Obituaries

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Robert L. Anjo
June 19, 2007
Robert L. Anjo, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by son Robert M., daughters Vanessa Buillard and Michelline Anjo, brothers James and William "Buster," three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Saints Peter and Paul Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Sydnie K.R. Casas
Nov. 1, 2006
Sydnie K.R. Casas, 58, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Marble Head, Mass. She is survived by son Noah S. and sister Dona Rae Simmons. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kaiaka Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire.

Jack Edward Chaffee
June 21, 2007
Jack Edward Chaffee, 80, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer at Barbers Point, died at home. He was born in Dayton, Ohio. He is survived by son David B.; daughters Carol L. and Gail Chaffee and Kathy Chaffee-Groff; brother William; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Matthew Kaimana Erece-Saniatan
June 11, 2007
Matthew Kaimana Erece-Saniatan, infant son of Guadalupe Erece Jr. and Cheryl Saniatan, of Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He is also survived by brothers Jeromie, Nicholas and Shaun Erece; sisters Tysha Vesperas-Saniatan, Denby Yoshimura and Kourtnie Erece-Kunewa; grandparents Larry and Debbie Suenishi, Steven Pacheco and Maria Erece; and great-grandparents Bobby and Lulu Montibon. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Harold Kazunari Hamaji
June 11, 2007
Harold Kazunari Hamaji, 70, of Honolulu, a tour driver, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Suiching, daughter Joann and brothers George and Stanley. Private services.

William Porter Head Jr.
June 1, 2007
William "Bill" Porter Head Jr., 73, of Honolulu, a retired Kalaheo High School counselor, physical education teacher and U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Honolulu. He was born in Bessemer, Ala. He is survived by wife Noel, son William III, daughters Brenda L. Lafferty and Rebecca D. Durham, brothers Joseph and Robert and four grandchildren. Services: 8 a.m. Wednesday at Outrigger Canoe Club. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to The Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at John Hopkins, First Presbyterian Church Thailand Medical Mission Fund or Endowed Scholarship Fund at Iolani School.

Hana Au Hoy Hiu
May 12, 2007
Hana Au Hoy Hiu, 102, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Hanalei, Kauai. She is survived by sons Frederick and Roland H.M., daughters Annette Hee and Mariette H. Newcomb, brothers Harrison and Norman Au Hoy, sister Alice Lee, 13 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Krystal Kaleo O'Kalani Horn
June 5, 2007
Krystal Kaleo O'Kalani Horn, 19, of Makawao, Maui, a former Planet Hollywood waitress, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Glen Horn and Madelene Adams; brothers Bill-Werner "Brada," Charles "Makana," Adam "Duke" and Brady-Werner "Kalawai" Manuel; and sisters Billie-Jo "B.J." Dung, Dori-Lynne "Kanoe" and Brady-Ann "Alakai" Manuel, Mary F. and Daisy Horn, Cliffordee "Titi" Tamashiro and Cecelia-Charity "CeCe" Adams. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow.

Yoshiteru Isa
May 15, 2007
Yoshiteru "Teru" Isa, 85, of Honolulu, a retired painter and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Cannon Company, died in Hiolani Care Center at Kahala Nui. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yaeko; daughters Gail M. Sugita and Deborah K. Sekine; brother Ronald Y.; and sisters Yoshiko Tokeshi, Amy Moss, Susan Isa, Debbie Yakabe and Arlene Ishikawa. Private services.

Belden Clifford Kaaumoana Sr.
June 20, 2007
Belden Clifford Kaaumoana Sr., 70, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Transportation & Terminal machine operator and stevedore, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Arlene M.; son Belden C. Jr.; daughter Kelly Kaaumoana-Matsumoto; brother William Sr.; sisters Marjorie Kaaumoana, Lynette Rodrigues and Theola Kuamoo; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bryson Kalahiki Hisashi Kagawa Jr.
June 16, 2007
Bryson "Local Boy 717" Kalahiki Hisashi Kagawa Jr., 32, of Volcano, Hawaii, a Home Depot employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Nyree; son Bryson K.H. III; daughters Chazlene and Deznie Kagawa and Amylee Mancao; parents Bryson K.H. Kagawa Sr. and Nadine Acerat; brother Damion; sisters Calisha Kinu and Aulani Kagawa; and grandmother Mary. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Hayako Kaneshiro
May 27, 2007
Hayako Kaneshiro, 91, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Masao, Masato and Masashi; daughters Patsy Brooks and Karen Higashi; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to your favorite charity.

Margaret Ayako Karasaki
May 31, 2007
Margaret Ayako Karasaki, 83, of Aiea, a homemaker, died in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. Private services.

John Ligsay
June 9, 2007
John Ligsay, 67, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wayne J., John Jr., James C., Johnathan K. and Jonah K.; daughters Lida Hanohano and Irene Vereze; father Cornelio; brothers Thomas, William and Raymond; sister Lorriane Labisores; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Jacqueline Moore Lorentz
June 17, 2007
Jacqueline Moore Lorentz, 63, of Honolulu died in Ewa Beach. She was born in San Jose, Calif. She is survived by son Dean H. Mitchell and a grandchild. Private services.

Frederick Richard Melim
June 12, 2007
Frederick Richard Melim, 82, of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard ventilation mechanic, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mildred G., daughters Eldeen Torres and Sheree A. Pomeroy, five grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Shirley Landon Newell
June 17, 2007
Shirley "Shirl" Landon Newell, 72, of Kailua, Windward Airport Shuttle owner and a windward schools substitute teacher, died in Kailua. She was born in Columbus, Ohio. She is survived by companion Joanne Farmer. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Windward Unity Church, 120 Mookua St., Kailua.

Raymond Isami Nishikawa
June 7, 2007
Raymond "Lefty" Isami Nishikawa, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Public Works Center at Pearl Harbor painter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by son Clifford H.; brothers Richard, Sadao and Herbert; sisters Grace Ishizaki and Ethel Nishino; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

William E. Northen
June 10, 2007
William "Bill" E. Northen, 42, of Mililani, an American Youth Soccer Organization coach and former UH-Hilo basketball player, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Napa, Calif. He is survived by wife Jenny Andaya-Northen; son Nikolas; daughter Ciara; mother Elsie; brothers Jack, Steve and Don; and sisters Sandra, Janet, Donna, Betty and Linda. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Kidney Foundation.

Mary Deboramae Ewaliko Pawai
June 20, 2007
Mary Deboramae Ewaliko Pawai, 41, of Hilo, a Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ minister, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Richard Hickman; son David A.; daughters Deboramae W., Melanie and Malachi L.; mother Mary; brothers John K. and Michael D.; and sister Geri Kaeo. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Matilda Cecilia Oliveira Pimentel
June 16, 2007
Matilda Cecilia "Tillie" Oliveira Pimentel, 80, of Kahului, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Nahiku, Maui. She is survived by sons Edwin "Junie," Raphael and LeRoy; daughters Priscilla "Maka" AhSan and Mina Otani; sisters Agnes Phillips, Catherine Antone and Gertrude Marciel; 16 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Virginia Catherine Pion
June 18, 2007
Virginia Catherine Pion, 86, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died in Hiolani Care Center at Kahala Nui. She was born in New York. She is survived by daughter Suzanne McHugh, sister Fran Schoenberger and two grandchildren. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.

Howard Sumio Saito
June 15, 2007
Howard Sumio Saito, 66, of Los Angeles died in Culver City, Calif. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Frances, son Jon, daughter Leslie Waddles, brother James, sisters Elaine and Jane and five grandchildren. Interment services: 8:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. at Pearl Country Club.

Mary Jane Santiago
June 20, 2007
Mary Jane Santiago, 77, of Hawi, Hawaii, Santiago's Auto Body and Fender Shop proprietress, died in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Hawi. She is survived by husband Frank; sons Frank R., Steven J. and Barney M.; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Kohala. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Noel Kanoelehua Smith
June 19, 2007
Noel "Bear" Kanoelehua Smith, 45, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a Hawaiian Telcom lineman, died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Shelly and Kaycee, companion Malia Cook, mother Abigail, sister Abikean Okimura, and brothers James Jr. and Mark. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Matsuko Tanimoto
June 21, 2007
Matsuko Tanimoto, 96, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Jeff. Private services.

Charles Tath
June 18, 2007
Charles "Charlie" Tath, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Ford Motor Co. employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in Detroit. He is survived by son Charles S.; daughters Kimberly Tath, Colleen Lum and Constance Fisher; and eight grandchildren. Services at a later date.

Paul Woody Thomas
June 18, 2007
Paul Woody Thomas, 89, of Honolulu, an Army & Air Force Exchange Service general manager, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Virginia. He is survived by stepdaughter Gertraude Ernst and brothers Leslie and Carrington. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Shizuko Tomita
May 31, 2007
Shizuko Tomita, 87, of Kahului, a cleaning business owner, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Ralph, Frederick and Gary; daughter Patricia Lee; brother Tamio Koishigawa; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Barry Lee Trippel
June 12, 2007
Barry Lee Trippel, 48, of Honokowai, Maui, a handyman, died at home. He was born in Toul, France. He is survived by father Robert and sisters Susan Pierce and Nancy T. Grow. Services: 10 a.m. next Sunday at at Airport Beach, Kahekili Park, Kaanapali. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Maui Coastal Land and Trust. The family can be contacted at beartrip@gmail.com.

Tokie Maehara Tsuji
June 7, 2007
Tokie Maehara Tsuji, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education schoolteacher, died in Hale Pulama Mau. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Wayne H. and Dean I., brothers Edward G. and Samuel R. Maehara and a grandchild. Private services.

Tyran Keoni Vesperas-Saniatan
June 11, 2007
Tyran Keoni Vesperas-Saniatan, 14, of Hilo died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by parents Tyrone Vesperas and Cheryl Saniatan; sister Tysha; grandparents Larry and Debbie Suenishi, Steven Pacheco and Frank Vesperas; and great-grandparents Bobby and Lulu Montibon. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Mitsugi Watase
June 10, 2007
Mitsugi Watase, 80, of Honolulu, a retired dentist, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol S., daughters Deanne M. Obatake and Sherri W. Liu, brothers Richard K. and Harold J., sister Nancy T. Fuse and three grandchildren. Private services.

David J. Williams
June 14, 2007
David J. Williams, 101, of Honolulu, a civil service executive for the Secretary of the Navy, died at home. He was born in Edwardsville, Pa. He is survived by son David E., daughter Mary E. LaMotte, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. Friday at Central Union Church, Honolulu. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested in his memory to the Women's League of Central Union Church, 1660 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI, 96826-1195, the Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, 668 Main St., Edwardsville, PA 18704 or the Salvation Army, 2950 Manoa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822-1798.

Josephine Haynes Yee
June 12, 2007
Josephine "Paahana" Haynes Yee, 72, of Kailua, formerly of Lahaina, a retired LIberty House employee with 31 years of service, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Benjamin, son Robin, daughter Pulani "Joni" Cumpston, brother Harry Haynes, sister Dorothy Kahoiwai and three grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Parish, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers.