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Obituaries


Marjorie Ruth Clapp, 85, of Kaneohe, a waitress, died Sunday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by daughters Janice Fukunaga and Linda Poliner, six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Pohai Nani Good Samaritan Retirement Community Care Center, Club Room, 45-090 Namoku St. Memorial donations suggested to Ho'opono Center for the Blind or to charity.

Edward C. Devereux, 89, of Honolulu, a former sociology professor at Princeton and Cornell universities, died Thursday. He was born in Great Neck, N.Y. He is survived by wife Edwina, son John, daughter Catherine LeSchack and one grandchild. Services to be held in New York.

Paul Keith Dulan, 48, of Waianae, formerly of Kamuela, Hawaii, who died March 12, is survived by brother Jeffrey Simbahon. Incorrect information appeared in an obituary that was published Tuesday.

Steven K.L. Fong, 50, of Waipahu, a Federal Highway Administration civil engineer, died March 5. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Yvonne, sons Kevin and Eric, parents Kee Chong and Harue, brother Patrick and sister Esther Helgesen. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire.

Hazel "Aiko" Fujihara, 85, of Honolulu, a retired cosmetic department buyer at Liberty House, died Feb. 24. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Glen. Private services.

Harold Shinichi Fukushima, 91, of Honolulu, a retired cook at Charley's Arcade Fountain, died Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Kayoko; sons Albert K., Alan H. and Herbert Y.; daughter Altha E.M. Husband; sister Betty S.; and 10 grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Annie Cordeiro Gorospe, 94, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died March 2. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by daughters Gertrude M. Watson and May K. Cordeiro, sister Alice Cordeiro Madamba, nine grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Pauoa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Oahu Cemetery.

Hung Van Huynh, 74, of Honolulu, died Monday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Muoi N.; sons Phuoc C. Huynh, Steven Wong, Dieu C. Huynh, Calvin Wong and Vinh C. Huynh; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: Buddhist services to be held from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: noon Saturday at Valley of the Temples.

Curtis Arnold "Papa" Kailiwai, 44, of Papaaloa, Hawaii, a landscaper, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Teresa Ignacio, hanai sons Troy Rodillas and Leabert Ignacio, hanai daughters Tiffany Parel and Gilberrell Ignacio, brothers Avery Silva-Tabuniar and Robert Silva, sisters Maureen Nesting and Abrigail Calina, and six grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Papaaloa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joseph Henry "Hanalei" Kamaka, 75, of Honolulu, a retired lifeguard at the Hickam Airmen Motor Pool and senior lifeguard instructor at the YMCA, died Friday. He was born in Kakaako. He is survived by hanai daughter Lynn Kaluna, brothers Thomas and Alfred, and sisters Lillian Kelly and Jane Iereneo. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel.

George Noel Kwok, 87, of Honolulu, died March 3. He was born in Australia. He is survived by wife Elsie, sons Ronald and Eric, daughter Audrey Nishimoto, sister Iris Kam and six grandchildren. Private services.

John Paul "Keoni" Lapinid Sr., 29, of Hilo, a deli clerk at the Kamuela KTA Super Market, died March 13 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by fiancee Thelma Visaya, son John P. Jr., daughter Jean-Tel "Kuuipo," father Paul, mother Yvonne Parks, sisters Pamela Iaukea and Pauline Lapinid, paternal grandmother Benita Lapinid and maternal grandmother Mal-Je Pae. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Paauilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kukaiau County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Teofilo Lestino, 95, of Honolulu, a retired St. Francis Hospital cook, died Saturday. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Adelina. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Filipino Evangelical Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Harry Hung Fat Loui, 78, of Honolulu, died Friday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Ernest and Edward, and sisters Christine Lum and Eleanor Yep. Private services.

Martin J. Mammen, 97, of Kahului, a retired tool and die maker at Boeing Corp., died March 7 in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Minnesota. He is survived by caretakers Roy Okuda and Marsha Okuda. No services.

Katherine Maran Milligan, 81, of Waianae, a homemaker, died Friday. She was born in Huntington, N.Y. She is survived by son Theron Smith, daughter Arlene Mayfield, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Tsuruo "Roy" Nagata, 76, of Honokaa, a retired machinist at the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kimiko, sons Dennis and Glen, daughters Cheryl Lari and Laurene Sebastian, sister Chieko Nakamura, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Honokaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Umeko Nakamura, 99, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died March 8 in Nuuanu Hale Hospital. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Allen I., Masao and Eiichi; daughters Patsy H. Uchimura, Pauline A. Ishii and Betty M. Yamauchi; brother Richard Fukuda; sister Freda M. Hiramatsu; 15 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Tsuyako Nakasato, 68, of Waipahu, died March 10. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Dane Shinto, daughters Pat Correa and Joan Sato, sister Ryoko Arimoto and three grandchildren. Private services.

Diane Haruko Nakata, 54, of Honolulu, a wedding coordinator at Saison Des Brides for Watabe, died Saturday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Hiroshi, son Grant J., daughter Michele A., parents Daniel M. Nakamura and Doris K. Nakamura, and sisters Dorothy H. Komori and Eunice S. Fukuda. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Lucio E. Ramos Sr., 88, of Hilo, a retired seed cutter at the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died March 14 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rose, sons Lucio "Larry" Jr. and Rick, daughter Judith, sister Isabel Partible and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Houston "Hoot" Reed, 74, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer after 31 years of service, died March 12. He was born in Lebanon, Tenn. He is survived by wife Mutsuko, son Robert, daughter Karen, sister Katherine McKinney and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. next Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Theodore Taketami "Ted" Sakata, 74, of Honolulu, a retired salesman at Hopaco, died March 5. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Florence, daughter Terry Labiste, brother Miles, sisters Eleanor Takeshita and Lorraine Otake, and one grandchild. Private services.

Rosemary Gail Santana, 37, of Hawaii Kai, an employee at the Iwilei Kmart, died Sunday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Juan U. Jr.; son Elijah B.J.; daughter Brianna M.M.; parents Walter Figueredo and Dorothy Figueredo; and sisters Brenda Kakaio, Shirley Figueredo and Pamela Kauahi. Services: noon Monday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Patricia Leola Leimamo "Pat" "Mamo" Semien, 57, of Middle Keei, Hawaii, a self-employed coffee farmer, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Michael D., son Daniel K. Sheen, daughter Darlene Smith, parents Betsy K. Astronomo and Henry Astronomo, brothers Lowell Young and Joseph Astronomo, sisters Marjorie Fujimoto and Maurie A. Studer, and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Honaunau. Call after 6:30 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, Kailua-Kona. Casual attire.

William Thomas Souza, 89, of Waianae, a retired federal government munitions specialist and city Parks & Recreation Department employee, died March 1. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Thomas Souza and Mervin Lopes, daughter Muriel Kanaiaupuni, nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Alice Haruno Tanaka, 84, of Honolulu, a retired private housekeeper, died March 8 in St. Francis Hospice West. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Fred M.; daughters Barbara Otake and Jean Nakamura; brothers Henry, Masaichi, and Richard Yamane; sisters Helen Nakamura, Mildred Sugimoto and Hilda Nakagawa; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Anges Matsue Hara Uyeda has died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harrison, son Franklin and daughter Marilyn Shimabukuro. Private services.

Saeko Watanabe, 94, of Honolulu, died March 11. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Thomas T. and Wallace N., daughter Alice W. Botticelli, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

James N. Yoshimura, 93, of Kaneohe, a retired optometrist and former Kauai County police commissioner, died Friday. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Alice, sons Lester and Lyman, daughter Gwen Shigekane, sister Betty, 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 3 p.m. Sunday at the Kapaa Jodo Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Edward Charles Zoller, 89, of Honolulu, a retired E.E. Black Construction employee, died Saturday in Leeward Integrated Health Service. He is survived by wife Bessie, a son and daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. 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.



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