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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, September 11, 2008

Obituaries

The Advertiser publishes obituaries about people of interest to its readers as a free public service. Obituaries may be submitted by mortuaries or, with proof of death, by individuals in writing. Fax 525-8037 or write to Obituaries Editor, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Include a contact name and phone number. We reserve the right to edit for form, style and newsworthiness. Date of publication cannot be guaranteed. To publish paid death notices, call the classified ads department at 521-9111.

JOSE "JOE" BARBADILLO, 71, of Las Vegas, died July 13, 2008. Born in Waialua. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran; a retired Dole Co. welder; also Manele Bay Hotel engineering department employee. Survived by wife, Betty; son, Miles; daughters, Conni Mahani, Towane Al-Sulati and Charlene Bacio; brothers, Enosito, Polin, Victor, Greg and Andres; sister, Frances Canderlario; 10 grandchildren. Service 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Affordable Cremation & Burial, Las Vegas.

DUANE JOHN BOWEN, 90, of Waimanalo, died Sept. 8, 2008. Born in Cornell, Wis. World War II U.S. Army veteran. Survived by sons, Daniel and Timothy; daughters, Kathie Stewart and Nancy Sigsbee; sister, Jeannette Kenowski; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service 11 a.m. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

RICHARD "DOC" FUJIO HOSAKA, 90, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired optometrist; World War II U.S. Army veteran; member Company D, 100th Battalion. Survived by wife, Mildred; son, Bruce; daughter, Eve Ardo; five grandchildren; brothers, Jack and Masami; sister, Gertrude Kuboyama. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

LEILANI INOUYE, 69, of Volcano, Hawai'i, formerly of Pearl City, died Sept. 7, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Patrick; daughter, Lisamarie Allen; son, Patrick; sister, Carol Thomas; three grandsons; one great-grandson. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kilauea Military Chapel, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park; Mass 11 a.m. Visitation also 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Kawaiaha'o Church, Honolulu; service 7:30 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

DOROTHY "DOT" MITSUKO ISHIKAWA, 87, of Kane'ohe, formerly of Kalihi, died Sept. 1, 2008. Born in Kahalu'u. Survived by daughters, Joyce Fukuhara, Janice Arthurton, Gail Haitsuka and Laura Inouye; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ENOS KEALOHA KEPOO, also known as Enos Kealoha Foster Kepoo, 50, of Wai'anae, died Aug. 7, 2008. Born in Honolulu. C&D Services heavy equipment mechanic. Survived by wife, Jerrilene; sons, Enos "Kane" III, DiAngelo, Samson, John-Ernest and Randall-Adams; daughters, Corrina-Joelynn Kepoo and Tammilene Tuiasosopo; brothers, John Sr. and David Kepoo, Peter III and Albert Kamealoha, Leroy Kaikala and Moses Iokua; sisters, Ruth "Momi" Dando, Frances "Pua" Warner, Helene "Mahi" Cole, Marilyn Weirser, Rose Beasley, Hannah "Lei" Miyashiro, Palmyra "Tita" Hethcote, Deborah "Debbie" Tolentino, Johnette "HoneyGirl" Cambra and Marlene "Lynn" Kepoo; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

ELOISE JEAN LARSEN, 94, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 5, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A retired physical therapist. Survived by son, Victor Peroff; one grandson; nieces; nephews. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

LUCILLE "LUCY" YOUNG HEE LEE, 90, of Waipahu, died Sept. 7, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hickam Air Force Base clerk typist. Survived by sons, Pius and Clyde Kang; daughter, Lucretia Leong; brother, John; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

MARY FONTLEROI TEMPLE MELONE, 99, of Wahiawa, died March 20, 2008. Born in Howard, Md. Founding partner of Long & Melone Title Co.; U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by husband, Drury; nephews, Dr. Robert Meade Jr., Thomas Adams, T. Douglas and James Temple; niece, Temple Meade Roath. Inurnment service 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Donations to American Diabetes Association, 6444 E. Spring St., Long Beach CA 90815. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

SAMUEL KIICHI MURAKAMI, 78, of Pearl City, died Aug. 18, 2008. Born in Kainaliu, Kona, Hawai'i. Retired Federal Aviation Administration electronics technician. Survived by sisters, Helene Stegmann, Shizue Minobe and Alice Hawes. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

TED TAKASHI NAITO, 78, of Waipahu, died Aug. 13, 2008. Born in Tokyo, Japan. Retired Sunrise Store owner in Hilo; former Culinary Arts College manager in Japan. Survived by wife, Mutsumi "Alice"; daughters, June Hasegawa and Lynn Kubo; four grandchildren; sister, Noriko Urakawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

M.L. "NICK" NICHOLS, 91, of Pupukea, died Sept. 8, 2008. Born in Perth, Kan. An engineer on the Santa Fe Railroad for 42 years; avid early Ford car enthusiast and car restorer. Survived by wife, Lois; sons, Patrick and Peter; daughters, Tharan Schmidt, Pamela Steinberg and Penny King; sister, Dorothy Troutman; 19 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

IN HO IVANHOE PARK, 94, of Honolulu, died Sept. 7, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Loved gardening. Survived by sons, Ivan and Ashdell; daughter, Elizabeth McPherson; 11 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:45 a.m.: burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

SYBIL CAROLINE STURGES, 82, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 7, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A nurse who worked in pediatrics/maternity. Survived by sons, Corey, John and Ken; brother, Stanley Eggleston; sister, Rose Tappen; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory & Funeral Home in West Hawai'i.

MILDRED HARUKO SUZUKI, 90, of Honolulu, died Aug. 26, 2008. Born in Wahiawa. Survived by son, Alan; daughter, Karen Kimura; sisters, Jane "Shi Chan" Fukuoka, Florence Matsumoto and Bessie Tanji; two grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.