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Marino dies of cancer at 61Hilda T. Almeida, 88, of Honolulu, a former employee of Lewers & Cooke and Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Harvey, Harold and George DeMello, and sister Mamie Schilling. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Richard K. Ariyoshi, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired vice president for G. Von Hamm Textiles Inc., died Jan. 20 in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by wife Etta T.; sons Dennis S. and Sanford S.; brothers Richard T., Buster K., Gilbert M. and Robert T.; sisters Winifred Morimoto and Virginia Inouye, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
James K. "Kimo" Chun, 66, of Pearl City, a retired captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, died Jan. 24 in Kailua. He also retired from the U.S. Navy. He is survived by wife Audrey E.L.; children Edward K., Joseph L., Robin V.K. and Lian L.M.; sisters Evelyn Roddenbery, Geraldine Mock and Shirley Beggs, and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Kaumakapili Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Walter T.H. Chun, 73, of Pearl City died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sue Jean; daughters Collette Arakawa, Christy Horikawa, Carla Pacupac and Caren Chun-Esaki; brothers Kin Mun and Albert K.C.; sister Sylvia Wong, and eight grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 1 to 4 p.m. Private burial.
Helen L. Devereux, 93, of Honolulu, an editor for military newspapers, died Jan. 19 in Honolulu. She was born in Portsmouth, N.H. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Central Union Church. Call after 1:30 p.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.
Esther Wong Freitas, 92, of Honolulu died Jan. 23. She was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. She is survived by sons Joseph Jr., Michael J. and Andrew T.; daughter Patricia Wong; brother Samuel A. Wong; sisters Margaret Shaw and Juanita Howell, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Mildred K. Fujii, 82, of Lihue, a retired bank teller with Bank of Hawaii, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Daihichi; sons Leslie, Dwight and Floyd; daughter Janice Chung, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Lihue Christian Church. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ray S. Fukumoto, 66, of Honolulu, a retired real estate appraiser, died Jan. 20 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Chiseyo; care givers Margy Hamai and Mark Edwards-Murray; brother Glenn, and sisters Amy Miyamoto and Jean Webster. Private services. Donations suggested to Kaiser Foundation Hospital.
Leo Furman, 80, of Hilo, a retired laborer, died Sunday in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in St. Louis, Mo. He is survived by daughters Cynthia Sprau and Ruth Victorino; brother Sam; sister Rose, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Richard C. Gaboya, 85, of Waianae, who retired from H.R.T. Inc., died Thursday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by brother Billy L. and sister Patricia Magallanes. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Jose M. Gandeza, 89, of Honolulu, who retired from the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Jan. 7 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Sixta; daughters Josie Torricer and Mabel Viernes, and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church in Kalihi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Ralph Glanstein, 67, of Hawaii, a teacher, died Thursday. He was born in New York City. He is survived by wife Debbi; sons Steve, Jeff and Russ; daughters Jameelah Peer, Jan Kaeo and Miki Liu; sister Carol Miller; brother Herb Taylor, and 21 grandchildren. Services at a later date.
Edean H. Harada, 55, of Aiea, a retired teacher at Mauka Lani Elementary School, died Jan. 21 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Nevin; daughter Elise; mother Merle Shimokawa; brothers Edwin, Owen and Brian Shimokawa, and sisters Diane and Susan Shimokawa. Memorial services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 6:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Clarence C. Hart Jr., 59, of Honokowai, Maui, a retired state worker, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Red Lodge, Mont. She is survived by wife Jennie; children Charles Minchew, Jennie Aruda, Jeannie Himalaya and Darrell, Toni, Clarence III and Joannie Hart; sisters Betty Trovillo, Doreen Phillips and Antoinette Westerdahl, 12 grandchildren and a great-grandson. Services at a later date.
Helen A. Hattori, 79, of Honolulu, a retired cashier for Sears Roebuck & Co., died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Sandra Young, Shirley Kikiloi and Susan Halverson, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Florence C. "Jinx" Iha, 54, of Pearl City, a sales representative for Pacific Home Furnishings, died Jan. 22 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Curtis Y.; son Guy T. Takayesu; daughters Cindy K. Takayesu and Brittany C.G.Y. Iha; father Florentino B. Acedilla; mother Anges H. Acedilla; brother Ralph C. Acedilla, and a granddaughter. Wake services: 6:45 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Manuel S.M. "Manny" Jhun, 83, of Kalihi Valley, who retired from Walter Inoue Painting Co., died Friday at home. He was also a fisherman and boxer. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara; sons Ronald P.K., Manuel "Nobbie" S.M. Jr. and William C.M.; daughters Eloise "Kuulei" C.S. Lopez, Violet L. Jhun and Clara "Midgie" H. Ioane; brother Peter; sisters Elizabeth Adams, Gertrude Labron, Julie Rezentes, Maryann Rasmussen, Carmen Staszkow, Marie Ng, Isabella Hong, Audrey Chun and Betsy Hinau, 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha or casual attire.
Lawrence S. Kalani, 83, of Hana, Maui, a retired fireman with the Merchant Marine, died last Tuesday in Hana Community Health Center. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by brother Bill K. and sister Ellen K. Cooper. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Aloha attire.
Satoshi Kashimoto, 82, of Aiea, a retired machinist from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard 38, died Friday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Alma; sons Clyde, Wayne and David; daughter Jackie Thompson; brothers Takashi and Robert; sisters Masako Kawauchi, Janet Asuka and Lillian Honma, and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m.
Sarah Yee Lee, 69, of Waipahu died Sunday in Waipahu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Bernard; sons Stephen and Robert; mother Siu Wah Yee; brothers Charlie "Ah Fook" and Henry "Lum Sing" Yee; sisters Millie Mow, Beatrice Grant, Annie Lum, Nora Hew, Sadie Loo and May Kong, and a grandchild. Graveside services: noon Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Bayview II. Aloha attire.
Katherine E.N. Lind, 96, of Honolulu, a retired director of adult education with the YWCA in Honolulu, died Saturday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She was born in LaCrosse, Wis. She is survived by daughter Karen L. Taylor; sons Alvin A. and Loren N.; sister Helen Bentley, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Ave. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the Restoration Fund at the Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Ave., Honolulu, HI 96826.
The Rev. Lawrence Mampaey, 96, of Honolulu, a retired priest from St. Patrick's Monastery, died Friday in Oahu Care Facility. He was born in Boom, Belgium. He is survived by fathers and brothers of the Sacred Hearts. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Patrick's Church. Call from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.
Jack F. Miller, 81, of Ninole, Hawaii, a retired manager of a distribution company, died Friday at home. He was born in North Carolina. He is survived by wife Virginia C. "Cora"; sons Mark F. and Carl C., and a grandson. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mary Jane Mullins, 69, of Kawela Bay, an activist, died Wednesday in Kahuku. She was born in Stoneham, Mass. She is survived by husband Joe; son Brian; daughter Kerry, and two grandchildren. Memorial gathering in New Mexico.
Yuki Onizuka, 91, of Waialua died Jan. 17 in Waipahu. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Herbert M. and Arnold M.; daughters Ruby Ishii and Phyllis Onizuka; brother Minoru Marugaki, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshinori Oshiro, 73 of Mililani Town, who retired from the Fort Shafter Communications Center, died Jan. 23 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was also with the city Motor Vehicles Licensing Division. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elisabeth; sons Michael, Daniel R. and James Y.; daughter Kathryn E. Arakawa; brothers George "Hiko" and Mits; sisters Miyoko, Tomiko and Sue Oshiro and Janet Morphis, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Lee "Kay" Preston, 64, of Waipahu, a bartendress at Mindulay Lounge in Pearl City, died Jan. 25 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Masan, Korea. She is survived by brother Su So Lee and sister Soo Leyon Lee. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Friday at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Benjamin T. Reyes, 73, of Aiea, a maintenance worker for TNT Systems Inc., died Jan. 23 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Francisca; sons Benjamin Jr., Ruel and Agustin; daughters Soledad Araba, Helen Espadero, Luz Buenviaje, Lina Pareha, Dolor Dones, Cora Tuang and Nenita, Teresita, Violeta and Elsa Reyes; sisters Lucila, Estelita and Rosario Reyes and Saria Berses; brother Zosimo, 26 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Casual attire. No flowers.
Monica S. Reyes, 79, of Honolulu died Jan. 10 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Carlito and Fernando; daughter Norma; brothers Gregorio, Esteban and Felipe Santiago; sisters Soledad Olpindo and Antonina and Juanita Mapanao, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services held. Final services and burial will be in the Philippines.
Benjamin S. Sagaysay, 62, of Kihei, Maui, a retired packer for Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co., died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Dominga; sons James and Benjamin Jr.; daughters Rosemarie and Merlita Sagaysay, Evelyn Silva, Regina Barayuga and Benilda Madamba; mother Barbara; brothers Alex and Gilbert, 18 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Reception: Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire.
Robert S. Shiroma, 87, of Honolulu, a retired shipping control clerk for Dole Cannery, died Sunday in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Ethel; son Carl; daughter Sharon Shiroma Brown; brothers Larry and Thomas; sisters Esther Ling, Ethel Connors, Grace Toguchi, Daisy Osora and Jean Shiroma, and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Louise Y. Sugimoto, 77, of Honolulu died Jan. 6 in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Keith; brothers Hiroshi and George Mana, and sisters Humie "Nancy" Fujino and Marion Ikeda. Private services.
Kui Chiang "K.C." Tang, 53, of Honolulu, a foreman for Marisco Ltd., died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Seria, Brunei. He is survived by wife Jenny; daughters Noreen Tang and Nora Chun; mother Ah Yok; brother Kuan Man; sisters Agnes Chang, Kathleen Ng and Yen Ping Lim, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Scattering of ashes: Marisco Ltd. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shawn R. Todd, 32, of Kihei, Maui, owner of Shawn Todd Contractors, died Thursday at home. He was born in California. He is survived by sons Quin R. and Cody R.; daughter Chantel N.; former wife Kari; father Robert; mother Jo Ann Kassik; hanai mother Gayle Pedro; brother Michael; sisters Tara and Michelle, and grandparents Leon and Linda. Private services.
Susanna P. Turner, 83, of Honolulu died Jan. 16 in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Alzy, Germany. She is survived by sons Ernest Weicker and John Takada; daughter Hannelore Fend; sisters Anneliese Poul, Irmgard Neiderdorfer and Inge Blose, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Suyeno "Myrtle" Ukita, 77, of Aiea, a retired laundry worker for Clean-Rite Laundry Co., died Wednesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by sons Daniel S. and Arthur S.; daughter Marion F. Gima; brother Junichi "Jack" Morinaka; sisters Yukie "Ethel" Morinaka and Chiyoko "Betsy" Yamane, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Helen A. Underwood, 73, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired maintenance worker at Fort Shafter with the Corps of Engineers, died Sunday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by daughters Erma A. Dennis and Linda L. Underwood; son Donald, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Kona United Methodist Church, 74-4960 Palani Road. Call from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Beatrice M. Whitney, 64, of Lihue, a waitress for Tip Top Restaurant, died Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Coleen Hirota; sisters Carol Bigno and Ramona Nakahiki;, brothers Sam Mier and Joe Begay, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 8 to 10:15 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
John Whitney, 59, of Lihue, a maintenance man for Tip Top and Kmart, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughter Coleen Hirota; brother Sunny S.; sisters Phobe Aduiar, Hatlie Whitney, Emelia Cabral and Annie Laimana, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 8 to 10:15 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Nancy K. Yee, 71, of Honolulu, a salesclerk at Al Kamm's Jewelry in Shirokiya's Ala Moana, died yesterday. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Francis Y.O.; children Michael and Ricky Thompson, Carol Bear, Sylvia Ching, Janet Fujii and Francine Yee, 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment in Tampa, Fla. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice. Aloha attire.
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.
