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Posted on: Saturday, February 16, 2002

Obituaries

FUMIYO AKAMINE, 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 27, 2002. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. A kitchen helper retired from Daikoku Tei Catering. Survived by sons, Donald and Howard; daughter, Betsy Takamine; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brothers, Joichi, George and Joko Gushiken; sisters, June Oshiro and Jane Gushiken. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

BETTY LOU TOSHIKO ALCANTRA, 66, of Waipahu, died Feb. 13, 2002. Born in Waipahu. An office manager retired from City of Joy. Survived by husband, Anghilito "Hisao"; sons, Jay, Joey and Jaime; daughter, Julie; eight grandchildren; brothers, Daniel and Richard Konno; sister, Edith Suzuki. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; committal service 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

SOLOMON BISHAW, 78, of Honolulu, died Feb. 10, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired Merchant Marine seaman. Survived by wife, Ana; daughter, Kahala; brothers, Jackie, Alexander and David; sisters, Virginia Bishaw-Rees and Evelyn Bishaw-Sing. Visitation from 1 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Aloha attire.

GRACE TAIT BURGESS, 93, of Honolulu, died Feb. 11, 2002. Born in Bohinegu, N.D. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Mary Ann McCrea and Patricia Blackman; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service. Donations may be made to Bishop Museum department of mollusks. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

CLARITA MENDOZA CADIZ, 66, of Honolulu, died Feb. 9, 2002. Born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by husband, Simeon; son, Reynold; daughters, Rose Aseret, Edith Leones and Marites Masuda; mother, Angela Mendoza; brothers, Arsenio, Victorino and Felix Mendoza; sisters, Rosalina Andrada and Cirila Aungon; nine grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; service 10:45 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

FLORENCE GARCIA CHING also known as FLORA CHUNG, 92, of Honolulu,died Feb. 11, 2002. Born in Hana, Maui. A homemaker. Survived by sons, John Chung and James Chung; daughter, Betty Carvalho; 25 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation from 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Baptist Church; service 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

MICHIKO DATE, 86, of Kailua, died Feb. 8, 2002. Co-proprietor of Thomas K. Date Service Station in Kailua. Survived by sons, Kenneth and Stanley; daughters, Marian Tsutsui and Barbara Yoshioka; brothers, Shoichi Ida, Takeshi Ida, Shigeru Ida and Hachiro Ida; sister, Chiyoko Aoyagi; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ELISE ELISALA, 78, of 'Ewa Beach, died Feb. 9, 2002. Born in Fagatogo, American Samoa. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard winch operator. Survived by sons, Filipo, Elise Jr. and Robert; daughter, Emma McCall; granddaughter, Esther Savusa; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers, Ma'alona and Uperesa Elisara; sister, Le'ala Elisara. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ROYDEN NOBUYUKI EMOTO, 62, of Honolulu, died Feb. 11, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Co-owner and mortgage broker for Spectrum Mortgage. Survived by wife, Danette "Dani"; sons, John and Sean Chang; mother, Mitsuko; brothers, Conan, Laurence, Lowell and Medwin. Service 6 p.m Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment 11:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MARIAN HUNG CHUN INOUYE, 83, of Honolulu, died Feb. 6, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Ernest; daughters, Jeanette Mukaida and Linda Lee; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Thomas and Raymond Lum. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SHARON HO'OIPO KIM MOKIAO KANA'E, 47, of Wailuku, Maui, died Feb. 10, 2002. Born in Moloka'i. Survived by husband, Henry "Boy" Kana'e; son, Leighton Kana'e; daughters, Sherise "Honey Girl" Kana'e and Jazr'e "Malanai" Kana'e-Mokiao; parents, Solomon Mokiao Sr. and Henrietta "Darling" Kaupu-Mokiao; brother, Solomon "Sauce" Mokiao; sisters, Leila "Matsu" Pereira, Darlene "Ah-lan" Naki and Serena "Rena" Mokiao; three grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary in Honolulu; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard's Family Mortuary on Maui; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next Saturday at Ballard's Family Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

REBECCA L. "LYNN" LINCOLN, 46, of Waimea, Hawai'i, died Feb. 2, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Business administrator for Waimea Medical Associates, and former administrator for Hillhaven in Kailua, Kona. Survived by sons, Isaiah, David and Jacob; parents, Bob and Shirley Hoffman; brother, Edward Hoffman; sister, Roberta Cho; hanai brothers, Robert and Dennis Williams. Celebration of life held. Family service to be announced. Scattering of ashes will follow. Memorial donations to a favorite charity. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

WAYNE KENSO MIYAZAKI, 80, of Honolulu, died Feb. 5, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired contractor dba Wayne Miyazaki, General Contractor. Survived by wife, Peggy; son, Wendell; daughter, Claire Groom; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; sister, Jane Yokota. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

VALERIE NAOMI KIYOTA NAKAMINE, 48, of Honolulu, died Feb. 10, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An instructor at Hawaii Institute of Hair Design. Survived by sons, Garrett Teves, Christopher and Casey Nakamine; parents, Harry and Elizabeth Kiyota; brother, Jason Kiyota; sisters, Shirleen Sakugawa and Patricia Nagata. Service 4 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

EDWIN "DOC" CUTHBERT PETERSON, 66, of Honolulu, formerly of Michigan and Colorado, died Feb. 12, 2002. Born in Michigan. A chief, Education and Training, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by brother-in-law, Alex Sutton; nephew, Brian Sutton; niece, Nancy Leist; two grandnieces. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday at Nellis Chapel, Building 500, Signer Boulevard, Hickam Air Force Base; reception to follow at chapel annex. In lieu of flowers, donations may to made to NMU Development Fund, Edwin Peterson Scholarship, 1401 Presque Isle, Marquette, MI 49855. Condolences may be sent to Brian Sutton, 7021 Charmingdale Drive, Mobile, AL 36618.

EMILIO SAROMINES, 101, of Hale'iwa, died Feb. 7, 2002. Born in Argao, Cebu, Philippines. A landscape gardener. Survived by sons, Jose, Alfonso and Eugene; daughters, Fely Oliveros, Helen Lorenzo, Nancy Albios, Margaret Lacuesta and Ruby Avilla; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

HIKOICHI ROBERT SHIOSHITA, 83, of Waipahu, died Feb. 11, 2002. Born in Wainaku, Hawai'i. Retired U.S. Army staff sergeant and Tripler Army Medical Center employee. Survived by wife, Hildegard; brother, Saichi; sister, Misao "Ruth" Yano; nieces and nephews. Committal service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

ROBERT KEALOHAAINA SMITH SR., 76, of 'Aiea, died Feb. 7, 2002. Born in Helemano, Waialua. A crane operator retired from Dole Isleway, slack-key guitarist and award-winning lei maker. Survived by wife, Alicia; children, Emily "Kauilani" Lino, Alicia "Keola" Smith, Robert "Lopaka" Smith and Piilani Smith; brother, Alapai "David" Mahoe; sisters, Mary "Koa" Fisher and Emily Wilson; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Philomena Church; Mass 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

JACK SEIZEN TAMASHIRO, 86, of Honolulu,died Feb. 5, 2002. Born on Maui. Survived by the Tamashiro family. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

SHIGEO "JOE" TAMURA, 84, of Honolulu, died Feb. 11, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired Meadow Gold Dairies loader. Survived by brothers, Sadao, Masao, Tsutomu and Hideo; sisters, Patsy. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

ANGELI ADELE TRAZO, 44, of Waipahu, died Feb. 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Brandon Trazo and Devin Clemente; fianc"son Ching; father, Patrick Trazo Sr.; mother, Esther Specht; sisters, Antoinette Trazo-Kurihara, Lori-Ann and Stacey Trazo; brother, Patrick Trazo Jr. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; prayer service 10:30 a.m; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

RICHARD HIDEO UGA, 64, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawai'i, died Jan. 18, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A retired state janitorial supervisor. Survived by wife, Nancy Brown-Uga; sons, Henry and Danny; daughters, Alena and Janice; sisters, Haruko Sams and Jane Beeman; granddaughter. No service. No flowers. Donations may be made to Hospice Hawaii. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

ARTHUR SEIJIRO "ART" UYEHARA (Yago: Irimijigwa), 83, of Honolulu, died Feb. 9, 2002. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. A retired director of security and maintenance for Times Supermarket. Survived by wife, Marjorie M.; son, Steven S.; daughter, Audrey M.; brother, Thomas S."; sisters, Nancy Yoshiko Maida and Ethel Mitsue Teruya. Service 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

GRACE LOIS WIGGLESWORTH, 39, of Pearl City, formerly of Monument, Colo., died Feb. 13, 2002. Born in Fort Carson, Colo. A music director for Christ Lutheran Church and classical pianist. Survived by mother, Eiko; brothers, Fenton Jr. and Andrew; sisters, Vera Miles, June Wigglesworth and Rachel Franklin; nieces and nephews. Service 3 p.m. Monday at Waialae-Kahala Chapel. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

JEAN K. WILSON, 73, of Grand Prairie, Texas, died Feb. 11, 2002. Born in Puhi, Kaua'i. Survived by sons, Lester and Gerry; daughters, Sheila Ard and Cynthia; brothers, Charles Oh; sisters, Carol Taguma, Rachel Palafox and Annie Chang; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial 2 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

BETHEL FAYE YARBERRY, 74, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 9, 2002. Born in Grand Island, Neb. A member of Hilo Alliance Church. Survived by husband, R. Burl; daughters, Patricia Fowler, Sara and Megan; sons, Duston, Christopher, Robert and Matthew; sister, Helen Lorenz; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.