Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
FRANCIS ROBERT ALVES, 69, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 21, 2005. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A retired security guard. Survived by sisters, Shirley Fivella and Mildred Burback; companion, Elizabeth "Betty" Alama. Inurnment service noon tomorrow at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
KATHERINE SACHIKO CARDINES, 55, of Honolulu, died June 24, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Member of Nuuanu Baptist Church. Survived by sons, Jasen Ishihara, Darrin Ishihara and Travis Cardines; mother, Clara Sumi; brothers, Miles and Milton Sumi; sister, Vicky Lee-Kwai; three grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.
JONETTE "JONI" SACHIYO MCCUBBIN FABRAO, 65, of Hawai'i Kai, died June 13, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Employed at the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Survived by husband, Raymond; children, Chandra Satele Jr., Raymond, Raechelle and Kimberley Fabrao; sister, Carol Makahanaloa; brother, Hamilton McCubbin; nine grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
JERALD A. FEE, 59, of Kane'ohe, died June 26, 2005. Born in Salamanca, N.Y. Former owner and manager of Mui Kwai Chop Suey. Survived by sons, Mark, Michael and Matthew; mother, Ellen; brothers, James and John; sister, Dagmar Bowen; two grandchildren. Private service. Donations to American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
ALISI TUI FULUVAKA, 65, of La'ie, died June 27, 2005. Born in Hihifo Niuatoputapu, Tonga. Survived by husband, Latu; sons, Okusitino, Penisimani, Sisi, Halisi and Sione; three brothers; two sisters; 19 grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahuku 3rd Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at La'ie Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
MATSUYO HAYASHI, 100, of Kohala, Hawai'i, died June 11, 2005. Born in Kohala. A retired sales clerk for Kohala Plantation Store. Survived by sons, Walter, Kenneth, Herbert, Donald and Robert; daughter, Jeanette Ajimura; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
GRACE REIKO KANDA, 73, of Mililani, died June 17, 2005. Born in Saitama-ken, Japan. Survived by husband, William; daughters, Wilma Kanda and Glynis Okamura; brothers, Osamu and Mamoru Negishi; sister, Sayoko Kondo; two grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 5 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
KAROLE UCHIHARA KANESHIRO, 79, of Honolulu, died June 24, 2005. Born in Makawao, Maui. Retired city Housing Department fiscal officer; state House of Representatives sergeant-at-arms staff member. Survived by husband, Wilfred; sons, former city prosecutor Keith, Dave, Gary and Kevin; sister, Edna Oshiro; brother, Edward Uchihara; grandchildren, Scott and Brooke. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m.
MARY ADAMS KERLEY, 78, of North County, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died June 24, 2005. Born in Cleveland, Ohio. Former model and television fashion show director; creator and executive director of Crescent Hill Camp disabled children summer camp; member of Japan America Society and Outdoor Circle of Honolulu; and coordinator of the Brig Outreach program, Honolulu. Survived by daughters, Mary, Laurelann Burdens and Amy Moorhouse. California service held; burial in Old Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery. Arrangements by Encinitas Mortuary, Encinitas, Calif.
HELEN YUEN LIU, 89, of Honolulu, died June 29, 2005. Born in Canton, China. Survived by daughter, Audrey Mueh; stepsons, Gerald and Frederick Liu; brothers, Seung Fa, Gordon and Seung Hee; sisters, Shuk Sim Fung and Shuk Fon; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
A. VICTOR MENEZES, 63, of Honolulu, died June 20, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Freida; daughter, Jana; brother, David; sister, Judy; two grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.
GEORGE J. MIYASHIRO, 84, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died June 24, 2005. Born in Kapa'a. Decorated 442nd Regimental Combat Team member; and aerospace industry engineer. Survived by wife, Joyce; brothers, Tasuku, Susumu and Lloyd; sister, Itsuko Kaneshiro. Visitation noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa United Church of Christ; service 1 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
ISAMU NII, 89, of Kahului, Maui, died June 25, 2005. Born in Hiroshima, Japan. Retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., industrial engineering department junior analyst. Survived by wife, Florence; son, Fred; daughters, Helen Orikasa, Iris Nakahara and Irene Sugibayashi; brother, Yutaka; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission; service 4 p.m. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.
HARUKO SAITO, 75, of Kahului, Maui, died June 25, 2005. Born in Japan. An assistant baker for Nashiwa Bakery. Survived by husband, Itaru; son, Dennis, Harry and Barry; daughter, Midori Iwami; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
ALBERTA MARIE SCHMIDT, 52, of Pearl City, died June 19, 2005. Born in Honolulu. An advocate for autistic children active with the Autism Society. Survived by husband, William; son, Derek; daughters, Heidi Pommer, Jennifer Zanelli and Heather Rieckewald-Schmidt; two grandchildren; parents, Albert & Rose Garcia; brothers, Eric and Albert Garcia; sisters, Debra Ross, Jane Ross and Andrea Heckler. Visitation from 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Donations to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation or the Autism Society.
RICHARD JAY SORENSON, 40, of Lahaina, Maui, died June 23, 2005. Born in Englewood, Colo. A manager in retail sales. Survived by wife, Elizabeth Eshelman-Sorenson; mother, Merri Brown; daughter, Kelleigh. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at the beach at 505 Front Street, Lahaina. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
MARIA KAAHANUI LONO SUGANUMA, 98, of Papakolea, died June 13, 2005. Born in Honokohau, Maui. Retired educator and community leader. Survived by sons, Lawrence, Herbert "Yapa" and Mel Suganuma, and Brickwood Ysabel; 30 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 p.m. Sunday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 3 p.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
CEZAR C. SUNIO, 80, of Waimanalo, died June 22, 2005. Born in the Philippines. A retired truck driver for Lewis & Cooke. Survived by wife, Agnes; sons, Rudy, Russell and Robin; daughter, Rachelle; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. George Catholic Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Cemetery. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
REINANTE DOCTOLERO TAJON, 48, of Honolulu, died June 24, 2005. Born in Baguio City, Philippines. Survived by wife, Marilyn; son, Mark; daughters, Sarah and Melissa; brothers, Rodrigo and Reynaldo; sisters, Lourdes Alba, Esperanza Obrero, Letecia Tabay, Laurie Guillermo, Lucila Mishima, Lolita Ramos and Emily Miller. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
WILMA JANE TANAKA, 67, of Kane'ohe, died June 18, 2005. Born in Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Richard; daughters, Roxanne Aipoalani and Debra Tanaka; brother, Wilfred Oliveira; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:45 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
HAROLD GAIICHI "GUY" TOKESHI, 83, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 22, 2005. Born in Kuka'iau, Hawai'i. A retired meat-cutter for Daiei/Holiday Mart; veteran of the 442nd Infantry Regiment. Survived by wife, Tomoe; son, Gordon; daughters, Cynthia Kawamura and Karen Sato; a granddaughter; stepbrothers; stepsisters. Service noon Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; private inurnment at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.
CLARA FUKUSHIGE UMEMOTO, 88, of Kane'ohe, died June 21, 2005. Born in Kahuku. A retired dietary health technician with Tripler Army Medical Center. Survived by son, Steve; daughters, Marjory Tyau, Virginia, and Cynthia Ajifu; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Shoichi Fukushige; sisters, Dorothy Miyake, Joan Nakamura and Violet Nakamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JOYCE SHIGEKO YAGI, 57, of Wailuku, Maui, died June 24, 2005. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. An assistant chef. Survived by brothers, Herman, Colin and Henry; sister, Amy Bendtsen. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.