Obituaries

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Dorothy Mae Brito Asam
July 30, 2006
Dorothy Mae Brito Asam, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Mokapu Elementary School employee, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Mapulehu, Molokai. She is survived by children Robert, Kalani and Jocelyn John and Valerie Asam; sisters Alma Cullen, Clara Sabas, Edythe Prestage and Dorcas Brito; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

Longino Bello Batalon
July 23, 2006
Longino Bello Batalon, 74, of Waianae, a retired Oahu Sugar Plantation employee, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Abra, Bangued, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Arsenia B., sons Ben B. and Jamie B., daughter Helen B. David, brothers Hilario and Hipolito, sisters Elena Tadio and Antonina Miguel, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Hwy., Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Wilton Lee Crutchfield
July 30, 2006
Wilton Lee Crutchfield, 67, of Pahala, Hawaii, a Kau Agribusiness juice processor and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died in Kau Hospital. He was born in Sheridan, Ark. He is survived by wife Teresita, sons Milton and Hilton, daughters Debbie Catrett and Kayla, sister Jane Wright, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday at Assembly of God Church. Call after 5 p.m. Saturday. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masao Egami
July 27, 2006
Masao "Champ" Egami, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Edward Enterprises Inc. executive vice president, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret I., daughters Kathleen Egami and Deborah Nakashima and two grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Aloha attire.

Ayano Fujinaka
Aug. 2, 2006
Ayano Fujinaka, 91, of Honolulu, a retired California Packing Corp. packer, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Larry H., daughter Patricia S. Taira, brother Ralph Maeda, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

William J. Garvey III
July 31, 2006
William J. Garvey III, 36, of Kihei, Maui, a Concrete Unlimited concrete finisher, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Worcester, Mass. He is survived by parents William Jr. and Judith, and sister Katelyn Bruster. Private services.

Yasuyo Kawakami
July 27, 2006
Yasuyo "Susie" Kawakami, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Queen's Medical Center housekeeper, died in Liliha Health Care Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Stanley S. and Dennis H., daughter Vivian N. Agricola; sisters Masako Tanaka, Florence Takamori, Teruko Saiki, Harumi Okano, Ruth Allen and Jessie Kang; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Thomas Ichiro Kobashikawa
Aug. 5, 2006
Thomas Ichiro "Tom" Kobashikawa, 93, of Honolulu, a retired former Pawaa Radio Shop owner, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Mildred K., sons Peter L. and Fred A., daughters Ruby H. Arasato and Leilani R. Agena, brother Gary K., sisters Ellen T. Teruya and Nancy M. Yamane, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ethel Kiyomi Kobayashi
July 27, 2006
Ethel Kiyomi Kobayashi, 70, of Honolulu, a retired food broker, died. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Klinton and sisters Kiyoko Yamaki, Grace Yoshimoto and Carol and Ariel Tomioka. Services: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Ralph Fumio Kogami
July 27, 2006
Ralph Fumio Kogami, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base funds management specialist, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace M.; sons Alan M., Bruce J. and Curtis T.; daughter Lois T.K. Boesing; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Thelma Tatsumi Kozuma
July 14, 2006
Thelma Tatsumi Kozuma, 88, of Honolulu, a retired sales clerk, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by brothers Howard, Herbert and Harold; and sisters Marjorie Kariya and Edna Shirai. Private services.

Caleb Makanamaikalani Kamakea Mahi
July 29, 2006
Caleb Makanamaikalani Kamakea Mahi, 17, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by parents Melissa and Joseph Lindsey; brothers Brandon and Kamuela Lindsey and Ikaika; sisters Kahea and Kamalani Lindsey and Keonaona; and grandparent Kahu A. Visitation: all night Friday at family's residence, 64-1068 Kamanawa St., Kuhio Village, Waimea, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the residence. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Josefina Pedro Ortega
July 27, 2006
Josefina Pedro Ortega, 78, of Ewa Beach, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Lanao Bangui, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Tommy and Franklin; daughters Dee C. and Amelia, Edna Sagucio, Marlyne Bacuyag and Janine Natividad; stepdaughters Julieta Pablo, Reynalda Layawen and Orlydia Chua; sister Felisa Acio; 25 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Lorraine M. Silva
Aug. 1, 2006
Lorraine M. Silva, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Sacred Hearts Academy and Star of the Sea teacher, died at home. She was born in New York. She is survived by husband James, daughters Nancy Minarik and Malia Silva-Hicks, brothers Arthur and Richard Zirger, sister Bernice Dihlman and two grandchildren. Mass: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after noon. Inurnment: 2:30 p.m. at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to American Cancer Society.

Tadashi Robert Uyechi
July 31, 2006
Tadashi Robert "Bob" Uyechi, 74, of Kailua, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc. mechanical engineer, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Lawai, Kauai. He is survived by wife Ruth Y.; daughters Kathy K. Gomes and Lisa S. Uyechi-O'Brien; brothers Stanley S. Uyechi, Sadao Uechi and Marvin I. and Paul Yamauchi; sister Kiyoko Kubota; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Evelyn J. Vereze
Aug. 4, 2006
Evelyn J. Vereze, 74, of Honolulu, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She is survived by husband Walter, sons Glenn and Clyde, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Grace Matsue Yoshimura
Aug. 1, 2006
Grace Matsue Yoshimura, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Deluxe Dry Cleaning proprietor, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert, brothers Keith and Robert Okimura, sisters Dorothy Nakata and Hilda Watanabe, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Call after 2 p.m.