honoluluadvertiser.com

Sponsored by:

Comment, blog & share photos

Log in | Become a member
The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, August 31, 2007

Obituaries

 •  Hawaii WWII veteran Stanley Akita dies at 84

Advertiser Staff

GRANVILLE DAVIS ABBOTT III, 84, of Honolulu, died Aug. 24, 2007. Born in Oakland, Calif. Retired professor at Heald Business College. Survived by sons, Dave and Chris; daughters, Vickie Abbott, Louisa Kleier and Cathy Coste; seven grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Donations to Punahou School Scholarship Fund or Suicide Prevention Hotline. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

MASAKO ABE, 92, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 27, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by son, David; daughter, Carol Edwards; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

CHRISTIAN "REGGIE" REGINALD KALIKO AONA JR., 84, of Wai'anae, died July 28, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A Purple Heart and Silver Star recipient; World War II veteran. Survived by sons, Ronald Young Sr. and Christian III; daughters, Audrey Timbale and Katherine Edsell; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brother, Walter; sisters, Evangeline Kaeo and Elizabeth Short. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.

BENJAMIN S. AYALA SR., 81, of Kailua, died Aug. 20, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hickam Air Force Base auto mechanic. Survived by wife, Eileen; sons, Benjamin Jr., Guy and Thomas; daughter, Carol Carson; one brother; four sisters; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; fellowship and refreshments to follow at the church facilities; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

RUTH HAZEN BLACKBURN, 86, of Honolulu, died Aug. 26, 2007. Born in Winner, S.D. Volunteer at The Queen's Medical Center for more than 10 years. Survived by sons, James, Stephen and Richard; daughter, Diane Hochberg; brother, Zebina Hazen; 10 grandchildren. Service 5 p.m. today at Holy Nativity Church. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

JESSICA ELENA BLANDO, 31, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 28, 2007. Born on Kaua'i. Grand Wailea Hotel reservationist. Survived by husband, Freddie; mother, Dorothy Furtado; son, Jeffrie; sisters, Alison Crichton, Caroline Dodge, Tina Furtado, Peggy Furtado and April Toussant; brothers, Frank, Jessie, Clinton, Bradley and Thomas Furtado Jr. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Lei welcome.

EDNA NEELY BRYANT, 95, of Honolulu, formerly of Napa, Calif., died Aug. 26, 2007. Born in Harwood, Mo. Survived by son, Daniel; daughter, Paula Bryant Kato; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 5:30 p.m.; fellowship to follow service.

RAYMOND TAKAMICHI FUJIO, 84, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 23, 2007. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired salesman for NAPA; member of Waialua Hongwanji. Survived by wife, Sue; son, Daral; grandson, Curren; granddaughter, Crysta; brother, Wallace. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

NOBUO FUKUSHIMA, 88, of Honolulu, died Aug. 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired clerk for the federal government at Hickam Air Force Base; World War II veteran; member of 522nd Field Artillery Battalion. Survived by granddaughter, Christine Oshio. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

COLLETTA YOKO HANAOKA, 72, of Honolulu, died Aug. 14, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brothers, Alvin and Cary. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

GARTH MARK HANEY, 44, of Honolulu, died July 21, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Former captain and pilot in the U.S. Air Force, most recently a driver for Courier Corporation of Hawaii. Survived by parents, Terrence Haney and Maria Lopez de Haney; brother, Ian Haney Lopez; hanai family. Celebration of life 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Dillingham Glider Port, Mokule'ia. Aloha attire.

BARBARA HAYWARD, 60, of Honolulu, died Aug. 20, 2007. Born in Missouri. Art teacher at Kamehameha Schools for 29 years. Survived by husband, Dean; daughters, Julie Kailani Trout, Susan Malia Scanlon and Linda Kini McArthur; brother, James Louis Jr.; sisters, Jaimee Louis-Jacques and Christina Sanders; seven grandchildren. Service at a future date. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

KIYOTO IRIE, 89, of Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 20, 2007. Born in Honohina, Hawai'i. Retired former Hilo Coast Processing Co. tractor operator; member of Honomu Henjoji Mission. Survived by wife, Hanae; sons, Glenn, Norman and Gary; daughter, Faye Kamehaiku; sisters, Fumie, Fusako Sakai, Sueko Nakamura and Takeko Amimoto; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

WILLIAM A. JACKSON, 58, formerly of Honolulu, died Aug. 23, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Former manager of Moana Surfrider Hotel food and beverage department; Maryknoll High School social studies teacher; manager of Diamond Parking. Survived by wife, Carol; daughters, Maile Kawai and Michelle; sisters, Audrey Young and Joyce Eckert. Service held in Kent, Wash. Donations to one's favorite charity. Arrangements by Poole-Larsen Funeral Home, Eugene, Ore., 541-484-1435.

ANNA JANE MAKUA, 86, of Kailua, died Aug. 19, 2007. Born in Michigan. Registered nurse. Survived by husband, Richard; son, Mark; daughters, Diane Hooper and Nancy Chang; six grandchildren; sister, Mary Bessenbacher. Visitation 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

BERNARD MOCK CHEW, 65, of Honolulu, died Aug. 20, 2007. Born in Hamakua, Hawai'i. Retired independent contractor. Survived by wife, Mercedes; sons, Bryant and Shane; daughters, Sandra Franklin, Denise Salazar, Loretta Wurtinger, Sulang Ruiz, Bernie Niccoli, Hokulani and Lokelani; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Mock Chew and Mary Lydia Mock Chew; brothers, Rudolph and Randolph; sisters, Ahmoi and Vivian Eskaran, Elonia Quilnan, Yolanda Abafo and Piilani Villars; 21 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon. Aloha attire.

FLORENTINA NAVARRO, 66, of Kualapu'u, Moloka'i, died Aug. 22, 2007. Born in Ho'olehua, Hawai'i. PBX operator for Sheraton Molokai. Survived by husband, Alfredo; sons, Barry and Benjamin Domingo Jr.; daughters, Zarlengie Tamanaha and Edith Naki; six brothers; 12 sisters; 25 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Service on Moloka'i. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

GLENN HIROSHI ONAGA, 58, of Waipahu, died Aug. 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Times Supermarket meat cutter; Vietnam veteran. Survived by wife, Karen Jean Ku'ule; stepson, Paul Lucas; stepdaughter, Sherrie Anne Kano'eau Lucas Menor; sisters, Patricia Sakamoto and Audrey Richards; three stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

JO ANN LEIMOMI RAPOZA, 72, of Waimea, Hawai'i, died Aug. 27, 2007. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. Nurse's aide. Survived by husband, Norbert; sons, Jeffery, Terry and Scott; daughters, Tammy, Jody Eleniki and Trish Singh; brothers, Ray and Wayne Waipa; sister, Patsy Conway; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.