Obituaries
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RICHARD LEE BRETON, 61, of Honolulu, died Sept. 30, 2006. Born in Jackson, Mich. Retired building manager. Survived by wife, Imsoon Shin; stepson, Suk Hong. Inurnment service 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
LAVERN STOVALL HALL, 70, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2006. Born in Little Rock, Ark. U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Survived by daughters, Elsie, Laverne Renrick and Jennie Armstrong; five grandchildren. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
ELAINE KISAE HIGA, 81, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 1, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired state executive secretary. Survived by husband, Sadao; son, Steven; daughters, Barbara-Ann Nishiiwa and Debra-Sue; four grandchildren; sister, Fumiko Kaibara. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JAMES "FELLA" "HOOEY" HOOEY, 63, of Ha'iku, Maui, died Oct. 2, 2006. Born in New York. Outside artist, flutist and wheat grass farmer. Survived by wife, Sarah Garbutt; mother, Alice Falls; daughter, Leah; son, Eben; sisters, Jewel Lyons, Juanita Fox and Pearl Asche Crowe; one grandchild. Celebration of life noon today at Baldwin Beach Park, Pa'ia, Maui. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.
MINORU ISHII, 74, of Pearl City, died Sept 25, 2006. Born in Waimanalo. Survived by son, Daryl; daughter, Lori Hadley; five grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
SAMUEL KALANI KAIWI JR., 82, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Honolulu, died July 3, 2006. A graduate of Saint Louis High School class of 1942. Survived by wife, Pearl; sister, Louise Souza; son, S. Kalani; daughters, Lana Woten, Erlynn Taylor and Karen; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Affordable Cremation & Burial Service, Las Vegas.
WILLIAM "BILL" JAMES MANNING, 48, of Waialua, died Oct. 4, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Tropical diver. Survived by companion, Valerie Mauck; daughter, Precious James; sister, JoAnne Hookano. Private service and scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park.
BEATRICE HANNA MELLO, 85, of Pearl City, died Oct. 4, 2006. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired telephone operator for Hawaiian Telephone Co. Survived by daughters, Geraldine Kameoka and Elizabeth; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Ada Lim and Alice Chung; brother, Jason Park. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SHIZUE MORITO, 97, of Honolulu, died Sept. 26, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by three nieces. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
ELLEN DOROTHY SMITH, 90, of Maui, Lodi, Calif., and Pohai Nani Retirement Community, Kane'ohe, died Sept. 22, 2006. Born in California. A pharmacist and travel agent on Maui. Survived by nephew, Jerry Allred; great-niece, Brandie. No service. No flowers. Donations to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.