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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, August 15, 2008

Obituaries

DAISY ANNA AH NGAM AH SING, 85, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 10, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired sales representative for Watumull's. Survived by son, Glenn; granddaughter, Kalei Chandler-Ah Sing; great-grandson, Elijah; brother, Harry Lee; sister, Mabel Gilleo. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MICHAEL SOLMIRIN BABAS, 47, of Waipahu, died Aug. 6, 2008. Born on Guam. Retired U.S. Air Force veteran; an avid golfer and bowler. Survived by wife, Dianne; sons, Adrian, Anthony and Allan; daughter, Arika; father and mother, Jaime and Magdalena; brothers, Jaime Jr., Robert, Richard, Rodney and Glenn; sisters, Gloria Ann Banas and Beverly Cruz; grandchildren, Jacinta, Jade-Rhys and Jiselle; nieces; nephews. Visitation 1 p.m. Monday at Schofield Barracks Main Post Chapel, Building 791; service 2 p.m.; burial 2:30 p.m. at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

KAZUKO DESAKI CHAR, 73, of Honolulu, died July 20, 2008. Born in Japan. Survived by stepsons, Melvin, Warren and Gary; stepdaughters, Linda Iwanaga, Paulette Watanabe, Dianne Miyamoto and Kathleen Calzo; 20 stepgrandchilden; 25 stepgreat-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ELEANOR LEILANI CHUN, 81, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Loved baking and gardening. Survived by sons, Gerald and Randall; daughters, Leanora Kamai and Kathleen Yee; brothers, Reynold, Clarence and Frank Akau; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

JAMES E. GAMACHE, 85, of Kailua, died Aug. 10, 2008. Born in Brunswick, Maine. Retired branch manager of Black and Decker; U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by companion, Bob Meech; nieces; nephews. Service at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Brunswick; inurnment at St. John Cemetery. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MARGARET "PEGGY" RUTH HILL, 77, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Aug. 9, 2008. Born in Orofino, Idaho. Worked in the real estate industry as a property manager. Survived by husband, Robert Edris Hill; sister, Judith Miller; niece, Vicki Williams. Private service. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory & Funeral Home of West Hawai'i.

DAVID "PUNA" IOKIA III, 66, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died Aug. 5, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Formerly employed by Diamond Head Papaya. Survived by wife, Helen Konanui Iokia; son, Clinton; daughters, Missy Valentine, Celeste and Kapuamohala Mahi-Iokia; brothers, David "Da Vi Da" Iokia Jr., Frederick "Noe" Wagner Jr., Wihelm Wagner and Bobby Glover; sisters Annie Hao, Lillian "Moi" Davis, Nancy Reason, Mapuana Noble, Harriett Saucier, Abigale Worsham, Rose Alvarico and Hinano Louis; five grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

BETTY J. KEY, 69, of Honolulu, died Aug. 13, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Ronald and Patrick Brustowicz, Nelson, Frankie and Lawrence Rita; daughters, Gloria and Sheila Rita; brothers, Ronald and Arthur; 14 grandchildren. Service pending on Kaua'i. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

CORAZON KIDD, 69, of Honolulu, died Aug. 11, 2008. Born in Jaro, Leyte, Philippines. Survived by sons, Paul and Santos; five grandchildren; niece; nephew. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Brethren Of Christ International; service 6:30 p.m. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

SHIZUE KURASAKI, 85, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Aug. 12, 2008. Retired counter agent. Survived by sons, Steve and Gary; brothers, Isao and Hiromu Suzawa; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 4 p.m. today at Lihu'e Hongwanji Mission; service 5 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

PING KYAU ZANE MINN, 95, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2008. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Pioneered child welfare services on O'ahu; retired state Department of Public Welfare O'ahu branch administrator; a Family Court volunteer. Survived by husband, Henry; daughter, Priscilla; nieces; nephews. No service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

SHELDON-LEE KEHAU MASAMI NISHIMURA, 38, of Kane'ohe, died July 18, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Bronson-Lee, Tyson-Lee and Ty-Lee; mother, Wilma Jean Viveiros-Ishii; father, Earl; sister, Claudine; companion, Aileen Azevedo. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 10:30 a.m. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary and Moanalua Mortuary.

CORY "BUTCH" SILVA, 45, of Kailua, died on July 1, 2008. Survived by daughter, Amber; sons, Micah and Christian; sisters, Chu Lum and Nolli Riordan; brother, Leonard. Service held in El Paso, Texas. Private service in Kailua and scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Mt. Carmel Funeral Home, El Paso.

FRANK SEIICHI TAOKA, 82, of Waipahu, died July 26, 2008. Born in Kahuku. Survived by wife, Betty; sons, Bert, Kyle and Craig; daughter, Sheila; grandchildren, Brandon, Brittney, Corey and Camryn. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

MASA TSUKAMOTO, 98, of Honolulu, died July 23, 2008. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. A retired Universal Electric Co. bookkeeper. Survived by daughters, Ruth Muramoto, Karen Kato and Faye; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, James, Yoroku and Thomas Ito; sister, Michiko Hirashima. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JERRY LEE WALTO, 57, of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, died July 16, 2008. Born in Santa Ana, Calif. Machinist by trade. Survived by sons, Jerry Lee, Christopher and Jeffery; brothers, Remie and John; sisters, Jennie Laurita and Julie Reiss. Graveside service 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 27 at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery; military honors 11:15 to 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow. Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

JASON JACOB YOON, 60, of Honolulu, died Aug. 11, 2008. Born in Hono-lulu. Survived by daughters, Julia and Lauren; son, Makenzie; grandson, Gavin; mother, Linn Bow; brother, Andrew Bow; sister, Pamela Yoon; companion, Erica Boyd. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to noon Monday at Sacred Hearts Church, Honolulu; Mass noon. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.