Obituaries

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Harold Mitsuo Arakaki
August 2, 2008
Harold Mitsuo "Kanpi" Arakaki, 75, of Monterey Park, Calif., a retired United Parcel Service employee, died in Los Angeles. He was born in Lawai Stable, Kauai. He is survived by son Mark, daughter Michelle Ibarra, brothers Raymond and Hiroshi, sisters Matsuye Nakamoto and Betty Scull, and five grandchildren. Services to be held on mainland.

Felipe Pescador Castaneda
August 6, 2008
Felipe Pescador "Ipe" Castaneda, 77, of Pahala, Hawaii, a Mac Farms of Hawaii utility worker, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Avelina; sons Romy, Leonardo and Joseph; daughter Teody; hanai son Virgilio Guirit; hanai daughter Brenda Martin; brother Candido; sisters Alejandria and Julia; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Casual attire.

Mary Kim Choy
August 6, 2008
Mary Kim Choy, 91, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ronald and Milton, daughters Myrtle Shimoda and Beverly Muraoka, brother Edmund Kim, sister Margaret Ajifu, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Laverne Fuller
July 26, 2008
Laverne Fuller, 60, of Honolulu, a Diamond Head Health Center clinic manager, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Zachary Niwa, daughter Paige, parents Harold and Catherine Niwa, brothers Harold Jr. and Gerald Niwa, and sisters Christine Hanaoka and Jenny Kiyabu. Scattering of ashes: 8 a.m. Sunday at Kaimana Beach. Celebration of life to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elwyn Ohulenui Hoapili
July 15, 2008
Elwyn Ohulenui Hoapili, 75, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. lineman, died in Kailua. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by sons Elwyn Jr., Michael and Sean; daughter Seannell Laa; hanai son Bronson Adric; brothers Vernon, Joseph Jr. and Kenneth; sisters Ann Miyasaki and Maria Schlemmer; and seven grandchildren. Call after 9:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Rose Kwon Tai Ishikawa
July 20, 2008
Rose Kwon Tai Ishikawa, 94, of Honolulu, a retired produce manager, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Norman, Gordon and Gary; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Frank Tumaneng Isidro
July 21, 2008
Frank Tumaneng Isidro, 81, of Ewa Beach, an Aloha Stadium Swap Meet maintenance man, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Jones, Isabella, Philippines. He is survived by wife Virginia; sons Daniel and Chito; daughters Vicky Garvida, Nila Olboc, Merilla Gonzales, Rhea Javier and Janet Williams; sister Juana Sabug; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 a.m. Monday. Graveside service: Noon at Valley of the Temples.

Beverly Noenoe Kalani
July 16, 2008
Beverly Noenoe "Kamaka" Kalani, 53, of Waianae, a retired Dole Pineapple Co. employee and Waianae Elementary School lunch clerk, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alexander "Oli"; sons Albert Kamaka and Alika Kalani; daughter Luana; mother Rosaline Panoke; brothers Ben, Donald and John Kamaka; sisters Louisa Tavares and Lucy Quisquirin; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Robert Judge Lee
August 6, 2008
Robert Judge Lee, 74, of Honolulu, a U.S. Navy retiree, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Ames, Iowa. He is survived by sister Mary L. Fawkes. Private services.

Glenn Norihiro Matsuoka
July 29, 2008
Glenn Norihiro Matsuoka, 53, of Mililani, a Hawaiian Electric Co. computer programmer, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Sendai-shi, Japan. He is survived by wife Colleen K., sons Kyle A., daughter Janelle A., mother Ann T. and brothers Ronald H. and Dean S. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Whitney G. Morse
August 6, 2008
Whitney G. Morse, 93, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran during World War II and retired Bishop Trust Co. vice president and trust officer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Pasadena, Calif. He is survived by wife Jane Loomis Morse, daughters Juliet F. Carlson and Catherine M. Kopp, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at Arcadia Retirement Residence. Donations suggested to American Red Cross, Hawaii Chapter.

Harry Chikara Nakashima
August 5, 2008
Harry Chikara "Porky" Nakashima, 81, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a U.S. Army veteran and retired carpenter, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua. He is survived by wife Jenny; sons Walter and Alan; daughters Jessie Nakashima and Ginny Pelekane; brothers Toichi, Richard and Harry; sisters Kazue Aoki, Lily Muraoka and Amy Ikeda; and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission in Kealakekua. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Peggy Ann Kahakua Pacheco
July 29, 2008
Peggy Ann Kahakua Pacheco, 49, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a former Big Island Ceramics owner, died in Mountain View, Hawaii. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by companion Alexander L.; sons Alexander Pacheco Jr. and Eaton Beck; daughter Juliann Saragosa; parents William and Thelma Kahakua; brothers William "Billy," Paul and George Kahakua; sister Laurie Ignacio; and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.

Paselio Avaolagi Paselio
July 29, 2008
Paselio Avaolagi Paselio Sr., 63, of American Samoa died in Honolulu. He was born in Utulei, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Tui; sons Avaolagi, Paselio Paselio Jr. and John; daughters Florita and Otila; brothers Avaolagi, Leatisua and Lafaele; sisters Otila Naite, Antonina Umu, Katerina Napoleone and Malia Kolone; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Heidi Ann Sewash
August 4, 2008
Heidi Ann Sewash, 51, of Honolulu, a Department of Defense employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Washington, D.C. She is survived by husband Miles M. and brother Edwin R. Schack III. Services to be held at later date. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society.

Sachiko Shimabukuro
July 12, 2008
Sachiko Shimabukuro, 87, of Kailua, formerly of Waianae, died. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Tokusei "Roy," sons Dennis T. and Oscar M., daughters Bernice T. Shimabukuro and Joan Midori, brother Yasuzoh Igei and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m.

Alice Hagie Sueoka
August 6, 2008
Alice Hagie Sueoka, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Nuuanu Preschool dietician and former beautician and cosmetologist, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Ernest S.; sons Dean, Owen and Ryan; sister Gladys Yonemitsu; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Gary Nobuo Tanaka
July 20, 2008
Gary Nobuo Tanaka, 82, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran and retired federal firefighter, died. He was in born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Akiko; sons Gary Alan and Dean; sisters Valerie "Tamaye" Manner, Linda "Yuriko" Stapleton and Myrna "Michiyo" Takasaki; and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary gifts.

Francisco Palilio Ulit
July 26, 2008
Francisco Palilio Ulit, 85, of Ewa Beach died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Lorenza; daughters Nita Ramil, Carmen Aguinaldo and Evangeline Bungcayao; son Arsenio; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection of the Lord Church. Call after 10:15 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Arthur P. Wildern Jr.
August 4, 2008
Arthur P. Wildern Jr., 84, of Ewa Beach, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ohio. He is survived by wife Jean Marie; sons Timothy C. Haldane-Wildern, Michael K. Wildern and Charles E. III and Richard W. Davis; daughters Jean Marie Davis and Diane Hultquist; and one grandchild. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.