Archive for March 9th, 2011

HARRY MASAAKI TERAMOTO

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HARRY MASAAKI TERAMOTO

Harry Masaaki Teramoto, 79 of Kapolei died February 12, 2011. Born in Waianae, Oahu to Kazumasa & Fumiko Teramoto. 1950 graduate of Waipahu High School. Paramedic for City & County and Volunteer Medical Trainer at Waianae High School. Survived by wife, Olivia Moana; daughters Wanda (Fred) Tanaka and Karen (Ralph “Binky”) Lucero. Grandchildren; Jamie Higashi, Nathan Tanaka and Tiffani Tanaka. Great-grandchildren Maicah Cabral and Jylian “Pohai” Cabral. Siblings; Roy Teramoto, Stanley Teramoto, Mary Kawawaki, Elaine Yoshida and Ruby (Patrick) Quijano. Preceded in death by son Wilfred and brother George. St. Jude Catholic Church Saturday, March 12, Visitation 11:30am. Celebration of Life at 12:15pm, Mass to follow. Aloha Attire.

JANE TAMIE YAMANAKA

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JANE TAMIE YAMANAKA

Age 88, of Honolulu, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Born in Waianae, she was a retired Tax Returns Examiner for the State of Hawaii – Department of Taxation. survived by her husband, Roy; son, Gregg (Ruthann); sister, Dorothy I. Matsuo; granddaughter, Kelsey Yamanaka. Visitation from 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 6:00 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Inurnment will be on Friday at Punchbowl.

MICHAEL THOMAS SCARFONE

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MICHAEL THOMAS SCARFONE

Michael Thomas Scarfone, 97, of Kailua passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2011. He was born in Canada; from the age of 4 he was raised in Imperial, Pennsylvania. He had 3 children Michael (Jan) Scarfone, Gwendolyn Scarfone Sawicki (deceased), Carolyn Scarfone Armstrong, 11 grandchildren: Tammy Scarfone, Michael Scarfone Jr., Tony Scarfone, Christine (Alberto) Hernandez, Matthew Scarfone, Tommy Martin, Ricky Martin, Daniel (Tiana) Sawicki, Brent Armstrong, Jordan (Ronda) Armstrong and Seth (Andrea) Armstrong, 15 great-grandchildren: Bradley Scarfone, Kaimana Scarfone, Krista Scarfone, Alyssa Scarfone, Natasha Agcaoili, Brandon Martin, April Martin, Kayla Martin, Daniel Sawicki, Paige Sawicki, Makana Opiopio, Keala Armstrong, Ilima Armstrong, Dominic Armstrong, and Braeden Armstrong, 4 great, great grandchildren, Jade Martin, Ariana, Zayde and Ayzden.

Funeral Services will be Saturday, March 12, 2011 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua, Hawaii 96734. Visitation: 9:45 a.m., Eulogy at 10:30 a.m. Mass to follow. Casual attire.

Peter Domingo Ventura

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Jan. 27, 2011
Peter Domingo “Pedro” Ventura, 79, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Dimetria “Dimi,” sons Darryl and Alan, daughter Jan Conger, four grand-children and a great-grandchild. Private services.

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Takeshi Uemoto

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March 4, 2011
Takeshi “Take” Uemoto, 81, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired postal clerk and bookkeeper, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Captain Cook. He is survived by wife Pearl; sons Stan and Elston; daughter Arlene Kikuchi; brother Allen; sisters Asami Ahana, Suemi Sakumoto, Setsuyo Fujino and Yoshie Tatami; and seven grand-children. Private services.

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Milton Kiyoshi Uehara

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Feb. 21, 2011
Milton Kiyoshi Uehara, 78, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. controller and an Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Kailua-Kona. He is survived by wife Ethel; sons Gregory and David; brother Grant; sisters Aileen Kuboyama, Laura Kaku, Thelma Okino, Carol Ann Kato and Stella Uehara; and four grandchildren. Visitation: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 4 p.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

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George Albert Tavares Sr.

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March 5, 2011
George Albert Tavares Sr., 85, of Wailuku, a retired investor, died at home. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by companion Louise Ruiz; former wife Helen; sons George Jr., Clyde and Paul; daughters Sharon Tran, Helen Ann Daniels and Paulette Tavares; stepson Frankie Ruiz; stepdaughter Roxanne Ruiz; brothers Kenneth and Joey; sisters Hilda Long, Harriette Takitani, Irene Wilson, Annette Tavares, Bertha Sugimoto and Margaret Fukumoto; and numerous grand- children and great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Cremation to follow.

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Kaoru Taogoshi

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Feb. 23, 2011
Kaoru Taogoshi, 86, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Kapaa Super Service mechanic, died at home. He was born in Moloaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Alice, sons Glenn and Russell Shimazu, daughter Georgianna Matsumoto, sisters Miyoko Hashimoto and June Mullins, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Visitation: 1 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa Hongwanji Mission. Services: 2 p.m. Casual attire.

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Haruyo Tanji

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Feb. 19, 2011
Haruyo Tanji, 94, of Kahului died at home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons James and Stanley, daughter Carol, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

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Yoshiko Tamanaha

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Feb. 27, 2011
Yoshiko “Alice” Tamanaha, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Spencecliff Corp. cashier, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by son Clifford K.; daughters Norma L. Matsukawa, Karen Y. Honbo and Inez M. Tamanaha; brother Alfred Y. Aragaki; sisters Gladys M. Higa, Barbara F. Soken, Laura A. Yanamura and Helen T. Aragaki; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: noon. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Hilda Takiyama

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Feb. 11, 2011
Hilda Takiyama, 84, of Honolulu, a Kapiolani Medical Center medical records clerk, died in Honolulu. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Isao; daughters Gail Takiyama, Amy Morima and Lori Tsukada; and three grandchildren. Private services.

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Noboru Takamura

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Feb. 17, 2011
Noboru Takamura, 95, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Kauai District Health Office chief sanitarian, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ted and Gerald, daughter Becky Wada, brothers Isamu and Akira, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church, Kapaa. Services: 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Teresa Nadine Suzuki

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Feb. 28, 2011
Teresa Nadine “Cookie” Suzuki, 67, of Aiea, a retired Hawaiian Tel general office clerk, died in Aiea. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by husband Roy M., son Aric T., daughter Sheri T. and sisters Letitia “Tisha” Welch and Marie A. Meaney. Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Mass: 11 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

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Harry Isao Suzuki

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Feb. 28, 2011
Harry Isao Suzuki, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. electrician and an Army veteran and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, died at home. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Toshie S., son Garrett I., brothers Edward and Ray, sister Doris Uchida and two grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Ronald Hyun Chang Shin

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March 5, 2011
Ronald Hyun Chang Shin, 72, of Honolulu, a retired taxicab driver, died in the Queen’s Medical Center. He was born in North Kyung Sang province, Korea. He is survived by wife Soon Ok, sons Joseph K.C. and Peter J.C., daughter Janet K.H. Kim, brother Hyun Chul, sister Choon Young and five grandchildren. Visitation: 11 a.m. Friday at Christ United Methodist Church, 1639 Keeaumoku St. Services: noon. Burial: 3 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

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Phyllis Ann Pavao

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March 3, 2011
Phyllis Ann Pavao, 62, of Hilo, a retired registered nurse, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Sean Tanaka and Kaylan Hamamoto, mother Rita, sister Elaine Kaminski and two grandchildren. Visitation: 4 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Services: 6 p.m. Incorrect information in an obituary published yesterday.

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Henry Antone Lopes Jr.

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Feb. 21, 2011
Henry Antone “Bogo” Lopes Jr., 71, of Waianae, a Yellow Freight Systems trucking foreman, died in Kaiser Medical Center, Moanalua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ilona; sons Henry III and Harrison; daughters Chevelle and Christina; sisters Henrietta Insillio, Winona “Nona” Iwata and Myrtle Kekumu; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at 85-1149 Waianae Valley Road. Call 265-2428 for details.

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Charles Tai Bong Lee

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Feb. 16, 2011
Charles Tai Bong Lee, 94, of Wahiawa died on Maui. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Evelyn N., daughters Carol A. and Tia Pat, and a grandchild. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

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Dayton Cachuela Lanuza

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Feb. 16, 2011
Dayton Cahuela Lanuza, 1, of Waipahu died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Denver L. Lanuza and Stephanie L. Cachuela; grandparents Adelina Lanuza, and Tony and Nely Cachuela; and great-grandparents Juliana Lactaoen and Valentina Cachuela. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

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Lino Dacanay Lacuesta

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Feb. 4, 2011
Lino Dacanay Lacuesta, 87, of Kapolei, a MidPac Lumber Co. forklift operator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Florencia; sons Noli, Edwin, Rocky and Nathaniel; daughters Lina Viloria, Odette Valencia and Isabel Lacuesta; brother Peter; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 6:30 p.m. Additional visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Incorrect information in an obituary published yesterday.

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Mickey Mitsuo Kurokawa

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Feb. 16, 2011
Mickey Mitsuo Kurokawa, 86, of Aiea, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard refrigeration mechanic, died. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Tatsue, daughters Mimi Shiroma and Sheri Kurokawa, brother Edward, sisters Satsuki “May” Fukutomi and Yaeko Ishisaka, and two grandchildren. Private services.

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Howard Kaneto Kurihara

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Feb. 28, 2011
Howard Kaneto Kurihara, 89, of Wailua Houselots, Kauai, proprietor of Togikawa Store, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kawaihau, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mildred, daughters Gale Lindemann and Jan Tatsuguchi, brother Frank, sisters Marilyn Okamoto and Sanae Saito, and four grandchildren. Visitation: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa Jodo Mission. Services: 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Jerome Ka’imilani Keli’iho’omalu

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March 3, 2011
Jerome Ka’imilani Keli’iho’omalu, 69, of Wailuku, a retired heavy equipment operator, died at home. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Karl and Keith Kahui, daughters Mim Keli’iho’omalu and Karla Downing, sisters Caroline and Charlotte Keli’iho’omalu, and seven grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.

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Janet M. Kanja

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Feb. 11, 2011
Janet M. Kanja, 72, of Wahiawa died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Clarence H., son Kent H., daughter Candace K. Leong, brothers Wallace M. and Jerry M. Matsuda, sisters Evelyn S. Takeshita and Doris K. Swanson, and a grandchild. Visitation: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

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Leialoha Leiona Kamanawa

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Feb. 23, 2011
Leialoha Leiona “Lei” Kamanawa, 75, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Kona Surf Resort room maid, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Puuwaawaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Clarkdan and Francis; daughters Leinora Howell and Channalee Kamanawa; hanai daughter Gwendolyn Nelson; stepmother Rebecca Hopfe; sister Nora Hao; half sisters Alice Gray and Brendalee Dorsey; hanai brothers Charles and Albert Mitchell; hanai sisters Patti Chong, Dorene Mills, Juliette Lucena and Vivian Kaili; stepsister Laverne Bolosan; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation: 7 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua Ward. Services: 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Ruby Kauiopuna Kaleiopu

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Feb. 15, 2011
Ruby Kauiopuna Kaleiopu, 86, of Waimanalo, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Anthony N., sons George K. Akeo and Preston I. Hind, daughters Thelma Akeo and Winona L. McCabe, 31 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

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Scot Kadokawa

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Feb. 7, 2011
Scot “Scotty” Kadokawa, 52, of Aiea, a sales representative, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Teri, son Tanner, daughter Jamie, parents Harry and Myrna, brother Deane and sisters Ali Ohama and Rhonda Kadokawa. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Sunday at Disabled American Veterans, Keehi Lagoon, John Burns Memorial Hall. Casual attire.

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Julia L. Johnson

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Feb. 26, 2011
Julia L. Johnson, also known as “JayJay,” “Terry” and “Titot,” 74, of Aliamanu, a food preparer for the Operations Department of International In-Flight Catering Co., died in Aiea. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Herbert Viloria, and Harvey, Vernon and Virgil Johnson; daughter Darnell; sister Darlene Geraldi; 22 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Services: 10 a.m. Casual attire.

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Lealofisa M. Aetonu Hisatake

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Feb. 28, 2011
Lealofisa M. Aetonu Hisatake, 88, of Kailua-Kona, a pantry chef at Pearl Harbor Shipyard Officers Mess and Pearl City Tavern, Handivan aide and family historian, died. She was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. She is survived by sons Gilbert, Jack and Joseph; brothers Fouvale and Valelio Aetonu, and Mika Paulo; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 8 a.m. Monday at St. John Catholic Church, 2324 Omilo Lane, Honolulu. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

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Ann Nobue Hinazumi

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Feb. 14, 2011
Ann Nobue Hinazumi, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Shigeru; sons Jay, Ross and Dean; daughter Kate Takahashi; sisters Masako, Lynette and Lucille Takemoto, Jean Yanaga, Takako Miura, Lillie Tsuchiya, and Elaine Burkhart. Visitation: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 4 p.m. Casual attire.

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