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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, September 12, 2005

Obituaries

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EUGENE AKAMU, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 4, 2005. Born in Na'alehu, Hawai'i. Retired from Hawaiian Telephone Co. Survived by wife, Charlotte; son, Wayne; daughters, Charlene Cohen and Pamela Olivas; sister, Florence Ing; three grandchildren. Service 9 a.m. Saturday at Kaimuki Christian Church; inurnment 10:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

TOM TAN FOOK CHEE, 86, of Ho-nolulu, died Aug. 16, 2005. Retired Mutal of Omaha Insurance Co. agent. Survived by son, Jason; brother, Benjamin; sisters, Marjorie Koczyk and Jennie Loui. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 12:30 p.m. at Lin Yee Chung (Manoa Chinese) Cemetery. No flowers.

WENDY KAM MOON WONG CHING, 88, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired city accountant. Survived by son, Wilfred; daughter, Vivian Ching Goo; three granddaughters; brother, Wilson Wong; sisters, Wanda Ching and Wrona Au. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Community Church of Honolulu; service 11 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

JACKIE ANN DALY, 58, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 9, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. Survived by sons, Braven and Scott Imai; three grandchildren; sister, Cherrie Veriato. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

ARTHUR GUY HOOK, 85, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 2, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard rigger. Survived by brothers, Wilfred and Willis; sisters, Pearl Bannister, Justine Ferreira, Genevieve Caouette and Aletheia Everington. Visitation 8 to 11 am. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:15 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HERMAN SAI LEONG HU, 75, of Manoa, died Sept. 8, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired GTE, Pacific Northwest vice president. Survived by wife, Helen; daughter, Beatrix; sister, Barbara Tanji. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Louis School, Mystical Rose Chapel; Mass 10 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

LEATRICE N. KIMURA, 51, of Waimea, Kaua'i, died Aug. 31, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Brian; brothers, Bill and Lincoln Fujimori; sisters, Lillian Nakamoto, Anna Fujimori, Florence Murasaki, Patricia Dale and Eleanor Suma. Private scattering of ashes to be held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

KIYOSHI KOHASHI, 84, of Hono-lulu, died Aug. 30, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Crown Jewelers. Survived by brother, Roland; sister, Tatsuko; two nieces and a nephew. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SAWAE KURIKI, 90, of Honolulu, died Sept. 7, 2005. Born in Hilo. Survived by sons, James and Benjamin; daughter, Susan Yamamoto; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Private burial. No flowers. Casual attire.

WANG KIN KWOK, 72, of Honolulu, died Aug. 29, 2005. Born in Chung Shan, China. A retired cook. Survived by wife, Sau Sim "Helen"; sons, Frank and Wilson; daughter, Teresa; brothers, Wing Kau, Wing Chow and Wing Koi. Visitation for Taoist service 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

CHUNG WOO LEE, 75, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8, 2005. Born in Seoul, Korea. First chairman of the Korean American Society. Survived by wife, Young Soon; sons, Bruce and Sang Ho; daughter, Janice Park; two grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Korean Catholic Community Church (at St. Pius X Catholic Church); Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

BETTY JANE "BJ" K.H. MARK, 78, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Pearl Harbor travel clerk for the U.S. Navy. Survived by brother, Albert; nine nieces and nephews; 13 grandnieces and grandnephews; one great-grandniece. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Private burial at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ROSALIA "ROSE" KOROTAN MARKS, 78, of Mililani Town, died Aug. 26, 2005. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired from Trends of Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Albert; sons, Maurice, Benjamin, Gilbert, Alfred, Rodney, Tyrone "Lee Boy" and Stanley Pascua; 18 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Albert Jr., William, Jonathan and Debraha; brothers, Pedro Korotan and Larry Corotan; sister, Carmen Veveiros. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Friday at the chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

JOHN T. NEWCOMER, 55, of Ho-nolulu, died Aug. 26, 2005. Born in Globe, Ariz. An investigator for the City & County of Honolulu prosecutor's office and a Honolulu Police Department reserve officer. Survived by wife, Gayle; daughters, Shari-Ann Nakandakari and Suzanne Nakamura; five grandchildren; parents, John and Marjorie; sisters, Susan Ortiz, Joan Newcomer and Diane Machado. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

KESO OKAZAKI, 81, of San Francisco, died Aug. 27, 2005. Born in Kahului, Maui. Survived by son, Steven; daughter, Elizabeth "Hana" Chaskin; three grandchildren; brothers, Kenneth, Aki and Kelly; sisters, Pat Okazaki, Betsy Yip, Rachel Gaines, Lillian Niitsuma and Jeannette Shimabuku. Service 11:30 a.m. Sept. 21 at The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Ashley & McMullen Mortuary, San Francisco.

FRED HIRO OKI, 95, of Honolulu, died Sept. 5, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired Hawaiian Electric Co. employee. Survived by wife, Irene; son, Lloyd; grandson, Bryan; brothers, Tomoo and Haruo; sisters, Doris Murakami and Miyuki Takehara. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Aloha attire.

ALICE JANET PERREIRA, 72, of Honolulu, died Aug. 29, 2005. Employed by Liberty House and Nalii Fashions. Survived by nieces, Linda Lidstone and Genevieve Cobb-Adams. Private service at a later date. Condolences to 2263C Kaneali'i Ave., Honolulu HI 96813. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

ELIZA "LIZ" AUGUSTA SCHOEMAKER, 81, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 8, 2005. Born in Hengelo, Netherlands. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Joe and Paul; sister, Noor Goeman-Jacobs; brothers, Wim and John Jacobs; grandchildren, Jennifer, Catherine and Matthew. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; cremation to follow at Dodo Mortuary. Casual attire.

KUNO ALOIS SCHUWER, 70, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 4, 2005. Born in Homburg, Germany. A butcher; owner of Kuno's Hawai'i and member of Chefs de Cuisine, Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Maile; son, James; daughter, Maria Schuwer-Marous; one grandson; brother, Reinhold; sister, Agathe Bauman. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial of urn pending. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary, Kona branch.

EDWARD YONEO SHIRAKI, 66, of Honolulu, formerly of Los Angeles, died Sept. 3, 2005. A retired postal employee and Kailua Products employee. Survived by brother, Kenneth; nephew, Matthew. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

HAZEL NYUK MOI TOM, 82, of Pearl City, died Aug. 27, 2005. Born in 'Ewa. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Ronald, Darryl and Garrett; daughters, Linda and Carol; sister, Lillian Ching; four grandchildren. Private service. Burial at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

SETSUKO TOMASU, 76, of Hono-lulu, died Sept. 1, 2005. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A retired Department of Education administrative assistant. Survived by son, Glen; daughter, Mona; two grandchildren; brother, Samuel Nishimoto; sisters, Flora Suzuki, Eleanor Christensen and Winnie Narusawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MARY W. UCHIDA, 75, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 26, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Samuel; daughter, Kathleen Mijo; son, Stuart. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

ELEANOR ASAKO UKISHIMA, 86, of Honolulu, died Sept. 9, 2005. Born in Waialua. Survived by daughter, Arlene Sullivan; brothers, Katsumi and Shigeru Nishimura; sisters, Pat Takemoto and Ruth Umemoto; four grandchildren. Service 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire.

HARRY YEE LOK WUN, 84, of Ho-nolulu, died Aug. 29, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired federal U.S. Army supply and maintenance ammunitions handler. Survived by brothers, Richard, Herbert and Francis; sister, Sybil Hokama. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

RILEY LOOK BUN YEE, 84, of Ho-nolulu, died Aug. 28, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Leahi Hospital, director of rehabilitation, and state Commission on Aging program specialist. Survived by wife, Elizabeth; son, Rylan; daughters, Debbie Pang, Cissie Chock and Tertia Yee-Low; six grandchildren; brothers, Howard and Kalfred Yee. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at Waiokeola Congregational Church; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

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