CHRISTOPHER FAHEY BLACK

Age 62, died February 16th in Kealakekua, Kona. Born in Virginia, he attended Sidwell Friends School, Washington, D.C., Punahou School and the Universities of Tasmania and Melbourne, Australia. A former employee of Berlingeri corp., Thailand, Chris traveled extensively in Asia and upon returning to Honolulu owned and operated “Spirit House Antiques” in Kilohana Square. He also worked for the original Hawaii Five-O TV series and later moved to the Big Island where he was employed by the Hemmeter Company on the construction of the Hilton Waikaloa. Chris also received an Outdoor Circle award for outstanding condominium landscaping. He was living on the Ackerman Ranch in Kona at the time of his death.

Beloved by his family and friends, Chris was the son of Brigadier General Edwin F. Black and Cobey Black, he is survived by his mother and his son Cameron, two sisters, Star Black and Noel Ackerman, and three brothers Nicholas, Brian and Bruce Black. Funeral services are pending.

In lieu of flowers, donations are being accepted by the American Cancer Society, 75-5995 Kuakini Hwy, Suite 443, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740.

Jan. 27, 2011
Elsie Kaoru Yoshimura, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Sears salesclerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Donn; daughter Lois; brother Edwin Shirabe; sisters Rose Hirata, Katherine Shirabe, Helen Chong and Annie Malama; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 19, 2011
Patrick Vasconcellos, 71, of Ewa Beach, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard transportation supervisor and Navy veteran, died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Judy Y., sons Scot and Dale, daughters Charmaine Vasconcellos and Roxalyn Santiago, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. No services.

Feb. 18, 2011
Yasuo Uesaka, 77, of Honolulu, an architect, died in Arcadia Retirement Residence. He was born in Korea. He is survived by son Sachio Asaki, daughter Naomi I. and eight grandchildren. Services pending.

Jan. 3, 2011
Benjamin T. “Ben” Tokioka, 81, of Honolulu, a retired electrical sales company salesman, died in Palolo Chinese Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Benjy M. and Bradford M., sisters Fumi Inouye and Chiyo Sukita, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 13, 2011
Ronald K. “Ken Chan” Togashi, 77, of Wahiawa, a retired Wahiawa Builders carpenter, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Pomoho Camp, Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Shirley; sons Terry, Kent, Kurt and Ron; daughter Joy Watai; sisters Helen Shimaura and Kay Ito; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Services: 6:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Feb. 10, 2011
Lynne E. Thrall, 58, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Hospice East. She was born in New York City. She is survived by father Frank and brother Lee. No services. Donations may be made to American Cancer Society in her memory.

Nov. 12, 2010
David Lee Saurer, 62, of Honolulu, a writer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by sister Linda Nealy. Services pending.

Feb. 17, 2011
Elsie Kimiko Saito, 92, of Mililani, a retired dressmaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by brothers Tatsuo and Yutaka Nakamura. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Services: 9 a.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No monetary offerings.

Feb. 20, 2011
Catherine Roumanis, 96, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Greece. She is survived by nephew John Vouloumanos and niece Georgia Vouloumanos. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Pacific. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Oahu Cemetery.

Feb. 12, 2011
James Leo Ronan, 39, of Kihei, Maui, a former Outback Steakhouse, Kihei, manager. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam. He is survived by daughter Samantha Juntilla and brother Don. Private services.

Feb. 1, 2011
Woon Hark “Huggie” Paik, 84, of Honolulu, retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died in Queen’s Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Carol E., daughter Donna G. Hosada, brothers Donald and Kwang Hark Paik, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 15, 2011
Arthur Wilson Menezes, 93, of Honolulu, a retired New York Life Insurance Co. insurance agent, a civilian Wake Island survivor, Navy prisoner of war and veteran who served in World War II, died in Queen’s Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Geri M.; sons Robert A., Douglas P., James T. and Mitchell H.; daughters Carol A. Scolari, Susan A. Berk, Christi Lassiter-Wright and Marijo I. Parkin; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Thursday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Feb. 18, 2011
Laura M. Martin, 88, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Edward Jr., Roy and Alan; daughter Janice Woo; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 11, 2011
Michele Yoshimi Low, 55, of Honolulu, an American Savings Bank banker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Edwin G., son Raymond K.Y., daughter Jessica L.T., father Harry Y., mother Patsy T., brother Brian Y. and sisters Anne M. Nakama and Lenore Y. Ohye. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 15, 2011
Peter Julian Laffy, 59, of Honolulu, a musician, died in Honolulu. He was born in East Melbourne, Australia. He is survived by wife Gabriellene W., son Aidan, brothers Michael and Shane, and sisters Colleen Allan, Jody MacDonald and Mae Parker. Private services.

Jan. 24, 2011
Tsukasa “Butch” Kudo, 81, of Honolulu, a retired painter, died in Maunalani Nursing Center. He was born in Honaunau, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Kimberley Hirota and Leslie Kaopuiki, brothers Takeshi and James, and four grandchildren. Private services.

Jan. 6, 2011
Sun Yong “Sue” Kitsu, 75, of Henderson, Nev., a seamstress, died in Nathan Adelson Hospice. She was born in South Korea. She is survived by husband Curtis. Private services.

Dec. 27, 2010
Betty Lee Kitsu, 96, of Henderson, Nev., a homemaker, died in Nathan Adelson Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons James, Curtis and Raynard; daughters Linda Taniyama and Reiko Nomura; brother Gilbert Lee; sister Margaret Chung; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 3, 2011
Doris Yoshiko Kimura, 92, of Honolulu, a Manoa Chevron co-owner, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Eloise Marugame and Shirley Maeda; brothers Kenji, Shiro and Tsukasa Nakano; sisters Fujiko Shiraishi and Nancy Nakagama; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 17, 2011
David Y. Kimura, 69, of Honolulu, a physician and Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Myoung Han, son David J., daughter Lisa-Ann, sister Eloise Marugame and two grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 13, 2011
Chiyeko Kanzaki, 98, of Pearl City, a retired Park Shore Hotel pantry worker, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Hitoshi, Tadahiro and Osamu; daughter Takako Yagi; sister Natsuko Hayama; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 9, 2011
Thomas Yoshio Iwai, 89, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed painting contractor and an Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Doris; sons Gary, Milburn and Thomas Jr.; daughter Cheryl Oumi; brothers Howard, Harold and Dr. Charles; sisters Stella Takamatsu and Esther Sakata; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Jan. 21, 2011
Michiko Moriya Ikehara, 60, of Waipahu, a Heddy’s Beauty Hideaway cosmetologist, died in St. Francis Hospice West. She was born in Fukushima, Japan. She is survived by sons Brett and Blaine, and brother Kunihiro Higashizawa. Private services.

Feb. 8, 2011
Tadao Honda, 86, of Honaunau, Hawaii, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Keei, Hawaii. He is survived by brother Yasuo and sisters Sadako Mitsuda, Janet Matsuda and Doris Schroeder. Memorial services to be held at a later date. No monetary offerings. No flowers.

Feb. 19, 2011
Bobby Lundgren Hanaike, 80, of Honolulu, formerly of Kaaawa, a retired state recreation coordinator and Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Doris, stepson Michael Kurashige, stepdaughters Kim and Kelly Kurashige, hanai son Chili and five grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Feb. 9, 2011
Bernice Gannon, 94, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Ninole, Hawaii. She is survived by son William D. Jr.; brothers Wendell, Leslie and Clyde Castro; sisters Emogene Pacheco and Bernadine Lovewell; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Jan. 30, 2011
Helen T. Furumoto, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Fisherman’s Wharf employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waikiki. She is survived by daughters June M. Senaga and Elsie A. Yamane, brother Tadashi Mihara, seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 8, 2011
Miharu Fukumitsu, 95, of Pearl City, formerly of Keopu, Kona, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Pali Momi Medical Center. She was born in Captain Cook, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Norman, Ian and Randall; daughters Lorna Ogawa and JoAnn Yamauchi; brother Howard Kawaguchi; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Jan. 6, 2011
Laureen S. “Laurie” DeSantis, 59, of Bend, Ore, formerly of Honolulu, a former medical office assistant and homemaker, died in Bend. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Pierre; daughters Amy and Jennifer; parents Lloyd and Aileen Char; brothers Kendall, Nelson and Edwin Char; and sister Cynthia Ong. Private services held in Oregon. Donations may be made to “CAN Cancer,” c/o St. Charles Foundation, 2500 NE Neff Road, Bend, OR 97701.