Obituaries

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WALTER TOSHIMITSU AOKI, 93, of Honolulu, died Aug. 17, 2004. Born in Kealakekua, South Kona, Hawai'i. Retired Central Intermediate School teacher. Survived by wife, Take; son, Dr. Byron; daughter, Karen Narimasu; three grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

BESSIE NGIT WAH LOO CHANG, 94, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Renny, Wayne and Earle; daughters, Verna Ng and Melva Arakaki; sisters, Nancy Dung and Amy Chun; 11 grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ROSE SAU YEU CHOY, 92, of Honolulu, died July 11, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Member of Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. Survived by son, Clement; daughters, Loretta Mah and Priscilla Chan; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

RALPH A. DEMELLO, 49, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 7, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Top's (Waipahu) and Victoria Station restaurants cook. Survived by son, Alden; daughter, Amber; mother, Dorothy; brother, James. Visitation 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon; burial 1:30 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

ROY ALFONSO DIKITO, 48, of Waipahu, died Aug. 11, 204. Born in Honolulu. A carpenter and hunter. Survived by mother, Queenie Dikito Ebinger; brothers, Gary, Glenn, Leroy and Domingo "Bunny"; sisters, Clara "Tee," Caroazon "Dai" Morrissey and Lovey Mae. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Aloha attire.

AUGUSTINE FORTUNA GEYROZAGA, 78, of Honolulu, died Aug. 8, 2004. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A Honolulu International Airport porter. Survived by sons, Brian; daughter, Ethel Birceno; one grandchild; brothers, Primitivo and Guillermo; sister, Buenaventurada. Memorial service 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

TADASHI HIGAKI, 69, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 20, 2004. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. Retired University of Hawai'i-Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture administrator. Survived by wife, Jean; son, Chad; daughters, Joanne Higuchi, Connie Miyake and Pauline Shinkawa; brothers, Hiroshi, Kaoru and Shiro; sisters, Jane Matsubara, Betty Kakemoto, Aileen Keliikuloa, Michiko and Esther; seven grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i; memorial service 5 p.m. Casual attire.

FRANCIS K. KALAWE, 68, of Honolulu, died Aug. 7, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Aina Haina Shopping Center security guard, and musician. Survived by sister, May Mason and Queenie; stepsons, Keith and Myman; stepdaughter, Muskie Sparks; six grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; memorial service 6 p.m. Inurnment 9:30 a.m. Aug. 30 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.

EUNICE "MOMI" KAMANU, 64, of Waimanalo, died Aug. 14, 2004. Born in Kailua. Retired Waimano Home and Honokaa Hospital licensed practical nurse. Survived by sisters, Jane, Lurline Badeaux and Patricia Kaleohano; brothers, Eugene and Harvey. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Sept. 3 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m; burial to follow. Casual attire.

UMEICHI KANEMOTO, 94, of Mililani, formerly of 'Aiea, died Aug. 4, 2004. Born in Waialua. Member of 'Aiea Soto Mission. Survived by wife, Kay; son, George Kanemoto; daughters, Shirley Yonemura and Dawn Tokunaga; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

GODFREY "KAIPO" KEALALIO II, 57, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Aug. 19, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Senior district executive, Boy Scouts of America, Kaua'i; and a sports coach. Survived by wife, Joan; daughter, Kiilani Kealalio-Puli; sons, Godfrey "Kaipo" III and James; brothers, Leroy, Lawrence "Sooky" and Scott; sister, Faye Umalla; one grandchild. Visitation noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Kaua'i service pending. No flowers. Aloha attire.

YOSHIKO TAKAKI "CHARLINE" KIMURA, 78, of Riverside, Calif., died Aug. 2, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired state secretary. Survived by daughter, Leslie Nakafuji; one grandchild; sister, Michiko Mashita. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m.

ELAINE ING LAU, 95, of Honolulu, died Aug. 26, 2004. Born in Hawai'i. Retired schoolteacher. Survived by son, Kelvin; daughter, Connie Miller; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

RAYMOND GENJI MAEKAWA, 88, of Honolulu, died Aug. 11, 2004. Born in Na'alehu, Ka'u, Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Kathryn; son, Stanley; daughters, Jean Maekawa and Sally Nozaki; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Clara Yoshikawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

DR. DONALD Y. MIURA, 87, of Honolulu, died Aug. 8, 2004. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. Retired dentist. Survived by wife, Ellen; sons, Vernon, Thomas, Robert and Christopher; six grandchildren; brother, David; sisters, Masako Ishii, Hatsue Masuoka and Satoko Masamura. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Memorial Park.

KAMETARO MIYAHIRA, 95, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2004. Born in Waipahu. Retired U.S. Public Health Service custodian. Survived by wife, Tsuruko; daughters, Betsy Sakihara and Florence Yoshida; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Zenichi; sister, Doris Shiroma. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

LEROY JOHN RODRIGUES, 40, of Honolulu, died Aug. 13, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Leroy; mother, Carmelita Santana; brothers, Albert and Joseph. Visitation from 8 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Inurnment 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

ROBERT TORRES, 66, of Pearl City, died Aug. 15, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Heavy equipment operator. Survived by son, Robert; daughters, Regina Wilson and Ronette Morales; sisters, Olga Cartajena, Barbara Pagan, Frances Jones and Anita Letreta; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park, Kane'ohe. Casual attire.

HARUMI YAMADA, 94, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 15, 2004. Born in Kumamoto, Japan. Retired owner of KYD Inc. (K. Yamada Distributors). Survived by sons, Gilbert, Roy and Dexter; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Memorial service 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

TOMOYO YOKOTA, 79, of Pahala, Hawai'i, died Aug. 19, 2004. Born in Honalo, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Kikuo; daughter, Lois Camba; son, Kenneth; brothers, Kiyoshi and Masaru Deguchi; sisters, Sugi Sugai and Michiko Enomoto; four grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Pahala Hongwanji Mission; memorial service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.