Posted on: Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

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.

MASA AGINA, 81, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Nov. 25, 2004. Born in Kukui'ula, Kaua'i. Retired Koloa Chevron Service owner. Survived by daughters, Gwen, Sandra Higa, Evelyn Espiritu and Violet Bingo; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, James Miyashiro; sisters, Haruko Sakai and Betty Konishi. Visitation 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Garden island Mortuary, Kaua'i; service 12:15 p.m. No flowers. Casual or aloha attire.

LILIAN "BILLIE" GERMANO AKANA, 77, of Hawaiian Beaches, formerly of Waipahu, died Dec. 10, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A classroom cleaner for Honowai Elementary School. Survived by sons, Richard Germano and Dennis Akana Sr.; daughter, Sandra Poche; brothers, Robert Germano and Harold Germano Sr.; sisters, Ethel Danley, Marie Kittrell and Melinda Olival; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m. ; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

RENATO VALDEZ BORNIOS, 57, of Honolulu, died Dec. 3, 2004. Born in Danglas Abra, Philippines. A baker's assistant at Liliha Bakery. Survived by wife, Natividad; son, Ronald; daughters, Reneya, Rowena and Rachelle; brothers, Arsenio, Jasper and Jason; sisters, Desencia Baloran and Elen James; granddaughter. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass noon. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ISABELLE M. CANON, 74, of Waimanalo, died Dec. 5, 2004. Born in Hawai'i. A retired building service custodian supervisor for the City & County of Honolulu. Survived by son, Jefferey; daughters, Nadine Canon Iinuma and Wanda; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. Friday at 41-048 Eukai St., Waimanalo. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

ELOISE JUNE CODDINGTON, 78, of Honolulu, died Dec. 5, 2004. Elder sister of the late songwriter, Kui Lee. Survived by children, Paul Martin and Paulette Mesiona; five grandchildren; sister, Leilani Gilfoy; half sisters, Sheri Alcos and Dawn Lagon; half brother, Samuel Lee. Service 9 a.m. Saturday at Ko 'Olina Marina, Lagoon 4. Scattering of ashes by catamaran to follow. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

ELSIE TSUYAKO FUKUYAMA, 90, of Honolulu, died Nov. 27, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired forelady for Dole Cannery. Survived by brothers, Harry and Robert; sisters, Doris Abe and Nancy Woitovitch. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

AYAKO HIRAI, 80, of Honolulu, died Dec. 3, 2004. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired data processing analyst for Castle and Cooke. Survived by brother, Albert; sister, Janet Hirota; sister-in law, Beverly. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MOSES "BUDDY" KAHAULELANI IOKUA SR., 76, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 6, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired warehouse supervisor at Pearl Harbor Public Works Center and The Honolulu Advertiser. Survived by sons, Samuel and Raymond Ahoi, and Moses Jr.; daughters, Palmyra Hethcote, Samantha Liana and Rhonda Zuttermeister; brother, Franklin Iokua; sister, Helen Gillalen; 32 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Hill of Zion Church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

GILBERT JIMENEZ, 66, of Paradise Park, Hawai'i, died Dec. 3, 2004. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A welder and mechanic at Industrial Welding. Survived by sons, Gilbert Jr., Delbert, Rodney and Charles; daughter, Marvel Ueno; hanai sons, Colin Rodrigues and Todd Guerpo; hanai daughters, Charleen Rodrigues and Roberta Yomes; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Richard, Joseph and Basilio Alegria and Juan Jimenez; sisters, Zinia Jimenez, Harriet Dumlao and Betty Jane Morino. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 7 p.m. Cut flowers or lei. Casual attire.

JAMES "JAMA" KEANU, 81, of Honolulu, died Dec. 5, 2004. Born in Honolulu. An Island Holidays tour escort and Waikiki beach boy. Survived by wife, Josephine; sons, Jammer and James; daughters, Tehanei Ferreira and Pinky; brothers, Rabbit and Henry Kekai and Martin Kaninau; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Honolulu Elks Club Lodge; military honors 9 a.m.; scattering of ashes 10 a.m. at Moana Surfrider Hotel beach. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

WALTER SHUN FOOK KON, of Honolulu, died Dec. 7, 2004. Born in Honolulu. An inspector at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, Barbara; sons, Samuel and Walton; daughter, Sharlene; brothers, Sonny, Richard and Norman; sister, Girlie Loo; four grandsons. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at Moanalua Gardens Missionary Church; service 10 a.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

STICKNEY SAU LAI LUM, 64, of 'Ewa Beach, died Dec. 1, 2004. Born in Honolulu, Survived by brothers, Duke and Edward Sue and Fred; sisters, Eleanor Ferreira, Rose Ching and Stephanie Castor. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JOHN PASCUAL MARCOS, 45, of Waialua, died Nov. 22, 2004. Born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Kas Construction Co. employee. Survived by wife, Vilma; son, John Jr.; daughters, Sharon and Nancy; mother, Catalina Duldulao; brothers, Nestor and Mario; sisters, Ofelia Joaquin and Maria Balicoco. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Church, Waialua; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MARNA ALICE MERRILL, 61, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Dec. 11, 2004. Born in New Jersey. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Douglas; son, Thomas Tanenbaum; brothers, Stephen and Kenneth Gavlick; two grandchildren. Services pending. No flowers. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

THOMAS EDWIN MILLER, 68, of Mililani, died Nov. 28, 2004. Born in Kansas. An automobile restoration welder. Survived by wife, Jane; son, Thomas II; daughters, Charlann and Michelina Miller, and Darrelyn Garza; sisters, Jeanne Mills, Cindy Ritter, Patty Jo Potter and Marilyn Revelle; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.

TAKASHI MURAOKA, 82, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired mechanic for the federal government at Hickam Air Force Base. Member of 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Cannon Company. Survived by wife, Joling; sons, Alan and John; three grandchildren; brother; Kiyoshi; sisters, Jean Sasaki and Ethel Yamamoto. Visitation 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

TORU HERBERT OKAZAKI, 87, of Honolulu, did Dec. 3, 204. Born in Kukuihaele, Hawai'i. A Sheraton Waikiki Employee. Survived by sisters, Betty Kawashima; nieces and nephews. Private service held. No flowers. Donations may be made to St. Francis Hospice. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

ALICE WAILANI SIMEONA RAVENCRAFT, 77, of Papakolea, Hawai'i, died Dec. 6, 2004. Born in Kaimuki. Survived by husband, Kenner; sons, Harry, Lee Roy and Vincent Sonoda, Mervin, Noah and Paul "Tiny" Kauhane; daughters, Alice Kauhane-Morris, Ruth Kauhane-Garza and Faith "Pinky" Kauhane-Leao; brothers, Abel and July Simeona; sisters, Rhoda Simeona-Burgo and Estelle Simeona-Fatu; 30 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren. Visitation from 9 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Burial 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

MASAKO SASAKI, 91, of Kainaliu, Hawai'i, died Dec. 12, 2004. Born in Na'alehu, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Baron, Earl and Donald; daughters, Jane Sindiong and Emily Kudo; 14 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Hachiro Watanabe; sisters, Omasu Watanabe, Elsie Tanaka, Nancy Ogawa, Haruko Betty Ito and Amy Yamamoto. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Daifukuji Soto Mission, Honalo, Hawai'i; memorial service 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona branch.

LILLIAN KIYONO SHIRAISHI, 81, of Honolulu, died Nov. 30, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired teletype operator for Sears, Roebuck and Co. Survived by brother, George Kakumitsu; sisters, Doris Kakumitsu, Mildred Matsumoto and Alice Kakumitsu. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts) or flowers. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ROBERT ETUALE SUA, 27, of Waipahu, died Nov. 27, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Etuale and Faleupolu; hanai mother, Irene Salis; brothers, Jerome, Apolosio, Etuale Jr., Nelson, Alomalietoa, John and Edward Sua and Ryan Sousa; sisters, Tina "Veti," Secilia and Emalata. Visitation from 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; service 10:45 a.m.; burial noon at Sunset Memorial Park, Pearl City. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

JOVITA "JOVIE" MARZAN SUMIKI, 68, of Papa'aloa, Hawai'i, died Dec. 5, 2004. Born in Pangasinan, Philippines. Retired from Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. Survived by husband, Wallace; daughter, Josephine Elizares; hanai son, Kevin Marzan; brothers, Geronimo, Antonio and Jose Marzan; sisters, Carmen Vinluan and Anna Aquino; three grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday at Alae Cemetery, Section K. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

MASAMITSU "SAM" TANAKA, 87, of Makawao, Maui, died Dec. 6, 2004. Born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. A mechanic at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. Survived by daughters, Mitzi and Jo-Anne; grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

TOSHIKO TANOUE, 81, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Nov. 30, 2004. Retired Floral Resources of Hawaii flower processor. Survived by sons, Milton and Carl; daughters, Hazel Michling, Elaine Fukui, Lana Paiva and Shelly Mattos; sister, Yoshie Tarumoto; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo.

JOHN M. WILLIAMS, 80, of Honolulu, died Nov. 30, 2004. Born in Millsap, Texas. Retired U.S. Air Force major and federal civil service employee. Survived by wife, Phyllis; daughter, Kathleen Lorance; son, Timothy; two grandsons. Visitation 2 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 2:30 p.m. Committal service 3 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire.

KIN CHIN WONG, 81, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2004. Born in China. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by son, Andrew; daughters, Joyce Lau, Irene Choy, Mayette Goya, Edith Wong and Karen Laitila; four grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Aloha attire.

FRANKIE ROSETE YORO, 62, of Puhi, Kaua'i, died Dec. 10, 2004. Born in the Philippines. An International Operating Engineering heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Carmelita; daughter, Maribel; son, Ryan; parents, Leandro and Benilda; brother, Ernesto; two grandchildren; Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kalaheo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Lihu'e Public Cemetery. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.