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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, March 17, 2006

Obituaries

 •  Naval engineer De Baugh

Advertiser Staff

KIKUE ARAKAKI, 86, of Honolulu, died March 10, 2006. Born in Waipahu. Retired laundry worker for Young Laundry. Survived by son, Stanley; daughter, Doreen Morinaga; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Uchima and Kameko Oshiro. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

LILY YURIKO ARAKAKI, 77, of Palm Springs, Calif., died Feb. 18, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Former member of 'Aiea Seventh-day Adventist Church. Survived by husband, Dr. Shigenobu; daughter, Dr. Aileen Chan; three grandchildren; sisters, Nora Yamashiro, Nancy Morita, Bea Taba and Jane Kuniyoshi; brother, John Taira. Visitation 2 p.m. March 26 at Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ho-nolulu. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Wiefels & Son Mortuary, Palm Springs.

WALTER M. CAHN, 93, of Honolulu, died March 14, 2006. Born in New York. Retired aircraft builder. Survived by sons, Charles and Bob; stepsons, Michael Batkin, Richard, Robbie and Dave Friedman; six grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service in Long Island, N.Y. Donations to Alzheimer's Association. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

DUANE EUGENE DENNISON, 76, of Pearl City, died March 14, 2006. Born in Bridgman, Mich. Retired U.S. Department of Defense employee; 1978 Federal Employee of the Year, Defense Communications Agency, Pacific; longtime volunteer with Good News Jail and Prison Ministry. Survived by wife, Sylvia; children, Jane Cui, Del Tavares, Donald, Gilbert Tavares, Lynda, David Tavares, Geoffrey Tavares, Gregory Tavares, Karl Tavares and Renee; 30 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

FRANCES MAE DIAS, 57, of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, died March 3, 2006. Born on O'ahu. An accountant. Survived by husband, David; daughter, Holly Sumida; son, John Sumida; brother, Wayne Versola; sister, Corina Spencer; stepchildren, Kipo Asing, and Braden, Dedrie, Dylan and Tina Dias; one granddaughter. Scattering of ashes 10 a.m. from Kailua Boat Harbor, O'ahu. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

LOUIS WANKE HERMANN JR., 76, of Honolulu, died Feb. 2, 2006. Born in Pu'unui. Retired radio broadcaster. Survived by sons, Karl Miles, and Kai and Armando; daughters, Ku'ulei Kiliona, Alithea and Greta; brother, Keali'l Somildan; sister, Blossom Brown. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Condolences to P.O. Box 37521, Honolulu, HI 96837. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

HAROLD HIDEO HOKAMA, 63, of Honolulu, died March 9, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Hokama Farm Inc. Survived by daughter, Teena; father, Albert; brothers, Glenn and Wayne; sister, Cynthia Yanabu. Private service. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

PATSY KIMIE KANECHIKA, 82, of Kahului, Maui, died March 11, 2006. Born in Makawao, Maui. Narrator for Roberts Hawai'i. Survived by daughters, Arleen Strunk and Sheryl Yamamoto; brothers, Richard and Robert Matsushita; sisters, Peggy Obayashi, Doris Mori and Alice Chee; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service over the urn 11 a.m. tomorrow at Ala Lani Methodist Church. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

FILEMU FALEMALU LAULUSA, 59, of Honolulu, died March 13, 2006. Born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Survived by sons, Richard and Randy; daughters, Angel and Cherie Ann; brother, Paipai Falemalu Jr.; sisters, Temutisa Maile and Malia So'oto; five grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; graveside service 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

KYLE M. LOPES, 31, of Kane'ohe, died March 13, 2006. Born in Kailua. An Island Movers truck driver. Survived by mother, Leatrice Sanchez; sister, Kellyann Magnani; grandmother, Naomi; hanai family, John, Toni-Linn and Jaimee-Linn Shaw, and Harriett Lawrence. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

ALIKA LLOYD KULANI MACIAS JR., infant son of Alika Macias Sr. and Janessa Ramos, died March 2, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived also by sister, Karissa Ramos. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

JAMES HIDEO MASADA, 61, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2006. Born in Lana'i City, Lana'i. Chef at Byron II. Survived by parents, Kazumi Masada and Yone Canida; brother, Harry; half brother, Byron; sister, Lorraine Aschenbrenner; half sister, Sarah Cadiz; stepbrothers, stepsisters. Burial at Lana'i Veterans Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

ROSE OLIVE KILBEY MEDEIROS, 75, of Mililani, died March 15, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Member of the First Assembly of God Church. Survived by sons, Will, Carl and Wane; brother, John Kilbey; sister, Annie Silva; six grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

KIMIKO OCHI, 87, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 6, 2006. Born in Pa'auilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker; retired co-proprietor of the former Hilo Quality Cleaners. Survived by sons, Roy, Jerry, Theodore and Paul; brothers, Sadamitsu Kawakami; sisters, Akiko Lucas, Kiyoko Burton and Tokiko Cheong; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

ROBERT MICHAEL ORLANDO, 59, of Na'alehu, Hawai'i, died March 13, 2006. Born in Fort McKinley, Rizal, Philippines. Retired from Washington National Guard; Employee at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado and North Cascades National Park in Stehekin, Wash. Survived by wife, Cynthia; daughters, Mila and Regina; son, Jarem Day; brother, William; sisters, Esther Penrose, Lyla Paniagua and Agnes; a grandson. Urn committal service 11 a.m. tomorrow at 'Alae Cemetery. Private scattering of ashes Sunday. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Donations to Education Trust Fund, Employee and Alumni Association, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and American Cancer Society.

HARUE OTAKE, 88, of Waialua, died March 3, 2006. Born in Los Angeles. Manager of Otake Store in Waialua. Survived by sons, Stanley, Calvin and Arthur; daughter, Eileen; three grandchildren; sister, Kimie Nakago. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

CONRADO MILOSANTOS PANGILINAN, 57, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died March 12, 2006. Born in the Philippines. Survived by wife, Asuncion; son, Omar; daughters, Marian Saburit and Michelle Lorenzo; brother, Jovito; sister, Myrna Quisquirin; two grandchildren. Mass 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Church, Kailua, Kona. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

SEICHI SHIROMA, 88, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2006. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired maintenance worker for The Gas Co. Survived by wife, Yukiko; daughters, Sharon Horikawa and Wendy; son, Seishun; four grandchildren; sister in Okinawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JOYCE TONE TERUYA, 84, of Wailuku, Maui, died March 13, 2006. Born in Hawai'i. Owner of a slipper manufacturing company. Survived by son, Marvin; daughters, Mildred Stevenson and Lovinia "Teri"; sister, Katherine Ishimoto; brothers, Gilbert, Lawrence and George Nagasawa; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Graveside service 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Maui Memorial Park.

ROGELIO GUZMAN YAGO, 62, Waipahu, died March 9, 2006. Born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Heavy equipment mechanic at Y. Hata Co. and Contractors Equipment and Service Corp. Survived by wife, Miriam; children, Reginald, Mary and Michael; parents, Sotero and Beatrice; brothers, Clarito, Sotero Jr., Edwin and Jaime. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Aloha attire.

OKISA YAMAGUCHI, 86, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died March 14, 2006. Born in Kukui'ula, Kaua'i. Chairman of the board for Yamaguchi Bus Service Inc. Survived by sons, Owen, Howard and Dennis; daughter, Ann Fontes; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Fukuo Kinoshita; sister, Gladys Nakamatsu. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at Garden Island Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MEI ZHEN ZHAO, 88, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2006. Born in Shanghai, China. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Richard and Edward Sze. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.