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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, July 17, 2008

Obituaries

JOSEPH AUKAI SR., 96, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died July 2, 2008. Born in Puko'o, Moloka'i. Retired foreman/rigger at Dillingham Shipyard. Survived by sons, Hall Kaiwa, Joseph Jr., Wallace, Lindsey and Roy; daughters, Frances Kaiwa, Janet Ongoy, Eleanor Beimes, Eloise Ishimine and Arlene Hudman; hanai children, George and Lei Cross; 50 grandchildren; 98 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; graveside service noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

FRANK ALFRED BUFFALANO, 90, of Honolulu, died July 9, 2008. Born in Kings County, N.Y. Retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel with more than 30 years of service. Survived by wife, Elizabeth; daughter, Bianca; brothers, Jack Buffolano and Louis Buffalano; sister, Jean Dinsmore. Visitation 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Pius X Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HERMAN "SUNNY" CHAN, 67, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 11, 2008. Born in Nanking, China. Retired U.S. Air Force major; an NOAA facilities engineer. Survived by sons, Duane, Paul and Bryan; sister, Evelyn Li; four grandchildren. Service pending. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

WENDY MAY 'ANELA KALAHIKI CHO, 51, died July 10, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Leslie Middle School teacher for 29 years. Survived by husband, Joseph; daughters, Megan Owens and Kali; son, Jordan; friend, Maya; parents, Jeanne Kalahiki, Kenneth and Helen Kalahiki; sisters, Sheryl Porter, Nancy Kalahiki-Salis and Pamela Kalahiki; brothers, Daniel Kalahiki. Celebration service 3 p.m. Sunday at Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel, Kamehameha Schools, Kapalama. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Virgil P. Golden Funeral Services.

DAVID TAI KWON CHUNG, 82, of Honolulu, died June 26, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hawaiian Electric Co. electrician; U.S. Army Korean War veteran. Survived by daughters, Charlene Mashida and Susan Haragaki; two grandchildren; sisters, Alice Hue and Lucy Ann. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HIENRICH HIENIE FLOYD DAVIS, 54, of Los Angeles, died June 16, 2008. Born in Ho'olehua, Moloka'i. An immigration attorney. Survived by daughters, Christine Kalani and Ashley Tehani; mother of his children, Louise; brothers, Jaimie "Cocopop" and Gene Ross; sisters, Vera Hall Gibby and Cheryl Beth Tollestrup; companion, Tracey Mattarocci. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaunakakai, Moloka'i; service 10:30 a.m. Arrangements by McAulay & Wallace Mortuary, Fullerton, Calif.

ROLAND YUKIO FUKUDA, 60, of Honolulu, died July 5, 2008. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. An insurance computer programmer. Survived by mother, Yukie; sister, Naomi Matsushima. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

LUCIANA "AUNTY LOU" "GRANNY" WHITE HAVIS, 93, of San Diego, formerly of Honolulu, died April 15, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, John and Hiram Kamakea; sister, Thelma "Momi" Cross; brother, Edward "Eddie" White; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Soka Gakkai International service 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 26 at 89-1028 Pikai'olena St., Nanakuli; scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. Arrangements by Community Mortuary of California.

HELEN MITSUE ICHIYAMA, 78, of Wahiawa, died July 14, 2008. Born in Waialua. Survived by son, Wayde; daughter, Dani Asuka; grandchildren, Brandon and Brent Asuka, Eason, Jaycie and Brianne; brother, George Yoshida; sister, Betty Rapoza; nieces; nephews. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

ALICE YOSHIKO IKEHARA, 90, of Honolulu, died July 6, 2008. Born in Kahalu'u. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Tatsuo; son, Stanley; daughter, Florence Ohnishi; six grandchildren; brother, Hiroshi Ige. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

YORI YAMASAKI KAGAWA, 83, of Honolulu, died July 14, 2008. Born in Modesto, Calif. A retired registered nurse. Survived by husband, Wallace; sons, Paul and Kenneth; sisters, Edith Wakai and Ada Haratani; two grandchildren. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Cross Roads. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

ALICE ICHIKO KUBOTA, 67, of Honolulu, died July 7, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A retired Lunalilo Elementary School teacher. Survived by daughter, Loraine Tamanaha; one granddaughter; mother, Yuriko Uyemura; brother, Charles Uyemura; sisters, Harriet Aoki, Kathleen Hong and Evelyn Ice. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

KIMI KUSUDA, 93, of Honolulu, died July 5, 2008. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by daughters, Edith Watanabe and Jeanne Haruno; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Elsie Omori. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire.

ELLEN YOUNG LUM, 91, of Honolulu, died July 6, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Owner of the Palette. Survived by son, Nathan; daughters, Arlene Lum and Jocelyn Quon; brother, Tom Young; sister, Loretta Lee; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; Taoist service; English service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations to 'Iolani School for the Koon Chew Lum and Ellen Young Lum Memorial Scholarship Fund. Aloha attire.

MIKE FUSAYOSHI MAEKAWA, 82, of Honolulu, died July 8, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired A A Electric. Co. electrician. Survived by wife, Reiko; sons, Dennis and Ronald; daughters, Carol Sakuma and Marilyn Nakayama; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; sister, Harriet Tsuji. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

PEARL CHUN MORTON, 92, of Honolulu, died July 9, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Loved gardening. Survived by son, James; daughters, Pauline Worsham and Brenda Tavares-Ham; brother, Stafford "Buzz" Chun; sisters, Cynthia Shin and Jacqueline "Jackie" Young; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Visitation 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Church; Mass noon; burial 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

KIICHI SAKATA, 88, of Honolulu, died July 6, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired milk processor for Meadow Gold Dairies. Survived by daughter, Sharon Kato; grandchildren, Kristin and Heather; sister, Emiko Hirata. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

JOANN NAOMI SATO, 63, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died June 28, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Proprietor of JoJan's Snack Shop at the Keahole International Airport; active member of Ho'opono State Services for the Blind and the Hawai'i Association for the Blind. Survived by several aunts and uncles. Services on O'ahu at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

CHARLOTTE EIKO SAKAI SHIMIZU, 95, of Honolulu, died June 22, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Ali'iolani Elementary School teacher. Survived by daughters, Marjorie Murakami and Patricia Arita; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Winifred Rapp and Susan Sakai. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MOTOGIRO "MOTO" SHINNO, 87, of Waimanalo, died July 1, 2008. Born in Waimanalo. Retired city mason at the Kailua yard. Survived by wife, Ruth; sons, Elbert, Derrik and Blain; grandchildren, Isaac and Emmaleigh. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MISAE SHODA, 92, of Pearl City, died July 9, 2008. Born in Yolo, Calif. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Richard, Thomas and Steven; daughters, Muriel Kataoka and Edna Chang; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

RALPH F. TURNER, 89, of Kailua, died June 9, 2008. Born in Ann Arbor, Mich. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Base marine engineer. Survived by wife, Virginia; daughter, Cindy; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

LARRY YOUN, 68, of Honolulu, died July 1, 2008. Born in Hana, Maui. A retired air traffic controller. Survived by son, Gary; two grandchildren; brother, James; sisters, Lillian Sur and Rosemary. Visitation 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers.