Nov. 9, 2011
Florence Souza Petersen, 94, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Ho•no•lulu. She is survived by sons Thomas, Craig, Eric and Larry; daughters Peggy Hausmann and Lois Petersen; 18 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Trinity. Mass: 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Online condolences: www.hawaiifuneral•services.com.

Nov. 3, 2011
Aurea Tabiolo Paguirigan, 102, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Aiea. She was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Elpidio T. and Pedro, brothers Julio and Arnolfo Tabiolo, sister Maria C. Ramos, nine grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 7 p.m. Additional visitation: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial at noon at Valley of the Temples. Online condolences: www.hawaiifuneralservices.com.

Nov. 3, 2011
Myrtle Ann Leinaala Canto “Tweetie” Pagaduan, 66, of Kahului died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Daniel Jr., daughter Desiree Lopes, brother Harold “Boy” Raymond, sister Josephine “Jo” Burdeaux and seven grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Services: 7 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Maui Memorial Park, Wailuku. Online condolences: www.ballardfamily•mortuaries.com.

Nov. 7, 2011
Dorothy Nobuko “Dot” Nakamura, 86, of Honolulu, a waitress at Stewart Pharmacy and Jolly Roger Restaurant in Waikiki, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Thomas, Wayne, Melvin S. and Bert; daughter Sharon Yamamoto; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Services: 11:30 a.m. Inurnment: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Nov. 18, 2011
Rachel Kam Oi Jay Mahelona, 87, of Kaneohe, an Army and Air Force Exchange Services retiree, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Nathan K. and Jonathan S., sister Mollie Nakamitsu, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Hawaii Stake Center, 46-117 Halaulani St. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Online condolences: www.borthwickoahu.com.

Nov. 13, 2011
Nathanael Stephen Mahelona, 92, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard rigger, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born on Maui. He is survived by sons Nathan K. and Jonathan S.; brothers Charles, Arnold and Herbert; sisters Shirley Miyahana, Moana Dillon and Jean Smith; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Hawaii Stake Center, 46-117 Halaulani St. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Online condolences: www.borthwick•oahu.com.

Nov. 9, 2011
Minoru Kaneshiro, 85, of Ho•no•lulu, a retiree, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen T.; sons Jerry N. and Warren S.; daughters Carol H. Espiritu, Sandra C. Kaneshiro and Tammy A. Namihira; sisters Natsuko Tamashiro, Rachel S. Tokuda, Betty M. Oshiro, Shirley H. Alos and Jane A. Fukuhara; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Nov. 8, 2011
Virginia Ann Ku’uleimomi Yau Chan “Ginny” Hee, 68, of Ho•no•lulu, a retired Punahou School athletic office secretary, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert, son Marc, daughter Jana, brother Louis Kau, sisters Claire Ho and Catherine Chun-Hoon, hanai sister Gail Martin and three grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at University of Hawaii Catholic Center (Newman Center). Mass: 11 a.m. Parking at St. Francis High School. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Nov. 17, 2011
Leonaida Morre Enojardo, 86, of Hawi, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Hawi. She is survived by sons Lucio, Rufo Jr., Eddie and Romulo; daughters Flora Cafe, Merlita Derla, Estrella Federizo, Cecilia Gacayan, Arlene Soledad and Brenda Postrero; 34 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 8 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hawi. Services: 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Incorrect information in an obituary published Tuesday.

July 12, 2011
David Mason Daniels, 63, of Kapolei, a warehouse manager and a Navy veteran, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Matewan, W.Va. He was survived by wife Margret K.; stepson James S.K. Kamalii; stepdaughter Estelle Andaya; and sisters Helen Edwards, Kathy Wolford, Rhonda Simpkins and Teresa Allen. Services: 11 a.m. Dec. 11 at Hawaii Okinawa Center, Waipio. Burial: 2 p.m. Dec. 12 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Oct. 27, 2011
Alfred Anthony “Boy” Cayetano Jr., 59, of Mililani, an Ameron Hawaii retiree, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Diane R.; son Justin; daughter Lisa Brown; mother Angelina; brothers Allen and Alton; sisters Vanessa Rabago, Verna Miguel and Verena and Vina Cayetano; and six grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Services: 6:30 p.m. Additional visitation: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Mass: 11 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Oct. 10, 2011
Herbert Helfers “Herb” Burgess, 91, of Aiea died in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Herbert H.K. “Bert”; daughters Gail “Moana” Thomas, Dawn “Lani” Clark and Val Burgess-Ma’e; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Nov. 16, 2011
Arnold Tsuyoshi Abe, 70, of Kaneohe, a state Family Court judge and retired city corporation counsel, died in Aloha Nursing & Rehab Centre. He was born in Kapaau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Norma Y., son Gregory H., mother Haruko, brother Clyde T., caregiver Brenda Leong and two grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

CARLEEN KEHAULANI MORTENSEN BIRNIE

Carleen Kehaulani Mortensen Birnie, 71, passed away on November 15 in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu on April 3, 1940 to Helen Ha’aipo Mortensen and Alfred Abraham K. Achong. She was raised by her grandparents, Julia and Carl Mortensen Sr., attending the Kamehameha Schools. When her mother married John Robert Stewart, she became an “Army Brat” who later married a “Flyboy,” enabling her to live in Alaska, California, Colorado, New Hampshire, Texas, Germany and Guam, as well as in Hilo, Volcano Village and Honolulu.

She was a life member of the Daughters of Hawai’i, a former trustee of Lyman House Memorial Museum, and had been a docent at ‘Iolani Palace.

She is survived by husband Ian, daughter Kim Ku’ulei Birnie, son Alan Keali’i Birnie, of Maui; grandchildren Camille (Laiana) Kanoa-Wong, Kalan Keahi and Connor Kupono Birnie; and two great-grandchildren, Ha’aipo and Kealoha’aina Kanoa-Wong. She is also survived by sisters Alfrieda Achong, of Honolulu, Joycelyn (Ray) Sheely, of Valrico, Florida, and brothers Hadrian and Hughland Achong, of Honolulu.

Celebration of Carleen’s life on Saturday, November 26, at 1127 Mokulua Drive, Ka’ohao (Lanikai). Visitation 1 to 3 p.m., service at 3:00. Inurnment will be at Punchbowl at a later date.

MARINA “MARING” BOSQUE BAJET

Age 71, of Pearl City, Hawaii, passed away November 12, 2011 in Ewa Beach. Born April 9, 1940 in Banaoang, Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.

She is survived by parents, Victor and Maria Bajet; sisters, Remedios (Sonny) Pabo, Soledad (Conrado) Abella; brothers, Rupert (Aimee) Bajet, Narceo (Cristina) Bajet, Maximo (Marivic) Bajet.

Visitation 6-9 p.m. Monday (November 28) at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; Wake Service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Tuesday (November 29) at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; Burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual Attire. Flowers Welcome.

GAIL SANDRA CERVIN MERRILL

Age 76, of Honolulu, passed away November 16, 2011 at her home. Born April 27, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois.

She was our much beloved mother who raised us well and a loving wife to our dearly departed father. She was at one time a Catholic School Teacher, at one time an award winning artist, and at one time a dedicated Navy Relief Volunteer. She was always a voracious reader, always a history buff, and always up to date on politics. She loved classic books, classic music, and Broadway musicals. She gave us the moral backbone with which to guide our decisions and the grit and determination to succeed in life.

She was preceded in death by her true love and husband Roland Spencer Merrill, Uncle Mike Cervin, Aunt Alma Cervin and Aunt Gertrude Yetter.

She is survived by sons, Matthew Webb Merrill and Jacob Michael Merrill; daughters, Elizabeth Eden Merrill and Holly Michelle Webb; grandchildren, Roland Spencer Merrill, Lacey Mangin, and Aaron Mangin; great-grandchildren, Kara, Jadin, Gavin, Angelina.

Private Service.

ANN BESENBRUCH, NEE JOHNSON

Ann Besenbruch was born on March 14, 1924, in Jackson, Ohio. Part of her childhood was spent in the idyllic village of Northfield, Conn., where her father was the minister while earning a Ph.D. at Yale. Their move to South Dakota was a shock to her, the state then suffering from grasshopper plagues, dust storms and fierce blizzards in winter, although the friendliness of the people made up for much. After she graduated from high school, her father insisted that she apply to the University of Chicago.

She majored in German and was working on her master’s dissertation, when she was offered a job as a translator for the Nuremberg Tribunal for War Crimes. Much of her work consisted of translating the files of German government and SS agencies, which provided much of the evidence for the prosecution. Through a discussion group at the University of Erlangen she met her future husband Max. At her recommendation he also was employed as a translator. When the trials ended, Ann obtained a job as report writer for the US Army European Command Intelligence Center.

Once Max earned his Ph.D., Ann and he decided to marry and return to the USA. They had two children, Helen and Peter. She settled into the life of the wife of a rising executive.

Ever since joining the choir of the University of Chicago, which performed major concerts with the Chicago Symphony, she found great joy in choral singing. In White Plains she discovered the Episcopal Church, always loving its liturgy and finding a musical home in church choirs in the United States and Europe.

In 1992 she followed her husband’s sailboat to Hawaii by plane and joined St. Andrew’s choir under John McCreary, whom she admired. Always a voracious reader, she wrote book reviews for the cathedral newsletter and taught church history, presenting an unvarnished church of sinners and saints to classes of appreciative seekers.

She died on November 2, 2011, and is survived by her husband, two children and two grandchildren.

The funeral service is at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 26, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral. Visitation begins at 9:30 a.m.. A reception will follow at the Waikiki Yacht Club.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to the St. Andrew’s Cathedral Music Fund would be welcome.

SABURO NISHIME
442-100th Battalion- Dog Company
Born In Lawai Kauai – February 4th 1918
Went back home – October 26th 2011

Saburo Nishime, the Japanese “Clark Gable”, spent the last days with his family at home, watching his favorite movies and listening to his favorite songs, spending time with his family. At age 93, Mr. Nishime had a long, fruitful and happy life.
His birth certificate reads, Saburo Nishime was born in the Territory Of Hawaii, February 4th 1918 at home in Lawai, Kauai. He was the 7th child of 13 born to Okinawian immigrants, Sokichi Nishime and Nabe Kunchan. They had come to Hawaii together in 1905, and ultimately farmed above Poipu.
Mr. Nishime attended Kalaheo School, Class of 1936, and then was drafted into the Army November 15th 1941. After training he moved to a rooming house on South Street where on December 7th, 1941 he was awakened by a loud boom, turned on the radio and heard that we were under attack. Taking a bus to Kaimuki he watched the planes from a friends house on 8th Avenue.
Off to the Army he went with the Kauai group of soldiers and soon after they formed the One-Puka-Puka, the 100th Battalion-442. He was assigned to Company D, Dog Unit, and went to Camp McCoy for training.
The Army sent Mr. Nishime to Italy where he bravely fought for his country. While fighting on the front lines, a grenade exploded next to him, killing his friend and leaving him with shrapnel in his legs. He refused to be sent home. He collected his Purple Heart and re-joined his battalion on the front lines, putting the Purple Heart in his pocket. After the war, he decided to attend a trade school and become an electrician working until retirement for the US Air Force Civil Service, Kadena AFB Okinawa
Though Mr. Nishime wanted very much to attend college but being one of 13 children on a farm in Kauai, well, there was no money. Still education was very important to him and though he was not able to go himself, he generously helped his two children obtain Doctorial degrees. His son Michael is a respected Implant Dentist in Honolulu and has been practicing implant dentistry for the past 30 years. His daughter, Jeanie, a Dr. of Education, is the Vice President of El Camino College Los Angeles and was recently elected as a board member to the El Segundo Board of Education
Mr. Nishime authored his memories in his autobiography, which will be published in January 2012. It is called An Autobiography, Memories with the 442-100th Battalion: Dog Company. He has written a very good book about his experiences in WWII as a Japanese Soldier from Hawaii as well as his life before and after the war. He contributed factual accounting to the making of the movie “Only the Brave”, has his oral history published online by the University of Hawaii and one of his stories is a feature on the website.
Mr. Nishime was very active in the 442-100th Club in Honolulu. He served for 10 years as the President of the 100 Club, retiring as President in 2008. Mr. Nishime was also a member of the Hawaii Sashiki Chinen Doshikai as well as a Mason with the Okinawa Lodge # 181. Always sharp and very funny and in good health until the morning a stroke took him down. We will miss his company and wit, very much.
Mr. Nishime leaves his wife, Setsuko, son Dr. Michael and Elaine Nishime, daughter, Dr. Jeanie Nishime, son-in-law Spence Bauer, grandchildren Quinten Nishime (LMU Los Angeles), Scuppy Nishime (Punahou School), Jessica Briesacker (SDSU and now in Belize Central America, Peace Corps) and Phillip Briesacker (SDSU). Also leaving behind sister Tomi Taba (Kauai), Ralph (Yoohachi) Nishime (Los Angeles) and Kiku Okamura (Ewa Beach) as well as their spouses and many nieces, nephews and grand nieces and grand nephews.
Services are being held at Hosoi on November 26th at 2 pm. Internment will be at Punchbowl on December 22nd at 2 pm.
In lieu of flowers, please consider memorializing Mr. Nishime by gifting in his name The 442-100 Battalion Clubhouse in his name or Punahou School Legacy Gifts. The school memorial is tax deductable. (elainenishime@hawaii.rr.com)

Six Years of Remembering
JIM KOLONICK
December 8, 1934 – November 23, 2005
Always In Our Hearts
Your loving spirit will live on forever.

CLARITA
ARREOLA CABO

Age 61, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, passed away October 22, 2011 in Wahiawa. Born August 15, 1950 in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.

She is survived by husband, Constantino J. Cabo; son, Clarence Cabo; daughter, Clarizza Cabo; brother, Silvestre (Mervie) Arreola, Jr.; sisters, Leticia (Filomeno) Mendoza of Philippines, Edna (Edwin) Concepcion, Juvy (Lamberto, Jr.) Reyes; grandson, Jayden Cabo.

Visitation only 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon on Saturday (Nov. 26) at the Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel. Burial 12:30 p.m. Mililani Memorial Park. Casual Attire. Flowers Welcome.

WILLIAM “PINTO”
TOLENTINO

Age 89, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, passed away October 22, 2011 in Aiea. Born August 22, 1922 in Kamuela, Hawaii. Retired from Foremost Dairies and the Wahiawa Bus Company. A resident of Lanai City, Lanai.

He is survived by sons, John Kim, Charles (Sumi) Kim; daughters, Shirley Tolentino, Alice Tracy, Rose Alcomindras; brothers, Rally Tolentino, Roy Tolentino; sisters, Ethel Carriaga; 25 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; many nephews, nieces, and cousins.

Visitation 5:30 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 27) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; Wake Service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Monday (Nov. 28) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; Funeral Service 10:00 a.m. Burial 11:00 a.m. Mililani Memorial Park. Casual Attire. Flowers Welcome.