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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, March 31, 2007

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

MARGARET QUN TAI CHANG CHING, 94, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired cook for Alder Street Juvenile Detention Home. Survived by son, Millard; sisters, Violet Lum and Harriet Sparks; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; Taoist service; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

JANE KIYOKO EBISUYA, 95, of 'Ewa Beach, died March 21, 2007. Born in 'Ewa. Survived by son, Melvin; daughters, Noreen Kimura, Elma Ebisuya and Elsa Nakamura; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Private service held. No monetary gifts. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

CAROL ANN ERICKSON, 44, of Wailua, Kaua'i, died March 27, 2007. Born in California. Survived by mother, Ruth Bottoms; sister, Juliet; companion, Mitchell Bantillan. Service noon today at Wailua River mouth. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

LONO KWAI MUN FU, 85, of Anahola, Kaua'i, died March 28, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. Retired police officer. Survived by wife, France Pavao Fu; sons, Landis, Vernon and Lance; daughters, Lissa, Lona Duque, Lani Gomes, Lynn Leong and Leilani Furugen; brothers, Charles and Edwin; sisters Hattie Baptiste, Ellen Kaneakua and Anna Pacheco; 33 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon next Saturday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary, Koloa; service to follow. Casual attire.

WESLEY IWAO HIRATA, 36, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died March 25, 2007. Born in Honoka'a. A manager at the Food Panty store in Kona. Survived by parents, Kenichi and Helen (Yoshiko); brother, Stanley; sisters, Aileen Hirata and Cora Lee. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Honokaa Hongwanji Mission; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.

NOBORU "TABUN" INOUYE, 95, of Honolulu, died March 19, 2007. Born in 'Ulupalakua, Maui. Retired Inouye Lei & Flowers proprietor. Survived by daughter, Suzanne Ikeda; brothers, Walter and Edwin; three grandchildren; sister, Alma Kikuyo Kano; hanai sons, Thomas and Russell Takuma; hanai daughter, Thelma Takuma-Matsumoto. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. No koden (monetary gifts).

LAWRENCE KAUKAOHU KAMAI, 65, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 12, 2007. Born in Kaupo, Maui. Foreman at United Meat Co. slaughterhouse; also with 50th State Poultry, Commercial Enterprise, Howard Saito Truck and Lift Co., Jay Manago Slaughterhouse, Kona and Brother Bill's Lunch Wagon, Hana. Survived by daughters, Shelby Kekaula; hanai daughters, Kristie Laroya and Ursula and Mindy Kamai; brothers, Bill and Jacob; sisters, Eleanor Bentz, Pearl Perry, Winona Goo, Vicki Castro and Linda Diego. Celebration of life 1to 6 p.m. Sunday at Otec Beach Park, Kona; beach attire, B.Y.O.B. and designated driver. Also 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28 at Nuuanu Mortuary, O'ahu; lunch to follow. Also, gathering 10 a.m. June 28, Brother Bill's home, Hana. Information: Shelby "Momi" Kekaula: (808) 753-4081.

WALLACE "CHICKEN" SEIGEN KIYABU, 93, of Honolulu, died March 21, 2007. Born in Hana, Maui. Retired city Division of Sewers superintendent; also retired from Royal Adventure Travel. Survived by wife, Anne; sons, Ken, Paul and Leslie; daughter, Patricia Monteith; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Harry and James; sisters, June Sunada and Grace Muramoto. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

EMMA AKANA ALULI MEYER, 77, of Honolulu, died March 26, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A housewife; founder of the Young of Heart Gallery. Survived by former husband, Harry King Meyer; children, Meleanna Aluli Meyer, Maile Meyer Broderick, Manulani and Moana Meyer, Luana Yee and Maui Meyer; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace; eulogy and Mass 9:30 a.m.; reception to follow; burial 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Donations to the Young of Heart Gallery and Catholic Charities. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

JOSEPH SHIZUO MISHIMA, 82, of Honolulu, died March 26, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A retired, self-employed travel agent dba Pacific Gateway Travel. Survived by sons, Wayne and Morris; daughter, Jo-Lyn Nakamura; four grandchildren; sister, Florence Funai. Visitation from 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MARY JANE REVEIRA, 57, of Wai'anae, died March 20, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, James Reveira and Mati Ioapo; daughters, Carmalice Gray and Tonie Ioapo; father, Pedro; sister, Betty Ann Carrancho; brothers, Ralph, Peter and Joseph; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service 3 p.m. Sunday at Ma'ili Point Beach. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

GLADYS MATSUE TOKUNAGA, 85, of Honolulu, died March 15, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Kaiser Moanalua Medical Center, Medical Records department. Survived by husband, Motomu "Carl"; daughters, René Koga, Carrie Sato, Amy Kurihara and Erin James; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Ryoichi Narikawa; sister, Elsie Sekimura. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

RANDOLPH K.H. WONG, 55, of Kane'ohe, died March 9, 2007. Born in Honolulu. No family survivors. Graveside service 8:45 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Ocean View Section. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary

MICHAEL SUN HIM YOUNG, 58, of Wahiawa, died March 25, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Longtime employee of Coastal Construction. Survived by sons, Derek Young and Bobby Williams; daughters, Brenda Young Falany, Sherry and Lisa Williams; sister, Cheryl Ann. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.