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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, September 30, 2005

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

ANTOINETTE "TONI" P. AKANA AKAKA, 84, of Kihei, Maui, died Sept. 25, 2005. Survived by daughter, Lou Ann Akana Garcia; son, Oli; hanai daughter, Blossom Sullivan; sister, Victoria Kaai; 11 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; graveside service 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park; burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

LAWRENCE "UNCLE LARRY" KAHAKU ASING JR., 71, of Waimanalo, died Sept. 24, 2005. Born in Ho-nolulu. A retired telephone repairman and local entertainer. Survived by wife, Irene; son, Lawrence III; daughters, Sharen Kaiwi, Haunani Marston and Rene Schofield; brothers, Patrick and Darryl; sisters, Judy Mariano and Barbara Lopes-Young; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel of the Kamehameha Schools, Kapalama Campus. Private scattering of ashes.

ROBERT SIU MING CHUN, 44, of Honolulu, died Sept. 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Raymond Chun and Irma Masaki; brothers, Marc Masaki and Robin Chun; grandparents, Shing Yee Chang and Ella Strekow. Visitation 9 a.m.Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

ELOISE COLE, 87, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 27, 2005. Born in Chicago, Ill. Former professional dancer who later worked in electronics. Survived by sons, John and James McMurtry; daughter, Amisa Meyer; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service in Bloomington, Calif. at Green Acres Memorial Park & Mortuary. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Funeral & Tribute Services of Kailua, Kona.

BERNICE PERREIRA CORREA, 85, of Honolulu, died Sept. 28, 2005. Born in Hilo. A former Hilo resident and homemaker. Survived by son, Leslie; grandsons, Evan and Brandon; nieces and nephews. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; graveside service to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Donations to the Newman Center. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

BARBARA LEILANI HEONG MOI DE LOS SANTOS, 73, of Pearl City, died Sept. 21, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. An avid hula dancer. Survived by sons, Ernest Jr. and Billy; daughters, Roberlyn Kaawa and Nani De Los Santos; brothers, Robert Jr. and Melvin Chun; two grandsons; two granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; hanai children and grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Oct. 12 at the mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

STACY LEILANI DONNER, 41, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 27 2005. Born in Honolulu. Member of Kona Paradise Clubhouse. Survived by parents, Milton Sr. and Kuulei; brothers, Milton Jr. and Jonathan; sisters, Rhona Freeze and Ora Stark. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

MISAO GANIKO, 85, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 26, 2005. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Owner of the Palace Inn Restaurant. Survived by sons, Mitchel, Wayne and Elton; daughters, Susan Sakoda and Charlene Lemn; sister, Fumiko Shimabuku; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation from 5:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

PACIENCIA D. GUEVARRA, 83, of Honolulu, died Sept. 22, 2005. Born in the Philippines. Retired foster grandparent for Jefferson Elementary School. Survived by son, Nelson; daughter, Milagros Capacite. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

RICHARD M. "DICK" HIGUCHI, 87, of Honolulu, died Sept. 17, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired insurance agent. Survived by wife, Beatrice; sister, Chitome Takenaka. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

LELAND R. HILL, 79, of Honolulu, died Sept. 27, 2005. Born in San Diego, Calif. Retired from AMF Voit. Survived by wife, Grecia; sons, Leland Jr., Kenneth and James; daughter, Irlanda Swarthout; four grandchildren. No service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

SYLVESTER LEONARD KEALIIAUMOANA KAWELO, 61, of Honolulu, died Sept. 25, 2005. Born in Wai'alae. A Vietnam veteran; retired supervisor for GTE Hawaiian Tel. Survived by daughters, Brandi Savvakis, Nadia Tai and Kimberly Shiroma; son, Lenny; mother, Judith Mito; brother, Gerald Mito; sisters, Elvira Pinho, Ernette Palencia, Vanda Maduli and Ernestine Rhinelander; five grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service 10 a.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawa”'i.

HELEN JAY KONG, 100, of Honolulu, died Sept. 26, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Jaye's CAG Shop. Survived by son, Mitchell; daughters, Edith Fischer and Margaret Yamauchi; sister, Ellen Lai; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:15 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ELAINE MAE LOGSDON, 69, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 25, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A licensed practical nurse at Children's Hospital on Kuakini Street; health aide at Pohakea Elementary School. Survived by husband, Thomas; son, Thomas; daughters, Dorothy, Martha Kuntz and Elizabeth Keanu; sisters, Geri Merhtens, Dorothea Merigman and Antoinette Lovell; brother, Anthony Bento; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at 'Ewa Community Church; service 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

MARY LOUISE MATLACK, 81, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 16, 2005. Born in Cloquet, Minn. Retired apartment manager. Survived by daughter, Judith Motonaga; son, Dennis Mick; brothers, Robert, Jacob and John Brandt; sisters, Lois Phillips, Joan Bryne and Jane Rasmussen; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Mainland service held. Private graveside service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

VERA MAUDE MEYER, 98, of Kala'e, Moloka'i, died Sept. 25, 2005. Survived by sons, Alvin and Harold; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Sophia Catholic Church, Kaunakakai, Moloka'i; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at R.W. Meyer Cemetery. Arrangements by Molokai Mortuary.

ROBERT "BOB" CURTISS MILLER, 76, of Honolulu, died Sept. 18, 2005. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Retired from the U.S. Coast Guard with 20 years of service. Survived by niece, Linda Lee Miller-Foster. Inurnment 11:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Donations to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

VYCHAY IENI MISIAFA, 5, of O'ahu, died Sept. 21, 2005. Survived by parents, Misiafa Jr. and Mele; brother, Vincent; sisters, Victoria and Vycenthia. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Aloha attire.

JOHN RICHARD RADER JR., 64, of California, formerly of Hawai'i, died Sept. 19, 2005. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Outrigger Canoe Club general manager. Survived by wife, Cheryl; daughters, Brook Beard and Morgan; two granddaughters; sisters, Gabrielle Tillis and Dawn Ortega; and his liver donor, Saul Sarinaria. Service and scattering of ashes 9 a.m. Nov. 7 at Outrigger Canoe Club; celebration of life to follow. No flowers; donations to American Liver Foundation, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Suite 865, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Arrangements by Affordable Burial and Cremation, Westminster, Calif.

BARBARA DEVAUGHN SANTIAGO, 84, of Henderson, Nev., died Sept. 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Worked at a children's clothing store at Kahala Mall.Survived by son, Stanley; daughters, Linda Lockie, Sister Joeline and Pamela Taira; brother, Gilbert Scott; three grandchildren. Graveside service 12:45 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

GENJI SANTOKI, 90, of Mililani, died Sept. 19, 2005. Born in 'Aiea. Retired Waialua Sugar Co. industrial relations director; past chief executive officer of Wahiawa General Hospital Association. Survived by son, Jeffrey; daughter, Lynette Hirose; five grandchildren; sister, Mabel Murakoshi. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual or aloha attire.

PASTORA "PATSY" "TURANG" DAYANAN SHIBUYA, 69, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 24, 2005. Born in 'Ewa. Retired U.S. Navy Exchange laundry supervisor; member of 'Ewa Plantation Singers. Survived by daughters, Roxanne Fajardo, Mona Shibuya-Ahlo, Janice Trinidad and Barbara; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brothers, Jose and Rogelio Dayanan. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church; prayer service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

LURENE ULULANI SILVA, also known as LORRAINE SILVA, 83, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 20, 2005. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired head cook at Kamehameha Schools. Survived by daughter, Barbara Johnson; four grandchildren; six great-granddaughters; a great-great-granddaughter; brother, Melvin Apo; sisters, Helen Bissen, Viola Hanaike and Bathsheba Stevens. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. next Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kane'ohe Stake Center, Kahulu'u Ward; burial 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire.

IDA EVELYN DEL BROCCO STEWART, 97, of Leilani Estates, Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Sept. 7, 2005. Born in Mount Kisco, N.Y. Retired swimming pool supply store owner in Southern California. Survived by son, John Hedenschau; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Service and celebration of life 3 p.m. Sunday at the Leilani Community Association Park, Leilani Estates. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

FAUSTO GALIZA SUBIA, 81, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2005. Born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by sons, Gines, Filomeno, Ferdinand and Teddy; daughters, Rosanna Companero, Lucila Duarte, Antonia Bagcal, Sandra Labasan and Celia Bagcal; brothers, Nestor and Laurentino; sisters, Irenea DeGuzman and Rosita Bagcal; 19 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Monday at The Full Gospel Temple, 2464 N. School St.; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

ELSIE KANANI TAMMY SPINNEY TAKAKI, 33, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 23, 2005. Born in Kansas City, Kan. Kealakehe High School registrar. Survived by husband, Shawn; daughters, Chelsey and Mapuana Spinney-Takaki; mother, Howardyne Spinney; brothers, Thomas, Alfred and Howard Spinney; sisters, Lorraine Kamoku, Demeatrice Spinney, Lorna Spinney, Sandy Lippertz and Faith Taketa. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at Kekaha Protestant Church, Mauna Ziona, Kalaoa, Hawai'i; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park, Holualoa. (Flowers accepted by A Hui Hou Funeral & Tribute Services, Kailua, up to 4 p.m. today.)

KENNETH "JESSE" H. WARA, 62, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Sept. 22, 2005. Born in Las Vegas, Nev. Owner of the former A-1 Bulldozing & Bobcat. Survived by wife, Marcella Kern; sons, Zendo and Clearstarr; daughter, Katrina Kern; brothers, George and Sandy. Service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.