Obituaries

Tuesday, November 24, 1998

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Michie A. Abihai, 70, of Waipahu died last Tuesday in Ewa Beach. Born in Japan, she is survived by sons Samuel, Larry and Allan; daughter Leilani Abihai-Flores; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Wayne C. Alisna, 38, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, died Friday at home. Born in Lihue, he is survived by parents Domingo and Lori; sons David and Christopher; fiancee Joanne Goldwire; sister Donna Ragsac Jr.; brothers Perry, Dominic, Domingo A., James and Peter; and caregiver Puala Hanamaikai. Mass: 11 a.m. today at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Mauricio V. Aquino, 91, of Honolulu, a retired gardener from Kahala Hilton, died Nov. 15 at home. Born in La Union, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Matilde; sons Alexander and Alfredo; brothers Fermin, Eluhio and Paquito; sisters Flora Nebrida and Isidra Aquino; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Michael S. Aramaki, 74, of Honolulu, a retired draftsman, died Nov. 15 in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Fumiko M., son Daniel A., daughter Mari K. and brother Hiroto. Private services.

Elice W. Baer, of Honolulu died last Tuesday at home. Born in Kansas City, Mo., she is survived by husband Robert, sons Ronald and Jeffery, sister Marion Maker and eight grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Salvation Army Womens Auxiliary.

Yu Ping Ching Cai, 80, of Honolulu died Nov. 16 at home. Born in China, she is survived by sons Henry Gone Yung, Gone Mean, Gone Ming and Gone Sang Ching; daughters Wai Kin, Wai Yee, Kim Fun, Kim Kun, Kim Fong, Kim Nee, Kim Har and Kim Ping; brothers Guan Qing and Guan Tung Cai; sisters Siu Ping and Wai Siu Cai; 32 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow.

Lammy Yung Lum Ching, 81, of Aiea, a nationally acclaimed educator, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. He was also a retired principal for Pearl City High School. He is survived by wife Constance Yee, son Dr. Gerald, daughter Dr. Linda Ching Sledge, brothers Ernest and David, sisters Eleanor Yee and Dora Kauleinamoku, and four grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at United Church of Christ on Judd Street. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Cemetery. Casual attire.

Kam Yee Lee Chow, 80, of Kahaluu died Nov. 12 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Albert W.K., Clavin W.H. and Delos W.H.; daughter Barbara C. Poepoe; brothers Francis, Joseph, Howard, Carlton and James Lee; sisters Laura Lee and Betty Wong; 12 grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters. Taoist services: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Eva M.R. Cosier, 33, of Waimanalo, a waitress at Olomana Golf Course, died Nov. 14 in Honolulu. Born in Burlington, Iowa, she is survived by husband Gordon D.H., parents Michael and Clara Rita, sisters Terri R. Morgan and Gina R. Arbogast, brother Michael M. Rita, grandmother Agnes K. Silva, and grandfather Michael J. Rita. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow.

David H. Hassler, 93, of Honolulu, a retired accountant, died Oct. 15 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Grove City, Pa., he is survived by wife Taeko “Tommy” Suzuki. Private services. Donations suggested to Hawaii Humane Society.

Edith T. Lum Ho, 67, of Honolulu died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Paia, Maui, she is survived by daughter Pam and Nathan Ioane, brother Jotoku Asato, sisters Haruko Tamanaha and Marian Takushi, and a granddaughter. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at Kawaiahao Church. Call from 8 to 10 a.m. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Thomas S. Hori, 87, of Honolulu, a retired radar repair technician at Hickam Air Force Base, died Thursday in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. Born in Kamuela, Hawaii, he is survived by son Arnold, daughters Joan Tomita Hori and Karen Sumida, brother Tatsuo, sister Akie Shimono, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Raymond T. Ikeda, 47, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Nov. 15 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Liwawe; sons Jason, Steve and Junior Kenji; daughter Christina; sisters Maureen Naganuma and Kendra Ikeda; and brothers Wayne and Maurice. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Mark Episcopal Church.

Katherine K. Kim, 53, of Aiea, a social worker at the Susannah Wesley Community Center, died Wednesday in Honolulu. Born in Korea, she is survived by husband the Rev. Young Gi, son Daniel, and daughter Helen. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Chong Sook “Mary” Kim Lee, 64, of Honolulu died Friday. Born in Korea, she is survived by husband John R., daughter Yon Hee Johnson, sister Chung Suk Kim, and grandchildren. Memorial services: noon tomorrow at Sacred Heart Church, 1701 Wilder Ave. Call after 11:30 a.m. Casual attire.

George L. Pasborg, 74, of Reno, Nev., formerly of Hawaii died Sunday in Reno. Born in Odense, Denmark, he is survived by wife Helen, daughter Karen Macpherson, son Gary, and five grandchildren. Services at a later date. Donations suggested to American Diabetes Association.

Minnie M. Recarte, 78, of Kaneohe died Thursday in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Scott, Harvey and Marcus; daughters Violet Roberts, Frances Kim-Vasquez and Margaret Aton; brothers John and Samuel Makepa; 19 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Harry M. Tagawa, 95, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed painting contractor, died Nov. 12 at home. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan, he is survived by wife Nancy Y.F.; sons Walter K. and Richard S.; daughters Alice M. Tagawa Fukunaga, Marion K. Yamamoto, Helen S. Flanary and Janet S. Nakamura; brother K.T.; sister Lillian Y. Fuchino; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Hajime “Jim” Takata, 96, of Hilo, a land surveyor, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. He also worked for the highway department in Hilo, Wright Harvey and Wright Surveyors and was head of the state Survey Department for the Big Island. Born in Honokaa, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Bertha; daughters Jeanne Fujii, Marjorie Olson and Valerie Capellas; sisters Ruth M. Kiyono and Billie Y. Tong; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lucie Young Tam, 88, of Honolulu died Nov. 10 in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Alfred, sons Benjamin and Franklin, daughters Sylvianne Wong and Donna-Mae Tam, brother Charles Chu, five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lawrence T. Tanimoto, 56, of Wahiawa died last Tuesday. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Jane, son Brandon, brother Paul, and sister Arlene Ashida. Private services.

Herbert J. Tellefsen, 72, of Honolulu, a retired head of personnel at Hawaii Medical Service Association, died Wednesday at home. Born in Detroit, he is survived by wife Junko and sisters Margaret Anderson and Janet Tellefsen. Memorial services: noon Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Margot H.M. Umeda, 67, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died Saturday at home. Born in Berlin, Germany, she is survived by husband Paul; daughters Sylvia, Joyce and Linda; seven grandchildren; and stepmother Charlotte Broege. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kiichi Yasuda, 79, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Nov. 12 in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Jean Y., son Wayne Y., brothers George S. and Chester W., sister Mildred K. Sakamoto, and a grandchild. Private services.