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Although she didn't perform in the limelight for as long as some of her siblings, Diana K. Fernandes had her own chapter in the musical heritage of the famous Farden family. Rites Friday for
Hawaiian music’s
Diana FernandesBy Mary Adamski
Star-BulletinFernandes was honored by the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts with a lifetime achievement award in 1991.
She and her sister, Irmgard Aluli, were original members of the Annie Kerr Trio in the 1920s and she sang soprano with The Farden Sisters of the 1950s.
After moving to Hilo with her late husband, Ernest H. Fernandes, she studied and performed hula with Helen Desha Beamer. In more recent years, she was with Na Kupuna Singers.
Fernandes died Oct. 24 at the age of 91.
She was born in Lahaina, Maui, one of the 13 children of Charles K. and Annie Farden. She graduated from St. Andrew's Priory.
She was recently honored as a 50-year member and former member of the executive council of Hale O Na Ali'i O Hawaii.
She was also a member of Ahahui Kaahumanu, former president of Native Sons and Daughters of Hawaii, and a member of Epiphany Episcopal Church in Kaimuki.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Cemetery chapel. Friends may call after 8 a.m.
She is survived by sons Charles, Frank and Pakala; brothers Rudolf and L.H. "Buddy" Farden; sisters Irmgard K. Aluli and Edna P. Bekeart; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Diamond Head Mortuary is handling arrangements.
Michiko E. Anzai, 87, of Pearl City died Friday in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Kinichi; sons James and David; daughters Florence Sato, Dora Miyasato and Daisy Mikami; brother Isamu Ouchi; sister Aiko Endo, 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
Esther J. Carter, 101, of Hilo died Saturday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Ookala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Albert and Marvin; daughters Myrtle Souza, Maile Shipe and Mona Wong; hanai daughters June Rains and Carla Benevides; hanai sons Ronald Todd and George; 20 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and 44 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Glad Tidings Church, 116 Kapiolani St. in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Carrie K.C. Chang, 87, of Pearl City died Wednesday in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by hanai sons Francis, William and Phillip Hookano; hanai daughter Margaret Cruz, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the park. Casual attire.
Stephanie Kim Chong, 57, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Dental Service registered nurse, died Friday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Bradley; daughters Kimberly Arakaki and Leslie Tam; mother Betty Kim; brothers James and Craig Kim; sisters Cynthia Hiroshima and Amanda Kim, and five grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Susan K. Clark, 48, of Honolulu died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Arthur Kauhini, James Thoene and George C. Clark, and sisters Helen Boyce, Dolly Kunewa, Louise and Nancy Clark and Marie Tellez. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.
William E. "Bill" Cousert, 47, of Aiea, who retired from the U.S. Air Force, died Thursday. He was born in Shiloh Valley, Ill. He is survived by wife Lisa; daughters Amy Tighe and Kris Sefo; son Daniol Sefo; mother Naomi Christenson; stepfather Wayne Christenson; brothers Mike Cousert and Von Muhs; sisters Linda Cousert, Terri Simpson, Debbie Cousert and Christy Simms, and a grandson. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lewis Ford, 79, of Hilo died Thursday. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Helen; sons Robert Hill and Richard and Leland Ford; daughters Jean Kelley, Janice Argent, Faye Foster, Miriam Cullen and Gayle Whigham; stepsons Charles, Melvin and Marvin "Abe" Chun and Bobby Liwai; stepdaughters Charlene Frendo and Helene Ramirez; sisters Gertrude Frisch and Gloria St. Louis, 43 grandchildren and 51 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Edwin S. Goya, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Westmont Industries Design engineer, died Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Leatrice M.; son Glenn E.; brothers Richard and Takemi; sisters Margaret Higa, Doris Yamashige, Carole Holokahi, Ethel Haida, Jeanette Johnson and Grace Lumbley, and two grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Harris United Methodist Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
Misao T. Hasegawa, 88, of Honolulu died Sunday. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Wallace; daughter Dorothy Igawa; brothers Gary and Walter Uchida, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Beatrice K. "Beats" Higa, 82, of Honolulu died Oct. 21 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by husband Kenneth "Mike." Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
William "Billy" Jardin Jr., of Escondido, Calif., a heavy equipment operator, died Thursday in Escondido, Calif. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Tina; son Kimo; daughter Tracy; mother Beatrice Capocci; brothers Caesar and Gary; sisters Sandra Inouye and Maelyn Ikeda, and two granddaughters. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Adrian K. Kala, of Waimanalo, a hotel desk clerk and security guard, died June 28. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Brenda; son Primo; daughters Maile Kala and Jaspen Crane; mother Lucy K.; brothers William K. Jr., Anthony K., Lloyd K. and Raymond K.; sisters Edna K. Baker, Melanie K. Hunt and Eloise M. Littlejohn, and a grandson. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Masako "Jane" Nagafuchi, 91, of Honolulu died Oct. 17 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Ernest R. Okumoto; daughter Nellie S. Nakano, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Tadayoshi "Tabo" Nagasako, 60, of Hilo, retired owner of Tabo's Auto Body and Fender Shop, died yesterday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Dorothy S.; son Darrel; daughters Roxanne Shiraishi and Cheryl Nagasako; brothers Tadato and Mitsuru; sisters Yoshimi Shimabuku, Tamiko Onouye and Ruth Frost, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Christina L. Olivieri, 75, of Honolulu, who retired from Hawaiian Airlines, died Sunday at home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by daughters Sandy Kaaa and Nyna-Elaine "Scrappy" Lipton; brothers Paul and Bruno Wong; sisters Lucy Cordeiro, Emelia Lim and Jaqueline Woodward, and five grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Haruko S. Perry, 87, of Hilo, a retired secretary at the Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by brothers Tsutomu, Teizo, Shizuo and Hideo Sumida, and sisters Hideko Lee, Ritsuko Olson and Itsuko Nakagawa. Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Glad Tidings Church, 116 Kapiolani St. in Hilo. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Olivia Perry, 91, of Kahuku died Sunday. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by sons William and Howard; brothers John, Manuel and William Perreira; sister Eva Moniz, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
John W. Prugh, 61, of Hilo died Oct. 13 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Missouri. He is survived by mother Marion; wife Caile A.E.; stepdaughter Haunani Yamauchi; brothers Richard and Bob; sister Mary Faine, and a granddaughter. Services at a later date.
Luis A. Sagucio, 89, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a laborer with Olokele Sugar Plantation, died Sunday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria; daughters Alejandrea Mabini and Tina Pedro; brothers Manuel and Paolo; 20 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call 6 to 9 p.m. Services also 9 a.m. Saturday at Eleele Episcopalian Church. Call after 8. Burial: Hanapepe Filipino Cemetery. Casual attire.
Mary A. Schutz, 83, of Honolulu, a retired management analyst at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died last Tuesday. She was born in Oklahoma. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Parke Chapel. Donations suggested to charity.
Barbara Ann Sodt, 64, of Kailua-Kona, a bookkeeper with the Board of Realtors, died Oct. 21 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Berwyn, Ill. She is survived by mother Catherine Vaughn; brother Warren, and sister Patricia Beyseda. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Friday at Keauhou Canoe Club. Scattering of ashes at sea from the canoes. Casual attire. Loose flowers and leis welcome.
Miru Umemoto, 97, of Kaneohe died last Tuesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Tetsuichi, Tamotsu, Hisato, Takaichi "Joe" and Wayne; daughters Edna F. and Michie Tokuuka, Kinue Yamaki, Evelyn Tsubakihara, Mona Takeshita and Ellen Kobayashi; brothers Yasumichi and Naokichi Fuse; sisters Chiyo Azuma and Kaneko Taura; 36 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sean C. "Bopper" Vargas, 32, of Kailua, Hawaii, a landscaper, died Oct. 17 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Ronald and Patricia "Patti"; brothers Reid A. and Michael L., and grandmother Alice V. Calistro. Memorial Mass of Christian burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m.
David R. Wills, 42, of Wahiawa, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Oct. 23 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Texas. He is survived by wife Jeanette; sons David Jr. and Jeremy; father John; stepmother Helen; mother Jane; stepfather Lawrence "Treat" Wells; and brothers Jonny and Steven. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Saturday on the beach at Waianae Recreation Center. Casual attire.
Elizabeth B. Wodehouse, 90, died Sunday in Kailua. She was born in Puukolii, Maui. She is survived by daughter Betty Hay Freeland; son James Hay Jr.; sister Harriet Dennison; brothers William K. Jr. and Alexander Buchanan, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine's Episcopal Church in Kohala, Hawaii. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Augustine's Episcopal Church.
Gut Chew Young, 86, of Wahiawa, who retired from the federal government, died Oct. 11. He was born in Waikane. He is survived by brothers Lum Chow and Wing Mung Young. Private services.
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.