Obituaries
Scott Sachio Akiyama, 44, of Honolulu, died July 23, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A carpenter for Heeia Construction Co. Survived by father, Linnith; mother, Lenora Oda; stepfather, Walter Oda; brother, Jahn Akiyama. Private services held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Alfred Carl Barnes, 78, of Waipahu, formerly of Mesa, Ariz., died July 26, 2009. Born in Wilmington, Ill. A retired Caterpillar assembly line worker. Survived by sons, Cameron and Gregory; two grandchildren. Service 10:30 a.m. Aug. 19 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire.
Patricia S. Borton, 60, of Waimea, Kaua'i, died March 25, 2009. Born in Louisiana. An artist. No service. Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
Raymond "Ducky" Kwai Tuck Ching, 84, of Kailua, died July 23, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A retired planner/estimator with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Works Center. Survived by wife, Beverly; sister, Evelyn; nephew, Walter. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 11 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Brenda Louise Chun, 54, of Honolulu, died July 13, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A former bank teller; 1973 Kamehameha Schools graduate. Survived by brothers, Dennis and Dickson; sister, Valerie. Private service held.
Reginald "Lefty" Yong Sung Chung, 87, of Wahiawa, died July 19, 2009. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. A retired federal electronic technician. Survived by sons, Darrell, Russell and Mitchell; daughter, Merry Alice; sister, Hannah Balcanoff; eight grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Burial 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
Goro Hokushin, 90, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died July 25, 2009. Born in Kapa'a. A carpenter retired from Kauai Builders. Survived by sons, Randy and Wayne; sister, Patricia Trudeau; a granddaughter; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden. Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
Billie Arsenia Guadiz Homer, 68, of Honolulu, died July 24, 2009. Born on Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by son, John; daughter, Teresa Goe; brothers, Robert and Charles Guadiz; four grandchildren. Service 8 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church, Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
Mary W. Kealoha, 83, of Kapolei, died July 17, 2009. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A cook at Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. Survived by sons, John, Jeffery, James, Jerome, Johnathan, Jason and Jerry; daughters, Jeannette and Jeremay; 35 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Newman Kin Hong Lau, 78, of Honolulu, died Aug. 2, 2009. Born in China. A retired cook. Survived by wife, Lisa; daughter, Annie; brother, Ding Hong; sister, Oi Ping Lee. Taoist service 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary West Chapel; burial noon at Valley of The Temples Memorial Park.
Lawrence "Eli" John Lessary, 64, of Waipahu, died July 13, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A laborer. Survived by son, Miles; daughter, Lisa Colman; mother, Leilani; brothers, Robert, William and John Jr.; sisters, Joan Broome, Linda Abordo and Julia Friedas; two grandchildren. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
Kenneth "Kenny" "Kido" T.G. Lum, 83, of Kane'ohe, died July 28, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired owner and manager of Princess Pauahi Restaurant and Spaghetti! Spaghetti! Restaurant. Survived by wife, Marie; sons, Michael and Peter; brothers, George and Patrick; sisters, Margaret, and Mary Ching; five grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Committal service 10 a.m. Aug. 17 at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
James "Jim" Larry McClish, 67, of Keauhou Mauka, Hawai'i, died July 22, 2009. Born in San Diego. A retired drywall taper. Survived by wife, Kathleen; daughters, Kambra and Adria; a grandson; mother, Kathryn Sanger; sister, Barbara Blind; brothers, Gary, Robert, Richard, Rene, Roy and Ralph. Celebration of life 9 a.m. Aug. 16 at Pahoehoe Beach Park, Ali'i Drive. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i.
Daisy Misuyo Mizuno, 98, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 28, 2009. Born in Kapulena, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Harold, Clarence, Royden and Gary; daughters, Adeline Oliveira, Minerva Fujisawa and G.M. LaRiviere; sister, Lucille Yamamoto; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Herbert Shoso Nakano, 81, of Pearl City, died July 23, 2009. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. A retired automotive planner for the City & County of Honolulu. Survived by wife, Frances; daughters, Carol Joy Salac, Michelle Hong and Suzan Yamaguchi; sister, Shirley Nakamura; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
Mary "Aunty Flora" Ramos, 94, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 4, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired state social service homemaker. Survived by children, Rose Valasquez, Annette Tadlas, Leroy and John; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Kane'ohe; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Liufau Tanielu Sonoma Unutoa, 60, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, died Aug. 3, 2009. Born in American Samoa. A meteorologist with NOAA and a senator with the American Samoa government. Survived by wife, Sive Matautia Sonoma; sons, Leonard, Tanielu Jr. and Lenny Sonoma; daughters, Vaiata, Sylvia, Leutu, Tumua, Eua and Danielle; brothers, Sonoma, Elvis and James; sisters, Fualili, Alauni, Fagamalama I and Fagamalama II; six grandchildren. Service in American Samoa. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
Dorothy Anne Souza, 47, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died July 19, 2009. Born in Lihu'e. Survived by brothers, Daniel, Jimmy, Bobby and John Jr. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. next Saturday at Kapaa Missionary Church; service 11 a.m. Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.