Obituaries

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Machie Abe
Feb. 7, 2006
Machie Abe, 79, of Hilo, a retired Ando Store clerk, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kaumana, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Kunitsugu K.; sons Randall, Dale and Kevin; daughter Joyce Sato; sisters Hatsuyo Tanouye and Hisayo Fujinaga; and two grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Joan Clairetta Barber Bean
Feb. 13, 2006
Joan Clairetta Barber Bean, 80, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by husband Roy; daughters Leslie-Ann Spanne and Lisa-Anne and Loriaynn Bean; and brothers George, Ted and Hubert. Services: noon Thursday at Honolulu Tabernacle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1560 S. Beretania St. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Peggy Jean Bator Carey
Feb. 13, 2006
Peggy Jean Bator Carey, 55, of Honolulu, a retired accountant, died at home. She was born in Gilmore, Ark. She is survived by son John J.K. Bator, sister Tonya K. Baetz, brothers Sonny and Danny, sisters Jody Strong and Earlene Emling, and four grandchildren. Committal services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Lawrence Chiu Ching
Feb. 14, 2006
Lawrence Chiu Ching, 88, of Honolulu, a retired food broker, Travel House tour guide and Army veteran who served in World War II, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Eloise Riyu-Ching; sons Lawrence M.S., Ronald M.C., Stanley M.O.T. and Patrick M.K.; daughter Sharon Y.L.; brother Leonard K.L.; sisters Margaret Sima and Julia Eldredge; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church on Wilder Avenue. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Arleen Asayo Kageyama Currier
Dec. 18, 2005
Arleen Asayo Kageyama Currier, 87, of Amherst, N.H., co-founder of Amherst Country Club, died. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons David and Alan; daughters Nancy Hokinson and Dorothy, Beverly and Susan Currier; brothers Clyde and Stanley Kageyama; sister Sueko Oguro; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to (residential community for adults with developmental disabilities) Lukas Community, P.O. Box 137, Temple, NH 03084.

Elizabeth C. Fabian
Sept. 18, 2005
Elizabeth C. Fabian, 55, of Fairfield, Calif., a schoolteacher, died in San Rafael, Calif. She was born in Manila. She is survived by parents Isaac P. and Salvacion C., brother David C. and sisters Virginia C. Fabian-Wiley and Cynthia O. Fabian-Bronson. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kewalo Basin. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donation suggested to American Cancer Society.

James Kakuichi Kuulani Fernandez
Feb. 13, 2006
James Kakuichi Kuulani Fernandez, 55, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a Roussel's bartender in Waikoloa Village and Waimea Country Club and Volcano Country Club greenskeeper, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Kaipo, daughter Jaime Lash, brother Kealoha, sister Annette Lee and four grandchildren. Private services.

Tetsuo Hamada
Feb. 13, 2006
Tetsuo Hamada, also known as "Handsome" and "Ham," 85, of Hilo, a retired American Factors clerk and Army veteran and member of Company K 442nd Infantry Regiment, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Theodore, daughter Catherine K. Sugioka, brother Shizuichi, sister Hiroko Doi, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shirley Claire Herzberg
Feb. 12, 2006
Shirley Claire Herzberg, 84, of Honolulu, a vocational rehabilitation counselor in Hawaii and Women's Army Corps veteran who served in World War II, died at home. She was born in Cambridge, Mass. She is survived by sons Steven and Larry, brother Earl Levine and two grandchildren. No services.

Jonelle Naauao Kalua
Feb. 11, 2006
Jonelle Naauao Kalua, 59, of Honolulu, an entertainer formerly with Friendship Train, Females Hawaii and Kalua Sisters, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by mother Marvallin and sisters Patricia K. Kekaulike, Marcella M. Kalama, Charlene K. Rodrigues and Penny P. Kalua. No services.

Manasseh Kamiko Jr.
Feb. 9, 2006
Manasseh Kamiko Jr., 51, of Kailua died in Lawton, Okla. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rosalie; sons Shaun Kamiko and Joshua Adams; daughters Natasha Kamiko, Rhoda Irvine and Cory Inagaki; brother Craig; sisters Cissy and Sheila Scanlan; numerous hanai family members; and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Susan Keawe-Hanohano
Feb. 13, 2006
Susan Keawe-Hanohano, 62, of Hauula, a former Hauula Senior Citizen Program site manager, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Henry "Hank"; stepson Naka Gaceta III; hanai son John S. Napa'a; stepdaughter Alika Gaceta; hanai daughters Vanquill Kaiahua-Flemming and Lea Birch; brothers Henry, David, Alexander and Adam Keawe; sisters Yvonne and Rose Kaiahua, Kamai Napa'a, Jennifer Stanton and Maxine Kaokai; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula 2nd Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Ethel Natsuyo Kojima
Feb. 13, 2006
Ethel Natsuyo Kojima, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Shaheen's seamstress, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Elaine S. Okazaki and Elmira E. Fukumoto, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Corliss Misae Maeshiro
Feb. 12, 2006
Corliss Misae Maeshiro, 57, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Darci L.A. Park; sisters Florence Uyeunten, Helen Inada, Edith Takaki and Mildred Takeshita; and a grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Betty Kunimi Odo
Feb. 11, 2006
Betty Kunimi Odo, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Terence, brothers David and Theodore Kanno, sisters June Nishimura and May Kimura, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.

Rosalita Ogawa
Feb. 11, 2006
Rosalita Ogawa, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Columbia Inn waitress, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by husband James, son Edwin, daughters Juno Hesapene and Naomi Rapozo, brother Tito Sahut, sisters Dora Tinao and Theresa Benzon, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kikumi Florence Okada
Feb. 8, 2006
Kikumi Florence Okada, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Fort Gakuen schoolteacher, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Masanobu. Private services.

Lois Van Orden
Feb. 14, 2006
Lois Van Orden, 90, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died in Hale Ola Kino. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by sister Phyllis McEldowney. Private services.

Betty Hisako Ozaki
Feb. 5, 2006
Betty Hisako Ozaki, 89, of Manoa, a retired barber, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Steven T., daughters Hazel Y. Shinsato and Jean S. Toma, brother Shoichi Mukawa, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Genevieve Ramon Rich
Feb. 14, 2006
Genevieve Ramon "Genie" Rich, 58, of Hawaii died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Texas. She is survived by husband Thomas M. "Mike" Sanders; daughters Melissa and Monica; mother Conception Ramon; sisters Sally Feser, Pat Trujillo and Bonnie Parr; and nine grandchildren. Services and burial in San Antonio.

Cresile Tiara Sabado
Feb. 5, 2006
Cresile Tiara Sabado, 15, of Waipahu, a Waipahu High School student, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Chopin "Chip" and Olga Q. "Tess", brothers Christian T. and Chad T., sister Cailin T. and grandparents Cecilia and Jaime Sr. Quirimit, and Herminigilda and Anacleto Sabado. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Laurene Mamokuuipoaloha Olepau Sakurai
Feb. 11, 2006
Laurene Mamokuuipoaloha Olepau Sakurai, 52, of Waimanalo, proprietor of Mamo's Place, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John; son Richard B. Teixeira; daughters Stacy Teixeira, Shanda Apana and Amber Almadora; mother Marie Kauhola; stepfather Robert Kauhola; and brothers Lawrence, Greg and Leland Olepau. Services: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at New Hope Christian Fellowship, Sand Island. Call after 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire.

Gabriel Mangrubang Shimamoto
Feb. 12, 2006
Gabriel Mangrubang Shimamoto, infant son of Gwynndolynn Mangrubang and Gavin Shimamoto of Hawaii, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brother Grayson and grandparents Abelardo and Pauline Mangrubang and Patrick and JoAnn Shimamoto. No services.

Vernon R. Tolentino
Feb. 7, 2006
Vernon R. "Vern" Tolentino, 45, of Waipahu, a Lex Brodie Tire Co. employee and Royal Hawaiian Tires manager, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Trina M.; son Aaron; daughter Verrina; mother and caregiver Veronica; brothers Adrian, Robert and Ben; sisters Linda Morillo and Roxane Howard; and a grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kenneth Kwai Sang Wong
Jan. 30, 2006
Kenneth Kwai Sang Wong, 88, of Honolulu, a Hunter's Point Shipyard planner and estimator, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wayne, Wesley and Winston; daughter Carolyn Hall; and six grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Edith Harumi Shibata Yoshioka
Feb. 15, 2006
Edith Harumi Shibata Yoshioka, 91, of Honolulu, a nurse and office manager for a neurosurgeon in Honolulu, died. She was born in Waialua, Hawaii. She is survived by children Robert B. Yoshioka and Dr. Sharon Ohara, and two grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Waiokeola Congregational Church, 4705 Kilauea Ave. A reception will follow on the church lanai. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.