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MARY FUSAKO KANEKO, 77, of Honolulu, died Dec. 18, 1999. Born in Honolulu. Retired State Library technician. Survived by husband, Richard; daughter-in-law, Karen Kaneko; grandsons, Michael, Kevin and Reid; sisters, Dorothy Saito, Lily Sakurai. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary. Additional information provided by the family.
JIRO KAWAHARA, 82, of Honolulu, died Dec. 10, 1999. Born in Honolulu. Retired self-employed general contractor. Survived by wife, Doris Kawahara; daughters, Karen Goto, Linda Kawahara and Arlene Ohtani; brother, Kokichi Kawahara; sisters, Masako Kawahara and Yoshiko Nomura; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
ROGER ASAOMI KAWASAKI, 79, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Dec. 8, 1999. Born in Olaa, Hawaii. Retired office manager for KTA Super Stores. Survived by wife, Sayoko; daughter, Lillian Asato; brothers, Thomas and Robert; sister, Mikiko Kaya; four grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
AGNES SARAI KAINUWAIAWAPUHIOKAWEKIU MASON, 82, of Honolulu, died Dec. 16, 1999. Retired Straub Clinic nurse who was for many years nurse and companion to Victoria Ward. Survived by nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation 8 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service follows; burial follows at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
ROBERT GERARD MERCIER, 54, of Honolulu, died Dec. 2, 1999. Born in Holyoke, Mass. Retired nurse’s aide for Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. An avid trumpet player who enjoyed playing in Honolulu recreation areas. Survived by wife, Mary; mother, Theresa Mercier; sister and two nieces. Service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
STEVE CHIKASHI NISHIMOTO, 77, of Papaikou, Hawaii, died Dec. 15, 1999. Born in Papaikou. Civil engineer for state Department of Land and Natural Resources. Survived by wife, Ichiyo; son, Dale; daughters, Noelle Appelbe, Stephanie and Ann; brother, Shooji; four grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
CHISATO NISHIMURA, 91, of Honolulu, died Dec. 6, 1999. Born in Makaweli, Kauai. Survived by sons, Paul Kazumi and Harold Nario; daughter, Dorothy Tokie Sorayama; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers, Hiroshi and Raymond Tomeichi Choriki; sisters, Marion Ksumi Dela Cruz, Lorraine Teruko Habu and Ethel Misako Tsuda. Service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
MARY WALANUHEA PAUOLE, 77, of Kaneohe, died Dec. 5, 1999. Born in Hanalei, Kauai. Worked for King Intermediate School and Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe. Survived by sons, Edward Rivera and John Pauole. Service 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Kahaluu Rec Center; inurnment 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
JOHN RISKO, 89, of Kailua, died Dec. 7, 1999. Born in Pennsylvania. Retired rigger for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and a retired Leahi Hospital employee. Survived by sons, Darrell and David; daughters, Vivian Foster and Janet Chadwick; 24 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brother, Andy Reasko. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
JUAN COSME RODRIGUES JR., 44, of Honolulu, died Dec. 14, 1999. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Frances Jones; stepfather, Rodger Jones; father, Juan Sr.; brother, Daniel; sisters, Lorrie Rodrigues, Donna Weaver, Adele Heeschan and Geneen Sabattis; grandmother, Olga Gega Torres. Service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
MASAE S. TABA, 72, of Honolulu, died Dec. 10, 1999. Born in Lahaina, Maui. A homemaker. Survived by son, Mark; two granddaughters; brothers, Sadao and Tsuneo Shimabukuro; sisters, Mieko Gushikuma, Tomiko Takeshita, Fusae Izumigawa and Francine Dessen. Service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SHUICHI TAKAHASHI, 82, of Honolulu, died Dec. 13, 1999. Born in Ewa. A retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Setsuko; sons, Walter and Roy; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Tsuneo Takahashi; sister, Fumiko Funayama. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
ELSIE C. TEXEIRA, 95, of Puhi, Kauai, died Dec. 19, 1999. Born in Lihue, Kauai. Survived by sons, David, Sonny and Billy; daughters, Gussie Souza, Beatrice Lang, Frances Getler and Dorothy Moura; 18 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Julia Ferreira, Gloria Perreira, Helen Vidinha; Rosalina Duarte and Emily Lopez. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial follows at church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
RICHARD KENT YOSHIDA, 27, of Honolulu, died Dec. 18, 1999. Born in Honolulu. A Garden Valley Isle Seafood employee. Survived by parents, Roger and Barbara Johnson and George and Paula Yoshida; sisters, Sherri Ann Pristash and Debbie Lynn Kozack; grandparents, Wah Ching and Frances Hee. Visitation 3 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 4 p.m.
FRANCISCO A. ALAAN “KAKOY”, 86, of Honolulu, died Nov. 9, 1999. Born in Garcia Hernandez Bohol, Philippines. Laborer. Survived by nephews, Gary and Eldon Macarayan; nieces, Lorraine, Sandra and Carla Macarayan; hanai son, Ronald Abergas. Graveside services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.
BIENVENIDO LIMET ASPILI, 87, of Nanakuli, died Nov. 20, 1999. Born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired barber. Survived by wife, Jean; sons, Bienvenido Jr., Walter and Doming; daughters, Caring Dagdagan, Rejina Longboy, Oping Mabuti, Gina Amina, Ruth Lowery and Tusi Taumua; 33 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial follows at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ANDREW JAMES BELMODIS, 58, of Waipahu, died Dec. 12, 1999. Born in Waialua. Self-employed contractor. Survived by wife, Yvonne; son, Mark; daughter, Cassie; two grandchildren; brothers, Anthony, Abraham, Alfred, Arthur and Alan; sisters, Pauline Alejado, Bernice Murakami, Mary Belmodis, Virginia Gonsalves, Agnes Kapuniai, Joan Smith and Mae Rose Torricer. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel; service 9:15 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ELIZABETH PUAILIMA STEWART BRISSETTE, 78, of Honolulu, died Dec. 19, 1999. Born in Honolulu. Graduate of Kamehameha School for Girls, class of 1939. Retired from state Department of Health. Survived by husband, Louis; son, Stewart; daughters, Julie-Ellen “Nan” Bartholomew, Aulani Kahoohanohano and Suzanne McGuigan; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Nora Coleman, Jennie Carmack, Julie Williams and Nellie Johnson; hanai son, Charles Stewart. Visitation 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Kaumakapili Church; service 4 p.m. Leis only. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
ROBERT K. DENNETT, 78, of Napa, Calif., died Dec. 3, 1999. Born in Honolulu. Attended Punahou School. Earned doctorate in plant genetics at Pennsylvania State University. World War II veteran. Established a reputation as one the first plant breeders to create hybrid tomatoes. Cotton breeder for his own company, Seeds of Tomorrow. Survived by daughters, Kathy Dennett, Ann Slavin and Susan Strathairn; sons, Charles, Scott and Alan; 12 grandchildren. Services held in California.
JOHN ROBERT DUNN, 52, of Paauilo, Hawaii, died Dec. 16, 1999. Born in Akron, Ohio. Survived by wife, Ida Naomi; daughters, Donna, Becky; stepsons, Roger Epperley, Nataniel Faggard; stepdaughters, Charity Faggard, Inez Faggard; mother, Carol; brother, James. Inurnment services 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.
VERNON MICHAEL FERNANDEZ, 81, of Honolulu, died Nov. 25, 1999. Born in Hawaii. Retired salesman from GTE Hawaiian Tel. Survived by wife, Florence; daughters, LaVerne Paulos and Nadine Wong; son, William Ramos; one granddaughter, two great-granddaughters. Service held. Donations to St. Francis Hospice. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
ELIZABETH KEKAUONOHI POOMAIKALANI GILMAN FLATEAU, 93, of Honolulu, died Dec. 16, 1999. Born in Honolulu. Retired from IRS. Member of Daughters & Sons of Hawaiian Warriors; received a Hoku lifetime award in 1998 with the Annie Kerr Trio and belonged to Hui Holo Pa‘u Na Mea Hoa Hololio. Survived by daughter, Shirley Wilkinson-Fung; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ordenstein’s Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.
SHIMETAKA “LLOYD” FUJIMOTO, 87, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Dec. 15, 1999. Born in Hilo, Hawaii. Survived by sisters, Shinae Ishii and Matsuyo Kawate; also by numerous nieces and nephews. Service held. No Koden. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.
ARAO PAUL HIRATA, 84, of Honaunau, Kona, Hawaii, died Dec. 19, 1999. Born in Kona. Retired sewage plant superintendent. Survived by wife, Helen; daughters, Pauline Miller, Marcia Nishida, Lynda Hing, Lena Fukuda and Margie Freitas; brother, Michael; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 4 to 9 p.m. today at St. Benedict Catholic Church hall (Painted Church); service 5 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. Thursday at Kona Memorial Park; burial follows. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.
DONNA M. IRVIN, 61, of Honolulu, died Dec. 14, 1999. Born in Minnesota. A retired registered nurse at Queen’s Hospital. Survived by mother, Anna; sisters, Jean Harteloo, Bette Helland, Janette Fox and Polly Pizzi. Service 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Yacht Club. Casual attire.
KANYEI IZUMIGAWA, 95, of Honolulu, died Dec. 16, 1999. Born in Okinawa. Senior master instructor of the Okinawan “Sanshin” who taught classical and folk music of Ryukus. Survived by sons, Ronald, Robert and Roger; daughters, Betty Saito, Jane Kakazu, Irene Daikoku and Janie Hatayama; 20 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
RICHARD G. JENSEN, 79, died Dec. 11, 1999. Born in Selma, Calif. Retired electrical engineer with the Army Corps of Engineers. Was at Pearl Harbor during the bombing and was involved in the testing of the atom bomb and exposed to radiation at White Sands, N.M. Survived by wife, Lorraine; sons, Stuart and Brian; two grandchildren. No service. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.
LOUISE KALEINANI KELIIHO‘OMALU KAMANU, 66, of Nanawale, Hawaii, died Dec. 16, 1999. Born in Kalapana, Hawaii. Member of Kalapana Mauna Kea First Hawaiian Congregational Church. President of State Council of Hawaiian Congregational Churches; member of Hawaii Conference United Church of Christ board of directors. Retired from Kamehameha Schools Early Education Program and president, Puna-Ka‘u Council of Hawaiian Churches. Survived by daughters, Elouise Mulec, Gwendolyn Kamanu, Shirley Doctor; sons, Edward Jr., the Rev. Richard, Darryn; brother, Jerome Keliiho‘omalu; sisters, Caroline Keliiho‘omalu; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Kalapana Mauna Kea First Hawaiian Congregational Church; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire. Flowers and leis welcome. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Also is survived by a son, Stanley; sisters, Charlotte Keliihoomalu and Bernice McKeague. Additional information was provided by the family. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
