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.
MILDRED N. AIU, 76, of Honolulu, died July 4, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Janella, Charlene, Camille Aiu Weindl and Marilyn; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
JUNE MARIE BORLAND, 84, of Honolulu, died July 5, 2005. Born in Santa Rosa, Calif. A manufacturer's representative. Survived by daughter, Giselle; friend, Aaron Su'apaia. Memorial gathering 11 a.m. tomorrow at Pu'u'ualaka'a State Park (Tantalus). Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
MAILE M.R. BOYCE, 29, of Wai'anae, died June 11, 2005. Born in Wahiawa. Survived by sons, Eli and Tanielu; daughters, Fita and Faith; mother, Janice; brothers, David, Leroy, Benjamin and Dicky; sisters, Leonora Galiza, Marlene Boyce, Daisy Tabangcura and Madeline Boyce; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
PATRICIA REIKO SUEHISA CHUNG, 72, of Honolulu, died July 9, 2005. Born in Makawao, Maui. Retired stock clerk. Survived by sons, Michael and Gregory; daughter, Adrienne Ishida; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
ADLAH "BUBBI" HINDA GROSSMAN, 90, of Kailua, died July 14, 2005. Born in Waterbury, Conn. Retired piano instructor. Survived by sons, Theodore, Steven and Peter; brother, Herbert Alexander; eight grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Graveside service 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
WALTER S. HIGA, 92, of Kane'ohe, died June 26, 2005. Born in Hawi, North Kohala, Hawai'i. A retired stock and shipping manager for Eastman Kodak; a member of the 232nd Engineers, 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Survived by daughter, Sue-Ann Kobatake; son, Davis; two grandchildren; sister, Irene Kaneshiro. Private service. Burial held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MYLES YUKIO HIGASHIHARA, 37, of Kent, Wash., died July 10, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A flight attendant for United Airlines. Survived by father, Stanley; mother, Jane; brother, Neil; grandmother, Chiyono Uemura. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
KIMIYO KAYA, 99, of Lana'i, died July 5, 2005. Born in Yamaguchi Ken, Japan. A member of Lana'i Hongwanji Mission. Survived by son, Shizuo "Douglas"; daughters, Matsuko Matsumoto and Helen Takenouchi; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Service also 4 p.m. Tuesday at Lana'i Hongwanji Mission. No flowers. Casual attire.
MICHELLE ANN MCLEAN, 45, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died July 8, 2005. Born in Benton Harbor, Mich. Employed by Hawaii Landscapes. Survived by mother, Bonnie Reeves; daughter, Isha Taylor. Service 5 p.m. Tuesday at Honokohau Harbor Big Fish and Game Club; scattering of ashes to follow service. Casual attire. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Funeral & Tribute Services, Kailua, Kona.
MANUEL NUNES, 97, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died July 12, 2005. Born in Kapa'a. A retired Kaua'i County truck driver. Survived by wife, Sarah; sons, Leslie, Mervyn, Wendell and Bert; daughter, Beverly Palama; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; cousins. Private service. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
ELAINE TOYO OKUBO, 89, of 'Aiea, died July 10, 2005. Born in Lawa'i, Kaua'i. An office manager for Kapiolani Repair Shop. Survived by husband, William; sons, Wayne and William; daughters, Judy Onishi, Katherine Ng and Phyllis Oyama; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Loretta Yoshimoto; brothers, Francis, Lawrence, Kenneth and Norman Asato. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Private inurnment at a later date.
HANAKO OZAWA, 97, of Honolulu, died July 12, 2005. Born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Survived by sons, Ted, Donald, Gordon, Walter and Leslie; daughter, Clara Hirano; sisters, Tomiko Nakagomi, Fumiko Nakamura and Takako Kawate; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchild. Visitation from 5 p.m. Tuesday at Waipahu Soto Zen Temple Taiyoji. Inurnment at a later date. No flowers. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
ALAN JAEHYUN PAK, 5, of 'Aiea, died July 5, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A Pearlridge Elementary School kindergarten student. Survived by parents, Shon and Soo Jeong; grandparents, Si Yong and Kyung Cha Won. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at St. Pius X Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
CLARENCE HIROSHI SUWA, 66, of Wahiawa, died May 22, 2005. Born in Wahiawa. U.S. Navy retiree. Survived by wife, Hiroko; son, Lance; sisters, Vivian Matsukawa, Grace Nakamura, Lillian Ishida, Nancy Torii and Carol Fujii; brothers, Katsuhiko and Myles; two grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
BOTTA THOMAS, 71, of Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i, died July 12, 2005. Born in Marshall Islands. A warehouse worker. Survived by wife, Sepe; children, Samson, Aries, Roslinda Maugh, Stanley, Robert, Botten, Andrew, Wanda, Adlina Yoneyama, Keyrose and Anna; grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Wednesday at Koloa Union Church; service 3 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
NANCY KAHINANO TRAVIS, 68, of Wahiawa, died July 5, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wahiawa Ward. Survived by husband, John Sr.; sons, John Jr., Jay and Guy; daughters, Pauline Quinsaat, Wanda Kamauoha, Darlene Soma, Cheryldean De Guzman, Maizelette Edayan, Ilima Pena and Charlotte "Leimomi" Vela; brother, Lawrence Kamai; 41 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
ZHI CHENG ZENG, 85, of Honolulu, died July 5, 2005. Born in Fu Jian, China. A retired high school teacher in China. Survived by wife, Helen; sons, Wen Zhi, Wen Han, Wen Yan and Wen Hao "Michael"; daughter, May Chin; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.