Obituaries
| Cultural activist Keahi Allen |
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FLORENCE MAE BARKER, also known as FLORENCE MAE SOPER, 82, of Tucson, Ariz., died March 27, 2008. Born on Maui. Served in the U.S. Air Force. Survived by husband, Paul "Bill"; sons, Paul and Scott; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, George. No service. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Honolulu Chapter of the Salvation Army. Arrangements by East Lawn Mortuary, Tucson.
MARVIN VAOPUKA BURROUGHS JR., 19, of Honolulu, died March 24, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Marvin Sr.; mother, Fa'afetai Jennings; hanai mother, Caroline Makakona; brothers, Donedary and Esekia Makakona, Eteuati Olie and Pale Poe; sisters, Tina Fainuulelei, Rebecca Makakona and Samantha Poe; grandparents, Uani Tola Olie and Repeka Olie. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Olive United Methodist Church; service 10 a.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
LEROY RENALDO CRUZ, 67, of Waipahu, died March 30, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brothers, Manuel and Alphonso; sisters, Margaret Capello, Alice Fellez, Gina Walsh and Rita Schafer. Visitation 10 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Kailua; Mass 10:30 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
FRANK EBLACAS SR., 66, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died March 30, 2008. Born in Honomu, Hawai'i. Retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. welder. Survived by sons, Leroy, Frank Jr., Chris, and Clint "CJ"; daughters, Tammy, Giliana "Gilly" Andrade and Francannette "Francy"; stepmother, Lillian Rodrigues; brothers, Ray "Bully" Filkins, Robert "Bobby" and Dennis; sisters, Louise Atofau, Dorothy Nagaran, Norma Ford, Mary Cunning, Brenda Nunes, and Orlana "Lana" Long; 16 grandchidren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua Section. Casual attire.
NITCHAMAN "NIT" GERRODETTE, 63, of Honolulu, died April 3, 2008. Born in Takbai, Thailand. Retired Queen's Medical Center respiratory technician. Survived by son, Tien; daughter, Tan-ya; brothers, Sutin Khamlek, Wicharn Atigkaphan, Wichean Atigkaphan, Narin Khamlek, Wichit Atigkaphan; sisters, Chalerm Atigkaphan, Bubpa Rerttapai, Yupa Limsakun and Naraporn Atigkaphan; one grandchild. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
KAY TOKIE HIRATA HAYASHIDA, 85, of Kane'ohe, died March 20, 2008. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired McInerny Ltd. seamstress. Survived by husband, Larry; son, Brian; daughters, Mary Merle Pascual and Linda; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Toshie Hirata. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
TOSHIYUKI IWAHASHI, 82, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 30, 2008. Born in Honohina, Hawai'i. Retired from Hawaii Electric Light Co. (HELCO); World War II U.S. Army veteran. Survived by son, Michael; daughter, Grace; brother, Tooru; sisters, Kiyoka Matsui and Michiko Pedigo; four grandchildren. Visitation 3:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin; service 5 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
IRENE MILAGROS BASUEL LAPENIA, 70, of Wahiawa, died March 4, 2008. Born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired from Navcam Whitmore Village and Schofield Barracks. Survived by son, Ronald; mother, Filomena Islao; sister, Cresencia Pompa; brothers, Ludivico, Loreto, Eduardo, Windalino and Leonard Islao. 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 the mortuary; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
KWAI PIU LEE, 101, of Honolulu, died March 21, 2008. Born in China. Owner of Island Fabric. Survived by sons, Vincent and Stanley; daughter, Joyce Goo; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sisters, Bo-Ung Lam and Bo-King Siu. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
SONNY SAU SUNG LEE, 81, of Honolulu, died March 30, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired insurance agent with Woodmen, Accident and Life Co. (now Assurity Life Insurance Co.); owner/principal broker of Atlas Realty; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Masako Osawa Lee; son, Sanford; daughters, Susan Oyama and Sonia Lee-Gushi; sisters, Rachel Wong and Connie Yee; six grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
LAURA KAM HO LEE LUM, 93, of Honolulu, died March 18, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Worked at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Ala Moana Woolworth's. Survived by son, Raymond; sister, Jane Lau; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
FERNANDO PUNZAL MANAGO, 74, of Honolulu, died March 25, 2008. Born in Honolulu. U.S. Navy and Air Force veteran. Survived by brothers, Conrado Punzal and Benny Punzal; sisters, Esther Punzal Maniago and Erlinda Punzal Manago Odion; nieces; nephews. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace; Mass noon; inurnment service 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
FELISA D. MANCAO, 81, of Honolulu, died March 28, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Kapi'olani Medical Center For Women & Children dietitian aid. Survived by son, Ronald; daughter, Melissa Mancao-Young; brother, Robert Dumlao; sisters, Isabella Ramento and Shirley Pereira; one granddaughter. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
SADAME MASUMOTO, 92, of Honolulu, died March 29, 2008. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. Retired Liberty House gift wrapper and customer service associate. Survived by sons, Robert and George; daughters, Marilyn; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JON "UKU" MASATO OKAYAMA, 43, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died April 3, 2008. Born in Honoka'a. Survived by daughter, Aubry; mother, Sachiko; brothers, Lance and Chet; sisters, Gail Shimabukuro and Lea Yoneda; nieces; nephews. Private service held. No monetary donations. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
NOANOA PALAFU, 59, of Honolulu, died March 23, 2008. Born in American Samoa. Survived by husband, Toto'a Sr.; sons, Toto'a Jr. and Solipo; daughters, Princess Noa and Toluvalu Faalata; brothers, Ene Alaga Augafa, Faalata Faalata, Selea Maluia Faalata and Solomua Solomua Jr.; sisters, Sina Seui, Faana Solomua-Tialavea, Sootauau Naseri and Leoteletalese Tautua; five grandchildren. Visitation 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Samoan-Tokelau Seventh-Day Adventist Church; service 3 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
NORMA JEAN "NANI" KAKEALANI PANA, 39, of 'Ewa Beach, died March 28, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Nelson, Bryan and Keone Snapp; fiance, Jamie Shurtz; parents, Peter and Maria; brothers, Nelson and Nolan Pana and Scotty Rosete; sister, Noreen Montijo. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
MAYDELL UILANI PERREIRA, 59, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 25, 2008. Born in Honolulu. MetroCare Hawaii nurse. Survived by son, Roland; daughter, Yvette Butterfield; mother, Francis de la Cruz; brothers, Mike and Henry de la Cruz; sister, Francine de la Cruz; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; cremation to follow.
JANICE BANNER ROBERTS, 93, of Honolulu, died April 3, 2008. Born in The Bronx, N.Y. Widow of the late Dr. Arthur Roberts. Survived by daughter, Judith Neale; son, Dr. Richard; brother, Dr. Paul Banner; three grandchildren. Private service. Donations to Hawai'i Public Radio. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
FUJIE SAKAI, 97, of Mililani, died March 21, 2008. Born in Kukuihaele, Hawai'i. Survived by daughter, Lillian Yuriko Kimura; granddaughter, Carol Merrill; nieces; nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
SHIRO SAKAKI, 87, of 'Ewa Beach, died March 20, 2008. Born in Honohina, Hawai'i. Retired Ben Hayashi Construction Co. bookkeeper. Survived by wife, Haruko; daughter, Gayle Schultz; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Ayato. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
MANUEL LAWRENCE SANTOS SR., 77, of Lawa'i, Kaua'i, died April 4, 2008. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. An independent contractor. Survived by children, Manuel Jr., Beatrice Shimizu, Edna, Betty Lou, John, Kenneth, Bobby, Barbara Silva, Clyde, Darlene Butay and Ethel; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; siblings, Bella Ilalaole, Kenneth, Louise Silva and Betty Gomes. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary chapel; service 10 a.m. Lei and loose flowers only.
LUISE SELU, 94, of Honolulu, died March 31, 2008. Born in Western Samoa. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Sesera and Sakaria; daughters, Ausage Sefika and Leiloa Motu; 31 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11:15 a.m. Burial 10 a.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
MIYOKO TAKAHASHI, 85, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of Papa'ikou, Hawai'i, died March 23, 2008. Born in Hilo. Retired seamstress for the former Ah Mai Store. Survived by husband, Ichiro; son, Rodney; daughter, Sandra Tokeshi; sister, Yaeko Masaki; two grandchildren. Private services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
ELAINE SACHIYO TAMASAKA, 71, of Wailuku, Maui, died March 8, 2008. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired Kato Dry Goods manager. Survived by husband, Fred; brother, James Kato; sisters, Taeko Fujimoto and Carolyn Daws. Visitation 4:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary, service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
FUKI TANNO, 102, of Kailua, died March 6, 2008. Born in Fukushima, Japan. Retired family owned taro farmer. Survived by son, Thomas; daughters, Elsie Do, Barbara Okimoto and Grace Uyesato; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Kotaro Hishinuma. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
KATSUYO TAOKA, 98, of 'Aiea, died March 21, 2008. Born in Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Robert, Clarence and George; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, Gary Hamasaki; sisters, Kimiyo Nakayama, Mildred Sakagawa and Ruth Tsutae Tanimura. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
A'UMANU TOAIVA SAMOULI TO'A, 74, of Wai'anae, died March 12, 2008. Born in Ta'u, Manua, American Samoa. Survived by wife, Faatalitali; children, Uilalalelei Malaga, Fualuga Moore, Toaiva Toaiva Jr, Fuatamalelou Lepaga, Faautugatagi, Logona, Puligi To'a Te'o and Masaga; 54 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; brothers, Samouli and Laisene. Visitation 9 a.m. today at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
VIOLET FIGUEROA TORRES, 78, of Hawai'i, died March 23, 2008. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. Retired by-product cook for Hawaiian Holiday Macadamia. Survived by husband, Joseph "Chito" Sr.; sons, Gary Sr. and Alan Sr.; stepson, Joseph Jr.; daughter, Debra Dahane; stepdaughters, Charlene Valarde and Juliana Harrison; sister, Molly Isotani; 17 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honoka'a; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at 'Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
HOICHI UEDA, 97, of Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i, died March 31, 2008. Born in Honohina, Hawai'i. Retired former Mauna Kea Sugar Co. carpenter. Survived by son, George; daughters, Maureen Ishimoto and Sheila Black; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
RITA KIYOMI WANNOMAE, 76, of Waipahu, died March 25, 2008. Born in Japan. Retired tour coordinator. Survived by sons, Robert and Bert; daughters, Amy Yamamoto and Debbie Usami; nine grandchildren; brothers, Mochiteru and Kuniteru Matsunaga; sister, Michiko Masuya. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
TERUKO YOSHIDA, 85, of Honolulu, died April 4, 2008. Born in Pauwela, Maui. Retired Federal Aviation Administration secretary. Survived by son, Elden; brothers, Yoshiaki and Shigeaki Fujitani; sisters, Minnie Sakuma, Ann Togioka, Flora Whang, Akiko Shimada and Aileen Okamoto. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawai'i Betsuin; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MABEL ROSE YOUNG, 85, died Nov. 6, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Formerly employed with Hawaii Housing Authority. Survived by son, Allan Lewis; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Mass and burial held in Sacramento, Calif.