Iris Jackson, 88, led
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merchants, charitiesIris Jackson, 88, of Honolulu, who directed some local trade organizations, died Saturday at home.
In 1952, she became assistant manager for the Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Chamber of Commerce of Honolulu.
After retiring from the chamber in 1976, Jackson became executive director of the Hawaii Jewelers Association.
She has served on the boards of Goodwill Industries, the Funeral and Memorial Society of Hawaii, Meals on Wheels and the YWCA.
She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by son William, brother Albert Barbet and a granddaughter. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kailua United Methodist Church.
Severino de Leon Ancheta, 83, of Wahiawa, a field worker, truck driver and foreman for Dole Co., died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Bernardo and Roger; daughters Celestina Antonio and Sally Manungas; brothers Casamiro and Emeterio; sisters Bibiana Tabilin, Cayetana Macamos, Anatalia Dadia and Susana Corpuz; 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrow Church. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Hattie K. Apele, 81, of Hilo, retired owner of the former Hattie's Beauty Shop, died Sunday at home. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son W. Michael; daughters Georgeanne N. Farias and Janie Silva; brothers Verden and Leslie Kim; sisters Ida Wong, Ethel DeVito and Gladys Wong, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Bruce J. Bouchard, 48, of Honolulu died Nov. 11 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in New Hampshire. He is survived by daughter Vanessa E.; parents Joseph and Genevieve; sisters Jenny A. Talari and Deborah A. Gelinas; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Jean K. Brown, 77, of Kahului, a retired investment clerk, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y. She is survived by daughter Barbara Guest; sons Vincent, Patrick and Michael; and five grandchildren. Private services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations suggested to VFW National Home at 3573 Waverly Road South, Eston Rapids, Mich. 48827-9799.
Kathleen L.L.A. "Tita Girl" Brown, 42, of Waipahu died Nov. 4 in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Jerome; daughters Francesca Adams and Memory, Misty and Golden Brown; son Francisco Mahuka; sisters Paulette, Madelene and Corrine Adams and Joan Lee; brothers Jacob, Paul III, Andrew, Anthony, Daniel, Matthew and Alexander Adams; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Maili Beach Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lino E. Gamboa, 82, of Honolulu died Nov. 4 in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Delmar and Ruperto; daughters Eugenia and Rosita Garcia, Priscilla Manilao, Evangeline Jamandre, Maria Elena Miguel and Marissa Pascual; sister Irene; 17 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Leo Gilbert, 73, of Honolulu, former owner of State Termite & Pest Control Inc., died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Betsy; brothers Winfred, John, Leroy and Hilliard Guilbert; and sister Betty Guilbert Comeaux. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alice H. Ishimoto, 78, of Honolulu, the retired owner of Bouquet Shoppe Ltd., died Nov. 12 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son James II; sister Clara Anzai; and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire.
George U. Joe, 84, of Kaneohe, retired from the Honolulu Fire Department, died Saturday in Kaneohe. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Marilyn; daughters Valerie Nishikawa and Susan Madeiros; sisters Sandra Ericksen and Margaret Bolinger, and nine grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke's Church. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
Kameko Kobayashi, 76, of Honolulu, retired co-owner of Corner Coffee Shop, died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Nobuo; son Roy T.; daughter Clara T. Ogawa; sister Tsuruko Kamiya; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Soto Mission of Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harriet L. Ledesma, 74, of Hilo, a caregiver, died Nov. 11 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Hutchington, Minn. She is survived by daughter Dolly Brende; sister Lorraine Bright; and two grandchildren. Services at a later date.
Andrae K.A. Liburd, 15, of Mililani, a student at Moanalua High School, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Camden, N.J. He is survived by parents Lans and Jackie; sisters Deirdre "Shellie" and Keziah; brother Keivon; and grandparents Joseph and Vida Cornelius. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Committal services: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Dr. Thomas M. McMillan of Honolulu, founding medical director of the Mesa Vista Hospital in San Diego, died Nov. 6 in Honolulu. He was born in Oakwood, Texas. He is survived by wife Dorothy; son Jim; mother Holly; and two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the McMillan Family Endowed Scholarship, Office of University Advancement, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, Texas, 77555-0842; or to a charity.
Yoko Miwa, 64, of Honolulu, a retired administrative assistant for Kansai Gaidai Hawaii College, died Nov. 7. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Lawrence; sons Stephen, James and Edward; daughter Jacqueline; and a granddaughter. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.
Torao Mizusawa, 83, of Mililani Town, a diesel mechanic retired from Lualualei Ammunition Depot, died Saturday at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Judy K.; daughters Karen H. Sarae, Janice K. Kobashigawa and Jean M. Santiago; son Nelson Y.; brothers Toshio "Lefty" and Kazuo; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
James A. Mulkern Jr., 83, of Honolulu, an insurance manager, is survived by wife Margery. Incorrect information for an obituary published Nov. 11 provided by the mortuary.
Benjamin T. Murakami, 91, of Honolulu, a retired supply division chief for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by sons David, Wayne and Alan; sisters Shigeko Kouchi, Martha Nose and Carol Chin; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mary K.N. Pelfrey, 84, of Kona, Hawaii, a registered nurse retired from St. Francis Hospital, died Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. She was also the Hawaii Preparatory Academy nurse. She was born in Laie. She is survived by husband Woodrow; sons Richard, Henry, Rex and Woodrow; brother Thomas Nahulu; sister Beatrice N. Lopez; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Homes Hall in Waimea. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.
Juanita "Nita" Quizon, 55, of Maili, formerly of Kaimuki, a secretary for George Kajiwara Agency, State Farm Insurance, died Saturday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by twin son and daughter Damien E. and Lisa Ann C.; hanai son Jarrett P. Solomon; brothers Melvin, Peter and George Young; sisters Ginger and Crisanta Young; and two grandsons. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Clark M. Shinkawa, 85, of Honolulu, retired from Universal Sheetmetal Inc., died Nov. 12 in Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by immediate family Rodney Shinkawa, Walter Kuroiwa, Sharon Aoki and Penny Nakamura; brothers Terry and Stanley; and sister Jane "Kim" Tanaka. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Cremation to follow.
Esther Y.H. "Do" Simone, 79, of Honolulu, a retired payroll specialist for the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Nov. 4 in Tripler Army Hospital. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by husband Tony; brothers John and Dennis Y. Do; and sister Anne Harrell. Private services.
Kolbe J. Sweeney, infant son of Tim and Lynn, died Nov. 11 in Honolulu. He is also survived by sister Samantha; brother Jacob; and grandparents Reta Sweeney and Frank and Marilyn Newman. Services: 10 a.m. today at Hickam Chapel. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
Toshiyuki P. Taguchi, 78, of Kahului, an accountant for Los Angeles County, died Saturday in Kahului Hale Makua. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by brothers Hideo "Jacob," Tatsuo "Richard" and Shizuo "Albert"; and sister Kiyomi "Kay" Onouye. Private services.
George Travis, 74, of Wahiawa, a meat-cutter for Kahuku, Hauula I.G.A., died Oct. 24 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Jane E.K. Sanders; daughters Kuulei Augustin and Judy, Jocelyn and Julia Sanders; sons Lonnie, Lamont, Leiai and Leslie Sanders; sisters Frances Keao, Ida Iopa and Mae Ewing; brothers Thomas and John; 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: Noon tomorrow at "The Shack," Marconi Road, Kahuku. Casual or aloha attire.
Max Waite, 72, of Honolulu, retired from Dow Chemical, died Nov. 12 in Honolulu. He was born in Clare, Mich. He is survived by brother Harold; sister Nancy Eisenhower; Elsie Colbeck, the mother of his children; sons Russell, Steven, Jeffery and Jerry; daughters Laura Sian and Carol and Susan Waite; hanai daughter Christine Sos; 18 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Services: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Ilikai Lagoon.
Leon S. Walker, 71, of Los Angeles, a retired civil service safety/health specialist and U.S. Air Force retiree, died Saturday in Lone Pine, Calif. He was stationed at Hickam Air Force Base and also worked at Kaena Point. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Janice; sons Leonard and Bryan of Honolulu; daughters Janine W. Fairley of Honolulu, Lynda Walker and Leslie Fagan; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Cloyd E. Zeiders, 83, of Honolulu, a chief warrant officer retired from the U.S. Army, died Monday in Tripler Army Hospital. He was also head usher at the Fort DeRussy Chapel. He was born in Newport, Pa. He is survived by stepdaughter Nancy Bastian; caregivers Stanford and Jeanette; and grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Fort DeRussy Chapel. Burial: Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the chapel.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.
