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.
JEANETTE DRESSLER AUERNIG, 73, of Honolulu, died Jan. 25, 2004. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Retired insurance underwriter for the Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. Survived by niece, Carol White; nephews, Richard, Robert and Tussel Thater. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m.
ALVIN DALE BLACKMORE SR., 58, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 11, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Carpenter. Survived by son, Alvin Jr. Service 9:30 a.m. Saturday at T.Y.G. Kailua Beach Park. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
JOANNA NALANIONAKUPUNA CROZIER, 59, of Kihei, Maui, died Jan. 25, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Licensed practical nurse at the surgicenter at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Survived by husband, Gerald; sons, Kelly, Shane and Terry; sisters, Pamela Medeiros, Dagma Noa, Minnie Ceccarelli and Rosaline Hernandez; brothers, Arthur Wong Dock, Grant, Gordon and Glen Isagawa; seven grandchildren. Visitation noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 2 p.m.; cremation to follow. Private inurnment. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
DEE HOWARD FLOYD, 64, of Honolulu, died Jan. 5, 2004. Born in Texas. Retired investigator for Financial Services. Survived by father, Howard; mother, Ruth. Private scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
SATORU FUNAI, 74, of Honolulu, died Jan. 24, 2004. Born in Pahala, Hawai'i. Retired stockbroker for Capital Investment Co. Survived by daughters, Carolyn Takabuki and Cheryl Palacio; brother, Masaru; sister, Miyoko Koba; four grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
SADAYO FURUIKE, 98, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of Los Angeles, died Jan. 17, 2004. Born in Na'alehu, Hawai'i. A seamstress and homemaker. Survived by caregiver, Grace Kurashige; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
MARY ELIZABETH HO GARCES, 34, of Honolulu, died Jan. 24, 2004. Born in Seoul, South Korea. Employed by GTE Hawaiian Tel and Verizon International in Irving, Texas. Survived by husband, Jay; parents, Michael and Patricia Ho; sister, Jennifer Ho. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena's Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
SHIZUE HAYASHI, 99, of Honolulu, died Jan. 8, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Mother of former first lady, Jean Ariyoshi. Also survived by son, Howard; other daughters, Helen Kashiwabara, Marcia Ushiyama and Amy Inamine; 25 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers and monetary gifts, donations may be made to Hale Pulama Mau. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
JOSEPH "PORTUGEE" PUNOHU KEOPUHIWA, 73, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 17, 2004. Born in Wahiawa. Retired construction worker. Survived by sons, Pililua, Harold, Joseph, Samuel, Ruben James and Naloni Peter; daughter, Madeline; 39 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; hanai sons, William Sellers and Leslie Awana. Scattering of ashes 10 a.m. Saturday at Nanakuli Depot Beach Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
PABLO LEONARDO MARCELO, 73, of Honolulu, died Jan. 24, 2004. Born in Santa, Cruz, Laguna, Philippines. Survived by wife, Clara; daughters, Rose Csejka and Arlene Custodio; brothers, Ricardo and Rogelio; sisters, Leonila and Lydia Custodio; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church; Mass 3 p.m.; cremation to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
SADAE "SADIE" MATSUMOTO, 79, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18, 2004. Born in 'Ewa. Survived by husband, Cary; son, Peter; daughter, Diane Kawada; brothers, Isao Yamamura and Lawrence Yamamura; sisters, Yvonne Tokumoto and Audrey Shimomura; a grandson. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at Leeward Community Church. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
STANLEY SHOGIN MORIYAMA, 90, of Honolulu, died Jan. 8, 2004. Born in 'Ewa. Retired electrical contractor. Survived by wife, Mildred; daughter, Ruth Dick; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Robert Moriyama; sister, Muriel Oka. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
WYNN MUTSUTO NAKAMURA, 88, of Honolulu, died Jan. 17, 2004. Born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. Retired president of Nakamura, Oyama and Associates, electrical engineers. Survived by wife, Masue; sons, Bertwin and Bruce; brother, Hideki. Visitation from 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. No flowers. Casual attire.
GLADYS TOSHIE NOBUHARA, 83, of Newport Beach, Calif., formerly of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, died Jan. 25, 2004. Born in Hanapepe. Survived by daughter, Wendy Kusner; two grandsons; brothers, Harold, Richard and Charles Saito; sisters, Florence Matsuo, Jane Arakawa and Katherine Saito. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary.
HARRIETTE TEVES ORD, 81, of Greenville, N.C., formerly of Honolulu and Denver, Colo., died Jan. 27, 2004. Survived by daughter, Lynn Shine; son, John; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Honolulu service pending. No flowers; donations to The Alzheimer's Association, Eastern North Carolina Chapter, 400 Overlin Road, Suite 220, Raleigh, NC 27605, or Farmville Healthcare Activities Department, c/o Melissa Cratt, 4351 S. Main St., Farmville, NC 27828. Arrangements by Farmville Funeral Home.
DR. JOSEPH M. ROSENTHAL, 57, of New York City, died Dec. 18, 2003. An East-West Center graduate who practiced psychotherapy at the King-Kalakaua Building, integrating Tibetan Buddhism into his practice; also a teacher at Leeward Community College. Survived by wife, Dorothy. Service 9 a.m. Sunday at Kaimana Beach. Memorial donations to Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Road, Woodstock, NY 12498.
GEORGE JOON SUNG SHON, 78, of 'Ewa Beach, died Jan. 3, 2004. Born in Hamakua, Hawai'i. An electrician retired from Pearl Harbor Shop 51. Survived by wife, Toshiko; sons, George and Thomas; daughter, Janice Nii; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
FUJIO "WYMO" TAKAKI, 85, of Mililani, died Jan. 17, 2004. Born in Waialua. Retired from the U.S. Army, and a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survived by wife, Cecilia; sons, Paul and David; daughters, Cecilia Marchese and Terry Pang; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
LINDA MITSUE TANAKA, 74, of Makaweli, Kaua'i, died Jan. 27, 2004. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital cook helper. Survived by sons, Ray and Michael; brothers, Keizo and James Nakamasu; sister, Yaeko Ginoza. Visitation 10 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary, Koloa; service 11 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.
ROBYN KANANI TIRRELL, 46, of Kailua, died Jan. 11, 2004. Born in Hawai'i. Car rental ticket agent. Survived by parents, Robert and LaVerne; brother, Kiha; daughter, Mercedes Smith. Private service held at The Kamehameha Schools Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
DUNCAN REGINALD VIERRA, 72, of Honolulu, died Jan. 22, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the Hawaii Air National Guard, Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by son, Duncan P.; stepsons, Lot, Lyle and Leon Botelho; stepdaughter, Uilani Botelho; brother, Gino Zablan; sisters, Alice Espeleta and Lurline Hope; step-grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:45 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Patrick's Church.
KATSUMI WAKATAKE, 97, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18, 2004. Born in Ho-nolulu. Retired teacher. Widow of the late Dr.Yorio Wakatake. Survived by son, Clifford; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
DONALD YOSHIKAZU YANAGIHARA, 73, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 19, 2004. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Teacher at Leilehua High School; dean of instruction at Honolulu Community College. Survived by wife, Rits; son, Lyle; daughters, Lynn and Donna; brother, Robert; sisters, Thelma Miyahara and Lea Sato; five grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel. Inurnment at a later date.
