Posted on: Friday, January 25, 2002

Obituaries

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moises acojido bumagat, 69, of Waipahu, died Jan. 12, 2002. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Hawaiian Homes Ltd. Realtor; retired from U.S. Air Force. Survived by wife, Justina "Tina"; daughters, Yolanda Wikle and Lilian Thach; sons, Robert and Raymond; brother, Jimmy; sister, Apolonia Medrano; nine grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 11:15 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire.

JOHN LAP KEUNG CHAN, 79, of Ho-nolulu, died jan. 16, 2002. Born in Shanghai, China. Retired accountant. Survived by son, Tony; daughter, Connie; one grandchild. Service 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers; donations to The Chan Family Scholarship Fund, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002. Aloha attire.

RUTH COLEMAN, 44, of Lawa'i, Kaua'i, died Jan. 15, 2002. Born in Japan. Survived by mother, Akiko; sister, Mary Coleman Cope. Service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Garden Island Mortuary; burial to follow at Kalapaki Bay Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

MARJORIE REIKO DURSSE, 73, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 11, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. Survived by companion, Daniel Pacheco; daughter, Theresa Ramos; sons, James Jr. and Wayne; brother, Clarence Genishi; sisters, Stella Sowers and Helen Kobayashi; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

BLAINE A. FAINT JR., 69, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18, 2002. Born in Windber, Pa. Services will be held in Pennsylvania. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

TIN FONG GOO, 97, of Kane'ohe, died Jan., 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired Department of Transportation cadastral engineer. Survived by wife, Dorothy; sons, Ronald and Arthur; daughters, Carol Matsuda and Aileen Deese; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Tin Yau, Dr. Albert and Donald; sister, Eunice Lau. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Monday at Community Church of Honolulu; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

ROBERT CHARLES GOODMAN, 53, of Hale'iwa, died Jan. 20, 2002. Born in Anchorage, Alaska. A structural iron works company owner. Survived by wife, Celia Ann; sons, Robert and William; daughters, Jackie Brown and Anna Sullivan; father, Don Goodman; sisters, Nancy Edison and Dawn Goodman; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial at sea tomorrow, from vessel departing noon, Hawaii Yacht Club, Ala Wai Boat Harbor, behind the Ilikai Hotel. Casual attire. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.

JAMES ARTHUR HARRIS, 61, of Ho-nolulu, died Jan. 23, 2002. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. A retired U.S. Army sergeant first class. Survived by wife, Giap; five sons; four daughters; grandchildren. No service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MIYOKO "LILLIAN" HIRATA, 83, of Honolulu, died Jan. 16, 2002. Born in Kekaha, Kaua'i. Mid-Pacific Institute cafeteria cook. Survived by husband, Hideshi; son, Ronald; daughter, Dale Doi; brothers, Nobumatsu, Jack, Matsusuke and Shigenobu Kobashigawa; sister, Tsuruko Nishime; granddaughter, Amanda. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Aloha attire.

YUKIKO IKEDA, 95, of 'Aiea, died Jan. 17, 2002. Born on Kaua'i. Former owner of Ikeda Music Store. Survived by daughter, Lillian Kawamoto; sister, Marguerite Smith; grandchildren; Eric Kawamoto and Lynn Kojima. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday at O'ahu Cemetery chapel; inurnment 1:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

DORIS CHIYONO KAZUNAGA, 80, of Honolulu, died Jan. 15, 2002. Born in Kapahi, Kaua'i. A retired seamstress. Survived by husband, Harold; sons, Alan and Gary; daughter, Doreen; brothers, Shoichi and David Morimoto; sisters, Marie Kubota, Alice Ishikawa and Katherine Morimoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MITSUO KIMURA, 79, of Kapolei, died Jan. 15, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Survived by daughters, Terry Kimura-Hasegawa, Gwen Nomi, Leigh Kimura and Theresa Cleveland; five grandchildren; brother, Takeo; sisters, Thelma Nitta and Aiko "Ruth" Uranaka. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

OSHINA KODAMA, 100, of Kailua, died Jan. 19, 2002. Born in Hiroshima, Japan. A member of Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Survived by son, Larry Tooru; daughters, Grace Bickham, Emiko Kuraoka, Doris Nakagawa, Betty Ota, Mildred Koigawachi and Evelyn Yoshihara; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren. Service 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

MILDRED R. KUNIYUKI, 70, of Ho-nolulu, died Jan. 13, 2002. Born in Waimea, Big Island. Survived by husband, Klayton; son, Rev. Kevin; sister, Sachiko Yamamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LUCY DUARTE LEBUS, 84, of Ho-nolulu, died Jan. 18, 2002. Retired from the Koolau Boys' Home. Survived by nephews, Eugene Lilly, Ted Lilly and John Kovich; niece, Nicolene Lilly; grandniece and grandnephews; cousins. Visitation 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Memorial donations to a charity of choice.

ALFRED YAU SING LUM, 67, of Waipahu, died Jan. 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the National Guard and Sears Roebuck at Pearlridge. Survived by wife, Agnes; son, Wayne; mother, Laura Schoberlin; sister, Lona Furuya; brothers, Robert Schoberlin and Dennis Lum. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Resurrection of the Lord Church; Mass 7 p.m. Committal service 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

GILLARD GUNSHI MATSUMIYA, 61, of Mililani, died Jan. 15, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. Employed by Verizon Hawaii. Survived by sons, Troy and Jan; daughters, Penny Bedell and Sibyl Matsumiya; three grandchildren; brothers, Toshio, Tatsuo and Milton; sisters, Setsuko Amemiya and Jean Nishiyama. Visitation after 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 4:30 p.m.

SADAO "SADA" MIYAHARA, 82, of Montebello, Calif., formerly of Wahiawa, died Jan. 1, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Survived by wife, Karen; daughter, Merle Enriquez; son, Wayne; brother, Hideo; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service held. Burial at Rose Hills Memorial, Whittier, Calif. Arrangements by White Emerson Mortuary, Whittier.

SHOSAKU NAGAISHI, 100, of Ho-nolulu, died Jan. 14, 2002. Born in Chiba Ken, Japan. A maintenance worker. Survived by sons, James Fujio and Fumio; daughter, Ruth Toshie Nakamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ISAMI NANBU, 82, of Honolulu, died Jan. 21, 2002. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A retired City & County of Ho-nolulu sewer division superintendent. Survived by son, Samuel; sister, Sue Yorioka; grandchildren, Eve and Candace Yorioka; brothers, Take, Kiyoshi and Minoru. Service 5 p.m. Sunday at Makiki Christian Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Makiki Christian Church building fund. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

DORIS LAN KYAU NEWHOUSE, 92, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 21, 2002. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. A retired Leilehua High School cook. Survived by daughters, Pauline Seto, Rosalie Lee and Greta Absnaider; brothers, David and Francis Lau; sisters, Helen Lau and Florence Haars; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service noon; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HIDEO TANJI, 97, of Honolulu, died Jan. 15, 2002. Born in Fukushima, Japan. A retired shoemaker for Palama Shoe Co. Survived by sons, Andrew, Samuel, Daniel and Edwin; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

PHILOMENA "FAY" JAY TEIXEIRA, 81, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughters, Bibiana Gouveia and Barbara Stone; sons, Albert Jr., Adrian and August; brother, Fred Jesus; sister, Mary Tiner; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

FREDERICK L.H. TOM, 77, of Kane'ohe, died Jan. 22, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired postal clerk. Survived by niece, Janice Goo. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

PITA AFU UNGA, 76, of La'ie, died Jan. 19, 2002. Born in Tonga. A retired BYU-Hawaii carpenter. Survived by wife, Emeline Uluave; sons, Ofeina Dempsey and Fusiloa Suntesi; daughters, Loseana Thomas, Jean Christie and Salome Dorothy Folau; 10 grandchildren; brothers, Peau, Vaini, Lihati, Okusi and Anitilose; sister, Felofiaki Tuivailala. Visitation 6 to 9:30 p.m. today at La'ie Hawaii Stake Center, 55-415 Iosepa St. Visitation also 8 to 11:45 a.m. tomorrow at the center; service 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at La'ie Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HIGH TALKING CHIEF POTASI SUI UTA SR., 77, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 16, 2002. Born in Vatia, American Samoa. Survived by wife, Esther; sons, Albert, Hiram, Potasi Jr. and Wayne; daughters, Tuanai Fa'aosoa, Ellen Su'esu'e and Mabel Meacham; brothers, Simona Lauti, The Rev. Amalau Lauti and the Rev. Pita Lauti; sisters, Seia Lauti, Ata Telona and Malia Lauti; 32 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation from

9 a.m. tomorrow at Waianae United Methodist Church; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes 1 p.m. Sunday at Pokai Bay Middle Park. Call the Rev. Misipati Karapani, 696-1113 or 696-4027. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

MITSUYO YONEMURA, 88, of 'Aiea, died Jan. 15, 2002. Born in Honohina, Hawai'i. A retired Enderson Garment Factory presser. Survived by sons, Roy Takao and Alvin Harumasa; daughters, Jean Tokiko Sakai, Carol Sakiko Kondo, Judy Kazuko Endow, Shirley Matsue Miyake, Iris Tomoe Okura and Ivy Tomoyo Kaneshiro; brother, Hoichi Ueda; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ELMER SHIGEYUKI YOSHITOMI, 75, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 19, 2002. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. An office manager for Harper Car Rentals. Survived by wife, Sachiko; son, Ken; daughter, Jule Behr; brother, Clive; two grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.