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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, May 7, 2009

Obituaries

Robert Dwight "Bob" Askew, 61, of Honolulu, died April 23, 2009. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Americans with Disabilities Act consultant. Survived by daughter, Aukele Cockett-Askew; brother, Duanne. Service 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Murphy's Bar and Grill. Casual attire. No flowers. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

Anacleto Dela Cruz, 91, of Waipahu, died April 13, 2009. Born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Enjoyed gardening. Survived by wife, Maria; sons, Jose, Efren and Samuel; daughter, Antonia Macabangon; sister, Damiana Agno; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

Pedro Lizama Duenas, 69, of 'Aiea, died April 29, 2009. Born on Guam. Retired Department of Transportation bus driver; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by sons, Raymond, Randy and Ramsay; daughters, Rosemarie Petelo, Roslyn Blanco and Kathleen; sisters, Maria Pishay and Rosa Murphy; 12 grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes at sea. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

Toshiye Fukushima, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 3, 2009. Born in Wainaku, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Eugene, Reginald and Gary; daughters, Carol Revilla, Janet, and Aileen Marantan; brothers, Hichiro, Hachiro and Suemori Shimasaki; sister, Shizue Miura; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 1. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Mary Yuk Kung Hee, 97, of Honolulu, died April 29, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Raised all six of her grandchildren. Survived by son, Thomas; daughter, Laura Woolston; sister, Bernice Lum; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

Motoji Kaneo, 92, of Kainaliu, Hawai'i, died May 4, 2009. Born in Kainaliu. Self-employed coffee farmer. Survived by sons, Robert, Thomas and Stanley; daughter, Lorraine Haraguchi; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kailua, Kona.

Tomeko Kidani, 97, of Honolulu, died April 12, 2009. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by son, Lyle; daughter, Doris Takabayashi; sisters, Harue Doki and Yoshiko Fujikawa; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

Peggy Harue Komoda, 84, of Honolulu, died May 4, 2009. Born in Iwilei. Survived by son, Donald; daughter, Sharon Hiromoto; brother, Lewis Matayoshi; sister, Setsuko Miyake; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Karen Yukiko Kuramoto, 61, of Mililani, died April 23, 2009. Born in Wahiawa. State Department of Education central district office secretary; member of Sukyo Mahikari. Survived by husband, Galen; sons, Kevin and Keith Yoneda; two grandchildren; mother, Marian Kato; brother, David Kato; sister, Christine Pagnani. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Segunda "Elsie" Sebala Limatoc, 89, of Waipahu, died April 19, 2009. Born in Water Town, 'Ewa. Member of Visayan Club. Survived by daughter, Betty-Louise Barrera; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10:15 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

James Elias DeWaker Keaulana Lui, 45, of Waimanalo, died April 29, 2009. Born in Kailua. Heavy-equipment operator. Survived by wife, Alberta; son, James Jr.; daughters, Alberta "Huggie" and Jamie-Ann "Bubbles"; hanai son, Regis Nolan; hanai daughter, Jazmin "Baby Girl" Camara; brothers, Alex and Arthur Naki, and Orrel; sisters, Shirley Ann Lessary, Nancy Naki, Dorrel Engler and Ruby Loa. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. May 16 at the family residence, 41-219 Kauholokahiki St.; service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Jane Natsue Murakoshi, 78, of 'Aiea, died April 16, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired self-employed seamstress doing business as Natsue Sewing; president, 'Aiea Ballroom Dance Association-Hawaii. Survived by sons, Aaron and Miles; daughters, Suzen, and Katie Roman; five grandchildren; brother, Edward Maeoka; sisters, Lily Maeoka and Sally Fukuda. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. In lieu of flowers, donations to the 'Aiea Ballroom Dance Association-Hawaii, PMB 161, 98-1277 Ka'humanu St., Suite 106, 'Aiea HI 96701. Aloha attire.

Flora "Kay" Kurako Miyata Muraoka, 91, of Honolulu, died April 30, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hickam Air Force Base Exchange sales clerk. Survived by daughters, Nora Maekawa, Amy Katayama, Lorraine Yonemoto, Sharon Oshiro and Annette Matsumoto; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sister, Nancy Itagaki. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Harue Nagata, 91, of Kahului, Maui, died April 11, 2009. Born in Pahoa, Hawai'i. Retired Kamehameha Garment Co. seamstress. Survived by sons, Ralston and Leroy; daughters, Earlyn Ginoza and Lauren; brother, Ted Idouchi; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.

David Katsuto Okamura Jr., 84, of Honolulu, died April 23, 2009. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Retired Chevron Standard Oil bookkeeper. Survived by mother, Tome; son, Glenn; stepson, Paul Kinoshita; stepdaughter, Karen Akita; three brothers; two sisters; four grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

James Osami Oshita, 70, of Pearl City, died April 28, 2009. Born in Waipahu. Owner of Oshita Watercress Farm; retired Hygrade Electric electrician; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Irene; sons, Ryan and Wesley; brother, Dan; sisters, Agnes and Frances. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Ronald Jerome Polk Jr., 44, of Honolulu, died April 14, 2009. Born in 'Ewa Beach. Carpenter. Survived by daughters, Tamika, Felesha and Jessica Barrino; mother, Annie Wingo Polk; brother, James; sisters, Rosalind Medlin, Angela Lipscomb and Tammy; 11 grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

Ruben Moewa'a Pukahi, 79, of Hau'ula, died May 5, 2009. Born in La'ie. Retired lifeguard at Pearl Harbor and Ford Island military bases. Survived by wife, LaVerne; sons, Reuben Jr. and David; daughters, Lavone Ikeda, Sandra Langinbelik and LaVerne Puhi; hanai daughter, Luana Solomon; brother, Harold; sisters, Mary Oberle, Geneive Pili, Sheila Alo and Mavis Coleman; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, La'ie-Hawai'i Stake Center; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at La'ie Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Woolsey Mortuary Services.

Yuriko Saito, 97, of Makaweli, Kaua'i, died Feb. 25, 2009. Born in Makaweli. Retired maid for Sinclair Robinson. Survived by son, Terence; daughters, Janice Kaneshiro, Jane Uyema and Effie Shimabukuro; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Kinue Mizuno, Midori Yanagawa and Tsuneyo Ikeda. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

Isamu Sakai, 93, of 'Ewa Beach, died April 19, 2009. Born on Kaua'i. Member of 'Ewa Hongwanji Mission; retired from O'ahu Sugar Plantation. Survived by daughters, Charlotte Hamai and Lynnette Onaka; brothers, Akio and Susumu; one niece; two nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

Sadako Sakata, 83, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 3, 2009. Born in Ninole, Hawai'i. Former seamstress and homemaker. Survived by husband, Takeshi "Saskit"; daughters, Charlene Shinohara, Rachel Ancheta, Laureen Masukawa and Adrienne Sugimoto; sons, Brian, Mark and Ian; brother, Makoto Wilfred Matsushige; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. No koden (monetary gifts). Donations to the Hilo Meishoin Mission.

Clarence Rinsho Shima, 93, of Kailua, died April 27, 2009. Born in Pi'ihonua, Hawai'i. Founder of Shima's Market. Survived by sons, Ronald, Clifford and Clayton; daughter, Renee Shima-Evans; brothers, Eugene and Kiyoshi Shimabukuro; sister, Yukiko Nakasone; caregivers, Heno Kaupu, Audrey Wong, Helen Maeda, Marlyn Rasay and San Chang. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Inurnment 10 a.m. May 14 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Betty Mae Silva, 83, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 1, 2009. Born in Hilo. Hilo Transportation & Terminal payroll clerk. Survived by brother, Elmer; cousins; nieces; nephews. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 10:45 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park (Section 4). Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.