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.
STANLEY "STAN" D. BRILHANTE SR., 73, of Kailua, died Sept. 8, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired real estate broker. Survived by wife, Ruth; sons, Stanley Jr. and Bruce; daughter, Penny Lopes; brothers, Oliver Jr., Rudolph and Leroy; sister, Genevieve Rosa; seven grandchildren; great-grandchild. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
EMILIANA "EMILY" TALAUGON DUMANCAS, 77, of 'Aiea, died Sept. 1, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Survived by sister, Josephine Pagdilao; nieces and nephews. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 9:45 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
TAKASHI FUJIMOTO, 78, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Sept. 12, 2002. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Body-and-fender repairman at Lihu'e Motors Co. Survived by wife, Fusae; son, Clayton; daughters, Sandra Kawasugi, Lynette Muranaka and Denise Forsen; five grandchildren; brother, Robert; sisters, Elaine Uchima and Gail Kawano. Visitation 3 p.m. Tuesday at Koloa Missionary Church; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd.
HELEN CHIEKO HAMADA, 74, of Honolulu, died Sept. 5, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired legal secretary for Devens Nakano Saito Lee Wong & Chin Attorneys at Law. Survived by sister, Grace Sato; niece and two nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
RICHARD L. JOHNSON, 83, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Sept. 7, 2002. Born in Des Moines, Iowa. A commercial artist. Survived by sons, Michael and Steven; daughters, Sandra May and Joanne Burnett; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; stepson, Perry Kimura; stepdaughter, Kellie McEvoy. Private service to be held at a later date. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd.
NADINE K. KAUHI, 71, of Honolulu, died Sept. 1, 2002. Born in Kamuela, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Edwin Jr., Darrel, Nathan, Keith and John; daughter, Eddine Soriano; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service and scattering of ashes 10 a.m. tomorrow at Maunalua Bay, Hawai'i Kai. Arrangements by Ford-Wulf-Bruns Funeral Service, Coffeeville, Kan.
BOK NIM LEE, 64, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2002. Born in Chun Joo, Korea. Survived by daughters, Yoo Mi Lee, Eun Mi Choe and Sun Mi Kim; four grandchildren. Visitation 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
VALERIE UILANI AKAU McCABE, 50, of Hayward, Calif., died Sept.7, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Frederick; mother, Sarah Akau; sisters, Darlene Akau and Ernestine "Lou" Asuncion; brothers, Ernest "Bushrod" Akau Jr., Keith "Chief" Akau, Richard "Alenko" Akau and Lee-Jeffrey "Babe" Akau. Mainland service held. Arrangements by Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Hayward, Calif.
JERRY MARTINSON MULLER, 49, of Mililani, died Sept. 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Beverly; children, Hinano Angco, Braddah and Pookela; brothers, Thomas Jr. and Rodney; grandchildren, Daisha and Blaise. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
TORU NAMBA, 73, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8, 2002. Born in Waipahu. A Korean War Veteran. Survived by brother, Andrew; sisters, Miharu Koga, Katherine Namba and Betty Namba. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.
KENZO OKUBO, 80, of Honolulu, died Sept. 11, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired general contractor doing business as Kenzo Okubo General Contracting. Member of 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 522nd Field Artillery Battalion. Survived by wife, Betty; son, Hugh; brother, Shigeo; sisters, Sakiko and Setsu. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 11 a.m. Committal service 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire.
HARU TANAKA, 100, of Kula, Maui, died Sept. 11, 2002. Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Member of Makawao Hongwanji Mission. Survived by son, Richard; daughters, Florence Yotsuya and Betty Shishido; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Makawao Hongwanji Mission; service 5:30 p.m. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
MIAO DUI YAN, 82, of Honolulu, died Sept. 4, 2002. Survived by sons, Kwok Chuen Hui, Sau Lai Hui, Kwok Ting Hui; two grandchildren; brothers, Mun Bun Yim and Mun Jip Yim; sister, Mei Sai Yan. Taoist service 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.
