Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
LIONEL "SONNY" V. BRASH JR., 78, of Honolulu, died May 3, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Lockheed Martin supervisor; an athlete at Roosevelt High School Class of 1947 and the University of Hawai'i; member of the Hawaii All-Stars who toured the Mainland and played against the Harlem Globetrotters and Indiana Twins. Survived by wife, Gladys; son, John; daughters, Rosebell Gaud, Avis Purcell and Faith Price; brother, Alexander; sister, Jeannette Ayres; grandchildren, Donna, Kealii, Alika, Kawika, Analu, Hokulani, Aliitasi, Keoni, James and Kelii; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.
PHILIP "P.W." BRIDGES III, 78, of Kapolei, died May 19, 2008. Born in South Carolina. Korean and Vietnam War veteran. Survived by wife, Akiko; sons, Kenneth and Keith; sister, Elizabeth "Sarah"; grandchildren, Alonzo Jordon and Lawrence; nephew, Daniel Worthyl. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6 p.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
MARGARET BRODERICK FLEMING, 73, of Kailua, died May 8, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired real estate agent. Survived by sons, Douglas and David; daughter, Denise Tanner; brothers, Robert and Mike Broderick; sister, Pat Hamilton; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service 7 p.m. Monday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Kailua. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
CAYD CECILIO KAHANUOLA RIKIO FUJIMOTO, 4 1/2-month-old son of Craig and Carey, of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, died May 20, 2008. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Also survived by great-grandparents, Hatsumi Fujimoto, Esperanza Funtanilla, Loretta Baliaris and Julia Dixion; grandparents, Robert Fujimoto, Antonia Funtanilla, Cecilio and Patricia Baliaris; brother, Cyrus; big brother, Lucus Rivera; sister, Caitlyn Aguinaldo. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Kings Chapel, 'Ele'ele; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
KAZUO GINOZA, of Kane'ohe, died May 4, 2008. Born in Lahaina, Maui. A farmer. Survived by wife, Janet; son, Garrett; daughter, Gayle Okino; two grandchildren; brothers, David and Roy; sisters, Kay Takechi, Mieko Lee and Chiyoko Oshiro. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
SOI HONG KAM, 77, of Honolulu, died May 24, 2008. Born in ChongSan, China. Survived by wife, Sao Van; son, Wai Keong; daughters, Sok Ha, Sok Han Lam, Helen and Kammy Chan; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; Taoist service; burial 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
WALTER TATSUO KAWASAKI, 82, of Honolulu, died May 18, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired car sales agent. Survived by wife, Violet; sons, Malcolm and Lawrence; daughters, Gayle Kam and Lynn Yokoyama; six grandchildren; sisters, Shizuno Suzuki and Michiko Sugiyama. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
SHARLENE "KALIKO" PUALANI KEA, 47, of Nanakuli, died May 15, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, John Sr.; sons, John Jr., Dallan, Franklin and Keanu; daughters, Delcie Kea Bite-Aken, Jamaine, Mahina, Francine and Starlene; brothers, Arthur "Atta" Anderson, George "Ku" and Garrett "Rick" Mikaele; sisters, Darlene "Uilani" Kay and Colleen "Kehau" Anderson; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Nanaikapono Protestant Church, Nanakuli; service 10:30 a.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
GEORGE KIM, 71, of Pearl City, died April 30, 2008. Born in Honouliuli. Retired Aloha Airlines passenger service supervisor with 38 years of service. Survived by wife, Jane; daughters, Sherryl Yoshimura and Michelle Shioji; grandchildren, Darcy and Reyn Shioji; brother, Robert; sisters, Shirley Head and Karen Roggendorf. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; celebration of life 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
ETHAN RYAN LE, infant son of Khanh and Phoebe, of Honolulu, died May 13, 2008. Also survived by grandmother, Sumi Ryan; grandfather, Phung Bui; aunt, Anh Le-Molly. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Aloha attire.
SHINOBU MARUYAMA, 85, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died May 13, 2008. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. A coffee and macadamia nut farmer. Survived by son, Terry; daughters, Linda Kunimitsu and Lisa Okada; brothers, Tomoji and Nobuo Horiuchi; sister, Miyoko Sakamoto; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Daifukuji Soto Mission, Honalo; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
TOSHIO MISHINA, 78, of Honolulu, died May 2, 2008. Born in 'Ewa. A retired Dole Cannery sheet metal worker; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Amy; daughters, Glenna Wong and Tamy Maruya; two grandchildren; brothers, Frank, George, Thomas and Roy. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
DOROTHY YEIKO MURAKAMI, 90, of Honolulu, died April 20, 2008. Born in Kahuku. A retired state Department of Education teacher at Lunalilo Elementary School. Survived by daughters, Lei Ann Copley and Lynn Hamada; brother, Richard Ajifu; sister, Peggy Sakamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JANET CHIEKO MURAKAMI, 88, of Honolulu, died May 18, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hawaiian Grocery Stores Ltd. and Hawaiian Trust bookkeeper. Survived by sons, Jason and Myles; daughters, Janice Niizawa and Phyllis Yoneyama; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, Roland Yasuda; sister, Edith Mew. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
DOROTHY HO NABARRO, 83, of Honolulu, died April 4, 2008. Born in Kurtistown, Hawai'i. Retired from Hawaiian Telephone Co. Survived by daughters, Jasmine Shackley, and Lyllis Ann Heu; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Tim Tin Mun, Jerry Tin Mung, Tom Tin Kwock and Peter Hin Pung Ho; sisters, Muriel Ho Leong, Betty Ho Araujo, Jackie Ho Chew, Billie Ho Ching, Lisa Ho Martin, Janet Ho Crabbe and Minnie Ho Kawakami. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
LILY SOO HAK OME, 75, of Honolulu, died May 3, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Elizabeth; brother, Chong Man Kim. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
JERRY "JOCKO" TADAMITSU OSHIMA, 69, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, formerly of Puhi, Kaua'i, died May 24, 2008. Born in Lihu'e. An auto technician. Survived by wife, Linda; sons, Kyle and Kurt; four grandchildren; brothers, Stanley, Thomas, William, Paul and Arthur. Visitation 1 p.m. tomorrow at Garden Island Mortuary; service 2 p.m.; interment at Kaua'i Memorial Gardens. No flowers. Casual attire.
PHILIP VALES ROBLEY SR., 89, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died May 25, 2008. Born in 'Oma'o, Kaua'i. Retired McBryde Sugar Co. irrigation employee. Survived by wife of 72 years, Antonia; sons, Philip, John and Malvin; daughters, Marjorie Arakaki and Carol; sisters, Eva Toledo and Ramona Rosado-Galindo; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Kaua'i Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.
AVELINO SAGAYSAY SAGOCIO, 88, of Waialua, died May 6, 2008. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired Waialua Sugar Co. employee. Survived by wife, Zenaida; daughters, Ofelia Pascual and Nelly Bolosan; grandchildren, Greg Pascual, Jocelyn Dacuycuy, Joshua Ferreira and Nicole Bolosan; great-grandchildren, Chealsea, Jeremy, Kimberly, Gabriel, James and Cheyenne; nieces; nephews. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Church, Waialua; Mass noon; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
ROBERT LORETO SALUDARES, 70, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 19, 2008. Born in Waialua. Hilo Coast Processing Co. heavy machine operator. Survived by wife, Florentina; sons, Robert, Raymond and Nestor; brother, William; sister, Helen Anderson; two grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park.
MARGARET JOAN SHERLEY, 78, of Kahului, Maui, died May 17, 2008. Born in Cicero, Ind. Former Realtor, Max Sherley and Associates. Survived by sons, Scott and Phillip; one granddaughter. Celebration of life 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers.
EDNA TAMAE SHIRAI, 76, of Honolulu, died Dec. 3, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by children, Raymond, Laurie Shirai-Akau, Lynn Charleston and Lance; brothers, Howard, Herbert and Harold Kozuma; sister, Marjorie Kariya; 11 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Donations to the Association for Retarded Citizens, 3989 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
NORVIN "BUD" E. SMITH JR., 90, of Mililani, died May 21, 2008. Born in Nenana, Alaska. Retired U.S. Army colonel; retired from the Girl Scout Council of the Pacific. Survived by son, Jeffrey Alan; daughter, Jeannette Annelise Westcott; two grandchildren. Service 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Donations to Hospice Hawai'i. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
FLORENCE TETSUMI SORA, 96, of Honolulu, died May 23, 2008. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Survived by son, Norman; daughter, Evelyn; grandchildren, Edward, Mark and Lili Ann. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
STEPHEN G. SORIANO JR., 76, of Honolulu, died May 11, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Korean War veteran; U.S. Army Reserve chief warrant officer; retired night manager at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Survived by brother, Phil; sister, Mely McGivern; girlfriend, Pamela Campbell. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church; rosary 10 a.m.; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire.
TERESA KAM LAN WAIPA, 89, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 25, 2008. Born in Kalapana, Hawai'i. A homemaker; worked in the kitchens at St. Joseph School and Life Care Center of Hilo. Survived by daughters, Yuk Lin Maile Carr and Danielle Holing; son, Clarence; brothers, Francis Ah Kit Lee and Everest Lee; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; foster children. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Mauna Kea Memorial Park.