Obituaries

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TAKAO ITO was a public school educator, administrator and prominent union leader in Hawai'i. He died June 6 at age 82. See story.

AILENE TOWNSEND, an O'ahu flower shop owner and lei maker for more than 50 years, died Friday. She was 86. See story.

DR. HING HUA "HUNKY" CHUN, a heart specialist and husband of former state Rep. Connie Chun, died June 12 in Honolulu. He was 70. See story.

PETRA BAYUDAN AGGASID, 93, of Kahuku, died June 12, 2002. Born in the Philippines. A janitor retired from Kahuku Sugar Mill. Survived by sons, Jose, Frank and Anthony; daughters, Rufina Tormis, Rosalina Bumanglag, Carmen Mead, Shirley Holton and Eduvejes "Vicki" Mandac; 28 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Roch's Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

FILEMON SUBIA AGUINALDO, 78. of Kilauea, Kaua'i, died June 16, 2002. Born in the Philippines. A landscaping employee. Survived by wife, Felipa; sons, Pastor, Ernesto, Wilson, Landrino and Weslie; daughters, Glorina, Rose Rumeaoa, Lucrecia Sagucio, Nora Montero, Marlene Jarquio, Rowena and Rosita; sister, Rosita; 29 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary. Visitation also 9 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St, Sylvester's Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Kilauea Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

GEORGE A. AKANA JR., 50, of Honolulu, died June 13, 2002. Owner of Video Image Projection, and vice president, of Allied Crafts, IATSE, Local 665. Survived by wife, Leonelle; sons, George III and Koa; mother, Ione Peters Akana and brother, Kevin. Memorial service 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Waikiki Shell. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

GERALD "JERRY" AMORIN, 63, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died June 14, 2002. Born in Lihu'e. Equipment operator for the state. Survived by daughter, Jeri; brothers, Stanley and Donald; caregiver, Healani Mandrigues; grandchild. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

MURIEL PEARL KALEIWAHEA ASPERA, 79, of Waipahu, died June 6, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Survived by sons, Rodney and Robert; brother, Francis Kaleiwahea; sister, Linda; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; service 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

CLARENCE J. BROWN, 84, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died June 13, 2002. Born in Pensacola, Fla. A retired financial analyst controller for the Department of State and former Waikoloa resident. Survived by wife, Helen; daughters, Penny Byrd and Melissa Pritchard; son, Noah Byrd; three grandchildren. Service held.

MANLEY MUN LIP CHAN, 45, of Honolulu, died June 15, 2002. Survived by parents, Foo and Alice; brothers, John, Edmund and Philman; sister, Susan Harris. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

RUTH KUM FUNG LUM CHUN, 99, of Honolulu, died June 8, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Jie Sing; two grandsons; brother, Joseph Lum. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

JANE KEHAULANI CORNELIO, 62, of Honolulu, died June 12, 2002. Born in Wai'anae. A secretary for Charles W. Carter Company. Survived by husband, Henry; sons, Dennis, Floyd, Stacy and Jason; daughters, Renee Lamoya and Debora Ann Kaikala; 20 grandchildren; mother, Maryann Rondaris; stepfather, Juan Rondaris; brother, Henry Lopes; sisters, Joyce Shafer and Lorna Anderson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church; Mass 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

ARTEMIO TAGATAC DIMAYA, 85, of Wahiawa, died june 10, 2002. Born in Caribquib, Banna, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired from Watanabe Floral Corp. Survived by wife, Amada; son, Fedelino; daughters, Ely Romualdo and Norma "Lagring" Camalig; six grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; sisters, Juanita Dimaya and Josefina Morella. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Casual attire. Burial in the Philippines.

HERBERT "MICKEY" DUARTE, 72, of Waipahu, died June 11, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Barbara; son, Michael; daughter, Darlene Fujimoto; brothers, Frank, Adam and Joseph; sisters, Violet Reis and Helen Knizek; five grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

KENNETH WAYNE ELLARD, 44, of Honolulu, died June 7, 2002. Born in Alabama. Survived by parents, Kenneth and Patricia; brother, Dave; a niece and nephew. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Church; Mass 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

MARIANO EBOJO ELECCION, 98, of Honolulu, died June 12, 2002. Born in San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Liliha Bakery employee. Survived by daughters, Saturnina De Gracia, Salome, Rogelia Antolin, Florentina Baradi and Marieta Betiong; son, Eusebio; sister, Peling Farinas; 23 grandchildren; great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi; Mass 8:30 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

KATSUHISA "CHARLES" FUJIMOTO, 87, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died June 12, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A firefighter retired from Pahoa Fire Station. Survived by wife, Kiyoko; son, Paul; daughters, Ethel Ichimura, Betty Taniguchi, Lynn Nakamura and Corrine Schade; sister, Mitsuko Yamamoto; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Saturday at Puna Hongwanji; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

HERBERT NOBUYOSHI FUKATA, 82, of Honolulu, died June 4, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired owner of Hawaii Travel Bureau Inc. Survived by son, Baron; two grandchildren; brother, Kenji. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.

YEIJI HIGA, 76, of Mililani, died June 7, 2002. Born in Wainaku, Hilo. Retired electrical engineer. Survived by wife, Tsuruyo; sons, Melvin and Mark; daughter, Helen de la Torre; brother, Charles; sister, Haru Kaneshiro and Gertrude Moriguchi; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary,

KAORU "YAMA" HORIE, 87, of Kamuela, Hawai'i, died June 13, 2002 Retired saddle maker for the Parker Ranch. Survived by wife, Shizue; daughters, Judy Tsunoda and Janet Takata; brothers, Tadashi, Isami and Charles; sisters, Yoshimi Uyeda, Fusami Yano, Matsue Tadakawa and Itomi Nishi; three grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.

ANGELINE KEAHI KAAIKALA, 88, of Mililani Town, died June 14, 2002. Born in South Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired from Hawaiian Pine. Survived by sons, Rudy and David; daughters, Alice Nicola, Cecilia Giffard and Cindy Vaifale; hanai children, Reuben and Carmen Alivado and David Hirata; sister, Grace; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

JANET TSUMAKO KANEHIRA, 89, of Honolulu, died June 15, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Tamotsu. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

ROSE "DUCHIE" ILIMA KILA, 71, of 'Ewa Beach, died June 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A minister of The Way, The Truth and The Life Pentecostal Church. Survived by caregivers, Melissa Gora and Apelila Kauo; brothers, Herman, Allan, Noble, Paul, Robert and James; sisters, Miriam Smythe, Alice Morikawa, the Rev. Edna Makalii and Rebecca Kauo. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship Church; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

ARLEEN YOSHIKO KUWASAKI, 77, of 'Aiea, died May 28, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Ronald; daughters, Lisa Kim and Becky Diebold; sisters, Ethel Nishimura, Elaine Nishimoto, Julia Fukumoto and Thelma Tamayoshi; two granddaughters. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MOON HUNG LOUIE, 82, of Honolulu, died June 13, 2002. Born in Chung Shan, China. Former owner of Kinney's Chop Suey and King Fong Restaurant. Survived by sons, Hiram, Roland, Paul and Michael; daughters, Joyce Leung and Susan Lee; sisters, Yuet Chun Kwok and Emmaline Young; half-brothers, Kinney, Kenneth and Clayton; half-sisters, Velma Ng, Wilma Kawabata and Wendy Kailikea; step-brothers and step-sisters; 18 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation for Taoist services, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary; English services 11 a.m.; burial noon at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

JOHN HARRY MONN, 74, of Honolulu, died June 13, 2002. Born in Pennsylvania. Retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer. Survived by brothers, William and Leroy; sister, Elizabeth Rusnak. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Borthwick Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

JOSEPH HOWARD NEILSEN, 48, of Honolulu, died June 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Merchant Marine with Seafarers International Union. Survived by son, David; brothers, Wayne, Arthur and Michael; sisters, Barbara Kekina, Patricia Bunner, Joann Honda and Tammy Kelnhofer; two grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

ALICE MOMOE OKUNA, 77, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 12, 2002. Born in Kona. Survived by daughters, Alwin, Darlene, Carol and Niralyn; sons, Gary and Kriston; brother, Walter Masunaga; sister, Hilda Robinson; five grandchildren; great-grandchild. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Sunday at Hospice of Hilo; service noon. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.

MIDORI SATO ONAGA, 82, of Honolulu, died June 1, 2002. Born in Los Angeles, Calif. A school teacher retired from Aina Haina Elementary School. Survived by husband, Tetsuo Onaga; daughter, Patricia "Pattie" Nichols; a grandchild; sister, Rosa Odow. Celebration of life 10 a.m. Saturday at Waiokeola Congregational Church. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

WARREN H. ROTH, 66, of Honolulu, died June 1, 2002. Born in New York. Retired salesperson. Survived by companion, Patti Franks; brothers, Stephen and Marvin. Services 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Waikiki Elks Club. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

MANUEL REYES "LEFTY" SANTIAGO, 94, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 15, 2002. Born in Kohala. Retired Kohala Sugar Co. truck driver. Survived by wife, Dominga; sons, Manuel Jr., Donald, Wilfred and James; daughters, Margaret Rezentes, Irene Mercado, Thelma Caravalho and Evelyn Ontiveros; sister, Rose Ronia; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 4 p.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

GEORGE KENJI TAKATA, 66, of Honolulu, died June 15, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Nippon Express employee. Survived by wife, Hoa Myto; brother, Kiyoshi. Private services. No flowers or koden (monetary donations). Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ELAINE YURIKO TANG, 62, of Pearl City, died June 9, 2002. Born in Lana'i City. Retired employee of the Navy Exchange. Survived by husband, Donald; mother, Helen Uyeda; brothers, Howard, Kennard and Harold Uyeda; sister, Beatrice Miyasato. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Committal service 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

FUJIKO "NANCY" TSUHAKO, 84, of Kane'ohe, died June 12, 2002. Born in Pa'auhau, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by son, John; daughters, Harriet, June Takeno, Ruby Arii, Dianna Ota and Sandra Yasui; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brother, Kenichi Tsuha. Visitation 1 p.m, Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

CHARLES SHIGERU UCHIHARA, 75, of Honolulu, died June 12, 2002. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A bookkeeper retired from Iolani Palace. Survived by wife, Emily Eiko; daughters, Helen Uchihara and Sally Oda; three grandchildren; brothers, Isamu and Kiyoshi; sister, Harriette Matsuo. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ROBERTA PUAMOHALA "HALA" WILLIAMS, 51, of Honolulu, died June 4, 2002. Born in 'Ewa Beach. A bus driver. Survived by companion, Gayle Haraki; mother, Olive "Via" Kepa; sisters, Sheila "Ilima" Williams, Pauline Young, Debbie Smith, Terrylynn Orsak, Gail Kepa and Virginia Chun; brothers, Joseph Kepa, Robert Napalapalai Jr. and Alten Kepa; hanai daughter, Malu. Memorial service 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nanakuli Beach Park, Zablan Beach. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.