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Obituaries
Thursday, December 20, 2001


Clifford Joseph Ah-Hee, 55, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired salesman for the automotive industry, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Millie Garcia Ah-Hee; sons Aaron Camara and Shannon Ah-Hee; daughters Holly Acoba and Shana Wang; sister Judy Takaki; brothers Walter, Lloyd and Norman; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire.

Joseph Lup Amoy, 86, of Honolulu, a retired chief warrant officer for the U.S. Army, died last Thursday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elsie, daughter Cynthia Amoy Heffernan, two grandchildren, three brothers and four sisters. Private services held.

Danilo "Danny" Medriano Angel, 45, of Paia, Maui, a retired sergeant major for the U.S. Army, died Monday in Kihei. He was also a part-time clown known as "Big Toe." He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Venetia; son Lorenzo; daughters Danielle, Nicole, Sarina and Vegoda; parents Teofilo and Trinidad; brothers Emmanuel, Art, Ray, Teo and Alfonso; and sisters Elly Ewbank, Cora Medrano and Imelda Mawae. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Michael Edward Burton, 79, of Hawi, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for Hugh's Aircraft, died Monday at home. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by sons Michael and Gary; daughters Karen Bueno, Sharon Meade and Nancy Larson; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Gertrude Meu Eng Nip Chun, 98, of Mountain View, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, Pearl City and Marblehead, Mass., a retired schoolteacher, died Dec. 10. She is survived by sons Dr. Clyde and Dr. Robert; daughter Irene Chang; brothers Hing K., Dr. George H. and Willard H.W. Nip; sisters Elizabeth Wong, Dorothy Young and Jenny Tom; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Georgialee Coble, 78, of Honolulu, a retired interior designer and mural artist, died Sunday. She was born in Belle Plaine, Iowa. She is survived by daughters Linda Coble and Cameron Maheras, son Kevin and a grandchild. No services.

George Michio Fujiwara, 73, of Honolulu, a retired pipefitter for the city and county of Honolulu Board of Water Supply, died Dec. 9. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jane M., son Owen M., daughter Kristie F. Novak, brother Yoji, sister Masuko and three grandchildren. Private services.

James P. Giambalvo, 59, of Lahaina, a retired vice president of sales for Northern Trust Bank, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Kathleen, sons David and Brian, father Nunzio "Jim," mother Mary and brother Paul. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Sacred Hearts Mission, Kapalua. Aloha attire. Lei only.

Robert Mitsuhide Goya, 79, of Pearl City, a retired accounting technician for the Federal Aviation Administration, died Dec. 8 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Helen, daughters Cheryl Ann Goya and Roberta Goya-Oshiro, and sister Clara Arakawa. Private services.

Kauakea "Daniel" Kaehu Kanehe, 86, died June 16 in Oahu Care Facility. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kahala Beach Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Nancy Hanayo Kubo, 84, of Hilo, a retired cook for the former Seven Seas Restaurant and the former Orchid Island Hotel, died yesterday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Hajime Tamamoto; son Stan; daughter Karen Sakai; stepson Stanley Tamamoto; stepdaughter Stella Domingo; brother Edward Uratani; sisters Lynn Gomes, Matsue Fujimoto, Elaine Logan and Ann Queen; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.

Anthony "Tony" Nelson Louis, 52, of Kahului died Monday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Leslyn Shriver; son Anthony Souza; daughter Davianne Souza; mother Evelyn Lee Nelson; brothers Alfred, Louie M. and Kevin Louis; sisters Eileen Murray and Yvonne Takanishi; and two grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Edward Maj, 64, of Honolulu died last Thursday. He was born in Poland. He is survived by longtime companion Linda Cummings; sons Ziki, Adam and Derek; daughter Yvonne; brother Tim; and sister Emilia. Private services.

Kazuo "Cable" Matsukawa, 81, of Haleiwa, a retired foreman for Hiroshi Monma Contractors, died Sunday. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Peggy; sons Dennis, Alan, Terry and Ricky; daughter Diane Takushi; brother Masakazu; sister Jane Mikami; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mildred Ann Nagel, 76, of Kihei, Maui, a homemaker, died Monday at home. She was also a retired welder for the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. She was born in Greer, S.C. She is survived by sons Richard, John, Wayne and James; daughters Patricia Utter and Maryann Nagel; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice of Maui.

Alan Toshitsugu Okada, 48, of Honolulu, a painting estimator, died Dec. 2 in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by parents Walter and Amy, and brothers Nathan and Brian. Private services.

Jeaninnez Lafitaga Olo, 20, of Ewa Beach, formerly of American Samoa, died Sunday in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by parents Faaotaota Etiseli and Ana Olo; brothers David, Shane, Jeffrey and Setu; sisters Marie Sina and Sherrie Faifaaieieiaiga; and grandmother Seiaina Olo. Services in American Samoa.

Kimie Osaki, 93, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired proprietor of S. Osaki Store, died Tuesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Katherine Matayoshi and Marian Joe; brothers Fusao B., Phillip and Seichi Hirano; sisters Ellen Kawakami and Yukie Ueoka; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kapaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rachel Palenapa, 74, of Honolulu, a retired employee for City Mill, died Monday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Edgar J. and Norman J., and sisters Beatrice Makaawaawa, Carrie Shea and Jane Asing. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kaimuki Community Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Evangeline Annie Kwai Sin Putt, 78, of Hilo, formerly of Kahaluu, a retired tour coordinator, died Monday in Hilo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wendell R. Chong, Edward "Skippy" Putt and Mark E. Putt; daughter Sandra K. Hefferon; brothers Anthony and Edmund F. Chong; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Inurnment: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Yotsu Saito, 100, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died Dec. 3 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Facility. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Takeo, Miyoshi and Herbert; daughters Yvonne Yamasaki, Dorothy Choo and Elaine Chang; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two brothers. Private services.

Loretta Marion Savino, 78, of Honolulu died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by husband Daniel J., son Daniel F., daughters Corinne Westlake and Roxanna Steward, sister Agnes Cohick, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Call after 8-9:30 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Yuki Sugai Shigeura, 90, of Hilo died Nov. 18 in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Harry. Private services.

Kathryn Violet Stewart, 94, of Kaneohe, a retired manager for the Standard & Poors, died Friday in Kaneohe. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by sons James F. and Thomas G., daughters Judith M. Jackson and Nancy J. Kalagian, brother Gerritt De Young, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Shinobu Tanoue, 89, of Aiea, a retired self-employed general contractor, died Dec. 8 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by sons Warren and George; daughters Carolyn Koga and Rae Shimono; brothers Tsutomu, Noboru and Tsukasa; sister Tamako Izuno; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Janice Elaine Tebbetts, 78, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in North Platte, Neb. She is survived by sons John P. and Roger J., brother Ralph Porter and a grandchild. No services.

Shioko Tsutsui, 93, of Waialua died Dec. 10. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Thomas K. and Raymond S.; daughter Joan M. Karimoto; brothers Howard and Masuo Moriwaki; sisters Haruko Tsu- tsui, Esther Shaffer, Irene Kawachi and Hisako Uyemura; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Florentina M. Tubbali, 91, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Monday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Filemon Cesar, sister Cristeta Mabbatung, 27 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services in the Philippines.

Clark Reed Van De Car, 52, of Hauula died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Bart Reed Van De Car, daughter Lloree Gamiao, brother Lloyd and three grandchildren. No services.

Kenneth James Walker, 49, of Mililani, a retired police officer for the Honolulu Police Department, died last Thursday. He was born in New York City. He is survived by sons Jason and James; daughters Christyn, Courtney and Casey; father Kenneth; mother Carol; stepmother Carol; brother Edward; and sisters Debra Walker and Donna Yoshino. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Roy Takeo Yokomichi, 84, of Honolulu, a retired heavy equipment mechanic for Hawaiian Bitumuls Paving & Precast Co., died Dec. 11 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy C., son Glenn, daughter Judith Haitsuka, brother Kiyoshi, sisters Teruko Kanno and Yaeko Muranaka, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.



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