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.
DAVID CHILDS, small-town crusader, unabashed liberal and irascible contributor to The Advertiser's letters-to-the-editor section, died of cancer Tuesday at his home in Ma'ili. He was 59. See story.
Funeral services for GRANT YOSHIKI HIROHATA-GOTO, the 33-year-old 'Aiea man who died Sunday morning after collapsing at the finish line of the Honolulu Marathon, will be held 6 p.m. Monday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. See story.
RICHARD MASAICHI AJIMINE, 86, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Waiakea-Camp 4. A building inspector retired from U.S. Naval bases. Survived by wife, Katherine; sons, Ronald and Roy; daughters, Carlotte Kawazoe and Harriet Ajimine; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; brothers, Frank and William; sisters, Alice Matsumoto and Nancy Toguchi. Visitation from 5 p.m. Monday at Kalihi Union Church; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
CHANSE NAINOA KEKAIMALU "MALU BOY" ALMARZA, 3, son of Marius "Pee Wee" Jr. and Colleen "Nalani," died Dec. 8, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by brothers, Marius "Moku" and Chaicen-Jose "Maka"; sisters, Wainani, Chasitie "Kalena" and Cherish "Leialoha"; grandparents, Marius Sr., David and Bel Ka'uhane; great-grandparent, Martha "Tutu" Opunui. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Kalihi and Moanalua Church; service 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
KIA ARTRIP, 52, of Hale'iwa, died Dec. 1, 2002. Born in California. Survived by children, Jason Verity, Karilia Labrador, David Sax, Louise Clark, Richard Clark, Jerin Hawthorne and Coral Artrip; a granddaughter. Visitation 4 p.m. Sunday at the family residence; service at sunset. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
TOKUKO "ALICE" ASANOMA, 87, of Kane'ohe, died Nov. 22, 2002. Born in Waiawa. A nurse's aide retired from Ann Pearl Nursing Home. Survived by husband, Hajime; sons, Stanley and Robert; two grandchildren; half brother, Edward Gomoto; sisters, Florence Fabilenia, Dorothy Lee, Martha Sato and Nancy Dacuycuy. Service noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
DAVID WILLIAM CHILDS, 59, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 10, 2002. Born in Iowa. Survived by wife, Patricia; sons, Bill, Randy and Cody; brothers, Steven and Michael; sister, Susan Hagemann. Service 3 p.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
GERALD "JERRY" BURKE CULLEN, 87, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Denver, Colo. A retired certified public accountant. Survived by wife, Geraldine; son, Robert; daughter, Kathleen English; sister, Kathleen Hannigan; two granddaughters; two great-granddaughters. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church, Keaukaha; Mass 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
MARYJEAN NAKAHILI GERARD, 60, of Kahului, Maui, died Dec. 3, 2002. Born in Wai'anae. A security guard for Freeman Guards at Maui Community College. Survived by husband, Donald Sr.; daughters, Donna "Gigi" Gerard, Diana "Ana" Elizares, Dayna "Nani" Gerard-Soliven, Lorna Davis and Ronalaine Fernandez; sons, Derek, Donald "Boy," Donald Jr., Arnold and Ronald; 22 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; hanai daughter, Shirley Spencer. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow.
TIAMA I'AULUALO, 70, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Manu'a, American Samoa. A retired grocery store salesclerk. Survived by sons, Mulu Sialega and Tiama Jr.; daughters, Vai and Peiai; brothers, Ali'i, Fatu and Valelei; sisters, Panitiai, Sopolagi, Sulu and Fuaese. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at The Church of the Nazarene; service 10 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary.
DAVID PELEIOHOLANI KALANI JR., 93, of Honolulu, died Dec. 10, 2002. Born in Honomu, Hawai'i. Retired employee of Honolulu Rapid Transit bus company, and a Dairymen's Co. milkman. Survived by sons, David and Dwayne; daughters, Freesia Kaneaiakala and Merle; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
ALYCE TOSHIKO KANESHIRO, 87, of Honolulu, died Dec. 3, 2002. Born in Pa'auhau, Hawai'i. Retired Top of Waikiki restaurant waitress. Survived by sons, Donald and Gary; three grandchildren; sisters, Hatsume Higa, Grace Chinen and Sue Nishimura. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
BARBARA HOPE LARKIN, 82, died Nov. 21, 2002. Born in Boston, Mass. Retired University of Hawaii microbiologist; and Central Union Church volunteer. Survived by sister, Virginia; hanai daughter, Faye Rawles-Schoch. Services 12:30 p.m. Dec. 21 dockside before ocean scattering of ashes (for pier location, call Ruth, 941-0957). No flowers. Donations to Central Union Church Women's League or The Hawaiian Humane Society. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
WILLIAM "FRENCHY" THOMAS LEGGETT, 88, of Wahiawa, died Dec. 6, 2002. Born in Litchfield, N.H. Retired glazier; past president of the Glazier's Architectural Metal and Glass Workers, Local 1889. Survived by wife, Leonie; daughters, Priscilla "Kuulei" Jeffrey and Deborah Groves; five grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
CRAIG W. McOUAT, 49, of Honolulu, died Nov. 10, 2002. Born in Chicago. Survived by brothers, George and Maury; nieces and a nephew. Service 1 p.m. today at Victory Ohana, 94-951 Kahuamoku Place, Waipahu. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
EDITH SHIZUKO OSHIMA, 90, of Honolulu, died Dec. 2, 2002. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. A retired beautician. Survived by son, Terry; one grandchild; brother, Francis Tanaka; sisters, Doris Chung and Rachel Omori. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
HISAKO OTAKI, 90, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 5, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A housewife. Survived by daughters, Ethel Aotani and Carol Hamilton; four grandchildren; sisters, Ann Shigemura, Setsuko Matsui, Eleanor Turner and Yukie Takiguchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
HAROLD DEAN REINICK, 73, of Mililani, died Dec. 8, 2002. Born in Mount Clemens, Mich. Member of New Apostolic Church. Survived by daughters, Susan Schade and Julie Poole; son, Brian; mother, Eunice Richardson; sister, Jean Frank; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service 8 p.m. today at New Apostolic Church, 23 S. Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
ANNA LAURA ORR SILL, 77, of Modesto, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died Dec. 1, 2002. Longtime Waipahu High School foreign language teacher. Survived by husband, Charles; children, Charles, Alan, Janet Jimenez, Melanie Sill and Carolyn Glendening; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service held. Remembrances to Education Foundation, American Association of University Women, Modesto Branch, P.O. Box 4185, Modesto, CA 95352. Arrangements by Eaton Family Funeral and Cremation Service, Modesto.
CHOW LOY TOM, 84, of Kailua, died Nov. 14, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired professor emeritus, University of Denver. Survived by sisters, Ellen and Mee Lin; brother, Tenny. Private service held at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
