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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

Jane "Aunty Jane" Aina, 76, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 23, 2009. Born in Hilo. Retired from the former Hukilau Restaurant. Survived by sons, Edward and Kalani; sister, Puaokina Aina Thomsen, Vera A. Ermatinger, Verna "Nani" Villaverde and Myra Aina-Paul; brothers, William "Billy," Henry Sr., Kalani and Edward. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake; service 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Mormon Section. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Wayne Overlin Kaualoha Asing, 71, of Kailua, died July 18, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired coach and teacher. Survived by wife, Kathleen; sons, Michael and Daniel; daughters, Lisa Medeiros and Julie Andrade; brothers, Kaipo, John, Hogarth and Elwood; sisters; Maile Semitekol, Mapuana Guzman Ellarene Yasuhara, Arlene Kamoe, Sylvia Ing and Maydell Morgan; eight grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Monday St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Enchanted Lake; Memorial Mass 6 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

Doris Wah Oi Au, 89, of Honolulu, died July 23, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Robert and Leslie; daughters, Gerri and Shirley; sister, Isabel Fong; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. No services. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Levy Patricio Auro, 70, of Fort Collins, Colo., died July 4, 2009. Born in Camarines Norte, Philippines. Self-employed massage therapist; U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by mother, Milagros Ferrer; hanai goddaughter, Nani Kaleleiki. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m.; Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Thursday at St Elizabeth Catholic Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; cemetery committal service 11 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park.

Concepcion "Malaya" Barbadillo, 79, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 3, 2009. Born in Kahuku. Retired from Hale Kula Elementary School, Schofield Barracks. Survived by husband, Peter; daughter, Debra Oschner; sons, Lloyd, Barney; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Lisa Agsalda, Mina Pascual. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; memorial service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Margarent Yaye Cho, 93, of Waipahu, died July 13, 2009. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Retired Queen's Medical Center unit secretary. Survived by daughter, Beverly Winber; a grandson; sisters, Rosalie Kanehira and Sueko Johnson. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Waipahu United Church of Christ; service 4 p.m. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

George Francis Kekuhaupio de la Nux Jr., 29, of Kihei, Maui, died July 19, 2009. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A musician with Ekolu, Hawaiian Times, Family Affair and Seast at Lele. Survived by wife, Tammy; mother, Evelyn; brothers, Chucky, Isaac and Jacob; sisters, Dawnah, Serrylee Kanakaole and Kaui Kauanoe. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 11:30 am. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

Weston Kekaulike Enos, 48, of 'Aiea, died July 18, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A driver. Survived by wife, Laurie Enos; daughters, Leo Long and Malia Enos; mother, Leo-Cardia Enos; brothers, Walton and Wayne; sisters, Karen Rivas and Eleanor; grandfather, Weston Leslie. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church; memorial Mass 10:30 a.m.. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

Edward "Eddie" Mervin Farr, 52, of Honolulu, died June 28, 2009. Survived by sister, Haunani Malama. Remembrance 11 a.m. Friday at the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace; Mass noon; cemetery committal 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Pikake Circle. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

Harry Norio Fujikawa, 71, of Honolulu, died July 5, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Colleen; daughters, Christine Urabe and Lori Casey; mother, Shizuko; brother, Calvin; four grandchildren, Hayley, Blake, Joshua and Emily. Private services were held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

Tami Kay Goto, 81, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 8, 2009. Born in Yokohama, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Mona; sisters, Fumiko Takano, Kimiko Takagi, Emiko Kurihara Masae Mikami and Akitsugu Takahashi; two granddaughters. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

Michiko U. Higa, 87, of Kailua, died July 6, 2009. Born in 'Ele'ele, Kaua'i. Retired schoolteacher. Survived by husband, Warren; daughter, Pamela Johnson; brothers, Hirobumi and Junichi Uno; sisters, Setsuko Ramsey, Ayako Stidhams and Yoshiko Uyeda; three grandchildren. Private services were held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

Richard Y. Kansako, 73, of Pearl City, died June 27, 2009. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. Retired Pan Am Airlines port steward and U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Ellen; sons, Eric, Kyle and Jon; sisters, Hatsuko Ishii, Toshie Shirota, Hatsumi Kanellos and Sadako Hashimoto. Private services held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Masaji Kawabata, 91, of Honolulu, died July 9, 2009. Born in Wakayama-Ken, Japan. A retired carpenter. Survived by son, Thomas; daughter, Sally; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Kinuyo Kawasaki, 101, of La Mirada, Calif., died July 19, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughters, Lauren, Jane, and June Kobayashi; son, James; sister, Jean Kimura. Service to be held at Nishi Hongwanji Temple in Los Angeles, and at Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii in Honolulu. Burial to be at Honolulu Memorial Park. Arrangements by Risher Montebello Mortuary.

Hazel Mae Keefer, 90, of Salem, Ore., formerly of Hilo and Honolulu, died July 21, 2009. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Former Hilo theater and bank employee; longtime amateur radio operator; volunteer defensive driving teacher; member of Daughters of Hawai'i. Survived by children, Mae Jeanne Fancher, Martha Anne Schleif, James Jr., and Marcey Keefer Hutchinson; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Oregon memorial service today; Hawai'i service pending. Arrangements by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service, Salem.

Generosa Balitayo Longboy, 94, of Waipahu, died July 10, 2009. Born in Barangay 9, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Carlina Silaran and Teresita Ruiz; son, Geronimo; five grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kalihi; family service 11:30 a.m.; Mass 11:45 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

Russell "Russ" Glenn Maltby, 60, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, formerly of Australia, died July 11, 2009. Born in Alhambra, Calif. Self-employed carpenter. Survived by wife, Yumiko; daughters, Ayumi and Alicia; sons, Glenn and Ryan; mother, Dorothy Ensley; sister, Marilynn Carlson; brother, Robert; two grandsons. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.

Masako Miura, 98, of Honolulu, died July 4, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Blaisdell Hotel housekeeper. Survived by son, Robert; daughters, Clara Yamamoto and Jane Tai; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private services held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Reynold Mitsuo Miyashiro, 61, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 24, 2009. Born in Hilo. President of the former Miyashiro Poultry & Hog Farm; Kin Ryusho Performing Arts Academy member; veteran of U.S. Army. Survived by mother, Kiyoko; brother, Rodney. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; memorial service 3 p.m. Casual attire.

Leatrice Hayashi Miyauchi, 98, of Honolulu, died July 10, 2009. Born in Hawai'i. Retired Hawaiian Electric Co. secretary. Survived by son, David; caregivers, Mikie Hata and Tina Chee. Private services held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Thelma Shizuno Muraoka, 94, of 'Aiea, died July 21, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Kenneth; daughters, Rachel and Charlotte; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Doris Nagano and Alice Okubo; brothers, Thomas and Wilfred Hayashi. Memorial service 5 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Sylvia "Honey" N.M. Na'auao, 71, of Kapolei, died July 14, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A retired Honolulu Community Action Program teacher. Survived by husband, Bob; children, Henry III, Mitchell and Black Huihui, Jaymie Huihui-Lono, Madeline Kuewa-Mineshima, Jolynn Kuewa, Willette, Ahulani Martinez, Whisper, and Marley; sisters, Sadie Yamauchi and Darlene Bajadali; brothers, Alex and Charles Mau; 28 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kaumakapili Church; service 10:30 a.m. Burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

Valeriano N. Natividad, 88, of Waipahu, died June 28, 2009. Born in Barrio #12, Piddig, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired from Del Monte Fresh Produce. Survived by wife, Consolacion; daughters, Marianita Talaro, Leony Valdez, Teresa Lapastora, Elsa Aviles; son, Moses; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 11:15 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Satoshi "Wallace" Nekota, 95, of Honolulu, died July 6, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Postal Service carrier. Survived by wife, Margaret; daughters, Maybelle Moore, Joanne Ching; son, Kenneth; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren; brother, James; sisters, Peggy Hiraki, Hazel Sakamoto, Helen Onoye, Elsie Kagihara. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Elmer Nobuyoshi Nishizawa, 80, of Wahiawa, died July 18, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Army civilian employee and Army veteran. Survived by wife, Barbara-Jean; son, Rodney; daughter, Karen; sisters, Florence and Shirley; one grandson. Visitation 9:30 a.m Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

Wilfred "Mitz" Mitsuji Oka, 97, of Honolulu, died July 17, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Corner Liquor Store owner. Survived by stepdaughter, Sherland Dirksen; three step-grandchildren; brothers, Robert and Kaoru; sisters, Toshie "Thelma" Watarai and Toyono Oi. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Patricio Ragasa Raquepo, 86, of Waipahu, died June 13, 2009. Born in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired teacher at Santa Catalina Central School, the Philippines; and maintenance man at Waiau Gardens, Pearl City. Survived by daughters, Natividad Salcedo, Zenaida Castro; sons, Father Mario, Nemesio, Jose Rey; 12 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; brother, Jovino; sister, Sostenes Tabaco. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park.

Rogelio Abadilla Sagadraca Jr., 38, of Waipahu, died June 28, 2009. Born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A landscaper. Survived by wife, Janet; parents Rogelio Sr. and Estrelita; sisters, Felanie Cabudol, Remelie Cabinian and Arlyn. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

Richard Sterling Shipp, 67, of Kane'ohe, died July 15, 2009. Born in Wilmington, Del. Retired real estate broker; volunteer mediator, and U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by wife, Lee; sons, Matthew and Andrew; sisters, Lisl and Sarah; brother, Howard. Private services. Body donated to University of Hawai'i Willed Body Program.

Jerry Kekoa Silva, 64, of Wahiawa, died July 3, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Schofield Barracks heavy equipment operator, and fisherman. Survived by son, Bernard; daughters, Jessica Silva and Vanessa Izumi; seven grandchildren; brothers, Stanley, John, Gary. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel; program 6:30 p.m.; service 7 p.m. Burial 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Dwayne "Smalls" T. Small, 41, of Honolulu, died July 20, 2009. Born in Crow Agency, Mo. Survived by mother, Pamela Aloiau; brothers, Adam Aloiau and Chad; sisters, Annette Aloiau, Nicole, Tracy and Angie; grandmother, Mae Manning; grandfather: Alex Weaselboy. Private Montana services pending. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

Tsuyoi "Sawa" Takahashi, 77, of Honolulu, died June 29, 2009. Born in Pa'auhau, Hawai'i. Retired seamstress for Take's. Survived by brothers, Tsuneichi and Tsunekichi; sisters, Tsuyuno Watanabe, Tsuya, Tsuyuko Tanaka. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

James Jinho Tohara, , 84, of Hawi, Hawai'i, died July 14, 2009. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Retired Mauna Kea Beach Hotel lead journeyman; former state Outstanding Older American. . Survived by wife, Carole, sons, Terrence, Ryan, John and Marshall; daughter, Shari, brothers, Martin and Alvin; sister, Jennett Tada; 12 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honomaka'u Ward, Kohala, Hawaii; service 11:30 a.m.; luncheon and fellowship to follow; burial to follow at West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery, Kailua, Kona. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona, Hawai'i.

Norman E. Webber, 77, of Kailua, died June 30, 2009. Born in Centralia, Wash. Retired state administrator; Kailua Hardware Hawaii part-time employee, stained glass artist and U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Anita; daughters, Alisa Mitchener and Julie; sister, Joyce Quimby; two grandsons; two great-grandchildren. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.

Lowell K. L. Wong, 58, of Kane'ohe, died July 23, 2009. Born in Honolulu. An aquaculture supervisor for Wong's Product. Survived by fiancée, Sharon Ah Nee; children, Brad and Bryan Wong, and Dayna Onaga; five grandchildren; parents, Leonard and Ellen; brothers and sisters, Linford, Rebecca Johnson, Myrtle, Marilyn Kamimura, Leonard, Sherwin, Thelma Loo, Gerald and Allen; stepchildren, Don, Crystal, Kaniela and Sam Ah Nee. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary, service 6 p.m., cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes. No flowers. Casual attire.

Marianne Hee Wong, 77, of Honolulu, died July 1, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hawaiian Housing Authority project manager. Survived by sons, Scott and Bruce; daughter, Rona Yim; brother, Douglas Hee; four grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

Violet Masako Yamamoto, 85, of Honolulu, died July 16, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired office manager for late husband, Dr. Shigeo Yamamoto's, dental practice. Survived by son, Gregory; daughters: Patrise and Joslyn Kiyohiro; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, James Gilman; sister, Pauline Ramos. Private service held. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

Shigeru Yawata, 99, of Mililani, died July 9, 2009. Born in 'Ewa. An American Orchid Society judge. Survived by daughter, Diane Osumi; sister, Judy Sugai; three grandchildren, Lisa Kuroiwa, Carrie Koga and Holly Pappalexis; five great-grandchildren. Private services held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

Boyd Kiyoshi Yoshida, 49, of Pahala, Hawai'i, died July 18, 2009. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by parents, Harold and Naomi; brothers, Keith, Scott and Jay; sister, Nona Johnson. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.