Obituaries

Friday, February 12, 1999

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Rebecca Doane, also known as “Becky” or “Tutu,” died last Friday in Las Vegas. She was born in Nawiliwili, Kauai. She is survived by husband Kenneth; sons Kenneth Jr., Kurt, Russell, Gary, Paul and John; daughters Jo Ann Robello, Paula Southcott, Susan Kalua and Karen Waiamau; brother James Ah You; sisters Emma Ayers, Annie Kamahaku, Anna Mignone and Margaret Hewlett, 30 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Anna M.D. Hall, 54, of Kailua died Tuesday in Castle Hospital. She was born in Hartford, Ala. She is survived by sons Willie D. and Daniel R.; daughter Elizabeth “Hope” Moore, and sisters Carolyn Ray'o, Brenda Guilford and Georgia Freeman. Services in Hartford.

Ruth S. Iwahashi, 85, of Honolulu, a retired counterwoman and presser for Hallmark Cleaners, died Saturday at home. She was born in Kahului, Maui. She is survived by son Vincent; daughter Patricia; brothers Sueo and Charles Sasaki; sisters Beatrice Lum Lung, Barbara Nakamura, Alma Tagawa and Charlotte Omoto, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Heriberto A. Jaramillo, 62, of Honolulu died Jan. 29 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Teresita F.; sons Renato and Ferdinand; daughter Myra; brothers Genaro, Domitilio and Jose; sisters Eduarda, Josefa and Florencia, and a grandson. Wake services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Final services and burial in the Philippines.

Edna R. Koehler, 84, a retired teacher, died Saturday in Kailua. She was born in Richmond, Calif. She is survived by sons Stan and Albert; daughters Patricia and Kay; brother Benjamin Hoeffer, and four grandchildren. Services held.

Morris T. Kuniyuki, 85, of Los Angeles, who retired from Hawaiian Dredging, died Jan. 27. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sumako; sons Ronald and Gary; daughters Gail Hoshino, Joyce Walden and Amy Garcia; sister Carol Murashige, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services held.

Robin K.T. Lee, 42, of Honolulu, a sales representative at Cellular Source, died Jan. 26. He was also a kung fu instructor for Gee Yung Chinese Physical Culture. He is survived by daughter Kristin; parents Arthur and Sylvia; brother Harlan, and sister Taryn. Memorial services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Lee's Shaolin Boxing Academy, 1024 Smith St.

George A. Miller, 58, of Honolulu, a retired vice president of an air-freight service, died last Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Colorado. He is survived by wife Charlotte; daughter Cheryl F. Mahar; son Mark A.; brothers Bill, Donald, John and Rick Teller; sisters Candy Teller, Mary Ota and Louann Silva, and a grandchild. Services held.

Fumiko Miyashiro, 74, of Honolulu died last Friday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Harry, Bobby and Raymond; daughters Nancy Ansai, Amy Castillo and Jo Ann Nesmith; brothers Yoshio and Masao, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clarence A. Napoleon, 81, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired lifeguard for Kauai County, died Monday at home. He was born in Huleia, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mary F.; son Thomas; daughters Veronica Sanchez, Winone Sheldon, Lorraine Rapozo, Marie Alejo, Ruby Tsukamoto, Diane Genegabuas and Beverly Boiser; sisters Edna Duarte, Gladys Olsen and Dixie Kashima; hanai daughter Colleen Alaman, and brother Sam. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Sharon A. Nishimura, 52, of Pearl City, a computer programmer for GTE Hawaiian Tel, died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Patrick K.; son Ryan K.; daughter Regina T. Mae; mother Tsuruko Iha; brothers Harry S. and Owen K. Iha; sisters Edith F. Saifuku, Gladys T. Bello and Katherine H. Nakanishi, and a granddaughter. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Satsuki Ohara, 95, of Pearl City, a retired dressmaker, died Feb. 1 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by sons George G. and Dr. William M.; daughters Carol S. Tsukada and Jean H. Kamitono, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Reginald Y. Oka, 67, of Pearl City died Jan. 29. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marion; son Reginald; daughter Laurie Kepoo; brother Richard; sisters Jean Hirata and Lois Yoshimura, and four grandchildren. Private services.

Lillian L.K. Pascual, 51, of Honolulu died Feb. 3. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Stanley, Romando, Richard and Craig, and sisters Minnie Joaquin, Loretta Embernate, Gloria Cabral, Frances Kaha and Josephine Malama. Memorial services: 12:15 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Tabernacle, Makiki Ward. Call after 10:30 a.m.

ue8 nl,2 Roselani L.N. Pirga, 75, of Palolo Valley died Jan. 30 in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Charles E., Thaddeus M. Jr., James S. and Timothy N.; daughters Elizabeth L. Brown and Stasia H. Barcelona; brothers Lorrin N. Jr. and William I. Nahinu; sisters Sarah W. Israel, Amy Olivera, Helen White and Cecelia “Kuulei” Cornelio, 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Sally A.O. Pratt, 77, of Wailuku, formerly of Newark, N.J., died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Yamaguchi, Japan. She is survived by son Peter; daughters Edith Hill, Naomi Pratt and Wanda Interlichia, and six grandchildren. Services over the ashes: 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Kahului. Inurnment: Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

William “Hardy” Roque, 77, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a retired heavy equipment mechanic for Hamakua Sugar Co., died yesterday at home. He was born in Paauilo. He is survived by sons John, David and Walter; daughter Priscilla “Perci”; sister Minnie Pavao, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Paauilo Catholic Church. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kaname Saito, 81, of Pearl City, retired owner of Leeward Bus Co./Hawaiian Scenic Tours, died Monday in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Yukie; sons Ernie and Steven; brother Takato; sisters Stella Misumi and Yaeko Tanabe, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary- Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hawaii Heart Association.

James H. Taguchi, 56, of Honolulu, a retired auto mechanic for Pflueger Honda, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by brother Yasuo, and sisters Alice H. Lovell, Sadame Kobayashi and Aiko Tamayei. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masao Tamiya, 86, of Wailuku, Maui died yesterday at home. He was born in Kurtistown, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Hisako; sons Earl “Butch,” Alan and Roy; daughters Marion Maekawa and Helen Tomita; brothers Drs. Setsuo and Sueo Ito, and eight grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire.

Jean A. Uetake, 58, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dwight and Dean; mother Kiyoko Hedani; brothers Clyde, Henry and Earl Hedani, and sister Glenda Joyo. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment.

Jerry P. “Honey” Umiamaka Jr.,67, of Kaneohe, a retired rigger at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died last Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Beverly “Nani” Neumann-Umiamaka; sons Garrick J. and Dane J.K.; brother John P.; sister Maryann U. Prohorenko, and four grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.