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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, October 26, 2009

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

Norman Vernon Bode, 82, of Kaaawa, died Oct. 22, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired San Diego County, Calif., probation officer; and Army veteran. Survived by sisters, Mabel Burton, Patricia Warren, Gwendolyn Hartley; brother, Carl. Memorial service 5 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. No flowers; donations to Salvation Army, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii or Kaaawa Community Association, Scholarship Fund. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Lieselore "Lisa"Elizabeth Boden, 85, of Honolulu, died Oct. 17, 2009. Born in Germany. Survived by daughter, Inge Zlotnick. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

Jasmine Sophia Jinjin Chen, 7 months old, of Honolulu, died Oct. 20, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Jeffrey and Yik Ha; grandparents, Ming Yi and Chien Mei Chen, and Kim Sin Ho and Kin Thay Sin. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; Buddhist services, 10:30.

Consuelo Arcangel Cuadro, 87, of Waikapu, Maui, died Oct. 16, 2009. Born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired from the Hyatt Regency, Maui. Survived by sons, Reynaldo and Nelson; daughters, Yolanda Gazmen, Carolina Andam, Anita Daquioag, Leticia "Letty" and Beverly Kahahane; 18 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ The King Church, Kahului; prayer service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 11 a.m.; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery, Wailuku. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

Encarnacion "Cora"Corazon Echalas Domingo, 92, of Kahului, Maui, died Oct. 18, 2009. Born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by sons, Don and Ted Jr. Manzano; brothers, Anselmo and Francis Echalas; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 pm. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday; service 9:30 a.m. Burial 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Thomas "Tom"Naomi Fujioka, 83, of Kailua, died October 14, 2009. Born in Kailua. Retired mechanic for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit. Army veteran of Korean War. Survived by companion, Woo Sin Greene; brother, James; sisters, Helen Masui and Florence Kunimura. Private service held. No flowers. No koden. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Liberato "Peping"Longat Galam, 82, of Kíhei, Maui, died Oct. 18, 2009. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired utility worker at Sheraton Hotel. Survived by wife, Polly; sons, John and Julian; daughter, Grace Anguay; six grandchildren; great-grandchild. Visitation 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Patrick Henry Hose, 62, of Pearl City, died Oct. 11, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Army veteran; retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 51 electrician. Survived by wife, Nalani; daughters, Patrice and Melissa; grandchild; mother, Beatrice; brother, Daniel. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

James Tomoki Maeda, 87, of Honolulu, died Oct. 4, 2009. Born in Makawao, Maui. Retired office equipment sales representative; Army veteran. Survived by wife, Harriet; daughter, Rene Tottori; grandchildren, Aidan and Erin; caregiver, Evan Tottori. Private services held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Kiyoshi "Frank" Maeda, 92, of Honolulu, died Oct. 8, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier and World War II Army veteran. Survived by son, Lawrence; daughter, Karen Onoe; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

Mildred "Auntie Mille" Margaret Martin, 80, of Honolulu, died Oct. 21, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Child care provider. Survived by daughters, Patricia, Stephanie Palepale, Mildred Faumuina, Therese Manu-Lee and Kathryn Menor; eight grandchildren. Private service.

Clarence YasuharuMaruyama, 81, of Honolulu, died Oct. 16, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Villa on Eaton Square resident manager. Survived by wife, Phyllis; sons, Russell and Jay; daughters, Lenora Oda and Clarice; sisters, Frances Morimoto, Louise Sakaida and Jacqueline Sakamoto; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers.

Lois Eiko Okawa, 73, of Käneohe, died Oct. 15, 2009. Born in Hilo, Hawaii. Retired licensed practical nurse at the Hawaii State Hospital. Survived by husband, Albert; son, Brian; sister, Aileen Shimomura. Private services held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

Patricia Louise Olayvar , 77, of Yelm, Wash., formerly of Hälawa Heights, Hawaii, died Oct. 17, 2009. Born in Homewood, Ill. Graduate of St. Frances Catholic School, Hawaii. Survived by husband, Herbert; sons, Michael, David, Joseph and Robert; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service Nov. 14 in Oceanside, Calif. No flowers. Arrangements by Mills & Mills Funeral Home, Tumwater, Wash.

Shoye Oshiro, also known as George, 82, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of Kapahulu, died Sept. 23, 2009. Born in Waipahu. Carpenter/metal jointer/labor union leader at U.S. Navy, Public Work Center, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard; and supervisor at City Mill; World War II Army veteran. Survived by sons, Richard, Arthur; four grandchildren; sister, Grace Nagamine. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. Monday at The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Ted Takao Oyama, 58, of Honolulu, died Oct. 17, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired electrician; a Wai-Kahala Baseball umpire. Survived by wife, Patricia; son, Craig; daughter, Jennifer; sisters, Emma Lum and Linda Doi; three grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; memorial service 11 a.m. Ashes to be scattered at sea. Casual attire.

Barbara Smythe Rogers, 91, died Sept. 27, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Roosevelt High School graduate and member of Daughters of Hawaii. Survived by son, John Bloomfield; brother, Timothy Smythe. Burial February 2010 at Oahu Cemetery. Donations to Daughters of Hawaii.

Ernest Isao Sanpei, 84, of Pearl City, died Oct. 18, 2009. Born in Waipahu. Retired Ernest H. Hara and Associates draftsman. Survived by sons, David and Mitchell; daughters, Cathleen and Nancy; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Clifford; sisters, Claire Sanpei and Joyce Nakamura. Visitation 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11 a.m. No flowers.

Mitsuo Shikuma, 91, of Kula, Maui, died Oct. 21, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Japanese-language teacher. Survived by sons, Eugene and Takayuki Tsutaoka; daughter, Nobuko Gowen; two grandsons; two granddaughters. Private service to be held on Oahu. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

Kiyoshi Shimabukuro, 72, of Pearl City, died Oct. 11, 2009. Born in Kohala, Hawaii. Retired sheetmetal worker for Master Sheetmetal. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Effie; sons, Jason and Jeri; three grandchildren; mother, Yoshiko; brother, Earl; sisters, Amy Tonouchi and Betsy Tamanaha. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Rick Hiroshi Shimabukuro, 62, of Honolulu, died Oct. 8, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Vietnam era Navy veteran. Survived by parents, Rinkichi and Hiroko; brothers, Gary, Mike and Rory; sisters, Arlene Fountain and Norene Furutani. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Rosalie Taormina Smythe, 93, of Honolulu, died Oct. 17, 2009. Born in New Orleans. Homemaker. Survived by son, Gene; daughters, Donna Walker and Daria Swinnen; sister, Eleanor Ennis; three grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church; Mass 10:30 a.m; entombment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers; donations to Mary Jane Program, Catholic Charities of Hawaii, 200 N. Vineyard Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96817. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Robert S. Tamaribuchi, 83, of Honolulu, died Oct. 12, 2009. Born in Waimea, Kauai. Retired mechanical engineer and consultant. Army Air Corps veteran. Survived by sons, Donn and Paul; daughter, Susan Sakamoto; six grandchildren; brothers, Kinney and Kay; sister, Sue Ono. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at Harris United Methodist Church; service 6 p.m. Private inurnment at a later date. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Delta Thompson, 37, of Kailua, Kona, Hawaii, died Aug. 23, 2009. Born in London, England. Co-founder local T-shirt company FBI. Survived by companion, Juanita Alderdyce; hänai son, Malakaipuawaiola Silva-Pucong; mother, Amber Silva; sister, Mailekuulei Silva; grandmother, Leslie Thompson. Burial of ashes ceremony 8 a.m. Thursday at Banyan's Beach, Alii Drive; celebration of life 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Old Airport Park big pavilion; tiki torch walk 6 p.m. from Kailua, Kona Pier to Hale Halawai center. Loose flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Albert "Boy"Komatsu Tong Jr., 46, of Waianae, died Oct. 7, 2009. Truck driver and heavy-equipment operator. Survived by daughter, Nathashia; son, Albert; mother, Winifred Casuga; sisters, April Kala, Alice Young, Shawn Casuga, Tessie Silva, Alberta Norman, Frances Meyers and Dolores Tong; brother, Eugene Casuga. Service 8:30 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waianae Ward; scattering of ashes 1 p.m. off Mäili Beach Park. Casual attire. Information: 393-9638 or 218-4221.

Alan Alika Vegas, 45, of Kaupo, Maui, died Oct. 18, 2009. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Survived by father, Alexander Sr.; mother, Hiilani; daughter, Kehaulani; brothers, Alex Jr., Eddie, Alvin and Eric; grandmother, Rose Cooper. Celebration of life 10 a.m. next Sunday at Keokea Park, Kula, Maui. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.

Sally Shizuko Viola, 76, of Honolulu, died Oct. 12, 2009. Born on Kauai. Retired YWCA bookkeeper. Survived by son, Michael; daughter, Lisa; two grandchildren; brother, Ralph Ige; sisters, Agnes Nakamatsu, Eleanor Lau and Ayako Nakanishi. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

Daniel Fah Sin Von, 88, of Honolulu, died Oct. 16, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired longtime Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard planning estimator; Army veteran. Survived by wife, May; son, Gary; daughter, Linda Ramos; five grandchildren; brother, Luther. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Casual attire.

Paula Mitsuko Wong, 83, of Käneohe, died Oct. 15, 2009. Born in Kapaa, Kauai. Retired registered nurse. Survived by sons, Richard and Jon; daughters, Anneliese Lynch and Naomi Wong; sister, Yuriko Nakamura; five grandchildren; great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park & Mortuary.

David "Cabby" Raymond Yaw, 47, of Honolulu, died Sept 18, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Past president of Kaahumanu Homes and Kalihi-Pälama Neighborhood Board member. Survived by wife, Jadelyn; sons, Shane, Chevy, Boz and DJ; daughters, Tiane, Tiare and Hope; mother, Miriam Auwae; brothers, Ernest "Pocho" Auwae, Joseph, Edmund and Reno; sisters, Loreen Auwae and Denita Franka; four grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Palama Settlement; service noon. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

Sook Jae Yoo, 79, of Honolulu, died Oct. 12, 2009. Born in Seoul, Korea. Co-owner of Yanagi Sushi restaurant. Survived by sons, Alex, Aaron; daughters, Christine Hirosane, Angel Nakayama, Katherine Lee; 11 grandchildren; great-grandchild; caregiver, Yeon Hee Kim. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11 a.m.