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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, March 21, 2002

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.

"AUNTIE" DEBBIE U. KAKALIA, who taught herself Hawaiian quilt-making and was considered a master of the art, died March 19. She was 87. See story.

JANET WYATT, an educator and longtime supporter of the arts in Hawai'i, died March 13. She was 84. See story.

FRANCIS KANIKU ADAMS, 64, of Kane'ohe, died March 15, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A mason retired from T. Iida Contractors. Survived by wife, Theresa "Bonnie"; son, Roy; daughters, Tracy Adams-Naipo and Terry-Lynn "Kalei" Adams-Kaonohi; three grandsons; sisters, Sophia Akui and Evelyn Kalili Santos. Visitation 4:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:45 p.m. Burial 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

SHIZUKO ARISUE, 97, of Kane'ohe, died March 6, 2002. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Survived by sons, Hirotsugu, Mitsuji, Toshio and Allen; daughters, Nancy Kunitake and Shirley Oshiro; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Teruko Fujimoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

HILDEGARDE R. BARCLAY, 87, of Lanikai, died March 6, 2002. Born in New York. A homemaker and Kailua real estate agent. Survived by sons, David and James; daughter-in-law, Christie; five grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes off Lanikai. Arrangements by Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

KEITH MARION BURCHETT, 59, died Feb. 22, 2002. Born in Kentucky. Survived by wife, Virginia; son, Klaylan; brother, Barry; sister, Jody Cook; a grandson. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Waipahu Church of Christ. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

FREDERICK K.S. CHANG, 68, of Honolulu, died March 16, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired bell man for Sheraton Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Survived by sister, Evelyn Rodrigues. Service 9 a.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; inurnment 10:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.

MARJORIE RUTH CLAPP, 85, of Kane'ohe, died March 17, 2002. Born in Ohio. A waitress. Survived by daughters, Janice Fukunaga and Linda Poliner; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Service 3 p.m. Saturday at Pohai Nani Good Samaritan Retirement Community Care Center club room. Donations may be made to Ho'o-Pono Services for the Blind or to one's favorite charity. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

STEVEN K.L. FONG, 50, of Waipahu, died March 5, 2002. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A civil engineer with the Federal Highway Administration. Survived by wife, Yvonne; sons, Kevin and Eric; parents, Kee Chong and Harue; brother, Patrick; sister, Esther Helgesen. Visitation 4 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 5 p.m. Casual attire.

CLARIE GOUVEIA FREITAS, 85, of Makawao, Maui, died March 17, 2002. Born in Santa Clara, Calif. A laundry manager retired from Seabury Hall school. Survived by sons, Joaquin "Jack" and Philbert "Phil"; daughters, Erma O'Toole, Theresa Shaw, Doreen Suminski and Cynthia Freitas; brothers, Ernest Henriques and Leonard Henriques; sisters, Elizabeth "Betty" Schonweis and Gladys Nelson; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial 11:45 a.m. at the church cemetery. Casual attire.

HAROLD SHINICHI FUKUSHIMA, 91, of Honolulu, died March 15, 2002. Born in Waialua. A retired cook for Charley's Arcade Fountain. Survived by wife, Kayoko; sons, Albert, Alan and Herbert; daughter, Altha Husband; 10 grandchildren; sister, Betty, Service noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

ANNIE CORDEIRO GOROSPE, 94, of Honolulu, died March 2, 2002. Born on Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Gertrude Watson and May Cordeiro; sister, Alice Madamba; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Oahu Cemetery. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

CURTIS ARNOLD "PAPA" KAILIWAI, of Papa'aloa, Hawai'i, died March 16, 2002. Born in Honoulu. A landscaper. Survived by companion, Teresa Ignacio; hanai sons, Troy Rodillas and Leabert Ignacio; hanai daughters, Tiffany Parel and Gilberrell Ignacio; brothers, Avery Silva-Tabuniar and Robert Silva; sisters, Maureen Nesting and Abrigail Calina; six hanai grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Papa'aloa; Mass 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

JOSEPH HENRY "HANALEI" KAMAKA, 75, of Honolulu, died March 15, 2002. Born in Kaka'ako. Retired lifeguard from Hickam Airmen Motor Pool and senior lifeguard instructor for the YMCA. Survived by hanai daughter, Lynn Kaluna; brothers, Thomas and Alfred; sisters, Lillian Kelly and Jane Iereneo. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel; service 7 p.m. Private interment service. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

KATHERINE HOKE KUWASAKI, 79, of Kane'ohe, died March 14, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Leroy "Honey Boy" Jr.; daughter, Phyllis Lam Ho Griep and Stephanie Jamile; five grandchildren. Mass 11:30 a.m. today at St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Church; burial 1 p.m. at Oahu Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

JOHN PAUL "KEONI" LAPINID SR., 29, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died march 13, 2002. Born in Honolulu. KTA Superstores deli clerk, Waimea, Hawai'i. Survived by fiancée, Thelma Visaya; son, John Paul Jr.; daughter, Jean-Tel "Kuuipo"; father, Paul; mother, Yvonne Parks; sisters, Pamela Iaukea and Pauline; grandmothers, Benita Lapinid, and Mal-Je Pae. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pa'auilo, Hawai'i; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Kuka'iau County Cemetery. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

TEOFILO LESTINO, 95, of Honolulu, died March 16, 2002. Born in the Philippines. Retired from St. Francis Hospital as a cook. Survived by wife, Adelina. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Filipino Evangelical Church, Hale'iwa; service 9:30 a.m.; inurnment 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

TSURUO "ROY" NAGATA, 76, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died March 19, 2002. Born in Mountain View, Hawai'i. A machinist retired from the former Hamakua Sugar Company. Survived by wife, Kimiko; sons, Dennis and Glen; daughters, Cheryl Lari and Laurene Sebastian; sister, Chieko Nakamura; eight grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Honoka'a Hongwanji Mission; service over the ashes 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

UMEKO NAKAMURA, 99, of Honolulu, died March 8, 2002. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan. A housewife. Survived by sons, Allen, Masao and Eiichi; daughters, Patsy Uchimura, Pauline Ishii and Betty Yamauchi; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; brother, Richard Fukuda; sister, Freda Hiramatsu. Private service held.

DIANE HARUKO NAKATA, 54, of Honolulu, died March 16, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A former Saison Des Brides for Watabe wedding consultant. Survived by husband, Hiroshi; son, Grant; daughter, Michele; parents, Daniel and Doris Nakamura; sisters, Dorothy Komori and Eunice Fukuda. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Aloha attire.

LUCIO E. RAMOS SR., 88, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died march 14, 2002. Born in Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines. Retired Hamakua Sugar Company seed cutter. Survived by wife, Rose; sons, Lucio "Larry" Jr. and Rick; daughter, Judith; sister, Isabel Partible; six grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HOUSTON "HOOT" REED, 74, of Honolulu, died March 12, 2002. Born in Lebanon, Tenn. Retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer. Survived by wife, Mutsuko; son, Robert; daughter, Karen; sister, Katherine McKinney; three grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Committal service 11:30 a.m. March 28 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.

THEODORE "TED" TAKETAMI SAKATA, 74, of Honolulu, died March 5, 2002. Born in Wai'anae. Retired Hopaco salesman. Survived by wife, Florence; daughter, Terry Labiste; grandson, Eric Labiste; brother, Miles; sisters, Eleanor Takeshita and Lorraine Otake. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

ROSEMARY GAIL SANTANA, 37, of Hawai'i Kai, died March 17, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An employee of Iwilei Kmart. Survived by husband, Juan Jr.; son, Elijah; daughter, Brianna; parents, Walter and Dorothy Figueredo; sister, Brenda Kakaio, Shirley Figueredo and Pamela Kauahi. Visitation 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church; Mass noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

PATRICIA LEOLA LEIMAMO "PAT" "MAMO" SEMIEN, 57, of Middle Ke'ei, Kona, Hawai'i, died March 16, 2002. A coffee farmer. Survived by husband, Michael; son, Daniel Sheen; daughter, Darlene Smith; parents, Betsy and Henry Astronomo; brothers, Lowell Young and Joseph Astronomo; sisters, Marjorie Fujimoto and Maureen Studer; three grandchildren. Visitation 6:30 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at St. Benedict Catholic Church (Painted Church) hall, Honaunau, Kona, Hawai'i; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, Mile 89, Highway 19, Kona. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

WILLIAM THOMAS SOUZA, 89, of Wai'anae, died March 1, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired from city Department of Parks and Recreation, and a Lualualei Lions Club charter member. Survived by sons, Mervin Lopes and Thomas; daughter, Muriel Kanaiaupuni; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ALICE HARUNO TANAKA, 84, of Honolulu, died March 8, 2002. Born in ola'a, Hawai'i. A retired maid for a private home. Survived by son, Fred; daughters, Barbara Otake and Jean Nakamura; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; brothers, Henry Yamane, Mildred Yamane and Richard Yamane; sisters, Helen Nakamura, Mildred Sugimoto and Hilda Nakagawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SAEKO WATANABE, 94, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2002. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Thomas and Wallace; daughter, Alice Botticelli; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HIROKO YAMAUCHI, 79, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 7, 2002. Joanne's Dress Shop, Hilo, manager. Survived by brothers, Norio and Joe; sister, Yuriko. Private service held. No flowers or koden (monetary offerings). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

DR. JAMES N. YOSHIMURA, 93, of Kane'ohe, died march 14, 2002. Born in Kapa'a, kaua'i. Retired Lihu'e, Kaua'i, optometrist, and former Kaua'i County police commissioner. Survived by wife, Alice; sons, Lester and Dr. Lyman; daughter, Gwen Shigekane; sister, Betty; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Service also 3 p.m. Sunday at Kapaa Jodo Mission. No flowers. Casual attire.

EDWARD CHARLES ZOLLER, 89, of Honolulu, died March 16, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired from E. E. Black Construction Co. Survived by wife, Bessie; a son; a daughter; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.