Obituaries
LUCIANA UALANI MILLS CLARKE AGOSTO, 48, of Kane'ohe, died July 29, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Jasper; sons, Johnathan and Jasper Jr.; daughter, Christina; sister, Hannah Mills-Salas; brothers, William Mills and Clifford "Makepa" Mills-Clarke. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
WAICHI "AKA" AKAZAWA, 93, of Pearl City, died Aug. 5, 2008. Born in Holualoa, Kona, Hawai'i. Retired carpenter with Local 745. Survived by wife, Sumiyo; son, Kelvin; daughter, Karen Nakashima; two grandchildren; brothers, Itsuo and Shuji. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
LAWRENCE EDDIE BALBREN, 93, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 25, 2008. Born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired Tripler Army Medical Center supervisor with 30 years of service; retired Royal Hawaiian Hotel pastries cook with 35 years of service; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Paciencia; daughters, Leilani Chauvin and Laurella Tanigawa; grandchildren, Anthony Santana Jr., Tasha Santana, James Nakamura II, Skye Balbren-Dias, Nikki Tanigawa and Nicholas Chauvin; great-grandchildren, Hunter, Lawren and Precious. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; committal service 11 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
ROSITA LUCAS De LEON, 90, of Waipahu, died July 15, 2008. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Survived by sons, Romeo, Arsenio, Reynaldo, Edmundo and Federico; daughters, Julieta, Adelina Fajardo, Mildred Santos, Nelia Cebuma, Christina Marcelino and Josephine Kandler; 32 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
JAMES TOSHIAKI FUJII, 81, of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Servco Pacific Inc, Jobbers Auto Warehouse Division auto parts sales representative; World War II U.S. Army veteran. Survived by brothers, Donald, Larry and Alan; sisters, Beatrice Nagato, Betty Haena and Noreen Kishi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
LARRY EDWARD GRAFF SR., 66, of Honolulu, died Aug. 3, 2008. Born in Brainerd, Minn. Founder of Larbil, and Ka'mai Inc. Survived by wife, Eleanor Miyamoto Graff; sons, Lambert Miyamoto and Larry Jr.; daughters, Lisa Medina and Stacey Buttle; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; mother, Beatrice. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; inurnment service 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
TADASHI "DYKE" ISHIMARU, 86, of Honolulu, died Aug. 3, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired electrical supervisor for the state Harbors Division. Survived by wife, Miyoko; son, Russ; daughter, Gayle Maulupe; two grandsons; sisters, Shizue Honda and Helen Oya. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
LOUIS "UNCLE LOUIE" JACINTHO JR., 83, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Aug. 6, 2008. Born in Koloa. A retired McBryde Sugar Co. irrigation supervisor. Survived by son, Dennis; daughters, Doreen Jacintho and Delia Akaji; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Eleanor Carvalho and Lydia Sakimae; uncle, Gabriel Cataluna Sr. Visitation 9 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 16 at St. Raphael Church, Koloa; Mass 11:30 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
NATHAN "NATE" JONES, 27, of Mililani, died Aug. 6, 2008. Born in the Philippines. Survived by parents, Billy and Alicia. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Schofield Barracks Post Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Schofield Post Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
ALICE "AUNTY HINA" KAHOLO, 83, of Honolulu, died Aug. 2, 2008. Born in Pu'uanahulu, Kona, Hawai'i. Survived by son, Michael Tupinio; daughters, Raynette Matsuo and Bridget "Gigi" Kamalii; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
LESLIE CHARLES KOCH, 88, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Aug. 1, 2008. Born in Oakley, Idaho. A retired private practice and state Department of Health physician who also worked with the Hansen's disease programs in Kalaupapa, Moloka'i; U.S. Army physician who served in the South Pacific during World War II. Survived by wife, Katherine; daughter, Madeline Winkler; stepdaughter, Cathy Blake; sister, Barbara McDonald; two grandchildren. Private inurnment at West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i.
RICHARD GREGORY MACDONALD, 77, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 6, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A environmental consultant for R.G.M. Enterprises. Survived by fiancee, Maurine Brooks; son, Steve; daughters, Kiana Koch, Cathy Harvey, Colleen Skaines, Lauren Saboff and Mindy Frost; 10 grandchildren; sister, Lori Burks. Private service. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
LEATRICE Y. OSUMI, 87, of Waipahu, died Aug. 5, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A retired waitress at George's Diner. Survived by son, Thomas; two grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
NELLIE FAGARAGAN OUCHI, 77, of Pearl City, died July 24, 2008. Born in 'Ewa. Retired school teacher. Survived by husband, Mitsuru; son, Howard; daughter, Donna Kikuchi; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
DOROTHY "DOT" PETTENGILL, 100, of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2008. Born in New Jersey. Retired. Survived by son, Howard Ritchie; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
WALTER SEIJUN TOMA, 74, of Honolulu, died July 10, 2008. Born in Kurtistown, Hawai'i. Retired Yoko's Night Club owner; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by brother, Earl; sisters, Fusae Suwa and Mitsue Tsuji. Private service held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
RICHARD T. YANO, 74, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Aug. 1, 2008. Born on O'ahu. A retired Kaua'i High School science teacher; retired agricultural inspector at Lihu'e Airport. Survived by wife, Donna; daughters Jolene Ogle and Alane Obidowski; four grandchildren; sisters, Chiyomi Waikida, Betty, Ruth Nagata, Helen Honma and Nancy. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Garden Island Mortuary chapel; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
STEPHEN "TRD PRESIDENT" S.J. YEH, 26, of Honolulu, died Aug. 2, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A Cad operator for Control Point Surveying Inc. Survived by parents, Ed and Mei Lin; brother, Kevin Yeh; sister, Stephenie. Graveside service 10 a.m. today at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
SHOICHI YOSHIBA, 90, of Pearl City, died July 29, 2008. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Survived by wife, Kimie; daughters, Myrthel Ogasawara and Myrna Yoshikawa; sisters, Aiko Nishiyama and Betty Tober; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.