Archive for April 29th, 2011

Beatrice Kum Sun Yuen

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April 24, 2011
Beatrice Kum Sun Yuen, 96, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Sandra Yonesaki, Sharon Yanagi and Barbara Hashimoto; brother Henry D.C. Lum; sister Dorothy Yamamoto; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers. Online condolences: www.borthwickoahu.com.

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Arnold Masanori Ujimori Sr.

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March 30, 2011
Arnold Masanori Ujimori Sr., 77, of Waianae, a retired Kaiser Cement and Hawaiian Western Steel electrician, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Irene; sons Arnold Jr. and Lawrence; daughters Veronica Ann, Pastor Shirley “Princess,” Susan and Jennifer Ujimori, Beverly Ujimori-Gonsalves, and Carlin Ujimori-Kaeo; brother George; sisters Minnie Teshima and Helene Topalian; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 6:30 p.m. Additional visitation: 9 a.m. Monday at St. Rita Catholic Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway, Waianae. Communion services: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

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Raymond Seiji Tokumoto

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March 21, 2011
Raymond Seiji Tokumoto, 73, of Aiea, a retired Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controller, died in Aiea. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Clara, son Alan, daughters Stephanie Auyong and Roseanne Roman, sister Irene Nakamura, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

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Miyoko Tisch

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April 25, 2011
Miyoko “Niki” Tisch, 77, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She is survived by companion Ronald Everett; sons Donald, Fred, and Chris Ramaglia; daughters Mary and Diane Ramaglia and Anna Ramaglia-Seligmann; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services. Donations may be made to St. Francis Hospice.

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Winona Ululani Silva

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April 9, 2011
Winona Ululani Silva, 90, a retired retail clerk, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ronald L.K., Robert L. and Wayne W.; daughter Lorna M. Gomes; brother Joseph Perry; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great- grandchild. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Services: 11 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

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Neal Masao Shimanuki

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April 9, 2011
Neal Masao Shimanuki, 57, of Troy, Mich., a project manager at HP Enterprise Services, formerly known as Electronic Data Systems, died in Troy Beaumont Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by brothers Lon and Ted, and sister Lynn Axelson. Private services.

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Salvador G. Savella

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April 7, 2011
Salvador G. Savella, also known as “Sal” and “Badong,” 74, of Honolulu, formerly of the Big Island, a retired Hawaiian Airlines agent specialist, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Eric Glaser, daughters Robyn Akau and Suzanne Kurth, brother Donald, sister Edith DeSilva, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Visitations: 5 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial to follow on Thursday at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

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Albert F. Rapozo

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April 22, 2011
Albert F. Rapozo, 91, of
Lihue, a retired musician, died at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by daughters Helen, Nancy and Betty Rapozo, and Deborah Blackford; brother Lucas; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 8 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery.

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Emily D. Ramon

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April 6, 2011
Emily D. Ramon, 95, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Manuel, daughters Mercedes Arroyo and Carolyn Herman, sister Thelma Gusman, six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

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Masateru Ojima

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March 12, 2011
Masateru Ojima, 86, of Lake Forest, Calif., a U.S. Postal Service employee, and an Army veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War, died in Lake Forest. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Masahide and Walter, and sisters Grace Konno, Nancy Sakuda, Margaret Ojima, and Agnes Fujii. Private services.

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Donald E. Newville

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Dec. 12, 2010
Donald E. Newville, 70, of Altoona, Wis., formerly of Hawaii, a former state social worker supervisor and assistant Oahu branch administrator, and founder of Trinity Community Aid Network, died at home. He was born in Barron County, Wis. He is survived by wife Ruth, son James, daughters Karen Tom and Marie Dow, and numerous grandchildren. Services held in Wisconsin.

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James Takanobu Miyamoto

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April 14, 2011
James Takanobu Miyamoto, 87, of Honolulu, a retired federal government quality assurance inspector at Fort Shafter and an Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Peggy, daughters Patricia Hartman and Gayle Miyamoto, sister Ann Yuasa, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

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Edna Fuerth Lemle

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April 17, 2011
Edna Fuerth Lemle, 95, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, and New York City died in Waikoloa. She was born in New York City. She is survived by sons Douglas and Mickey, daughters Florence Lemle and Deanne Bosnak, and four grandchildren. Services in New York City. Donations suggested to One to World, 285 W. Broadway, Suite 450, New York, NY 10013.

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Masaaki Kai

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April 21, 2011
Masaaki “Masa” Kai, 59, of Honolulu, a Tsukiji Fish Market and Restaurant executive chef, died. He was born in Miyazaki-ken, Japan. He is survived by wife Joanne M., daughter Amy Kwong, mother Sachiko, sister Etsuko Ichinose and a grandchild. Private services.

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Loretta Jurek

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April 14, 2011
Loretta Jurek, 70, of Honolulu, a retired security staff employee at Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange and McInerney stores, died in Hale Ho Aloha, Honolulu. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by husband Paul, sons Michael and Gregory, and two grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date in Chicago. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society.

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Virginia Fulkerson

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April 22, 2011
Virginia “Ginny” Fulkerson, 86, of Kailua, a retiree from Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Corning, N.Y. She is survived by husband Clyde, son William Stull, daughters Barbara Flynn and Virginia Ann Johnson, stepdaughter Gail Karie-Fenton, sister Helen Hawver, and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

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Eve Drolet

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April 22, 2011
Eve Drolet, 84, of Waimanalo, a newspaper reporter and editor, and former owner and editor of The Windword in Kailua, died in Kailua. She was born in Washington, D.C. She is survived by companion Gerald Graziani and daughters Rene and Robin. Services at a later date. For more information, call Robin at 224-4880.

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Douglas Roy Dauterman

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April 9, 2011
Douglas Roy Dauterman, 90, of Kaneohe, a retired owner of The Dauterman Co. and Navy lieutenant commander and veteran who served in World War II, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Bowling Green, Ohio. He is survived by son Rex, daughters Loke Young and Anne Stevens, brother James, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Elks Club, 2933 Kalakaua Ave., Waikiki. Scattering of ashes and reception to follow. Casual attire.

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Nina Hondonero Daog

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March 3, 2011
Nina Hondonero Daog, 80, of Miami died in Orlando, Fla. She was born in Naalehu, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Manuel, son Michael, daughters RoseMarie Yuhas and Sandi Hagan, brothers Cisto Hondonero and Phillip Barro, sister Carmen Pestano and five grandchildren. Burial:
3 p.m. May 12 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers.

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William Ah Sung Chang

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April 14, 2011
William Ah Sung Chang, also known as “Bill” and “Sonny,” 87, of Honolulu, a retired Lester D. Lawson sales manager, owner of Volume Distributors, A.C. Lyau salesman and an Army veteran, died. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by wife Thelma; sons Wesley and Derrick; daughters Judy and Lisa; brothers Harold, Charles, Walter, James and Richard; and sister Mary Young. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Services: 11 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday.

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Florencio S. Baxa

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April 22, 2011
Florencio S. Baxa, 69, of Waipahu, a retired Gaspro Inc. warehouseman, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Flordeliz and sisters Gliceria Cabbat, Verona Baxa-Sales, and Adelaide “Adel” Baxa-Galindo. Visitation: 5 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 6:30 p.m. Additional visitation: 8:30 a.m. next Friday at St. Joseph in Waipahu. Services: 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Online condolences: www.borthwickoahu.com

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John Silva Abreu Sr.

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April 10, 2011
John Silva Abreu Sr., 92, of Waipahu, a retired Mililani Wastewater Treatment Plant supervisor, died in Waipahu. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by son John Jr.; daughters Laura Perry, Charlotte Ito, Geraldine Hall, and Karen Bradbury; 28 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great- grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

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JULIA “JUDY” KEALOHAOKALANI ORRICK ABBEN

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JULIA “JUDY” KEALOHAOKALANI ORRICK ABBEN

Julia “Judy” Kealohaokalani Orrick Abben died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital on April 16, 2011 at age 78. Born October 15, 1932 in Kahuku, Oahu, she was a homemaker, loved by many, and owner of Hanamaulu Store. She was very active in community & political events. She was preceeded in death by her parents, Joe T. and “Sis” Orrick on Kauai. She is survived by son, Jim Spies of Wailua Houselots, Daughter Karen (Jay) Whalen, brother Jim (Margaret) Orrick, sister Libby (Fred) Antone of Oahu. 2 grandchildren and several nieces & nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2-5pm on Sunday, May 8 at Wailua Houselots Park Pavilion.

CONRADO NACARIO

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CONRADO “DADO” NACARIO

Age 77, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, passed away April 2, 2011 in Wahiawa. Born August 16, 1933 in Mokuleia. Retired welder and also City & County as a groundskeeper at Mokuleia Beach Park. An avid fisherman and hunter.

He is survived by wife, Jean S. Nacario; sons, Ryan Nacario, Kerry (Diane) Nacario; daughter, Sharlene Halemano; 6 grandchildren; brothers, Richard (Debbie) Nacario of Oregon, Robert (Lani) Nacario, James Nacario, Wayne Nacario; sisters, Meg (Robert) Heidenfelt of Hilo, Estrellita (Patrick) Dela Pena.

Private services were held.

CHIYO MIYAHIRA

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CHIYO MIYAHIRA

Age 98, of Pearl City, HI, passed away March 31, 2011 in Waipahu, HI. Born July 8, 1912 in Kahaluu, HI.

She is survived by sons, Albert (Merle) Miyahira, Richard (Jean) Miyahira, Melvin (Audrey) Miyahira, Dennis (Lillian) Miyahira; son-in-law, Kenneth Teruya; daughters, Elsie (Ed) Kawakone; brother, Shoken Kobashigawa; sisters, Asaye Shiroma, Tomie Ige, Yoshie Tomei; 9 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces & nephews.

Visitation 10:00 a.m. Tuesday (May 3) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel Memorial Service 11:00 a.m. Casual Attire.

TOSHIE TSUTSUI

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TOSHIE TSUTSUI

Age 86, of Pearl City, HI, passed away April 3, 2011 in Pearl City, HI. Born July 7, 1924 in Pearl City, HI. She was a retired seamstress.

She is survived by husband, Satoshi Tsutsui; daughters, Charlotte Harada, Rhoda Fujimoto; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brothers, Yoshio Ito, Mitsuo Ito; nieces & nephews.

Private Services were held.

MARIAN Y. NAKAGAWA

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MARIAN Y. NAKAGAWA

Age 90, of Wahiawa, HI, passed away April 13, 2011 in Honolulu, HI. Born November 18, 1920 in Waialua, HI.

She is survived by sisters, Alice Yanagisako, Miriam (Kennard) Morimoto, Patsy Ibara, Leatrice Saiki; numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

Private services were held.

HENRY T. YAMAMOTO

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HENRY T. YAMAMOTO

Age 88, of Mililani, Hawaii, passed away April 10, 2011 in Punaluu. Born November 17, 1922 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Henry retired from Sears Roebuck and Company.

He is survived by son, Wayne (Susan) Yamamoto; brothers, Fred K. Yamamoto, James K. Yamamoto; sisters, Nora Sato, Betty Abe; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren.

Private services were held.

GLICERIO GALARDE GARPERIO

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GLICERIO GALARDE GARPERIO

Age 85, of Pearl City, HI, passed away April 3, 2011 in Honolulu, HI. Born December 24, 1925 in Tangatan, Gonzaga, Cagayan. He was a retired maintenanceman.

He is survived by wife, Esperanza R. Garperio; sons, Florencio Garperio, Firmo (Rose) Garperio, Cesar (Loty) Garperio; daughters, Elsie (Lito) Rigor, Crisalda (Lou) Colburn; 8 grandchildren; sister, Carolina Medrano of Philippines.

Visitation 6:00 p.m. Wednesday (May 4) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel. Wake Service 7:00 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Thursday (May 5) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel. Funeral Service 10:00 a.m. Burial 1:30 p.m at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual Attire. Flowers Welcome.

CAROLYN ANNE SUNSHINE LADUKE

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CAROLYN ANNE SUNSHINE LADUKE
April 9, 2011

Sunshine Anne, 57, of Hawaii Kai, passed away at her home. She was born in Colville, Washington. Attended BYU Hawaii. Survived and loved by best friend Mo, his family & friends; her two sons, Michael (Kimberly), Christopher (Margaret) LaDuke; grandson Dalton; mother Sylvia & Papa Dave; brothers Dale, Don, and Hank; niece Heather; aunts, uncles, & nephews; the staff of Queens Hospital and all her patient friends. Scattering of ashes will be held at a future date.


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