Obituaries

MAILE HAIWALE MANUIA AINA, 83, of San Bruno, Calif., formerly of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died March 2, 2001. Born in Hilo. A retired nurse’s aide. Survived by daughters, Harriet Akiona, Kay Makaiwi, Maile Aina, Lucy Kuikahi, Kaleilehua Ishibashi, Kalaunani Nunnally and Roselani Napeahi; sons, Harry Aina, Alvin Aina, William Aina and Elia Loa; sister, Lucy Loa; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Keaukaha Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; service 10:30 a.m.; burial at ‘Alae Cemetery Mormon Plot. Casual attire.

MELANIO FERNANDO "JUNIOR" AQUINO JR., 20, of Kapalua, Maui, died March 3, 2001. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A prep cook and former student at Lahainaluna High School. Survived by father, Melanio Sr.; mother, Dolores Krumwiede; brothers, Richard and Randy; grandparents, Juesus Fernando, Claudia Fernando, Tante and Inocencia Aquino; great-grandmother, Semina Duque. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.

MILDRED KATSUKO ASHIMINE, 89, of Los Angeles, died Feb. 28, 2001. Born on Hawai‘i. A barber. Survived by sons, Charles, Thomas, Ernest and John; daughter, Joyce Shiraki; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Jack and Henry Teruya; sister, Gladys Shodahl. Private service held in California. Arrangements by Fukui Mortuary.

JAMES DOUGLAS BAGGETT, 78, of Wahiawa, died March 2, 2001. Born in Kentucky. A retired Southern Baptist minister; served in World War II as a Marine. Survived by wife, Florence; sons, Jon and James; daughter, Johanna; two grandsons; brothers, Thomas, William, Wallace, Robert, John, Frank and Ralph; sisters, Virginia Kok and Dean Peniche. Memorial service 5 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church. Burial service 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.

CONSTANCIO "STAN" BAJO, 72, of Hale‘iwa, died Feb. 28, 2001. Born in Waialua. Retired air traffic controller for Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by wife, Helen; sons, Alika and Kalei; brothers, Leo, Steven and John; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Lili‘uokalani Protestant Church, memorial service 11 a.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

MELCHOR "MIKE" BUAN, 68, of Waipahu, died March 2, 2001. Born in Pahoa, Hawai‘i. Retired as an Army sergeant first class; also a retired federal employee. Survived by wife, Regina; sons, Melchor and Derek; daughters, Trinidat Riojas, Corinna Buan, Cassandra Adams, Wendy Humphries and Cindy Buan; brothers, Florentino Buan, Alfredo Abinosa, Lawrence Abinosa and Rodney Abinosa; sisters, Gloria Nulph, Patricia Amormino, Merle Yao, Rose Ernstrom and Debbie Wagner; seven grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary, service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai‘i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

JOSEPH LEIOLA "OLA" CHING, 67, of Hawai‘i Kai, died Feb. 24, 2001. Retired from GTE Hawaiian Telephone’s Kapahulu Yard Station as an installation supervisor. Born in Papak¯lea. Survived by wife, Wehilani; sons, Joseph Jr. and Wilfred "Hano"; daughters, Jonell Ching-Kalua, Raynette Ah Chong and Carmella; 11 grandchildren; brother, Ambrose; sisters, Veronica Chung, Virginia Kam, Barbara Kaili and Hattie Markham. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary, service 7 p.m. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

PANFILO T. COSTALES, 88, of ‘Aiea, formerly of Wai‘anae, died March 4, 2001. Born in Cagayan, Philippines. A retired federal stevedore for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by son, Tomas; daughter, Ellen Galariada; stepson, Henry Maglaya; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. Visitation from 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Central Union Church, service 1 p.m.; burial service to follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HENRY BAKER ELI JR., 43, of Wai‘anae, died March 4, 2001. A drug counselor at Wai‘anae Comprehensive Center. Survived by parents, Henry Sr.and Donna-May Jensen; brother, Joseph Sanchez; sisters, Kathy Muller, Bernice Kalani Brown, Keali‘i Elmer and Tina Sanchez. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, Buddhist memorial service 10 a.m., Christian memorial service 11 a.m.

RENA A. FROST, 83, widow of Harold Frost Jr., died March 3, 2001. Born in the Bronx, N.Y. A retired executive secretary. Survived by son, Robert; sister, Ruth Forrest; nieces, Shari Acebedo and Carole Whaley; nephews, Michael Acebedo, Bob Whaley, Richard Forrest and Jamie Forrest. Private service held in California. No flowers. Memorial donations to St. Francis Hospice. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

SHARON LEINAALA KALAMAU, 49, of Honolulu, died March 4, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Head custodian for Stevenson Intermediate School. Survived by husband, Eddie; sons, Leesley Rodrigues, Francis Kalamau, Kanaka Cisco and Eddie "Tiger" Kalamau; daughters, Kehaulani Kalamau, Donnalynn DeMello, Darnelle DeMello and Kalona Kalamau; mother, Esther Rodrigues; brothers, Melvin Rodrigues, Alan Rodrigues, Ronald Rodrigues and John Rodrigues Jr.; sisters, Charlotte "Kehau" Ubando and Gail "Nani" Rodrigues; 16 grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary, service 1:30 a.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

PAUL HIROSHI KATAHARA, 88, of Honolulu, died Feb. 21, 2001. An investigator retired from the Honolulu Road Department. Private service held. A recent obituary included incorrect information from a mortuary.

TAKEKO "GRACE" KISE, 75, of Hala‘ula, Hawai‘i, died March 5, 2001. Born in Honomu. Retired as a licensed practical nurse for Kohala Sugar Co. dispensary; also with Kohala Hospital, Hilo Memorial Hospital, Hilo Medical Group and Davies Hamakua Sugar Infirmary. Survived by husband, Shinse; sons, Cyrus and Edwin; daughters, Georgia Abe and Lydia Kinoshita; brothers, Tamotsu "Tom" and Seikichi "Larry" Teruya; sisters, Evelyn Teruya, Yoneko Teruya and Jean Okuma; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Visitation also 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Kohala Hongwanji Mission, service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

ROSALIE KLOMPUS, 80, of Silver Spring, Md., died March 5, 2001. Widow of Herman Klompus. Survived by son, Leonard; sister, Florence Gartner; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Service in Maryland. Memorial donations to the Jewish National Fund, c/o Klompus Grove, 8607 Second Ave., Suite 404-A, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

MISAO "DOROTHY" KODAMA, 94, of Honolulu, died Feb. 23, 2001. Born in Hiroshima, Japan. A retired kitchen helper. Survived by sons, Richard and Victor; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MASAKO KUWAE, 79, of Kahului, Maui, died March 5, 2001. Born in Kaheka, Maui. A custodian retired from Maui Community College. Survived by son, Gary; daughters, Lorraine Matsumiya, Aileen Shirota and Merle Idemoto; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, George Kohatsu; sisters, Tsuruko Miyahira, Shizuko Aragaki, Marion Kohatsu, Lillian Satoshige, Jane Ikeda and Toshie Nako. Visitation 4 p.m. Monday at Kahului Union Church, service 5 p.m. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Maui Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

LAWRENCE WAH KONG LUKE, 63, of Honolulu, died March 1, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Owner of L&A Upholstery. Survived by companion, Helen Peralta; mother, Rachel; brothers, Gerald and Wayne; sisters, Sharon, Melanie Horikami. Visitation 2 to 3:45 p.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 3:45 p.m. Burial at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

SAMUEL JOHN KAMAUOHA MAKEPA, 63, of Wai‘anae and Hilo, Hawai‘i, died Feb. 25, 2001. A handyman in the construction industry. Survived by wife, Raynette Makepa; sons, Sam, Sandy and Nicholas; daughters, Renee, Jan and Alyson; brother, John Makepa Sr.; 17 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; several stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

RICHARD MORSE, 78, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2001. Born in Boston. East-West Center fellow emeritus, author, and former senior international economist at Stanford Research Institute; former Ford Foundation fellow and former study director, National Academy of Arts and Sciences. Survived by wife, Romola Chowdry Morse; sister, Sylvia McKean; brother, Tony; daughter, Sunita Kelly; four grandchildren. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday at Waiokeola Church. Donations to favorite charities. Condolences to 1621 Halekoa Drive, Honolulu, HI 96821. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

THOMAS KAZUMI OGASAWARA, 82, of Honolulu, died Feb. 28, 2001. Born in Waiakea Mill Camp, Hilo, Hawai‘i. A real estate broker and developer. Survived by wife, Sachiko; sons, Richard and Daniel; daughter, Naomi; sister, Kiyoko Fujimoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

CURTIS D. PACADA, 36, of Lana‘i City, Lana‘i, died Feb. 28, 2001. Born on Lana‘i. A Dole Pineapple Co. and Lanai Co. agriculture laborer. Survived by brother, Gary Ohashi; sister, Sonia Pa‘a, Rose Ballesteros, Anna Allas, Elizabeth Aspili, Mary Arreola, Caroline Hubert. April Pacada and Vicky Yagi. Visitation 2 p.m. tomorrow at Filipino Club House on Lana‘i; Rosary 7 p.m. Overnight vigil. Visitation also 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the club house. Mass noon at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Lana‘i Community Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

CALVIN YOSHIMASA SAKATA, 50, of ‘Aiea, died March 3, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A Budget Rent-A-Car regional director of fleet. Survived by daughters, Leanne and Jaimie-Lynn; parents, Tsugio and Masako; brother, Glen; ex-wife, Joani; niece Elyse and nephew, Brent. Service 9 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Aloha attire.

KATHERINE N. STRUSS, 91, of Honolulu, died March 2, 2001. Born in Hawai‘i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Ray Jr.; daughter, Mary Ann Longao. Committal service 2 p.m. Monday at Hawai‘i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

THOMAS YOSHIICHI TAKEUCHI, 74, of Kalihi, died Feb. 24, 2001. Retired U.S. Department of Defense employee. Survived by daughters, Elizabeth, Judy Fatourchi and Irene; sisters, Helen Mukai, Florence Tsuruma, Alice Okubo and Rose Oda; brother, Francis; two grandchildren. Private service held. Memorial contributions to City of Hope, ATTN: Central Processing, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

SHIRLEY M. TREFZ, 76, of Williamstown, N.J., formerly of Honolulu, died Feb. 16, 2001. Survived by sister, Helen Foster. Private service. Arrangements by McGuinness Funeral Home, 573 Egg Harbor Road, Washington Township, NJ. Expressions of sympathy to cards@McGfuneral.com.

DR. HERBERT SHOGO UEMURA, 70, of Honolulu, died March 4, 2001. Born in Koloa, Kaua‘i. A retired pathologist and director of laboratories at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. Survived by wife, Jane; daughters, Ruth and Joan Ludmer; brother, Paul; sisters, Dorothy Slape, Marjoie Makanani Katherine Wakayama and Jean Mundell. Visitation 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Kapiolani Health Foundation are preferred. Casual attire.

MUTARU UEZU, 106, of Wahiawa, died Feb. 24. 2001. A retired Army Pacific Golf Association Kalakakua Golf Course greenskeeper. Survived by daughters, Edna Lye, Natsuko "Ann" Uezu, Jeanette Nakagawa and Shizue Fuiruya; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

ETHEL "AUNTIE PUA" REBECCA VERN PUANANI VENTURA, 61, of Wai‘anae, died Feb. 27, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Aikane Catamaran Cruises. Survived by companion, Nani Farias; brother, brother, Edd Shonk; sisters, Eleanor Snow, Gladys Frasier and Lois Saunders; Farias, Costa and Golis hanai ‘ohana; numerous hanai grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Aloha attire.

ZELIE PIIKEA WAEGNER, 71, of Rodeo, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died March 4, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Robert; daughters, Sharon Dunn and Kathleen; son, Robert Jr.; five grandchildren. Arrangements by Neptune Society of Northern California, Walnut Creek, Calif.

STEVEN ALFRED YAGO SR., 57, of Placerville, Calif., died Jan. 13, 2001. Born in Waipahu. Graduated from University of Hawai‘i and Mid Pacific Institute. Survived by wife, Susan Douglas; son, Steven Jr.; grandson, Ira; mother, Caroline Ramos; stepfather, Joshua Ramos; brother, Reuben; sister, Fredalyn Brown; stepsisters, Lezlie and Kimberly Ramos; stepdaughter, Joyette Jose; two stepgrandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church; memorial Mass 11 a.m.; inurnment 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

MISAYE "GWEN" YAZAWA, 84, of Honolulu, died March 2, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired Flamingo Restaurant bartender. Survived by daughter, Karen Matsumura; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Noboru Nakayama; sisters, Harriet Mekaru and Asaye Shimada. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MASARU YOSHIOKA, 89, of ‘Aiea, formerly of Palolo, died Feb. 28, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired Consolidated Amusement Co. printer. Survived by daughters, Myrna Takahashi and Ann Yoshimoto; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Shizuno Saiki, Yuriko Uyemura, Kikue Yamamoto, Chiyoko Hayama and Kimiyo Kimata. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

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