Obituaries

Saturday, February 20, 1999

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Doris Y. Adolpho, 77, of Kailua, died Feb. 8 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harry H.; sons William Y.H., Harry H., Thomas K. and Joseph K.; daughters Rosalyn Engleman, Dolores K. Rodrigues, Sheba Palama and Harriet Kepaa; brother Yukio Hirata; 23 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11:15 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Harold F. Booth Jr., 71, of Honolulu, a Shell Oil Co. truck driver, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice; daughter Leslie B. Asato; stepdaughter Heather Murakami; brother Newton J.; sister Jacqueline Benham; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Private services. Casual attire.

William Castro, 82, of Hilo, a retired groundskeeper for Hawaii County Parks and Recreation, died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son William Jr.; daughters Patricia Iranon, Linda Wallace, Joyve Ahn and Rachael Toddre; brothers Urban, Albert and Harry; sister Maximila Aguiar; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Su C. Choi, 75, of Honolulu, a Duty Free employee, died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Chong Cha; son Om Yol; daughters Song Kubota and Hea Sun Oh; and seven grandchildren. Mass: Noon Monday at Sacred Hearts Church, 1701 Wilder Ave. Call after 11 a.m. Cremation to follow.

Hatsumi Fujitani, 94, of Pearl City, a retired owner of Fujitani Barber Shop, died Feb. 13 at home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Howard H.; daughters Michiko Motooka and Grace K. Morisada; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

George G.F. Hee, 77, of Honolulu, a retired sheet metal worker for the federal government, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Richard G.S. and Raymond K.Y. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veteran Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Kenan K. Kaauwai, 42, of Kaneohe, a former employee of Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel, Bob's Big Boy Restaurant and Pohai Nani, died Monday in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Stanley and Evangeline; brother Kenton; sisters Karen Kupo, Kathy Salis and Karla Daniels. Services: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

David Kaipo, 72, of Waimanalo, a retired city refuse worker, died Feb. 11 in Castle Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gertrude A.K.; sons Dalfred E.K. and Garrick C.K.; daughters Davidine A.K., Gardenia-Ann C.K., Georgelynn A.K. and Gabriella E.K.; and sister Lily L. Montalbo. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Norman K. Keahi, 76, of Kailua, a retired Honolulu Fire Department captain, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Blanche M.; daughters Lorna K. Peahi, Yvonne M. Keahi and Norma H. Koahou; brothers Joseph K. and Raymond; sister Winona Rosehill; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchilren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Beverly T. Kim, 73, of Waipio Gentry, retired from Pioneer Home Supply, Wahiawa, died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in San Jose, Calif. She is survived by husband Wally; sons Dennis and Gary Higuchi; sister Norma Tominaga; brothers Ted, Tom and Rudy Kawata; stepdaughters Claire Rodrigues, Pamela Umeda, Wendy Imamura and Paula Yonezawa; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Paul Luckfield, 83, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Troy, N.Y. He is survived by sons Lawrence and Lester; hanai sons Marvin and John-Paul; hanai daughter Miki; brothers Leonard and Marvin; hanai sisters Sylvia and Irene. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.

Clarence Markham Jr., 69, of Waipahu, a retired supervisor with GTE Hawaiian Tel, died Wednesday in Waipahu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret L.; sons Harry K. and Lionel D. Armitage, Glenn L. O'Brien, and Darryl C. Markham; daughters Gail K. Nam and Leonell Markham-Carlos; mother Mabel P.; brothers Marvin and Patrick; sisters Winifred Harris and Valerie Andrews; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren. Services: Noon Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Maryann K.H. “Dora” Pimental, 71, of Waimanalo, a state Airports Division retiree, died Feb. 12 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Evalani Belknap, Louise Portlock, Clarita Warren and Frencha Kalilimoku; son Sat; brothers Joseph, Benjamin, Bonaparte and John Haumea; sisters Joanne Meyers and Kalanihou Valmoja; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Alfred “Wabby” Rabe, 73, of Waipahu, a retired pipefitter for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop No. 56, died Feb. 13 at home. He was born in Pauwela, Maui. He is survived by wife Agnes; sons Radford, Alan, Edwin P. and Mark A.; daughter Brenda L. Morales; sister Meding “Connie” Labang; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Stephen K. Rink, 50, of Kihei, a lawyer, died Thursday at home. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Linda; parents Karl and Eleanor; brother David; and sister Susan Gieseke. Private services.

Zenkichi Sasaki, 92, of Papaaloa, Hawaii, a retired carpenter, died Monday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Honohina, Hawaii. He is survived by sons James M., Kenneth K. and Paul H.; daughters Ellen S. and Jean Y.; sister Shigeko “Irene” Toma; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 4. Cremation to follow.

Sam H. Tao, 85, of Kauai died Thursday in Kahuku Hospital. He was a sergeant in the 100th Battalion and a mechanic with Tao Service Station. He was born in Koloa. He is survived by daughter Grace K. Tao and grandson Jason T. Morgenstein. Services at a later date.

Mikio “Mike” Wakasugi, 81, of Honolulu, a retired technician for Tagami Auto Repair, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tamayo; son Thad K.; daughter Elnora H.; brothers James and George; sisters Sarah Kuroda, Clara Murasaki and Mildred Sasaki; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kiyohisa Watanabe, 76, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired carpenter foreman with Gay & Robinson Sugar Co., died Sunday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in Waimea, Kauai, he is survived by wife Miyono; son Mel; daughters Jade A. Hamai and April Watanabe; brothers Masao and Yoshio; sister Mae Furutomo; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Carol A. Yamamoto, 77, of Koloa, Kauai, retired from GTE Hawaiian Tel, died Tuesday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Koloa. She is survived by husband Harold H.; son Robert; daughter Jo Anne McDowall; brothers Tai S. Khang, Ernest Almeida and Daniel Moke; sisters Lucy Yuen and Alice Maglinti; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Feb. 27 at Koloa Union Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shima Yukimura, 103, of Lihue, co-founder of Yukimura Store in Lihue, died Monday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Jiro; daughter-in-law Masako; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Feb. 27 at Lihue Christian Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.