Obituaries

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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.

MIRIAM SHIM CHING, 85, of Honolulu, died Nov, 9, 2002. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Wah Chan; sons, Channing and Leland; daughters, Michele Choy and Juliet Garcia; one granddaughter; sisters, Nellie Hew and Vivian Broadus. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral; service 10:15 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

JANICE MOO HUNG CHUN, 63, of Honolulu, died Nov. 21, 2002. Chun's Plumbing Co. partner. Survived by husband, Eddie; sons, Lordric, Dervin and Derek; daughters, Vivia and Caranthia White; mother, Arlene Tam; brother, Randy Tam; sisters, Patricia, Carol and Kathy Tam. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

VICTORIA LEILANI CLARKE, 84, of Waialua, died Nov. 21, 2002. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Edward Sr.; sons, Edward "Sonny" Jr., Richard and Wayne; daughters, Victoria Nacario, Irene, Catherine Sosusco, Stephanie, and Sonja Gilman; 23 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

GEORGE TOKUMI HAMADA, 87, of Mililani, died Nov. 12, 2002. Born in Kukuihaele, Hawai'i. Member of Carpenters Union, Local 745. Survived by wife, Agnes; son, Brian; daughters, Lynn Nakasone and Iris Endow; brother, Dick; sisters, Bernice Stewart and Ruth Tsunoda; three grandchildren. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

TANETSUGU HIGASHI, 91, of Kahului, Maui, died Nov. 11, 2002. Survived by wife, Tsuruye; son, Stanley; brother, Rikio; sister, Jan Inouye. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.

TADASHI KASHIWABARA, 84, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 14, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired Holmes and Narver repairman; member of 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Co. D. Survived by wife, Jean; daughters, Gail Hadama, Lynn Shimizu and Lila Kurano; four grandchildren; brother, Ralph Narusaki. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ITSUKO KURASHIGE, 89, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 13, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard cafeteria. Survived by daughter, Jane Badiny; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Masaaki Nakamura; sisters, Fudeko Alapai, Tomiyo Nakamoto and Karen Nakamura. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

EDWARD HIDEO MITSUKADO, 90, of Honolulu, died Nov. 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired member of federal (Army) Military Intelligence Service. Survived by wife, Keiko. Service noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment 2 p.m. Dec. 3 at The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

MUTSUJI NAKASHIMA, 85, of Honolulu, died Oct. 17, 2002. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. Retired Sheraton Hotels auditor. Survived by wife, Eileen; son, Ralph; two grandsons; brother, Henry; sister, Yaeko Sugawara. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

SILVERIO TANA RAMOS, 84, of Honolulu, died Nov. 5, 2002. Born in Pari-ir Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired landscaping laborer. Survived by wife, Vicenta; sons, Catalino, Juanito, Leonardo, Wilfredo, Florentino and Orlando; daughter, Pacita; 21 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers, Basilio and Ricardo; sister, Mercedes Dagan. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

SANTIAGO SUMBAD, 95, of Kapulena, Hawai'i, died Nov. 22, 2002. Born in Caparia-an, Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired Hamakua Sugar Co. mill centrifugal tender, and Paauilo Sugar Plantation employee. Survived by wife, Feliza; son, Santiago Jr.; daughter, Mechaila Lealaitafea; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Honoka'a, Hawai'i; service 10 a.m.; burial in church cemetery. Aloha/casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona, Hawai'i.

IRENE KIYOKO OKUBO WATANABE, 77, of Honolulu, died Nov. 12, 2002. Born in Maulua, South Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired state Department of Transportation, Highways Division, office manager. Survived by husband, Iwao; son, Scott; sisters, Kiyomi Sumiye, Mildred Yamada and Peggy Sato. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MARGARET LUNA ZULUETA, 75, of Honolulu, died Nov. 17, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired state Department of Social Services and Housing secretary. Survived by sons, Leonard and Gerard; brothers, Lawrence and Larry Luna; sisters, Magdaline Kawatachi, Martha Goo and Marianne Luna; a granddaughter. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.