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.
GEORGE CHONGTIM JR., 39, of Waikoloa, Hawai'i, formerly of Wai'anae, died June 30, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Anita; sons, Chad and George III; daughters, Jhanah and Aleizha; brothers, Terrance, Cheyenne and Louie; sisters, Georgette Sanchez and Kimberlyann ChongTim. Visitation 6:30 p.m. Monday at Salvation Army Leeward Corps, 98-612 Moanalua Loop, 'Aiea; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
LEWIS CALVIN COOKSEY, 88, of Wahiawa, died June 20, 2002. Born in Atoka, Okla. Survived by wife, Virginia; nephews, Ernest, Todd and Steven. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 9:45 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
TITUS JOHN-JAMES DAVID, also known as WILLIAM "AMA" K. McKEE III, 42, of Honolulu, died June 26, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An employee of the State Department of Land and Natural Resources. Survived by wife, Jamie-Jean; daughters, Emmadene and Davelyn; son, Matthew-Paul; sister, Cynthia Kepa; brothers, Conkling McKee Jr., Tasman McKee and Jon McKee; grandmother, Alice Kufferath. Visitation 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.
KENNETH SHOICHI HAMURA, 88, of Honolulu, died June 26, 2002. Born in Kealia, Kaua'i. President for Island Handblockers. Survived by daughters, Betsy and Cynthia. Service 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
RICHARD T. HASHIMOTO, 72, of Honolulu, died June 15, 2002. Born in Kealia, Kaua'i. Retired senior vice president for ITT Sheraton-Hawaii. Survived by wife, Miyeko; son, Craig; daughter, Lee Ann; brothers, Edward and Henry; sister, Gladys Tokigawa. Private service held. No monetary offerings. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
GERALD "JERRY" ALLAN KARD, 57, of Humble, Texas, formerly of Kane'ohe, died June 30, 2002. Born in Elizabeth, N.J. Retired Northwest Airlines equipment services chief. Survived by wife, Alice Kanekoa-Kard; daughters, Niocole, Desirae Cipriano and Koalani Turla; four grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
YUKIKO T. KAWASAKI, 80, of Honolulu, died June 27, 2002. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Survived by daughter, Catherine Miyahira; granddaughters, Alison and Julie; brother, Herbert Takeshita; sister, Thelma Sonoda. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
FRANCIS MITSUJI KUDO, 83, died May 17, 2002, and his wife, HISAKO KOBAYASHI KUDO, 87, died May 19, 2002. They were residents of Torrance, Calif., formerly of Kualapu'u, Moloka'i. He was born in Waipahu and was a retired TRW Corp. electrical engineer and veteran who served in the 100th Infantry Battalion, Company C. She was born in Concord, Calif., and was a homemaker. He is survived by his sister, Florence Iwamoto. She is survived by her sister, Mary Hamasaki. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
NICANOR GAMIO LUNA, 95, of Wailuku, Maui, died June 30, 2002. A retired boiler maker. Survived by sons, Hennessey, James, David and Ivan; daughter, Velma Nakamoto; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. today at Wailuku Door of Faith Church; celebration of life 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MATSUYO MATSUOKA, 105, of Wahiawa, died June 21, 1001. Born in Fukuoka Japan. Member of Wahiawa Hongwanji. Survived by son, Yukio; daughters, Betty Calabrese, Violet DePew, Elsie Shimamoto and Helen Morikawa; 16 grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
JUNE KEIKO NUMASAKI, 63, of Mililani, died July 2, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Ronald; sons, Kyle and Ronden; daughter, Jill Sonognini; sisters, Jane Tani, Hifumi Makamatsu, Nobuko Asaro. Ann Arakawa and Janice Atterberry; three grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
JUANITO "NITO" RIVERA, 54, of Mililani, died June 22, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard hydraulic mechanic. Survived by wife, Aguida; daughter, Jennifer; sons, Warren and Sherwin; mother, Vernancia; brothers, Eladio, Mark, Manuel Jr., and Danny; sisters, Jean Ramil and Anita Rivera; grandson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
HAJIME TOKUMARU, 81, of Pearl City, died June 26, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired federal government maintenance worker for the U.S. Air Force. Survived by wife, Flora; sons, Allan and Steven; daughter, Judith Kuwabara; four grandchildren; brothers, Takeo, Ronald and Thomas; sisters, Yoshiko Yasunaga, Leslie Sumi and Elsie Wood. Service 6 p.m.Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
SHEILA ANN YAP, 54, of Wai'anae, died June 28, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Hansel; sons, Duane and Guy; daughters, Kimberlynn Pratt and Janeen Yap; brother, Mansfield "Bolo" Cuarisma; sisters, Leona Baron and Nathalia Yap; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Casual attire.
