Obituaries

Wednesday, December 9, 1998

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Yuri Suzuki, mother of UH student
missing since 1985, dies at 72

Star-Bulletin

Yuri Suzuki, 72, of Honolulu, mother of Diane Suzuki, who was reported missing in 1985 and never found, died Saturday at home.

Born in Ewa, Yuri Suzuki was a member of Aiea Taiheiji Soto Mission.

The family had a private service at the mission July 6, 1997, for Diane on the 12th anniversary of her disappearance, to officially say goodbye. She was the youngest of the parents' five daughters. A University of Hawaii student, Diane was 19 years old when she mysteriously disappeared after teaching a children's dance class at Rosalie Woodson Dancing Academy in Aiea.

The case, one of the most highly publicized missing person cases in Hawaii history, is classified as an unsolved homicide. Friends and family put up 20,000 posters bearing Diane's picture. A body has never been found. Nor has there been an arrest, in spite of massive investigative efforts and related evidence consideration in grand jury proceedings.

Yuri Suzuki is survived by husband Masaharu; daughters Karen Matsukawa, Susan Suzuki, Pat Radona and Pam Matsuda; brother Yoshimi Shibuya, and two grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Chanelle Akazawa, 17, of Pearl City, a senior at Aiea High School, died Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Las Vegas. She is survived by parents Terry and Cheryl; brother Chaz; sisters Kristen and Nicole, and grandparents James and Lila Akazawa, Richard and Roberta Kaneshiro and Walter and Chie Date. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kathleen M. Andrade, 71, of Maui, formerly of Waipahu, a retired supervisor with the federal government, died last Wednesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Vincent Jr., David and Charles; daughter Jannell Hanog; sister Mary Gueso; brothers Edward and James Cisler, 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 10:45 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rossun S. Arii, 54, of Honolulu and Torrance, Calif., a construction project manager for Pan-Pacific California Construction Co., died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carolyn; daughters Liane Sumida and Carleen Arii Ho; brothers Jeffrey and Nathan; sister Betty Ann Splinter; half brother Brian Kawano, and half sisters Sandra Usui, Dianne Aburamen, Linda Komori and Karen Morimoto. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sung Hin Au, 90, of Honolulu, a retired entomologist with the state Department of Agriculture, died Nov. 26 in Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wendell and Dexter; sister Rose Choy, and a grandchild. Private services.

Rachel L. Benjamin, 72, of Waimanalo died Thursday in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Joseph H. Jr.; daughter Charlene Kailihiwa; sister Katherine Lono, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Ida C. Branco, 87, formerly of Hono kaa, Hawaii, a retired hospital laundry helper, died Nov. 30 in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Ahualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by son George Angelo; stepsons Arnold and Anthony; daughters Mary Branco and Hazel Maertens; 23 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Honokaa Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Mary K. Coffman, 96, of Waianae died Saturday at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son Demas Pacheco; daughters Sarah Cordeiro, Mary Hue and Nora Thomas; 20 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 94-210 Kahualii St. in Waipahu. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Pedro C. Cordero, 87, of Waialua, a retired Del Monte truck driver, died Nov. 23 in Leahi Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mary G.; sons Melvin L., Ronald P., Dennis A. and Alan B.; daughters Roz T. and Corinna J. Cordero and Trudy Benigno; three sisters in the Philippines, 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Sophia K. “Auntie Kaui” Cypriano, 56, of Hilo died Saturday. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Waldean Cypriano, Jamie Santos and Stacey Vida; sons Walter Rego and Brandon Cypriano, and 12 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Wainaku Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses. Casual attire.

Gloria C. Domingo, 62, of Waipahu, an employee at Hilton Hawaiian Village, died Nov. 26 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Sanny A.; sons Samuel C. and Franklin C.; daughters Evelyn D. Solaita, Fe D. Keliiaa, Carolyn D. Cabjuan and Rosemary D. Dela Cruz; brothers Frederico, Villamor and Rudolfo Concepcion; sisters Milagros Terrado, Loreta Pacleb and Julieta Aquino, and 20 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 12:45 p.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Phillip R. Esmeralda, 84, of Vallejo, Calif., formerly of Oahu, who retired from Ricky's Barber Shop on King Street, died Thursday in Vallejo. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Sil; daughters Pelagia Dumpit and Erlinda Aromin; brothers Matias and Teofilo, 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Rosalie A. Kamauoha Gahan, 77, of Honolulu was born in Kahuku. No services tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Incorrect information for an obituary published Monday was provided by the mortuary.

Francis N. Holokahi, 67, of Waianae, a retired machine operator with Hawaiian Bitumuls Construction Co., died Nov. 19 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Marion; sons Francis Jr. and Kaniela Holokahi and Ronald and William Manley; daughters Kuuipo Kim, Tunkie Barieto, Kawehi Nizo and Deborah Gernhard; brothers William and James Holokahi Jr., James Brown and Roy Belisario; sisters Rose Morreira, Nancy Stringfield and Winona Venne, 21 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Waianae Small Boat Harbor.

Emma K. Kaina, 70, of Kaneohe, a retired housekeeping supervisor for the Hilton Hawaiian Village, died Saturday in Kaneohe. She was born in Kahului,Maui. She is survived by daughters Gail Kaina, Camile Robertson, Davelyn Clark, Val DeMello and Lee Rhoden; brothers Wilfred and Edwin Polendy, and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Derrick K. Kauhaahaa, 44, of Kahakuloa, Maui, maintenance man at the InterContinental Wailea for 10 years, died Sunday at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by parents Moses Jr. and Liliu; sons Derrick Jr., Chucky, Clayton and Justin; daughters April and Liliu; brothers Rodney, Moses III, Reid and Chad; sister Moikihana Kauhaahaa-Mortensen, and three grandsons. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Protestant Church in Kahakuloa Village. Casual attire.

Yoshio “Joe” Kawamura, 82, of Kahului, a retired stevedore for McCabe, Hamilton and Renny, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Tatsuno; brothers George and James, and sisters Nancy Yasutake-Pyl and Hideko and Naomi Kawamura. Services over the ashes: 5 p.m. Friday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bong K. Ko, 67, of Honolulu died Thursday at home. She was born in South Korea. She is survived by daughters Kyong Ku and Kyong Tal Lee. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.

Loretta D. Kwock, 61, of Honolulu died yesterday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Maynard; sons Kaipo Dole and Maynard Jr., Michael and Matthew; daughter HollyAnn; brother Henry Dole; sister Eleanor Ka-ne, and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Ray T. Lindsey Jr., 50, of Haiku, Maui, a carpenter for Lindsey Building Co., died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Nancy K.; sons Shaun T. and Ryan A.; daughters Kris A. and Candice K.; brothers Clifford T., Gerald, Henry E., Gene and Damian, and sisters Paulette Kinores and Brenda F. Kuala'au. Call from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at First Assembly of God Cathedral of the King. Burial: Makawao Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

John K. Lindsey, 84, of Waimea, Hawaii, a construction supervisor for Hawaiian Dredging, Boise Cascade and Waikaloa Land Co., will be remembered in a service on Saturday. His body was found Nov. 28 on Saddle Road in South Kohala after a weeklong search. He was born in Waimea. He is survived by daughters Beverly J. Palenapa, Lily L. Freitas and Helen Lindsey-Souza; brothers Charles Jr., James and Frederick; sister Fannie Moniz, nine grandchildren and six great- grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimea Ward. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Waimea Mormon Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Ngun S. Lock, 77, of Honolulu died Nov. 26 in Straub Hospital. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Chuck Keu, Alfred C.W. and Alvin; daughters Mae Y.H. and Mary Ann Y.C.; hanai daughter Elaine Jew, and six grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Miles K. Migita, 51, of Mililani died Nov. 30. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son Dax; daughter Lori Ann; mother Betty; brother Leighton, and sister Gayle Basques. Private services.

Kameyo O. Morimoto, 92, of Honolulu is also survived by son Melvin. The additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Aiko Nakamura, 79, of Kailua, formerly of Lihue, Kauai, died Nov. 27 at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by daughters Diane N. Marshall and Janice N. Shelton; brother Isao; sister Kikuyo Ito, and five grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leon “Len” Padua, 87, of Honolulu died Thursday in Hale Nani Nursing Home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Frances; two sons; seven stepchildren, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Friday at Greenhaven Memo rial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert H. Page, 74, of Kapolei, executive vice president and general manager for Marisco Ltd., died Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was also previously employed at Pacific Marine and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. He was born in Wallsend, England. He is survived by sister Margaret; brothers Gilmer and George; goddaughter Mireille Anawati; hanai family at Marisco Ltd. and A&B Electric, and hanai grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Marisco Ltd., 91-607 Malakole Road, Kapolei.

Elvis A. Pantil, 28, of Aiea died Nov. 23 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Evangeline A. and brothers Robert and Elizaldy. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Amy T. Pollock, 82, of Honolulu died Nov. 16 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Malden, Mass. She is survived by nieces Irene Bargoot, Amy L. Craton and Amy Bourque, and nephews Ralph, Paul and Arthur Biagiotti. Memorial services: 7 p.m. next Wednesday at Science of Mind Center, 2909 Waialae Ave. No flowers.

Richard K.Y. Quon, 78, of Honolulu died Nov. 5 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy; daughters Stephanie “Stevie” Mix, Nathalie “Lolly” Stubbs and Sheryl Suzuki; brother King; sisters Nora Lee, Stella Lum and Lorena Wong, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alice J. Richards, 71, of Kailua died Friday in Kailua. She was born in Indiana. She is survived by brother Bill Barcus. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Donations suggested to Cystic Fibrosis or another charity of choice.

Quirino C. Tabudlo, 81, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired pan man for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died Sunday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Carmen P.; son Henry; daughters Herminia Malone, Petronila Blank and Teresita Richard, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Josephine B. Villanueva, 63, of Lihue, a retired teacher at Koloa Elementary School, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Jovencio B.; sons Jonathan and Joeben; daughter Jomarie, and sister Florence B. Sina. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Charles L. Whiteside, 49, of Honolulu, a production worker for Love's Bakery for 30 years, died Friday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Arkansas. He is survived by sisters Mary Ann Whiteside Mosley, Eva Mae Whiteside Kirkham, Dorothy Mae Whiteside Coburn and Carolyn Mae, Eloise, Louatrice, Deborah Lou, Lisa L. and Bernice Whiteside, and brother Odell. Memorial graveside services: 2 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Kou Chun Yao, 79, of Kihei, an engineer, died Saturday. He was born in Heilongjiang, China. He is survived by wife Soo Chen; son Ming; daughters Nancy Fairclough and Anna Barnes, and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.