Archive for May 12th, 2011

Stanley Isamu Yamauchi

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April 15, 2011
Stanley Isamu Yamauchi, 63, of Kaneohe, a Castle High School teacher and Navy veteran, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Shaun; daughter Kimberly; brothers George, Roy and Gary; sisters Linda Yamauchi and Florence Seabury; and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park gazebo. Condolences may be sent online at www.BorthwickOahu.com.

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Hiiakaonamoku Margaret Wong

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April 19, 2011
Hiiakaonamoku Margaret Wong, 60, of Honolulu, died in Waianae. She was born in Kansas City, Mo. She is survived by daughters Kathleen and June; mother Jennie K. Rosa; brothers Ronnie and Spencer Secritario; sisters Diane Miguel, Charmaine Nuuanu, Jo-Sandra Buresh and Nani Rosa; stepbrothers Arthur and Robert Rosa; and two grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

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Daniel M. Williams

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May 4, 2011
Daniel M. Williams, 52, of Mililani, a cook, died in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Mary M. and brothers Jesse D. Jr. and Peter A. Private services.

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Kameko Urasaki

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April 16, 2011
Kameko “Grace” Urasaki, 94, of Hilo, a tour guide at the former Orchids of Hawaii and Oda Flowers in Hilo, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Glenn and Gary, daughter Edna U. Hironaga, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

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Stanley Hideichi Uejo

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April 22, 2011
Stanley Hideichi Uejo, 85, of Honolulu, a retired auto mechanic, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Katherine, sons Wayne, Daryl and Alan, daughter Amy Hashimoto, brother Thomas, sister Marjorie Nunokawa, nine grandchildren and 15 great-grand- children. Private services.

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Ieremia Mose Tyrell

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April 30, 2011
Ieremia Mose “Jerry” Tyrell, 77, of Wahiawa, a retired Del Monte Fresh Produce painter, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Swains Island. He is survived by wife Tia; sons Folau Hunkin, and Junior and Ulysses Tyrell; daughters Nisa Lavatai, Sialasa Sanborn Jr., Elsie Tyrell and Jennifer Levi; brothers Vaeleti and Tili; sister Elsie Pakau; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. Sunday at Olive United Methodist Church, 108 California Ave., Wahiawa. Services: 6:30 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

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Tu Minh Truong

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May 4, 2011
Tu Minh Truong, 65, of Honolulu, a security officer, died. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by daughter Thi T.M. Private services.

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Felix Ebia Torricer

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April 18, 2011
Felix Ebia Torricer, 76, of Waipahu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village bellman and Army veteran, died in Waipahu. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Barbara H., sons Felix E. II and Todd J., brothers Alfredo and Vincent, sisters Emily Tomas, Magdalena Adaro and Loretta Domingo and a grandchild. Private services.

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Ryan Makoto Takeuchi

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April 23, 2011
Ryan Makoto Takeuchi, 49, of Kapolei, a life insurance agent, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Miyuki, son Lindsey, daughters Ashley and Alex, father Robert and his wife Kay, brother Pat and sister Lynell Yuu. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kapolei Ward, Makakilo chapel. Services: 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

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Ruby Matsumi Shodahl

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April 27, 2011
Ruby Matsumi Shodahl, 89, of Kaneohe, a Pali Fruit & Vegetable Stand owner and operator, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Irvan Shodahl, and Ricky and Glenn Awakuni, daughter Patricia Iwamoto, sister Alice Mersberg, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grand- children. Private services.

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Yong Soon Oshiro

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May 6, 2011
Yong Soon Oshiro, 71, of Hilo, a model, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Yukie, son Edward Smith, daughter Christine Mcionis, brother Young Ki Kim and two grandchildren. Private services.

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Ricardo Ortiz

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April 15, 2011
Ricardo “Cardo” Ortiz, 77, of Waianae died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Clarence and William and sisters Margaret Kahalewai, Clara Sanchez and Shirley S. Colon. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

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Lily Ryuko Noguchi

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April 5, 2011
Lily Ryuko Noguchi, 82, of Honolulu, owner of Lily’s Barber Shop in Waipahu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Ibaragi, Japan. She is survived by son Norman and daughter Ruth Wiegand. Private services.

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Leon Clayton Nedbalek

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April 22, 2011
Leon Clayton “Ned” Nedbalek, 75, of Mililani, a Wonder View Press co-owner, commercial pilot and retired Air Force lieutenant, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Beeville, Texas. He is survived by wife Lani, son Zane, daughters Malissa and Carla G. and a grandchild. Private services.

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Joan H. Mersberg

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May 8, 2011
Joan H. Mersberg, 89, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Kaneohe. She is survived by sons Samuel Pa‘e and Richard; daughters Joan Amendariz, Majorie Mielke, Daisy Pletcher, Charlotte Evans, Faye Smith and Joann K. Mersberg; sister Lily Galdeira; 19 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

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Esther Shizue Maetani

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May 3, 2011
Esther Shizue Maetani, 92, of Aiea, a retired Kuakini Medical Center nurses’ aide and retired Libby, McNeill & Libby forelady, died. She was born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. She is survived by son Daniel T., daughters Ellen Higa, Joyce Sakamoto and Shirley Matsumoto, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation: 1 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Michael James Meehan

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March 6, 2011
Michael James Meehan, 56, of Haleiwa, a Turtle Bay Resort employee, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Torrance, Calif. He is survived by wife Elena A., sons Thomas and Kyle, daughters Shannon and Arlene, mother Ann, brother Patrick, sisters Bridget McLeod and Monica Berg and four grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire.

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Takeo Kutaka

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April 26, 2011
Takeo Kutaka, 87, of Kaneohe, a retired W.E. Painting Inc. painter and Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Jane C.; sons Alvin and Jason; daughters Jo-Ann DiLeonardo, Paula Nishi and Wanda Kutaka; sisters Alice Miyashiro, Karen Alfonso, Sally Awaya and Sally Ann Kutaka; 15 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

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Morinobu Kiyabu

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May 4, 2011
Morinobu “Ben” Kiyabu, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Motor Supply mechanic, died at home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by son Leslie S., daughter Karen E., brothers Moriyasu and Moriyoshi and sisters Chiyoko Matsumoto, Mildred F. Ashitomi and Elsie K. Taba. Visitation: 9 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m.

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Raymond F. Kawewehi

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April 10, 2011
Raymond F. “Manu” Kawewehi, 49, of Ewa, a former Island Commodities and Chaney Brooks & Co. employee, died in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by hanai daughter Malia Young, brothers Earl Jr., Samuel and Michael, sisters Bernadine Halvorson and Jackie Maae and two hanai grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Services: 11 a.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

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Kenneth Mitsuo Katayama

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April 18, 2011
Kenneth Mitsuo Katayama, 68, of Pearl City died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Charlotte S., sons Kurt J. and Jason K., daughter Tara K. Cambra, brothers Herbert and Raymond, sisters Agnes Uemura and Florence Koike and a grandchild. Private services.

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Louis Kekahuna Kaonohi Jr.

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April 22, 2011
Louis Kekahuna “Louie” Kaonohi Jr., 82, of Wahiawa, a retired Army sergeant, Hickam Air Force Base civil service and Army and Air Force Exchange Service employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by fiancee Gladys Oshiro; sons Brandon and Justin; daughter Loree “Fluffy” Ituarte; brothers Samson and Mel; sisters Maggie Sodergran, Florence Thompson, Evelyn Kamekona and Laverne Alexander; and a grand-child. No services.

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Yoshiko Kami

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April 23, 2011
Yoshiko Kami, 93, of Ho-nolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Randolph “Randy” and Johnnathan, daughters Janet and Lenore Kami and Helene Arakaki, brothers Charles and Hitoshi Tanigawa, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

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Alice F. Hiramoto

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May 1, 2011
Alice F. Hiramoto, 82, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Gaspro secretary, died in Lihue. She was born in Kapaa. She is survived by husband Walter, sons Glen and Michael, daughters Lorene Rapozo, Carol Ikeda, Joy Inamine and Cheryl Inouye, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

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Tokuyei Higa

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April 3, 2011
Tokuyei Higa, 88, of Waianae, a retired city Department of Parks and Recreation grounds-keeper and an Army veteran, died. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Kazuko, son David, daughter Doris, brothers Tamotsu and Shigeru, sisters Hester Higa and Helen Kakazu and a grandchild. Private services.

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Elliot Graham Hein

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April 22, 2011
Elliot Graham Hein, 81, of Honolulu, a window dresser, died in Honolulu. He was born in Australia. He is survived by sisters Gladys Braendler, Ivy Schwarz and Ruby Fechner. Private services.

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David Stewart Dahl

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April 26, 2011
David Stewart Dahl, 72, of Makawao, Maui, a retired Navy chief petty officer, died at home under hospice care. He was born in Viroqua, Wis. He is survived by wife Sharon L. Wien; son David DuJordan; daughter Tami Eli; brothers Daniel and Stuart; sisters Shelby Waters, Heidi Harless, Marilynn Albright and Becky Stricker; and three grandchildren. Private services.

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Elaine Kaye Cozine

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May 7, 2011
Elaine Kaye Cozine, 71, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Creston, Iowa. She is survived by husband Charles, sons Chris, Gary and Douglas Callison, daughters Diane, Kimberly Jennings and Wendy Collard, brother Neal Martin, sister Patricia Neff, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. No services.

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Thelma F. Ching

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May 6, 2011
Thelma F. Ching, 96, of Kailua, a retired housekeeper, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Barbara Ching and Mary Ann Lau, stepbrother Wilfred Toyoda, stepsister Dorothea Iwanaga and three grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Kalihi Union Church. Services: 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Condolences may be sent online at www.hawaiifuneralservices.com. Incorrect information published in an obituary yesterday.

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Florence Diane Binongcal

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May 8, 2011
Florence Diane Binongcal, 53, of Waianae, a homemaker and Air Force veteran, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Alameda, Calif. She is survived by son Carlton S. Gorham, daughter Stefene McKee, parents Eustaquio and Florence, brothers Carl and James, sisters Janet Binongcal and Mary Ramos and three grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Island Family Christian Church.

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