Obituaries

ALEJANDRO "ANDONG" P. AGANON, 89, of Waipahu, died Jan., 23, 2001. Born in the Philippines. Survived by wife, Cristina; sons, Emilio and Francisco; daughters, Magadalena Bartolome; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 am. Burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

JOSEPH DANIEL AGUIRRE, 73, of Ha‘iku, Maui, died Feb. 16, 2001. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A retired Rex Tires & Service repairman. Survived by wife, Gertrude; sons, Ricky and Gary; daughters, Suzette "Suzy" Aguirre and Lori Veincent; brothers, Peter and Benjamin; sisters, Lucille Sierra and Pauline Yap; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary; prayer service 8 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at St. Rita Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park.

PEDRO RUIZ AGUSTIN, 95, of Honolulu, died Feb. 6, 2001. Born in the Philippines. Survived by brother, Pablo; sister, Cresencia Baria. Graveside service 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

SARAH KEALOHA CAMACHO, 73, of Wailuku, Maui, died Feb. 18, 2001. Born in Nahiku, Maui. A retired Wailuku Elementary School teacher. A master weaver. Survived by sons, Ranole Henderson, Richard, Victor, Pali and Kai Camacho; daughters, Malani Lussier and Mahealani Camacho; hanai sister, Theresa Nunes. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary; royal order service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Maui Veteran’s Cemetery. Aloha attire.

HARRY HOO CHONG, 86, of Honolulu, died Feb. 14, 2001. A retired State Department of Transportation Highway Division inspector. Survived by wife, Bertha; daughter, Patti Chong-Chan, Carolyn Chong-Lim and Laureen Chong; three grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire.

WILLIAM "BILL" CHU, 86, of Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i, died Feb. 13, 2001. Born in Hanalei, Kaua‘i. Retired Hawaiian Cannery machinist, and former Kaua‘i director of parks and recreation. Survived by wife, Violet; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brothers, Milton and Charles; sisters, Eleanor Santos, Lily Chock, Mary Wann and Katherine Lee. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Kapa‘a First Hawaiian Church; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

CARMEN SABALA DeJESUS, 79, of Halawa, died Feb. 14, 2001. Born in Cebu, Philippines. Survived by son, Julian Galindo; daughters, Cenida Gordon and Jean Calhoun; 20 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kaai’s residence, 86-124 Leihoku St., Wai‘anae; service 10:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

LINDA NOHEA DEL ROSARIO, 50, of Wai‘anae, died Jan. 22, 2001. Born in Honolulu. An Atlas Insurance Agency employee. Survived by husband, Edward Sr.; sons, Edward, Jeffrey, Christopher, Robert and Edward; daughter, Verna; five grandchildren; brother, Robert Kupukaa Jr.; sisters, Roberta Taggart and Gail Duncan. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

DANIEL DeSOTO, 79, of Honolulu, died Feb. 19, 2001. Born in Pa‘ia, Maui. Retired federal Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard antenna rigger. Survived by wife, Barbara; sons, Daniel and Robert; five grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

CLARA LOUISE JOHANNING "CLARA JO" DUFRENE, 85, of Kailua, died Feb. 10, 2001. Navy retiree; former administrative assistant to public works, Kane‘ohe Marine Corps Air Station. Survived by daughters, Edna Wong and Johanna DeCosta; sons, Edward and Daniel; sister, Lois Schroer; brothers, Franz, Frederick and Herman Johanning; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Celebration of Life 2 p.m. March 3 at Central Union Church, Atheron Chapel. No flowers. Aloha attire. Private scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai‘i Funeral Home, Hilo.

CHARLES "CHUCKY" MYRON FREITAS, 61, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died Feb. 16, 2001. Born in Kona, Hawai‘i. A commercial fisherman. Survived by sons, Donovan Emmsley, Anthony, Stephen Branco and Ronald Eleneki; daughter, Starlette; brother, Henry; hanai brother, Reinor Bender; sisters, Carol Shamburger, Antonia Avelino, Violet Vasconcelles and Marianne Manuel; 11 grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Kauaha‘ao Congregational Church, Wai‘ohinu, Hawai‘i; service noon; scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

NORA JANE "NIX" HAPENNEY, 80, of Honolulu, died Feb. 20, 2001. Born in Delavin, Ill. Business manager for Odessa American Newspaper. Survived by husband, Jim; son, Dan; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Pat Harrington. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

EDWARD TADAO HARADA, 78, of Honolulu, died Feb. 11, 2001. Born in ‘Aiea. A retired Tripler Army Medical Center accounting technician. Survived by wife, Evelyn; son, Russell; daughter, Lynne Inouye; three grandchildren; sisters, Yoshie and Nancy. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

KEVIN KENICHI HIGA, 36, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, formerly of Kula, Maui, died Feb. 17, 2001. Born in Kailua. A Kea‘au Middle School computer resource teacher. Survived by parents, Thomas and Doris; brother, Kurt; grandmother, Yoshiko Miyashiro. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo; service 10 a.m. Visitation also 3 to 4 p.m. March 1 at Kahului Union Church; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

THELMA KOTOKO KANESHIRO, 81, of Honolulu, died Feb. 17, 2001. Born in Pepe‘ekeo, Hawai‘i. A retired Wai‘alae Country Club waitress. Survived by husband, Harold; son, Harold "Toshi"; daughters, Alma Morikawa, Mildred Nagatori and Frances Yamamoto; brother, Takeo Nakachi; sisters, Lillian Teruya, Nancy Evans, Ella Kaneda and Betty Takamine; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

HIDETOSHI "HENRY" MAEDA, 74, of ‘Aiea, died Feb. 14, 2001. Born in Halawa. A retired O‘ahu Sugar Co. truck driver. Survived by wife, Irene; son, Gary; daughters, Audrey Davenport and Annette Douglas; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Herbert and Bert; sister, Harumi Higashi. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

AGNES MIYUKI NAKATA, 80, of Waipahu, died Feb. 9, 2001. Born in Waiau. Survived by son, Robert; daughter, Jean Takano; five grandchildren; brother, Miyoshi Uchinaka. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

JAMES ISAMU ODA, 90, of Honolulu, died Feb. 16, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired Consolidated Amusement projectionist. Survived by daughters, June Yoshimura and Ruth Miyashiro; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Warren and Haruki; sister, Helen Takahara; service 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Aloha attire.

KATHLEEN T. OMI, 87, of Honolulu, died Feb. 15, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Platon and Stanley Reyes; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Suuji Matsu; sisters, Helene Shimura, Alice Artugo and Mildred Fujimoto. Memorial service 11:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church. Inurnment at a later date. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

MOTO ONUMA, 86, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died Feb. 14, 2001. Born in Pauka‘a Mauka, Hawai‘i. Retired laundry worker, Hilo and Sheraton Waiakea Village hotels. Survived by sons, Norman, Tamotsu and Masayoshi; daughters, Chiyoko Takenaka, Lillian Kawabata, Edith Nishino, Patsy Nakamura and Gail Inoue; 26 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 4 p.m. Information in yesterday’s Advertiser obituary was incorrect.

JOY "ALA" LEINAALA PRESCOTT, 43, of Kahuku, died Feb. 16, 2001. A licensed massage therapist. Survived by mother, Joy Prescott-Soh; sisters, Puanani Nawahine and Mimo Pearl; brother, Louis. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Monday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, La‘ie 1st Ward; service 11 a.m. Burial to follow at La‘ie Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

WILLIAM MARCANO RODRIGUES, 64, of Pearl City, died Feb. 9, 2001. Born in Hilo, Hawai‘i. A Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard laborer. Survived by son, Lawrence; daughters, Debra Rodrigues and Lisa Olson; hanai daughter, Michelle Cantere; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Thomas; sisters, Clara Rodrigues, Marie Kapoi and Gladys Obar. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at Tree of Life, 305 Koapaka St. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

ALAN LINTON ROYCROFT, 80, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died Feb. 12, 2001. Born in Auckland, New Zealand. Retired broadcast engineer, including with Honolulu’s first independent television station, KTRG. Private services. No known survivors. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

KISO SAKAMOTO, 82, of Honolulu, died Feb. 13, 2001. Born in Papa‘ikou, Hawai‘i. Retired self-employed painting contractor. Survived by sons, Melvin, Glenn and Leighton; daughters, Sandra Sakamoto and Elaine Ramos; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

EVA HO-A SHORT, 78, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died Feb. 17, 2001. Retired federal clerk typist. Survived by husband, George; sisters, Haleloke Kahauolopua, Cecelia Miller, Ruth Costa and Loke Spencer. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 12:15 p.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

MARY "ANN" SUBOC SONIDO, 65, died Feb. 17, 2001. Born in Makawao, Maui. Member of Kyo Yu Kai Bowling League and Wahiawa Rainbow Club. Survived by companion, Itsuo Saito; sons, Stanley, Ernest and Leslie; daughters, Wanda, Debra Gilliland and Cynthia; sister, Rose Cobb; nine grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

HANAYO H. SUGAWA, 97, of Lawa‘i, Kaua‘i, died Feb. 14, 2001. Born in Kaumana, Hilo, Hawai‘i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Ben and Richard; daughters, Lily Miram and Dollie Brierley; 18 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Doris Imamura and Bernice Kubota. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Koloa Hongwanji Mission, Kaua‘i; service 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

SADAMU TANOUYE, 73, of Honolulu, died Feb., 5, 2001. Born in Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i. Retired fast-food manager. Survived by wife, Grace; son, Gary; daughter, Karen Ito; one grandson; sisters, Hamako Fukuoka, Thelma Steichen. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

AMOS NAOTO UYEDA, 67, of Lawa‘i, Kaua‘i, died Feb. 16, 2001. Born in ‘Ele‘ele, Kaua‘i. Retired state Department of Land and Natural Resources conservation officer. Survived by wife, Doris; son, Aaron; two grandchildren; brothers, James and Kanao; sisters, Kiyoko Arinaga, Nancy Kapali and Mitsuko Niwa. Visitation 4 p.m. tomorrow at Garden Island Mortuary; service 5 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

MARGARET KIKUE WATABAYASHI, 88, of Honolulu, died Feb. 5, 2001. Born in Kawela, Moloka‘i. Retired beautician. Survived by husband, George; son, Bert; sister, Helen Jay; two grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers.

PAUL "RICK" F. WILSON JR., 59, of Honolulu, died Feb. 16, 2001. Born in New York. Retired. Survived by sons, Derek and Scott; brothers, Larry and James; sisters, Kathleen Corbett and Mary Emig. Memorial services 5 p.m. today at St. Augustine’s Church, Waikiki. Scattering of ashes 10 a.m. tomorrow at Waikiki Elks Club. Casual attire. Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

ESTHER F. WOOL, 89, of Kane‘ohe, died Feb. 18, 2001. Born in Harrisburg, Pa. Retired Singer Corp. salesclerk. Survived by daughters, Esther "Louise" Bingham and Linda Johnson; son, Gary; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial service 1:15 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; scattering of ashes 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park scattering garden. Casual attire.

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