Obituaries

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PEARL LANI STONE ALLEN, the first Miss Waikiki, who became a World War II pinup girl to American G.I.s, died Tuesday. She was 79. See story.

MARY LAWRENCE CARVALHO, 89, of Honolulu, died April 20, 2003. Born in Haina, Hawai'i. Retired waitress. Survived by son, Robert Santos; stepdaughter, Diana DeRego; sister, Lydia Pacheco; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

GEORGE JOJI FUKAMOTO, 61, of Honolulu, died April 17, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired cargo handler for Hawaiian Airlines. Survived by brother, Herbert; sister, Anna. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

KOON HOY HO, 86, of Honolulu, died April 15, 2003. An auto mechanic. Survived by wife, Bertha; sons, Brian, Reginald, Malcolm and Christopher; brothers, Charles, Rudy and Kam Hee Ho; sisters, Lillian Fisher, Agnes Chee and Betty Yorong; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m. Inurnment later. Casual attire.

MASAO IGE, 84, of Honolulu, died April 19, 2003. Born in Ulumalu, Maui. Retired painter with Hirota Painting Co. Survived by wife, Nancy; brother, Wilbert; sister, Lillian Kaneshiro. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

SAMUEL ADAMS KAILEWA JR., 93, of Pa'ia, Maui, died April 16, 2003. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, Emma; two sisters; four children; many grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

LILLIE OI BOW KAM, 85, of Fremont, Calif., died April 19, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Graduate of St. Andrew's Priory. Survived by daughters, Sharon Chu, Linda Quintana and Lorene Lee; brothers, Herbert and James; sisters, Ruth Lee and Ina Kaina; five grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

TSUGIO KURASAKI, 84, of Honolulu, died April 18, 2003. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. A retired general contractor. Survived by wife, Florence; sons, Ronald and Barry; daughters, Beverly Miyake and Lynne Gardetto; eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; brothers, Miyoshi, Shiro, Itsuto and Robert; sisters, Sueko Galariada and Asako Murayama. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

DAPHNE-MAE "CHEECH" KEALAAUMOE MAHIKOA-MACK, 59, of Huntington Beach, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died April 8, 2003. Born in Kilauea, Kaua'i. Retired Realtor. Survived by father, Renan Mahikoa Sr.; brothers, Renan Mahikoa Jr. and William Mahikoa. Private service held. Private inurnment at All Saints Cemetery, Kapa'a, Kaua'i. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary, Honolulu.

SAKAYO LILY NAKAGAWA, 75, of Honolulu, died April 21, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired fiscal officer for the Social Security Administration, Richmond, Calif. Survived by brothers, Etsuo and William; sisters, Helen and Jane. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MATSUYO NOGUCHI, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 25, 2003. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Stanley, Walter and Thomas; daughter, Betty Akine and Violet; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Harry and Fred Fujikane; sisters, Michi Ikemoto and Midori Kawasaki. Visitation 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Honpa Hongwanji, Hilo Betsuin; service 3:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo.

DENNIS SHIGEHISA OKAYAMA, 64, of Honolulu, died April 24, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A carpenter foreman for Ralph Inouye Inc. Survived by wife, Joyce; daughters, Donna Rae Gouveia, Noreen Moriwake, and Denise; three grandchildren; father, Shinahei; sisters, Amy Tamaye and June Yuen. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. No flowers. Casual attire.

VERNA CHONG HUNG LEONG PA, 72, of Honolulu, died April 23, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Joseph and Anthony; daughters, Vernette "Honey Girl" Seu, Lorelei Brookins and Cynthia; many hanai children; sisters, Jobyna Leong-Harper, Alfreida Leong-McMillian; 18 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

CHIYOKO TAKEGUCHI, 81, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 23, 2003. Born in Hilo. Former office manager for Pacific Market, Hilo. Survived by brother, Yoshiaki Sakamoto; sister, Kay Miwa. Private service held. No koden (monetary offerings). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

GAIL NAOMI TENGAN, 53, of Honolulu, died April 18, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Accountant for American Customs Brokerage Co. Survived by mother, Sumiko Irei; stepfather, Hideo Irei; brother, John; stepbrother, Kenneth Irei; stepsisters, Iris and Nora Irei. Visitation 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, service 2 p.m. Cemetery committal service and burial, 10 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

TADAYUKI YOSHINAGA, 85, of Waimea, Hawai'i, formerly of Pearl City, died April 22, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired real estate broker. Survived by wife, Vivian; son, Mark; daughter, Jean Rhodes; three grandchildren; sisters, Sally Porter and Yaeko. Service 1 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary, Honolulu, and Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.