Posted on: Tuesday, June 21, 2005

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.

DEREK TATSUMI ASARI, 51, of Honolulu, died June 19, 2005. Survived by parents, Tatsuo and Laura; sister, Cathy Wada. Private service. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

HELEN "SAHAT" KON DALY, 83, of Honolulu, died June 5, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Member of Ladies Auxiliary Fleet Reserve Association. Survived by husband, James; sons, Justin, Benjamin, Edwin, Stanford and Ernest Mendoza; daughters, Bernice Dela Pena; Ellen Peleras and Sylvia Medeiros; 18 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; brothers, Henry, James, Clarence, Harry and Eugene Kon; sisters, Elizabeth Balocon, Mary Jane Robinson and Violet Almarza. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

CONSTANCIO HEDARRO DELAPINIA, 86, of Kahului, Maui, died June 14, 2005. Born in the Philippines. Retired from Maui Electric Co. as a mechanic. Survived by wife, Segundena; sons, Peter, Carl, Stanley and Thomas; daughters, Rosalinda "Lynn" Asio and Rosemary "Tita" Delapinia; 20 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

REID LeROY FINCH, 56, of Kamuela, Hawai'i, died June 17, 2005. Born in Binghamton, N.Y. A locksmith. Survived by wife, Nu Daeng; son, Brent; daughter, Andrea; brothers, Gary and Dale; father, Leroy; sister, Laurie Inch; a granddaughter. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

TAKAO FUKAI, 87, of 'Ewa Beach, died May 29, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. A retired postal employee and World War II veteran who served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Survived by daughter, Geraldine; sons, Randall and Ritchie; brother, Akira; sisters, Setsuko Ogawa, Bertha Tajima and Yasuko Horiuchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

WAILEHUA GRAY, 71, of Kapulena, Hawai'i, died June 7, 2005. Born in Honolulu. An artist. Survived by wife, Kina; six children; a stepson; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brothers, Piilani and Ronald. Celebration of life at a later date. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

EDWARD IWAO HASEGAWA, 76, of Honolulu, died June 16, 2005. Born in Waipahu. Retired federal government employee at Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by wife, Margaret; son, Darryl; two grandchildren; brothers, Theodore, Warren and Allen; sister, Elizabeth. Visitation 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MIRIAM KAIPO KAINOA, 84, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 17, 2005. Born in Pu'uanahulu, Kona, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Adam; sons, Llewellyn, Leonard, Allan and Ronald; daughter, Janice Workman; brothers, Charles Mitchell Jr.; sister, Rebecca Hopfe; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Mormon Section. Casual attire.

The Rev. SOSHIN KIE, 83, of Honolulu, died June 15, 2005. Born in Japan. A minister at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Founder and head minister at Koza Shinshuji, Okinawa, Japan. Survived by wife, Akiko; daughters, Lily, Ayumi and Emma; seven grandchildren. Visitation 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin; service 2:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JOHANN HAN JOO LEE, 86, of Honolulu, died June 3, 2005. Born in Wahiawa. An architect. Survived by wife, Bong Sun; son, Steven; daughters, Kathleen Sunn and Barbara; three grandchildren; brother, Han Ken; sisters, Mary Shinn, Helen Ahn, Susie Lim, Nora Chee and Marilyn Chang. Visitation 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:15 a.m.; burial to follow at O'ahu Cemetery.

CHARLETTE PIILANI PAKELE, 54, of Kaneohe, died June 11, 2005. Born in Lihue, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, James; daughters, Jamie, Jennifer Seales, Jasmine and Jenna; sons, Jason, Jonathan, Jensen, Jedward and Jacques; father, Ramone Dela Cruz; stepmother, Monica Dela Cruz; sisters, Leimomi Dela Cruz, Lita Oliviera, Carol Rodriguez, Rozima Walker, Nora Gallegof, Raynette Heneralau, Darlene Dela Cruz, Rene Naumu, April Deguchi and Lorna Kalei; brothers, Raymond, Junior, Sammy, Aaron, Matthew and Fredy Dela Cruz, William Soriano Jr. and Chris Soriano, Ronald Dela Cruz, and Dallas and Roscoe Swain; 27 grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Koolau Baptist Church; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

DUONG LAI PHONG, 66, of Honolulu, died June 16, 2005. Born in Hai Phong, Vietnam. A chef at Tony Roma's Restaurant. Survived by wife, Kem Thi Huynh; son, Kevin; daughter, Phong Chanh Cu; four grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; Buddhist service; cremation to follow.

ZAYSHA CHELSEY KAMEALOHA QUON, 14, of Wai'anae, died June 12, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Raymond; mother, Charrise; sisters, Raycie Lynn and Rayshel; grandfathers, John Thomas and Walter; grandmothers, Doreen Thomas and Darlene; great-grandmothers, Dolores Wallace, Geanne Aona and Grace Sadural; great-grandfather, Raymond Sadural. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Sacred Hearts-Wai'anae Church; Mass 8 p.m.; cremation to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

NEWTON E. REYNOLDS, 87, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 12, 2005. Born in Tahiti. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 64. Survived by son, Samuel; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Anita DeBillier. Service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

JAYDEN CARLOS ROQUE, infant son of Jerrold Roque and Chastity Carlos of Waipahu, died May 26, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived also by grandparents, Romel and Fatima Carlos Sr.; Ernest and Evangeline Roque; great-grandparents, Maxima Cabanting, Rodrigo and Florentina Carlos, Diosdado and Afra Pelaez, Edmundo and Nora Roque. Visitation 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at Resurrection of the Lord Church; Mass 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HERBERT SANTOS, 77, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died June 16, 2005. Born in Haina, Hawai'i. A cane truck driver for the former Hamakua Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Jeanette; daughters, Sandra Ahlo, Lorna Abran, Brenda Rapozo and Tammy Oshiro; brother, Antone Jr.; sisters, Aldina Nobriga and Mildred Hubbard; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren; Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Honoka'a County Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

ASAKO SATO, 92, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 8, 2005. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Worked for the former Kona Hilton. Survived by grandson, Harry Yada; granddaughters, Amy Read and Joyce Miyamoto; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Helen Komo and Francis Imamura. Service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

IWAO "HENRY" TAKAHASHI, 81, of Wailua, Kaua'i, died June 11, 2005. Born in Wailua. A retired grounds maintenance personnel for Coco Palms Hotel. Survived by wife, Kesa; daughter, Dawn Matsuura; sons, Grant and Thomas; a granddaughter; two grandsons; brother, Lincoln; sisters, Ruth Yoshizawa, Nancy Matsuda and Diane Uyeno. Private graveside service held. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

RONALD W. VARGAS, 65, of Kailua, died June l9, 2005. Born in Kukuihaele, Hawai'i. Retired fuel division director with Marine Corps Base Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Patricia; sons, Reid and Michael; brothers, John, Richard and Alfred Vargas and Carleton Gonzalez; sisters, Carmen Harris, Adeline Floyd, Olivia Luxemberg, Norma Onodera, Marilyn Sanchez, Priscilla Mascheck, Evelyn Bogis and Violet Sanchez; a grandson. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church, Kailua; Mass 11 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

TSUNEO YAMAGUCHI, 83, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 10, 2005. Born in Hilo. A retired U.S. Postal Service clerk. Survived by son, Craig; daughters, Cyd, Robin Felton, Tracy and Lea; brother, Harold; sister, Sumie Hamamoto and Lily Noble; seven grandchildren; great-granddaughter. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary; Hilo; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MASATO YAMANE, 87, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 16, 2005. Born in Kurtistown, Hawai'i. A retired mason for James Ishii General Contractor. Survived by wife, Ethel; brother, Harry; nieces; nephews. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MILDRED MIYOKO YOSHIDA, 82, of Honolulu, died June 8, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Brian and Clayton; a grandchild; brothers, Allen, Wally and Walter Arasato; sisters, Thelma Yamasaki, Patsy Kam and Myrtle Miyashiro. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.