Obituaries
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CINDY MARIE BERGMAN-RODRIGUES, 46, of Volcano, Hawai'i, died Jan. 18, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Clayton "Dino" Rodrigues; daughter, Jamie; son, Christopher Bergman; mother, Sylvia Bergman; brother, Robert Bergman Jr. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Parke Chapel at St. Andrews Cathedral; inurnment 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
JOHN ANTHONY CONNORS, 80, of Kane'ohe, died Jan. 23, 2008. Born in New York City. Active in St Anthony's parish in Kailua. Survived by sons, Peter and Sean; daughters, Melanie, Janine and Meaghan; five grandchildren; brother, Dr. Lawrence. Service 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church, Kailua. No flowers, Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
GEORGE TERUO FUKUDA, 88, of Honolulu, died Jan. 5, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Self-employed doing business as Fukuda Paving Co. Survived by wife, Elaine; sons, Kenric and Walden; daughters, Kathleen Fukuji and Ernell Aoki; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister, Hazel Yamase. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
DAREN J. GIBSON, 47, of Honolulu, died Jan. 19, 2008. Born in Wichita, Kan. Retired from the U.S. Navy. Survived by daughter, Christal; sons, Joshua and Kyle; mother, Judith; stepmother, Anja; stepbrother, Timo Satola; stepsister, Jaana Haarstick. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
EDDIE TATSUMI HAMADA, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 1, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired Gas Co. employee. Survived by brother, Roy; sister, Shizue Sugihara; niece, nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
ARTHUR H. HANSEN, 97, of Everett, Wash., formerly of Honolulu, died Jan. 20, 2008. Born in Billings, Mont. Worked for Swift and Co. in Seattle, Spokane, Astoria and Honolulu before forming A.H. Hansen Sales in Honolulu in 1952. Survived by brother, Edward; nephew, Jim; sister-in-law, Helen Ness; cousin, Louise McLeod. No service. Donations to Arthur and Jennie Hansen Memorial Endowed Scholarship at PLU, Development office, Tacoma, WA 98447. Arrangements by Evergreen Washelli.
LEGS HIDEO IBE, 85, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Jan. 22, 2008. Born in Lihu'e. County of Kaua'i treasurer. Survived by wife, Edith; sons, Cory and Isaac; daughter, Audrey Hiranaka; four grandchildren; brother, Gerald; sister, Momoyo Matsumura. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Lihu'e Hongwanji; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
DWIGHT K. KEKUA, 57, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 19, 2008. Born in Hilo. Retired Hawai'i County Police Department dispatcher. Survived by daughters, Kiana Wright, Cara and Corin; hanai daughter, Sherry Kanazawa; brothers, John Jr. and Ellsworth; sisters, Dalene Iokepa and Maria Smith; four grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Haili Church, Hilo; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
SADAO KUBO, 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 19, 2008. Born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. Retired Alfred Shaheen textile designer. Survived by wife, Kimiko; son, Ronald; daughter, Katherine; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
WILLIAM JOSEPH LEONARD, 82, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 3, 2007. Born in Park Place, Pa. Retired U.S. Navy lieutenant commander; retired state ship port captain. His last duty and assignment was commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, staff operations and plans officer. Survived by wife, Felicidad; sons, Dominic, William "Byl"; James and Patrick; daughters, Catherine Pang and Mary Leonard Rustin; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
ERIC J. MANSON, 53, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Jan. 19, 2008. Born in Albuquerque, N.M. Mechanical engineer in the solar energy and construction industries before moving to Hawai'i in 2006. Survived by mother, Norma; son, Leif; daughter, Hayley; brother, Mark. Service held. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory and Funeral Home of West Hawai'i.
MARY "MOLLY" MAY MOORE, 94, of Honolulu, died Jan. 26, 2008. Born in Reno, Nev. Homemaker and community volunteer. Survived by sons, Randolph and John; daughter, Mary May "Polly" Walters; brother, Horace Phillips; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Central Union Church Atherton Chapel. No flowers. Aloha attire. Donations to the National Tropical Botanical Gardens, Salvation Army or the Honolulu Symphony. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
TAYSHA LEILANI MIURA, of Papa'ikou, Hawai'i, died Jan. 18, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by mother and father, Leah Arevalo and William Miura Jr.; grandparents, William Sr. and Yolanda Miura and Francell Sabino; great-grandparents, Jamie and Karen Baraoidan. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Papa'ikou; service 5 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
SUNAO NAKANO, 98, of Honolulu, died Jan. 8, 2008. Born in Hawai'i. Member of Palolo Hongwanji. Survived by daughter, Annette Morishige; sister, Kinuyo Koga; two grandsons; two great-grandsons. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
MASUYO NAKATANI, 99, of Honolulu, died Jan. 15, 2008. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Retired Maunalani Nursing Facility dietician. Survived by daughter, Anita Fragiao; caregiver/daughter-in-law, Sharon Ann Kaina Nakatani; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. No flowers.
JAMES TATSUMI OKITA, 86, of Honolulu, died Jan. 19, 2008. Born in Pa'aulio, Hawai'i. Retired U.S. Army master sergeant; retired AAFES manager. Survived by wife, Gladys Aiko Okita; son, Derrick. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.
TAKIJI OKUBO, 89, of Honolulu, died Jan. 16, 2008. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired owner of T. Okubo Contractor Inc. Survived by son, Lance; daughters, Karen Yamamoto and Cheryl Nishimura; brother, William; sisters, Toshie Nakamura and Sueko Tanahara; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary No flowers. Casual attire.
ROBERT KIKUJI SAGARA, 90, of Honolulu, died Dec. 14, 2007. Born in Waialua. Retired Andrew's Trucking Co. employee; member of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team; recipient of the Purple Heart. Survived by sister, Hilda Kimura. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
THOMAS ISAMU SHIROMA, 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 12, 2008. Born in Honolulu. United Airlines mechanic in San Francisco. Survived by wife, Beatrice; daughter, Yukie Pamela; brothers, Michael and Joseph. Visitation 2 p.m. Saturday at Harris United Methodist Church; service 3 p.m. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.
GEORGE J. SILVA, 84, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 27, 2008. Born in Papa'aloa, Hawai'i. Retired truck driver for the former Laupahoehoe Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Elizabeth; sons, Dominick and Anthony Peloso; daughters, Marie Schock and Adeline Correa; sisters, Annie Meers and Elsie Sills; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:15 to 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
WAYNE "BOOBY" SAMUEL KAUAKANE SIMEONA, 41, of Wai'anae, died Nov. 26, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Certified nurse's aide. Survived by mother, Lawanda Carroll Simeona; brothers, James and William; sisters, Wanda Lolohea and Waonette. No service. No flowers. Donations to Waonette C.K. Simeona, 249 E. Kahaopea St., Hilo, HI 96720. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
BENJAMIN "BENNY BOY" TINAO JR., 38, of Waipahu, died Jan. 6, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Elena; brothers, Douglas and Wendall; sisters, Elsie Alapati, Dorothea, Laurie Ann Rabellizsa, Terrilynn Oliva and Wendi Tinao-Sosefo; grandmother, Loretta Bautista. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
DOROTHY "DOLLY" APANA ULIBAS, 77, of Honolulu, died Jan. 1, 2008. Born on Maui. Survived by son, Richard-Lee; daughters, Abigail Abellira and Imogene Gonzalez; 13 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; brothers, Alan and Kenneth Lau-Apana; sister, Carole Apana-Suganuma. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire.
CHUN IM WAYNICK, 72, of Waipahu, died Dec. 19, 2007. Born in Korea. Housewife. Survived by daughter, Marie; brother, Joon Young Oh. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
TSUGIE YAMAMOTO, 85, of Honolulu, died Jan. 17, 2008. Born in Papa'ikou. Retired Ilima Drive Inn kitchen helper. Survived by husband, Sadao; son, Dennis; daughter, Amy Yamamoto; granddaughter, Daryn; brothers, Masatoshi, Mikio, Fujio and Keiji Hayashida; sisters, Seiko Inouye, Ritsuko Adams, Sachiko Taketa and Marian Kuroda. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Casual attire.
CARRIE AMUNDSEN YOUNG, 91, of Honolulu, died Jan. 23, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Kahala Woolworths. Survived by sons, Al and Clayton; daughter, Collette Hunt; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.