Obituaries

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Wilfred Watanabe / 1933-2005

Larry Yoshimi Aotaki
Dec. 21, 2005
Larry Yoshimi Aotaki, 84, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill irrigation supervisor, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Asaye; daughters Rhonda Pang, Sandra Michimoto and Jocelyn Phillip; brother Yoshio; sisters Yoshiko Nagahiro, Tomiko Amine, Vivian Suzawa and Rene Kono; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Lahaina Jodo Mission Church.

Patrick Woon Yong Apilado
Dec. 31, 2005
Patrick Woon Yong Apilado, 60, of Kekaha, Kauai, a Big Save Supermarkets manager, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Carol; sons Patrick Jr., Paul, Micheal, Thomas and Timothy; stepsons Vance K. Simao and John Oliver; stepdaughters Peggy Castillo and Alice Angala; mother Soon Ne; and sisters Judy Manuel, Marilyn Laker and Suzanne Novack. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Waimea Baptist Church. Call after 3 p.m.

Hilda Mendes Azevedo
Dec. 26, 2005
Hilda Mendes Azevedo, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Ahualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by children Gail Ogao and Walter L. and Chris Azevedo, brother Clarence Lopes, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen Catholic Church on Pali Highway. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Pelagio B. Cadiz
Dec. 29, 2005
Pelagio B. Cadiz, 91, of Kukuihaele, Hawaii, a retired herbicide truck driver for the former Honokaa Sugar Co., died at home. He was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Belaine T., son Raynold, daughters Priscilla Cadiz-Ritchey and Donna Cadiz-Hokutan, brother Stanley and two grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.

Winifred Meu Ung Hee Denis
Dec. 28, 2005
Winifred Meu Ung Hee Denis, 79, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Taxation employee, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Jack and John, brother Douglas Hee, sisters Geraldine Hee and Adrienne Miyasato, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kathleen Marie Ebesutani
Dec. 30, 2005

Kathleen Marie Ebesutani, 59, of Aiea, a retired state Department of Education teacher at Solomon Elementary School, died at home. She was born in Worcester, Mass. She is survived by husband Calvin T., sons Shaun and Chad, daughter Jenny, brother James Naas Jr. and sister Diane Lewis. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Maria Lourdes Fernan Enojardo
Dec. 30, 2005
Maria Lourdes Fernan Enojardo, 49, of Kailua-Kona, an Orchid Fairmont housekeeper at Mauna Lani Hotel, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Cebu City, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Rufo Jr., sons William and Isaac, daughter Jennifer, mother Clarita Villanueva, father Ricardo Fernan and sisters Maria-Delia Fernan and Maria-Louisa Garcia. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kingdom Hall in Keauhou, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.

William Hoon Fo
Dec. 21, 2005
William Hoon Fo, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base aircraft mechanic, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Vivian, daughters Colleen Waki and Lynnell Kaichi, sisters Eleanor Lau and Cecilia Yiu, and three grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Robert Kazuto Fuchise
Dec. 27, 2005
Robert Kazuto Fuchise, 87, of Honolulu died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sister Yoshie. Services held.

Masao Furuta
Dec. 12, 2005
Masao Furuta, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Honsador carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara; children Carol Seguerre, Ronald and Frayne Furuta, Judy Mason and Gale Nagamine; brothers Tom and Mike; sister Ellen Lam; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Harold Gibson
Dec. 24, 2005
Harold "Mudd" Gibson, 53, of Waianae died. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sons Charles and Chad; daughter Corana Rasa; brother Michael Carvalho; sisters Violet Young, Irene Perry, Martha Aiwohi and Patricia Wentela; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Zablan Beach Park in Nanakuli. Scattering of ashes: 1 p.m.

Shuko Ginoza
Dec. 23, 2005
Shuko Ginoza, also known as "John" and "Gino," 71, of Kaneohe, a retired self-employed farmer, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Jeanette S.; brothers Kazuo, David T. and Roy H.; and sisters Kay K. Takechi, Mieko Lee and Chiyoko Oshiro. Private services.

Nelson Tetsuo Hada
Jan. 1, 2006
Nelson Tetsuo Hada, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Sports Authority sales agent, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honalo, Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ruth; son Conrad; daughters Corinne Sillapachai, Celesse Hada, Cynthia Quinajon and Cherryl Pratt; brother Samuel; sister Mildred Abe; and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Ernest Takeo Inouye
Dec. 16, 2005
Ernest Takeo Inouye, 94, of Honolulu, a retired heavy equipment mechanic, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Jeanette Silberstain and Linda Lee, brother Sadayuki, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mary Wilna Johnson
Jan. 1, 2006
Mary Wilna Johnson, 84, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Talladega, Ala. She is survived by husband John W., daughters Robin Johnson and Sandra Seffens, brother James Matson and a grandchild. Services: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Waikiki Beach at Aloha Beach Services, fronting Duke's Restaurant. Donations suggested to American Lung Association.

Susan Marie Johnson
Jan. 1, 2006
Susan Marie Johnson, 56, of Kahuku, a Silver Moon Emporium retail store manager and bookkeeper, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Minnesota. She is survived by mother Rose M. Schmidt; brothers Charles, Jeffrey, Scott and Gregory; sisters Debra Nesgoda, Gina Gotelaere, Jill Hatfield and Stephanie Dunbar; and caregiver Lucie Talbot-Holu. Services: 11 a.m. today at Alii Beach Park.

Gary Kalehua Kauwe
Dec. 30, 2005
Gary Kalehua "Pops" Kauwe, 57, of Mililani died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Gary Jr. and Simeon; daughters Anastasia Perreira, Chantel Kauwe, Gary Ann Aina and Gary Lynn Kauwe; brothers Francis Yokoyama, Ronald Ganal and Robert Kauwe; sisters Rebecca Daguro and Miriam Boykin; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m.

Richard William Susumu Kawakami
Dec. 18, 2005
Richard William Susumu Kawakami, also known as "Whip'um Hamma," 63, of Waianae, a Board of Water Supply heavy senior inspector, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Jane Onaga; children Shane Kawakami and Tammy Fabrao; brother Patrick; sisters Antoinette Perez, Joy Pavao and Wilma Kawakami; and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Young Oak Kim
Dec. 29, 2005
Young Oak Kim, 86, of Los Angeles, a retired U.S. Army colonel who served in World War II and the Korean War, died. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by stepsons Jerry and Tom Surh and Corey Covert; brothers Jack and Henry; and sister Willa. Services to be held in Santa Monica, Calif. Burial: 2 p.m. Feb. 3 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Go for Broke Educational Foundation. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.

Ping Chew Leong
Dec. 28, 2005
Ping Chew Leong, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard planner and estimator, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Juanita; daughters Carolyn Nabeta, Deborah Oshiro and Melvia Leong; brother Robert; sisters Ellen Hu and Rosalind Seu; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Vernon Wah Sing Lung
Jan. 2, 2006
Vernon Wah Sing Lung, 60, of Waipahu, a marine engineer, died in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Maria Dacoscos and brother Sanford Lung. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Aurora Marzo Marquez
Dec. 24, 2005
Aurora Marzo Marquez, 58, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in La Union, the Philippines. She is survived by brother Melchor and sisters Gloria, Romana and Criselda Marquez and Lolita Domingo, Carlota Valdez, Veronicca Lubren and Gerlina Garcia. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Tuesday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Daniel Paul Martin
Jan. 2, 2006
Daniel Paul Martin, 39, of Honolulu died. He was born in Glendale, Ariz. He is survived by daughter Stephie "Seika" Sanada-Martin, parents Dalmas and Anne, and sisters Theresa Crighton and Christina Wheaton. Private services.

Gertrude Ebeling Maxfield
Dec. 5, 2005
Gertrude Ebeling Maxfield, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Hopaco employee, died in California. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Winnifred Smith. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m.

Raymond Hugh Nicola
Dec. 26, 2005
Raymond Hugh Nicola, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. security guard, died. He was born in Makaweli, Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Meta; sons Raymond Jr. and Wise K.; brothers Chauncey and John; sisters Helenbetty, Jane, Ester, Blossom and Fayeann; and four grandchildren. Services pending.

Fusae Nobuta
Nov. 17, 2005
Fusae Nobuta, 93, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert J., daughter Beatrice H. Yamauchi, brother Robert Y. Masuda, sister Janice T. Mente, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Betty Yasue Nunokawa
Dec. 18, 2005
Betty Yasue Nunokawa, 83, of Honolulu, a transportation supervisor for U.S. Navy, 14th Naval District, Pearl Harbor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Harold, daughter Jo Ann Nakamura, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Papa Samson Akamu Palakiko Jr.
Dec. 22, 2005
Papa Samson Akamu Palakiko Jr., also known as "Sonny" and "Blackie," 86, of Waianae, a retired state Department of Education head custodian, died at home. He was born in Kailua-Kona. He is survived by sons Randall K., Clayton I. and Fenton K.; daughters Elizabeth L. Kalama, April K. Julius and Sybil H. Kanae and Georgian P., Rosalind L., Chanel K. and Dee L. Palakiko; brothers Robert, Billy and Charlie; sisters Helena Brumaghim, Susan Hinch, Elizabeth Kalima and Minnie Feleciano; 17 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 9 a.m. Thursday at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Sylvia E.S. Kaluhiokalani Pebley
Dec. 29, 2005
Sylvia E.S. Kaluhiokalani "Tita" Pebley, 71, of Honolulu, a Golds Gym and Pohai Nani employee, died in Moiliili. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ronald J.; sons Noble B.K.O., Buttons and Ricky Kaluhiokalani and Curtis I. and George A. Pebley; daughters Keahaulani Jardine and Valerie Brown; brothers Clarence R., Walter L. and Buddy L. Kaluhiokalani; sisters Delores K. Rowe, Edith K. Kaikuana and Naomi J. Kaaiawaawa; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: noon to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Haleiwa Beach Park, Kamehameha Highway. Casual attire.

Earl Warren Raaf
Dec. 27, 2005
Earl Warren Raaf, 82, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a U.S. Army Air Force veteran who served in World War II, died in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Betty, sons William and Earl Jr., and sister Bette Lee Pels. Private services.

Shigeki Sato
Dec. 24, 2005
Shigeki Sato, 81, of Aiea, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel cable splicer, died in a private care home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Yaeko; sons Eric, Brian and Garret; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Gordon Lee Shoop
Dec. 27, 2005
Gordon Lee Shoop, 54, of Haleiwa, an electrician, died in Wahiawa. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Debra D., daughter Amber N., brothers Randy and Ron, and sisters Rhonda, Jennie, Debbie and Vicki. Private services.

Peter Souza
Jan. 2, 2006
Peter Souza, 84, of Kapaa, Kauai, a heavy equipment operator, died at home. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen H., son Peter Spuza Jr., brothers Edward and Abel, and two grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Jan. 14 at St. Catherine Church in Kapaa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery.

Thomas Michael Szadkowski
Dec. 22, 2005
Thomas Michael Szadkowski, 58, of Honolulu, a Furniture Installation Service Co. furniture refinisher, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara; stepsons Auggie and Chad Ornellas; daughters Reene Hess, Regina Sabala, Michelle Szadkowski and Danielle Wai; stepdaughters Sandy Ornellas and Samantha Josiah; mother Frances Hee; brothers Richard and Raymond Szadkowski and Walter and Leon Hee; sisters Beverly Ching, Teresa Rivera and Olasandra Luk; and 25 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Punchbowl Holy Ghost Church. Call after 10 a.m.

Mark Masashi Tamura
Dec. 23, 2005
Mark Masashi Tamura, 83, of Kaneohe, a retired plumber, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen, sons Mark A. and Jason, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Henry Matthew Terlep Jr.
Dec. 29, 2005
Henry Matthew Terlep Jr., 57, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a former drywall carpenter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Pamela Gard; sons Matthew I. and Hanalei M.; daughters Christine B.K., Stephanie L.K. and Kehaulani M. Terlep, Cheri Makua and Canya Barnes; brothers Leroy Pulawa and Francis W., Frank, Dennis, Thomas, Timothy and Lawrence "Lenny" Terlep; sister Veronica Lyman; 19 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Anthony A. Tonogan
Nov. 9, 2005
Anthony A. Tonogan, 57, of Jacksonville, Ala., a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died in Birmingham, Ala. He is survived by wife Mellie H., sons David F. and Andrew K., daughter Michele L., brothers Lawrence F. and Robert J., sister Frances "Fay" Spencer and a grandchild. Burial to be held at a later date.

William Jerry Turek
Jan. 3, 2006
William Jerry Turek, 86, of Kihei, Maui, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in World War II and was a Ford Motor Co. employee, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in McKees Rock, Pa. He is survived by son Jerry, daughter Donna Kauhane, brother Frank, sister Sylvia, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Kaneohe III Beach Park, south end. Casual attire.

Arlene M. Waiamau
Jan. 1, 2006
Arlene M. Waiamau, 77, of Lihue, a retired schoolteacher, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Douglas and Alton; daughter Thalia Gonzales; sisters Hanako Duarte, Doris Moe, Irene Bretzel, Fay Tuley and Ruth Arashiro; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Lihue Christian Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers or wreaths, leis are welcome.

Leonard Alexander Wapner
Dec. 17, 2005
Leonard Alexander Wapner, 76, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Springfield, Mass. He is survived by wife Maria Wapner and daughter Pamela J. Jett. Services: 3 p.m. today at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Janssen Matthew West
Jan. 1, 2006
Janssen Matthew West, 18, of Kapolei died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Merced, Calif. He is survived by father Steven, mother Joni and grandparents Willie and Gudrun West Jr. and Richard and Ramona Rhea. Celebration of life: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Calvary Church, 98-1016 Komo Mai Drive, Aiea. Casual attire.

Richard Kazuichi Yamaoka
Jan. 1, 2006
Richard Kazuichi Yamaoka, 92, of Honolulu, a former Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd. owner, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by sons Francis H., Stanley S. and Ronald M.; daughters Iris N. Yamaoka and Carol L. Meir; brothers Abraham and Haruo; sisters Masako Kusumoto, Toruko Saito and Billie Adric; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. today at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Kikuno Matsumoto Yoshioka
Dec. 23, 2005
Kikuno Matsumoto Yoshioka, 95, of Honolulu died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sister Lillian Kawagoe, three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Frances Suzuki Young
Dec. 26, 2005
Frances Suzuki Young, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Bailey Furniture Co. seamstress, died in Avalon Care. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughter Barbara Fujikawa, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to charity.