Obituaries

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David Paul Ainoa Sr.
July 9, 2007
David Paul Ainoa Sr., 74, of Kamiloloa, Molokai, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Vivian; sons David Jr., Arthur, Timothy and Clifford; daughter Renee Montizor; brother Craig; sisters Stephanie Allen and Puanani Duvauchelle; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ainoa homestead residence at lot 5 Kamehameha 5 highway in Kamiloloa. Call after 8 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow fronting his residence.

Guy Warren Copland
July 14, 2007
Guy Warren Copeland, 82, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and pilot, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Jonesboro, Ark. He is survived by wife Lyndell J., son Steve, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Sumie Marumoto Croydon
July 10, 2007
Sumie Marumoto Croydon, 86, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Kaiser Medical Center Physician Group administrative assistant, died at home. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Guy, Gordon, Fred and Glenn; sisters Marjorie Konishi, Tamae Endo, Asae Oshita, Maxine Yamamoto, Shizue Kimura and Lillian Marumoto; and numerous grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Kauai Hospice.

Michael Kealii Fergerstrom
July 17, 2007
Michael Kealii Fergerstrom, 27, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Hank and Genevieve P. Fergerstrom, brothers Anson and Jabari Lawfer, and grandparent Charmaine Bowers. Gathering: 2-6 p.m. Saturday at Makuu Farmers Market in Pahoa.

Miyoko Fujita
June 19, 2007
Miyoko Fujita, 90, of Pearl City, a seamstress, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Mamoru and Kiyoto, sister Emiko Morimake and four grandchildren. Private services.

Morio Fujita
June 27, 2007
Morio Fujita, 69, of Honolulu, a piping designer for Parsons, Calif., died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by brothers Mamoru and Kiyoto. Private services.

Kazue Fujiyama
June 26, 2007
Kazue Fujiyama, 79, of Wailuku died in Honolulu. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons John, Patrick, Paul, Richard and Robert Santos, and Steven Fujiyama; brother Yoshiyuki; sister Kiyoko Komatsu; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Barbara Ann Gaty
July 17, 2007
Barbara Ann Gaty, 72, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Fairmont, N.C. She is survived by husband Charles "Chuck," son Chuck, daughter Carla Thuney, hanai daughter Sara Neves, mother Lola Williams and four grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after noon. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.

Frank Caravalho Gonsalves Sr.
July 13, 2007
Frank Caravalho Gonsalves Sr., 94, of Omao, Kauai, a park caretaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sons Stanley and Frank, daughter Elsie G. Rivera, sister Sophie Akita, eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at Kauai Veterans Cemetery pavilion in Hanapepe, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire.

Harold Irvin Uluwehu Kamakele
June 28, 2007
Harold Irvin Uluwehu Kamakele, 69, of Waianae died in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. He was born in Honolulu. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Tonia Michelle Littleton
July 20, 2007
Tonia Michelle "Tee" Littleton, 39, of Waianae, a homemaker, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Melvin R. Littleton III and Dutchie L. Kaluna; daughters Whitney O. Littleton and Vicky H. and Kuulei L. Kaluna; father J.W. Williams Sr.; mother Lucy Stokes; and sisters Vivian D. Delos Santos, Sylvia D. Smith and Victoria M.P. Agustin. Private services.

June Chiyoji Matsuura
June 29, 2007
June Chiyoji Matsuura, 84, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by son Howard, daughter Cathy Matsuura-Suwa and a grandchild. Private services.

Harris Puakiele Melemai
June 24, 2007
Harris Puakiele Melemai, 68, of Honolulu, a former Transplant Recipient International Organization president in support of Organ Donor Center of Hawaii, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Doris, sons Darrell and Sean, daughter Eyvonne M. Brown, brother Bernard and six grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Organ Donor Center of Hawaii.

Tsutomu Nomura
June 24, 2007
Tsutomu Nomura, 83, of Waipahu, a retired city employee, died in Waipahu. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by daughters Jane H. Okuno and Linda H. Nomura-Yokoyama, brother Koji and two grandchildren. Private services.

Henry Kiyoshi Onishi
July 21, 2007
Henry Kiyoshi "Hank" Onishi, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Dredging pipe fitter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Randolph A. Larm; daughters Ruth S.J. Akiona and Sandra K. Irish; brothers Takeichi, Robert T. and Edward; sisters Arlene K. Tsukamoto, Yukie Kubo and Aiko Onishi; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Annie M. Takabayashi
July 12, 2007
Annie M. Takabayashi, 86, of Kaneohe died in Las Vegas. She is survived by sons Wilfred and Arthur, daughter Martha Chung, sister Mary Rodrigues, nine grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Ann Atsuko Takafuji
July 7, 2007
Ann Atsuko Takafuji 63, of Hilo, a Hilo Medical Center registered nurse, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Ralph Jr. and Burton; brothers Tetsuya, Yoichi, Katsuya, Bob, Ernest and David Yamada; sisters Amy Abe, Yoko Takai, Kazuko Kaneshiro and May Takafuji; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alice Yukiko Tamao
July 5, 2007
Alice Yukiko Tamao, 84, of Aiea, a former Japanese school teacher and retired hotel housekeeper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by husband Jiro, sons Walter and Milton, daughter Grace Stalbaum and a grandchild. Private services.

Tomie Tamura
July 20, 2007
Tomie Tamura, 84, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by son Michael T.; daughter Lynne N.; sisters Fukiko Shimizu, Miyoko Apduhan and Yoshiko Matsuda; and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Chiyoko M. Tanaka
July 2, 2007
Chiyoko M. "Chic" Tanaka, 86, of Honolulu, a Naval Facilities Engineer Command Pacific housing specialist, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Wayne A.; brothers Kiyoshi, Shizuo and Albert T. Miyasato; sisters Elaine "Y" Miyasato and Helen Santoki; and two grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Generosa Lacuesta Valbuena
July 2, 2007
Generosa Lacuesta Valbuena, 85, of Waialua died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Arthur and Henry, daughter Anita Brodit, brothers Lino and Pete Lacuesta, sister Jacinta Rodriguez, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Easter Alene Waters
July 10, 2007
Easter Alene Waters, 89, of Waipahu, a retired caregiver, died at home. She was born in Ruff, Okla. She is survived by sons Burnis E., Curtis W., Jerry K. and James K. Tuck; daughters M. JoAnn Yee and Cheryl Rodgers; sisters Louise Baldwin, Ruby Lucas and Marge Johnson; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mutsuko Yamamoto
July 9, 2007
Mutsuko Yamamoto, 83, of Honolulu, a Hanayagi Dance School instructor, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She is survived by sister Kazuko Okumura. Private services.

Robert Akio Yanagihara
June 28, 2007
Robert Akio Yanagihara, 68, of Wahiawa, a retired Aloha Airlines employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife June; sons Steven, Barry, Michael and Ryan; daughters Robyn Yanagihara, Debra Gottman and Kory Mattos; sisters Leatrice Sato and Thelma Miyahara; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.