Obituaries

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Manuel Francis Aguada
Oct. 18, 2006
Manuel Francis Aguada, 83, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired Olokele Sugar Co. electrician, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Manila, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leyte C., sons Francis and Jerome, and sisters Gladys "Nena" Paulino and Sally Riola. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Blas M. Barayuga
Sept. 17, 2006
Blas M. Barayuga, 82, of Pearl City, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Parroquia de S. Nicholas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lucy V.; sons Alvin, Alfred and Edwin; brother Hermosho; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Daniel Joseph Baron
Oct. 21, 2006
Daniel Joseph Baron, 54, of Honolulu, a Baron Painting owner, died in Honolulu. He was born in Ohio. He is survived by wife Karen, daughters Michelle and Danielle, father Joseph, mother Yvette Taylor, stepfather Donald Taylor Sr. and brother Dr. Daryl. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Private inurnment. Casual attire.

Young Lok Choy
Oct. 17, 2006
Young Lok Choy, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 38 marine machinist, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alvina; brothers Young Fun, Young Wo and Wilbur; and sisters Evelyn Chu and Gwen Lui. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.

Albert Masaru Gokan
Oct. 21, 2006
Albert Masaru Gokan, 79, of Mililani, formerly of Lihue, a County of Kauai planning inspector, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Yoshiko N.; sons Albert K. Jr. and Ian; daughters Doreen Nakamoto, Patrice Baker and Helen Oyama; brothers Herbert, Allan and Donald; sisters Helen Ota and Jane Higa; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date.

David Gomes
Oct. 18, 2006
David "Barney" Gomes, 64, of Ewa Beach, a retired Iron Workers Union and Oahu Sugar Co. welder, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Vernice "Rose"; son David; daughters Eyvette Brodeur and Juzline Gomes; brothers John, Domingo, Patrick and Michael; sister Michiko Self; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Rita Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway, Nanakuli. Call after 8:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Shinichi Hamamoto
Oct. 20, 2006
Shinichi "Legs" Hamamoto, 91, of Lihue, a craftsperson, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kilauea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Masayo, daughters Lois Hamamoto and Glenda Hayley, and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 10 a.m. Luncheon to follow. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to Lihue Hongwanji Mission.

David T. Hess Sr.
Oct. 20, 2006
David T. "Grandpa" Hess Sr., 76, of Leilani Estates, Pahoa, Hawaii, an Air Force retiree and Coast Guard veteran, and former employee of Hawaiian Equipment, Theo H. Davies and Eaves and Meredith, died at home. He also was an Arakaki Mechanical-Chesterton salesman and County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation basketball coach. He was born in Delano, Pa. He is survived by wife Patricia Anne B.; sons David Jr. and Dean Sr.; hanai son Phillip "Jack" Kealoha; daughters Deborra Kaawaloa and Donna Walker; hanai daughters Emily Naeole, Hasel Keala, Irene Suzuki, Marlene Sanoria, Lisa N. Thomas and Dania Zempel; sister Audrey Ruggie; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 18 hanai grandchildren; and 10 hanai great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Christian Fellowship Gathering Place, 840 Kupulau Road. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lloyd Mott Holt II
Oct. 16, 2006
Lloyd Mott Holt II, 59, of Kailua, a construction project manager, died in Kailua. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by wife Cassia M., children Amy Arakaki and Fred Holt II, and three grandchildren. Services: tomorrow at residence. For more information, call 262-1219.

Christopher Todd Johnson
Oct. 21, 2006
Christopher Todd Johnson, 31, of Kaneohe, a Dower Realtors real estate agent, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Kansas City, Mo. He is survived by fiancee Andrea Esquibel, father Clyde Jr., mother Sandra, brothers Mark and Jeffrey, and grandparent Florence Stookey. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Community of Christ Church, 1666 Mott Smith Drive. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kendall Kay Kirby
Oct. 4, 2006
Kendall Kay Kirby, 63, of Mililani, a retired Hickam Air Force electronic specialist, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cynthia C., daughters Carrie-Ann Kirby and Sara Bargas, mother Lorna Geismann and two grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Namie Fujisaki Kobayashi
Oct. 19, 2006
Namie Fujisaki Kobayashi, 95, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Roy, Arthur and David; brothers Ian and Ernest; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers or monetary offerings, donations suggested to Hilo Coast United Church of Christ in Honomu, Hawaii, or Life Care Center of Hilo.

Joseph B.T. Moon
Oct. 19, 2006
Joseph B.T. Moon, 85, of Kapolei, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Base ship superintendent, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Tong Sun Yi; stepson Boobie Simeona; daughters Noreen "Kookie" Moon-Ng, Linda Boneza and Terry Moon; brothers Stephen and Peter; sister Doris Pierce; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private burial to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Walter Mamoru Motonaga
Oct. 12, 2006
Walter Mamoru Motonaga, 77, of Pearl City, a retired Hickam Air Force Base warehouse foreman, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gene K., sons Terence and Leslie Inouye, daughters Kathryn Tonaki and Sandra Takara, brother Satoshi and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Doris Chiyoko Nakamatsu
Oct. 16, 2006
Doris Chiyoko Nakamatsu, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Hotel cook, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Robert Y., Gary Y. and Harvey M.; daughters Barbara S. and Jo-Ann C.; brothers Paul M. and Michael M. Takaezu; sisters Toshiko and Miriam Takaezu, Estelle Yagi, Betty Miyachi and Eloise Fukuji; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Laura Ann Natividad
Oct. 14, 2006
Laura Ann Natividad, 41, of Waipahu, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Castro Valley, Calif. She is survived by husband Mario I., son Zachary J.H, Faias, daughter Ashley L., mother Lorene Faias, brothers Frank and John, and sister Kathleen Faias. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Eulogy: 10:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Jean Asano Yamauchi Niemi
Oct. 13, 2006
Jean Asano Yamauchi Niemi, 75, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Edward; son Franklin; daughters Alina and Amelia; and sisters Kimiko "Kay" Hayashibara, Betsy Suyeoka, Helen Yamauchi and Mary Meeker. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Donations suggested to ARDS Foundation, American Lung Association and American Cancer Society.

Kasumi Oba
Oct. 15, 2006
Kasumi "Frances" Oba, 86, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dennis, daughters Joan Y. Ohara and Gail Oba, sister Fujie Mitori, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Stephen M. Pabustan
Oct. 17, 2006
Stephen M. Pabustan, 35, of Koloa, Kauai, a Whalers General Store stock clerk, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Josielyn V. "Josie"; daughters Amber and Ashley; parents Ernest and Annie; brother Ferdinand; and sisters Genedina Pabustan, Cecilia Gipolan and Theresa Mow. Rosary: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after the rosary. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Raphael's Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Richard Yasuichi Tomei
Oct. 7, 2006
Richard Yasuichi Tomei, 43, of Kapolei, a painter, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father James K., mother Bevilynn L., brother Brian, sister Sherrie Kinoshita, and grandparents Masako Tomei and Rose Yamaguchi. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Barbara Yam
Oct. 13, 2006
Barbara Yam, 68, of Ewa Beach, a registered nurse, died in Kailua. She was born in Massachusetts. She is survived by sons Walaka, Palani and Mika'ele; daughter Leilani A.Y. Paul; sisters Carol Turner and Constance Cincotta; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Church in Kaneohe. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Kenichi Yoshizawa
Oct. 20, 2006
Kenichi "Kenbo" Yoshizawa, 87, of Kahului, a Kahului Dry Cleaners part owner and veteran of the 3rd Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, died at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Fumie; son Glen; daughters May Lyau and Elli Funakoshi; brothers Tadayoshi, Seiji, Ichiro, Soichi, Yoshio and Tomeo; sisters Betty Yoshizawa, Fumiko Kunioki and Toshiko Tomimoto; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. No flowers.