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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, March 22, 2010

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

"Deemani" MatamuaFaleupolu Akeimo, 4, of Honolulu, died March 6, 2010. Born in American Sämoa. Survived by mother, Teuila; grandmother, Aiga Tauiliili. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Tazuko Arima, 94, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died March 17, 2010. Born in Tokyo, Japan. Inn-keeper. Survived by sons, Juichi, Yuzu and Sukeyoshi; daughter, Hatsuko; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory & Funeral Home of West Hawaii.

Richard Shigeichi Asato, 94, of Honolulu, died March 20, 2010. Born in Kahuku. Former owner of Kamehameha Grill; also a samisen instructor; World War II U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Yoneko; sons, Edward and Kenneth; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Aloha attire.

Perlita Racca Baldonado, 62, of Keälia, Kauai, died March 15, 2010. Born in the Philippines. Retired Pono Kai Resort laundry attendant. Survived by husband, Marcelo; son, Mark; sister, Linda Lopez; brothers, Roger, Nestor and Fidencio; hänai father, John Racca; hänai mother, Marcelina Raqueno; hänai sisters, Marilyn Fernandez and Elnora Rabaino; hänai brothers, Randy, Warren and Allen Racca. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine's Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual or aloha attire. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home.

Evelio Arsenal dela Cruz, 58, of Honolulu, died March 2, 2010. Born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Miramar At Waikíkí laundry attendant. Survived by wife, Rosita; daughter, Revelina Eugenio; sons, Mario, Reneboy and Cornelio; 12 grandchildren; mother, Pacita; brothers, Rosendo, Rizal and Wilson; sisters, Corazon Sampayan, Celia Ansagy and Ederlina Corangcorang. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; graveside service 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

Manuel "Manny" DeMello Jr., 85, of Hilo, Hawaii, formerly of Honolulu, died March 8, 2010. Retiree. Survived by wife, Clotilda "Tillie"; sons, Damien "Skip" and Raymond "Sparky"; daughters, Dolores Bugado and Cindy Matsumura; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Condolences to: P.O. Box 1668, Honokaa, HI 96727. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Dora "Deedee" Mendes Dias, 83, of Honolulu, died March 1, 2010. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Goodwill Industries; Q's Drive Inn waitress. Survived by husband, Emiliano "Emil" 'Bobby"; son, Mark; daughter, LaValle; sisters, Janet "Jay" Canon and Lori Akiona; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11 a.m.

Kimo Kawakahi Elderts, 28, of Pähoa, Hawaii, died March 6, 2010. Born in Kailua. Testron construction laborer. Survived by mother, Diane; sister, Leilani; hänai daughters, Nawai and Malama Kuahiwinui; grandparents, Cecilia Kalaukoa and Matthew. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers, Aloha or casual attire.

Alice Yoshiko Fujimoto, 80, of Honolulu, died Feb. 19, 2010. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired Ilikai Hotel waitress. Survived by husband, Frank; stepsons, Glenn, Don and Wesley; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Yoshihiro Kuwae; sister, Elsie Arakawa. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Eric "Rick" Sadao Fujimoto, 49, of Länai City, Länai, died March 13, 2010. Born in Hoolehua, Molokai. Automotive mechanic; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by father, Hideaki; mother, Doris; brother, Craig; sister, Pamela Agliam. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6 p.m.

Daria J. Gagnon, 63, of Kailua, died March 6, 2010. Born in Winston-Salem, N.C. AIG Insurance director of claims. Survived by husband, Paul; daughters, Gerrilyn Sylvester and Holly Powell; brothers, Harry Jr., Daryl and Terence Pfaff; sisters, Paula Boulton and Julia DuFord; 11 grandchildren. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kailua. No flowers. Aloha attire. Donations to Hospice Hawaii or Aloha State Dressage Society, c/o Mrs. Anna Awana. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.

Ruby Laa Hargrave, 84, of Aiea, died March 14, 2010. Born in Honolulu. Retired executive director of Honolulu Committee Action Program. Survived by sons, Vernon and George; hänai daughter, Colleen Fujihara; sisters, Grace Parish, Annette Nobriga and Pauline Jenkins; three grandchildren. Service 1 p.m. Friday at Central Union Church Atherton Chapel. No flowers. Aloha attire. Donations to Punahou School or Central Union Church. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.

Stephen McGill Harris, 57, of Pearl City, died March 3, 2010. Born in Honolulu. Insurance executive; Canlis Restaurant co-owner. Survived by wife, Violet; daughter, Marissa; sister, Jennifer Tyson Anderson. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Arthur Tetsuo Inabata, 69, of Waipahu, died Feb. 27, 2010. Born in Honolulu. Retired Department of the Army systems analyst. Survived by wife, Susan; son, Todd; two grandchildren; brothers, Lawrence and Thomas; sister, Bessie Uchiumi. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. No flowers. Casual attire.

Kay Kaworu Jeneye, 88, of Käneohe, died March 13, 2010. Born in Colusa, Calif. Retired Department of Defense logistics; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by stepson, Stuart Kimura; two step-grandchildren; sisters, Yoshino Iwamura and Shoko Nishihara. Visitation 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Inurnment 11 a.m. March 30 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Henry Kanada, 75, of Käneohe, died Feb. 27, 2010. Born in Honolulu. Honolulu Board of Water Supply radio technician. Survived by wife, Jane; son, Ryan; brothers, Harry, James and Richard. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Margaret Kobashigawa, 85, of Käneohe, died Feb. 26, 2010. Born in Waipahu. Homemaker; formerly employed at Times Supermarket. Survived by sons, William Jr. and Earl; daughters, Gail Pei, Doreen Miyakawa, June Magiera and Lisa; brother, Lawrence Nitta; sisters, Esther Nishi and Betsy Kakuni; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hope Chapel Olomana; service 11:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

Emiko "Amy" Konishi, 88, of Hilo, Hawaii, formerly of Culver City, Calif., died March 8, 2010. Born in Hawaii. Retired See's Candies branch manager; former Japanese school and sewing teacher. Survived by husband, Muneaki; daughters, Joyce Yoshioka and Jean Konishi-Kopania; sister, Mieko Shimizu; four grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Charles Sammy Lee, 65, of Pearl City, died March 17, 2010. Born in Honolulu. City Department of Road Maintenance supervisor. Survived by wife, Sandra; daughters, Katherine Faamasino, Bridget Wong, Farrah Lee and Torlen Shinjo; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Harold. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Stephanie "Hoss"Mahealani Linkee, 56, of Waianae, died March 9, 2010. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Hizson, Hayden, Hy-rome and Hulio Lin-Kee; seven grandchildren; brothers, Alan and Hanalei Tripp; sisters, Belinda, Barbara and Elizabeth, and Alberta and Georgeann Tripp. Private service. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

Arlene Kiyoko Fukuda Hargrove Mariano, 56, of Pähoa, Hawaii, died Feb. 3, 2010. Born in Kealakekua. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Isaac, Frank and Michael Hargrove and Thomas; daughters, Sheri and Charlene; eight grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Matsuko "Doris" Matsumoto, 86, of Waimänalo, died March 1, 2010. Born in Puun[0xeb]n[0xeb], Maui. Survived by son, Carl Morita; daughter, Coleen Kawabata; brother, Paul; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Florence Menor, 78, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2010. Born in Päpaikou, Hawaii. Retired state judiciary clerk. Survived by son, Robert; daughters, Angela Chock, Carla Gurewitz and Elsa McGehee; life partner, Carl Zuttermeister; four grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 11 a.m. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Yukio Mori, 92, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2010. Born in Honolulu. Retired Castle & Cooke stevedore. Survived by wife, Fusae; son, Kenneth; daughters, Janet, and Linda Shimizu; grandchildren, Shari Takashima, Erik and Wade Shimizu and Laura Gonzales; great-grandchildren, Travis, Melanie and Chase; brother, Akira. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Yoshinobu "Hurley" Oda, 87, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2010. Born in Puhi, Líhue, Kauai. Retired carpenter for United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Survived by son, Wesley; daughter, Cynthia; brother, Charles Hirata; sister, Aileen Hirakami; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Catherine E. Paresa, 88, of Kahului, Maui, died March 5, 2010. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Michael and Harold Sr.; brother, Louie. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.

Pamela Kikaha Rodrigues, 55, of Waimänalo, died March 17, 2010. Born in Honolulu. All Pool & Spa human resources clerk/pay master. Survived by hänai daughter, Malia-Ann; mother, Mary; brothers, Frank, Norman and Steven Kiko and William Jr.; sisters, Maxine Turk and Thelma Silva. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Inurnment 9 a.m. March 29 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

Dahlis Silva, 86, of Hilo, Hawaii, died March 15, 2010. Born in Kamuela, Hawaii. Retired Waiäkea Village housekeeper. Survived by sons, Duke, Dane and Dustin; daughter, Debbie Starr Patnaude; hänai daughter, Ilka Kelekolio; sister Pamela Mumley; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 6 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. March 29 at Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church, Keaukaha; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park (Ilima Section). Flowers and lei welcome. Casual or aloha attire.

Louis Victor Spielman, 62, of Honaunau, Hawaii, died March 16, 2010. Born in New York City, N.Y. Former Kona Community Hospital anesthesiologist; coffee farmer. Survived by brothers, Stuart and Scott; sister, Sara Augenbraun. Private service. Donations to West Hawaii Humane Society or Hospice of Kona. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.

Alohaekaunei Kamaluonalani Spencer, of Hilo, Hawaii, died March 13, 2010. Survived by parents, Richard "Tonto" and Akalina "Aka"; brother, Kash; sisters, Kera-Ann, Keri-Lee, Kaya-Lyn, Kawaipunahele and Kaiulani; grandparents, Norman, Jeri, Robert Richardson and Annette Lum; great-grandmother, Adeline Lum. No service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Michael Yamashita, 51, of Pukalani, Maui, died March 13, 2010. Born in Líhue, Kauai. Maui Community College student. Survived by son, Kai; brother; Milton. Service over the urn 9 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary; family scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha or beach attire and slippers. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.