Obituaries

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Dwayne Steele / 1934-2006

Annie Tom Alana
April 17, 2006
Annie Tom Alana, 77, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army accountant, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons James Jr. and Allen, daughters Jamelyn Guting and Christine Swaim, and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

William E. Anderson
April 15, 2006
William E. Anderson, 90, of Kaneohe, a retired chemical engineer, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Meriden, Conn. He is survived by wife Lorene "Chick," daughters Bobbie Ubersax and Barbara Krasniewski, and four grandchildren. No services. Private scattering of ashes.

Gloria Binyan
April 12, 2006
Gloria Binyan, 93, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Onomea, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Richard Soares, Francisco and Clarence Amador, and Leroy Binyan; daughters Lori Mendonca, Shirley Kobayashi and Barbara Ueda; sisters Helen Medeiros and Gladys DeSa; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mildred Sheppard Bush
April 14, 2006
Mildred Sheppard Bush, 85, of Honolulu died in Hale Ola Kino. She was born in Taft, Calif. She is survived by daughters Diane Worrall, Jane Kelleher and Nancy Bush Matarrita-Garcia; a grandchild; and four step-grandchildren. Private services.

Herbert Lionel Fitch Cullen
April 16, 2006
Herbert Lionel Fitch Cullen, 86, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in New York City. He is survived by wife Ruth Ann, son Steve, daughters Pamela and Caryn Cieslik, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Thurston Chapel at Punahou School. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Disabled American Veterans, VAMROC 459 Patterson Road, Room 1-C102-103, Honolulu, HI 96819.

Vanessa Amae Lilinoe Duarte
April 16, 2006
Vanessa Amae Lilinoe Duarte, 42, of Kaneohe, a retail secretary, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Margaret Ann Cahill, father Mark A. "Mac," brothers Wendell and Augustine, and sister Corrina Ng. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. Tuesday at the cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Carmen Peres Vargas Harris
April 16, 2006
Carmen Peres Vargas Harris, 85, of Honolulu, an executive secretary for Brainard and Black, Aloha Stadium Authority and Blaisdell Center, died. She was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Charles and Tom; brothers and sisters Alfred, John and Richard Vargas and Adeline Floyd, Evelyn Bogis, Olivia Luxemburg and Priscilla Maschek; and four grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, 1330 Maunakea St. Mass: 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church, 1701 Wilder Ave. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Grace Reiko Ihara
April 4, 2006
Grace Reiko Ihara, 62, of Honolulu, a University of Hawaii Honolulu Community College speech professor and speech pathologist, died at home. She was born in Newell, Calif. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway. Call after 5 p.m. No flowers.

Wayde Seichi Ishikawa
March 21, 2006
Wayde Seichi Ishikawa, 47, of Kapolei died. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by mother Helen Gomes and sister Lynn Plantz. Private services.

Fusa Isono
April 11, 2006
Fusa Isono, 102, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Fukuoka, Japan. She is survived by sons Henry and Robert, daughters Hannah N. Fukui and Shirley Nishida, 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Rosario Joaquin
April 18, 2006
Rosario Joaquin, 82, of Manila died in Honolulu. She was born in Manila. She is survived by sons Ed, Rene and Freddie Joaquin; and daughters Tess Serrao, Lindy Jalbuena, Tina Erum, Cecile Yasay and Charo Villegas; 23 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Services in Hawaii were held. Additional services and burial to be held in Manila at a later date.

Etta Bow Han Young Kiyota
April 8, 2006
Etta Bow Han Young Kiyota, 71, of Honolulu, a retired hotel administrative assistant, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Henry; son Derek; daughters Rona-Ann Yasuhara and Gwyneth Omori; brothers Thomas and Alvin Young; sisters Genevieve Kohler, Thelma Lee and Alvina Leu; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.

Ricardo M. Madriaga
April 8, 2006
Ricardo M. Madriaga, 81, of Kapolei, a retired Queen's Medical Center groundskeeper, died in Kapolei. He was born on Maui. He is survived by sons Mario Madriaga and Johnny Trueman-Madriaga, daughter Rosemary Pleski, brother Fred, sister Pacita Tagalan, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

William Morales
April 11, 2006
William Morales, 75, of Waipahu, a grounds maintenance man, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Miguela, son Robert Herodias, daughter Danette, stepdaughters Frances T. Mokiao and Stephanie Salazar, sister Rose V., a grandchild, 16 step-grandchildren and 24 step-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jude Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Joseph K. Mossman
March 14, 2006
Joseph K. Mossman, 79, of Honolulu died. He is survived by wife Lucille, son Richard, daughter Billie Cambra, sister Pualani M. Avon, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m.

Chester Robert Francis Poole
April 11, 2006
Chester Robert Francis Poole, 84, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired Kaiser Medical Center physician and U.S. Air Force colonel, died. He was born in Tacoma, Wash. He is survived by son Robert, daughter Jacqueline Jefferson, brother James and three grandchildren. Private services.

Barry Maurice Reimers
March 30, 2006
Barry Maurice Reimers, 56, of Kailua, a retired automotive mechanic, died in Kailua. He was born in Yakima, Wash. He is survived by wife Kathy L., son Barry F.L. and brother Randy J. Private services. Donations suggested to Hawaii Services on Deafness,1833 Kalakaua Ave. Suite 905, Honolulu, HI 96815.

Saichi Sasaki
March 28, 2006

Saichi Sasaki, 89, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill sugar cane process supervisor in Lahaina, died in Orlando, Fla. He is survived by children Kay and Dale Sasaki and Ruth Conklin; sisters Sakae Kawakami, Hideko Kuwahara and Myrtle Endo; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. July 22 at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission.

Irene Gisela Watanabe
April 13, 2006
Irene Gisela Watanabe, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Watamulls sales manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Vienna, Austria. She is survived by husband James K., son George, daughter Anita, brother Fritz Dietrich, and sisters Edith Gaube and Helene Singh. Services: noon Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.