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.

BERTHA OWAI AKO, 84, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 5, 2002. Born on Maui. Survived by sons, Glen and Gerald; brother, Yoshito Inamasu; sisters, Kuniyo Yoshida and Irene Omoto; seven grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; memorial service 6 p.m. Graveside service 9:30 a.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

THOMAS TOSHI ENOMOTO, 33, of Honolulu, died Dec. 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. 'Aiea High School history teacher. Survived by parents, Thomas and Lucille; sisters, Lisa Enomoto-Sereno and Erika Enomoto-Tanuvasa; grandparents, Eleanor Izutsu, Benito Larrua and Felicia Santa Ana; step-grandfather, Setsuo Izutsu. Memorial service 5 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Aloha attire.

RALPH SHOICHI HAYASHIDA, 75, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 13, 2002. Born on Maui. Retired Hawaii Electric Light Co. employee. Survived by sons, Wilkie and Lloyd; daughters, Naomi Nojima and Velma Johnson; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private services. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

WALTER ICHIRO IHA, 85, of Wahiawa, died Dec. 7, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. Retired auto-parts salesman. Survived by son, Walter; daughter, Carolyn; one grandson; brothers, Yukio, Fumio and Toshio; sisters, Shizu Shiroma, Kiyoko Arakaki, Yoshiko Shimabukuro and Sumiko Konishi. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

SABURO IWANE, 81, of Honolulu, died Dec. 8, 2002. Born in Kainaliu, Kona, Hawai'i. Owner of S. Iwane Inc. general contractors. Survived by wife, Marion; daughters, Lynette Yee and Shirley Wilkie; brother, Kaoru; sister, Toshiko Hashimoto; two grandchildren. Memorial service 11 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No koden (monetary donations). Casual attire.

ROMANA DOMINGO JOSE, 93, of Honolulu, died Nov. 26, 2002. Born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by son, Rodolfo; daughters, Josefina Domingo, Carmen Gervacio and Erlinda Flores; 21 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

MINORU KIMURA, 80, of Honolulu, died Dec. 4, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired Convalescent Center of Honolulu maintenance man. Survived by wife, Dorothy; son, Guy; daughter, Iris; six grandchildren; brothers, Harry, Ernest and David; sisters, Doris Ohara and Winifred Ikeda. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HIROSHI KON, 95, of Waipahu, died Dec. 6, 2002. Born in Waialua. Retired from Oahu Sugar Co. Survived by sons, Herbert and Ronald; daughter, Jeanette Spradley; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Shohachi. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

ROSEBELLE MAE PETERS LEIWALO, 73, of Nanakuli, died Dec. 11, 2002. Born in Kalihi. Nanaikapono Elementary School cafeteria supervisor. Survived by husband, George Sr.; sons, George Jr., Harold, Francis and Leonard; daughters, Shirlene Grunwald, Diana Lopez and Rose Aleka; brother, Albert Long Jr.; sisters, Elizabeth Cornelius and Margie Menor; 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Stake Center; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

DIONISIA MARQUEZ MUNAR, 51, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in San Fernando City, Philippines. Survived by husband, Artemio; son, Mark; daughter, Myra; mother, Juliana Marquez; brothers, Desiderio, Cresencio, Bernardo and Rodolfo Marquez; sisters, Dolores Rivera, Marina Arata, Juana Silverie, Teresita Marzo and Milagros Costales. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Friday at the church; Mass 9 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

SHIGEKO MURANAKA, also known as BEATRICE F. MURANAKA, 77, of Honolulu, died Dec. 4, 2002. Born in Na'alehu, Hawai'i. Retired state Department of Taxation clerk. Survived by husband, Richard; son, Michael; daughter, Elaine Serizawa; five grandchildren; sisters, Nobuko "Evelyn" Higashi, Emi Ezuka and Eleanor "Ella" Sur. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SATURNINO "PAPA NINO" PANEM, 77, of Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 11, 2002. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. crane operator. Survived by wife, Esperanza; sons, Robert and Nelson; daughters, Thelma Acoba, Nena Bargamento Jr. and Mely Dela Cruz Jr.; brothers, Crecencio and Necomedes; sisters, Fresca Espiritu and Josephia Pascual; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HARU SAKATA, 96, of Honolulu, died Dec. 1, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Co-founder of Hawaii Stationery Co. Ltd. Survived by sons, Wilbert and Thomas; five grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; memorial service noon; inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

GENARO DOSEO SALCEDO SR., 62, of Waipahu, died Dec. 10, 2002. Born in the Philippines. The Arcadia Retirement Residence maintenance worker. Survived by wife, Corazon; son, Genaro Jr.; daughters, Anna, Rosario Balico, Laura Olegario, Mary Rose, Pamela Bohol, Cora Ann Banks, and Millet, April and May; 11 grandchildren; brothers, Antonio, Victor and Felimon; sisters, Cayetana Paras and Maria Durante. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. Mass 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

THOMAS TOSHIO SASAKI, 85, of Honolulu, died Dec. 3, 2002. Born in Phippsburg, Colo. Retired U.S. Air Force military intelligence translator. Survived by wife, Utako; daughter, Susan Matsuura; grandsons, Justin and Mitchell. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MITSUKO A. SHIKUMA, of Honolulu, formerly of Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i, died Dec. 7, 2002. Born in Pahoa. Retired American Lung Association campaign supervisor. Survived by son, Keith; daughters, Ann Honda and Dr. Lois Dement; brother, Toshihiko Asakawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JAMES YASUKAME TOMA, 90, of Wahiawa, died Dec. 3, 2002. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Retired Dole Pineapple Co. plantation welder. Survived by son, Marvin; daughters, Gloria Ng, Karen Bruns, Wilma Okazaki, Pamela Okazaki, Charlene Dierking and Marta Ann Bowman; brother, Richard; sister, Kay Kogami; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

CLARA SUEKO TSUKADA, 86, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Dec. 14, 2002. Born in Niigata, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by son, Roy; daughter, Jocelyn Kobata; brother, Seichi Honma; sister, Shigeko Watanabe; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

JUNET M.Y. WONG, 86, of Honolulu, died Dec. 4, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Retired Lucky Inn founder. Survived by son, Edmund; daughter, Maylynn; brothers, James, Wallace, Ralph and Raymond Yanagida; sisters, Betty Taniguchi and Katherine Sakamoto. Service 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

ALYCE KAZUE YAMASHIRO, 81, of Honolulu, died Dec. 8, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired Tommy's Groceries part-owner. Survived by sons, Hugh Jr. and Neil; seven grandchildren; brother, Kazuo Tomita. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.