Posted on: Thursday, July 29, 2004

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

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Maui friends and associates of Ka'anapali Development Corp. executive A. JAMES "JIM" WRISTON III are planning a celebration of his life at 5 p.m. Monday at Kahekili Park on Kai Ala Drive in Ka'anapali. Wriston died Sunday of a brain aneurysm. He was 48. See story.

SAMUEL APIU AKUNA, 79, of Holualoa, Hawai'i, died July 19, 2004. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired federal waste management department civilian worker. Survived by sons, Samuel; Collins, Lincoln, Wallace and George; daughter, Winona Puaoi; brother, David; sisters, Mary "Aunty Pua" Chock and Lorraine "Aunty Laa" Ham; 23 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at Old Kona Airport Park, North end. Casual/aloha attire. Loose flowers and lei preferred. Information: Nona, 936-0774. Arrangements by Borthwick Kona Cremation and Funeral Service.

ROSALINE "ROSE" ANDRADE, 85, of Honoka'a, died July 23, 2004. Born in Kuka'iau, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, George; daughters, Evelyn Akana, Velma Ku and Barbara Acantilado; sons, Wayne Souza and Nelson Andrade; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Honoka'a Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

CHARLES A. CAMERON, 90, of Kihei, Maui, died July 27, 2004. Born in Buffalo, N.Y. Retired Alexander & Baldwin sugar industry employee. Survived by wife, Kae; daughter, Wendy; son, Don; three grandsons. Private service. Donations to Hale Makua Kahului, 472 Kaulana St., Kahului, Maui, HI 96732.

JOHN DIMITRI DUBROVIN, 87, of Honolulu, died July 26, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Sears Roebuck & Co. Survived by son, John; daughter, Karen McDaniel; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 1 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 1:30 p.m.; entombment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

TIMOTHY MORRIS GEHRIG, 55, of Georgia, formerly of Hawai'i, died July 25, 2004. Born in Fort Wayne, Ind. Longtime Wilson Sporting Goods employee. Survived by wife, Kyong; sons, Robert and Nathaniel; daughter, Beatrice; three grandchildren; mother, Evelyn; father, Morris; two brothers; a sister. Celebration of life Saturday in Georgia. No flowers; donations to American Cancer Society. Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary service and scattering of ashes pending. Arrangements by McDonald & Sons Funeral Home, Cumming, GA.

SONIA KIM HAANIO, 74, of Wahiawa, died July 25, 2004. Born in Kang Won Do, Korea. Member of Wahiawa United Methodist Church. Survived by son, Lawrence; four grandchildren; former husband, Benjamin. Visitation 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Wahiawa United Methodist Church; memorial service 12:30 p.m. Aloha attire.

EUGENE "GENE" JINICHI HIGA, 38, of Waipahu, died July 24, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A nuclear engineer at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, Sheryl; son, Ethan; parents, Jinichi and Michiko; brother, Patrick; sister, Lorraine Daniel. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at First Chinese Church of Christ; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

JAMES YUKI KAGIHARA, 97, of Pearl City, died July 15, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired from J.M. Tanaka Construction Co. Survived by wife, Vicky; son, Lance, M.D.; daughters, Diane Takemoto, Sandra Harada and Fay Galase; nine grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

GRACE SASAI KATAGIRI, 56, of Berkeley, Calif., died July 21, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Employee of Nobel laureate (economics) professor Daniel McFadden; also managed econometrics computer simulation labs and mentored students. Survived by husband, Bradley; parents, the Rev. Mineo and Nobu; sisters, Laurie Hoshino and Iao. California services Saturday. No flowers; donations to The Grace Katagiri Fund, Department of Economics, University of California, 549 Evans Hall, #3880, Berkeley, CA 94740. Arrangements by Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.

SONG LEE CHUN LAU, 89, of Honolulu, died July 24, 2004. Born in Canton, China. Survived by sons, Kit and David; daughters, Catherine Dong and Soo Moi; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 8:30 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

TED HANYEI MIYASATO, 85, of Honolulu, died July 16, 2004. Born in Wahiawa. A retired automobile glass cutter for Ace Auto Glass. Survived by son, Glen; daughter, Linda; sisters, Ayako Ifuku and Mabel Fenwick. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

GLADYS H. MOLINA, 76, longtime Honolulu resident, died July 20, 2004. Survived by sons, Maurice Geolina and Marcelo Jr.; daughters, Adele De Blake, Ellen Lucas, Lorraine Ramos, Amelia Scanlan, Geri Gorman and Beverly Smith; 24 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth, Margie Contreras and Pat Canianes. Graveside service 11 a.m. tomorrow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Palm Mortuary, Las Vegas.

AGNES GOUVEIA MOREIRA, 97, of Kailua, died July 26, 2004. Born in Holualoa, Kona, Hawai'i. A retired school teacher, homemaker and community service volunteer. Survived by brother, Thomas Jr.; son, Robert Vieira; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 7:45 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kailua; Mass 8 a.m.; graveside service 10:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ESTHER TOMOE SHIMAZU, 73, of Mililani, died July 26, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired accountant for Nakakura Construction Co. Ltd. Survived by husband, Hiroshi; daughters, Dale Mitsui, Faith Nakayama, Lisa Bolibol and Lori Dela Cruz; brothers, Wilfred, Harold and Stanley Nakakura; sisters, Eleanor Iwamoto and Molly Morita; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

SATORU SHINJO, 78, of Honolulu, died July 27, 2004. Born in Wahiawa. A retired SIDA taxi driver. Survived by brother, Mamoru; nieces; nephews; grandnephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Service of Hawai'i.

BOBBIE-LEI PUANANI TAITT, 53, of Wai'anae, died July 12, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Employed at the Institute for Family Enrichment. Survived by husband, George; daughters, Christine Ellis and Cheryl Lopez; mother, Lehua Burgess; brothers, William Pimento Jr., Robert Burgess Jr. and James Burgess; sisters, Noraleen Byers, Leilani "Penny" Silva and Barbie-Lei Burgess; six grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

TEOFILA "ROSE" SARAHINA TANGJIAN, 74, of 'Ewa, died July 24, 2004. Born in 'Ewa. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Submarine Base food service worker. Survived by husband, Henry; sons, Milton, Franklin, James, Kimido and Gregory Galase and Steven, Edward, David and Kenneth; daughters, Stephanie Rather, Roberta Lastimado, Gloria Calimpong, Nadine Kahala, Juliana and Christina; sisters, Mary Medeiros and Doris Awana; 49 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church, 'Ewa; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Tuesday at the church; Mass 10 a.m.; cemetery committal service 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

RICHARD BERNARD VIEIRA TOLEDO SR., 84, of Ninole, Hawai'i, died July 23, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A retired state meat inspector. Survived by wife, Julia; daughter, Juliet Marie Perreira; sons, Richard Jr. and Roger; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawai'i Veteran Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

LORENZO "INZO" A. VALERA, 83, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died July 22, 2004. Born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Puraganan, Philippines. A retired truck driver for the former Hamakua Sugar Co. and Hawai'i County Band. Survived by wife, Corazon; sons, Leopoldo and Juan; sister, Daloris Ruiz; five grandchildren; great-grandchild; four hanai great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church; Mass 7 p.m Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Honoka'a Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.