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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Obituaries

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GRACE KIKUE CHINEN, 86, of 'Aiea, died Oct. 14, 2007. Born in Pa'auhau, Hawai'i. Retired banquet server for Hilton Hawaiian Village. Survived by sons, Barry, Clyde and Keith; daughters, Katherine Hirai and June Tokuda; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MILTON NGIT KWAI CHUN, 69, of Honolulu, died Oct. 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired air-conditioning mechanic at Pearl Harbor. Survived by mother, Yee Moi; brothers, George and Thomas; sister, Mildred Lee. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

DORIS SAKAYE FUKUYA, 81, of Honolulu, died Oct. 12, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Her yard was her pleasure. Survived by sons, Les and Rodney; daughters, Jo-Ann Ober and Royce Sonnenberg; brothers, Wallace and Thomas Hamada; sisters, Matsuko Nagafuchi, Katherine Kikuchi and Betty Arakaki; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

MARTHA YOSHIKO KURAYUKI HORITA, 94, of Lawa'i, Kaua'i, died Oct. 2, 2007. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Sample room technician with Kaua'i Pineapple Co. Survived by sons, Harvey and Michael; daughter, Barbara Kaya; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

JEAN KIMIKO KASADATE, 86, of Kailua, died Oct. 18, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Abe's Cleaners. Survived by sons, Wayne and Michael; daughter, Barbara Greenwood; grandchildren, Miye and Casey; great-grandson, Casey. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Honolulu Myohoji Temple, 2030 Nu'uanu Avenue; service noon. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

AI GODA KAWAMOTO, 93, of Corvallis, Ore., formerly of Honolulu, died Oct. 11, 2007. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Retired seamstress. Survived by son, Galen; brother, Mitsuo Goda. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Monday at Makiki Christian Church, service 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

STELLA HARU KOMODA, 86, of Honolulu, died Oct. 8, 2007. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. Retired 'Ilikai Hotel seamstress. Survived by husband, Suku; son, Michael Chang; daughter, Cynthia Kunimura; stepsons, Sidney and Wes; stepdaughters, Daphne Rallita, Patricia Ojiri and Kareen Nishimura; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; 10 stepgrandchildren; 12 stepgreat-grandchildren; brothers, Larry, Terry, Danny and George Shimamura. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HELENA KALAAUALAILIAHI KUAHULU, 70, of Wai'anae, died Oct. 3, 2007. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Leroy, Victor and Pilialoha; daughters, Jan Le Rae Chaco, Rainbow Kuahulu and Lily Sasaki; sister, Josephine "Jo" Hulama; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual/aloha attire.

VALENTINE "VIC" MONIZ, 74, of Waipahu, died Oct. 16, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired maintenance man for Pearl City Police Station. Survived by wife, Shirley; son, Westley; daughters, Valerie Ahina, Leanora and Melanie; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Raymond; sisters, Madeline Guerrero and Eva Jean Fern. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

TOMIYOSHI "BLACKIE" OKAZAKI, 86, of Honolulu, died Oct. 9, 2007. Born in Pa'auhau, Hawai'i. Retired construction worker for Dillingham Hawaiian Dredging. Survived by wife, Mildred; daughter, Joy Lukondi; granddaughter, Jessa; sister, Akie. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

DON S. OKUBO, 88, of Honolulu, died Oct. 14, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired AFLAC insurance agent; member of the Military Intelligence Service. Survived by companion, Esther Ishikawa; brothers, Tadashi and Kenneth. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

TODD TAKASHI OKUBO, 22, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 12, 2007. Born in Honolulu. University of Hawai'i student; Costco Dillingham employee. Survived by parents, Lance and Joyce; brother, Troy; hanai brother, Randall Aoki; grandfather, Takeji; grandmother, Chiyo Nakamoto. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

JOHN WILLIAM OLNEY, 70, of Kane'ohe, died Oct, 16, 2007. Born in Seattle. Office manager. Survived by wife, Montien; daughters, Victoria Olney Donovan and Lisa Marie Kier; sister, Claudia Jean; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

TEIJIRO OSHIRO, 90, of Kane'ohe, formerly of Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, died Oct. 2, 2007. Born in Papa'aloa, Hawai'i. Retired owner and mechanic of T & T Sales and Service in Kaunakakai. Survived by sons, Paul and Michael; daughter, Merle Hinazumi; brother, Shichiro; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; Buddhist service5 p.m.; reception to follow. Private inurnment. No flowers. Casual attire.

VELMA MAE ROBERSON, 62, of Wahiawa, died Oct. 12, 2007. Born in Hallsville, Texas. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Alton Jr.; sons, Alton III and Arvin; daughters, Decima and Tiana; brothers, David Jr., John, Raymond, Sidney, Darrel, Donald and Elliot Dawson; sisters, Katie Gray and Glenda Dawson; six grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Emmanuel Temple, Wahiawa; service 11 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

KENNETH AKIRA SHIMODA, 80, of Kane'ohe, died October 7, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier at Kane'ohe Post Office. Survived by wife, Miyoko; sons, Mark, Bruce and Wade; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Tsugie "Evelyn" Shimoda and Helen Ching. Service 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; private inurnment at a later date at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire.

LEROY "LEO" WILLIAM SUMIC, 62, of New Jersey, died Oct. 4, 2007. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Kuei-Mei; sons, Travis, Troy and Monster; daughters, Angie and Sherry; brothers, Robert and Lyle; sisters, Shirley Kondo and Evangeline; four grandchildren; stepmother, Ponciana "Connie." Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Committal service 1 p.m. Friday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

GEORGE YAT KWONG YEE, 92, of Honolulu, died Oct. 10, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired manager Foodland Ala Moana. Survived by wife, Betty; daughters, Shirley, Sandra Lai and Arlene; brothers, Francis and Wilfred; sister, Harriet Pang; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

RUTH MAY AKANA ZANE, 86, of Honolulu, died Sept. 28, 2007. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired business owner. Survived by daughter, Irene; son, Randall; brother, Gervin Akana; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.