Obituaries
Harry An Chu Ah Loy Jr., 69, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 20, 2009. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired foreman for Hawaiian Dredging. Survived by wife, B.J. "Johnnie"; son, David; stepsons, Harry Jr. and Clifford Oneha, and Denton and Dominic Freitas; daughters, Darleen "Lei" Ah Loy, Chantelle Drumeller and Kehau "Darilyn"; brothers, Francis, Mervin and Calvin, and Shoji Taira; sisters, Kaui Mathias, Puanani Holani and Naomi Freitas; 13 grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church; eulogy 10:45 a.m.; Mass 11 a.m.; celebration of life to follow. Potted flowers preferred. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
Manuel "Sonny" "Squirrel" H. Amaral, 86, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 25, 2009. Born in Hilo. A supervisor retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop 38. Survived by wife, Minnie; sons, Roland and Robert; daughters, Sharon Cabral and Virginia McAfee; sister, Kathrine "Gina" Miller; brothers, Raymond, Richard, William, Herbert, Reginald and Franklin; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Mass 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; burial to follow at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Lillian Nobue Asano, 96, of Pearl City, died July 1, 2009. Born in Waialua. A seamstress retired from H. Miura Store. Survived by son, Gary; daughters, Judy and May Lau; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
Sherry Ann Bachman, 67, of Lahaina, Maui, died July 29, 2009. Born in Reading, Pa. A Bible teacher. Survived by sons, Robert Jr. and Bradley; four grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Lahaina; service 4 p.m. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Evan D. Cruthers, 68, of Port Angeles, Wash., formerly of Honolulu, died July 23, 2009. Born in Victoria, Canada. Formerly employed by Media Five architectural firm. Survived by wife, Shirley; daughter, Chris; sons, Mark, Paul and Mathew; stepson, Ron Patton; three grandsons; a granddaughter; mother, Eda Olney; brother, Mervin; half brothers, Brad and Edge; half sister, Muffin Jensen. Service Aug. 22 in Washington. Donations to First Presbyterian Church of Port Angeles, 139 W. 8th St., Port Angeles, WA 98632.
Antonio "Sarry" Dana, 84, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Aug. 2, 2009. Born in Hanama'ulu. A retired Lihue Sugar Plantation mechanic. Survived by wife, Teresita; daughters, Leah and Rebecca; sister, Trinidad Banquel; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Kaua'i Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
Clayton Duro, 70, of Wai'anae, died July 28, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A welder. Survived by sons, Victor, and Joseph Marzaca; daughters, Naomi Swanson and Halla-Marie Edgglstrom; brothers, Dennis and Clifford; sisters, LaVerne Gabriel, Lorraine Lum, Caroline DeMello and Victoria. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
Bonifacio Erece, 82, of Pahala, Hawai'i, died July 31, 2009. Born in San Juan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A retired knapsack sprayer at the former Ka'u Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Laurdis; sons, Peter, Rudy and Moises; daughters, Carlina Villahermosa, Fely Fernandez, Teresita Arce, Guadalupe Blanco, Josefina and Mary Jane; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Margaret Yuen Higa, 81, of Mililani, died June 15, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Tetsuo; sons, Leslie, Tris, Nathan and Kyle; daughters, Annette Kinjo and Lynn Reis; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Richard Au Yuen and Allan Au; sisters, Bertha Uehara and Catherine Yamamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
Philip S. Ki Yau Kam, 83, of Honolulu, died July 22, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A retired Pearl City High School shop teacher. Survived by brother, Solomon. Visitation 8 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
"Hazel" Hae Soen Lee Kim, of Knoxville, Tenn., died July 19, 2009. Born in Kehali, Hawai'i. A geriatric social worker. Survived by children, Tod, Loel, Anne, Lawrence and Clarissa; grandchildren, Adam, James, Benjamin, Robby, Mija and Kyra. Private service held. No flowers. Donations to a local food bank. Arrangements by Mynatt Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tenn.
Elaine N. Makaio Manzo, 57, died July 19, 2009. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by daughter, Renee Kaneakua; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Velma Solo, Samoana and Dorothy; brothers, Tommy Mulifou and Henry Makaio Jr. Celebration of life 1 p.m. Saturday at Poka'i Bay. No flowers. Monetary donations welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
Yorlinda Fern Matsuda, 65, of Honolulu, died July 29, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A retired Bank of Hawaii clerk typist. Survived by son, Jason; daughter, Denisa; brothers, Jonathan and Michael Dela Vega; two grandchildren. Private service. Donations to St. Francis Hospice. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
Laughlin Kauhiokalani McEnroe, 80, of Nanakuli and California, died Feb. 14, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A retired U.S. Army staff sergeant and Hershey Candy employee. Survived by wife, Josephine; sons, Laughlin Jr., Joseph, Harold and Steven; stepson, Leslie Awana; 18 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Rita's Catholic Church, Nanakuli; service 10 a.m. Burial at sea. No flowers. Casual attire.
Saburo Nimori, 83, of Honolulu, died July 10, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired head carpenter for Kamehameha Schools. Survived by sons, Terrance and Randall; brothers, Hideo, Shiro and Joseph; sister, Nancy Nishimiya. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Sumiko Nishioka, 95, of Pahala, Hawai'i, died July 25, 2009. Born in Ka'u. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Jeanette Nosker; stepson, Roy; stepdaughter, Rubie Ishikawa; five grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Private service held. No donations (koden). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
David Pires Jr., of Waimanalo, died July 6, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Percussionist who performed with many musical groups, both locally and abroad. Survived by daughter, Kawehi Kauhola; four grandchildren; sisters, Donna Rosa, Glenda "Snookie" Wood, Georgenette "Pudgie" Azevedo, Zina Reynolds and Sandra Kam; brother, Terrence Rasmussen. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire.
Margaret Reis, 83, of Lawa'i, Kaua'i, died Aug. 2, 2009. Born in 'Ele'ele, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Alfred; sons, Allen and Tony; daughters, Jessie Miyazaki, Margie Bautista, Angie Vegas and Donette; 20 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; brother, Bernard Simao; sisters, Beatrice Silva, Dorothy Costa and Bernice Pereira. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Eleele Sacred Hearts Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
Marjorie "Marge" Nottage Russell, 93, of Honolulu, died July 30, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A 1933 Punahou graduate. Survived by husband, John; daughters, Juliet Hitchcock, Nancy Nadzo and Lorna Russell; brothers, Peter and David Nottage; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service to be held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
Mary Christenson Rutledge, 86, died July 30, 2009. Born in Junction City, Kan. The wife of a U.S. Army officer. Survived by a sister; three sons; a grandson; a great-grandson. No service. Burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements by Bryan-Braker Funeral Home.
Elizabeth Ann Torosian, 38, of Indianapolis, died Aug. 1, 2009. Born in Pontiac, Mich. An accountant. Survived by parents, John and Regina; brother, Andrew; grandmother, Thelma. Donations to Humane Society of Indianapolis, 7929 N. Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268. Arrangements by Shirley Brothers Mortuary.
Shizuye Tsumoto, 95, of Wahiawa, died July 22, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired owner of Tsumoto Store. Survived by sons, Kenneth, Robert, Walter and William; brothers, Tadaoki and Keiso Yoshioka; sisters, Sadako Nakahara, Betty Ishida, Alice Ushijima and Florence Mason; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
Antone Vierra, 85, of Wahiawa, died July 22, 2009. Born in Waialua. A retired plumber. Survived by wife, Alice; son, Robert; daughter, Cindy Seibold; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Albert. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
Linda Edna Wong, 47, of Mililani, died July 22, 2009. Born in Iran. Survived by parents, Mervin and Shirley; daughter, Angela Pelfrey; son, Jonathan Sagocio; two grandchildren; brothers, David and Richard; sisters, Judy Taparra and Sandra Wong-Shadron. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m.
Kikue Kay Yama, 95, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died July 23, 2009. Born in Okinawa, Japan. A retired state of Hawai'i airport greeter. Survived by son, Eric; daughter, Karen Moberg; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, George and Wallace Tamayose; sister, Florence Albernathy. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Lihue Baptist Church; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
Masayuki Yamamoto, 86, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Former president of, and training coordinator for, the Hawaii Carpenters Union. Survived by son, Glen; daughter, JoAnn Kanda; three granddaughters; sister, Yasuko Furukawa. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
Seong Hee Yu, 86, of Honolulu, died July 30, 2009. Born in South Korea. A retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Won Sook; sons, Dong Wan, Dong Hwa and Young Yu; daughter, Dong Hui Choe; eight grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11 a.m.