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 ASA LLEWELLYN, 88, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 30, 2002. Born in Iowa. Kaneohe Hardware Store owner. Survived by wife, Kazue; two sons; two daughters; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; memorial service, 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
CAROLINE REGO, 99, of Waialua, died Oct. 24, 2002. Born in Kailua. Survived by sons, Walter, Richard and Lawrence Robello, and Ralph; hanai son, Jamie; daughters, Agnes Fernandez, Angeline Cruz, Barbara Walton, Debra Rego and Donna Supranovich; 42 grandchildren; 82 great-grandchildren; 28 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at St. Michael Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
WILLIAM SEICHI TAKAEZU, 84, of Honolulu, died Oct. 31, 2002. Born in Pepeeko, Hawai'i. Retired George W. Killebrew (G.W.K.) Ltd. and Lewers & Cooke sales manager; and member of 100th Infantry Battalion. Survived by wife, Kay; son, Tim; daughters, Gail Thometz and Jill Takaezu Harper; one grandchild; brothers, Paul and Mike; sisters, Mildred Nakaganeku, Doris Nakamatsu, Toshiko, Miriam, Estelle Yagi, Betty Miyachi and Eloise Fukuji. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
ALICIA ANNE "LOKE" KEHAULANI TASAKA, 59, of Makakilo, died Oct. 29, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Frank Lam Bus Co. bus driver; and Makakilo Elementary School lunch supervisor. Survived by husband, Henry Sr.; sons, Henry Jr., Eric Sr., Randy and Floyd Sr.; daughters, Victoria Kakazu and Cindy; brothers, Abraham and Anthony Kikila, and Rodney, Patrick, Clyde and Victor Alana; sisters, Nowell Balogbog, Barbara Luke, Norma Kama, Charlene Kawa, Sharon AhFong, Joanne and Roxanne Alana; nine grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 11 a.m.; cemetery committal 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
HERBERT TAKESHI TATEISHI, 73, of Honolulu, died Oct. 22, 2002. Born in Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i. Retired state civil engineer, and vice president, Parsons Brinkerhoff. Survived by wife, Midori; son, Michael; daughter, Sharla Hasegawa; sister, Harriet Okazaki; five grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
WILLIAM HITOSHI TSUJI, 93, of Honolulu, died Oct. 25, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired president, Seven-Up Bottling Co. of Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Dorothy; son, Patrick; daughters, Kay Uesugi and Bessie Okada; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Albert, Isami and Harry; sisters, Helen Ikeoka and Thelma Katsuki. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers; donations to Honpa Hongwanji, Hawaii Betsuin; or Kuakini (Medical Center) Foundation.
Combined memorial services will be held Thursday for RICHARD MASAAKI UCHIDA, 86, who died May 26, 1998, and his wife, MICHIKO UCHIDA, 86, who died Oct. 1, 2002. Both were from Wahiawa; he, and exterminator, born on the Big island; she, a homemaker, born in Kawailoa, O'ahu. Both survived by daughter, Jolyn. He is also survived by brothers, Hideo and Atsushi; and sister, Elaine. Service 10 a.m. Thursday at Haleiwa Shingon Mission; inurnment 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
