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DAVID ENG FAI WONG GROSSMAN, 18, of Honolulu, died Aug. 7, 2000. Member of Waldorf High School Class of 2000. Survived by parents, Bud Grossman and Judge Frances Wong; sister, Elizabeth; grandparents, Marjorie Wong Tom, Gordon and Marjorie Grossmann. Visitation 3 p.m. Friday at Church of the Crossroads; memorial service 5 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
DORIS CHIYOKO HAGIWARA, 87, of Honolulu, died Aug. 9, 2000. Born in Wai‘anae. Retired Libby’s employee. Survived by sons, Alvin, Stanley and Raymond; daughters, Agnes Ching and Jean Oshiro; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Tsunehira and Tomoharu Kai; sisters, Mildred Yoshimura, Ayako Tanaka and Yoshiko Hirasa. Memorial service 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
TAMAKO HAIOKA, 90, of Honolulu, died Aug. 9, 2000. Born in Watsonville, Calif. Former packer with Hawai‘i Tuna Packers. Survived by son, James; brother, Robert Takemoto; sisters, Sadako Shidawara, Yoshiko Arita, Kimie Muraoka and Shizue Kaki; a grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
KANAME HAMANO, 88, of Honolulu, died July 23, 2000. Born in Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i. Retired owner of Ho-Me Footwear. Survived by wife, Namiko; sons, Harry and Ken; daughter, Patsy Sakamoto; seven grandchildren; brother, Masaru; sister, Miyako Awaya. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
ROMEO OLIVAS "IGGIE" IGNACIO SR., 50, of Honokaa, Hawai‘i, died Aug. 7, 2000. Born in Ballesteros Cagayan, Philippines. Former Hamakua Sugar Co. and Big Island Country Club employee. Survived by wife, Louise; sons, Romeo "Baba" Jr. and Rowland; daughters, Ramona, Romeilyn "Romy" and Romelda "Mel" Tabudlo; mother, Marcela; brothers, Pepe Sr. and Johnny; sisters, Aidalida Elisaga, Mavis Ortiz, Merigene Sadoy and Terisita Gaddi; five grandchildren. All-night visitation from 5 p.m. Friday at family home in Haina, Hawai‘i. Visitation also 8 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. James Episcopal Church, Waimea, Hawai‘i; service 10 a.m. Cremation to follow; scattering of ashes later. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
SHIRLEY M. KEOUGH, 64, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2000. Born in Waipahu. Survived by husband, Martin; son, Kenneth; daughters, Kristine Bayot and Kelley Smith; brother, Robert Castro; three grandchildren. Visitation noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 1:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes to follow. No flowers. Aloha attire.
KIYOSHI KIJIMA, 83, of Pukalani, Maui, died Aug. 6, 2000. Born in Haiku, Maui. State Department of Accounting and General Services supervisor. Survived by brothers, Masaru and Yoshio; sister, Sumiko Ikeda. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.
SUMI K. MATSUDA, 98, of Honolulu, died Aug. 6, 2000. Born in Papai‘kou, Hawai‘i. A retired private housekeeper for Sam Damon. Survived by sons, Hector, Richard "Abu" and Wellington; daugthers, Mildred Oka, Dorothy Amano, Alice Tkachenko, Mabel Ueshiro and Grace Mock; 20 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SHIZUKO MATSUMOTO, 83, of Kahului, Maui, died Aug. 4, 2000. Born in Hiroshima, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Robert and Clarence; daughters, Evelyn Matsuoka and Doris Sakaido; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.
HIDEYO "SUE" MIYAMOTO, 92, of ‘Ewa Beach, died July 19, 2000. Born in Makaweli, Kaua‘i. Survived by son, Henry; daughter, Esther; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
EDWARD "EDDIE" HIDESHI NAKASHIGE, 80, of Honolulu, died Aug. 6, 2000. Born in Kahuku. A retired City and County of Honolulu Building Department chief building inspector. Survived by wife, Edna; son, Jan; daughter, Dale Hagadone; brother, Thomas; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
HERBERT YOSHIO OMURO, 94, of Pai‘a, died Aug. 1, 2000. Born in Japan. Retired owner of Pai‘a Mercantile Store. Survived by daughters, Joyce Nakanishi and Cynthia Ikeda; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Takeshi and Masahito. Private services held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.
DIONISIA R. ORIAL, 93, of Honolulu, died July 30, 2000. Born in the Philippines. Survived by husband, Abelino; daughters, Francisca Gascon, Ermohina Kapukui and Juanita Macalino; 47 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church; Mass 9:30 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
TATSUTO "TY" SASAKI, 89, of Honolulu, died Aug. 4, 2000. Born in Honolulu. A retired Hawai‘i Plastering estimator. Survived by wife, Florence; sons, Ralph and Stanley; brother, Roy; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SHIGEO TAKEYASU, 80, of Honolulu, died Aug. 6, 2000. Born in Honolulu. Retired owner of Lucky Cleaners and state library system maintenance worker. Survived by daughter, Judy Izuka; sisters, Yuriko Murashita, Masako Kurata and Hanako Harada; three granddaughters. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
WILLIAM M. VASCONCELLOS SR., 74, of Pearl City, died Aug. 9, 2000. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Hawaiian Telephone Co. Survived by sons, William Jr., Wayne, Richard, Jeremy and Jerome; daughters, Diane Ewing and Jennifer; brother, Anthony; 11 grandchildren. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; Mass 12:30 p.m. Burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
GEORGE "VERNON" WARNE, 69, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2000. Born in El Cerrito, Calif. Retired Air Force aircraft mechanic. Survived by wife, Marie; brothers, Gary Robles and David. Committal service 3 p.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Diabetes Association. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
Violet Scott, ex-curator, of Academy Arts Center, dies
SCOTT: Well-known as an innovative artistic educator and curator
Violet Adkins Scott, the first curator of the Academy Arts Center with the Honolulu Academy of Arts, died Aug. 4. She was 80.
Scott was born in Deerlodge, Tenn., on Feb. 25, 1920. She received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Indiana University in 1944, and received a master’s in fine arts from State University of Iowa in 1947.
Scott worked as a high school art teacher in Richmond, Ind., and as an art instructor at Hanahau‘oli School. She was an assistant professor of art at Austin State College in Texas and an instructor of art history at the University of Hawai‘i.
She also worked as a designer for Lanakila crafts in 1956, before starting her career as an instructor of Western art, director and curator of education for the Academy Arts Center. She is credited with helping move the academy to its Linekona site.
Scott was well-known as an innovative artistic educator and curator. She expanded the academy’s programs for disabled children. She also helped implement family art programs for parents and their children in the summertime.
Scott retired from the academy in 1992.
She was a member of various organizations, including the Soroptimists International Club of Honolulu, National Association of Women Artists, the National and Hawai‘i Associations for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Pacific Association for Community and Technology, the Hawai‘i Music Association, the Hawai‘i Stitchery and Fibre Arts Guild.
She is survived by a daughter, Teresa Goodwin; five brothers: Turner, Ray, Andrew, Homer and Thomas Adkins; three sisters, Wilma McClain, Verna Mae Medley, Vida Slonaker; two grandchildren, and caregiver Charito Lajola.
The burial will be in September in Indiana. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
Donations can be made to the Academy Arts Center, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania Street.
DARIEN WAYSHAMAE AGTAGUEM, 16 days old, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 6, 2000. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Wally and Darolene; brother, Waylen; sister, Chantel; grandparents, Moises Mendoza and Remedios; great-grandmother, Marcela Mendoza. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Christ the King Catholic Church, Maui; Mass 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 9:45 a.m.; burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
LEETRICE "LEE" V. ALHADEFF, 75, of Honolulu, died Aug. 13, 2000. Born in Los Angeles. A volunteer with the American Cancer Society. Survived by daughter, Robyn Matlin; sons, Randal and Rick; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2:30 p.m. Graveside service to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Aloha attire.
PHILIP GREGORY "RED" BRUCHAL JR., 78, of Kahului, Maui, died Aug. 13, 2000. Born in Pai‘a, Maui. A retired U.S. Postal Service letter carrier and owner and driver of A Taxi and U Drive. Survived by wife, Julia; daughters, Julie Ann Poaipuni, Mary Murphy, Phyllis Schmidt and Madeline; sisters, Ida Parrish and Rose Medeiros; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. tomorrow at Holy Rosary Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Veteran’s Cemetery. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
CHARLES "CHARLIE" JUAN CASTILLIAS SR., 53, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died Aug. 15, 2000. Born in Hilo. Young Brothers security guard. Survived by wife, Harriet; daughters, Leah and Lyndell; sons, Charles Jr., Calvin and Brandon; sisters, Alice Legaspi, Angeline Montira, Anita Cadaoas and Lillian Naihe; brothers, Larry and Ronald; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. to noon Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 12:15 p.m.; burial to follow at ‘Alae Cemetery.
SUMIKO CHANG, 72, of Honolulu, died Aug. 8, 2000. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Survived by daughters, Valerie Okada, Lori Sue, Sandra Asakura; six grandchildren; brothers, Mac, Gene, Gary, James and Glenn Matsuda; sisters, Yoshiko Own, Thelma Koja, Charlotte Kini, June Nakamura and Ernell Matsuda. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Olivet Baptist Church. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
MARVIN HELODO CLARABAL, 43, of Lana‘i City, died Aug. 15, 2000. Born in Lana‘i City. Lana‘i Waste System heavy equipment operator. Survived by mother, Genoviva; brother, Manuel Jr.; sister, Christine Costales. Visitation 5:30 p.m. today at Sacred Hearts Church, Lana‘i; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. tomorrow at the church; service 10:15 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. in Lana‘i Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.
HELEN BARBARA EVANS, 78, of Wailuku, died Aug. 9, 2000. Born in Pa‘ia, Maui. Known as "The Avon Lady." Survived by husband, Daniel Sr.; son, Daniel Jr.; daughters, Beverly Anakalea, Linda Coppa, Gayle Salsido and Roberta Chun; brothers, Abel Fernandez Sr., Joseph Fernandez Sr., Walter Fernandez Sr., Henry Fernandez Sr. and Marion Fernandez Jr.; stepsister, Flora Ricker; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary, Maui; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Maui; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veteran’s Cemetery. Aloha attire.
BLANCHE CUP CHOY JOHNSON, 81, of Pukalani, Maui, died Aug. 14, 2000. Born in Kokomo, Maui. A homemaker and member of Kula Hospital Auxiliary. Survived by husband, Robert; daughters, Ululani Hirohata and Marian Maruyama; brother, Edward Cup Choy; sister, Myrtle Hine; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Po‘okela Church, Maui; service 10 a.m. Private burial to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
ROSE K. "LOKE" KAMAUNU, 77, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2000. Retired entertainer. Survived by sons, Robert III, James, Howard and Jerry; daughters, Sandra, Dolina Kalani Kai and Leonani; 17 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial 10:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.
JOHN HENRY MAINAAUPO, 69, of Pearl City, died Aug. 7, 2000. Born in Waimea, Hawai‘i. Retired from Tugman (Lacy) Steel Co. Survived by wife, Clara; son, Alex Rosal; daughters, Regina Felix and Lou Anna Barham; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
MICHAEL "MIKE" MITSUO OKAMURA, 51, of Honolulu, died Aug. 9, 2000. Born in Honolulu. Former copy technician. Survived by sons, Robert and Jeffrey; mother, Shigeko; brother, Stephen; sisters, Ann Ling and Mildred; one granddaughter. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
