Posted on: Saturday, September 4, 2004

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

KATHERINE M. BARLAHAN, 79, of Wailuku, Maui, died Sept. 2, 2004. Born on O'ahu. Survived by daughters, Lorraine Luis, Evelyn Peters, Leilani Bulusan, Marilyn Bullock, Kathy Ibara and Wanda Damron; sons, Eric, John and Samuel; 36 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; sisters, Rose Adolpho and Mary Afong. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 1 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

PAUL WILLIAM BECKER, 84, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2004. Born in Schenectady, N.Y. Chief of operations, Army Signal Corps, Camp Zama, Japan. Survived by wife, Edith; sons, David and Allan; daughter, Diane Dames; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Donations to a favorite charity. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

RONALD TADASHI BOLLIG, 56, of Mililani, died Aug. 23, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Member of the Zion Christian Fellowship in Okinawa. Survived by wife, Desiree; sons, Patrick and Richard; daughter, Khristina; brother, Patrick Kawai; sisters, Venus, Sylvia Murillo, Patty Krakauer, Faith Kanoho and Pam Kawai. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

JAMES HECTOR FERNIE, 85, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 1, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A corporate officer for Nylen Brothers Ltd. Survived by wife, Betty Jean; sons, James Hudson and John Dean; daughter, Judy Bonner; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Private service to be held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MICHAEL KATSUYA HIMOTO, 50, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died Aug. 26, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A surveyor helper with the City and County of Honolulu. Survived by sons, Jacob and Jeremiah; daughters, Katherine and Alysia; father, Teruo; mother, Florence; brothers, Garth and Grant; caregivers, Henry and Kathleen Duarte. Visitation from 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial 10 a.m. next Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

DOUGLAS HART KAANEHE, 45, of Mililani, died Aug. 26, 2004. Born in Oakland, Calif. A heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Josie; son, Giovanni; stepdaughters, Ashley and Mikela Caseria; father, Herbert; stepmother, Nancy; stepfather, George "Chip" Wood; stepbrothers and stepsisters. Visitation 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Aloha attire.

SHIZUYO KAMITA, 102, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 25, 2004. Born in Hiroshima, Japan. Owner of Kamita Sushi at Happy Valley, Maui. Survived by son, Hideo; daughters, Kimiko Ueda, Mineko Naito and Yukiko Noda; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

MATTHEW KEONI KELEKOLIO, 46, of Honolulu, died Aug. 21, 2004. Born in Honolulu. An entertainer. Survived by wife, Melanie; son, Royal; daughter, Amber; brothers, Walter, William Jr. and Joseph; sister, Mina McBride; parents, William and Katherine. Private service to be held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MARILYN M. LICHTON, 74, of Kailua, died Sept. 2, 2004. Born in Birmingham, Ala. A retired secretary with Temple Emanu-El and co-founder of Hadassah-Hawaii Chapter. Survived by husband, Ira; son, Alex. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday at Temple Emanu-El. No flowers. Donations to the Jewish Community Services, 2550 Pali Highway, Honolulu HI 96817. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

FREDERICK WESTERN LINDSEY, 84, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 18, 2004. Born in Waimea, Hawai'i. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Public Works Center. Survived by children, Yolanda, Melinda, Gordon, Vernon, Colleen and Elaine; six grandchildren; sister, Martha Chang. Private service. Inurnment service11:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FRANKLYN WALLACE MEYER, 78, of Honolulu, died Aug. 30, 2004. Retired General Foods International, director of business development, Asia-Pacific. Survived by wife, Katherine; son, Eric; daughter, Julia Curtis. Service 3 to 4 p.m. today at St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

PHYLLIS HESTER NELSON, 91, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2004. Born in San Francisco. A homemaker. Survived by sons, William and George; daughter, Judy Otary; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

DEBRAH A. ORTA-BLACKWELL, 47, of Fontana, Calif., died Aug. 31, 2003. Born in Wahiawa. A nurse and retail sales associate. Survived by companion, Burt Gratz; children, Zachary Struckman and Christina Norris; two grandchildren; sisters, Fredi Slickelman and Eva Garcia; brothers, David and Patrick Garela; father of her children, Steve Struckman. Mainland service to be held. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home and Mililani Mortuary.

DORIS "DOTTIE" ARLENE O'SULLIVAN, 77, of Honolulu, died Aug. 30, 2004. Born in Hillside, N.J. Private-school teacher. Survived by daughters, Christine Crowder and kathleen Henderson; son, Wendell Crowder Jr.; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Yacht Club; reception to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

GREGORIO MACALINAO SALAMAT, 75, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 24, 2004. Born in Hogonoy, Bulacan, Philippines. Retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer. Survived by wife, Avelina "Evelyn"; sons, Anthony "Tony" and Radnel "Rad"; daughters, Cynthia Werts and Marilou Daguay; five grandchildren; great-grandchild. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; Mass 10:30 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

RAYNETTE MOREIRA SMITH, 50, of Kailua, died Sept. 1, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A former civil service employee relations specialist. Survived by partner, George; sons, George Jr. and Michael; brother, Russell Moreira; sisters, Janice Kersenbrock and Jerilyn Carty; mother, Jeanette Quallen; stepfather, Frank Quallen; a grandchild. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday at parents home in Kailua. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

BETTY EIKO STEPHENSON, 73, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 27, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired teacher. Survived by son, Frank; daughter, Brenda; brothers, Franklin Allan and Wayne Masagatani; sisters, Alice Takenaka, Gladys Masagatani and Mabel Dalmas; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service 3 p.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

SALEVE "TUI" TUISALO'O, 77, of Honolulu, died Aug. 20, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired longtime Sky Chef. Survived by wife, Grace; daughters, Terry Raquedan and Darulyn Yara; sons, Wayne Tuisalo'o, David Yara, Charles Linkee, Taele and Iopo Tuisale'o; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sisters, Faleila Siliga and Faafiu Sagale; brothers, Taugavau, Ioane, Manu and Saleve Jr. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

FUMIKO UEKAWA, 86, of Ho-nomu, Hawai'i, died Aug. 13, 2004. Born in Honomu. A lei maker for Orchids of Hawaii. Survived by sister-in-law, Toshiko; nephew, Noriyoshi. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

NANCY LOUISE WELCH, 68, of Kihei, Maui, died Sept. 1, 2004. Born in Spokane, Wash. A medical records clerk at Kihei/Wailea Medical Center. Survived by sons, Christopher, Michael, John and James; daughters, Marina Diamond-Heart, Carla Bandy and Kimberly Szabados; brother, James Rabdau; sisters, Marianne Bakker and Yvonne Alexander; 10 grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.