Obituaries
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Maui County Council Chairman PATRICK S. KAWANO died Saturday at his Kaunakakai home on Moloka'i after a long illness. He would have been 72 today. See story.
MARGARET CHIYOKO DATE, 89, of Honolulu, died June 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired executive secretary. Survived by daughter, Mary; sister, Alice Matsushima. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. No flowers; donations to Hawaiian Humane Society. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
MAXIMINO "MAX" DELA CRUZ, 57, of Wahiawa, died June 17, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. Member of Soka Gakkai International (S.G.I.)-U.S.A. Survived by wife, Nadine; daughter, Denise; hanai daughter, Darnet Sene; son, Darren; hanai son, Bryce Cleaver; brothers, Larry "Loddy," Diosdado "Dado" and Elvis; sisters, Lucy Kamealoha and Lita Price; nine grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.
JULIE MARIE ELLISON, 39, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died June 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Owner of The Art of Gardens landscaping company; former emergency medical technician, ski patrol member, cook, pantry chef and owner of Aloha Village Store. Survived by father, Robert; mother, Fay; brothers, Barry and Brian; sister, Cristan. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kona Outdoor Circle, Education Center, 76-6280 Kuakini Highway (directions, (808) 329-7286); memorial service 2 p.m. Additional service pending in Salt Lake City, Utah. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
TAKASHI "UNCLE T" HARADA, 89, of Honolulu, died June 18, 2002. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired Lewers and Cooke plumber. Survived by wife, Margaret; brother, Haruto. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
CHARLENE DUTCHESS KANE-TYNAN, 53, of Honolulu, died June 18, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Shannon Kane; father, Raymond Kane; grandmother, Annie Mace; brothers, Dennis, Robert and Mike; sisters, Blanche, Florence, Marcella, Emma and Joann; a grandson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our lady of Good Council Church, Waimano Home Road; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
HENRIETTA WONG LEE, 82, of Honolulu, died June 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Participant in the state Department of Education Kupuna Program. Survived by son, Patrick; daughter, Dianne Fraga; brother, Gregory Ahuna; sisters, Clara Moix, Nellie Nunes, Melva Willenbrink, and Sister M. Gregoria "Rose." Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church; Mass noon; burial 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
MARGARET TOM LUM, 84, of Honolulu, died June 16, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Yvonne and Brenda Fry; five grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Star of the Sea Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
ANNIE K. MAKANUI MARTINEZ, 83, of Honolulu, died June 16, 2002. Born at Diamond Head Lighthouse. Retired Royal Hawaiian Hotel linen room attendant and former CPC Cannery employee. Survived by daughter, Elaine "Cookie" Camara; brother, Melvin Ronquillio; sisters, Priscilla Bolongan and Martha Kaai; three granddaughters; eight great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; stepbrother, F. Peanut; stepsister, Halaria Ronquillio, Gloria Ronquillio and Louisa Wahine. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MARCELINA DABIS MEDFORD, 69, of Waipahu, died June 15, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Henry; son, Henry Jr.; daughter, Jo Ann McNeal; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Jerome, Bernabe, Pascual and Esteban Dabis. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes 1 p.m. Saturday at Barbers Point Harbor. No flowers. Casual attire.
MERVIN KALAIHAU MINER, 69, of 'Ewa Beach, died May 21, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brothers, William "Peter" and Bert; sister, Philomina "Piilani" Wrege. Cemetery committal service 10:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
ETSUO MIYAKE, 73, of 'Aiea, died June 15, 2002. Retired Walker-Moody Construction Co. carpenter. Survived by wife, Mitsuko; son, Lawrence; daughter, Emi Bourgeois; brothers, Ernest and Edwin; sisters, Kinue Osaki and Jane Kawamura; a granddaughter. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.
COMPTON DEWITT PINKLETON, 71, of Honolulu, died June 15, 2002. Born in Columbia, Tenn. Retired schoolteacher. Survived by wife, Myung Hwa Kim; daughters, Gail, Debbie Kinnunen, Young Shin Moore and Jihae Noh; sons, Seongho and Minho Ro; brother, Hugh; Private services held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
ANAELISSE CAMILLE QUESADA, infant daughter of Antonio and Michele, died June 14, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents; grandparents, Remedios Quesada, Douglas Coles and Erlinda Ritz. Visitation 10 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.
ELIZABETH "ALICIA" "LICIA" RIBELLIA, 71, of Waimanalo, died June 19, 2002. Born on Maui. Survived by sons, Donald, Gerald and Lawrence; daughter, Jacqueline; brother, Richard Ramos; sister, Jeanette Costa; seven grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church; service 10 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
ANNIE ROBERTS, 77, of Honolulu, died June 10, 2002. Born in Honolulu. ABC-TV Costume Department shop steward. Survived by daughter, Barbara; granddaughter, Jessica Jones; brothers, Tex, Alfred "Fred" Walter and Norman Teixeira; sisters, Mabel Gomes, Dorothy Younger, Agnes Chuck and Nicki Rawlins. Memorial service 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church. No flowers. Aloha attire. Burial July 12 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Calif. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
BERTHA YUKIKO SAKAMOTO, 80, of Honolulu, died June 13, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired state Traffic Violations Bureau assistant supervisor. Survived by husband, Joseph; son, Gary; daughter, Dale; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, William and David Suzuki; sisters, Dora Yamamoto, Dorothy Takahashi and Doris Ojiri. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
RAMON ROBLES SALVALOSA, 76, of Waipahu, died June 17, 2002. Born in the Philippines. Retired Philippines government civil engineer. Survived by wife, Estelita; sons, Edward Serac and Lenin; daughter, Rema; brothers, Andres, Perfecto and Eliseo; eight grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; Mass 7 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. No flowers. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
HENRY MATSUO TAKAKI, 86, of Sunset Beach, died June 13, 2002. Born in Waialua. Member of North Shore Community Association. Survived by sons, William Jacobsen, and Paul and Phillip Petschow; daughters, Dianna Preister, Susan Foster, Mary Kay Aplaca and Pamela Revera; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Nobuo; sister, Yukie Minagawa. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.
SHIRLEY ANN TENN, 67, of Kailua, died June 20, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A housewife. Survived by husband, Reynold Sr.; children, Reynold Jr., Todd, Kellee and Tyler; hanai daughter, Stacey Opiopio.; seven grandchildren; sister, Albert Coelho. Graveside service 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
SUI ING YOUNG TONG, 83, of Honolulu, died June 14, 2002. Born in Sheong Tong Village, Chung Shan, China. Retired owner of Chun & Tong Market, Pauoa. Survived by sons, Joseph and Albert; daughter, Josephine Yamasaki; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; brother, In Kee Young. Taoist service 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Yin Yee Chung Manoa Chinese Cemetery.
HORACE TATSUZO YANAGI SR., 96, of Pearl City, died June 10, 2002. Born in Holualoa, Kona, Hawai'i. Retired coffee farmer. Survived by sons, Welsy, Carl and Horace Jr.; daughters, Janet and Ruth Kam; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Thelma Shibasaki. Visitation 1 p.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission, Hawai'i; memorial service 2 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary, Honolulu.
SARAH SHIZUKO YOSHIKAWA, 83, of Honolulu, died June 14, 2002. Born in Ka'u, Hawai'i. Retired Iolani Sportswear presser. Survived by sons, Donald, Alvin, Wayne, Glenn and Paul; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Tom and Hideharu Taise; sister, Noreen Hirohata and Nancy Oki. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
FRANCES YOSHIKO ZANE, 74, of Honolulu, died June 5, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired Ace Hardware sales clerk. Survived by son, Dexter; daughter, Darlene Walden; brothers, George and Albert Uechi; four grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service noon; private burial at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.