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Posted on: Monday, January 1, 2001

Obituaries


LINDA NORIKO ASHIKAWA, 53, of Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai
i, died Dec. 28, 2000. Born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. Principal broker with Shell Realty Hawaii. Vice president of C&L Development. Survived by husband, Gary; son, Gavin; daughters, Galyn and Liane; brothers, Donald, Melvin and Reginald Kunimitsu; sister, Ellen Yee. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Daifukuji Soto Mission, Honalo, Kona; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.

EDMOND AUHANA CHAR, 64, of Kailua, died Dec. 28, 2000. Born in Kalaoa, Kona, Hawaii. A pipe fitter. Survived by wife, Evelyn; children, Leanne Kauwe, Edmund, Clarence and Loriann; three grandchildren; mother, Esther Makuaole; sister, Hannah Kamoe; brother, Joseph Char. Visitation 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center. Service 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

REBA MAE CAMPBELL DEESE, 74, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., died Dec. 2, 2000. Survived by sons, Randall and Joseph; grandchildren, James and Jonathan; brother, Mack Campbell. Mainland service held.

RICHARD "DICK" JOSEPH HIMELL, 65, of Kaneohe, died Dec. 24, 2000. Born in Worscestire, Mass. Survived by daughter, Monique Lau; son, Michael Himell; four grandchildren. Private service. Memorial donations to Hospice Hawaii. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.

LENORE "LIBBY" SIMPSON MUELLER, 80, of Honolulu, died Dec. 27, 2000. Born in Akron, Ohio. A longtime employee of Carol and Mary’s Department Store. Survived by niece, Adriane Calhoun; nephews, Stephen and David Malmberg. No service to be held. Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

CHUICHI NAGATA, 85, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Dec. 29, 2000. Born in Pahoa, Hawaii. Retired owner of C. Nagata Bus Service. Survived by wife, Toshie "Ruth"; sons, Don and Clayton; brother, Roy; sister, Chieko Nakamura. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo chapel; service 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.

JOSEPH JOHN NIEMITZ, 89, of Honolulu, died Dec. 24, 2000. Federal safety director. Survived by wife, Lucille; son, Frank DeCanio; daughter, Linda Jo Langley; a grandchild; brother, Eddie; sisters, Helen Horgan and Frances Mish. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire. Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

TONY T. PACHECO, 82, of Hayward, Calif., formerly of Maui, died Dec. 23, 2000. Born in Kona. A retired shipyard driver. Survived by wife, Matilda; son, Arthur; daughter, Verna; stepson, Steven Machado; stepdaughters, Dolores Carrillo, Joyce Foussat, Lori Machado, Irene Pennington and Aileen Franklin; brothers, David, Henry, Daniel, Manuel, Richard, Henry and John; sisters, Frances Feliciano, Bessie Perry, Maria Gonsalves and Nancy Moniz; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday; service 11 a.m. Burial noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery.

MICHAEL JOSEPH PESTRELLA, 42, of Keaau, Hawaii, died Dec. 25, 2000. Born in Los Angeles. An Orchid Isle Respiratory Services therapist. Survived by daughter, Lisa; sister, Virginia DeMille. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

ELIZABETH ALICE "AUNTY ALICE" REIMER, 71, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died Dec. 27, 2000. Born in Waldheim, Saskatchewan, Canada. Retired owner of Aunty Alice Bakery in the Parker Ranch Shopping Center. Survived by husband, Daniel; son, Dale; daughters, Sharon Neufeld and Shannon Haider; eight grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. tomorrow at Kona Church of the Nazarene. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.

RANDALL M. TANAKA, 45, of Honolulu, died Dec. 22, 2000. Survived by parents, Richard and Wilma Tanaka; sisters, Roxanne Aipoalani and Debra Tanaka. Memorial service 9 a.m. Thursday at Castle Hospital Chapel, Kailua. Aloha attire. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

MAURICE BUNGO UDO, 77, of Honolulu, died Dec. 26, 2000. Born in Kaapahu, Hamakua, Hawaii. A retired plumber. Survived by wife, Florence; sons, Calvin, Glenn and Ernie; daughter, Jo Ann Goya; stepdaughters, Jo Ann Masumoto and Lori-Ann Inouye; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; sister, Tatsue Yoshida. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

ALBERTO SILVA VILLAVER SR., 69, of Honolulu, died Dec. 25, 2000. A maintenance man at the City and County rose garden in Kapahulu. Survived by wife, Brigida; sons, Richard, Alberto Jr., Rolly and Erwin; daughters, Liberty Matas, Thelma Campania, Emilia Daquioag and Amalia Castillo; 19 grandchildren; sister, Marciana Zulueta. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Park.

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