Obituaries

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Russell Wesley Aipa
Oct. 14, 2007
Russell Wesley Aipa, 49, of Kailua, a Honolulu Star-Bulletin home delivery employee, died in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Audrey; stepdaughters Michelle and Dawn; brother Nathan T.K.; sisters Marsha Meinel, Faith Aipa and Joyce Lambert; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Lanikai Point, Kailua Boat Ramp. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Monday.

Edward Leyson Buno
Oct. 19, 2007
Edward Leyson "Peping" Buno, 84, of Kamuela, Hawaii, an Army veteran and Bataan Death March survivor, died at home. He was born in Batangas, Philippines. He is survived by daughters Cora Buno, Teresa Clark and Lory Buno; and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Gregory W. Busher
Oct. 21, 2007
Gregory W. Busher, 93, of Kailua, a Pacific Ocean Division Corps of Engineers retiree, died. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by son David, daughter Carol, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Richard Tsutomu Gyotoku
Oct. 5, 2007
Richard Tsutomu Gyotoku, 78, of Aiea, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Base vending machine supervisor, died. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by son Scott N., daughters Veda T. Shimizu and Gina C. Pea, brother Lawrence, sisters Ruth L. Choi and Jean K. Shimomura, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sadato Horiuchi
Oct. 27, 2007
Sadato "Sheriff" Horiuchi, 79, of Kahului, a retired Maui Beach Hotel maintenance worker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Eusebia "Ebbie," sons Chris and Gordon, daughter Ruth Tabin, brothers Sakae and Kazuo, and three grandchildren. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Church; visitation until noon. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Boniface Pomaika'i Konohia Sr.
Oct. 31, 2007
Boniface Pomaika'i "Pupuka" Konohia Sr., 64, of Waimanalo, a retired Honolulu police officer, died. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Helen; son Junior Boy; daughters Kayleen Konohia-Williams, Shannon and Pomai Konohia, Hana Werner and Lanihaahaa Kohatsu; brothers Peter, Randy and Raymond; sisters Terry Lee Poaipuni and Makala Waring; and 25 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, Maunakea chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Louise Elizabeth Kuhnle
Oct. 29, 2007
Louise Elizabeth Kuhnle, 92, of Honolulu, an accountant for the San Francisco County Water Department, died in Honolulu. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by daughter Judith. Private services.

George Y.H. Lee
Oct. 27, 2007
George Y.H. Lee, 85, of Mililani died in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in Nahiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Janet; sons George, David and Gary; daughter Linda Asato; brothers Harold and Charles; sisters Laura Evans and Pua Walker; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shigeto Momotomi
Oct. 29, 2007
Shigeto Momotomi, 81, of Wahiawa, a retired Servco Pacific Inc. employee, died at home. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Fusako and son Bert. Private services.

Janet H. Nakao
Oct. 23, 2007
Janet H. Nakao, 64, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Edith, Rose and Ann. Private services.

Dorothy Perkins Norton
Oct. 17, 2007
Dorothy Perkins Norton, 98, of Massachusetts and Honolulu, a dance teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Manchester, N.H. She is survived by daughter Dorothy N. Hill, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Call 923-5039.

Mosuke Oishi
Oct. 19, 2007
Mosuke Oishi, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Public Works Center auto mechanic at Pearl Harbor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kalaoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy Y., son Kenneth, daughter Sharon Hayamizu, sister Sakayo Komatsu, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

James Queen Jr.
Oct. 18, 2007
James Queen Jr., 79, of Waianae, an Army veteran who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars and retired city emergency medical technician, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Jackson, Kan. He is survived by wife Terue, sons Harold and Michael, daughters Margaret Garcia and Teru Gee, sister Leotha Bettis and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Mitsue Shigematsu
Oct. 28, 2007
Mitsue "Grace" Shigematsu, 90, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a barber and baker, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Waipio Valley, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Shoichi; son Ray; daughters Ethel Kim, Jean Dinson and Judy Nakaoka; brother Dr. Yoshi Teramoto; sister Masae Kayoda; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hamakua Jodo Mission.

Laura Yoko Swanson
Oct. 27, 2007
Laura Yoko Swanson, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Security Diamond Co. sales consultant, died in Honolulu. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Richard, daughters Joni Kaneshiro and Alisa HuKing, brother Mitsuo Arai, sister Fumiko Yamami and eight grandchildren. Private services.

Winifred Tokiye Tateishi
Oct. 29, 2007
Winifred Tokiye Tateishi, 86, of Honolulu, former proprietor of Tateishi Lunchroom, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons James M., Howard K., Ronald T. and Gerald K.; brother Wilfred Y. Shimotsu; sister Aiko Miyatake; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Thursday.

Mason Boyd Woodby
Oct. 25, 2007
Mason Boyd Woodby, 82, of Aiea, a retired Air Force tech sergeant, died in Honolulu. He was born in Abington, Va. He is survived by wife Helen; sons Michael, Kevin and Ronald; daughter Mary; and a grandchild. Private services.

Dr. Peter Tsun Jong Yap
Oct. 22, 2007
Dr. Peter Tsun Jong Yap, 98, of Honolulu, a physician with a private medical practice, died in Maunalani Nursing Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Violet Y. Private services.

Leatrice Toshiko Yashiro
Oct. 21, 2007
Leatrice Toshiko Yashiro, 86, of Pearl City, a retired Bank of Hawaii teller, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Leonard, daughters Jacqueline Hironaka and Debora Lum, brother Richard Kido, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

George Yoshisato
Oct. 24, 2007
George Yoshisato, 74, of Honolulu, a retired farmer, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Haruo and sister Juliet Fujimoto. Private services.

Teresa Oclay Zara
Oct. 17, 2007
Teresa Oclay Zara, 82, of Waialua, a retired Honolulu Community Action Program food preparation server, died in the Philippines. He was born in Santa Barbara, Pangasinan, Philippines. He is survived by son Norberto, daughter Dolly Menor, sister Magdalena Magno, brothers Rogelio and Renato Oclay, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.