Obituaries

Wednesday, December 16, 1998

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Helen T. Agena-Nakamasu, 76, of Waipahu died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Waipouli, Kauai, she is survived by husband Mori Nakamasu; son Michael J. Nakamasu; daughters Flora M. Yonamine, Cora Ann Y. Morinaga and Lola C. Shimogawa; and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Alfred K. Akaka, 62, of Honolulu, a retired leaderman for GTE Hawaiian Tel, died Dec. 8 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Suzanne Mary; sons John E.K. II, Kaipo and Kalani; daughter Maialoha Gonzalez; sisters Puanani Caindec and Hannah “Cookie” Lino; and eight grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Kawaiahao Church. Call from 8 to 11 a.m. Burial: Hook Chu Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Faustino T. Bilan, 70, of Waianae, a retired housekeeper from Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel, died Dec. 4 in Waianae Comprehensive Health Center. Born in Abra, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Gloria C.; sons Faustino II, Eduardo, Ferdinand, Faustino Jr., Felix and Eufemio; daughters Lori, Josie and Emilia; brother Elpidio; and sister Marcelina Villadolid. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 8 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Mass: Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N School St. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Thelma A. Brown, 79, of Hilo died Monday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Gwendolyn Bishop and Tessie P. Brown, hanai sons John P. Mersberg and Valentine Sigmon, hanai daughter Kawena Kalani, 10 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Haili Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Elizabeth Lam Chun, also known as “Betty” or “Lizzie,” 83, of Honolu lu died Dec. 8 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Hubert, Ronald and Russell; brothers Leonard, Rupert and Kenneth; sister Janice Lee; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nathalie U.E. “Ui” Esmeralda, 25, of Kamuela, Hawaii, died Thursday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Kealakekua, Hawaii, she is survived by parents Donald and Betty, sister Nadine L. Cortez, and grandmother Mollie K. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire.

Fumiko Fukuzawa, 69, of Honolulu died Dec. 5. Born in Nagano, Japan, she is survived by sons Glenn; daughter Masako Kobayashi; brothers Kaname, Shiro, Rikuro and Hitoshi Urano and Isao Shibazaki; sisters Hisako Miyazawa and Michiko Sakurazawa; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Cherill B. Gagarin, 21, of Honolulu died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Dylon; parents Romony and Phoebe; brother Walter; and grandparents Crisanto and Pastora Baniaga and Roberta Gagarin. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist in Kalihi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Nicomedes R. Gaoiran, 86, of Kahuku, a retired Kahuku sugar plantation worker, died Dec. 8 in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Teresita and son Alexis. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Roch's Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Kewn Tai Hew, 85, of Honolulu died Dec. 6 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in China, she is survived by sons Kenneth, Ronald and Nathan; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:45 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bertha E. “Betty” Hopfer, 86, of Kailua died Nov. 20 in Castle Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh, she is survived by daughters Barbara J. Smith and Carole Prangley McIvor, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Sunday on Lanikai Beach. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, Kailua branch, or charity.

Peggy F. Jenkins, 74, of San Diego, a retired waitress from Peking Restaurant, died Nov. 28. Born in Paauilo, Hawaii, she is survived by son David; daughters Samia Rodriguez and Marsha Carreon; brothers Takeichi and Tom Higa; sisters Ruth Uchida, Lily Ball and Betty Omura; and six grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Robert K. Kanoa, also known as “Blue Eye” or “Green Eye,” 70, of Waimanalo, a retired city refuse collector, died Monday in Waimanalo. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Judy, sons Robert “Popo” Jr. and Maxwell L.K., daughters R. Lehua Kawewehi and Annie Gomes, brothers Manly and Reginald, sisters Emma Kalaukoa and Lee Ann Young, and four grandchildren. Services over ashes: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jules I. Kusunoki, 79, of Honolulu, a retired insurance agent, died Friday in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Helen, son Eric, brother Takeshi, sister Grace Fukumoto and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Beatrice Y.K. Lee, 81, of Santa Ana, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, owner of George Lee & Associates Marine Taxidermy, died Thursday in Santa Ana, Calif. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by children George Jr., Gordon, Jordan and Annabelle Koa; brothers Kelvin and Milton Lau; sisters Dolores Kau, Edith Leong, Eleanor Park and Lorraine and Patricia Lee; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 9:15 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ida K. Leslie, 95, of Honolulu died Dec. 7 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters June L. Borden and Muriel M. Kahoonei, sons Herbert M. Jr. and Gerald K., brother Gideon Kaonohi, sister Minnie Nahoolewa, 24 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.

Kathleen Y. Lum, 71, of Honolulu, a retired tax manager with Ernst & Young LLP, died Dec. 2 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Arleen Kam, Shirley Lum and Lenora Asato; brothers Walter, Henry and Charles Young; sisters Violet Yim, Constance Kop and Annie Lum; and four grandchildren. Taoist services: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Asano Maeda, 88, of Honolulu, a retired food packer for Mum's Inc., died last Wednesday in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. Born in Hakalau, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Richard K., Howard S., Kenneth H. and Calvin K.; daughter Lillian Uyeda; brothers Tomoichi, Masaharu and Stanley S. Sakuda; sisters Shizue Ushijima and Hisae Tomimoto; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Paul S. Martin, 66, of Kaneohe, a retired commercial artist, died Dec. 6 in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughters Peggianne Martin, Ferol Kaalele and Kalehua Kamakawiwoole; sisters Ruth Phillips and Patricia Silva; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kalihi and Moanalua Church, 1313 Kamehameha IV Road. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Eutikio “Tik” Olayon, 72, of Haleiwa, a retired heavy equipment mechanic from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Dec. 6 at home. He also served in the U.S. Navy. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Eufronia T. “Rose;” sons Richard E., Gregory and Eutikio “Tiki;” daughters Laura O. Kodlick and Marcella B. Takemoto; sister Connie Coronel; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Prayer services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 9 to 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Anastacio B. Oliveros, 90, of Maili, who retired from Hirano Brothers, died Dec. 8 in Maili. Born in Pangasinan, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Faamao F.; sons Anastacio Jr., Melvin, John, Anthony and Frankie Oliveros and Lomina Fatu; daughters Mary Withrow, Judy Lockhart, Reme Smiley, Gloria Cowling, Linda Hensley, Debra Lobb, Elsie Matavale, Faamao Kim Jr. and Cindy Siania; 45 grandchildren; and 47 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Alfredo C. “Pedong” Pasion, 86, of Honolulu died Dec. 3 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Rosita; sons Rodney and Nelson; daughters Frida Curtain, Monica Sambrano, Nida Deocampo and Hilda Perez; brother Eulogio; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Rose B. Pasion, 75, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, died Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Isabela, the Philippines, she is survived by daughters Monica Jenkins, Linda Cabral, Marietess Cruz and Juliette Pasion; son Leandro “Boy” Jr.; brothers Jose “Pepe” and Julio Barcelo; sister Priscilla Boromeo; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. next Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Manuel S. Sagucio, 93, of Waipahu, a retired laborer for Olaa Hawaii Plantation, died Dec. 6 in Waipahu. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by son Bonifacio A., stepbrothers Aurelio and Romeo, stepsisters Naty and Cion, and 30 grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Resurrection of the Lord Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again after 8 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

George T. Siangco, 67, of Waialua, who retired from Waialua Sugar Plantation, died Dec. 3 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Waianae, he is survived by wife Marietta L.; sister Mary Nazarino; brothers; and hanai siblings Bobby Sarno, Richard Sarno and Nancy Gurdison. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mass: noon Saturday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Galovale Sofeni, 58, of Honolulu, a carpenter in American Samoa, died Dec. 7 in Honolulu. Born in American Samoa, he is survived by wife Malia; daughters Susitina Sofeni, Fa‘aiuga Finau, Legalo Malepeai, Mae‘e Tutuvanu and Mui Seiuli; sons Niko and Fineaso Seiuli; sister Fuamtala Sesepasara; and 16 grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Itoyo M. Sugiyama, 77, of Honolulu, a retired F.W. Woolworth stock clerk, died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Makawao, Maui, she is survived by husband Shigeo; daughters Jeannie Sugimoto, Esther Yee, Lois Tanimoto, Faye Higa and Sheila Taira; brothers Itsumi, Steve M. and Robert Y. Yokoyama; sisters Hazel H. Sugiyama, Yukiko Yamanaka, Margaret M. Koshiro, Mae M. Nakama and Katherine K. Komoda; and eight grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Barbara Y.S. Takeo, 77, of Kualapuu, Molokai, and Pukalani, Maui died Sunday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Steven and Bryan, daughter Leslie Ching, brothers Donald and Nobuo Shimizu, sisters Sueko Tanoura and Sally Okimoto, eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church in Hoolehua, Molokai.

Kimiko Tanimoto, 85, of Kaneohe died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honohina, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Katsuaki, Reynold and Victor; daughters Jean and Lori Tanimoto, Lillian Higashi and Thelma Tsukamoto; brothers George and Masayoshi Nakamoto; sister Tomiko Okimoto; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jeanne M. Thornton, 76, of Kailua, designer in needlework, ceramics and fabric, died Dec. 2 in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughter Fay Myers, brother T. Clifford Melim Jr., and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Christopher Church in Kailua. Call after 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Holistic Healing Foundation, 45-090 Namoku St., Cottage L, Kaneohe, HI 96744. Private burial.

Harry K. Uesugi, 69, of Honolulu died Nov. 30 in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Shirley; son Harris; daughter Sherry Callejo; brothers Masayuki Uesugi, James Mitsuyoshi and David Okinaka; sister Shirley Sukisaki; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Edwin K. Wyatt, 78, of Lihue, a production control analyst for AT&T, died Thursday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Chicago, he is survived by wife Helen, son Tom, and daughters Wendy Jerosky and Virginia Harmon. Private services.

Tomoko Yamashita, 69, of Mililani, a retired seamstress, died Dec. 6 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by sons Wayne A. and Russell T.; brothers Edwin and Larry Hayashi; and sisters Kiyoko Wong, Yoriko Nakao, Betty F. Mukai and Iris K. Tanaka. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.