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.
PATRICIA KWAI JUN GOODNESS, 59, of Kane'ohe, died July 11, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired state juvenile detention supervisor. Survived by daughter, Terrie Goodness-Palupe; son, James; seven grandchildren; sister, Paulette Hopkins; brother, Smitty Wong; half brother, Danny Wong; stepsister, Doreen Wright; stepmother, Barbara Wong. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service over the ashes 11 a.m. Aloha attire.
ANNIE "AUNTY HONEY" MALIIKAPU GRAFFAM, 75, of Wailuku, Maui, died July 14, 2002. born in Waihe'e, Maui. Survived by daughters, Priscilla-May Taniguchi, Patricia-Ann Moore, Ivanelle Hollinger and Pamela Kahae; sister, Edith Kong; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Norman's chapel; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow.
HAROLD JOSEPH KENUI ISEKE, 64, of Honolulu, died July 17, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A musical entertainer. Survived by sons, Kenui and Travis; grandson, Jonah; mother, Mary Pertersen; father, Harold; brother, Clayton; sister, Laura Stokoe; half sister, Patty; stepsisters, Frances Kahoku and Elaine Keale. Service pending. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
EDWIN "KIM YUN" KAM, 88, of Honolulu, died July 14, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A salesman retired from the former Hawaii Newspaper Agency, and former owner of Ono Crackseed. Survived by wife, Ellen; son, Harvey; daughters, Jenny Choy and Charlene Young; brother, George Kam; four granddaughters. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
KAZUICHI KODAMA, 88, of Honolulu, died June 25, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired Gray Distributing Co. office manager. Survived by wife, Edna; son, Michael, Gerald and John; four grandchildren; sister, Muriel Yoshimoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JACOB YOUNG LEE, 78, of Honolulu, died July 8, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee. Survived by wife, Joy; son, Wade; daughters, Dawn Karioka, Lyn and Carolyn Enriques; sisters, Ida Moore, Anita Brooms and Gwen Ing.; nine grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
MILTON THEODORE MACK, 88, of Mililani, died July 10, 2002. Born in Landing, N.J. Survived by wife, Naoko; son, Michael. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
AMABEL PIILEHUA MEYER, 70, of Honolulu, died July 16, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retried food preparer for Sky Chef. Survived by daughters, Annabell Amian and Diane Tateno; brothers, Andrew and Bert Vega and Dennis Naauao; sister, Janet Vega; four grandchildren; great-grandchild. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
JOSEPH "BUCKY" MASAO NAKAMURA, 82, of Halehaka, Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died July 16, 2002. Born in Lihu'e. Proprietor of a yard service. Survived by children, Elsie Soto, William Nakamura, Mitchell Nakamura, Lana Lopes and Momi Nakamura; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary chapel, Koloa, Kaua'i; prayer service 10 a.m.; burial at Halehaka Family Cemetery, Lihu'e. Casual attire.
SHIGERU ODA, 75, of Wahiawa, died July 13, 2002. Born in Waialua. Retired from the U.S. Army. Survived by sons, Eddie and Norman; daughters, Amy Mariano and Cynthia; sister, Jean; three grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
SUE OGATA, 71, of Honolulu, died June 27, 2002. Born in Japan. Retired radio announcer for KOHO and KZOO. Survived by husband, Harold; son, Harold Jr.; daughter, Michelle Jandoc; brothers; Nobu Nagasawa and Takehiko Ito; sister, Hideo Nemoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
KHAMPHANH SISOMVANG, 63, 'Ewa Beach, died July 17, 2002. Born in Xieng Kwang, Laos. Survived by husband, George Brown; son, Nino; daughters, Thip Nguyen, Vina, Bibi and Y.C. Evans; brother, Khamsouk; seven grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Laotian Buddhist service; cremation to follow. Committal service 2 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
RYAN CURTIS TAMASAKA, 16, of San Antonio, Texas, died July 2, 2002. Born in Honolulu. He suffered from Kawasaki Syndrome and was a student at Judson High School. Survived by mother, Lori; grandparents, Ralph and Carolyn Tamasaka; great-grandfather, Glenn Muramoto; great-grandmother, Mitsuko Tamasaka. Service held in Texas. Memorial donations to the Ryan Tamasaka Memorial Fund at Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 2097, Universal City, TX 78148-2097.
MASAHIKO "MIKE" USHIO, 70, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died July 11, 2002. Born in Pahoa. Retired welder foreman for several construction companies on the Big Island. Survived by brothers, Yoshiichi and Setsuo; sisters, Chiyoko Kami and Kikubo Sato. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.
