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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, November 18, 2001

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

The Advertiser publishes obituaries about people of interest to its readers as a free public service. Obituaries may be submitted by mortuaries or, with proof of death, by individuals in writing. Fax 525-8037 or write to Obituaries Editor, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Include a contact name and phone number. We reserve the right to edit for form, style and newsworthiness. Date of publication cannot be guaranteed. To publish paid death notices, call the classified ads department at 521-9111.

NOBUYOSHI "STEVE" AKETA, 86, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Nov. 9, 2001. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. A baker retired from the former Hatada Bakery. Survived by son, Jack; daughter, Amy Watarida; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

COMET S. CUMMINGS, 90, of Pearl City, died Nov. 15, 2001. Born in Lahaina, Maui. A nurse retired from the Nursery Ward at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. Survived by sons, Edward Hookano and Raymond Hookano; daughters, Harriet Balai and Clara Rowland; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren. Graveside service by Kaumakapili Church and Gak Gak Kai 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

FUMIKO "NANCY" EMOTO, 78, of Pearl City, died Nov. 13, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Ronald; daughter, Karen; brother, Thomas Kozuma; sisters, Beatrice Nishimura, Mildred Omura, Edna Ikeda and Ethel Sugawara. Memorial service 6 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire.

RICHARD E. "FELK" FELKER, 87, of Honolulu, died Nov. 11, 2001. Born in Yuma, Colo. Served aboard the USS Arizona in 1936-41; member of the Retired Certified Club Managers Association of America; received the Honolulu Citizen of the Year Award from the Honolulu Police Department in 1987. Survived by son, Kastin. Private service.

BETTY KIYOKO FUJITA, 86, of Honolulu, died Nov. 7, 2001. Born in Na'alehu, Hawai'i. A salesclerk retired from Island Camera in Waikiki. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MARJORIE E. HOLMAN, 74, of Kailua, O'ahu, died Nov. 14, 2001. Born in Royal Oak, Mich. A retired accountant. Survived by son, Terry; brother, Al Smith; nieces and nephews. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

KRISANA "PI DAENG" SITACHIT HORSFALL, 67, of Mililani Town, died Nov. 15, 2001. Born in Thonburi, Thailand. A devout Buddhist. Survived by husband, Sidney; sons, Salanai and Christopher; five grandchildren; brothers, Preeda and Arkhom Sitachit, John Horsfall and Kongthon Sitachit; sisters, Somlak Suwannasaeng and Pakpring Dharrakasem. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

ADRIENNE DEWITT JUMPER, 59, of One-ali'i, Moloka'i, died Nov. 6, 2001. Born in Modesto, Calif. Survived by husband, Jeffery; son, Michael Hunter; daughters, Nalalie Tyree, Debbie Berndt and Cheryl Vernon; brothers, Charles DeWitt and Robert DeWitt; sisters, Reanette Tisdale, Roseanne Hafen and Linda Lindley; mother, Beatrice "Betty" DeWitt; 14 grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Friday at Kala'iakamanu Hou church hall, Kalamaula, Moloka'i. Arrangements by Molokai Mortuary.

T.W. "BILL" KEITHLEY, 88, of Laguna Hills, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Oct. 20, 2001. Born in Wilmington, Del. Survived by daughters, Margaret Wachter and Judith Denk; son, John; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service 10:30 a.m. Jan. 25, 2002 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

BASIL KUNA, 93, of Honolulu, died Nov. 10, 2001. Born in Kealia, South Kona, Hawai'i. A retired Pearl Harbor rigger. Survived by daughters, Joan Gibbs, Diane Witwer and Janice Indie; sons, Steve and Brian; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. Casual attire.

CHIKAE NISHIDA, 68, of Honolulu, died Oct. 23, 2001. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A retired medical social worker. Survived by brothers, Masahiro and Kanehiro; sisters, Shigeko Kimura, Claire Yahata, Hiroko Arisumi, Terry Petersen and Kiyoko Nakamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

RAINER KAWAI KAMUELA PALAKIKO JR., infant son of Rainer and Michelle Palakiko, died Oct. 19, 2001. Born in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Also survived by sisters, Raychelle and Raynelle; grandparents. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

MASASHI TANIGUCHI, 82, of Honolulu, died Oct. 20, 2001. Born in Hamakua Poko, Maui. Retired foreman for The Gas Company. Survived by son, Glenn; daughter, Edlyn; brothers, Sakae and Seiso; sisters, Kiyoko Eya and Hideko Taniguchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

LEEANDA VERNON TILTON, 56, of Kailua, died Nov. 10, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Patricia; daughter, Piilani Sanchez; son, Kelii; a granddaughter; brothers, Thomas, Louie, Leighton, Leslie and Bobo; sisters, Lucille Kaluna, Loisann Kaiwi and Laverne Smith. Visitation 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

KASEI YAMANOHA, 92, of Kahului, Maui, died Nov. 15, 2001. Retired from HC&S as an irrigator. Survived by son, Hiroshi; daughters, Stella Nakamura, Toshiko Takushi, Thelma Yara, Patsy Chu and Edna Pang; brothers, Kako Yamanuha and Yoshiko Yamanuha; sisters, Kikue Tamayose and Tomiko Yara; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

HATSUYE YOSHIZUMI, 94, of Honolulu, died Oct. 31, 2001. Born in Kumamoto, Japan. A retired seamstress. Survived by sons, Donald, Robert and Marc; daughters, Agnes Okazaki and Dorothy Luke; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Frances Moriguchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.