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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, December 30, 2005

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

DONALD A. AKINA, 67, of Kihei, Maui, died Dec. 26, 2005. Born in Kihei. Self-employed plumber. Survived by wife, Marie Ann Palazzolo Akina; son, Donald; daughter, Tammy Dancil; brother, Douglas; sisters, Millie Wietecha, Peggy Hamili, Cleria Gomez and Etheleen Coleman; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church; Mass noon; burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

JAIME LIZADA BOSQUE, 80, of Kihei, Maui, died Dec. 25, 2005. Born in Lahaina, Maui. A sheet metal worker at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, June; son, Ross; daughter, Angelina Santiago; brothers, Glenn, Francisco, Benjamin and Joseph; sisters, Nora Simon, Mary Blake, Rosita Polido, Lolita Quinsaat and Aurelia; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Kihei; service 3 to 4 p.m.; private scattering of ashes; reception to follow at 121 Ohukai Road. Aloha attire.

ADORACION BRACEROS DE LA CRUZ, 64, of Honolulu, died Dec. 26, 2005. Born in Luec, Camalaniugan, Cagayan, Philippines. A porter for 24 Hour Fitness. Survived by husband, Restituto; sons, Resty Jr., Reginald, Romeo and Randy; daughters, Marilou Nicolas, Mila, Milagros, Mary Anne, Maricel and Mary Rose; brothers, Leonido and Ciriaco Braceros; sister, Marilyn Yague; three grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

GERALD ELLIS, 64, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 23, 2005. Born in Indiana. A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel with the Joint Intelligence Command Pacific. Survived by wife, Kathy; mother, Mary Kring. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; interment 1 p.m. at Schofield Barracks Cemetery.

ROBERT KAZUTO FUCHISE, 87, of Honolulu, died Dec. 27, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired U.S. Army, Kapalama Military Reservation, clerk. Survived by wife, Shizu; son, Robert; daughter, Sharon Toriki; four grandchildren; brothers, James and Frank; sisters, Helen Chang and Margaret Takekawa. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

WALTER FUJIO FUJIMOTO, 79, of Honolulu, died Dec. 18, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired Honolulu Police Department captain. Veteran of World War II Military Intelligence Service. Survived by wife, Virginia; son, Alan; daughter, Gail Staudinger; four grandchildren; brothers, William, Paul and Robert. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ETHEL K. FUKUNAGA, 86, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 11, 2005. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired salesperson for Liberty House. Survived by husband, Ralph; sons, Kenneth and Paul; daughter, Ann Manning; sister, Hanayo Sasaki; three grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; inurnment 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

PAUL ROMAN JONATHAN "JON-JON" HALL, 51, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 26, 2005. Born in Hilo. Survived by brothers, Harold K. and Edward; sister, Gail. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

JAMES RONALD HOLT, 75, of Waipahu, died Dec. 22, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hickam Air Force Base federal fire captain. Survived by wife, Yvonne; sons, Lawrence, Jamie and Barry; daughter, Hayley Yano; eight grandchildren; sister, Eleanor Fung. Visitation 5 p.m. Jan. 11 at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual or aloha attire.

TOSHI JEAN IKEDA, 87, of Honolulu, died Dec. 22, 2005. Born in Detroit, Mich. Retired Japan Airlines sales manager. Survived by sons, Albert and Roger; daughters, Lucinda Molloy, Jennifer Hausler and Diane Fujio; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Jack Satow; sisters, Masako Horiyuki and Suzu Suzuki. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

SUEWO KADO, 79, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 24, 2005. Born in Hilo. Retired Suisan Co. food salesman. Survived by wife, Reiko; stepson, Koichi Kayama; daughters, Karlyn Hamamoto and Diane Kurohara; sisters, Shizuko Onizuka, Umeyo Katahira and Ichie Hashimoto; five grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

WILLIAM S. KOBASHIGAWA SR., 89, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 22, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired longtime Times Super Market, Kailua, Asian food specialist; World War II,100th Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, medic; and a Bronze Star recipient. Survived by wife, Margaret; sons, William Jr. and Earl; daughter, Gail Pei, Doreen Miyakawa, June Magiera and Lisa; brother, Shoken; sisters, Chiyo Miyahira, Kiyo, Asaye Shiroma, Tomie Ige and Yoshie Tomei; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

SAKAE KOIKE, 94, of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died Dec. 24, 2005. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Retired surveyor with Kekaha Plantation; self-employed accountant and insurance representative. Survived by wife, Fumiko; sons, Roy and Lester; daughters, Mazie Kozuki and Alma Yotsuda; brother, Shiro; sister, Betty Furuhashi; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

CLARA MASAKO KUWAMOTO, 94, of Honolulu, died Dec. 21, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired caregiver. Survived by sisters, Harriet Kuwamoto and Thelma Shintani; nieces; nephews. Service 5 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Nativity Church. No flowers. No monetary gifts. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SUEKO MATSUSHIGE, 79, of Honolulu, died Dec. 15, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired from The Catering Experience. Survived by companion, Elmer Jacinth; stepson, Jay Jacinth. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Casual attire.

DONALD "DON" MORGANELLA, 84, of Kailua, died Dec. 25, 2005. Born in Worcestor, Mass. Retired director, Pacific Bureau for Lathing and Plastering. Survived by wife, Opal; son, Bruce Smith; daughters, Catherine Bradley, Susan Une and Linda Winn; brother, Dominic; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Jan. 7 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2 p.m.; reception to follow; private scattering of ashes. No flowers. Casual attire.

ARLINE O'HARE, 85, of Honolulu, died Dec. 22, 2005. Born in Fresno, Calif. Survived by husband, Bill; son, Patrick; daughters, Kathleen Myatt and Janet Rea; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service pending. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MARY SUNG OHTA, 97, of Wailuku, Maui, died Nov. 7, 2005. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired insurance agent for Mutual of Omaha. Survived by son, James Jr.; daughters, Charlotte Muraoka and Marilyn Johnson; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Henry Sung; sisters, Violet Sung, Ida Lee, Magdalene Sawyer, Beatrice Buda and Gladys DeBoer. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ANGELINE LINDSEY SAKUMA, 85, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 21, 2005. Born in Waimea, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Allen and Howard Ai; daughters, Pat Gregory, Carmen "Hulu" Lindsey and Jasmine "Jazz" Black; brother, Allen Lindsey; 17 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter. Visitation 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Wednesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kane'ohe Stake Center; service noon; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

PETER AGAPITO SAPLAN, also known as AGAPITO LAPITAN SAPLAN, 93, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died Dec. 21, 2005. Born in Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines. Retired coffee farmer, bus driver, gardener and landscaper at various hotels. Survived by wife, Connie; sons, Efren Strain, and Peter, Roy, Jeff and Neal; daughters, Lorraine, and Telsin Brower; nine grandchildren; brother, John; sister, Maura Feliciano. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at residence, 41-437 Hakanui Road, Captain Cook; followed by all-night vigil. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the residence; graveside service to follow at Kona Memorial Park; luncheon to follow at residence. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

WINIFRED DOMINGA SMITH, 75, of Hale'iwa, died Dec. 26, 2005. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Charles III, Robert, Steven and Daniel; daughters, Christine Fuller and Sandra; brother, Regino Rivera; brothers and sisters; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

FAUSTINA "ITRING" TACAD TABISULA, 72, of Kahului, Maui, died Dec. 21, 2005. Born in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A nursery caretaker at Poona Kula Nursery. Survived by husband, Justino; children, Reynaldo, Babilyn Gungab, Chitabelle, Justino Jr. and Edgar Tabisula, and Aselda Koja; nine grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Christ the King Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

MORIO TAKEMOTO, 88, of Honolulu, died Dec. 15, 2005. Born in Hamakua Poko, Maui. Retired owner of M. Takemoto Painting Co. Survived by son, Melvin; daughter, Kathleen Tanaka; brother, Masao; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

LORRAINE ANN TRIGILIO, 83, of North Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Honolulu, died Dec. 17, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Stewart's Pharmacy, Waikiki, cosmetologist. Survived by sons, Frank Jr. and James "Kimo"; daughter, Deborah; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

JOSIE ANN TERESA KUULEIALOHA ESTRERA WINKLEPLECK, 36, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Wai'anae, died Dec. 9, 2005. Survived by husband, Michael; daughter, Kayla; son, Michael Logan; parents, Jose Jr. and Brenda; brother, Ronald; sisters, Veronica Estrera, Felicia Kaopuiki and Charisse Estrera; father and mother-in-law, Larry and Candace. Service held.

CHARLES KAZUO YOSHIDA, 94, of Honolulu, died Dec. 18, 2005. Born in Mana, Kaua'i. Retired Fisher Hawai'i parking lot attendant, and World War II member of the 100th Infantry Battalion. Survived by wife, Yoshiko; son, Glen; daughter, Charlene Miyakawa; grandson, Michael. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.