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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, August 8, 2005

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

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REGINALD "REGGIE" MASUO AISAKA, 78, of 'Aiea, died July 27, 2005. Born in 'Aiea. Retired Schofield Barracks electrician. Survived by wife, Mildred; sons, Steven, Brian, Bruce and Roger; brothers, Francis, Ronald and Robert; sister, Helene Tanaka; five grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o.

SIU MEI CHANG FONG, 73, of Ho-nolulu, died Aug. 2, 2005. Born in China. Retired seamstress. Survived by son, Robert; daughter, Mona Lam; brother, Ngok Cheng; sister, Shao Mei Miao. Visitation for Taoist service 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

GRANT SHIZUHO HIMOTO, 45, of 'Aiea, died July 22, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Nanakuli High School special education teacher. Survived by father, Teruo; mother, Florence; brother, Garth. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; inurnment to follow. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MARTHA NALANI POAI KAMANA'O, 51, of Kailua, died Aug. 2, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Department of Veteran Affairs, Tripler Army Medical Center, employee; and former 7th Army operations specialist, Heidelberg, Germany, and Sheraton /Starwood Corp. employee. Survived by husband, Glen; daughters, Kanoe Emmsley and Kawena; two grandchildren; sisters, Sylvia Conboy and Leimomi Bandmann; brother, Michael Poai. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Burial service 10 a.m. Aug. 15 at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

HAZEL HIROKO YONEKURA KLINGER, also known as Hazel Yonekura Klinger, 84, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Aug. 1, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired elementary school teacher. No immediate survivors. Private service; information, Gabriella, (808) 331-2024. Donations to Hospice of Kona. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

NOBUO "KORE" KORENAGA, 81, of Wai'anae, died July 31, 2005. Born in Wai'anae. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center; and former 442nd Regimental Combat Team, "G" Company, staff sergeant. Survived by brothers, Gilbert and Fusato "Tito"; sisters, Joyce Matsumoto, Sally Tanaka and Edith Okimoto. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

VERONICA SIMONE FRANCETTE KRUGER, 51, of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2005. Born in Montreal, Canada. An artist and Kinder Campus preschool teacher. Survived by son, Alika; mother, Suzanne Vitart; brother, Patrick Vitart; sisters, Christine Lysen and Jocelyne Liva; caregiver, Nica Pyron. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

BILLIE RAE LARGOSA, 64, of Ho-nolulu, died July 23, 2005. Born in Niles, Ohio. Retired from Amadeus Corp. Survived by husband, Joseph; son, Mario; daughters, Susan Largosa-Losey and Kathy Largosa-Deery; mother, Doris Thomas; sister, Sandra Canfield; nine grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Casual attire.

BUSTER ISAO MATSUMURA, 84, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Aug. 4, 2005. Born in Lihu'e. Kaua'i County Parks Division employee. Survived by wife, Momoyo; son, Ronnie; daughter, Michele Tanaka; six grandchildren; brothers, Mamoru and Yutaka; sisters, Hatsue Shibata and Bernice Zenigami. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Lihu'e Hongwaji Mission; service 5 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Kaua'i.

SADAKO "AGNES" MURAYAMA, 83, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2005. Born in Wahiawa. Retired St. Francis Medical Center, Liliha, registered nurse. Survived by husband, Harry; sons, Howard and Ken; two grandchildren; brother, Paul Kimata; sister, Mitsuko Leach. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

RYOKI NAKAMA, 82, of Honolulu, died Aug. 3, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hawaiian Dredging & Construction Co. heavy equipment mechanic. Survived by wife, Hazel; sons, Chester, Jeffery and Stanford; daughter, Carla Ramos; one grandchild; brother, Yoshitaka; sisters, Rose Shimabukuro, Nancy Kang and Evelyn Kaneshiro. Service 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

WALLACE SHIGERU NAKAMURA, 90, of Wahiawa, died July 9, 2005. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Member of Hawai'i Sashiki Chinen Doshi Kai and Wahiawa Kyo Yu Kai. Survived by son, Edwin; daughters, Frances Nonaka, Karen Tanaka and Mae; brothers, Takeo and Toshiichi; six grandchildren; one great-grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o.

KIYOKO NISHIKAWA, 94, of Ho-nolulu, died July 5, 2005. Born in 'Ewa. Member of Honpa Hongwanji, Hawai'i Betsuin, Goji Kai and Fujin Kai. Survived by son, Kenneth; daughters, Norma, Diane McGregor and Leila Miyano; three grandchildren; sisters, Kimi Kusuda and Elsie Omori. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

VAN MITSUYUKI OKASAKI, 58, of Honolulu, died Aug. 3, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Outrigger Hotels computer technician. Survived by fiancee, Linda Nishiki; mother, Elsie; brothers, Leslie and Glenn. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Makiki Christian Church; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

REUBEN SAMUEL SPARKY PALAYLAY, 34, of Spokane, Wash., formerly of Nanakuli, died July 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Chasen and Kanvas; father, Frederick; mother, Baylin Kala; stepfather, William Tavares; brothers, Michael and Keith Kala, and Bo; sisters, Anjanette Reantaso, Angelica Tavares and Angela Tavares; grandmother, Baylin Kala; companion, Victoria Shuford. Service 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nanakuli Beach Park; scattering of ashes to follow. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

MILDRED CHIZUKO RUBIO, 61, of Honolulu, died July 26, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hawaii Pacific Health data reporting analyst and former Outrigger Hotels switchboard operator. Survived by son, Raol; daughters, Gina Haumea and Leah; grandson, Corey Haumea; brothers, Richard, Lawrence and Howard Ishimi. Visitation 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Casual attire.

WAYNE HAJIMI UMENO, 56, of Pearl City, died Aug. 3, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Jeremy; former wife, Jill Russell; brother, Morris; sister, Sandy Asamura. Service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o.

ERNEST KATSUMI YAMAMOTO, 80, of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2005. Born in Honolulu. City Department of Parks and Recreation grounds-keeper. Survived by wife, Bessie; son, Drew; sister, Beatrice Young. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Inurnment later. Casual attire.