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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, January 12, 2006

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

CHARMAIGNE ROSELL AH LOO, 54, of Pearl City, died Dec. 24, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A budget analyst at Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by husband, Alvin; sons, Kyle, Sargent, Trane and Hunter; father, Wilbur Anthony; sisters, Frances Thoene, Irene Mitcham, Janice Kakugawa, Alta Anthony, Sandra Woll and Susan Crist; eight grandchildren. Visitation 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Bernice Pauahi Chapel, Kamehameha Schools campus; service 3:30 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

RAYMOND XAVIER AKI, 86, of Wailua, Kaua'i, died Jan. 9, 2006. Born in Wailua. Served two terms as chairman of Kaua'i County Board of Supervisors and as a board member, general insurance agent, real property appraiser and building trades union organizer; retired military lieutenant commander. Survived by children, Maria Orr, Monica Nagahisa, Raymond Aki, Anne Park, Blaise Aki, Veronica Lindo, Matthew Aki, Maureen Carvalho, Michael, Tim, Sean and Kevin Aki and Elizabeth Manning; 60 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren. Service 9 to 9:45 a.m. today at St. Catherine's Church, Kapa'a, Kaua'i; service 10 a.m.; cremation to follow. O'ahu visitation 9 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Steven's Church; Mass 10 a.m. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

SUMIE AOKI, 86, of Hale'iwa, died Jan. 2, 2006. Born in Hale'iwa. Retired dressmaker and sewing school teacher; founder of Aoki Shave Ice. Survived by sons, Roy, Raymond and Michael; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Dr. Jerry, Dr. Larry and Dr. Stanley Shimoda; sisters, Doris Saji, Janet Matsunaga and June Hirayama. Visitation 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 4 p.m. Casual attire.

ANITA SAU LIN LEE APANA, 88, of Honolulu, died Jan. 7, 2006. Born in Waiahole. Retired sales agent. Survived by sons, Raynard and Royden; daughter, Charlene Kamekona; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brother, Stuart Lum; sister, Pauline Fuller. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Casual attire.

MARGARET FUMIKO ASATO, 74, of 'Aiea, died Jan. 6, 2006. Born in 'Aiea. Survived by son, Darrell; daughters, Charlene Nitta and Diane Hernandez; brother, Robert Arakaki; sisters, Peggy Arakaki and June Noah; three grandsons; three granddaughters. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Pearl City; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

SUSUMU AWAYA, 90, of Honolulu, died Dec. 29, 2005. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired personnel director for Castle & Cooke Terminal; member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Service Co. Survived by wife, Kozue; son, Marvin; daughters, Diane Morioka and Gayle Morimoto; four grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Monday at Harris United Methodist Church; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

XAILYNN LEIMOMIANN LEHUA MANAIAKALANI BRAS-CAMACHO, infant daughter of Joey Camacho and Chassilee Bras, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 9, 2006. Born in Hilo. Also survived by sister, Zaycelynn Bras-Camacho; grandparents, Tricia "Aunty Nani" Keohuloa and Alexander Bras and Jody-Ann Camacho and Francis Camacho; great-grandparents, Alice Bras and Kalani Kanakanui and Estelle Cruz, Harriet Willis and Sefo Satele. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

KYONG HEE "KATHY" CHOW, 61, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 25, 2005. Born in South Korea. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Jacob; daughters, Cheryl Crawford and Patricia Trower; two grandchildren; stepdaughters, Janis Young, Sharon Davis and Debbie Chow. Graveside service 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

RICHARD COOMBS CRANE, 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 6, 2006. Born in South Dakota. Retired FBI special agent; retired corporate director of security with Bank of Hawaii. Survived by wife, Gayle "Peggy"; daughter, Pamela; two grandchildren; a great-granddaughter. Service 2 p.m. Monday at Central Union Church Atherton Chapel. No flowers. Donations to the American Heart Association or one's favorite charity. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

JOHN RAYMOND GOING, 74, of Kapolei, died Jan. 6, 2006. Born in Washington state. Survived by wife, Connie Ortega; sister, Linda. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FRANK A. HIGA, 69, of Henderson, Nev., died Dec. 23, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired aerospace engineer. Survived by wife, Charlotte; daughters, Colleen Uyekawa and JoAnn; son, Glenn; five grandchildren; brothers, Seiye and Hitoshi; sisters, Helen Velasco, Doris Adres, Dorothy Nakagawa and Geraldine Horiuchi. Committal service 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Palm Mortuary-Eastern.

YURI HISAMOTO, 83, of Honolulu, died Jan. 2, 2006. Born in Tokyo, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by sons, John and David; daughter, Margaret Itoh; four grandchildren; brothers, Hideyuki and Kunio Iino; sister, Kazuko Chang. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

CHRIS KWANDO IIJIMA, 57, of Honolulu, died Dec. 31, 2005. Born in New York City. A law professor and director of pre-admissions program at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Jane Dickson; sons, Alan and Christopher; parents, Takeru and Kazu; sister, Lynne. Celebration of life 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Campus Center, University of Hawai'i-Manoa. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HATSUE KANESHIRO, 94, of Pearl City, died Dec. 29, 2005. Born in Wai'anae. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Kenichi and Henry Kakazu; daughter, Helen Moss; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; brothers, James, Kaiso, Renny and Edward Yoshida; sister, Alice Miyasato. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mor-tuary.

TERUMI "TERRY" KATO, 82, of Honolulu, died Dec. 29, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, I Company; Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient. Survived by brothers, Lester and Nelson; sister, Tsuruko Sumida. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

CLAIRE Y. KAYA, 78, of Wailuku, Maui, died Jan. 10, 2006. Born in Wailuku. A cook at Toda Drug Store. Survived by husband, Miyoji; daughter, Sandra Yamada; sons, Calvin, Ronald, Gary and Harold; nine grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Burial 9 a.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MASAJI BENSON KOSHIRO, 74, of Gardena, Calif, formerly of Maui, died Jan. 3, 2006. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Survived by son, Lon; sisters, Sue Kawamoto, Michi Fukuda, Jean Yamaoka, Yoshime Yamashige, Natsuno Papayihaia, Florence Takitani and Harue Yanagishita; brother, Yoshi; three grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. today at Gardena Valley Baptist Church, Gardena. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

NGOC MA, 77, of Honolulu, died Jan. 8, 2006. Born in Vietnam. Survived by wife, Kim Anh Thi Nguyen; children, Lem Tich, Ngan Tuyet "Nancy," Duong Tich "Dennis," Hoa Tuyet "Tiffany," Cuong Tich, Hien Tich "Matthew," Tuyen Tich "Kevin," Phuong Tuyet and Long Tich; eight grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; Buddhist service; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiiian Memorial Park.

NORMAN JOSEPH METZ, 77, of Honolulu, died Jan. 7, 2006. Born in Glidden, Wis. An electrical engineer. Survived by wife, Marilynn; daughters, Janelle and Jennifer; brother, Donald; sisters, Ione Hurley and Laura Smith. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MICHAEL CAMERON MILLER, 62, of Honolulu, died Dec. 11, 2005. Born in Long Beach, Calif. Former Waikiki bartender for 20 years; owner of Arid Dry Carpet Cleaning. Survived by companion, Lynne McElhaney. Service 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

KOICHI MIZUNO, 93, of Honolulu, died Dec. 28, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. Retired supervisor for The Gas Company. Survived by sons, Fred and Wesley; daughter, Karen Higa; five grandchildren; brothers, Yoshi and Raymond "Shige"; sisters, Jane Miyamura and Yukie Yakuma. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

RAYMOND JUNIO MORIKAWA, 52, of Honolulu, died Jan. 6, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A shipfitter for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, Rieko; daughter, Rena; son, Ray; brothers, Carl and George. Visitation from 1:15 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Casual attire.

SYLVIA "NONA" K. MURANAKA, 69, of Kailua, died Dec. 31, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired Windward Nazarene Academy secretary. Survived by husband, Roy; daughter, Jodi Robison; grandson, Joshua "J.K." Robison; father, Joseph Lau; sister, Aileen Anjo. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; graveside service 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

KADEN ERIC ITSUJI MURATA, 1 1/2-year-old son of Leki Vicuna and Darcie Murata, of Waipahu, died Jan. 5, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by brother, Jayden Shane Leki Murata-Vicuna; grandparents, Larry and Christine Murata; great-grandmother, Shizuko Suzuki. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

SATSUYO NAKAMURA, 86, of Ho-nolulu, died Dec. 21, 2005. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Self-employed dressmaker. Survived by sons, Charles and Roy; daughter, Karen Nagahama; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Asao Ishizaka, Hanako Kuioka and Yasuko Tamashiro. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

CHARLOTTE MAY RODRIGUES, 64, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died Jan. 9, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Charles Tidwell, Chris and James; daughters, Cindy Tidwell, Elizabeth "Betty Ann," Carleen Bennet and Michelle; brother, James Cantyne; sisters, Roberta Kubota and Diana Eby; 11 grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

DOUGLAS SAICHI SAKAMOTO, 88, of Honolulu, died Jan. 3, 2006. Born in Ka'u, Hawai'i. Retired deputy director for the state Department of Transportation. Survived by wife, Dorothy; sons, Francis and Michael; daughters, Carol and Mary; a granddaughter, brother, Sueo; sister, Irene Nakamura. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

ALICE MALATHI SAMUEL, 89, or Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, formerly of Honolulu, died Dec. 12, 2005. Born in Ongol, India. Survived by son, Dr. Frank Samuel; daughter, Beulah Fernando; hanai son, Mani Sebastian; two grandsons. Graveside service 10 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

STANLEY HAJIME TAKAKI, 70, of 'Aiea, died Jan. 8, 2006. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Vice president/principal with Watanabe, Chun, Iopa, Takaki Inc. Survived by son, Wesley; daughter, Vanessa Leialoha; mother, Shigeno; brother, Robert; sister, Joyce Makiya; two grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Private burial.

WILLIAM ALIKA TRAVIS, 65, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 31, 2005. Born in Pa'auilo, Hawai'i. A construction worker. Survived by caregivers, Ernie and Olivia Santos; brother, David; sisters, Lottie Kukona, Mildred Bailado and Paula Kalanikau. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at the Kuka'iau Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

ALLAN DALE LEIONAMOKUPUNI WONG, 50, of Waimea, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died Jan. 8, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A firefighter retired from the Honolulu Fire Department. Survived by wife, Odetta; mother, Blossom Boyett; daughters, Anela Schenk, Anuhea and Aulani Wong; sisters, Julie Valdez and Claudia Cockett; three grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at 41-420 Saddle City Road, Waimanalo. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

KENNETH RYAN YAMAMOTO, 63, of Honolulu, died Jan. 1, 2006. Born in Kilauea, Kaua'i. Retired from the state Department of Transportation. Survived by wife, Rachel; daughters, Shari Muneta and Reyna; mother, Lauretta; sister, Dayne Lacaden; a granddaughter. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.