— ADVERTISEMENT —
Starbulletin.com



Obituaries





Mitsuo Afuso
Dec. 23, 2004
Mitsuo "Lefty" Afuso, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Walker-Moody Construction Co. Ltd. carpenter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kilauea, Kauai. He is survived by daughter Edna Y. Sakurai, brother Roy, sister Humi Iha and two grandchildren. Private services.

Albert H.M. Chang
Dec. 31, 2004
Albert H.M. Chang, 75, of Honolulu, a retired optometrist, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Linda Mae; children Mary Lynn L.L. Scott and Dr. Alan G.Y. and the Rev. Jeffrey G.L. Chang; sisters Jeanette Wong, Joyce Ching, Sally Won and Irene Coronel; and three grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Star of the Sea Church, 4470 Aliikoa St., Honolulu, HI 96821; or Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, 5704 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210.

Fumiko Lorraine Chinen
Dec. 12, 2004
Fumiko Lorraine Chinen, 88, of Kaneohe, died. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by son Wayne; brothers Masahide and Hideo; sisters Dorothy Doi, Florence Yoshimoto and Cynthia Naylor; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Larry Eugene Doll
Jan. 3, 2005
Larry Eugene Doll, 68, of Honolulu, died in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. He was born in Ohio. He is survived by wife Betty, son Jody, sisters Joan Osborne and Virginia Doll, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Donald Toru Endo
Dec. 31, 2004
Donald Toru Endo, 71, of Hilo, a retired Love's Bakery salesman, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pauline T, son Keith, daughters Kristin Hernandez and Devon Lee, brother Douglas and four grandchildren. No services.

Elsie Tsuyako Fukuyama
Nov. 27, 2004
Elsie Tsuyako Fukuyama, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Cannery forelady, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Harry T. and Robert T., and sisters Doris Abe and Nancy Woitovitch. Private services.

Helen Esther Hardie
Dec. 16, 2004
Helen Esther "Sallie" Hardie, 86, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Harmony, Pa. She is survived by sister Charlotte Garmon. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kilohana United Methodist Church, 5829 Mahimahi St.

Haruo Hirasaki
Dec. 25, 2004
Haruo "Harold" Hirasaki, 77, of Pearl City, a retired state Housing Authority building construction inspector, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Aiko "Edna," son Jason M., daughter Evangeline F. Fujita, brothers George S. and John H., sister Florence S. Kajiwara and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.

Shirley Ann Veronita Kaalakea
Dec. 31, 2004
Shirley Ann Veronita Kaalakea, 49, of Kahului, a self-employed cleaning specialist, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Adrian "Ron"; sons Kalvin "Keboy" and Brinten "Kawika"; hanai son Jared "Keola" Kauhaahaa; daughters Adrienne "Nani" Rust and Shirlynne "Lala" Cruz; hanai daughters Richelle Garcia and Arnyelle "Kanoe" Kenolio; mother Louise Vellina; brothers Felix "Kat" and Rick Vellina; sisters Annie Kimura, Thelma "Lani" Kauhaahaa and Sharon Pia; and five grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at Paia Hawaiian Protestant Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Harry R. Kadoyama
Dec. 18, 2004
Harry R. Kadoyama, 85, of Wahiawa, a retired Gentry Construction carpenter, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by brothers John and George; and sisters Alma Igarashi, Janet Yonemori, Betsy Aoki, Betty Smith and Nancy Matsumoto. Private services.

Mirjan Theone Hokulani Koski
Dec. 24, 2004
Mirjan Theone Hokulani Koski, 46, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Ian, mother, brothers and sisters. Private services.

Eliza Kin-Yu Lee
Dec. 18, 2004
Eliza Kin-Yu Lee, 54, of Honolulu, a social worker and bookkeeper, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hong Kong. She is survived by husband Randolph J. Amen. No services.

Lionel Y.H. Low
Dec. 28, 2004
Lionel Y.H. Low, 65, of Honolulu, a Realty Co. Realtor and owner, died in Honolulu. He was born in Fiji. He is survived by wife Catharine M., son Patrick, daughters Shevaun and Christina Low, sister Pauline Chang and four grandchildren. Mass: 3 p.m. tomorrow at University of Hawaii Newman Center. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leimomi Compton Lunning
Jan. 2, 2005
Leimomi Compton "Mo" Lunning, 46, of Kailua, an FBI support specialist in Honolulu and formerly for the San Diego office, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John Y., daughter Katrina C. Medina, mother Alice Compton, brothers Albert C. and Bruce J. Compton, sister Leilani C. Batey and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Private interment. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to American Cancer Society, Windward Unit, 130 Kailua Road, Suite 102-B, Kailua, HI 96734; or Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas 75244.

Reginald Aikichi Matsumoto
Dec. 21, 2004
Reginald Aikichi Matsumoto, 91, of Kaimuki, a retired Meadow Gold Dairy employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Milton, daughters Regina Suzuki and Wendy Hauser, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to charity.

Keichi Mikasa
Dec. 9, 2004
Keichi Mikasa, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service mailman at the Downtown Branch, died in California. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Marc Randal T.; daughter Julienne K. Filbrich; brothers Tadayoshi, Masao and Yasuhiro; sisters Hazel Matsumoto and Fujino Kojima; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Stella Neeson Moser
Dec. 31, 2004
Stella Neeson Moser, 73, of Haiku, Maui, a self-employed writer and editor, died at home. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by sons Jonathan and Steven, and four grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. today at Valley Isle Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Jewish Congregation of Maui and Hospice of Maui.

Beatrice Haruko Nagasawa
Dec. 21, 2004
Beatrice Haruko Nagasawa, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Lois Aguilar, Colleen Roberts and Claudine M. Thompson; and sisters Toshiko Isawa, Chieko Shimokaji and June and Sharon Momita. Private services.

Arthur Gregory Rapozo Jr.
Jan. 1, 2005
Arthur Gregory Rapozo Jr., 84, of Lihue, a retired Lihue Plantation supervisor and U.S. Navy veteran, died at home. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Frances, sons Gregory and Bruce, daughter Roz, sister Rosalyn Souza, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Kimiko Shinogi
Dec. 15, 2004
Kimiko Shinogi, 81, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Masao, daughters Patricia C. Ginoza and Susan S. Fukuda, brother Hisashi Watanabe, sister Olive K. Sabate and two grandchildren. Private services.

Masashi Takemoto
Dec. 21, 2004
Masashi Takemoto, 78, of Hanapepe Heights, Kauai, a retired Gay and Robinson mechanic, died. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Fumie, son Dennis, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Masayuki Tanaka
Dec. 27, 2004
Masayuki Tanaka, 76, of Honomu, Hawaii, a certified public accountant and supervising auditor for the State of California, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honomu. He is survived by brother Shigenobu and sister Yukie T. Fujioka. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Walter F. Teixeira
Dec. 30, 2004
Walter F. "Tex" Teixeira, 75, of Kahului, a retired Maui County Correctional Center bookkeeper and owner of Tex Brand Boiled Peanuts, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Ethel, sons Walter and Timothy, daughters Mona Chong Kee and Ethel Leval, and seven grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. today at Christ the King Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery.

Motomu Wada
Jan. 2, 2005
Motomu Wada, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Ken's Inc. marine electrician, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shizue; daughters May Blackman, Ruby Chang, Judy Maletta, Karen Butler and Sharon Thompson; sisters Ayame Fujii and Irene Wada; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waialae Baptist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Grace Kwai Yau Wong
Dec. 30, 2004
Grace Kwai Yau Wong, 94, of Honolulu, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Harvey M.H., daughter Charlene Fujimoto, sisters Kwai Lan Goo and Irene Char Tyau, and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 10:45 a.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

James Toichiro Yoshinaka
Dec. 12, 2004
James Toichiro Yoshinaka, 84, of Honolulu, a retired construction carpenter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Wainaku, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mary S., son Michael, stepson Clifford Oshiro and two grandchildren. Private services.

You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:

www.librarieshawaii.org
The index goes back several decades.



| | | PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION
E-mail to City Desk

BACK TO TOP



© Honolulu Star-Bulletin -- https://archives.starbulletin.com

— ADVERTISEMENT —
— ADVERTISEMENTS —


— ADVERTISEMENTS —