Obituaries
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ROLAND WILLIAM AU HONG, 61, of Pearl City, died Nov. 23, 2005. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired Hirose Electric electrician. Survived by sons, Keith Au Hong and Ryan Hiyama; brothers, Barry and Wesley; caregivers, Duke and Cynthia Hiyama. For service information call 456-3212. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
JESUS TITING BOLILAN, 75, of Nanakuli, died Nov. 30, 2005. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Retired from U.S. Air Force and civil service. Survived by wife, Jovita; son, James; daughters, Joanne Lopes and Jeannette; four grandchildren; sister, Lillian Tablante. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m.; cemetery service 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
CLARENCE "KAKO" YUN NIUCK CHANG, 85, of Honolulu, died Nov. 30, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A former Pan American weights and balances inspector. Survived by wife, Hilma; son, Terance Akiona; daughters, Agatha Esona and Julie Shiroma; sister, Shirley-Mae Silva; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.
BERNICE K. COOK, 82, of Hono-lulu, died Dec. 3, 2005. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Retired clerk with the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Island. Survived by son, Gordon-Roy; daughter, Marion Tibbs; caregivers, Nancy and Mel Kaneshige; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service over the ashes at a later date. Donations to Lunalilo Home. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
STANLEY J. FERNANDEZ, 64, of Union City, Calif., formerly of Hono-lulu, died Nov. 28, 2005. A 1959 Saint Louis High School graduate retired from United Airlines, Japan Airlines and San Francisco Airport. Survived by wife, Ruth "Vicky" Watson; sons, Stanley, Clyde, Shawn and Michael; stepdaughters, Joan and Lehua; stepson, John; parents, Joseph and Rosie Fernandez; sister, Lydia Roman; 20 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Service in Hayward, Calif.
BERNICE M. FREITAS, 90, of Kula, Maui, died Dec. 3, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A licensed practical nurse at Hale Raybern Home Care; a substitute teacher. Survived by daughters, Andrea Warren and Kathleen Belcher; sons, Raybern Sr. and Lionel; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Celebration of life at a later date. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
BARBARA SHIGEYO FUJISHIGE, 84, of Hau'ula, died Nov. 26, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Leroy and Bruce; four grandchildren; brother, Torao and Joe Sueoka; sister, Bertha Nagai. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
IRENE SACHIKO FUJIWARA, 73, of Honolulu, died Dec. 7, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired social worker. Survived by son, Peter; daughter, Gail; grandson, Christopher; sisters, Ruth Kutsunai, Mabel Watanabe and Jane Hirayama. Visitation 5:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Private inurnment. No flowers. Aloha attire.
HATTIE KANANIMAULOA PANUI LOW KAMEALOHA, 97, of Nanakuli, died Dec. 3, 2005. Born in Kalaoa, Kona, Hawai'i. Deaconess at Kawaiaha'o Church. Survived by son, William "Kaliko" Panui; sister, Nancy Kahaialii; stepsons, William "Funa," Caesar "Kahou" and Peter "Kunia" Jr.; stepdaughter, Sarah "Kapoli" Kamakea; hanai daughters, Winona Kauakahi and Sharon Wong; 65 grandchildren; 229 great-grandchildren; 113 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kawaiaha'o Church; service noon; scattering of ashes and reception to follow at the residence. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
ROBERT TAKEO KANESHIRO, 81, of Honolulu, died Dec. 4, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired state Department of Transportation engineering technician. Survived by sons, Steven and Dean; granddaughter, Jasmine; brother, Henry; sisters, Irene Beck, Kathryn Cornett and Myra Stolfi. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Donations will be made to charity. Aloha attire.
SEIKO KISHIMOTO, 71, of Waipahu, died Dec. 5, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by companion, Haruko; sisters, Mildred Kwak, May DeMauro and Amy Takasato; brother-in-law, Fukashi Iwashita; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
MARGARET MIALA LEONG, 80, of Kane'ohe, died Nov. 22, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired clerical worker for the Department of Education and Hawai'i State Library. Survived by son, John; daughter, Andrea Balosky; two grandchildren; brothers, Roel Yim, Walter Yim and John Nu'uhiwa; sisters, Mary Soon, Charmaine Bowers and Melba Ching. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Lei welcome. Aloha attire.
CLARA MITSUKO MAENAKA, 87, of Honolulu, died Nov. 28, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired sales clerk for Sears Roebuck & Co. Survived by son, Wayne; granddaughter, Naomi Sakumoto; brother, Rex Uchiumi; sisters, Kimiko Yamagata, Elaine Nakahara and Janet Ohama. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JAMES "MIKE" MARTIN, 50, of Makakilo, died Dec. 3, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Director of operations for NetEnterprise, formerly GTE Hawaiian Tel. Survived by wife, Naomi; daughters, Jennifer and Jaymie-Rae Martin, and Nicole Edwards-Masuda; son, Leslie; father, James; sister, Leona Powell. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.
EDWIN GILO MEDINA, 49, of Wai'anae, died Nov. 18, 2005. Born in Marcos, Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. Ltd. heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Simeona; daughters, Emyline Hiraki, Emily Tapia and Elaine; four grandchildren; parents, Jose Jr. and Teresa; brothers, Elmer and Noel; sisters, Nancy Banda, Rosemarie Tabucbuc, Virgie Agustin, Glenda Tabucbuc, Marites Gabriel and Lisa. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rita's Church; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
JAMES BRERETON "TIM" MONRO, 79, of Oak Harbor, Wash., formerly of Hawai'i, died Dec. 7, 2005. Born in Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada. A singer and musician; member of Big Island Hawaiian Civic Club and Kailua (O'ahu) Theatre Guild. Survived by wife, Janice; son, Bruce; daughter, Pamela Maybury; grandson, Alex Maybury; sister, Pamela. No service. Celebration of life pending. Donations to Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 N. Halsted St., Suite 201, Chicago, Ill. 60622. Arrangements by Burley Funeral Chapel, Oak Harbor.
PAMELA USHIJIMA OISHI, 58, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 2, 2005. Born in Hilo. Retired public school teacher. Survived by husband, Thomas; son, Curt; daughter, Colette Flores-Oishi and Cori Anne; parents, Stanley and Kiyoko Ushijima; brother, Allen Ushijima; five grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at New Hope Christian Fellowship, Hilo; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
SEISO ONISHI, 90, of 'Ewa Beach, died Nov. 27, 2005. Born in Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. Retired from Hamakua Sugar Co. Survived by son, Ronald; daughter, Sharon; two grandchildren; brothers, Yorio, Shiro and Kotaro; sisters, Akiko Nakamichi and Sueko Yorita. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JUANITO PICO JR., 41, of Kala'e, Moloka'i, died Nov. 30, 2005. Born on Moloka'i. Survived by companion, Kaehukai; sons, Chase and Jonathan Pico, and Jayden Napoleon-Pico; daughter, Tehani Napoleon-Pico; father, Juanito Sr.; brothers, Danny and Santos; sisters, Lauriana Caberto, Priscilla Agader, Donna, Rennie Kapuni, Cilia Maloney and Lofisa Seguirant. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. today at Lanikeha Center, Ho'olehua, Moloka'i. Visitation also 9 a.m. tomorrow at the center; service noon. Arrangements by Moloka'i Mortuary.
VIOLET RICALDE, 81, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died Nov. 30, 2005. Born in Honoka'a. Retired St. Francis Medical Center, Honolulu, housekeeper. Survived by daughters, Gloria Simmons, Loulyn Kaholo and Violet Ishii; sisters, Helen and Elsie Lewi; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.
JACK ARNOLD RITCHEY, 70, of Kailua, died Dec. 3, 2005. Born in Moline, Ill. Retired commercial fisherman. Survived by wife, Carol; son, Todd Gidlund; daughters, Tami Ritchey and Rhonda Weaver; brother, Bill; three grandchildren. No service. Donations to Hawaiian Humane Society or Newport Fisherman Wife's Association, P.O. Box 971, Newport, OR 97365. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
MICHAEL ROBERT SHEA, 52, of Honolulu, died Dec. 6, 2005. Born in Illinois. A lawyer. Survived by companion, Karen Beatteay; brother, Charles; sister, Nancy. Service in California. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
MARGARET AFONG SILVA, 89, of Honolulu, died Nov. 26, 2005. Born in Hilea, Hawai'i. Member of the Hawaiian Society at Blessed Sacrament and Lanakila Senior Center. Survived by sons, Thomas and Leroy; daughter, Margaret Silva Chinen; brother, George Fong; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
ROSEMARY EVERITA SILIGA, 42, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Nov. 27, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Faaalo; sons, Kalani and Kawai; daughter, Keisha; brothers, Michael, Bino, Henry, Timothy, Kainoa and David Santiago; sisters, Iwalani Daniels, Beverly Kelii, Leimomi Russell, Raylyn Quesada and Darlene Kipilii. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at 'Alae Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.
RACHEL ANUHEA UCHIDA, 24, of Honolulu, died Nov. 26, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Graduate of Moanalua High School class of 1999; student at Trinity Western University. Survived by parents, Daniel and Kathy; brother, Andrew; sister, Sarah; grandparents, Gary and Edna Uchida and Elsie Chang. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Kalihi Union Church; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
SOTARO UEHARA (Yago, IRIMIJI), 89, of Honolulu, died Dec. 2, 2005. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired head of the plant industry division of the state Department of Agriculture Administration. Survived by wife, Thelma; sons, Donald Uehara, Stephen, Eugene and Arnold Matsuura; daughters, Elizabeth Cool and Katherine Tesoro; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Masaichi, Goro and Sueo. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
MARK ALAN WEAVER, 50, of Kilauea, Kaua'i, died Nov. 29, 2005. Born in Rosemead, Calif. Survived by wife, Liz; son, Wyatt; daughter, Cory. Service 9 a.m. Tuesday at Black Pot Beach. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
WALDORF ROY WILSON, 88, of Kailua, died Dec. 6, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired Honolulu Board of Water Supply field operations superintendent. Survived by wife, Dorothy; son, Robert "Bobby"; daughter, Wanda Rokero; brothers, Edwin and James; sister, Edna Reno 11 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
RAYMOND DENKICHI YAMAMOTO, 93, of Honolulu, died Dec. 1, 2005. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Retired from Meadow Gold Dairies. Survived by wife, Mieko; son, Ray; daughter, Gail Toma; sister, Katherine Nishida; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
SATSUKI "MAY" YAMASHITA, 92, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Nov. 30, 2005. Born in Kaumana, Hawai'i. Worked for the Food Service Department at Waiakea Intermediate School. Survived by son, Dennis; daughter, Faye; sisters, Shizuko Hamada, Esther Suto and Hagiko Fukuda; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
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