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James Kimo Yoshito Ohta Sr., who helped to develop Camp Maluhia for the Boy Scouts of America on the Valley Isle, will be remembered in services at 5 p.m. today at Iao Congregational Church in Wailuku. Boy Scouts leader
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James Ohta to be
remembered in WailukuOhta, 92, who worked as the Boy Scouts executive on Maui for 42 years, died on May 8 at St. Francis Hospice-Nuuanu.
The family requests casual dress and no flowers. An earlier service was held on Oahu.
Ohta, born on July 1, 1908, in Waihee, is survived by wife Mary; son James; daughters Charlotte Muraoka and Marilyn Johnson; sisters Yoshiko Sentani, Shizue Okazaki and Hanako Fukunaga; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
David "Gening" "Popo" Ernando Alcos, 88, of Ewa Beach, a retired boilerman at Oahu Sugar Plantation, died May 3. He was born in Cebu, the Philippines. He is also survived by daughter Annette Oasay. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The family provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Henry David Alvarado, 58, of San Jose, Calif., died May 5. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Jane; son Craig; daughter Lisa; mother Crescencia; sister Gloria Gonsalves; brothers Ben, Jay and Eufracio "Al"; and four grandchildren. Memorial services will be held on the mainland Saturday.
Baby Carmen Marie Ancheta, infant daughter of Cameron Krael and Dawn Ancheta of Mililani, died May 1. She is also survived by maternal grandparents Julie and Roger Ancheta and paternal grandmother Madge Bos. Private services.
Rogelio "Roger" Bungcayao Baddo, 52, of Waipahu, an employee at the Contemporary Museum, died May 1. He was born in Calayab, Laoag City, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Dolores, son Jason, daughter Desiree and parents Alfonso and Florentina. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, call after 6 p.m.; and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
George Horatio Piko "Keoki" Bailey, 78, of Honolulu, a retired employee with the state Bureau of Conveyances, died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Samuel and sisters Isabella Stanton and Lillie Roberts. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Janet Griswold Butzine, 82, of Kihei, Maui, a retired teacher for the state of Hawaii, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Winstead, Conn. She was preceded in death by husband Harold. She is survived by daughter Ann R. Uhrich and son William F. Call from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Kalama Heights, 101 Kanani Rd., Kihei. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Donations suggested to the Nature Conservancy, Hospice Maui or the Salvation Army.
Lynette Sook Tsin Char, 68, of Honolulu, a retired federal telephone operator, died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Lloyd C.L.; sons Carlton and Chester; daughters Cynthia Dollar, Colleen and Charlet Lee; sisters Pamaleta Ching, Francine Landeza and Yolanda Boyce; and eight grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
Kenneth Kim Fo Ching, 87, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter who worked at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 64 for 30 years, died Tuesday. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Shi Yau, daughter Sheryn Pereira, son Delwyn and brothers Fook Heong and Donald F.S. Ching. Taoist services: Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.
Vicente Agapay Gamatero, 67, of Honolulu, an independent taxi driver, died May 4. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Florentina, daughters Janet Gilo and Shirley Gamatero, parents Mariano and Eucena, brother Lewis and sisters Guillerma Puriran, Lucia Ladera and Estrelita Viloria. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Nhieu Minh Ha, 79, of Honolulu, died May 11 in Straub Hospital. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by daughters Kim Hoa Ho and Ai Hoa and Cam Hoa Ha, and three grandsons. Buddhist services: 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Antonio Salvador Inay, 98, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired field supervisor for the former Puna Sugar Plantation, died Monday at home. He was born in Sinait, Illocs Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Virginia; sons Tony and Melvin; daughters Hannah Gentry, Lorraine Inay-Ah Yo, Shirley Maikai, Marvis Miyashiro and Jennifer Fulinara; 17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Sunday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Pahoa, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Monday. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
Asayo Inouye, 80, of Pepeekeo, a homemaker, died Monday at home. She was born in Onomea. She is survived by husband Alex T., daughter Kathryn Yanagisawa, sons Dennis T. and David T., brother Ichiro Muranaka, sister Karen Kawasaki and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.
James Bang Hyun Kang, 46, of Honolulu, a Realtor with Meridian Realty, died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Jae Im, daughter Yuri, mother Kyong Ae Chang and brother Ho Hyun. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m.
Jack Meek Kuahulu, 67, of Kaalaea, Oahu, a retired city mapping worker, died Tuesday in Kaalaea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Martha "Hiiaka" Kenolio, brothers Douglas and Leroy, and sister Masae Kenno. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Sheu Hing Leong, 90, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Rui Zhen Lin, 79, of Honolulu, a retired farmer, died May 8 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Chung Shan, China. He is survived by sons Kang Lau, Henry and Warren Kan; daughters Yu Shun Jian, Yuk Ha Kan and Yuk Mui Kan; and 13 grandchildren. Taoist services: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Jackson "Jack" Raymond Martin, 75, of Las Vegas, formerly of Kailua, a retired store manager for Payless Drug Store, died Saturday. He was born in Somerville, Mass. He is survived by sons William "Bill" and Robert "Bob," daughter Carol Kalahiki, sisters Helen "Sis" Bender and Lillian "Lil" Martin, and five grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Thomas Alan McCrain, 45, of Kihei, a bartender at Longhi's Restaurant, died May 5 at home. He was born in Asheville, N.C. He is survived by mother Aileen; daughter Jenika; brothers Gerald, Michael and Timothy L.; and sister Tina Bashor. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Frederick George McNamara, 87, of Kailua, a retired science teacher with the San Diego school district, died Tuesday. He is survived by sisters Mary Ellen Way and Margaret Armstrong, and brother Ted. His ashes will be scattered at sea near San Diego at a later date.
Ichiro "Bert" Minehira, 83, of Honolulu, died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helene J., son Norman J., daughters Anne K. Holton and Penny M. Minehira, sister Satsuko Kanayama and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Jikoen Hongwanji, 1731 N. School St. Call after 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
Raymond Wai Kong Chun-Ming, 79, of Honolulu, a retired city heavy-equipment mechanic, died Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Clayton and Carlton; daughter Kimberlee Tracy; brothers Kenneth, Daniel and Clement; sisters Hester Kop and Marjorie Oka; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Hideyuki Murakami, 62, of Wahiawa, died May 8. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Colleen; daughters Cara Scoville and Kim Samala; brothers Haruyuki, Richard, Taka, Kengo, Hubert and Leonard; sisters Kay Mizusawa, Norma Robello, Thelma Vasconcellos, Amy Shinsato and LaVerne Kaluhiokalani; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Kingo Nakamura, 81, of Honolulu, a retired travel agent for Nakamura Travel Agency, died Tuesday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Anahola, Kauai. He is survived by wife Yoshi, daughters Akiko Nojima and Ritsuko Lee, brother Akira, sisters Yaeko Okubo and Betty Masaki, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Beatrice Midori Nakano, 71, of Honolulu, a retired office clerk with Abbott Laboratories, died Monday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John Y.; son Brian; brother Alfred and Milton; sisters Betty Makiya, Ruth Matthews and Ester Takenaka; and a step-granddaughter. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
Sugie Nishimoto, 83, of Wailua Houselots, Kauai, a retired store clerk with Wailua Market, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Paul, Glenn and Ralph; brother Larry Tatsumi Sakoda; sisters Masayo Sakoda, Jane Reis and Rachel Kishida; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Monday at the Garden Island Mortuary Chapel. Call after 1 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
John Henry Roberts Jr., 84, of Calimesa, Calif., a former garage supervisor at the Hilo Coast Processing Co. and former employee of the Waikoloa Beach Hotel, died April 27 in Redlands, Calif. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Joyce; daughter Linda Gargano; sons Robert III, Peter and Thomas; brother Manny Fernandez; sister Dorothy Ortiz; and five gandchildren; Memorial services: 1 p.m. May 25 at Mokuaikaua Church in Kailua-Kona, followed by scatterng of ashes at sea.
Nung-Kuei Shih, 79, of Honolulu, died Monday. He was born in Taiwan. He is survived by wife Pi-o Chen; sons Hsien-Chung, Hsien-Chia and Wen-Ming; daughters Shu-Hua De Costa, Shu-Cheng Garma and Shu-Mei Shih; sisters; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m.
Minoru Tagawa, 88, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired mechanic for Puna Sugar Co., died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Mountain View. He is survived by sons Edwin, Thomas and Bert; daughter Ellen; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Puna Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire.
Jacqueline Wardle, 63, of Honolulu, a retired real estate agent, died Thursday. She was born in Aurora, Ill. She is survived by daughter Wendy Holm, son Derek Holm and two grandchildren. No services held.
Man Chong Wong, 87, of Hilo, a retired supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service, died Saturday at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ida Mae, sons Ronald K.S. and Rodney K.W., daughter Rochelle K.S., sister Gnit Wah Watson, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Memorial services: 12:15 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
Edmund Chee You Young, 78, of Honolulu, a retired city planner, died April 23 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Dennis Hiram; daughter Trudy Bradford; brothers Henry, Lawrence and Benjamin; sisters Katherine, Loretta Henion, Lucille Leal and Lily; and seven grandchildren. 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.