Posted on: Monday, June 13, 2005

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

HARRY R. W. ANZAI SR., 55, of Honolulu, died on June 7, 2005. Survived by sons, Harry Jr. and Harrison; daughter, Stacie; brother, Jason. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount; cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

NORIKO FUKUTANI, 80, of Wailuku, Maui, died June 10, 2005. Born in Lahaina, Maui. A homemaker. Survived by her husband, Hisao; son, Brian; daughters, Jessie Matsunaga and Rene Kawachi; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 5 p.m.; reception to follow. Burial 9 a.m. Thursday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

SIXTA TEJERO GANDEZA, 81, of Honolulu, died May 22, 2005. Born in Tayum Abra, Philippines. Retired from Outrigger Reef Hotel. Survived by daughters, Josie Torricer and Mabel Viernes; sister, Florenda Taculao; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of The Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

JEANNE MASAKO IKEBE, 83, of Kane'ohe, died May 25, 2005. Born in Kane'ohe. Retired Ben Franklin office clerk. Survived by daughter, Charmaine Marks; caregiver Aaron Marks; brother, Robert Kimura; sister, Gladys Fukuda; two grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. Casual attire.

RENEE NALANI JOHNSON, 46, of Honolulu, died May 17, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America employee. Survived by companion, Ernest Yokota; sons, A.J. and Matthew Yokota; mother, Gladys Bolos; sister, Sheri Yonamine. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Mortuary Park. Aloha attire.

TOM TAMOTSU KAYA, 80, of Kane'ohe, died May 30, 2005. Born in Waipahu. Retired U.S. Customs agent. Survived by wife, Yukie; son, Daryle; daughter, Carole Tokuda; brothers, Susumu and George; three grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

EDNA SADAE KUBOTA, 87, of Honolulu, died May, 2005. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. Retired Mae's Delicatessen waitress. Survived by sons, Kenneth, Bruce and Melvin; daughters, Barbara Sunada and Charlotte Unten; brothers, Richard Okumura and Yoshiwo Okumura; sister, Elsie Shiraki; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Private services were held.

MONA-LISA IWALANI MCRAE, 54, of Makakilo, died May 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Entrepreneur and corporation vice president. Survived by husband, Dennis; sons, Randy and Ralph Bennett; daughters, Christy McRae Sherrod and Denise; brothers, George Cabatic, Stanley Abilla, Frank Barnes, Stephen Barnes and Blaisden Barnes; sisters, Eleanor Rolark, Cynthia Guesto and Linda Barnes Darden; grandfather, Juanito Cabatic; three grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Church-Leeward; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

AKIKO ODA, 70, of 'Aiea, died May 28, 2005. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan. Retired seamstress. Survived by husband, Takeo; son, Gary; daughter, Margaret Nakamoto; brother, Hisao Nishiyama; sisters, Yasuko Ikuno and Miyoko Onoshita; four grandchildren. Private services were held.

HELEN MISAO SOLOMON, 84, of Waipahu, died June 6, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired waitress at Fort DeRussy. Survived by sons, Stanley Jr. and Billy; daughter, Lucy; sisters, Matsue Gushiken, Kikue Unten and Sechuko Machida; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Service to be announced at a later date.

STANLEY SHOZO YAMASHITA, 80, of Honolulu, died May 30, 2005. Retired Honolulu Gas Co. employee of 41 years. Private services were held.