Obituaries

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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.

LEROY KELIIOPEOPEOLE AHANA, 74, of Kailua, died Aug. 14, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A welder retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop #26. Survived by wife, Pansy "Winnie"; daughters, Teata Ahana, Eileen "Mahea" Bourgeois, Lois Vistart-Ahana and Cathy Rose; son, Godfrey; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Alice "Moku" Chu and Amelia Akau. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 12:15 p.m. Committal service 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

BARBARA EIKO AKAMINE, 60, of Simi Valley, Calif., died July 31, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A school teacher and principal. Survived by husband, Kenneth; son, Wesley; mother, Elsie Ito; brother, Gordon Ito. Service 3 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.

GERVACIO CORPUZ BAPTISTA, 86, of Waipahu, died Aug. 16, 2002. Born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A maintenance person retired from Aloha Stadium. Survived by wife, Bonifacia; sons, Francisco, Segundino and Cesar; daughters, Lucia Domingo, Andrea Acdal and Oliva Cabias; sister, Severina Lamug; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph church, Waipahu; Mass 10:15 a.m. Burial at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

VALCINO HOOLAIOKALANIWAKINIKONA BECHETT, 70, of Honolulu, died Aug. 22, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired interior designer. Immediate past regent of Daughters of Hawaii. Survived by husband, Al; son, Russell; daughters, Leann Hull and Alison Gethard; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Memorial service noon Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.

KATHERINE ILIMA BISHAW, 83, formerly of Hilo, died Aug. 12, 2002. Born in Hilo. A secretary retired from the Department of Education. Survived by son, Kelekona; daughters, Noela Bishaw and Kehau Bhattacharyya; nine grandchildren; brother, Benedict Victor; sister, Cecilia Chang. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Church; service 10:30 a.m.; Mass 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

EDWARD EARL BODINE JR., 58, of Wai'anae, died Aug. 17, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A former passenger service agent for Pan American Airlines. Survived by wife, Magdalene; son, Christopher Ayala; daughters, Rebecca Bodine, Susan Aki and Penny Donner; sisters, Lei Hernandez, Jean Bodine-Woody, Mary Woody and Clare Pagan; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Friday at St. Patrick's Church; Mass noon. Inurnment to follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Lei only. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

EMILIE FREITAS CHERRY, 98, of Pearl City, died Aug. 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired school teacher. Survived by sons, Ralph and Charles; daughter, Janette Akana; sister, Alice Matt; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

ALBERT KEALAKAA KAAHUMANU DAVIS, 79, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 23, 2002. Born in Lahaina, Maui. A retired motor vehicle operator for the Public Works Center at Pearl Harbor. Survived by wife, Rebecca; daughter, Lee Davis-Mead; a grandson; a great-granddaughter; brothers, John and Henry; sisters, Becky Conchee, Mary AhNee, Evangeline Prestidge, Miriam McDuffie, Nellie Sniffen, Nora Poole and Keala Kala. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary west chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday; service 11 a.m. Burial 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

MARIE CHRISTINA DUNBAR-SERRANO, 44, of Honolulu, died Aug. 9, 2002. Born in 'Ewa. A former Polynesian dancer in Waikiki. Survived by mother, Vilma; sisters, Elaine and Susan; brothers, Guy and Glen. Visitation from 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Augustine's Church; service 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

DOROTHY MIYOKO FUJII, 77, of Honolulu, died Aug. 24, 2002. Born in Honohina, Hawai'i. A teacher retired from Wai'alae Elementary School. Survived by son, Leith; daughters, Sheila Coles; seven grandchildren; brothers, Kiyoshi Deai and Sadami Deai; sisters, Chiyoko Arizumi and Hisako Hashimoto. Service 6 p.m. tomorrow at Kaimuki Christian Church. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

LAWRENCE EARL HATCHETT, 27, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 19, 2002. Born in Texas. An enlisted man in the U.S. Army. Survived by wife, Bernadette; daughter, Maria Alvarez; son, Mario Alvarez III; mother, Rosa Hatchett; sister, Shailetta Givens. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Schofield Barracks Post Chapel; service 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Schofield Post Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

YURIKO "RUTH" IKEDA also known as RUTH KOBASHIGAWA, 72, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 18, 2002. Born in Honohina, Hawai'i. A housekeeper retired from Hyatt Regency Waikiki. Survived by husband, Charles "Shigemi"; stepsons, Howard, Mervin, Wilfred, Milton and Wayne; seven step-grandchildren; brothers, Tokuichi "Roy" and Masaru "Mike" Kobashigawa; sister, Kiyoko "Betty" Lee. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HATSUE ISHIMURA, 96, of Honolulu, died Aug. 18, 2002. Born in Fukuoka, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Samuel and Roy; daughters, Jean Kaneshiro and Ruth Taba; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Miyuki Hosaka and Edna Okawa. Service 6 p.m. Friday at Central Union church. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

CHARYN JEANINE KEHAULANI KAIMIKAUA, 33, of Torrance, Calif., died Aug. 18, 2002. Born in Redondo Beach, Calif. A 1986 graduate of South Torrance High School. Survived by parents, Charles and Yolanda; brother, Chuck; sisters, Charlanda "Dolly" Fowler and Charmaine. Service noon Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pearlridge Ward, 99-642 Pohue St., 'Aiea. Burial 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

MATHIAS Q. LUBER SR., 82, of Honolulu, died Aug. 22, 2002. Born in Manila, Philippines. Survived by wife, Anicia; daughter, Jude; two grandchildren; brothers, Alfonso, Carlos and Eddie. Visitation from 10 a.m. Sept. 7 at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon. Burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.

ALEXANDER LEE MASSENGALE, 6, of Honolulu, died Aug. 18, 2002. Born in Oklahoma. Survived by parents, David and Katherine; brother, Andrew; grandparents, Bud and Nada Gibson, Betty Massengale and Joe and Pat Carrico; great-grandparents, Audrey Borden and Joe Carrico. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

A memorial service for PAUL TADASHI MIYAMOTO, 76, who died Sept. 9, 2001, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the mortuary. Inurnment 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers or donations at family's request. Prayers appreciated. A former Honolulu resident, he had moved to Alexandria, Va. and was a federal retiree. Survived by sons, Douglas and Gregg; daughter, Darlene Frick; brothers, Edmund and Daniel; sister, Lucille Calario; three grandchildren; a great-grandson.

HISAYO NAKAGAWA, 97, of Mililani, died Aug. 17, 2002. Born in Hiroshima-Ken, Japan. A homemaker and member of Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Survived by sons, Tom, Dr. William and George; daughters, Nancy Takata, Amy Ishimura and Charlene Hamaguchi; 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; brother, Richard Suehiro; sister, Nancy Sakazaki. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

YOSHIKO NAKAMURA, 85, of Hilo, died Aug. 21, 2002. Born in Keaukaha, Hawai'i. A retired housekeeping supervisor for the former Hilo Hospital. Survived by son, Glenn; daughters, Ellen Wong and Gail Nakamura; brothers, Toshio Onouye and Tsutomu Onouye; sister, Hatsuyo Miyamoto; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

DAISY YASUKO NISHIMOTO, 93, of Honolulu, died Aug. 15, 2002. Born in 'Ewa. Survived by husband, Henry; daughters, Joanne Nakagawa and Joyce Mimaki; sisters, Chieko Kubota, Carol Wada, Jean Iwami, Marion Onaka and Toshino Une; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

TSUYAKO OKAZAKI, 75, of Honolulu, died Aug. 22, 2002. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Survived by husband, Masao; son, Glenn; daughters, Cynthia Nakazaki and Gale Le Gros; brother, Teiichi Sano; sisters, Tomie Inouye and Hamae Ijima; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

ANTONE "TONY" RAPOZA, 82, of Honolulu, died Aug. 2, 2002. Born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai'i. A car salesman for Lexus Hawaii, formerly with Schuman Carriage. Survived by daughter, Michaelle Yamaguchi; two granddaughters; brother, Herbert; sister, Julia Toledo. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

AMANDO DOSEO SALCEDO, 64, of Honolulu, died Aug. 22, 2002. Born in Manila, Philippines. A groundskeeper retired from City and County Department of Parks and Recreation. Survived by wife, Clara; daughter, Amely; son, Amando Jr.; sisters, Cayetana Paras and Maria Durante; brothers, Antonio, Victor, Genaro and Felimon; a grandson. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:15 a.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.

WAYNE NORIO SEO, 50, of Honolulu, died Aug. 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An inventory clerk for Kamehameha School. Survived by parents, Robert and Linda Seo; brother, Keith; sister, Laura Tanabe. Visitation from 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service noon. No flowers. Casual attire.

SIOSIFA NUKU UASI, 61, of Hilo, died Aug. 20, 2002. Born in Tonga. Survived by wife, Losa; sons, Afu and Houpi; brothers, the Rev. Pasimi, the Rev. Usaia, the Rev. Langiila, the Rev. Lisala, the Rev. Sione and Kaufana; sisters, Mele Tuita, Melina Uasi and Silia Fine. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Additional service held in Tonga.

WILLIS SHUI MIN YAP SR., 90, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 14, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A lifetime member of the Musicians Union and retired U.S. Customs mail clerk. Survived by wife, Juanita; son, Willis Jr.; daughter, Valerie Baldovi; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church; service 11:30 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.