Obituaries
Zachary Joseph Aaron, 25, of Kailua, died July 21, 2009. Born in Kailua. Employed at Aaron's Dive Shop. Survived by parents, Jack Aaron and Lynn Watts; brother, Sean; sister, Alicia; grandmother, Hilda Aagens. Celebration of life 4 p.m. Monday, at Lanikai Park. Loose flowers welcomed. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Anthony "Tony" Dominic Amato Jr., 62, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died July 17, 2009. Born in Baltimore, Md. An electrical contractor. Survived by daughter, Beth Beaudet; sister, Gina Rassa; three grandchildren. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Sunday at Kona Inn Restaurant. Military honors 9 a.m. Monday at West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Donations to the Jimmy V Foundation. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory & Funeral Home of West Hawai'i.
Benito "Ben" Grepon Aranita, 87, of Waipahu, died July 6, 2009. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Retired U.S. Army staff sergeant; City & County of Honolulu wastewater treatment plant operator; proprietor of B & R Ice Cream Jeep. Survived by wife, Rose; daughters, Toni, and Anna Erickson; a granddaughter; brothers, Ralph, Anthony, Ronald, Rafael and James; sister, Sister Rosita. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Resurrection of The Lord Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
Takashi "Taka" Asano, 88, of Papa'ikou, Hawai'i, died July 15, 2009. Born in Mahalua, Papa'ikou. Retired from Mauna Kea Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Shizuko; sons, Thomas "Tom" and Harlan; daughter, Gail Tobara; three granddaughters; two great-granddaughters; a great-grandson. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Henry William Aylward, 62, of 'Aiea, died July 9, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Caroline; son, Henri; daughter, Scheherazade; brother, John; sister, Charlotte Soares; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
Grace Llewellyn Dowling, 83, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, formerly of Kailua, died July 19, 2009. Born in Taylor, Pa. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Benjamin, Sam, Edward, Craig and Frank; daughter, Christiane Carson; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service pending. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i.
Lindsie Kalia Tsuchiya Komiyama and Madelyn Kamakanamaikalani Tsuchiya Komiyama, infant children of David Komiyama Jr. and Cecily Tsuchiya of Honolulu, died July 6, 2009. Also survived by grandparents, David and Sandy Komiyama, Peter and Lisa Nelson and Richard and Armis Tsuchiya. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Jean Hatsumi Ogata, 85, of Torrance, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died July 16, 2009. Retired from First Hawaiian Bank. Survived by sons, Thomas and Glenn; daughter, Darlene Awa; sister, Francis Azumi; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Green-Hills Mortuary, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
Setsuko Schwartz, 50, of Honolulu, died June 16, 2009. Born in Osaka, Japan. Employed with Kintetsu International Hawaii and Hilton Hawaiian Village. Survived by husband, Lawrence; daughter, Tiffany; mother, Eiko Okuda; sister, Keiko Lee; a brother. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
Edna Michie Shimamoto, 89, of Wahiawa, died July 6, 2009. Born in Wahiawa. Retired federal employee. Survived by husband, Richard; sons, Eric, Mike, Steve and Mark; six grandchildren; brother, Richard Ogawa; sisters, Teiko Inouye, Esther Monma and Elaine Ogawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
Chizuko Shoji, 87, of Honolulu, died July 20, 2009. Born in Garden Grove, Calif. Survived by sons, Dave, Tom and Kelvin; six grandchildren; brother, Henry Fujiwara. Private service pending. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Julian Frank Silva, 92, of Kalaoa, Kona, Hawai'i, died July 16, 2009. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. A retired meat cutter for Safeway, Lucky Stores and Kona Meat Co. Survived by wife, Karen; sons, Michael and Richard; daughters, Linda and Trisha Silva, and Keala Kaupiko; brothers, John, Frank and Anthony; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Motuary.
Regina Fidelia Titunik, 52, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 18, 2009. Born in England. A professor of political science at the University of Hawai'i-Hilo. Survived by husband, Naoto Yoshikawa; son, Gene Yoshikawa; sisters, Devorah and Vera. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Donations to Hawaii Island Humane Society, P.O. Box 939, Kea'au, HI 96749.