Obituaries

Tuesday, November 10, 1998

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Poomaikelani
Kawananakoa, 71

Poomaikelani Kawananakoa, 71, descendant of Hawaii's alii and a leader in Honolulu's publishing and theater fields, died yesterday.

She was the daughter of Abigail Kapiolani Kawananakoa and Andrew A. Lambert; a granddaughter of Prince David Kawananakoa and Abigail Campbell Kawananakoa, and great-granddaughter of James Campbell and Abigail Maipinepine Campbell-Parker.

"My life's deep bond of affection is suddenly severed," said Gladys Ainoa Brandt, a close family friend. "For all of her life, Poomai was a special part of my life. Memories abound. Today I feel sad and empty."

Poomaikelani Kawananakoa founded Hui Hanai, an auxiliary of the Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center, in 1969 to support the center's activities to help children in need.

"Nana I Ke Kumu" was published by Hui Hanai under her leadership.

She also served as president of the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu in the late 1960s.

In 1976, she founded Mana Publishing Co., best known for the publications "Ano Ano: The Seed" and "Princess Kaiulani: The Last Hope of Hawaii's Monarchy."

A theatrical entrepreneur, she formed Angel Inc., which brought to Hawaii such performers as Luciano Pavarotti, The Alvin Ailey Dancers, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Roberta Peters and Four Girls Four group, including Rosemary Clooney and Helen O'Connell.

She recently produced a television special starring singer Shari Lynn.

Survivors include her sister, Marchesa Kapiolani Marignoli; cousin, Abigail Kekaulike Kawananakoa, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be private.

Albert Ah Sing, 83, of Hilo, a groundskeeper for Hilo Municipal Golf Course, died last Tuesday at home. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Irene; sons Albert Jr. and Patrick; daughters Eileen Mende, Joanne Menino and Linda S. Parker; brother William; sister Theresa Perreira; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sueo Akiyama, also known as Robert Sueo Akiyama, 76, a retired machinist, died Oct. 29 in Honolulu. Born on Kauai, he is survived by wife Clara K., daughters Wanda Oshiro and Gail Iwamoto, and four grandchildren. Private services. No flowers.

Evdokiya A. Aladieff, 93, of Kapolei died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Hinase-Mura, Japan, she is survived by sons Kazuo Tsurimoto and Constantine Aladieff, daughter Chizuko Tsurimoto, eight grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. Private services.

Eva Camara, 81, of Lihue died Oct. 31 at home. Born in Kealia, Kauai, she is survived by husband Antone, sons Allan and Roy, daughters Linda Fu and Jolene Kono, 20 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Elizabeth Kalauli Chang, 81, died Wednesday in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Clarence Iona, daughter Ida Mae Shoffner, sons Levi A. W. and Swanee, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Everett E. Erickson, 71, of Hilo, a former supervisor and anesthetist for Honokaa Hospital, died Oct. 26 at home. He was also a anesthetist for Hilo Hospital and U.S. Army veteran. Born in Alvwood, Minn., he is survived by friend and companion Sylvester McKeague, brother Robert, and sister Margaret Morgan. Private services.

Ayako Y. Goris, 69, of Kaneohe, an employee at Noriko's of Hawaii, died Friday in Kailua. Born in Okinawa, she is survived by sons Frank and Robert, daughters Mayuni Krystoff and Christine Goris, mother Tsuru Yamazato, brothers Hideki and Hidekatsu Yamazato, sisters Emiko Chinen and Takako Yamazato, and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment.

Robert C. “Bob” Hill, 74, of Minnesota and Hawaii, a retired electrician, died Friday in Honolulu. Born in Minnesota, he is survived by wife Dorothy; daughters Diane Prince, Nancy Bradely, Sharon Archer, Patricia Hill and Colleen Dzurik; sister Jerry Gilbertson; and 11 grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Yukinobu Hirata, 72, of Mililani, a mechanic with Kailua Auto Wreckers, died Saturday in Maluhia Nursing Home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons Doug, Earl, Yukinobu Jr. and Leslie; daughters Dynette Kanuha and Kathy J. Balacon; brother Yukio; sister Yukiko Adolfo; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.

Yasu “Nancy” Ige, 71, of Torrance, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, a retired electrical assembler, died Oct. 8 at home. Born in Pearl City, she is survived by husband Takeichi; mother Tsuru Omine; brothers Eichi, Shigeru and Masao Omine; and sisters Haruko Katayama, Grace Tanouye, Violet Ganeku, Kay Tagami, Yoshie Yamashiro and Janice Watanabe. Private services.

Lloyd S. Larsen, 73, of Laie, a retired merchant marine captain for the military sealift command, died Saturday in Kailua. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he is survived by wife Ruth, son Stephen, daughters Lois Klaus and Naomi Larsen, brothers Dr. Walter and Allen, and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Greater Mount Zion Church. Call after 5:30 p.m.

Elaine B. Leavitt, 81, of Honolulu died Thursday at home. Born in Utah, she is survived by husband George E.; son G. Clark; daughters Karlene Ellis, Carolyn Cloutier and Jorgene Jensen; brothers Thomas and Len Brenchley; sister Denise Hammon; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Halawa Ward. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Edith O.Y. Lee, 76, of Honolulu died last Tuesday at home. Born in Hilo, she is survived by sons Ronald, Benson, Valentine, Allen and Guy; brother Ho Young; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Norman Y.W. Lee, 60, of Kaneohe, a retired state engineer, died Wednesday. Born in Canton, China, he is survived by wife Amelia, daughters Melinda and Jessica, mother Sook Kum, brother Ronald, and sisters Rosalind Chong and Jocelyn Koda. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hikoji Nakamasu, 73, of Koloa, Hawaii, an agricultural industry senior warehouseman, died Saturday. Born in Koloa, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Betsy, son Wayne, daughters Lisa Nakamasu and Dorine Chang, brothers James T. and Keizo, sisters Yaeko Ginoza and Linda Tanaka, and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Koloa Missionary Church. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Gladys A.I. Nuckley, 82, of Kaneohe died yesterday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by children Edwin W.K. Lum, Gretta L. Warren, Lynette L. Fernandez and Lorraine S.L. Takara; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Toshiko Okimura, 85, of Waialua died last Tuesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Waialua, she is survived by son Harold H., brothers Kiyoshi and Kazuo “Jack,” sisters Doris Y. Okimura and Flora F. Kataoka, and two grandsons. Private services.

Josefa C. Pascua, 94, of Waipahu died last Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by sons Danis and James, daughter Sharon Feetham, sister Consolacion Hernaez, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 12:15 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Helen M. Pickering, 72, of Honolulu, a retired medical secretary, died Nov. 2 in Honolulu. Born in Van Buren, Ark., she is survived by daughters Sheila P. Lippolt and Susan Pickering, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Makana Foundation.

Joseph A. Provost, 57, of Honolulu died Oct. 23 in Honolulu. Born in Massachusetts, he is survived by sisters Joan Schreckengost and Rosetta Tennessen, and brothers Earl and James Tennessen. Inurnment on the mainland.

Leandro “Lando” Quiocho, 54, of Hilo, an employee for the former Hashimoto Auto Body Shop in Hilo, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Susan N.; sons Leandro Jr., Vernon, Brian and Aaron; daughters Melanie and Melissa; mother Ernesta Santos; brothers Cosmedian, Antonio and Francisco; sisters Lourdes Begay and Ruby Cabison; and 12 grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

ue8 David Salz, 44, of Arlington, Va., a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, died Wednesday in Arlington. Born in California, he is survived by parents Herm and Tomiko, brothers Max and Joseph, and sister Linda Salz-Goto. Call from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Heart Association.

Jeanette P. Santos, 74, of Eleele, Kauai, a sales clerk for a fabric store, died last Tuesday in Pali Momi Hospital. Born in Lihue, she is survived by daughters Jo-Ann Hibbard, Diane Wolf, Donna Takeshita and Sandra Wong; sister Beatrice Kanda; and brothers Masao, Kunio, James and Paul Hasegawa. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kalaheo. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Edward M. Shimoda, 79, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired appliance repairman for General Electric, died Nov. 2 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Wailuku, he is survived by wife Lois N.; son Reid; daughters Sharon Azama, Lynn Mitchell and Faye Tokunaga; brother Harold; sister Stella Lum; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Michael E. Short, 39, of Alaska died Oct. 24 in Alaska. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by brothers Kenton and Steven, sisters Faith Sylva and Tammy Wadman, and mother Lei. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Amy H. Takayesu, 74, of Honolulu, a retired teacher at Hahaione Elementary School, died Oct. 28 in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons John H. and Paul Y., daughter Ann Y., and sister Ruth Fujio. Private services.

Susumu Toyomura, 78, of Kailua, formerly of Makiki, a retired pipe fitter at Pearl Harbor, died Wednesday. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Robert; brother Hajime “Chief;” sisters Chiyeko Sakamoto, Violet Fukuhara, Helen Hidano, Marjorie Muraoka and Laura Nishimoto; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Misao Tsuchiya, 90, of Honolulu, a retired nurse at Kaiser Permanente Foundation, died Nov. 1 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Ewa, she is survived by stepson Ronald Y., brothers Robert C. and Harry G. Igarashi, sisters Thelma T. Takahashi and Amy K. Igarashi, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Private services.