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.
LAUAE JEAN ARASHIRO, 73, of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died Sept. 17, 2002. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. A kupuna with the Department of Education. Survived by husband, Osamu "Shorty"; sons, Amos and Alvin; daughters, Annabelle Fackrell, Cheryl Lou and Laureen "Ari"; hanai daughter, Sasha Figueira; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters. Carolyn "Uluwehi" Kilauano and Wynnie Yee. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kekaha Ward; service 2 p.m.; burial to follow at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
PHILLIP LIP CHONG, 86, of Honolulu, died Aug. 25, 2002. Born in Hawai'i. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
CHIZUE "RUTH" EZAWA, 83, of Waialua, died Sept. 13, 2002. Born in Waialua. Survived by sons, Robert and Niles; daughters, Arleen Okihiro, Ellen Okihiro, Ellen Takara, Iris Yonamine, Frances Tojo and Jenny Vierra; 18 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
JUDITH KATHLEEN GOUVEIA, 57, of Wai'anae, died Sept. 14, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. Survived by husband, Pat; son, Patrick Jr.; daughters, Sainna Gouveia and Janjse Hioki; father, Floyd Blake; mother, Margaret Kaluna; sister, Patricia Cantere. Service 2 p.m. Monday at Pokai Bay Beach Park, Wai'anae; scattering of ashes 3 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
YOSHIKO HAMASAKI, 85, of Honolulu, died Sept. 13, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, George and David; daughter, Carol Morikawa; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Roy Okubo; sister, Bessie Karamatsu. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
GLADYS MINEKO JOHIRO, 89, of Mililani, died Sept. 22, 2002. Born in Kilauea, Kaua'i. Survived by husband, Nobuichi; brothers, Saburo and Clayton Mitsui; sisters, Sumiye Ohta and Beatrice Mahikoa. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
GILBERT NOBUICHI KANESHIRO, 66, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An Aloha Taxi Company dispatcher. Survived by brother, Herbert; sister, Joyce Watanabe. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
BEATRICE FUNAE KAWAKAMI, 84, of Honolulu, died Sept. 9, 2002. Born in Okinawa. Retired Sheraton Hotels waitress. Survived by daughters, Elaine Sakai and Mariam Muraoka; brothers, Clarence and Eugene Shima, and Kiyoshi Shimabukuro; sister, Yukiko Nakasone. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JOAN BLACKER LANGLEY, 76, of Phoenix, died Sept. 17, 2002. Born in Los Angeles. Former longtime Hawai'i resident; principal of Casual Aire of Hawaii. Survived by husband, Norton; children, Nanci Selander, Larry Langley and Jodi Diaz; four grandchildren; companion, Lila Leung (Ahi Li). Memorial donations to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014 or the Arizona Kidney Foundation, 4203 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85018. Arrangements by Sinai Mortuary.
MURIEL MILILANI MAXWELL, 68, of Houston, died Sept. 16, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An interpreter of Native Hawaiian song and dance. Survived by husband, Rem; daughter, April Kalamau; daughter, Lurline Ramos; sons, Manuel Maldonado and James Apo; daughters, Joann Shimoda, Murriel Maxwell and Shaheen Maxwell; stepdaughters, Dianne Hawhee and Jennifer Clark; 20 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Monday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 5531 Beechnut Blvd., Houston; cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
EULANE KINIKANAWAI PELEKAI, 59, of Wai'anae, died Sept. 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Active with the Great Aloha Run and the Leeward Special Olympics. Survived by husband, Sonny Jr.; sons, Owen and Shannon; daughters, Clara Panui and Viola; brothers, John III and Clayton Kamakele; sisters, Jo Ann Rosario, Gaylein Kaauwai, Jody Poole and Wendy Fountain; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Casual attire.
JOSEPH FRANCIS PYNE, 49, of Hono-lulu, died July 16, 2002. Survived by daughter, Kathy; grandson, T.J.; son-in-law, Michael; sisters, Patty "Gumpa" and Penny; brothers, Mark and Francis; father, Joseph Francis; mother, Mary; girlfriend, Susan; former wife, Dina. Service and burial held on the Mainland.
CLYDE EDWIN REIGHARD JR., 57, of Honolulu, died Sept. 18, 2002. A clerk for the Hawaii State Teachers Association. Survived by wife, Fayrene; sons, Edwin and Danny; daughters, Sheryl, Shawn and Uhaneokalani; 12 grandchildren; great-grandson; mother, Ruth. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
KUNITO SADAOKA, 87, of Honolulu, died Sept. 17, 2002. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. An adult probation office administrator for the State Department of Public Safety, Corrections Division. Member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Anti-Tank Company. Survived by wife, Grace; daughters, Deborah Vanairsdale and Jeanne; brother, Bing. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
MARVELLE HAZEL WILSON, 87, of Waimalu, died Sept. 14, 2002. Born in Cortez, Colo. A retired clerk. Survived by son, Richard Landreth. No service. Private scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
LEE W.J. WOODD, 67, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 18, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Former security officer and actor. Member of the Screen Actors Guild. Survived by wife, Joyce; stepdaughters, Dana Enstad, and Bonnie Chuck-Rivera; stepsons, Michael Chuck and Kelly Chuck; 11 stepgrandchildren; brother, Kalai Strode; sister, Junelehua Robertson. Committal service 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; inurnment to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
