Obituaries

Thursday, April 22, 1999

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Henry A.K. Coakley, 58, of Kawaihae, Hawaii, a commercial fisherman, died last Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a former city lifeguard. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughters Frances M. Coakley and Kelly Johnson, mother Louise K., brothers Nolan K. and Jeffrey K., sister Danelle, and a grandson. Services: 5 to 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honomakau Ward in Kohala. Boat departure for scattering of ashes at sea: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Kawaihae Pier. Lunch to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Freda L. Davis, 84, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired postal letter carrier, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Pennsylvania, she is survived by sons Phillip, Terence and Dennis; daughter Lioydine Griego; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. Private services.

Thomas T. Eguchi, 67, of Waianae, a mason, died April 6 in Queen's Hospital. Born on Kauai, he is survived by wife Alice; daughters Anna Lee “Girlie” Padeken, Charmane Thoene and Josie Eguchi; brothers Elsworth Eguchi and Dellick Numazawa; sisters Eloise Demas, Janet Paulos, Helen Lacro and Cheryle Eguchi-Dickson; and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call from 9 a.m. to noon. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tuivale T. Faumui, 46, of Honolulu, a warehouseman for the Air Force Exchange Service Systems at Hickam Air Force Base, died April 8 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Apia, Western Samoa, he is survived by wife Eseta; son Tana; daughters Sevia, Suitupe, Pascentia and Hope; hanai mother Sevia; brothers Sakaria, Lemalu, Tuvale, Iosefa and Salua; sisters Taofi, Tuileva, Saouila, Suitupe, Tafailagi and Toafa; and a grandson. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Free Will Baptist Church, Waipahu, call 5-9 p.m; and 9 a.m. Monday at the church, call 8-10:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Ah Yun Lai Kam Ho, also known as Kam Choy Po, 96, formerly of Kohala, Hawaii died Tuesday. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by sons David W.S., Gilbert W.O. and Alfred W.F. Kam; daughter Evelyn Kam Kim; stepdaughter Shirley Ho Anama; sisters Gertrude Lai Chong and Fanny Lai Lee; 29 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. Chasity K.V. Joaquin, infant daughter of Ryan, died Monday in Kapiolani Children's Hospital. She is also survived by grandparents Beverly and Benjamin Joaquin Jr. and Maximo and Norma Ventura; and great-grandparents Benjamin and Minnie Joaquin, Benita Lapinid, Jose and Juanita Miguel and Melania and Gregorio Ventura. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Ralph W. “Big Ralph” Kahele, 66, of Hilo, a truck driver from HT&T Inc., died yesterday at home. Born in Waipio Valley, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Theresa “Momi”; sons Ralph Jr. and Kimo Kahele and Dickie Boy Kela; daughters Glorietta Batalona, Terrie Ropa and Natlie Lindinha; brother Clarence “Spider”; sisters Winifred Batalona, Lulu Wo Chee, Hilda “Momi” Briegthaupt, Stella and Diane “Anna” Kahele, Gladys “Bra” DeCoito and Beatrice “Nani” Cho; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Family Christian Center in Hilo. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Monday at the center. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Daniel Kaniho, 66, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired cowboy foreman for Parker Ranch, died Tuesday at home. Born in Waimea, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Norma; sons Daniel Jr., Keith and Darren; daughter Danette Perreira; stepson Shannon Aveiro; stepdaughters Shannette and Shaynee Aveiro; brothers Sonny, Bill, Tommy, Kenneth and Martin; sisters Jan Gouveia and Mary Tegman; hanai mother Helen Aveiro; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a hanai grandchild. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimea Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Thelma K. Kunimura, 59, of Honolulu, a former employee for Japan Travel Bureau, died Monday in Seattle. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Howard; sons Derek, Blaine and Brandt; daughters Lynne Kam and Karena, Romy and Lori Ann Kunimura; brothers Robert “Bobby,” Ralph, Dean and Daniel Takazawa; sisters Betty Whang, Leatrice Ing, Rosaline Sasaki, Grace Shojinaga, Lily Yamamoto, Gail Fujikawa, Ellen Tokunaga and Faye Kobayashi; and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Central Union Church. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Cheung Ping Lee, 91, of Honolulu, a retired employee for Hawaii Theaters, died April 14 in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Canton, China, he is survived by wife Lai Mui, daughter In Ping Wong, sister Cheung Siu Ching, and two grandchildren. Taoist services: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Arthur M. Maneki, 59, of New York City, a New York state government bank examiner, died April 10 in New York University Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by brother Raymond S. and sister Marjorie K. Determan. Private services.

Richard W. Mehrmann, 44, of Honolulu, owner of Insight Audio-Video, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Massachusetts, he is survived by father Theodore and sister Laurel Chamberlin. Private scattering of ashes at sea. Donations contact the family.

Alvin K. Morishige, 50, of Honolulu died April 12 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Travis S.; brothers Wayne N., Neal M. and Keith T.; and sisters Merle S. Racoma and Sandra T. Doi. Private services.

Masami Mukai, 81, of Lihue, a sugar plantation crew chief, died Tuesday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Hanamaulu, Kauai, he is survived by wife Mitsuno S.; daughters Karen Yee, Dorene Scarlett and Melanie Takahashi; brother Maxie; sister Kimiyo Takeuchi; and four grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Kapaia Hongwanji Church. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.

Edward K. Nunotani, 92, of Honolulu, a retired boiler room technician for Dole Cannery, died April 14 in Straub Hospital. Born in Kohala, he is survived by wife Kiyoko, daughters Doris Arii and Jane Chung, son Harold, brothers Wallace and Suyeharu, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Richard K. Okimoto, 80, of Waianae, a retired store clerk at Times Super Market, died April 9 at home. Born in Makawao, Maui, he is survived by son Gary H., brothers David T. and Sueo, sisters Kinue Fukuda and Betty T. McGinnis and two grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to a charity.

Betty F. Okutani, 81, of Honolulu, a retired preschool teacher, died Monday at home. Born in Kona, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Masaki “Mac;” daughters Judith Clemenson and Leanette Yasuda; brothers George, Charles and Robert Yukimoto; sister Mary Yoshimura; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Harold H. Ono, 80, of Honolulu, a retired construction foreman for THOHT Construction Co., died April 14 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Pahala, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Marilyn H.; daughters Jerilynn O. Hall and Berlyn K.O. Kaneshiro; stepdaughters Carolyn Miyasaki and Ruth Reola; stepsons Harris, Jarrel and Ronald Nakamura; brothers Susumu and Dr. Katsuto; sisters Edith Ono, Margaret Matsuoka, Machie Kubota and Patsy Akagi; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Emily C. Ordanza, 78, of Ewa Beach died April 13 in Ewa Beach. Born in Ewa Beach, she is survived by sons Antonio and Rohellio Castro; daughters Frances J. Young, Lani Y. Ayala and Ellen Castro; brother John Matias; sister Hattie Morales; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bartolome “Bart” Recolan, 71, of Kailua-Kona, a retired maintenance man for Kona Surf Hotel, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Hakalau, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Mary C.; sons Timothy Espiritu and Robert and Anthony “Tony” Madriaga; daughters Linda Davis, Evelyn Kokubun, Marilyn Moser, Lovey Grantz, Antoinette Ignacio, Maurine Deboer, Marlene Galapir and Blen Ishikawa; brothers Paul, Larry and Maxi; sister Marcy Gangano; 35 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Call from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua-Kona Stake Center. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Naalehu Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: Naalehu County Cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

James N. Rowland Jr., also known as James Pauahi Rowland Jr., 75, of Honolulu, a retired safety representative for Local 3 of the Operating Engineers, died last Thursday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by fiance Mary. Services: noon Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Anthony Sanchez, 92, of Honolulu, a carpenter for Pearl Harbor, died Tuesday in Straub Hospital. Born in Malaga, Spain, he is survived by daughters Aurora Perez and Mary Ann James, 16 grandchildren, and 32 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 8 to 9:30 a.m. next Thursday at the mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Mamoru “Al” Shibata, 72, of Hilo, a retired electronic technician at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island, died Sunday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Julie R.; son Victor; daughter Kathy; brothers Susumu, Isamu, Sadamu and Takeo; sisters Tomie Okada, Alice Satsuma and May Yamamoto; and a grandson. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Minoru Shigeoka, 82, of Hilo, a public accountant, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. He was also a Realtor, owner of M. Shigeoka Inc. and owner of the former Kuhio Garden Restaurant in Hilo. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Nancy A.; sons Clifford and Dennis; daughters Edna Murasaki and Dianne Hara; brother Kiyoshi; sisters Tsuruko Koide, Kiyoko Takashima and Yaeko Aburamen; and 10 grandchildren. Services over ashes: 5 p.m. Sunday at Hilo Meishoin Mission, 97 Olona St. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hugh R. “Tom” Thomas, of Honolulu, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. ue8 Army, died Sunday in Honolulu. Born in New York, he is survived by wife Hanae, son Robert, and sister Arline. Private services. Donations suggested to Parkinson's Disease Center or Disabled American Veterans-Hawaii Chapter No. 1.

Joseph Wong, 83, of Honolulu died Monday in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Lena; sons Warren, Dennis, Calvin, Harvey and Leslie; daughters Kaliko Featheran, Ilona Jamila and Brenda Ching; brother Walter; sister Gladys Dutro; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Gunichi D. Yamada, 90, of Wailuku, who retired from Shell Oil Co., died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He also retired from Trans Hawaiian Tour Co. Born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Jane “Misano;” son Alvin; daughters Janet Anthony, Harriet Yoshino and Rene Kimura; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire.