Obituaries
William Apata Aipa, 95, of Honolulu, died July 9, 2009. Born in Puko'o, Moloka'i. Retired from Shell Oil Co. Survived by sons, John, Daniel Meyer and Ronald Kim; daughters, Alice Spencer, Rebecca Kamakeeaina and Eloise; sister, Rebecca Kim; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
Hattie K. Badiyo, 90, of Kane'ohe, died July 29, 2009. Born in Kane'ohe. A member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Women's Auxiliary. Survived by daughters, Nana Meckstroth and Jackie Rodrigues; sons, Robert Rapoza and Albert Badiyo; 39 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Graveside service 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
C. Cornwell Ciacci, 44, of Waimanalo, died July 28, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A stevedore with McCabe, Hamilton and Renny Co. Ltd. Survived by daughter, Christina; sons, Cheyne, Chaz and Chaysen; parents, Lane and Mary; sister, Ellen Ciacci-Lono; brothers, Michael and Daniel; half brother, Jonathan. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; scattering of the ashes to follow in Waimanalo. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
[VET] Sakuni Kanagawa, 77, of Honolulu, died July 23, 2009. Born in Wahiawa-'Ele'ele, Kaua'i. A retired M. Nakai Repair Service repairman. Survived by sons, Clint and Cory; brother, Donald; sisters, Hisae Akagi and Asako Nakata; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation from 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
Nancine Eldora Harbottle Lloyd, 63, of Kohala, Hawai'i, died July 24, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, James Sr.; sons, James Jr., Dathan, Robert and Benjamin; brother, Richard Harbottle; sister, Elberta Harbottle; 13 grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel, Kamehameha Schools; service 11 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Rita Lin Ying Chan Lum, 80, of Honolulu, died July 16, 2009. Born in Hong Kong. Retired sales clerk with the Crack Seed Center at Ala Moana Center. Survived by sons, Desmund and Mertin; daughter, Jul-Lin; sisters, Lin Ching Ching and Lin Ching Chan; brother, Siu On Chan. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
Abel Silva Madeira, 90, of 'Aiea, died June 29, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A construction industry heavy-equipment operator. Survived by wife, Martha Ho Madeira; daughters, Lorraine Mosca and Jacqueline Kalani; hanai sons, James Mosca and Alfred S. Kalani; 16 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 9 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Stella Yotsue Matsuo, 85, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2009. Born in 'Ewa. A retired Camp Smith clerk typist. Survived by son, Colin; daughter, Chloe; sister, Mitsue Suda; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Aug. 7 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 9:45 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Shizue "Dorothy" Matsushige, 93, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died July 27, 2009. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by son, James; daughters, Barbara Owen, Ruby Ota and Mary Tokuhama; brother, George Ozaki; sister, Fujiko Nakayama; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 10 a.m Saturday at Lihue Christian Church; service 11 a.m.; inurnment 1:30 p.m. at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
Fusako Miyake, 87, of Pearl City, formerly of 'Ola'a, Hawai'i, died July 15, 2009. Born in 'Ola'a. Retired seamstress for Carol and Mary. Survived by brother, Tom; sister, Etsuko "Terry" Nakamura. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Sadako "Sadie" Nakamura, 100, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died July 19, 2009. Born in Haina, Hawai'i. Retired from the former Ujiki Store; proprietress of the former Nakamura Hotel. Survived by daughter, Corinne Higa; son, Miles; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Takako Shimizu Nakamura, 93, of Honolulu, died July 21, 2009. Born on Kaua'i. Retired from Castle High School. Survived by sons, Leslie and Wayne; daughters, Sandra Sasaki and Diane Yogi; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
[VET] Kenneth Tomoe Nunogawa, 91, of Honolulu, died July 14, 2009. Born in 'Ewa. A retired City & County of Honolulu road maintenance supervisor; World War II veteran who served with the 100th Battalion, Company C, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army. Survived by wife, Hatsumi; son, Jason; daughter, Gail Kim; three grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Tracy Wellinger Petrie, 46, of Pa'ia, Maui, died July 23, 2009. Born in Marin County, Calif. Survived by husband, Rick; parents Walt and Jeanne Wellinger; brother, Bill Wellinger; stepdaughter, Celeste Summer; stepson, Aaron. Service and scattering of ashes pending. Donations to the Maui Humane Society, P.O. Box 1047, Pu'unene, HI 96784, or Hospice Maui, 400 Mahalani St., Wailuku, HI 96793. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Alberto "Berting" V. Pita Sr., 70, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 6, 2009. Born in Asingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. An irrigator for Oahu Sugar. Survived by wife, Anastacia; sons, Alfredo, Aldwin and Alberto Jr.; daughter, Alma de Vera; sisters, Lolita Castillo and Maria Casio; eight grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
Richard Carl Richardson, 61, of Pupukea, died July 27, 2009. Born in Santa Monica, Calif. A surfboard shaper and artist. Survived by sons, Zechariah, and Michael Tracy; daughters, Corrina Elsenhart, Kaonahi Richardson and Kualani Thorne; mother, Allison Kerr Dickason; brothers, Roger and H.R. Dickason; sisters, Carol Peterson, Edith Berry and Peggy Black; seven grandchildren. Service and scattering of ashes 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Sunset Beach. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
[VET] Ross Charles Rimell, 84, of Kailua, died July 22, 2009. Born in Long Beach, Calif. Owner of Electrical Distributor Ltd. Survived by wife, Dennie; sons, Brad and Steve; hanai daughter, Susie Biltgen; sister, Joyce Fick; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
Eusebia Ventura Salvador, 82, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 15, 2009. Born in Barrio No. 60, Madiladig, Laoag City, Philippines. A midwife in the Philippines. Survived by daughters, Encarnacion Salvador, Elnora Tomas, Evelyn Barut and Eliza Dawang; sons, Esmeraldo and Edralin; 20 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
Richard Kazuo Shimazu, 92, of Honolulu, died July 18, 2009. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. A retired industrial and commercial paint mixer. Survived by wife, Yaeko; sons, Kendrick and Kelvin; daughter, Alma Atkins; brothers, Hiroshi, Yukio, Fred, Arnold and Masaichi; sisters, Aiko and Sachi; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Haruye Nakamura Shinno, 92, of Waipahu, died July 2, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Ronald and Douglas; daughters, Mabel Shibuya and Carol Kanda; sisters, Michiko Kotake and Yoshiko Yoshida; brothers, Richard, and Charles Nakamura; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
Yasuyo Shiro, 85, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 20, 2009. Born in Onomea, Hawai'i. A former salesclerk for Kawate Seed Shop and Foodtown; former seamstress for Yamanaka Tailors. Survived by sons, Derrick and Douglas; daughters, Debbie Bielecki and Donna Takase; brothers, Dennis, Tom, Hideto, Lawrence and Wayne Yanagisawa; sisters, Asayo Okimoto, Michiyo Lewis, Terry Nakaoka and Sachiyo Toma; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Kelsey Sindiong, 55, of Pearl City, formerly of Wailuku, Maui, died July 19, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Employed at Napilikai Beach Resort. Survived by parents, Crispolo and Jane; brothers, Lance and Kyle; sister, Mary Ann Sindiong-Weeks. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Sergay N. Spotkaeff Sr., 69, died June 10, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A Farrington High School graduate. Survived by children, Gayleen and Sergay Jr.; brothers, Nick, Ales and Walter. Service noon Aug. 3 dockside at He'eia Kea Harbor; offshore scattering of ashes to follow. Arrangements by Bryan Braker Funeral Home, Fairfield, Calif. 800-306-5558.
Takaichi "Joe" Umemoto, 75, of Torrance, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died July 5, 2009. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. A 1952 Kinley High School graduate. Survived by wife, Grace; daughters, Joni Cameron, Keri Jaeger and Viki Marchon; brother, Wayne; sisters, Edna and Michie Tokuuke, Kinue Yamaki, Evelyn Tsubakihara, Mona Takeshita and Ellen Kobayashi; three grandchildren. Service held at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho, Palos Verdes, Calif.