Obituaries

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Ah Jook Leong Ku / 1910-2007

Kenneth Kaleilehuaonalani Bell Jr.
July 14, 2007
Kenneth Kaleilehuaonalani Bell Jr., 57, of Rexburg, Idaho, died in Rexburg. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Kenneth III, daughter Keely, mother Clara L., brother Jerry K. and sister Leona P.B.B. Schroeder. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Edward Kui Bow Chang
Aug. 5, 2007
Edward Kui Bow Chang, 94, of Honolulu died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son Dexter, daughter Dyanne, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Grace Yaeko Chinen
July 30, 2007
Grace Yaeko Chinen, 79, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Huelo, Maui. She is survived by daughter Susan; brothers Harold, Stanley, Tokio, Tatsuo and Kenneth Izumigawa; and sisters Gladys Takushi, Susan Chatani and Katsuye Izumigawa. Private services.

Mae Kimiko Chong
July 27, 2007
Mae Kimiko Chong, 92, of Pukalani, Maui, formerly of Oahu, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Pearl City. She is survived by son Lyford "Lee," daughter Marian "Pua" Good, five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services held.

Dr. Angie Connor
Aug. 2, 2007
Dr. Angie Connor, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Waimanu Homes director, died in St. Francis-East Hospice. She was born in Wisconsin. She is survived by nephew Thomas Mullen and niece Ann Hirsch. No services.

Constance Marie Della Cioppa
Aug. 6, 2007
Constance Marie "Connie" Della Cioppa, 66, of Kailua-Kona died in Kona Community Hospital in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She was born in California. She is survived by husband Antino J., son Jimmy, daughter Sheila Lawson, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at City of Refuge beach park area. Memorial ride: 9 a.m. Sunday at Kona Harley-Davidson.

Louis Chapple Dillmann
July 30, 2007
Louis Chapple Dillmann, 78, of Hilo, a retired Argonaut Insurance Co. safety director and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center Extended Care Facility. He was born in California. Private services.

John Baker Finnerty
Aug. 2, 2007
John Baker Finnerty, 84, of Kailua-Kona, a civil engineer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Manchester, N.H. He is survived by wife Hisako; daughters Doris Anderson, Shirley Cochran and Jackie McClure; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Barbara Greenwell Fitzgibbons
Aug. 4, 2007
Barbara Greenwell Fitzgibbons, 88, of Kailua-Kona, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Honokohau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons John and Michael, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. Donations suggested to Kona Community Hospital Foundation.

Yukie I. Fujimoto
Aug. 4, 2007
Yukie I. Fujimoto, 86, of Lihue, a state floral instructor and custodian, died in Garden Isle Healthcare. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Gilbert and Calvin, brother Hisao Ishimoto, sisters Linda Schumacher and Betty Hayase, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Fern Sherburne Gilchrist
July 18, 2007
Fern Sherburne Gilchrist, 82, of Pahoa, Hawaii, formerly of Palisade, Colo., a Palisade High School secretary in Colorado, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Washington state. She is survived by son Gary, two grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. No services.

Kenneth S. Grace
Aug. 3, 2007
Kenneth S. Grace, 75, of Honolulu,a U.S. Air Force retiree, died in Honolulu. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by son Scott M. Grace, daughters Lori A. Orehek and Kim M. Yingst, and seven grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes.

Ichiro Hayase
July 31, 2007
Ichiro Hayase, 82, of Wailuku, a County of Maui lifeguard, died at home. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by daughters Debra and Colleen, and sister Patricia Ongais. Private services.

Laura Bok Soon Hong
July 29, 2007
Laura Bok Soon Hong, 78, of Wahiawa, a bartender, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by sons Henry, Richard and Steven Abe; daughter Christine Abe; brother Richard; half brother Sidney Kin; sisters Lillian Baptista and Lorna Kim; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Charles Katsumi Ige
July 19, 2007
Charles Katsumi Ige, 67, of Honolulu, a retired construction contractor and former Honolulu Advertiser employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Kenichi, Henry S. and Dennis; and sisters Helen Nakasone, Gladys Ige, Cynthia Tamano and Judy Kizcek. Private services.

Linda Mieko Iwai
July 31, 2007
Linda Mieko Iwai, 56, of Honolulu, a caregiver, died in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Carol Masumoto. Private services.

Barbara Jean Hankins Jones
Aug. 3, 2007
Barbara Jean Hankins "Bobbie" Jones, 79, of Makaha died at home. She was born in Kansas. She is survived by husband James A., daughters Debra K. and Randi Hankins, and two grandchildren. Celebration of life to be held at a later date.

Joseph Steven Jones
July 28, 2007
Joseph Steven Jones, infant son of Clayton and Latasha Jones, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Damon; grandparents Arthur and Edith Jones and Emma King; and great-grandparents Pauline Jones and Lulubelle Cornielus. Services to be held at Camden, S.C., to be held at a later date.

Ted Reimann Kalua
Aug. 1, 2007
Ted Reimann Kalua, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Queen Liliuokalani Elementary, Kuhio Park Elementary and Kalihiwaena Elementary School principal, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Nora S., brothers Bruce and Robert, and sisters Frances and Muriel Kalua and Priscilla Hoke. Private services.

Isamu Kato
July 24, 2007
Isamu Kato, 87, of Kaumakani, Kauai, an Olokele Sugar Co. mechanic and U.S. Army veteran who served in 552nd Field Artillery Battalion, died at home. He was born in Kaumakani. He is survived by caregiver/nephew Ford Kimura; brothers Kiyoshi, Mitsuru and Ralph; and sister Hatsuko Kimura. Private services.

Lily Kainoa Keiki
Aug. 3, 2007
Lily Kainoa Keiki, 80, of Honolulu died. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Lynette Chang and Lani Taylor, and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Grace Chapel of Honolulu Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Antonio H. Kinio
July 15, 2007
Antonio H. "Tony" Kinio, 88, of Waipahu, a retired Kaiser Permanent Cement heavy equipment operator, died at home. He was born in Bohol, Philippines. He is survived by sons Richard Cabinian and Aristole, Ryan, Raynald and Ralph Cooper and Michael Suan; daughters Barbara Jean Hale and Reinette W. Cooper; sister Elizabeth Pryor; 23 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Mary Grace Kirby
Aug. 3, 2007
Mary Grace Kirby, 86, of Honolulu, a retired federal government employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Clearfield, Pa. She is survived by son Paul Kirby and daughter Cathy I. Levinson. Private services.

Kyung Duk Lim
Aug. 6, 2007
Kyung Duk Lim, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by children Myong H. Williams and Chang K., Yung K. and Ok Kyun Lim, Grace M. and Janet Shin, and Ruby Painter; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Christ United Methodist Church, 1639 Keeaumoku St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Alfred Lono
Aug. 7, 2007
Alfred Lono, 88, of Haiku, Maui, a retired Maui Land & Pineapple Co. harvester driver, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Flora, daughter Julie, hanai daughter Jody Kekiwi-Jones and two grandchildren. Private services.

Clarence Luczon Jr.
July 27, 2007
Clarence Luczon Jr., 14, of Wailua, Kauai, died in Honolulu. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by mother Elizabeth "Nani," father Clarence Sr., sisters Ashlyn and Chanlyn, and grandparents Viviana and Julian, and great-grandparent Saturnina Cabinatan. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. next Friday at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Services: 11 a.m. Aug. 18 at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.

Fred Chew Wah Lum
June 17, 2007
Fred Chew Wah Lum, 91, of Aiea died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret, son Calvin, daughters Joanne Tong and Jean Fukuda, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Robert Louis Nattkemper
Aug. 1, 2007
Robert Louis Nattkemper, 88, of Waimea, Hawaii, a U.S. Air Force major who served in World War II and was a Qantas Airlines public relations employee, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Indianapolis. He is survived by wife Gloria, sons Craig and Lloyd, and a grandchild. Private services.

Haruo Ogawa
June 13, 2007
Haruo Ogawa, 85, of Bellevue, Wash., formerly of Seattle, a retired Hawaiian Dredging and Construction welder, died in Seattle. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Patrick Ogawa and Douglas and Rodney Correa; sister Chidori Reynolds; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.

Maye Chitose Ozaki
July 5, 2007
Maye Chitose Ozaki, 89, of Honolulu, a retired travel agent, died at home. She was born in Windsor, Colo. She is survived by son Robert; daughters Shirley Rizzato, Roberta Bishop, Kendra Ozaki and Terri Gedo; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Feliza Violet Pellerin
Aug. 7, 2007
Feliza Violet Pellerin, 86, of Mililani died at home. She was born in Makawili, Kauai. She is survived by husband Joseph A., sons Antone "Tony" and Frank Abas, daughter Marie L. Sniffen, brother Gonzalo Aga, sister Josephine Acadimia, 12 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Lennie Kameleonalani Pokipala
July 29, 2007
Lennie Kameleonalani Pokipala, 47, of Wailuku, a Hawaiian minister, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Long Beach, Calif. He is survived by sons Kalani Nuii Mamao and Laamai; daughters Angela and Alejandra; mother Gloriann Akau; stepfather Alexander Akau; brothers Haili, Lanakila and Pomai Pokipala, and Kealoha Akau; sisters Laura K. Lewis, Charlene Nani Sakaguchi and Kamilipua Akau. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului chapel. Call after 9 a.m.

Ruby Fernandez Ingbino Rogan
Aug. 7, 2007
Ruby Fernandez Ingbino Rogan, 72, of Honolulu, a retired city groundskeeper, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband John; sons Alexander Fernandez, Flabiano Dingle and Leslie Cabreros; daughters Charmaine Galiza, Zarita Cabreros and Ranna, Gordine, Rochelle and Dannielle Ingbino; brother Don Fernandez; sister Emelia Green Grace; 34 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren. Viewing: 11 a.m. today at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Martha Ikuko Satow
July 29, 2007
Martha Ikuko Satow, 82, of Mililani, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center secretary, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Jack, son Jonathan, daughter Cindy Shiroma, sisters Joyce Nakasone and Jeanette Ginoza, and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Tsuruko Kato Sumida
July 26, 2007
Tsuruko Kato Sumida, 97, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by son Robert K., brothers Lester T. and Nelson N. Kato, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Geraldine Tackett
Aug. 7, 2007
Geraldine Vogel Tackett, 86, of Maryland, a legal secretary, Naval Intelligence Field Office secretary, Social Security administrative aide at the Honolulu district office, Health Care Financing Administration program analyst and Catholic Center employee, died in Timonium, Md. She is survived by daughter Josephine H. Gremett, stepchildren Lowell H. and Bruce W., sister Genevieve Manger, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services held in Timonium. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Paul Catholic Church, 3755 St. Paul St., Ellicott City, MD 21043.