Avelina Sacolles Ancheta
Dec. 18, 2003
Avelina Sacolles Ancheta, 78, of Haiku, Maui, died at home. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by sons Antonio, Arnoldo, Domingo and Leonardo; daughters Victoria Antolin, Caridad Semillano, Irene Barcena, Leonarda Tomas, Anastacia Samonte and Beatriz Sarian; 39 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Earl Tsan Sui Ching
Dec. 15, 2003
Earl Tsan Sui Ching, 64, of Honolulu, a Roscoe Moss Hawaii Co. deep-well cable tool driller, died. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by mother Paula and brother Hiram. Graveside services: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.Elizabeth K. Cho
Dec. 14, 2003
Elizabeth K. Cho, 53, of Waimanalo, died. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by brother Joe K. and sister Lorraine Sniffen. Visitation: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Waimanalo Assembly of God Church. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.Dora H.S. Chun
Dec. 11, 2003
Dora H.S. Chun, 77, of Kailua, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center EKG technician, died at home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by husband Young T., sons Stewart and Westley Chun, daughter Melissa Peterson, brothers Frank and Bill Min, sister Bessie Shon and six grandchildren. Private services.Juanita Villatora Daite
Dec. 5, 2003
Juanita Villatora "Cha-Cha" Daite, 71, of Mililani, a retired Public Works Center laborer, died at home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Stacy Cuesta and Anthony Daite, daughters Maemae Daite and Murlene Sedeno, brother Melchiro "Dong" Villatora, 18 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Elizabeth Namahana Dwight
Dec. 18, 2003
Elizabeth Namahana Dwight, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Liberty House Department Store saleswoman, died in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Owen Harrison; daughters Elizabeth Tong, Rowena Thomas, Beverly Shelley and Helene Kerfoot; 31 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.Charles Sotoku Gakiya
Dec. 15, 2003
Charles Sotoku Gakiya, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Foremost McKesson salesman and driver, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Okinawa, Japan. He is survived by wife Shizue "Sue," son Clifford S., sister Janet H. Miyasato and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Sumiko Iwai
Dec. 17, 2003
Sumiko Iwai, 77, of Waipahu, a retired Pearl Harbor Federal Credit Union supervisor, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Yoshio; sons Lonne and Kevin; brothers Waichi, Harry and Henry Ikeda; sister Sue Sasaki; and three grandchildren. Private services.Satsuko Kanayama
Nov. 25, 2003
Satsuko Kanayama, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Pagoda Hotel housekeeper, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Shigeru, sons Stephen Kanayama and John Miyamasu, daughter Carol, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.Hiroko Kaneyama
Dec. 13, 2003
Hiroko Kaneyama, 91, of Aiea, formerly of Kekaha, Kauai, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kekaha. She is survived by husband Charles; sons Alvin, Wayne and Ray; daughters Linda Takemoto and Lois Tranilla; brothers Yoshio and Joe Matsukawa; sisters Yuki Matsukawa, Yuriko Morisato and Sally Kendig; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.Clarence Kamai Kekina
Dec. 18, 2003
Clarence Kamai Kekina, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Fire Department captain, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys H.K.; sons Michael, Wayne, James and Samuel III; daughter Ann K.L.; brother Moses; sisters Hilda and Violet Kekina and Ruth Chun; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. next Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.John Borges Medeiros Sr.
Dec. 18, 2003
John Borges Medeiros Sr., 101, of Hayward, Calif., formerly of Hilo, a retired Hilo High School custodian, died in California. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Gilbert B., Herman B. and John B. Jr.; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Eligio M. Miguel Sr.
Dec. 8, 2003
Eligio M. Miguel Sr., 83, of Wahiawa, a retired Turtle Bay Resort landscaper, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Presentacion; sons Elpidio, Quirino and Eligio Jr.; daughters Leticia Dela Cruz, Dolores Tangonan, Melita Factora and Loida Taylan; sister Margarita Hernandez; 29 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Jan. 10 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403-A California Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Suzanne Kiyoko Morita
Dec. 10, 2003
Suzanne Kiyoko Morita, 92, of Pearl City, a retired Hana Sales seamstress, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Michael M. and Stanley M.; daughters Mildred M. Cruz, Jane K. Hamanaka and Amy A. Kamei; brother Kanao Ohta; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Dennis Kazunobu Okino
Dec. 20, 2003
Dennis Kazunobu "Kazu" Okino, 76, of Hilo, a retired Maguire Bearing Co. Ltd. manager, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Ryan, Glenn, Terence and Don; daughters Kay McGinty, Joni Shiroma and Shari Sakoda; brothers John and Burton; sisters Elaine Sakoda, Ruth Fukushima and Dorothy Shindo; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.Norman Dean Osthoff
Dec. 13, 2003
Norman Dean Osthoff, 76, of Ewa Beach, a retired Honolulu Police Department major, Queen's Medical Center chief of security and U.S. Navy veteran, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Salina, Kan. He is survived by sons Patrick D. Osthoff and Michael Paine; daughters Stephanie J. Stanek, Teresa M. Osthoff-Cambonga, Sandra Ann Pasoquen, Mary F. Burgess and Norma Jean Osthoff; sister Frances Morelock; 16 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church, 800 Kaheka St. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Holiday attire.Kay Louise Rhoades
Nov. 23, 2003
Kay Louise Rhoades, 54, of Waiohinu, Hawaii, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by companion Curtis Todd, mother Anna M., brothers Michael and Martin, and sisters Laura Tooley and Janette Tuten. Gathering: 11 a.m. Sunday at Korner Pocket Bar and Grill in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.Selesetina Galoia Sagapolutele
Dec. 15, 2003
Selesetina Galoia Sagapolutele, 61, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Vatia, American Samoa. She is survived by son Paul; daughters Claudia Asuncion and Marlene and Theresa Sagapolutele; brother Naotala Fata; sister Faulua Avelua; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 10 a.m.Thomas Keiji Sakurai
Dec. 5, 2003
Thomas Keiji Sakurai, 81, of Honolulu, a retired cosmetic sales representative, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Kathleen S. Sakurai and Laureen K. Hara; brother Robert T.; sisters Janet T. Kawakami, Ada M. Kohatsu, Amy E. Horibata, Jeanne Y. Iha and Dora F. Pang; and two grandchildren. Private services.Albert Sato Toko
Dec. 20, 2003
Albert Sato Toko, 89, of Puukapu, Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired state Vector Control Branch employee and Al Ranch owner, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital in Kamuela. He was born in Waipio Valley, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Albert L., Howard D. and Laird S.; daughter Joycelyn C.K.; sisters Clara Luke, Matilda Andrews, Rose Auna and Hazel M. Chew; and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Imiola Congregational Church in Kamuela. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.Loren Kacy Wong
Dec. 19, 2003
Loren Kacy Wong, 55, of Honolulu, a painting contractor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Faye, sons Adam and Joshua, daughter Danielle, brothers Myron and Garen, sister Jerilyn Pang and one grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes.Toshiharu Yoshimoto
Dec. 15, 2003
Toshiharu Yoshimoto, 81, of Wahiawa, a retired Fort Shafter computer specialist and Rodney Masuoka Certified Public Accountant employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. He is survived by wife Masuko "Stella," son Bryan N., daughter Carol M. Cowperthwaite and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
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