Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

LIN OI "BETTY" AIHARA, 76, of Pearl City, died Sept. 21, 2001. Born in Pearl City. Survived by son, Alvin; daughter, Gwen; brothers, Calvin and Gary Chung; sisters, Clara Takami, Edith Kakugawa and Loretta Adoca; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

LIANE SAKAE CHUN, 49, of Honolulu, died Sept. 7, 2001. Survived by husband, John; father, Osamu; brother, Howard Nakata. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

RONALD TAKEO DESAKI, 62, of Pearl City, died Sept. 22, 2001. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A retired manager with Servco Financial, Inc. Survived by wife, Takako; sons, Keith, Brian; four grandchildren; mother, Yukie; brothers, Ralph, Delbert; sisters, Leatrice Teshima, Karen Petersen. Visitation after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

ALBERT Z. GERSABA, 81, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 9, 2001. Retired food manager at the Navy Exchange and employed with the maintenance department of Kuilima Resort. Survived by brothers, Alphonso Sr.; sister, Olivia. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

SUSIE PIHANAKALANI KAIAWE HARRIS, 78, of Pa'auilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 25, 2001. Born at Shipman Ranch, Kea'au, Hawai'i. A homemaker and member of Pa'auilo Senior Citizens. Survived by son, John Jr.; daughters, Bettylou Raymond, BetsyLou Mercado, LanaLee Simeona, Tedieth McColgan; sisters, Rose Makue, Katherine, Christine Yapp; brothers, Gilbert Kamelamela, Joseph Kamelamela; 15 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Graveside committal service 10 a.m. at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

AYAKO HOWE, 72, of Honolulu, died Sept. 20, 2001. Born in Japan. Survived by husband, Victor; sons, Grant and Robert; daughter, June Sandrich; three grandchildren; brothers, Takao and Hiroo Sawa; sister, Masako Mukoda. Private service held. Donations may be made to Rissho Kosei-Kai Hawaii Kyokai. Arrangements by Ordensteins Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

JESSIE AIKO KATO, 74, of Waipahu, died Sept. 19, 2001. Born in Waipahu. Retired from Los Angeles Credit Union and member of Waipahu Soto Mission and Kyodan. Survived by sisters, Sachiko Furukawa and Jean Tanaka; brothers, Susumu, Edwin, Clifford, Paul Matsumoto and George Matsumoto. Private service held. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

DOUGLAS YOSHITO KAWAKAMI, 82, of Mililani, died Sept. 20, 2001. Born in Waipahu. Retired owner of Wahiawa Farm & Feed Store. Also employed by Mililani Town Association. Survived by wife, Barbara "Fusako"; sons, Steven, Gary; daughter, Fay Toyama; five grandchildren; brothers, Shigeru, Sueo; sisters, Shizuko Tanaka, Helen Fujioka. Visitation after 4 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

TERUYE KOMATSU, 71, of Pearl City, died Sept. 20, 2001. Born in 'Ewa. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Harold; sons, Neil and Don; brother, Robert Tokunaga; sister, Kei Tokunaga. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SHUK WAN WONG LOUIE, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 23, 2001. Born in Canton, China. Member of Chinese Buddhist Association of Hawai'i. Survived by daughter, Yin Fong Chun; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Nu'uanu Memorial Park Mortuary; Taoist services. Burial 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

YASUO "SLIM" MATSUMURA, 85, of Kailua, O'ahu, formerly of Kalihi, died Sept. 19, 2001. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union. Survived by sons, Merbin, Ronald, Gary; daughters, Alma Hieda, Carol Shigenaga, Judy "Sandy" Matsumoto; several grandchildren; brother, Tom. Visitation from 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

BARBARA BENNETT MORRISON, 84, died Sept. 25, 2001. A longtime Hawai'i resident who had just moved to Walnut Creek, Calif. Born in Marin County, Calif. A State of Hawai'i social worker. Survived by brother, Bryant Bennett; daughters, Melanie Chambers, Margaret Morrison, Maile Busky; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial service to be held during the summer of 2002. Memorial donations to the Vaughn and Barbara Morrison Memorial Fund, St. John's Episcopal Church, Kula, Maui 96790.

TOSHIO MOTOSUE, 85, of Honolulu, died Sept. 22, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired self-employed pork wholesaler. Survived by sons, Warren, Stanley, Clayton; daughters, Claire Ajimine, Erma Moses; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Mitsuo, Roy; sisters, Shizuko, Sumako Kobayashi. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire. No koden (monetary offerings). No refreshments will be served.

YOSHIO "JACK' NAKAMURA, 93, of Liliha, died Sept. 16, 2001. Born in Kahuku. A retired Mid-Pac Lumber clerk. Survived by son, Harold; daughters, Kay and Claire; two grandchildren; brothers, Albert, Yoshiro, Goro and George; sisters, Shizue Hamada, Haruyo Kakimoto and Michiko. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd.

DEBBIE LIZ NIBLETT, 39, of Honolulu, died Sept. 18, 2001. Survived by son, Justin; daughter, Jessica Yamada; father, Stanley Yamada; mother, Betty Yamada; brother, Stanford Yamada; sister, Suzette Yamada. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

SCOTT JEFFREY O'BRIEN, whose brother and sister-in-law live in Honolulu, died in the Sept. 11 tragedy at the World Trade Center. Born in New Britain, Conn. A regional sales manager for SlamDunk Networks, Manhattan. Survived by wife, Kelly Hayes; parents, Charles and Lois O'Brien, Sandy and Frank Hayes; children, Liam, Chloe; brothers, Steven, Tim Hayes; sister, Shelley. Memorial service 4 p.m. on Oct. 6, Old First Reform Church, 7th Avenue and Carroll Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. No flowers. Memorial donations to P.S. 321 PTA, 180 7th Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215, or to O'Brien Children Trust Fund c/o Frank Hayes, P.O. Box 7023, Prospect, CT. 06712.

HERBERT HIROTO OKITA, 77, of 'Aiea, died Sept. 13, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired city plumbing inspector. Survived by sons, Randy, Keith and Russell; daughter, Leila Ekimoto; brothers, Edward and James; sister, Hazel Tatsuno; two grandchildren. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

ALICE BOW SIM LEE PENEKU, 72, of Wai'anae, O'ahu, died Sept. 22, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by children, Haaheo Andrade, Eadie Young, Alberta "Aloha" Mendez, Samuel III, Lee Sr., Harold, Phyllis; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Jari Cash, Lottie Mar, Julia Soehern; brother, David Lee. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary.

ANNA LOU CHIYAKO SHIMABUKURO, 65, of Waipahu, died Sept. 15, 2001. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired Pets Pacifica office manager. Survived by husband, Richard "Shima"; son, Brent; daughters, Debbie Matsuo and Kelly Pocock; mother, Chiyo Azuma; brothers, Mikio, Jerry and Gary Azuma; sisters, Betty Asahino, Barbara Tadaki and Aileen Setoda; nine grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

DR. FUTOSHI TAKAZAWA, 85, of Honolulu, died Sept. 18, 2001. Born in Honomu, Hawai'i. Retired Pathology Associates medical laboratory chemist. Survived by wife, Yuriko; son, Richard; daughter, Marie; sisters, Hisako Mizuno, Asako Ogawa and Betty Ezaki. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

PAUL VANCE TEXEIRA JR., 23, of Portland, Ore., died Sept. 22, 2001. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A Oregon Health & Science University research technician. Survived by father, Paul Sr.; mother, Bernadine; sister, Cynthia Uyeda; brother, Christopher; grandparents, Alfred and Mary Texeira and Caroline Brown. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. to noon Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 12:15 p.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

JACK CHONG WONG, 82, of Honolulu, died Sept. 23, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired pharmacist. Survived by wife, Beatrice; son, Lester, Jason and Gary; daughters, Sharon Kazama and Ramona Tasaki; brothers, Alfred, Harry, Lawrence and Gordon; sisters, Amy and Nellie Chang and Catherine Chan; 12 grandchildren; great-grandchild. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Burial 11:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.