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.
HAROLD VICTOR "HAL" FRAZIER, a noted engineer whose dredging crews provided assistance in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, died March 15. He was 91. See story.
MILDRED UMENO ANZAI, 84, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2004. Born in Makawao, Maui. Retired from Royal Hawaiian Perfumes. Survived by daughter, Mona Onishi; sister, Patsy Handa; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
CHIYO ARAKAWA, 88, of 'Aiea, died March 8, 2004. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. A housewife. Survived by husband, Yusei; son, Edwin; daughters, Lynda Tanaka, Beverly and Naomi; two grandchildren; sisters, Miyoko Onaga and Misae Kameya. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
KYOKO CAWLEY, 74, of Waipahu, died March 9, 2004. Born in Sendai, Japan. Survived by son, Thomas; granddaughter, Jasmine; sisters, Eiko Kanazawa and Shigeko Oka. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.
BERNABE "BEN" CRISTOBAL DE LA CRUZ SR., 90, of Pearl City, died March 14, 2004. Born in Gatiaran, Cagayan, Philippines. Retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer. Survived by wife, Rita; son, Bernabe "Ben"; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; Mass 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; cemetery committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
HANNAH KAHAWAII KAILI, 78, died March 18, 2004. Born in Kalihi Kai, Kaua'i. A Gay & Robinson laborer, and hotel housekeeping employee. Survived by daughter, Dora; son, Harrom; sisters, Harriet Malapit and Louisa Tachikawa; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. April 1 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kekaha, Kaua'i. Visitation also 9 a.m. April 2 at the church; service noon; burial to follow at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe, Kaua'i. Arrangements by Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary.
VIOLA PIILANI KALUNA, 62, of Honolulu, died March 10, 2004. Born in Hawai'i. Likelike Elementary School employee. Survived by sisters, Charlotte Sampaga, Happy Pecoraro and Dee Dee Feliciano; hanai sister, Robin Avilla; brothers, Farrington, Edward and Charles III. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church, Kaimuki; Mass noon. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
MASANORI "MANKO" MIHARA, 81, of Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i, died March 18, 2004. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. Retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. welder. Survived by son, Mark; daughters, Aileen Asuncion and Ann Stephenson; brother, Tsutomu; sisters, Kay Mihara and Fay Matsunami; four grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
SHIZUYE MIYAZAKI, 79, of Honolulu, died March 7, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired Tori Richard Ltd. seamstress. Survived by brother, Hiroji; sister, Barbara Skillen. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
GLADYS FUMIYE NAKAMURA, 85, of Honolulu, died March 18, 2004. Survived by daughter, Elizabeth Paloma Brilliant; one granddaughter; brothers, Yoshi and Masao Nakandakari. No services. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
EVELYN V. REGO, 94, of Honolulu, died Feb. 15, 2004. Born in Kula, Maui. Retired public school teacher. Survived by daughters, Betty Wrixon and Charlotte Cox; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Charles Vincent; caregiver, Bertha Taufaasau. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
KAY MURAKO TANAKA, 83, of Honolulu, died March 18, 2004. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan. Retired Sunmari seamstress. Survived by sons, Katsumi Yoshida and Roy and Shigeki; daughter, Yoko Takemura; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Toshiro and Hiroyuki Kobayashi; sisters, Mitsuko, Kikue, Tomie, Kozue and Sanae. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SADAO TANAKA, 82, of Hilo, Hawai'i died March 7, 2004. Born on Maui. Retired shipping supervisor. Survived by brother, Tsuneo; sister, Margaret Williams. No services. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
TADAMI UCHIUMI, 89, of Honolulu, died March 8, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired Castle & Cooke Terminals cargo auditor. Survived by wife, Leatrice. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
KENNETH B. WESTBERG, 49, of Mill Creek, Wash., formerly of Kailua, died March 11, 2004. Born in Spokane, Wash. Former Honolulu Police Department officer, and EDS, McKesson and SAFECO computer programmer. Survived by wife, Laurie; mother, Janice; sisters, Kay Lancaster, Lu Ann Curtis and Karen Wright. No services. No flowers; donations to the Brain Tumor Foundation, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10019. Arrangements by Bleitz Funeral Home, Seattle.
