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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, September 14, 2006

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

ZADOC WHITE BROWN, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 11, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired investment manager and founder of The Brown Fund of Hawaii. Survived by wife, Virginia; sons, Zadoc Jr., Alan and David; daughter, Cynthia Brown Quisenberry; brother, Kenneth; six grandchildren; two great-granddaughters. Private family service held at O'ahu Cemetery. No flowers. Memorial donations to Zadoc W. and Lawrence N. Brown Foundation, P.O. Box 3170, Honolulu, HI 96802, or a favorite charity. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FERMIN ANTONIO CAYABAN, 95, of 'Ele'ele, Kaua'i, died Sept. 9, 2006. Born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired Kekaha Plantation field worker. Survived by son, Marcelo; sisters, Paulina Ramos and Patrocinia Nagit; brother, Benito; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

MILTON YOSHIO MATAYOSHI, 90, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2006. Born in Kekaha, Kaua'i. Retired accountant for the City & County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply. Survived by wife, Yuri; daughter, Grace Smith; two grandchildren; brothers, James, George and Herbert; sisters, Helen Higa and Sadie Sonoda. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JESSIE TSUGIKO MATSUO, 79, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired collections manager. Survived by niece, Jo Ann Dowling; nephew, Michael Jose; two grandnephews; one grandniece. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

JAMES HAYDEN "JIM" NABERS, 67, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Sept. 10, 2006. Born in Baldwin, Miss. An orchid grower and part owner of Puna Orchids. Survived by wife, Judith; sons, James Jr., Peter and Michael; daughter, Constance Gottferdson; stepsons, Sean and Neil Kobayashi; sisters, Maxine Adams and Leatrice Nimmer; four grandsons; two stepgrandsons; a stepgranddaughter. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; urn burial to follow at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

HERBERT S. NISHIMURA, 79, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 9, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired proprietor of the former H.S. Nishimura Plumbing; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by son, Neal; daughter, Dawn Deehan; brother, Ronald; sister, Betty Taketa; four grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

IRENE MEYER PACQUING, 76, of Honolulu, died Aug. 25, 2006. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired from Dole Cannery and Department of Transportation. Survived by husband, Segundo; son, Segundo "Joe" Jr.; daughters, Rosemary Kamana'o, Virginia "Tiny" Garcia, Angeline Ho, Dolores Andrade and Karen Pacquing-Silverio; brothers, Lionel "Bozy" and Francis "Butch" Meyer; sisters, Evelyn "Nita" Alexander and Anna "Auggie" Martin; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

CY "DUTCHIE BOY" NALANI JENSEN PERKINS, 49, of Wai'anae, died March 20, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by children, Liliuokalani Coyle, Kenneth Williams, Cynthia Perkins, Jaime Pohano, and Jensen and Cy D.A. Perkins; brothers and sisters, Karen and Arthur Jensen Perkins, and Beverly Jensen Perkins Ke-a; many grandchildren. Service 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Shield of Faith Christian Ministry; scattering of ashes to follow at Honolulu Harbor. No flowers. Casual attire.

GRACE SAWATO SAIKI, 95, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2006. Born in Waialua, Kaua'i. Retired seamstress. Survived by sons, Albert and John; daughters, Jane Kamada and Lilly Ikegami; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Clifford "Ko"; sister, Hanayo Kunishi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SHIGERU TAGA, 92, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2006. Born in Hono-lulu. Founder of Varsity Motors on Beretania Street. Survived by wife, Miyoko; son, Robert; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Haruji and Mayan; sister, Akiko "Patsy" Hamada. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

GEORGE M. WONG, 86, of Hono-lulu, died Sept. 4, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired federal government employee. Survived by daughter, Melanie Arakaki; grandchildren, Blane Arakaki and Sheri Yorimoto; great-granddaughter, Alexis Yorimoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.