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Obituaries
Tuesday, July 17, 2001


Delano "Danny" Antolin, 58, of Keaau, Hawaii, a drywall tap-er, died Friday at home. He also operated a business. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by wife Christine; mother Roseta; daughters Crystal Celeste Dowdy and Leialoha, Stacie and Jennine Antolin; hanai son Wade Yamashita; stepdaughter Linda Y. Donner; twin foster children Joanna and Janelle Cruz; brothers Conrad and Norman; half brother Francisco H. Maira; sister Perla Mendoza; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Puna Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Scattering of ashes at sea: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Kalole Beach. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Jose Teodorico Manzonillo Arios, 81, of Honolulu, died June 28. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Genoveva, sons Jose Jr. and Alejo, daughters Premia Gorgonio and Luzviminda Villanueva, brothers Gregorio and Pedro, 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Alice Jin Tai Chong, 85, of Honolulu, who retired from American Security Bank, downtown branch, died Wednesday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Peter, sons Stanley "Akee" and Wilbert "Oney," daughters Lois Ichimura and Janice Chong, brother Philip Kam and eight grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

David W. Cross, 59, of Princeville, Kauai, a maintenance man with Lae Nani Condos, died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Riverside, Ill. He is survived by daughter Shelley Cross Siegrist, brother Alfred and a grandson. Private services.

Daniel Delapina, 67, of Waipahu, died Wednesday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons Daniel Jr. and David, daughters Cynthia Park and Sharon Khan, brother Walter Delapenia, sister Dolores Catugal, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

James M. Ginoza, 42, of Ho-nolulu, a construction worker for McGee Homes, died July 7. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Sadao and brothers Steven and Richard. No services.

Joseph Donald Grubbs, 65, of Ewa Beach, who retired from the U.S. Air Force, died July 9. He was also a Vietnam War veteran. He was born in Canoga Park, Calif. He is survived by son Michael, daughter Mikie, brother Bill, sisters Diane Sikes and Eileen Olson, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

William K. Haili, 66, of Hauula, a retired aircraft maintenance man for the U.S. Air Force, died July 8 at home. He was also a custodian at Laie Elementary School. He is survived by wife Geri; sons Travis, Tyler, Gilbert and Glenn Soto and Ronald Akina; brothers Louis and Charles; sisters Anita Graffam, Bertha Gaschler and Viola Alapai; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Services: noon Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

William "Gordon" Herbert, 82, of Honolulu, a picture frame artist, died Thursday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Vancouver, B.C. He is survived by companion Cless A. McFarland and sister Constance Gaffney. No services.

Kama Higa, 100, of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, died Sunday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by sons Seiki and Kiyoshi; daughters Yoshiko Fujioka, Tsugie Uza and Blossom Nishime; 20 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Private services. No koden.

James Hideo Inouye, 69, of Honolulu, a retired truck driver for Y. Higa Trucking, died Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Dolores Yokoi, daughter Cheyenne Akahi, brother George Inouye and sisters Shirley Cabanlet, Florence Kinimaka and Rose Cabanlet. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Joseph Kahele Jr., 52, of Waianae, is also survived by daughters Sacheen and Sasha, and six grandchildren. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Saturday.

Roberta Tomiko Katada, 83, of Pearl City, a retired sales manager for Ritz Department Store, died Thursday. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by son Edward; daughters Jean Tokuda, Linda Lee-Tang and Laverne De'Rego; brothers Peter, Roy and Herbert Nakano; sisters Hatsuko Funamoto and Shirley Nakamura; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jacob Hanohano "Tatoo" Kauakahi, 39, of Paradise Park, Hawaii, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Lynn Smith; hanai sons Richie Salinas and Dwayne Wallace; hanai daughters Franchelle Gonzalez, Tabree Pea and Shovane Asuncion; hanai mother Vivian Borero; brothers Ralph, Bruce and Luke; sister Sandy Mae; half brothers George Gali and Keive and Nataan Kauakahi; and father George. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Glad Tidings Church, 116 Kapiolani St. Call 6-9 p.m. Call again 8-10 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Philip Pilipo Kekahu, 68, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a lifeguard supervisor, died Saturday at home. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by daughters Irwette Santiago, Faith "Pinky" Brown, Karen Phil-brook, Sharon Kekahu and Laplane Valmoja; sons Ira Cockett and Philip Kekahu Jr.; sisters and brothers Kay Sabarre, Maile and Simon Kekahu and Thelma Blake; 18 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Call 5:30-9 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary Chapel in Koloa. Scattering of ashes at sea: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 28 at Kukuiula Harbor in Poipu. Casual or aloha attire.

John Yohann Kim, 92, of Ewa Beach, died July 5. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by sons James and Alan; daughters Barbara Kim, Linda Won and Joanne Liers; sister Helene Yang; and eight grandchildren. Private services.

Harumi "Harry" Kutara, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Internal Revenue Service tax auditor, died Wednesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betsy M., son Miles, daughter Debbie, sister Jane Fujikawa and three grandchildren. Private services.

Danny Yoshio Maida, 79, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Black Sands Restaurant, died Sunday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was also a real estate broker. He was born in Piihonua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Nancy, daughter Joanne and sisters Doris Kawashige and Sonoe Naka. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Fitivalevale "Harry" Maile, 58, of Waianae, is survived by parents Lokeni Maile and Oilau Eli Lualemaga, and sister Seia Segi. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Sunday.

Alice Sumie Matsumoto, 81, of Kahului died Sunday in Hale Makua. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Masaru, sons Leslie and Allen, sister Loreen Jue and eight grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Reception to follow. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park.

Yoshito "Joe" Nishimura, 83, of Lahaina, a truck driver at Pioneer Mill Co., died July 7 in Hale Makua. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Yoshiko; sons David, Norman, Howard and Ernest; brothers Akihide, Richard and Robert Oura; sister Elaine Nakamoto; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Lino Liago Reynon, 92, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a truck driver for Hamakua Sugar Plantation, formerly known as Theo H. Davies Sugar Co., died Wednesday in Hale Ho'ola Hamakua. He was born in Luna La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by son Ray, daughters Rosaline Norgard and Lorraine Reynon, and three grandchildren. Services: noon today at Paauilo Kongoji Shingon Mission. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Kuikuihaele Japanese Cemetery. Casual attire.

Shima Tamasaka, 100, a retired field laborer at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., died Wednesday at home. She was born in Fukushima, Japan. She is survived by daughter Satoe Endo; sons Fred, Thomas, Naoshi, Gary and Harry; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Masagoro "Mugsy" Uyehara, 73, of Aiea, a retired shop planner for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died June 29. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by son Dean M.; daughter Lora L. Burbage; brothers Masao, Masakichi, Masanori and Dennis M.; sister Rachel Uchida; and six 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.



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