Obituaries

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Kameko Aragaki
Jan. 23, 2008
Kameko Aragaki, 93, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gilbert "Mori," Victor Y. and Edwin; daughter Janet Foust; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Haruko Serikaku Arakaki
Jan. 19, 2008
Haruko Serikaku "Grace" Arakaki, 93, of Honolulu, a University of Hawaii janitress, died in Kamalama Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Francis and Andrew; brother Michael Serikaku; sisters Helen Miyashiro, Jean Iwai, Betsy Tsuhako, Dorothy Shiroma, Toyoko Nagamine and Mich Tamashiro; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Abdul Usman Bago
Jan. 22, 2008
Abdul Usman Bago, 83, of Honolulu died in Kapunawai Ola Nursing Home. He was born in Lanao del Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Purification, sons Antonio and Aradani, daughters Everlita Basug and Mary Ann Bago, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date in the Philippines.

Helen Maria Bryan
Jan. 28, 2008
Helen Maria Bryan, 92, of Hawi, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Athboy, S.D. She is survived by sons James and Jerald; brother Loran Rieger; sisters Reneda Tietz, Minnie Gall and Hilda Wenner; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Edward Choi
Jan. 28, 2008
Edward Choi, 79, of Honolulu, a food service company president, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Alberta Young, son Edward M., daughters Diana Choi and Donna Kochi, and six grandchildren. Private services.

Henry Yee Hart Chow
Jan. 27, 2008
Henry Yee Hart Chow, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Safeway Food Store meat cutter, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Frederick, daughter Frances Wong, sister Lin Chow Ching and five grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Herman Rego Coelho Sr.
Jan. 13, 2008
Herman Rego Coelho Sr., 83, of Kaunakakai, a retired Del Monte Co. welder, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sons Herman Jr. and George, daughter Barbara Ann, brothers Manuel and Patrick, sister Violet Calar, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Sophia Church. Call after 9 a.m. No flowers.

Terrence Makoa De Silva
Jan. 30, 2008
Terrence Makoa De Silva, infant son of Victoria "Vicki" and Dominic of Kaneohe, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He is also survived by grandparents Josephine and Gregory Faustino, and Debbie and William De Silva III; and great-grandparent Genesa Balanay. Services: 8:15 a.m. Saturday in Sts. Peter and Paul Mission in St. Michael, 59-810 Kamehameha Highway, Waimea. Call after 7:45 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Tatsuno Fukuda
Feb. 8, 2008
Tatsuno Fukuda, 92, of Pearl City, a retired Waikiki retail salesclerk, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Hope Dixon, Ann Fukuda and Jill Tanabe; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.

Henry Lewis Gire
Feb. 5, 2008
Henry Lewis Gire, 92, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and Bank of Hawaii employee, died at home. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. He is survived by wife Janet S., sons Frank S. and David, sister Rita Meredith, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services and inurnment to be held at a later date in Sabina, Ohio. Donations suggested to Kilohana United Methodist Church. Incorrect information given in an obituary Friday.

Kenneth Y. Kagimoto
Jan. 31, 2008
Kenneth Y. "Mungo" Kagimoto, 81, of Halaula, Kohala, Hawaii, a retired Morrison and Knutson Operating Engineers grade checker and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Elizabeth "Sheba," son Erwin, daughters Jeanette Fernandez and Brenda Orian, brothers Henry and Richard, sister Eiko Sugimoto, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kohala Hongwanji Mission. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Linda Leialoha
Feb. 5, 2008
Linda Leialoha, 66, of Hilo, a retired Longs Drug receiving manager in Hilo, died at home. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Jonathan K.; son Ka'enaaloha; daughters Deejay Rezentes and Jonalyn Leialoha-Honda; hanai daughter Kevalle Lainaholo; mother Juliet M. Cabanilla-Quenga; brothers Rudy and Catalino Cortez, Benny Supnet and Pete, Ernie and Flor Cabanilla; sisters Loretta Orr, Janet Marquez, Barbara Jean Kaleohano, Joyce McQuarrie, Terry Angelo, Eleanor Seeley, Fely Nicholson and Efie Cabanilla; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow at mortuary. Casual attire.

Taeko Yamada Nakama
Feb. 1, 2008
Taeko Yamada Nakama, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by son James, daughter Dorothy and sisters Kiiko Yamashita and Hisako Yamada. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Eleanor Nash
Jan. 31, 2008
Eleanor "Eli" Nash, 87, of Waianae died at home. She was born in Boston. She is survived by daughter Peggy Timbreza, two grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.

Shizuko Kado Onizuka
Jan. 23, 2008
Shizuko Kado Onizuka, 97, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son James I., daughters Irene S. Starkey and Peggy E. Daikoku, sisters Ichie Hashimoto and Umeyo Katahira, 13 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Private services in Honolulu. Services in Holualoa: 3 p.m. Sunday at Kona Koyasan Daishijin Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gladys Amoy Rod
Jan. 28, 2008
Gladys Amoy Rod, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton Hotels waitress, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert, daughter Rachael Azcueta, brothers Albert and Herbert Amoy, sister Ellen Amoy, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Hisae Harriet Saiki
Jan. 16, 2008
Hisae Harriet Saiki, 87, of Mililani, a retired State Drapery seamstress, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Melvin, daughter Judith Akagi, brothers Makoto and Takashi Nakamura, sisters Itsuko and Sumiko Nakamura, and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Masao Saiki
Jan. 27, 2008
Masao Saiki, 86, of Aiea, a retired self-employed carpenter, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Teruko, son Bryson, daughter Carol S. Dela Cruz, sisters Charlotte Tomoyasu and Ayako Katakura, and a grandchild. Private services.

Frances J. Sims
Feb. 3, 2008
Frances J. Sims, 87, of Kaneohe, a Spencecliff Restaurant secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Gail, sons Blaine and Ronald Bramble, stepsons Steven and David, a grandchild and two great-grandchild. Private services.

Shirley Aiko Takushi Soma
Dec. 28, 2007
Shirley Aiko Takushi Soma, 63, of San Diego, formerly of Kaneohe, a retired federal civil service employee at San Diego, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Patrick F.; children Lynne Harper and Blayne and Shannon Soma; brothers Edward Y. and Jason Y. Takushi; sisters Sharon T. Takushi, Linda A. Tajiri and Sandra H. Maki; and six grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Stanley Toshiharu Suefuji
Feb. 7, 2008
Stanley Toshiharu "Stan" Suefuji, 77, of Kalaoa, Hawaii, a retired Pacific Machinery and Big Island Toyota salesman, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Kirk Aoki; daughters Sheryl Kaya, Jackie Mukai and Valerie Ozaki; brother George Uyeda; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Myron A. Tamanaha
Feb. 1, 2008
Myron A. Tamanaha, 56, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Fire Department captain, died. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by sons Jason and Ivan, a brother, sister Jo Ann and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Feb. 22 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.

Benjamin Canceran Telan Sr.
Jan. 31, 2008
Benjamin Canceran Telan Sr., 79, of Kailua died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Cagayan, Philippines. He is survived by wife Lourdes, sons Ulysses and Benjamin Jr., daughters Divina Robillard and Rouina Dumlao, brother Manuel, sisters Leticia Santos and Carmen Rosete, nine grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Church. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment to be held in the Philippines at a later date. Aloha attire.

Masamori Teruya
Jan. 30, 2008
Masamori "Archibald" Teruya, 90, of Honolulu, a retired R&P Contractors and Paul S. Teruya Co. carpenter, died. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Chiyoko; sons Leslie T. and Brian T.; daughter Lynn F.; brothers Yoshio, Paul S. and Charley K.; sister Gloria K. Matayoshi; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Masao Umetsu
Jan. 23, 2008
Masao Umetsu, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Kuulei Delicatessen cook, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Mitsuko, sons Patrick and Mathew, brothers Yoshio and Tsutoshi, sisters Betty Fujita and Janet Higa, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Jayson Roy Duldulao Valenzuela
Jan. 22, 2008
Jayson Roy Duldulao Valenzuela, 24, of Kaneohe died. He was born in Manila. He is survived by father Rene, mother Juliet, brother John Leo and grandparent Juliana Duldulao. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Black or white attire.

Derek Yasuo Yasunaka
Jan. 28, 2008
Derek Yasuo Yasunaka, 46, of Honolulu, an American Airlines employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Katherine Pensader and grandparents Hatsumi Yasunaka and Hatsue Watanabe. Private services.