept. 24 in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Maui, she is survived by daughter Lilian Bulawan; son Raphael Morales; sisters Helen B. Ayala and Elizabeth B. Souza; brothers Johnny S. and Richard Boteilho; 10 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

Marjorie Moser, 75, of Kailua, former secretary for the Republican Party, died Wednesday at home. Born in New York City, she is survived by husband Roy; son David; mother Rose Freiheit and stepfather Frank Freiheit; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Oct. 15 at Windward United Church of Christ. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the St. Francis Hospice or the American Cancer Society.

Mrs. Kameyo Nakahodo, 86, of Honolulu, died Sunday at home. Born in Kekaha, Kauai, she is survived by sons Henry T., Lloyd T. and Warren S.; daughter Joyce H. Nakasone; brother Morris S. Ishihara; sisters Lily T. Arashiro, Nancy M. Ishihara, Betty M. Uyehara, Ruth Y. Arakaki and Harriet S. Amuro; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Kay K. Nakamura, 81, of Waipahu, a retired electronic components assembler for Rockwell Corp., died Thursday in Pearl City Nursing Home. Born in Hilo, she is survived by daughters Karlene Okazaki, Charlotte Ho, Janet Herkes and Audrey Nakamoto; brothers Saburo and Toshio Sugai; sisters Matsui Royea, Alice Sweet and Shigeno Kam; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Misaki Nitahara, 91, of Honolulu died Aug. 2 in Honolulu. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by brother Itsuo and sister-in-law Rose. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Moilili Japanese Cemetery.

Tauapuaa Pita, 83, of Honolulu, a groundskeeper at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Temple, died Saturday at home. Born in American Samoa, he is survived by wife Fiatau; sons Vii, Sui and Piki; daughters Sialataua Teleso and Fia Aumavae; 22 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation only: 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Forth Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Casual attire.

Venancio A. Purugganan, 87, of Wahiawa, a retired Wheeler Army Air Force Base cook, died Sept. 28 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by hanai sister Juanita B. Pattioay; hanai children Rosaline Rodrigues, Sandra Madolora, Jo Ann Lee, and Michael, Rickie, Carlos Jr. and Daniel Pattioay. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at same chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Sueo Tanaka, 76, of Honolulu, a retired proprietor of Jimmie's Safety Garage, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Yoshino “Jane”; and sister Ruth Okamoto. Services: 10 am. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

Dorothy L. Yamaguchi, 51, of Makakilo died Sept. 21 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Edward H.; son Darius H.; daughters Yvonne L. “Nani” Glory and Lisa Wong; brothers Jr. Costa and Eddie Costa; sisters Yvonne Cartajena, Elizabeth Romant and Bernadette McCallister; and four grandchildren. Private services.