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.

HERBERT YOSHINORI AJIMINE, 68, of Honolulu, died July 31, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A retired public works center electrician. Survived by son, Stanford; brother, Charles; sisters, Carol Kiyabu and Rachel Goo. Visitation 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 4:30 p.m. Inurnment 12:45 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MAUDE "JACKIE" CAIRES, 74, of Kailua, died July 27, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A 1946 St. Andrew's Priory School graduate. Survived by sons, Howard and Russell; daughters, Maude Bettencourt and Yvonne "Ivy"; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, William and Cleghorn McKee; sister, Pualani Wegener. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; cemetery committal services 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

IRENE MASAKO FUJIKI, 82, of Honolulu, died Aug. 2, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Former employee of Quality Bakery and Army & Navy Exchange Service. Survived by husband, Masaru "Masa"; daughters, Irene Nagao, May Kambara, Jenny Tellyer, June DeBusk, Carol Long and Suzanne Miller; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers, Richard and Thomas Takeuchi; sisters, Katherine Price, Mabel Kekina and Betty Takeuchi. Visitation 2 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

LAWRENCE "LARRY" MASAMI KISHINAMI, 89, of Mililani, died July 28, 2003. Born in Waialua. Member of Waialua United Church of Christ. Survived by wife, Mitsuko; sons, Wayne, Vernon and Ross; brothers, Wilbert, Edward and Robert; sisters, Gladys Takehara; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

"AUNTY BETTY" FOO LAHAPAKUPO MAKIA, 88, of New York City, died July 2, 2003. Born in Olowalu, Maui. Longtime matriarch of the East Coast Hawaiian entertainment community; hula dancer, along with musician husband, Sam Makia, at the New York Hotel Lexington; and performer with entertainers such as Johnny Pineapple, Napua Wood and the Mossman Sisters. Survived by son, Leonard "Spike"; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church, Kaimuki. Burial 10:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

EUGENE KEITH MAGERS, formerly known as EUGENE KASPAROVITCH, 85, of Salinas, Calif., died July 30, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A Punahou graduate, U.S. Army veteran and retired superintendent of North Monterey County Union School District. Survived by wife, Helen; daughter, Janis; son, Keith; sisters, Tasia Jackson and Naidah Ah Koi. Mainland service. Burial at San Joaquin National Cemetery, Gustine, Calif. Arrangements by Whitehurst Muller Funeral Service.

SIONE VAILILIVA MATEAKI, 59, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 16, 2003. Born in Tonga. A retired general building contractor. Survived by wife, Sharon "Noe"; son, George; daughter, Puanani; five grandchildren; sister, Malia Funak; brothers, Mosaiah and Lehonitai. Service held in the Tongan Orem 8th Ward, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial held at Provo City Cemetery, Utah. Arrangements by Walker-Family Mortuary.

RAUL "RJ" JOSEPH MESTAS, 38, of Lahaina, Maui, died Aug. 2, 2003. Born in Los Angeles. Boat captain for a tour company. Survived by parents, Raul Jr. and Alice; brothers, Andre and Michael; sisters, Dana and Theresa Burnel; grandmothers, Margaret Alcoset and Helen. Service 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the beach fronting Leilani's; reception to follow at Leilani's. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

WILLIAM CARTER MOORE, 49, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died July 29, 2003. Born in New York. A chef. Survived by son, William; mother, Muriel; brothers, Jeffrey and George. Private service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.

KAREN K. RITA, 40, of Makaweli, Kaua'i, died Aug. 4, 2003. Born on Ni'ihau. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Frank; sisters, Denise Kanahele, Rose Palakiko, Wanda Kanahele and Bettylou Pahulehua. Visitation 11 a.m. tomorrow at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kalaheo; Mass 11:30 a.m. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

ALFREDO TABISOLA TABON, 81, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 2, 2003. Born in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A carpenter. Survived by wife, Lucia; son, Angelito; daughters, Teresita Garcia and Nely Tabon-Tabbay; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Caridad Ramirez, Conchita Tesoro and Josefina. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Catholic Co-cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

SEITOKU UEJO, 80, of Honolulu, died July 31, 2003. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired gardener for Kamehameha Schools. Survived by wife, Haruyo; son, Ted; daughters, Sharon Kaneshige, Amy Yuen and Brenda Nakamitsu; eight grandchildren; sisters, Kiyoko Maekado, Betty, Janet Shimabukuro and Kikue Tamashiro. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

BUSTER "PAUL" JAMES WEBB, 83, of Honolulu, died July 18, 2003. Born in Utah. Survived by wife, Betty Wong; sons, Gregory Hart and Bradley Hart; daughters, Betty Jorgemen and Teresa Grimm; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; stepsons, Roberto Co and Rolando Co; stepdaughters, Evelyn Amistad, Nalia Macapinlac and Vicky Guzon; eight grandchildren; a stepgreatgrandson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Mass 9:30 a.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

GLADYS K.L. WONG, 81, of Honolulu, died July 31, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, George; daughter, Melanie Arakaki; granddaughter, Sheri Arakaki; grandson, Blane Arakaki; sisters, Dorothy Miller and Sadie Hayes. Private service held. Inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at a later date. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LAWRENCE YAROFAICHIB, 33, of Waimanalo, formerly of Kahului, Maui, died Aug. 4, 2003. Born in Woleai, Yap, Micronesia. An Aloha Gourmet Products warehouseman. Survived by wife, Jessie "Leialoha"; daughter, Lydia; and brothers and sisters in Micronesia. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at The Kamehameha Schools, Kapalama campus, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel; service 10 a.m.; private scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.