Obituaries

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Dick Jensen / Isle Entertainer

Reuben Abellana Jr.
June 17, 2006
Reuben Abellana Jr., 62, of Honolulu, self-employed, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret Ann; son Reuben K.; daughter Anne M. Custino; mother Lydia M. Patricio; brothers Randy, Ronald and Ron; sisters Hermalinda N. Sula, Roberta Kaluau, Linda Jarry and Sally Ann Ueshiro; and two grandchildren. Services pending. Call 286-1006 for information.

William Aganos
June 12, 2006
William "Billy" Aganos, 62, of Wailuku, a U.S. Postal Service office clerk, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Elizabeth, son Brian, daughter Stephanie K., mother Juliana, brothers Benjamin and James, sister Gertrude Shimabuku and companion Hea. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Veterans Cemetery.

Harry Seiichi Akamine
June 11, 2006
Harry Seiichi Akamine, 91, of Mililani, a retired Army & Air Force Exchange Service accountant, died in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. He was born in Waiakea. He is survived by wife Shizue; sons Stanley S., Wayne K. and Elroy K.; daughters Mae R. Hashiro and Amy E. Toba; sister Ruth Y. Miller; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Glenn Kiyoshi Asato
June 14, 2006
Glenn Kiyoshi Asato, 39, of Wailuku, a Tri-Isle Trucking Inc. supervisor and truck driver, died at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Jared I., mother Charlotte B. and brother Robert. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. A truck procession will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Tri-Isle Trucking, 860 Eha St., Wailuku. Inurnment: 12:30 at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Masako Awakuni
June 14, 2006
Masako Awakuni, 86, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress and Urasoe Shijin Kai member, died in Nuuanu Hale. She was born in Mana, Kauai. She is survived by sons Raymond S., Alvin S. and Richard K.; sisters Yoshiko "Nancy" Shimabukuro and Kimie "Clara" Apaka; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Minerva Kekuewa Eaton Bettis
June 17, 2006
Minerva Kekuewa Eaton Bettis, 83, of Las Vegas died in Las Vegas. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Dawson R.; six children; brothers Bill and Jim Silva, and Philip, Peter, Paul and James Kekuewa; sisters Rolberta S. Hansen, Leilani Osorio and Mildred Kekuewa; 11 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Burial in Hilo.

Elena Christine Cardus
June 14, 2006
Elena Christine Cardus, 44, of Kaneohe died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Violet, mother Juanita, brothers Clifford Jr. and Kimo, and two grandchildren. Burial at a later date.

Nancy Mitsue Castillo
June 14, 2006
Nancy Mitsue Castillo, 68, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Venetia, two brothers, four sisters, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alice Ho Chang
June 6, 2006
Alice Ho Chang, 101, of Honolulu, a retired Liberty House employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Elaine Hoffman, sister Pearl Suey and a grandchild. Private services.

LaVerne Leimomi Conceicao Chong
June 16, 2006
LaVerne Leimomi Conceicao Chong, 60, of Kailua, a Longs Drug Store cashier, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons William and Gaylord; daughter Natasha Pulusila; stepsons Derek and Eric Waltz, and Dane Chong; stepdaughter Lorie Hart; brother Clement Conceicao; sister Ione Gumpfer; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney's Church, Enchanted Lake. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Tomasa Feliciano Domingo
June 15, 2006
Tomasa Feliciano Domingo, 82, of Mililani, a retired housekeeper in the hotel industry, died. She was born in Malacampa, Philippines. She is survived by husband Laurencio; sons Roger, Moses, Augustin and Jessie; daughters Patricia Dancel, Rebecca Navarro, Josie Lime, Elizabeth Lapitan, Lita Domingo and Loida Ortega; brother Juan Feliciano; 20 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Loulukea Finney
June 16, 2006
Loulukea "Lou" Finney, 69, of Wichita Falls, Texas, an Air Force veteran, died in Wichita Falls. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Kimo, daughter Marlene Phillips, sister Annie Wong-Leong and four grandchildren. Services in Texas. Visit www.mem.com.

Robert C. Fordyce
June 13, 2006
Robert C. Fordyce, 87, of Ewa Beach, a retired Army colonel, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in West Virginia. He is survived by son Frederic Kefi. Private services. Burial at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Albert Sadanobu Fujii
April 29, 2006
Albert Sadanobu Fujii, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired airline cargo agent, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by wife Janet; son Elton; daughter Elisa Yoshinaka; brother Kiyoshi; sisters Masami Baptiste, Irene Cabral, Susan Nakamura, Frances Kaneshige, and Lorraine and Laura Fujii; and a grandchild. Private services.

Donald Lee Guy
June 17, 2006
Donald Lee Guy, 76, of Big Lake, Wash., formerly of Honolulu, a Church of the Nazarene pastor, died in Everett, Wash. He was born in Terre Haute, Ind. He is survived by wife Mary Ann, sons Robert and Steve, daughter Dori Nakajima-Lang, brother William, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services in Washington. Donations suggested to Compassionate Ministries, c/o Church of the Nazarene, General Treasurer, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131-1213 (put ACM1186 in memo area of check); or The Kidney Dialysis General Fund, c/o Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 1376, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.

Hazel Nyuk Yung Huang
June 13, 2006
Hazel Nyuk Yung Huang, 99, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by nephews and nieces. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Chinese Church of Christ. Inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Toshio Inaba
June 16, 2006
Toshio "Kapa" Inaba, 94, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. carpenter, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Flora; sons Edward, Russell, Warren and Raymond; daughters Shirley Yanagisawa and Colleen Fujimoto; brother Tadahiko; sister Tamie Nakagawa; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Takeo Kajiwara
June 2, 2006
Takeo "Take" Kajiwara, 92, of Honolulu died in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betty; daughters Kathleen Yoneda, Carol Stark and JoAnn Pollock; brother Takashi; sisters Mildred Okamura, Nancy Saiki and Doris Watanabe; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Herman Harrigan Kaleikini
June 7, 2006
Herman Harrigan Kaleikini, 79, of Wailuku, formerly of Honolulu, a retired armed forces staff sergeant, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Herman Jr. and Douglas "Maile" Kaleikini, James Polk, and James "Bobo" and Patrick Vankuren; daughters Ululani Kaupe, Muliwai Manlapit, Leilani Hensley, Deborah-Jean Flores and Sadie Lankford; brother Joseph; sisters Suzy Medeiros, Pauline K. Turibio and Julia-Betty Abraham; 35 grandchildren; 66 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.

Margaret Leialoha Kop
June 14, 2006
Margaret Leialoha Kop, 91, of Honolulu, a retired federal telephone operator, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Lester H., sons Edward and Robert Peltier, and daughters Olan Carpenter and Jennifer Walthall. Private services.

Peggy Ayako Kuramoto
May 28, 2006
Peggy Ayako Kuramoto, 78, of Honolulu, a Duty Free sales representative, died at home. She was born in Yokohama, Japan. She is survived by son Barry; daughter Jane Kanekoa; brothers Takeshi, Shigeo and Yoshio Kikuchi; sister Yumiko Izai; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Jack D. Larson
June 8, 2006
Jack D. Larson, 28, of Honolulu died at home. He was born in Moline, Ill. He is survived by mother Nancy B., father William D. "Bill" and grandparents Shimako Silbaugh and Betty J. Lason. Private services.

Roger William Luther
June 8, 2006
Roger William Luther, 94, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Navy captain, died in Hale Ho Aloha, Honolulu. He was born in Seattle. He is survived by wife Genevieve; sons Stephen, David and Glenn; daughter Laurienne, sister Virginia Helmrich and two grandchildren. Services and burial in Seattle.

Nelson Alapasa Ma'ave
June 2, 2006
Nelson Alapasa Ma'ave, 35, of Waipahu, an E.K. Fernandez ride operator, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Nakulua'ipukonakonakeonimana Kupahu-Ma'ave; companion Lori Santiago; mother Litara P.; brothers Robert, Ma'ave Jr., Jesse, Wallace and David; and sisters Orepa Ma'ave, Flolita Pa, Vanilla Aleki, Vaimaila Tu'uaga and Vaimoana Leota. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Olive United Methodist Church, 108 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.

Jaymie Miller
June 12, 2006
Jaymie "Toni" Miller, 57, of Ewa Beach, a retired state Department of Education secretary, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Sheldon; sons Kalani and Nalu; daughters Lohi Kaeo and Naomi Annino-Luat; mother Rosita Tseu; brother Jimbo Tseu; sisters Sheril Paishon, Valerie Sonoda and Richelle Tseu; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Tuesday.

Masao Nobukuni
June 15, 2006
Masao Nobukuni, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Army sergeant and federal motor vehicle operator at Hickam Air Force Base, died at home. He was born in Kurtistown, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Chie, daughters Jean T. Koyanagi and Doris K. Tanaka, and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Makoto Okido
June 2, 2006
Makoto Okido, 96, of Honomu, Hawaii, a retired Pepeekeo Sugar Co. employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honomu. He is survived by wife Setsuko and brother Masao. Services held.

Ruth Anna Phillips
June 4, 2006
Ruth Anna Phillips, 85, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired registered nurse, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by brothers Donald and John Moberg. No services.

Jasmine Ann Piano
June 11, 2006
Jasmine Ann Piano, 31, of Kihei, Maui, a Toma & Dreyson CPA accountant, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by father John P., mother Nellie P., sister Jaime Lyn and grandparent Feliza C. Padre. Mass: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Theresa Church, Kihei. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Simeon Cardenas Sabalburo
May 22, 2006
Simeon Cardenas Sabalburo, 86, of Waipahu, a retired Pearl Country Club employee, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Sacuyya, Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Marcelina P.; sons Ernesto, Renato, Conrad and Conrad-Jensen; daughter Ann Batin; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at the chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Terry Hanako Taira Smith
June 16, 2006
Terry Hanako Taira Smith, 73, of Honolulu, a retired state employee in the Office of the Governor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband John W., sons Gene and David, brother Ward Taira, sisters Lily Shimabukuro and Elizabeth Sakai, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Honolulu Bible Church, 1844 Palolo Ave. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Thomas T. Tamashiro
June 15, 2006
Thomas T. Tamashiro, 86, of Honolulu, former owner of Quality Roofing, died. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Kay; children Jay, Janice and John Tamashiro, and Mary Dixon; brothers Ralph and Charlie; sisters Ellen and Ethel; and four grandchildren. Private services.

See Wai Tommee
June 10, 2006
See Wai Tommee, 79, of Honolulu, a retired owner of a restaurant and other businesses, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He is survived by wife Geet Leen, sons See Nan and Seeyin, daughters Kum Fong Tommee and Kelly So, a brother, two sisters and three grandchildren. Taoist services: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Momoyo Waiwaiole
June 6, 2006
Momoyo "Pat" Waiwaiole, 73, of Pearl City, a retired housekeeper, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by companion Ernest Costales; children Lynn Mindoro, Carol-Ann Mizuno, Donna Brown, Jamie Waiwaiole and Lisa Nolan; sisters Harue Harada and Helen Yoshitake; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

David Frank Wallachy
June 14, 2006
David Frank Wallachy, 79, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in North Dakota. He is survived by sons Ron and Eugene; daughters Diane Gray and Shirley Wallachy; brothers Bill, Adolph and Leonard; sisters Pauline Phillips, Erma Lenhart and Virginia Hollingsworth; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Masashi Watanabe
June 11, 2006
Masashi Watanabe, 76, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Joan; sons Steve and David; daughters Joyce Pao, Gale Watanabe and Cindy Bae; brothers Yoshito and Takeshi; sisters Irene Takahara, Ruth Flores and Elaine Inafuku; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Louis Lui Wells
June 7, 2006
Louis Lui Wells, also known as "Lui L. Wells," 69, of Honolulu, a retired Kano Trucking Service truck driver, died. He was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Talaitupu "Susie"; sons Abraham, Same and Mark Aitu; daughters Sosefina Hilongo, Maanaima Utu and Annette Glover; brothers Hans, Totoa and Tupu; sisters Matelika Talia, and Sefaga, Joyce and Nei Wells; and 16 grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Tuesday.