Obituaries
Jaroleen "Gigi" Leialoha Agliam, 40, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died March 20, 2009. Born in Hilo. A homemaker. Survived by fiance, Abe Kauwe; mother, Edna Nahakuelua; brothers, Greg, Darrell, Royden and Terrance, and Ronald Nahakuelua Jr.; sisters, Yolanda and Valerie. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Friday; service 11 a.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Francisco Ariota, 69, of Wai'anae, died March 24, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired cook. Survived by sons, Christopher, Christian Ariota and Freddy Paishon; daughter, Anita Paishon; brothers, Virgilio "Ben" and Gavino "Jun," sisters, Magdalena Ariota, Kathleen Arucan and Bernadad Bueno. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park.
Clairene Ramsey Broadbent, 92, of Kane'ohe, died April 2, 2009. Born in Sulphur, Okla. A retired English teacher. Survived by husband, Harry; sons, William and Robert; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Private services. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
March Kahaloa Brown, 89, of Honolulu, died March 27, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Arleen Lewis; sons, Burnette and Donald; brother, David Kahaloa; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 3:00 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Roy Mamoru Higa, 63, of Pearl City, died March 17, 2009. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired mechanic for Matson Navigation Terminals. Survived by wife, Karen; son, Dayven; daughter, Elizabeth Urashima; two grandchildren; mother, Tsuruko; sister, Violet Lazar and Janet Yokoyama. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
Co Thieu Hong, 56, of Kailua, died March 21, 2009. Born in Vietnam. Former owner of KABCO Kitchen & Bath Co. Survived by wife, Nguyet Thu Tran; son, Philip; daughters, Man Le and Hue Le; father, John; brother, Joseph "Hoa"; sisters, Mui Tai, Holly "Ha," Metria "Hanh" Lee and Ruby "Tieu." Visitation for Taoist10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Elmer Kaai Sr., 73, of Honolulu, died March 27, 2009. Born in Kainalu, Moloka'i. Survived by sons, Elmer Jr, Richard and Syd; daughters, Moani Zablan, Nohea Santimer and Noenoe Lindsey; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, William, Samuel and Earl; sisters, Lucille Naehu and Blanche Keaka. A private service was held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Keiko Agnes Lilikalani Kauahi, 59, of Mililani, died March 22, 2009. Born in Tokyo. Wheeler Middle School teacher. Survived by son, Lenn Sakumoto; daughter, Marlo Oya; mother, Tatsuko; brothers, Walter Jr., Richard and John; sisters, Irene Yoshida and Gwen. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
Cynthia Shigeko Lee, 60, of Honolulu, died April 2, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Ma'ema'e Elementary School cafeteria worker. Survived by husband, Tung; brothers, Ricky and Myles Umeda; sisters, Debra Kubota and Annette Wedemeyer. Graveside service 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Edward John Lindsey, 68, of Ha'iku, Maui, died March 29, 2009. Born in California. Retired fire captain in Santa Cruz, Calif. Survived by wife, Katherine; adopted daughter, Debbie Jarvis; sister, Ellen Keeble; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Charles Yoshio Masaki, 78, of Honolulu, died March 20, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired City & County of Honolulu plumber. Private services held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Harry "Mausey" Yau Nam Mau , 83, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Char Hung Sut Restaurant; retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop 1126; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Barbara; daughters, Wanda Lum, Harilyn Coates; sons, Barry, Bruce; 11 grandchildren; sister, Anna Linda Mau. Visitation 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 5 p.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Aloha attire.
Alma Eiko Minato, 72, of Honolulu, died March 25, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired state Department of Education teacher. Survived by husband, Dr. Kenneth; daughters, Kelly Ann Fukuhara and Sheryl Li Gushi; four grandchildren; brother, Ernest Hirata; sisters, Marion Tansey and Linda Kwok. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
Miyoko Nakata, 84, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died March 24, 2009. Born in Mountain View. Retired waitress for the former Tasty Broiler. Survived by brother, Masami; sisters, Yoshie Yamashita, Michiye Mitsuyoshi and Hanako. Private services held. No donations (koden). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Marjorie Natsuko Tomei Parks, 78, of Kurtistown, Hawai'i, died April 1, 2009. Born in Malaekahana, Kahuku. A sign language teacher for Hawaii Community School for Adults. Survived by husband, Edwin; sons, Howard, Olin and Gordon; daughter, Genevieve Fergerstrom; brothers, Keichi and Joji Tomei; sister, Gladys; seven grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Olaa First Hawaiian Congregational Church; service 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Otto Pristyak, 83, of Kihei, Maui, died March 26, 2009. Born in Hungary. A goldsmith. Survived by sons, Andrew and Anthony. Private family services. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.
Frederick Kalawao Schutte Jr., 68, of Waimea, Hawai'i, died March 29, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A rancher, welder and U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by daughters, Helen "Maha," Tammy Kanaeholo, Carrie Garcia and Debbie Cooper; brother, Clarence; sister, Maha Kraan; 10 grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Lazy Five Ranch (Kalani Schutte's), Mana Road. Information: 769-4085. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Amelia Yoshiko Ogawa Sousa, 91, of Kane'ohe, died March 11, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Wayne Kakae and Stanley; daughter, Bubbles Chun; brother, Edward Ogawa; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; graveside service 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Herbert Walter Souza, 64, of 'Ewa Beach, died April 3, 2009. Retired from Hawaiian Telephone Co. Survived by wife, Donna; son, Dean; daughters, Shawn and Bernadette; six granddaughters; brothers, Fred, and David Wallace; sisters, Jackie, and Patty Bergo. Private family service to be held.
Charlotte Momoe Tanaka, 84, of Honolulu, died April 4, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired registered nurse. Survived by son, Dr. Robert; daughters, Lesley Tanaka and Alison Lee; three grandchildren; a great-grandson; sister, Mildred Tomitagawa. Visitation 3 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
Ruth Tsuruko Tottori, 99, of Waipahu, died March 23, 2009. Born in Waipahu. Co-founder of Honolulu Poi Co. (Taro brand products). Survived by son, Ernest; daughters, Jane Fujiwara and Wanda Tamashiro; daughter-in-law, Bertha Tottori; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Toshie Yabuki. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park.
Tai Van, 98, of Honolulu, died April 1, 2009. Born in Canton, China. Survived by sons, Joseph Yuen Puy Cam and Albert Gay Fu Cam; four grandchildren; one great-grandson. Visitation 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
George Kazuyuki Yamamoto, 75, of Honolulu, died March 17, 2009. Born in Ele'ele, Kaua'i. Regional manager for Unocal. Survived by wife, Marion; sons, Cory and Derwin; daughter, Michele; sisters, Amy Yamamoto, Mariko Koyanagi, Masako Kimura and Shizuko Morita. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; committal service 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.
Daniel Kwai Leong Yee, 85, of Honolulu, died March 25, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Plumeria Hale Condominium caretaker. Survived by wife, Song Ok; son, Vincent; daughters, Melissa Erickson, Dana Yee and Theresa Maielua; brothers, Joseph and Robert; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Yoshie Yoshimura, 83, of Wahiawa, died March 5, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by son, Kenneth; daughters, Katherine Ross and Karen Maddox; brothers, Yoneichi and Gary Tanouye; sister: Elsie Inouye; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. No monetary gifts. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park.
Rosaline Sai Lin Chun Zane, 91, of Honolulu, died March 24, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by son, Stephen; daughters, Patricia Bain, Phyllis Lee, Beverly Ho, Janice Zane and Lynette Kwock; brothers, Leong Wah, Henry "Joe," Edmund, and Larry Chun; sisters, Helen Kau and Betty Chee; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.