Obituaries

Monday, April 5, 1999

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Buenaventura “Ben” Barruzo, 92, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, died April 1 at Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lily; son Leroy; daughter Lynette Miyasaki; brother Maruro; sisters Nercy Spears, Marina Hobon and Brigeda Galapats, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Yoshiko Barlow, 67, of Honolulu died March 28 in Honolulu. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by sons Jon and Scott; brothers Junsaku and Hisao Uchida; sisters Teruko Ogasawara, Haruko Nagata, Kyoko Ito and Tomiko Uchida, and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m.

George F. Fujimoto, 68, of Ewa Beach died April 2 at his home. He was retired from Chevron as a plant supervisor. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by wife Dorothy; sons Ronald and George Jr.; daughters Ann Halansag, Gail Reyes and Pamela Kelly; brother James Fujimoto; sisters Leimomi Sills and Barbara Nahinu, and 11 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary, makai chapel. Call: after 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Vivian E. Harrison, 79, of Puunene, Maui, a former loan officer for Honolulu Credit Bureau, died March 29 in Portland, Ore. She is survived by husband Joseph; son Joseph Jr.; daughters Jaqueline Halbach, Judith Peace and Desmond Medeiros; sisters Florinda Robins and M. Lekevitz, seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Portland.

Thomas Takeshi Kawate, 72, of Kaneohe, died April 1 at St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He was an electrician and retired from the Navy Public Work Center. He is survived by wife Sandra; son Dean; daughter Diane Miho; brothers Robert, Seiji and Yoshimi, and a granddaughter. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Bert Yoshiwo Morikawa, 90, of Hilo, a retired proprietor for Morikawa Bros. Lawnmower Repair Shop, died April 3 at the Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Umeko; sons Sterling, Richard, Stanley and Dennis Morikawa and Clifford Ogata; sisters-in-law Harriet Kubo and Setsuko Yahata; brother-in-law Edward Isomura, 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nobuyuki Nishiki, 71, of Honolulu, a retired craft maker for Lanakila Crafts, died April 2 at St. Francis Medical Center. He is survived by wife Evelyn; son Lance, and brothers Charles and Joe Niimi. Services: noon Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Alan Shizuo Ogawa, 55, of Aiea, a United Airlines flight attendant, died April 2 in Narita, Japan. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by son James; daughters Tanya Manasas and Hannah Ogawa; parents Shizuo and Setsuko; brothers Roy and Owen; sister Gail, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Joe Rosare Sr. 67, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired groundskeeper with Dyna Electoron PMRF, died April 1. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by sons Joe Jr., Corey and Terry; daughters Janell Ephan, Wendy and Lynn Rosare; brothers Cristituto and John, 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Call: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Garden Island Mortuary chapel. Casual attire.

Shizuichi Sakanashi, 78, of Honaunau, Kona, Hawaii, a retired maintenance supervisor with the Hawaii State Highways division, died April 1 at Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Shizue; sons James and Craig; daughters Akiko Okamoto and Elena Monroe; brothers Mitsuki and Robert Matsunaga; sister Grace Iwamoto, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tadashi “Jiggs” Sakamoto, 81, of Lahaina, Maui, died April 1 at Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Lawrence, Barry and Myles; brother Hiroshi; sister Hisako Sato, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were private.