Obituaries
AYANO "BEATRICE" ARAKAWA, 88, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16, 2003. Born in Wahiawa. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Nobuyoshi; sons, Clifford and Stanley; sister, Babs Horita; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
VICTORIA SUNG HYE CHAI CINTRON, 81, of Honolulu, died Sept. 24, 2003. Born in Kawailoa, North Shore O'ahu. Retired owner of Terra Ceramics. Survived by daughters, Kiffa Lenthall, Josie Gardner and Tina Gadberry; son, Xander Cintron-Chai; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at O'ahu Cemetery chapel; service 7 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
GERALD "JERRY" J. EGET, 57, of Honolulu, died Aug. 3, 2003. Served in the U.S. Army at Fort Shafter, and worked as a federal employee at Fort Shafter and Schofield's East Range. Survived by wife, Naomi; children, Gerald Jr., Christopher, Lois Eget-Lau and Lisa Carter. Service 3 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.
KAAIHUE "SONNY" "POPS" ELIA, 79, of Wai'anae, died Sept. 16, 2003. Born in Puna, Hawai'i. A member of Ka Makua Mauloa and retired construction worker, Local No. 368. Survived by wife, Eileen; sons, Charles and Harrison; brothers, Louis, Daniel and Hiram; three grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MICHAEL E. GARROW, 51, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 18, 2003. Born in Vermont. Employed at the Navy Exchange, Pearl Harbor. Survived by wife, Debbie; mother, Lois; son, Michael; daughters, Teresa Valdez and Fredrica McCartney; brothers, Chris, David, Ron and Steven. Visitation 6 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Fleet Reserve Association Branch, 891 Valkenburg St.; service 6:45 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
IN SOO KIM, 85, of Honolulu, died Sept. 25, 2003. Born in Seoul, South Korea. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Jung Kyung, Joo Kyung and Jimmy; daughters, Ji Yun Cho and Jan Young; brother, Young Kyun; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Mass 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Pius X Catholic Church; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
STANLEY KIYOSHI LUM, 45, of Kailua, died Sept. 21, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Owner of a carpentry business. Survived by companion, Arlene Noel; parents, Calvin and Nancy; brother, Ray. Service 10 a.m. Friday at Kailua Beach, across from Buzz's Steak House. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
ALICE YOSHIKO MATSUMOTO, 91, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2003. Born in Waiakea Camp 4, Hawai'i. A retired housekeeper for Washington Place. Survived by son, Robert Izumigawa; daughters, Betty Saito, Dorothy Lee and Patricia-Gale Hayakawa; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Frank Ajimine and William Ajimine; sister, Nancy Toguchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
TIMOTHY "BOZO" MUSIEL, 53, of Orofino, Idaho, died Sept. 8, 2003. Owner/operator of Bozo's Flukes and Flippers in Waikiki. Survived by brothers, Joe and Bert; best friend, William Gulstrom. Service 8 a.m. tomorrow fronting Duke's Bar and Grill at the Sheraton Outrigger; scattering of ashes at sea from the ManuKai to follow; friends and family may sail; celebration of life to follow.
EVA ERNESTO PANERIO, 81, of Waipahu, died Sept. 18, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Big Way Supermarket, Waipahu. Survived by husband, Mamerto "Maing"; sons, Dennis and Maing; daughters, Jacqueline Blake, April Wolfe, Michelyn Panerio and Cilicia Laboy; sister, Wilhemina Peloquin; 24 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
VICTOR CARLOS RAMIREZ, 65, of Kailua, died Sept. 23, 2003. Born in San Antonio, Texas. A restaurant manager retired from TGI Fridays. Survived by mother, Adelina; brother, Robert; sons, Victor Jr. and Sergio; companion, Linda Locher. Private service to be held. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
RALPH S. "BUCK" ROGERS, 92, of Denver, Colo., formerly of Hawai'i, died Sept. 23, 2003. Former real estate broker with Pan Pacific Properties, scoutmaster for Troop 35 at The Parish of St. Clement and volunteer with Aloha Shrine. Survived by daughter, Alice; son, Thomas; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service 3 p.m. Tuesday at Scottish Rite Cathedral. No flowers. Casual attire. Memorial donations to the Patient's Transportation Fund at the Shriner's Hospital, 1310 Punahou St. Ashes to be scattered off the Elks Lodge. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
YASUKO TAKEMOTO, 82, of Honolulu, died Sept. 11, 2003. Outstanding State Employee of the Year in 1978; longtime program specialist for Vocational Rehabilitation Division, State of Hawai'i; organizer of the Hawai'i Council for the Hearing Impaired; originator of information and referral service providing mental health services to the deaf and community sign language classes; a founder of Deaf Action Group; co-founder of Nu'uanu Congregational Church's Women of Nu'uanu; chairwoman for the annual Plant and Potpourri Sale and WON Cookbook I and II, and coordinator of the weekly church Tai Chi class. Survived by husband, Thomas; daughters, Naomi Takemoto-Chock and Lisa Goto; brothers, Takeshi "Pete" Oshima and Shinobu Oshima; sister, Eiko Doi; three grandchildren. Private service held.
