Feb. 28, 2011
Yumiko Yoshida, 97, of Hilo, a retired Roy’s Gourmet cook, died in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Kapoho, Hawaii. She is survived by son Shizuo; daughters Sachiko Murazane, Mieko Maeda and Jane Y. Iida; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. No flowers.

March 6, 2011
Shizue H. Yamashiro, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Co. fruit-quality grader, died in the Queen’s Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by brothers William T., Roy Y., George and Ronald T.; sisters Nancy C. Isa, Marjorie A. Okimoto and Rena R. Higa; and hanai members of the Ohelo, Kahikina, Keaulana, Wa’a, Uesugi, Augustiro, Kahawai and Ondayog families, Elsie Kepaa, and Jack and Hazel Shimabukuro. Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Inurnment: 12:45 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary published on Thursday.

Feb. 4, 2011
John Peter Wood Jr., 86, of Waipahu, a retired stevedore for Hawaii Stevedores, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son John P. III; daughters Wilma Wood, Cathy Ines and Desiree Kekuna; brother Elia; sister Margaret Higgins; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 17, 2011
John A. Vares Jr., 92, of Haliimaile, Maui, a Maui Land & Pineapple Co. former supervisor and Kepaniwai Park elite groundskeeper, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in Paia. He is survived by sons Roger, Gary and Al; daughters Paulette Ramos, Stella Medeiros and Kathy Vares-Foster; brothers Abel and Wilfred; sister Dorothy Gomes; 16 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Mass: 11 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery.

March 8, 2011
Gail Aiko Uchima, 62, of Hilo, a retired state Department of Human Services secretary, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Rogers; son Allan Matsukado; daughter Shari Fujiwara; stepsons Leslie Matsukado and Roger, Brendan and Ryland Uchima; parents George and Kiyoko Sakai; sister Toni Sakai-Kawada; and seven grandchildren. Visitation: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Services: 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Feb. 13, 2011
Estrella Luga Tagata, 56, of Honolulu, a Sun Noodles Factory production packer, died in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Lazaro, son Lezter, daughter Reynalyn, and brother Mariano Luca. Visitations: 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: noon Saturday at Valley of the Temples.

March 9, 2011
Mieko “Millie” Shigematsu, 84 of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Honokaa Public Library employee, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Ookala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Isaac; son Dennis and Derek; daughters Nani Kidani, Dale Lukzen and Dory Miyashita; brother Paul Fukuhara; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Services: 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jan. 19, 2011
Patricia Kathleen Kalaniumi Maialoha “Patty” Roxburgh, 67, of Hawi, Hawaii, a homemaker, former clerk for Waimea General Store and Kumu Hula of Hula Halau Kalaniumi Aliloa O Hawaii Nei, died in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Matthew; daughters Yvette Nakamura, Arlette Pang and Gigette Alcoran; brother Solomon P. Maialoha; sisters Samantha P. Roxburgh and Charmaine Oyadamori; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Episcopal Church, Kohala. Services: 10 a.m. Casual attire. Lei welcome.

March 6, 2011
Misako “Miki” Ogata, 81, of Mililani, formerly of Claremont, Calif., died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Kenneth K.; son Eric K.; daughter Susan N. Ledesma; sisters Kathleen Ai, Helen Seiter and Charlene Kuramoto; and four grandchildren. Private services.

March 6, 2011
Elaine Lincoln Mills, 93, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Kona. She is survived by sons William K. and Clarence, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 17, 2011
Philomena Margaret “Mena” Mikowychok, 72, of Keaau, Hawaii, a waitress and homemaker, died at home. She was born in Norristown, Pa. She is survived by sons Michael, Mark and Frank; daughter Brenda; brothers Joseph, Charlie and Dominic Principe; sisters Greta Pellegrino, Mary Tornetta, Antoinette Parkes and Angeline Merrick; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services to be held at a later date.

Feb. 25, 2011
Evanita Sumner Midkiff, 88, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert R.; sons Robert R. Jr. and David W.; daughters Mary L.M. Fiedler, Robin S. and Shelly S. Midkiff-Borunda; sister Elisabeth B.S. Erdman; and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, 229 Queen Emma Square. Private interment services to be held at Mission Houses Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Daughters of Hawaii, 2913 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817, or to Punahou School, 1601 Punahou St., Honolulu, HI 96822, for the Robert R. ’38 and Evanita S. ’39 Midkiff Endowed Fund to support Early Childhood Education, or to any charity.

March 4, 2011
Mabel Rapoza McNicoll, 85, of Hilo, a retired St. Joseph Catholic School teacher, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Milton R. Jr., brother Thomas “Tommy,” sister Eleanor Chow, primary caregiver Patricia R., two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park.

Feb. 23, 2011
Felipa Bado Lai, 78, of Kailua, a Flowers By Fely proprietor, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons R. Chico Edralin and Michael and D. Kanoa Lai; daughters Zenaida Giesseman, Edith Winkler and Leitrisha Kim; brother Sylvestre Bado; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. March 21 at St. John Vianney’s. Mass: 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Feb. 28, 2011
Emily Labaya, 73, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kapuna Wai Ola, Kapolei. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by brothers Flaviano “Danny,” Richard and Thomas; sisters Felippa “Fely” Mero and Shirley Reyes. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Services: 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

March 1, 2011
Ira S. Kiyonaga, 53, of Lahaina, an Ed’s Union 76 Service employee in Lahaina, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by mother Thelma and sisters Candace Sugidono and Leah Levine. Private services.

Feb. 16, 2011
Mamoru “Mamo” Kimoto, 90, of Honolulu, a retired federal government systems analyst and an Army veteran who served in World War II and with the Military Intelligence Service, died at home. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by son Reid; daughter Lynne Madden; brother James; sisters Ellen and Kathryn Kimoto and Michele Tanaka; eight grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, 1461 Kanapuu Drive, Enchanted Lake, Kailua. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Feb. 23, 2011
Elsie Sachiko Kaya, 78, of Pearl City, formerly of Monterey, Calif., a retired Edison Electric executive secretary, died in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Shizuo, and sisters Thelma Morifuji and Amy Burns. Private services.

Feb. 28, 2011
Roselyn Nani Kaiama, 69, of Kahului, a retired Dorvin D. Leis Co. Inc. sheet metal worker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born Kula, Maui. She is survived by sons Daniel D. Legsay and Roy Kaiama Jr.; daughter Charlene Kahoe and Kimmy, Sonia and Joy Kaiama; brother Rex Legsay; sister Linda Legsay; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman’s Mortuary. Services: 7:30 p.m. Cremation to follow.

March 3, 2011
Ilona Kehaulani Kaholokula-Munson, 68, of Wailuku, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Kehau Kaholokula and Luann Kaholokua-Hosino, sister Helen U. Purdy, and four grandchildren. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kaahumanu Church in Wailuku. Services: 11:30 a.m.

March 8, 2011
Peter Siu Kee Inn, 99, of Aiea, died March 8, 2011. He was a retired electrician at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, and is survived by wife Mary Y. L. Inn; sons, Kenneth Inn, Steven Inn, Clifford Inn; daughters, Dorothea Inn, Marjorie Inn-Francis; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; numerous siblings in China. Visitation on Thursday, March 17th at Borthwick Mortuary at 10:30 a.m., memorial service at 11:30 a.m. Inurnment at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bristol Hospice, Waterfront Plaza Four, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 4-547, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Feb. 23, 2011
Toshie Ikemori, 92, of Kahului, a retired Maui Country Club cook, died in Hale Makua Kahului. She was born in Pauwela, Maui. She is survived by sons Kenneth, Roy, Ben and Wilfred; daughter Marilyn Kubota; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Feb. 19, 2011
Christian Kealohanalani “Chayne” Goo, 78, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a civil engineer and welder and an Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Christian Jr.; daughters Christine Irizarry, Donna Fernandez and Lani Goo; brothers Charles Kim and Hans Goo; sisters Elizabeth Salis and Josephine Kawakami; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: noon Saturday at Pacific Paradise Gardens, 18-7866 Kini Road, Mountain View, Hawaii. Casual attire.

Feb. 24, 2011
Michael Kahana Davis, 50, of Waianae, a former certified mechanic and plumber, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kahana, Maui. He is survived by wife Jacquelyn; sons Chauston and Jeremy Silva, Michael Boy Davis, Lance Zinsman, and Kui and Lane Lima; daughters Michelle and Jesseny Davis and Derell Buckley; brothers Glenn, Bull and Teddy Bear; sisters Mary Kahaunaele and Elsie Hamilton; and 11 grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Services: 6 p.m. Celebration of life: 9 a.m. Saturday at Makaha Beach. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Loose flowers and lei welcome.

Feb. 9, 2011
Edward Hung Wo Chun, 92, of Kailua, a retired real estate and insurance agent, and a Navy veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys N.C.; sons Ronald “Ronnie,” Randall “Randy” and Eugene “Gene”; daughters Geraldine “Gerry” Nishihira and Donna Noguchi; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John Vianney’s Church, Kailua. Mass: 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information in an obituary published yesterday.

Feb. 17, 2011
Maria A. Sarono Bontog, 82, of Waipahu died in Waipahu. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Lawrence, Peter, Clarence and Patrick; daughters Patricia Goeas, Cathy Stancil, April Ellis and Paulette Scovil; sister Juanita Achiu; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

March 8, 2011
Bruno Acob Barut, 88, of Kahului, a retired groundsman for Hyatt Regency Hotel in Lahaina, died at home. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by sons Vicente and Francis, daughters Victorina M. and Caridad M., brother Lucio, sisters Marcelina Constantino and Susana Bucsit, and two grandchildren. Visitation: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Christ the King Church. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Additional visitation: 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Norman’s Mortuary. Services: 9 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park, Wailuku.

Col. Shepler Ward FitzGerald, Jr. (ret.)

Shep FitzGerald of Honolulu, a retired Air Force Colonel, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2011. He was born in Coronado, California in 1918. To start his military career he attended the West Point Academy and graduated in 1939. He went on to receive a Master of Science degree from George Washington University in 1966. He served his county as an Intelligence Officer throughout the United States and Southeast Asia. He was stationed at Hickam AFB from 1960-64 and returned to Hawaii to retire in 1969.

Shep learned to hunt as a young boy in Coronado. Over the years, he hunted and collected guns along with his father Brigadier General Shepler Ward FitzGerald. He was a avdid skeet shooter and won gold metals in the Aloha State Games in 1990 and 1994. He was a great lover of Chinese culture and cooking. Later in his life, he studied with Chef Titus Chen to perfect his culinary skills for entertaining family and friends.

Shep FitzGerald is survived by his daughters, Suzanne Betz and Lynn FitzGerald his granddaughter, Jennifer Betz, great grandson, Luke Betz; step-sons, Bill Logan and Preston & Takako Maginis; step-daughter, Robyn Star Dezendorf and companion Mary Ellen King. He was proceeded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Potts FitzGerald; his second wife, Sue Patton FitzGerald; his son Shepler Ward FitzGerald III; his grandson, Greg Betz.

Military services will be held at National Memorial Cemetery of the
Pacific on March 16, 2011 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hawaiian Humane Society in honor of all the retired daschund show dogs that Shep and his family adopted over the years.

GAYLE
TALLO NATHE,
Educator
1947-2011

Having touched the lives of more than a thousand families over the course of her career as a teacher, Gayle Nathe died March 2nd, 2011. Surrounded by her husband, Don and her two daughters, Tristan and Alayna, Gayle departed in peace after the breast cancer she had defeated six years earlier returned.

Gayle had served as Director of the First Congregational Church Nursery School for 30 years.

Born Gayle Marie Tallo, she was raised in Honolulu, where she graduated from Maryknoll school. She moved to the mainland to attend Seattle University, where she met Don Nathe. The two were married in Honolulu in 1968 and moved to Palo Alto two years later.

Gayle loved the ocean since childhood and spent countless days with her grandchildren playing at the beach near their Santa Cruz home.

Besides her husband, Don, of 42 years, she is survived by her mother, Gladys Tallo of Palo Alto; her daughters, Tristan of Oakland and Alayna of Santa Cruz; and her three grandchildren, Teagan, Kirra and Kadin.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Gayle Nathe Fund of First Congregational Church Nursery School, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, or to Breast Cancer Connections, 390 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, Ca 94306. Proceeds from the Gayle Nathe Fund will go toward improvements to the school’s vegetable garden, landscaping and environmental sustainability.

SATOSHI “RAY” OYAMA

Satoshi “Ray” Oyama, of Kailua, a retired electrician, passed away on January 13, 2011 at the age of 82. He was born in Honomu, Big Island.

He is survived by his wife Irene, daughters, Cheryl Nadamoto (Dwight), Renee Oyama Evans (Dave), Ella Shinsato (Clyde); brothers, Masaji and Rodney; sister, Stella Morita and four grandchildren: Wesley and Cody Shinsato, Ezekiel and Elijah Nadamoto.

Visitation: 10:30 am, Saturday (March 26) at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 11:00 am. Casual attire. No flowers.