Obituaries

RANJIT G. COORAY, of Honolulu, died Jan. 3, 2001. Born in Sri Lanka. Education director for Lyon Arboretum. Survived by wife, Kusuma. Service 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. today at St. Mark’s Church, 539 Kapahulu Ave. No flowers.

JULIA HELEN EGAN, 59, of Honolulu, died Jan. 4, 2001. Born in Philadelphia. Executive secretary for Alamo National Car Rental Agency. Survived by husband, Lawrence; daughter, Susie; sons, Michael and Christopher; granddaughter, Emily; brother, Luke Miodonski and sister, Mary Miodonski. Memorial service 10 a.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one’s favorite charity. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

GILBERT JAMES ELIYSARES, 40, of Honolulu, died Dec. 13, 2000. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Melody Holbron; daughter, Jamie; son, Kaiko; brothers, William McNulty and Olando Holbron; sister, Christine McNulty. Service 3 p.m. today at Assembly of God Church, Red Hill. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

SADAYO FURUYA, 82, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died Dec. 29, 2000. Born in Honoka‘a, Hawaii. A retired bookkeeper. Survived by sisters, Sanae Ohari, Utako Taniguchi and Sydney Austin; brother, George. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

JOSEPH HALL SR., 90, of Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, formerly of Kailua, died Dec. 22, 2000. Born in Hilo, Hawai‘i. An underground utility man retired from HELCO. Survived by wife, Rachael; sons, Joseph and Ronald; daughters, Nancy Patty and Dorothy Glenn; stepsons, Ernest Young and Clarence Young; stepdaughter, Ethel Lundburg; 18 grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren. Service to be held Feb. 28, 2001. Details pending. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

RICHARD GARRISON HUGHES, 79, of Honaunau, Kona, Hawai‘i, died Dec. 20, 2000. Born in San Francisco, Calif. A retired tool and dye maker. Survived by wife, Frances; daughters, Lynn Hughes and Joan Reuter; son, William; brothers, George and Kenneth; three grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

HERBERT MASUO KOI, 71, of Waimea, Hawai‘i, died Jan. 3, 2000. Born in Mountain View, Hawai‘i. The retired proprietor of the former Hawaii Koi Corporation. Survived by companion, Erlinda Cadaoas; son, Wendell; daughter, Frances Hermansky; brothers, Roy and Ronald; sisters, Florence Ebisuzaki, Margaret Hironaka and Harriet Rebudela; a grandson. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

RUBY T. LUSSIER, 76, of Honolulu, died Jan. 2, 2001. Born in Gueydan, La. A production worker. Survived by daughter, Jean Mulgrew; granddaughter, Victoria Mulgrew; nephews, Cary Kirk and Dan Romero; niece, Kathy Abshire; cousin, Skip Buhon. Private service. Inurnment in California. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

VIOLET S. MIYAMOTO, 92, of Honolulu, died Dec. 16, 2000. Born in Honomu, Hawai‘i. A retired seamstress with the Ilikai Hotel. Survived by husband, Hatsunori; son, Kenneth; brothers, Tsukasa Tanimoto, Ralph Tanimoto, Victor Tanimoto and Lionel Tanimoto; sisters, Fujiko Okamura and Carol Yoshimura; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Inurnment 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.

WALTER KIYOICHI NAKAYAMA, 86, of Kainaliu, Kona, Hawai‘i, died Jan. 2, 2001. Born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai‘i. A mason retired from Mason Union Local 1. Survived by wife, Haruyo; sons, Gilbert and George; daughter, Marjorie Fergerstrom; brothers, Allan and Wayne; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission, Kealakekua, Kona; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

The visitation for GEORGE LOUIS ORNELLAS, 68, of Pearl City, who died Jan. 1, 2001, will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire requested. Born in Honolulu, he was a member of Teamsters Local and a Teamsters driver/captain for the motion picture industry. Based on information provided by the mortuary, the visitation time in yesterday’s obituary was incomplete.

FLORENTINA "FLORA" PAGADUAN, 51, of Paia, Maui, died Jan. 4, 2001. Born in Pa‘ia, Maui. A member of the Wailuku Door of Faith Church. Survived by husband, Lawrence "Dune" "Jr."; sons, Lawrence "Dune Boy" III and Tyson; hanai daughters, Janet McCary and Jayme Galase; brothers, Inocensio Medrano and Benjamin Medrano; sisters, Georgia Ohlinger, Karen Agsalog and Kathryn Medrano; eight grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Wailuku Door of Faith Church; Mass 7 p.m. Graveside service 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman’s Mortuary.

SHIRLEY A. PRUDER, 65, of Honolulu, died Dec. 27, 2000. Born in Detroit. A dental hygienist at Marine Base Clinic at Kane‘ohe and Pearl Harbor Naval Base Clinic. Survived by husband, Gary; daughter, Leslie Lazzeri; grandchildren, Kristin and Katie; son Curtis; brother, Gary Bullington. Private service held in Maryland. Burial service to be held in Honolulu at a later date. No flowers. Memorial donations to the Hawaiian Humane Society.

GORDEN KAWIKA REYES, 12, of Nanakuli, died Dec. 22, 2000. Born in Honolulu. A student at Pearlridge Elementary School. Survived by parents, George Jr. and Pauline "Nani"; brother, George "Keoki" III; sister, Kasey; grandparents, Joe and Hattie Torres, Patricia "Tutu Lady" Peneku. Visitation from 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Rita Catholic Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Wednesday; service 10 a.m. Burial at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

ROBBY "LOPAKA" ROBERTS, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 2, 2001. Born in New York. A salesperson for Queen Imports. Survived by significant other, Phyllis Oaks; brothers, Marty and Harry. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

GLORIA SAGAMI SCHMIDT, 87, of ‘Aiea, died Dec. 5, 2000. Born on Maui. Survived by daughter, Charolotte Jenkins; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 1 p.m. Tuesday at O‘ahu Cemetery chapel; service 2 p.m. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

HARUKO SHIRATORI SUGAWARA, 94, of Kane‘ohe, died Jan. 4, 2001. Born in Hawai‘i. A baker retired from Ben Parker School. Survived by sons, Harry and George; daughters, Alice Carrick and Ruth Kiyono; 17 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Graveside service 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

TAANI TAULEPA, 49, of Honolulu, died Jan. 3, 2001. Born in Tonga. A laborer. Survived by wife, Mele; son, Fatai; daughters, Mateaki, Dorothy, Fetuli and Amelia. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church. Visitation also 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

HELEN CAROL TILLEY, 83, of Foster Village, died Jan. 3, 2001. Born in San Francisco. Survived by sons, Steven and Jeffrey; four grandchildren; caregivers, Teo and Sonya. Service to be announced later. Ashes to be scattered in San Francisco. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

EARL K. TOKUNAGA, 83, of Hilo, died Jan. 4, 2001. Born in Hilo. A retired accountant and retired proprietor of S. Tokunaga Store. Survived by wife, Ethel; son, Michael; daughter, Beryl Tokunaga; brother, George Tokunaga; sister, Mildred Matsuoka; a granddaughter. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Cremation to follow service. No flowers. Casual attire.

EDITH TOSATTI, 90, of Kalaoa, Kona, died Jan. 3, 2001. Born in New York. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Joan Lawhead and Marilyn Glamkowski; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

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