Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
SAMSON DAVID AGUIAR, 26, of Kane'ohe, died April 9, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Delivery truck driver for C.S. Wo furniture. Survived by parents, Daniel Aguiar and Annamarie Shannon; brothers and sisters, Charmaine, Joseph, Robert Shannon and Maryann. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Kailua Church of the Nazarene, 536 Oneawa St.; service 11:30 a.m.; reception to follow; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
CAROL ANNE AMERINE, 59, of Hawai'i, died April 1, 2006. Born in Los Angeles. Attorney. Survived by son, Jason; brother, Bill Taylor. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
PAULINA RAGUDOS BRAGANZA, 81, of Waipahu, died March 29, 2006. Born in Mabini, Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by children, Delano, Cristina de Vera, Rowena, Alicia Santos, Roberto, Susan, Ferdinand, Demetrio Jr., Miriam Armitage, Jesus and Ramona Brotherton; sister, Sedilina Rapapalo; 21 grandchildren. Service and burial in the Philippines at a later date. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
LAUFOFOGA FALENOFOA, 69, of Honolulu, died April 2, 2006. Born in American Samoa. Survived by daughters, Sina Ahhing and Legalo "Rena" Olive; brothers, Tavale and Leatuvai Taupule. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Moanalua Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at La'ie Cemetery. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.
EDITH CORREIA FLORES, 88, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 7, 2006. Born in Wainaku, Maui. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Gilbert and Harry; daughter, Loretta; Soares; hanai daughter, Barbara Cullio; brother, Joseph Correia; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 10:30 a.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.
MAE SACHIKO FUKUHARA, 45, of Honolulu, died April 2, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Legal secretary for the law firm of Hirai, Lum, Tomita and Higa. Survived by husband, Garic; son, Micah; father, Shiro Matsuoka; brother, Kevin Matsuoka; sister, Leslie Ho. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
FUJIE HASEGAWA, 101, of Kane'ohe, died April 3, 2006. Born in Hiroshima, Japan. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Robert and Teruo; daughters, Margaret Tanouye and Dorothy Watanabe; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
GLADYS YOSHIKO IDE, 84, of Honolulu, died April 6, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired librarian technician at the University of Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Randall and Terrence; daughter, Lynnette "Lynne" Wik; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
DAISUKE KANADA, 89, of Wailuku, Maui, died April 9, 2006. Born in Wailuku. Owner of Kanada Contracting in Wailuku. Survived by sons, Michael and Steven; daughter, Charlotte Arisumi; brothers, Harry and Richard; sisters, Aileen Unemori and Akie Ogasawara; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation over the urn 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Wailuku Hongwanji; service 4:30 p.m.; inurnment at a later date. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
ROBERT "BOBBY" SHINICHI KANESHIRO, 83, of Honolulu, died April 9, 2006. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Director of Marine Maintenance for the U.S. Army in Okinawa with 37 years of service. Survived by wife, Kikuye "Pauline"; son, Gilbert; daughters, Susan and Sylvia; brothers, James, Kozen and Ralph; two grandsons. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.
ISAO KONDO, 88, of Lahaina, Maui, died April 9, 2006. Born in Japan. Owner of Lahaina Bakery. Survived by sons, Edward and Thomas; brothers, Hideo, Sueo and Ron; sisters, Doris Yamasaki, Lynette Yamauchi, Cherry Miyaki and Mae; two grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission; service over ashes 5:30 p.m. Inurnment pending. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.
SOLOMON "LUNA" KUNI JR., 68, of Wahiawa, died March 24, 2006. Born in Hale'iwa. Retired ramp supervisor for Aloha Airlines with 36 years of service. Survived by wife, Carlena; daughters, Jody Ann Murphy, Josette Hethcote and Bonnie Fermahin; sons, Anthony, Jerome and Austin; 20 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Paul. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
WAYNE CHUICHI MIYASHIRO, 64, of Honolulu, died April 9, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired city paramedic. Survived by mother, Masako; sisters, Joyce Fujimoto and Merle Tomori. Celebration of life 5 p.m. Friday at Yama's Ranch, Waiawa Road, Pearl City. For directions, call Kelly, 497-3539. Burial 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
HERBERT KEALA OHIA SR., 79, of Las Vegas, formerly of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died March 30, 2006. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired from U.S. Army and Mass Transit Lines (MTL, TheBus). Survived by wife, Sachie; sons, Keala, Mose, Lambert, Sterling and Herbert Jr.; daughters, Mili, Debra Ohia, and Roxanne Kuwata; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Gladys Farias; brother, Ernest Correia. Service 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at 59-412 Kamehameha Highway, Sunset Beach. Aloha or casual attire. Arrangements by Affordable Cremation.
KENNETH HIROSHI OMORI, 91, of Waimanalo, died March 28, 2006. Born in Papa'aloa, Hawai'i. Retired state painter. Survived by son, Alvin; daughters, Judith Arakawa and Phyllis Tsutsui; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Richard. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
LUCY VALES PACHECO, 87, of 'Oma'o, Kaua'i, died April 10, 2006. Born in 'Oma'o. Homemaker. Survived by son, Gerald; daughter, Joyce Okinaka; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brothers, William and Henry Vales; sisters, Emily Toledo and Virginia Torres. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary, Kaua'i; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Koloa Church cemetery. Casual attire.
KRISTINE BORS PAGAN, 45, formerly of Crete, Neb., died April 6, 2006. A criminal investigator for the U.S. Justice Department, Federal Public Defender's Office. Survived by husband, Peter; daughter, Kiana; parents, Ken and Carol Bors; brother, Steve Bors; stepson, Peter Holiday; stepdaughter, Mahina Piskorski; step-granddaughter, Asia. Service 5 p.m. Monday at Kilohana Methodist Church. No flowers. Aloha attire. Donations to St. Francis Hospice (Nu'uanu); University of Hawai'i cancer research, or Kilohana Methodist Church, 5829 Mahimahi St., Niu Valley.
CHARLES EDWIN PUSEY, 80, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died April 4, 2006. Born in Kearny, N.J. Retired plumber and real estate broker. Survived by wife, Marion. Visitation 3:30 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Big Island Game Fishing Clubhouse, Hono-kohau Boat Harbor; service 4 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
DANIEL P. RILEY, 83, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., formerly of Lidgerwood, N.D. and Honolulu, died April 10, 2006. Born in Hankinson, N.D. World War II Army Air Corps fighter pilot; Northwest Airlines employee; Hawaiian Airlines pilot and captain; Hawaiian Airlines public relations person; and active with the Hawai'i statehood movement. Survived by wife, Sue; son, Pat; daughters, Leslie Maitland and Nancy Radomski; brothers, Jerome and John; eight grandchildren. Detroit Lakes service tomorrow; burial in Lakeview Cemetery, Detroit Lakes. Arrangements by David-Donehower Funeral Home, Detroit Lakes.
RUSSELL KOGI SEKINE, 88, of Honolulu, died March 31, 2006. Born in Waikapu, Maui. Survived by wife, Virginia; son, Andrew; sister, Sadayo Aoki. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SALLY M. TATEISHI, 81, of Mililani, formerly of Koloa, Kaua'i, died April 5, 2006. Born in Lawa'i, Kaua'i. Retired gift shop clerk at the Sheraton Kauai. Survived by daughter, Arlene Yoshimura; three grandchildren; brothers, Mitsuru and Takashi "Rex" Miyamoto. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
RONALD KEITH THORNTON, 82, of Kapolei, died April 7, 2006. Born in Los Angeles. Retired radioman chief for the U.S. Navy. Survived by wife, Colleen; sons, Michael and Dennis; daughter, Kathe; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Graveside service 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
TETSUO YANAGIDA, 82, of Wahiawa, died March 24, 2006. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. Retired Honolulu Fire Department captain; U.S. Army 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company G veteran. Survived by wife, Dorothy; son, Joel; daughter, Christine Nagata; sisters, Fusako Harada, Mildred Tanaka and Ellen Pollett; four grandchildren; a great-grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.