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.

NANCY HAYAKO HIRONAGA, 94, of Honolulu, died July 30, 2003. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Retired Golden Crust Bakery office manager. Survived by son, Glenn; daughter, Thelma Kam; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brother, Robert Hayami; sisters, Dorothy Kuroiwa and Lillian Ishikawa. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Aloha attire.

JOHN "SNOOKS" B. JARDINE JR., 69, of Kailua, died July 26, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Paulette "Porky"; daughter, Kehau Parker; sons, John "Keoni" III and Michael; sisters, Fran Maier, Norma Forsythe and Marietta "Chucki" Reeves; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandson. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, Kailua; Mass 11:30 a.m. Private inurnment pending. Floral bouquet and lei welcome. Casual or aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

SUSUMU KANESHIRO, 75, of 'Aiea, died July 30, 2003. Born in Koloa, Hawai'i. Retired self-employed real-estate broker (Sus Kaneshiro Realty). Survived by wife, Elaine; sons, Jett and Wade; six grandchildren; brothers, Seichi, Seiso, Satoshi, Mamoru, Danny and James; sister, Yoneko Gushiken. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. No flowers. Casual attire.

SONIA HEIDY KNOP, 79, of Honolulu, died July 13, 2003. Born in Basel, Switzerland. Survived by a sister, four nieces and four nephews. Gravesite service 2 p.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

DOROTHY RITA "GIRLIE" LOANDO, 80, of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2003. Born in Honolulu. member of St. Patrick's Church. Survived by son, Ronald "Lody"; one grandchild; two great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers; donations to American Cancer Society, Honolulu Unit. Casual attire.

RUTH YAEKO MAEDA, 72, of Honolulu, died Aug. 2, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Bert; sons, Wayne and Jason; daughter, Cindy Gasilos; four grandchildren; brothers, Robert and Lawrence Yokoyama; sisters, Doris Tominaga and Daisy Iwamoto. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

KENNETH "NICK" NOZAWA, 89, of Ka'a'awa, died July 18, 2003. Born in Kahana. Self-employed hog farmer. Survived by daughter, Joan Sullivan; sons, James, Jack, Jigger, Jerome and Joseph; 25 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; inurnment 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

SAKAE OKADA, 85, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died Aug. 8, 2003. Born in Pahoa, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Shigeru; daughters, Carol Shima and Lily Kan; sons, George and Jerry; brothers, Taizan and John Sugimoto; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

GERVACIA CADIZ ROBINSON, 61, of Waipahu, died July 22, 2003. Born in Cadarapan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by sons, Arnold and Aaron; three grandchildren; sisters, Juliana Lista, Alejandra Villanueva; brothers, Felix and Helario Cadiz. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

HELEN YOSHIE SHIMAMURA, 53, of Honolulu, died Aug. 7, 2003. Born in 'Ewa. Former Dole Pineapple Co. cannery employee. Survived by husband, Lawrence "Saboi"; daughter, Dayle; brothers, Joe and Pete Togami. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers; donations to one's favorite charity. Casual attire.

JAMES YASUNORI TAGA, 81, of Honolulu, died Aug. 8, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired general contractor, doing business as James Y. Taga Builders Inc. Survived by sons, Galen and Benjamin; four grandchildren; sister, Mae Maemura. Visitation 2 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

JUANITO "JUANING" AGATEP TAJA, 77, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 2, 2003. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, Bernabela "Berning"; daughter, Leticia "Lettie" Unciano; son, Victor "Amboy"; five grandchildren; brothers, Pedro and Elvie; sisters, Micasia "Ikay" Baptista and Eulogia. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, mauka chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10:30 a.m. Friday; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

DONG VAN TRIEU, 55, of Honolulu, died Aug. 8, 2003. Born in Vietnam. Chibo Restaurant employee. Survived by wife, Nga Tran; daughter, Ngoc; son, Duy; one grandson. Visitation for Vietnamese Buddhist services 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; cremation to follow.

NAGAYUKI TSUZUKI, 88, of Honolulu, died July 29, 2003. Born in Wahiawa. Retired Love's Bakery baker. Survived by brothers, Isamu and Robert; sisters, Mitsuko Yamane and Gladys Muromoto. No services. No koden (monetary donations). Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.