Obituaries

MITSUKO AKIMOTO, a former picture bride who went on to become an award-winning volunteer with the American Lung Association and American Red Cross, died Feb. 2 in Honolulu. She was 104. See story.

NOAH ABRAZADO, who was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor when he was two months old, died Feb. 1 at his Mililani home. Noah turned 1 Sept. 24. See story.

GEORGE AMORIN, 79, of Lihu‘e, Kaua‘i, died Jan. 31, 2001. Born in Hanama‘ulu, Kaua‘i. Kaua‘i County refuse collector. Survived by wife, Zinia; brothers, Manuel, Jack and Frank; sister, Delphine Shamizu. Services held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

NICANOR "NICK" BATUNGBACAL, 76, of Pearl City, died Jan. 25, 2001. Born in Bataan, Philippines. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Base police officer and Ted Makalena Golf Course greenskeeper. Survived by wife, Virginia; sons, Michael, Richard, Stephen, Melvin, Glenn, Patrick and Jason; daughters, Janice Herchenhahn and Linda Le Franc; brothers, Fernando, Francisco and Alfred; sister, Virginia Gemora; 19 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary Mauka Chapel; prayer service noon. Burial 12:30 at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

DOREEN LORETTA CAPOL, 55, of Hau‘ula, died Jan. 24, 2001. Born in Kahuku. A Ted’s Bakery helper. Survived by husband, Wenceslao "Ben"; sons, Vincent, Patrick, Jonathan, Gerard and Bernard; daughter, Daphne; brothers, Barney, Crispin, Inocencio and Mariano Cameros; sisters, Vicenta Baisac and Magila Miller; five grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter & Paul Mission; Mass noon. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

BEVERLY WAI JUN CHUN, 46, of Honolulu, died Jan. 26, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Tai Cheong; brothers, Ronald and Frederick. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

CHERRY ANN CACHOLA DOMINGO, 25, of Waipahu, died Jan. 13, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A LensCrafters Ala Moana employee. Survived by daughter, Leeona Domingo-Udani; parents, Amante "Bill" and Teresita "Tessie" Domingo; sister, Trisha; grandparents, Prisca Domingo, Aniceto and Leona Cachola. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

CHARLOTTE S. GIBSON, 59, of Honolulu, died Jan. 19, 2001. Born in Lahaina, Maui. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Delbert; son, Cyrus Clark; brothers, Alipio Thomas, Edward Garcia, Arthur and Clarence Patton; sisters, Marie Kauhola and Gertrudes Corpuz; two grandchildren. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday at Hawai‘i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

SHANNON KU‘UIPO "BULA" HAILI, 28, of Pahoa, Hawai‘i, died Jan. 29, 2001. Born in Hilo, Hawai‘i. Survived by mother, Barbara; brothers, Joe, Sheldon and Chad; sister, Gerlyn; hanai sister, Jodie Aiona; grandmother, Ida Lincoln-Aiona. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Salvation Army chapel, Ponahawai Street; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel; service 11 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

HARUMITSU HAYASHI, 77, of Kekaha, Kaua‘i, died Feb. 3, 2001. Born in Koloa, Kaua‘i. Retired Kekaha Sugar Co. welder. Survived by wife, Fusae; son, Craig; daughters, Kathleen Yamamoto and Sarah Young; five grandchildren; sister, Miyoko Kaohi. Visitation 4 p.m. Thursday at ‘Ele‘ele Baptist Church, Kaua‘i; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

NOBUO HIGA, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 21, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired auto painter. Survived by brothers, Fred and Warren; sister, Sarah Onaga. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu‘uanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

AYAKO IMADA, 75, of Kukuihaele, Hawai‘i, died Feb. 1, 2001. Born in Kona, Hawai‘i. A retired co-owner of Charley’s Auto Body Shop. Survived by sons, Errol, Clyde and Bert; daughter, Jo Ann Kiaha; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Noboru Hashimoto; sisters, Sueko Gallegos, Mieko Imade and Rachel Maebo. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Honoka‘a Hongwanji Mission; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

DALLAS KEAAU JENSEN, 84, of ‘Aiea, died Feb. 2, 2001. Born in Kea‘au, O‘ahu. Survived by husband, Edwin Sr.; sons, Hans, Edwin Jr. "Champ," Richard "Slugger," Rocky and Robert "Flash"; daughter, Rose "Lei" Lozano; brother, Eugene Duvauchelle; sisters, Eleanor Young, Rachel Wright and Julie Brown; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MASAKO KAKAZU, 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 26, 2001. Born in North Kohala, Hawai‘i. Survived by husband, Yotaro; sons, Steven and Owen; brother, Saborou Takara. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

TOMIKO KANEMOTO, 96, of Lihu‘e, Kaua‘i, died Jan. 29, 2001. Born in Koloa, Kaua‘i. Kaua‘i Yacht Club housekeeper. Survived by sons, George and Donald; daughters, Lucille DeMarais, Alice Shigeta and Jean Hamura; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; brothers, Sukeichi and Masao Ono; sister, Toshiko Hirai. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

WENDELL FRANCIS KEKAUOHA, 67, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died Feb. 2, 2001. Born in La‘ie. A Keaukaha Elementary School teacher. Survived by wife, Janice; daughter, Beatrice Masoe; son, Eldon; brother, Gordon Tashiro; sisters, Eloise Shinn, Blossom Ascunsion, June Chang, Victoria Fonoimoana and Jackie Chang; six grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center; service 11 a.m. Burial to follow at ‘Ala‘« Cemetery, Mormon section. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.

ELEONORE "NORA" M. KUHLMANN, 103, of Honolulu, died Feb. 4, 2001. Born in Makaweli, Kaua‘i. Retired Liberty House salesperson. Survived by sister, Mabel Hagen; nephews, Howard Tarleton, Richard Kuhlman and Gary Kuhlmann. Private services. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

DIANE LILLIAN LIEBES, 52, of Honolulu, died Jan. 17, 2001. Born in Mount Shasta, Ore. Survived by son, Henry Hua; brother, Jim Knupp; four grandchildren; five sisters. No services. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

PATRICIA O’CONNELL MEGSON, 71, of Honolulu, died Feb. 3, 2001. Born in Bozeman, Mont. Public relations specialist, formerly with Hawai‘i Association of Realtors; Chaney, Brooks & Co., KHVH news radio and Windjammer Cruises of Honolulu. Survived by sister, Shelley; and brothers, Marcus and Dan O’Connell. Memorial services held; private scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

FLEETA ALMA MITCHELL, 87, of Wailuku, Maui, died Feb. 3, 2001. Born in Wexford, Mich. Interior designer and dancer with "The Tryon Sisters." Survived by son, Dr. Charles. Private services. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

EDWARD YUKIO NAKAMURA, 50, of Honolulu, died Feb. 2, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Palama Settlement counselor. Survived by friend, Lettie Nakamura; sister, Doris Taniguchi. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Nu‘uanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

WINONA KE‘ALAPUAHIEHIE "GRANDMA NGUM" NGUM, 78, died Jan. 31, 2001. Survived by husband, Alexander; brothers and sisters, Saretta (Titi) Stewart, Norma McNutt, Marietta "Bobbi" Dolman and Benedict Kong Jr.; children, Randol, Randy and Shawna; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Church, Enchanted Lake. No flowers. Casual or aloha attire. Cremation; private scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

WILLIAM "NICK" NIHIPALI, 88, of Hau‘ula, died Jan. 30, 2001. Born in Hau‘ula. Retired from Kahuku Sugar Plantation and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Works Center. Survived by son, Zachary "Sonny"; daughter, Blossom "Ilima"; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at his residence, 54-052 Kamehameha Highway, Hau‘ula; service 1:30 p.m.; burial 3:30 p.m. at Hau‘ula Cemetery. Casual attire.

HARRY HIROSHI NISHIDA, 76, of Los Angeles, formerly of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died Jan. 19, 2001. Born in Pahoa, Hawai‘i. Retired from Caltrans, Los Angeles. Survived by daughters, Val Allen and Traci Nishida; one granddaughter. No local services; Mainland services held. Local arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

ROY SHIGEO NISHIMOTO, 62, of ‘Aiea, died Feb. 4, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Hawai‘i National Bank senior vice president. Survived by wife, Yolette; sons, Roy Stuart, Ladd Nishimoto and Robert and Steve Sakaguchi; daughters, Dawna Agao and Jan Sanchez; mother, Yukie; sisters, Joy Ching and Kay. Visitation 1 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 2 p.m.; inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

LOURDES RAMOS PALACOL, 77, of San Francisco, formerly of Papa‘ikou, Hawai‘i, has died. Born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired Hilo Lagoon Hotel employee. Survived by sons, Felipe Rosario and Juan Palacol Jr.; daughters, Clarita Ayson, Connie Sahagun and Nancy Peterson; several sisters; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Papa‘ikou; memorial mass 10 a.m.; inurnment to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Private Mainland services held. Local arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

SHIGERU SANO, 74, of Wailuku, Maui, died Jan. 30, 2001. Government engineer; and retired state Department of Accounting and General Services district engineer, Maui. Survived by wife, Violet; sons, Stanley and Calvin; daughter, Barbara; mother, Sei; brother, George; sisters, Helen Isokane and Ruth Fukuda; two grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary, Maui; cremation to follow; inurnment later at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. No flowers. Casual attire.

ARENEO "RENO" P. SANTIAGO, 61, of Waipahu, died Jan. 31, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by stepfather, Manuel Feliciano; sister, Jane Martin; brothers, Glenn, Ronald, Jimmy, Daniel and Vincent Feliciano, and Roy Perry and Robert Feliciano. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 1 p.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

GLADYS KAHALEMAILE HANOHANO LINCOLN PUNIKAIA KUPAU SANTIAGO, 89, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 15, 2001. Born in Lihu‘e, Kaua‘i. Retired city custodian. Survived by sons, Bernard Punikaia, Benjamin Kupau and John Asam; daughters, Shirley Manicas, Rebecca "Lucky" Punikaia, Eleanor "Darlene" Scott and Linda Guting; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. one great-great-granddaughter. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 12:15 p.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

HELEN TAKAHASHI SATO, 85, of Honolulu, died Jan. 1, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Albert; sister, Janet Higuchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu‘uanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

JOHN MATTHEW SCHUCK, 81, of ‘Aiea, died Jan. 26, 2001. Born in Devil’s Lake, N.D. Survived by wife, Lorraine; daughters, Lorena Gatlin, Patricia Lopez and Barbara Joy; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Jean Rieley. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park; memorial service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire. Private inurnment.

GASPARA BAGNAS SIMBRE, 67, of Waialua, died Dec. 28, 2000. Born in Waipahu. Hale‘iwa Poi Factory packer. Survived by brothers, Ernie and Domingo Bagnas; sisters, Mercedes Topinio, Francisca Raniada, Catherine Almazan, Rufina Torricer and Connie Wright; four grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Waialua United Church of Christ; services 11:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers.

HATSUE TANAKA, 90, of Honolulu, died Jan. 24, 2001. Born in Honom¬, Hawai‘i. Retired Honolulu Jelly Factory co-owner. Survived by son, Dr. Stanley; daughter, Edith Fukumoto; four grandchildren; sister, Haruko Mori. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

FRANCINE F. THOMPSON, 54, of Honolulu, died Feb. 1, 2001. Walter P. Thompson Inc. financial officer. Survived by husband, James; sons, James Jr. and David; mother, Lita Caterina; sisters, Carol Mancini, Susan Prenatt and Jebette Caterina. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral, Parke Chapel; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers; donations to Hospice Hawai‘i, American Cancer Society, or Hawai‘i Food Bank. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

SHINTARO TOKUDA, 92, of Honolulu, died Jan. 28, 2001. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Retired Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant cook. Member of Aza Gushikawa Club. Survived by wife, Haruko; sons, Richard and Robert; daughter, Liliane Tsuha; four grandchildren; sister, Mine Tokuyoshi. Services 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

VIRGINIA E. TOM, 72, of Honolulu, died Jan. 27, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired music instructor. Survived by husband, David; sons, Zachary and Terence; daughters, Rochelle Lum and Davina Nakasone; brother, Raymond Sato; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

GAIL NAOMI FUJIEDA UYEMA, 56, of Honolulu, died Jan. 15, 2001. Survived by son, Eric; parents, Kiyoshi and Fujie Fujieda; brother, Roger Fujieda; sister, Patricia Nitta; sister-in-law, Corinee Fujieda. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

GEORGE SPENCER VINCENT, 73, of Kea‘au, Hawai‘i, died Feb. 3, 2001. Born in Garden City, Kan. U.S. Postal Service mail carrier. Survived by wife, Joann; sons, Andrew Spencer, Douglas and Perry; daughter, Marry McKinnon; stepsons, David, Steven and Dana Kuzen; brothers, Wayne and John Vincent; sisters, Virginia Frazier and Shirley Hargett; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

ONNI ARMAS WESANEN, 82, of Kane‘ohe, died Jan. 31, 2001. Born in Grayling, Mich. Retired Los Angeles Department of Water and Power machinist. Survived by wife, Alice; daughters, Linda Bennett and Stacey; six grandchildren; sisters, Fran and Mim Tauriainen; brother, Richard. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

IWAO YOKOO, 70, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 30, 2001. Survived by son, Lyman; daughters, Lizabeth Horii and Jill Chiang; brothers, Seigo, Kiyoshi and Calvin; sisters, Alice Tanimoto, Trixie Kato, Setsuko Honda and Miranda Tamaru; four grandchildren. Private memorial services held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

BUDDY ZANE, 67, of Honolulu, died Jan. 30, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired state judiciary court administrator and Loomis Armored Car Service vault teller. Survived by son, Gary; brothers, Kenneth, Allen and Harold; sister, Faustina; two grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

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