Obituaries

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Luciana Ualani Mills Clarke Agosto
July 20, 2008
Luciana Ualani Mills Clarke Agosto, 48, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Jasper, sons Johnathan and Jasper Jr., daughter Christina, brothers William Mills and Clifford "Makepa" Mills-Clarke, and sister Hannah Mills-Salas. Private services.

Waichi Akazawa
Aug. 5, 2008
Waichi "Aka" Akazawa, 93, of Pearl City, a retired Local 745 carpenter, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Holualoa, Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sumiyo, son Kelvin K., daughter Karen F. Nakashima, brothers Itsuo and Shuji, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lawrence Eddie Balbren
July 25, 2008
Lawrence Eddie Balbren, 93, of Ewa Beach, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center supervisor, Royal Hawaiian Hotel pastries cook and Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Paciencia R., daughters Leilani Chauvin and Laurella Tanigawa, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Serafin Codera
July 22, 2008
Serafin "Sapen" Codera, 70, of Waipahu, retired Army sergeant and Navy Public Works Center quartermaster, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by brothers Morris and Bobby, and sisters Sally Regala, Sadie Monroy, Carmilla Gavin and Jeanette Marshall. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Rosita Lucas De Leon
July 15, 2008
Rosita Lucas De Leon, 90, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Romeo, Arsenio, Reynaldo, Edmundo and Federico; daughters Julieta De Leon, Adelina Fajardo, Mildred Santos, Nelia Cebuma, Christina Marcelino and Josephine Kandler; 32 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8:15 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

James Toshiaki Fujii
Aug. 1, 2008
James Toshiaki Fujii, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Servco Pacific Jobbers Auto Warehouse Division auto parts sales representative, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Donald M., Larry Y. and Alan T.; and sisters Beatrice T. Nagato, Betty H. Haena and Noreen M. Kishi. Private services.

Sam W. Glass Jr.
July 16, 2008
Sam W. Glass Jr., 70, of Mililani, a retired veteran, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Linden, Ala. He is survived by wife Elizabeth D.; sons Sam W. III, Allen C. and Robert D.; daughter Lyann Vagay; sisters Laverne Poole and Clarise Agee; and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to New Hope Mililani Missions Fund.

Larry Edward Graff Sr.
Aug. 3, 2008
Larry Edward Graff Sr., 66, of Honolulu, a Larbil and Kamai Inc. founder, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Brainerd, Minn. He is survived by wife Eleanor M., sons Lambert Miyamoto and Larry Graff Jr., daughters Lisa Medina and Stacey Buttle, mother Beatrice, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Nathan Jones
Aug. 6, 2008
Nathan "Nate" Jones, 27, of Mililani died at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by parents Billy and Alicia. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Schofield Barracks Post Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Schofield Post Cemetery.

Alice Kaholo
Aug. 2, 2008
Alice "Aunty Hina" Kaholo, 83, of Honolulu died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Puuanahulu, Hawaii. She is survived by son Michael A., daughters Raynette U. Matsuo and Bridget "Gigi" Kamalii, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

Leslie Charles Koch
Aug. 1, 2008
Leslie Charles Koch, 88, of Kailua-Kona, a retired physician and state Health Department and Army physician who served in World War II, died at home. He was born in Oakley, Idaho. He is survived by wife Katherine, daughter Madeline Winkler, stepdaughter Cathy Blake, sister Barbara McDonald and two grandchildren. Services held.

Nicolas Abrigo Laureto
July 19, 2008
Nicolas Abrigo Laureto, 83, of Waipahu, a retired kitchen worker, died in Hawaii Medical Center-East. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Petra; sons Arsenio, Amante and Ed; daughters Agripina Taasan, Daphne Laureto, Rosie Villanueva and Wilma Laureto; brother Pedro; sister Margarita Pasalo; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Richard Gregory Macdonald
Aug. 6, 2008
Richard Gregory Macdonald, 77, of Aiea, an R.G.M. Enterprises environmental consultant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by fiancee Maurine Brooks; son Steve; daughters Kiana Koch, Cathy Harvey, Colleen Skaines, Lauren Saboff and Mindy Frost; sister Lori Burks; and 10 grandchildren. Private services pending. Flowers welcome.

Donald Mitsuo Nishioka
Aug. 4, 2008
Donald Mitsuo Nishioka, 83, of Aiea, a retired Department of Army civil engineer and Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Jean S.; son Charles A.; daughter Kathryn C. Mochida; brothers Atsuo and Susumu Nishioka; sisters Akiko Morinaga, Karen Takemoto and Sumie Kimura; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leatrice Y. Osumi
Aug. 5, 2008
Leatrice Y. Osumi, 87, of Waipahu, a retired George's Diner waitress, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Thomas K., two grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Nellie Fagaragan Ouchi
July 24, 2008
Nellie Fagaragan Ouchi, 77, of Pearl City, a retired schoolteacher, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Mitsuru, son Howard, daughter Donna Kikuchi and four grandchildren. Private services.

Walter Seijun Toma
July 10, 2008
Walter Seijun Toma, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Yoko's Nightclub owner and Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Kurtistown, Hawaii. He is survived by brother Earl and sisters Fusae Suwa and Mitsue Tsuji. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Paciano Garcia Valdez
July 21, 2008
Paciano Garcia Valdez, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Highway Construction laborer, died in Honolulu. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by son Arnold; daughters Carlina "Carol" Saringan, Ceferina "CP" Pasion and Guillerma "Gayle" Castillo; sisters Juana Bonilla, Clementia Tagoca and Maxima and Belen Valdez; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.

Lorraine Moana Vincent
Aug. 3, 2008
Lorraine Moana Vincent, 78, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Frank Sr.; sons Frank Jr., Michael, Terry and Terrance; daughters Maydell Britt-Mason and Abigail Looney; 16 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Shoichi Yoshiba
July 29, 2008
Shoichi Yoshiba, 90, of Pearl City died in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kimie, daughters Myrthel Ogasawara and Myrna Yoshikawa, sisters Aiko Nishiyama and Betty Tober, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.