Obituaries
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KIKUKO "KAY" SHIMIZU ABE, 73, of Pearl City, died Jan. 23, 2007. Born in 'Ewa. Retired dietitian at Tripler Army Medical Center; a food service worker at Pali Momi. Survived by sons, Stan, Cameron, Ren and Clayton; brother, George Shimizu; sisters, Ellen Tsukayama and Vickie Hoshibata; three grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
LAURENCIO "DONG" "LARRY" ARINDAIN, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 20, 2007. Born in Wahiawa. Enjoyed fishing. Survived by brother, Martin Narido; sisters, Earlys Carter, Lorraine Gonzales and Junarria Burket; hanai grandson, Jonathon Baijo. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire.
ANTHONY PAUL BEE, 46, of 'Ewa Beach, died Dec. 15, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brother, Curtis; aunt, Betty; uncle, Nelson Correa. Private inurnment at the Williams Crypt at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
HERMAN CORREA, 81, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died Jan. 28, 2007. Born in Honomu, Hawai'i. A retired Wackenhut Co. security guard at Hilo Airport. Survived by companion, Rosaline Berrios; daughters, Linda Andrade, Judy Arruda, Cindy Andrade and Patricia Lehua Naumu-Weeks; son, David Ku; sisters, Marjorie Tubbs and Hilda DeCosta; brothers, Frank and Elgin; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Mountain View; Mass 10 a.m.; private inurnment service to follow. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo.
SUEKO FURUTANI, 87, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 26, 2007. Born in Hilo. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Gordan, Arnold, Reid and Sheldon; brother, Miyoshi Onuma; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Inc., Hilo.
EMMELINE LAU HUTKINS, 82, of Honolulu, died Jan. 29, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Joined the civilian forces of the Army in 1941 and worked in personnel at Fort Shafter until her retirement in 1973. Survived by brother, Harold Lau, sisters, Margaret Yuen, Clarice Young, Rosemond Bartz and Hester Goforth, 26 nieces and nephews, 40 grandnieces and grandnephews; nine great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews. Private service held. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Funeral & Tribute Services of West Hawaii.
ALLAN SATORU IWANE, 61, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A Vietnam veteran. Survived by brother, Karl; sister, Janice Kim; nephews and nieces. Service 11:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.
JAMES JINSUKE KANESHIRO, 81, of Honolulu, died Jan. 9, 2007. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A retired budget analyst for the U.S. Government, Department of the Army at Fort Shafter. Survived by wife, Setsuko; stepson Steven Sugai; stepdaughter, Sandra Sugai. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
ADELAIDE YOSHI KIMURA, 100, of Honolulu, died Jan. 29, 2007. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Founding member of Church Of The Crossroads. Survived by son, James; two grandchildren.Service 5:30 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. next Tuesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations to Church Of The Crossroads. Casual attire.
TORAICHI "JACK" KIMURA, 95, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Participant in the Honolulu Heart Study, contributing to medical science. Survived by wife, Kiyoka "Kay"; son, Roland; daughters, Barbara Matsuwaka, Dr. Pamela Kimura and Florence Cornwell; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister, Yoshie "Janet" Abe. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
MICHELE YOUNG SOOK LEE, 40, of Mililani, died Jan. 9, 2007. Born in Wahiawa. Survived by mother, Carole; sisters, Wendy York and Nichole Directo; companion, Rick Rice. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
ERIC K. MAEDA, 52, of Honolulu, died Jan. 31, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A painter. Survived by mother, Edith; brother, Neal; sisters, Lynette Miyamura and Naomi Hironaga; niece, Carrie Ann Castro; nephew, Regan Miyamura; great-grandniece: Kyla Castro. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the First Assembly of God Church; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
GEORGE WILLIAM MASON, 65, of Honolulu, died Dec. 22, 2006. Born in Jacksonville, Fla. A meteorologist. Survived by brother, J. Cheney Mason; sister, Jean Cheney Ferguson. No service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
DOROTHEA "DOT" SEU LEN YEE MIRANDA, 94, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died Jan. 31, 2007. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. A retired teacher at Pa'auilo Elementary and Intermediate, Hakalau Elementary, Laupahoehoe Elementary and Intermediate, Honokohau Elementary and Intermediate, Kukuihaele Elementary and 'O'okala Elementary School. Survived by daughter, Juliette Tulang; sons, Melvin, Clifton James, Maurice and Bertrand; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Honoka'a United Methodist Church; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 9:30 a.m.; private burial service to follow. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo.
BRENDA JEAN ULULANI "KAANOI" MONIZ, 63, of 'Ewa Beach, died Jan. 27, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Known as the "Lau-Lau Lady"; member of New Hope-Leeward. Survived by sons, Tracy and Eugene; daughters, Danielle Shrock, Yvette Rowe, Dawn Morris and Brenda Mahuka; father, Louis Kaanoi; mother, Elizabeth Kaanoi; brothers, Wendell, Rodney and Martial Kaanoi; sisters, Mary Catherine Henson and Yvonne Niheu; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 9:15 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11:15 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
GLADYS MURAKAMI, 91, of Honolulu, died Aug. 7, 2006. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by son, Noel. Private inurnment at Diamond Head Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
TERUO MURAKI, 82, of Kainaliu, Kona, Hawai'i, died Jan. 28, 2007. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired carpenter. Survived by sons, Terry and Glen; daughters, Coco Tarplay and Pearl Bartz; brother, Kazumi; sister, Hazel Aoyagi; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Lanakila Congregational Church, Kainaliu, Kona; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Inc., Kona.
MIROSLAV NOVOTNY, 78, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 16, 2007. Born in Czechoslovakia. A retired teacher. No known survivors. Private inurnment at the Williams Crypt at the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
JULIA L. PAIK, 88, of 'Anini, Kaua'i, died Feb. 2, 2007. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. A housekeeper for Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital. Survived by children, Juliette "Nani" Kuehu, Carol Goo, Alice Ho, Robert, Harry, Donald and James Jr.; 24 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Hanalei Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Hanalei Community Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
GENE SELTZER, 82, of Honolulu and Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 2, 2007. Born in Chicago. A self-employed businessman; member of the Pearl Harbor Survivor Association as a survivor of the USS Utah. Survived by son, David; daughter, Franceska Alexander; brothers, Harold and Walton; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Inurnment service 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
LYNWOOD SULLIVAN, 78, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 27, 2007. Born in Kansas City, Mo. A freelance artist. Survived by daughter, Jesica Akya La Rue; one granddaughter. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Inc., Hilo.
CHARLES "CHUCKY" KINI THORNTON III, 53, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawai'i, died Jan. 31, 2007. Born in Honolulu. An auto body repairman. Survived by son, Hoku; mother, Kawailiula "Lei"; brothers, Ronnie, John, Robert and Mark; sister, Davelyn Sako; stepmother, Betty-Mae; stepbrother, Darryl Lacaran; stepsisters, Naydean Lacaran and Danette Costales; three grandchildren. Celebration of life 11 a.m. Saturday at King's Landing, Hilo; scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
FAITH "LOTTIE" CHARLOTTE KALAMA UKISHIMA, 91, of Honolulu, died Feb. 1, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Longtime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Wilder Avenue. Survived by sons, Irwin and Nathan "Butch"; daughters, Charlotte Wengler and Paulette Sumida; 17 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; sister, Patience Bacon. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Wilder Avenue; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers, Aloha attire.
FUALELEA T. UTU, 67, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 30, 2007. Born in Fagasa, American Samoa. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Sunia, Setoga Tigilau, Moevao and Aitu; daughters, Faletolu Lauti, Ana, Failuma Afeaki and Maanaina Corpuz; brother, Anatupu Tupua and Vaiese Soliai; sisters, Ana Pita, Susie Wells, Eseneiaso Baker and Latasi Aitu; 17 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Feb 17 at Kanana Fou Church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
TUILUA'AI HUNKIN VANISI, 62, of Kahuku, died Feb. 1, 2007. Born in American Samoa. A retired teacher from Kahuku High School. Survived by husband, Similati; daughters, Lavinia Fotofili and Masina Roberts; brothers, Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin Jr. and Albert Hunkin; sisters, Salu Hunkin-Finau and Masinaatoa Sape Magalei; seven grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, La'ie 9th Ward (Samoan); service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at La'ie Cemetery. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.
LEON MARZAN VILLEGAS, 97, of Waipahu, died Jan. 20, 2007. Born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired from Oahu Sugar Plantation, serving from 1931 to 1974. Survived by wife, Maria; sons, Eddie, Leomar and Marshall; four grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
WILLIAM HENRY WADDELL JR., 98, of Ka'a'awa, died Jan. 30, 2007. Born in Virginia. A retired veterinarian Survived by daughter, Kathryn Takara; son, Harvey; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m to 2 p.m Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Inurnment 2 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations to the Dr. William Henry Waddell, VMD Scholarship Fund at the Honolulu Branch of the NAACP, P.O. Box 6, Honolulu, HI 96810.
OSHIMO WATANABE, 102, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 28, 2007. Born in Hilo. A retired sugar plantation laborer. Survived by sons, Shisei and Tomio; eight grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.