Sept. 7, 2014
Judy Christensen Beane, 67, of Koloa, Kauai, an assistant television producer, a Realtor and a creative entrepreneur, died at home. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by husband Doug, stepdaughters Tanya Stott and Amanda Beane, and sister Mary Jo Shartsis. Celebration of life pending.
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Taming Chen-Chung
Sept. 4, 2014
Taming Chen-Chung, 90, of Honolulu, an accountant, died in Nuuanu Hale nursing home. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Raymon, Roy and Chi Chao Chen; daughters Alice Yu-E Westfield, Ellen Y. Chen, Connie Liu and Yu-Ming Chen-Wu; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Nuuanu Hale, 2900 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817.
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Harold Ching
Sept. 2, 2014
Harold Ching, 70, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired correctional officer at Kulani Correctional Facility, died in Pohai Malama. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Sarah, brother Wilfred and sister Dorri Goodrich. Services: 3 p.m. Sept. 20 at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, 1515 Wilder Ave., Honolulu. Hilo services at a later date. Updated service information for an obituary published Sept. 6.
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Marie Martha Fox
Sept. 2, 2014
Marie Martha Fox, 55, of Makawao, Maui, a housekeeping supervisor for a property management company, died in Makawao. She was born in Bethpage, N.Y. She is survived by son Joseph Koffel, mother Kathryn Mormon, brothers John Sr. and Thomas Mormon, and sisters Joann Schafer and Lydia Levine. Private services. Online condolences: nakamuramortuary.com.
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Abigail Kailipanio Pahia Gutcher
Aug. 18, 2014
Abigail Kailipanio Pahia Gutcher, 90, of Kailua-Kona, a retired switchboard operator for Kaneohe Naval Air Station and Liberty House, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Gary, daughter Sandra Decker, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services at a later date.
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Sally Hisami Heirakuji
Aug. 18, 2014
Sally Hisami Heirakuji, 89, of Honolulu, a sales manager, died in Honolulu. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by husband Walter, daughters Lei Fukuhara and Lynn Heirakuji, brother Fuji Kawamura, a stepgrandchild and two step-great-grandchildren. Private services. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com. Incorrect information in an obituary published Monday.
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Eiko Yokoyama Hew Len
Sept. 7, 2014
Eiko Yokoyama Hew Len, 89, of Honolulu, a registered nurse and a preschool director and teacher, died. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Charles L.S. Jr.; daughters Vanda May Salls, Joy Takemoto and Ginger Sousa; and sister Misako Lincoln. No services. Donations suggested to the Straub Foundation, 888 S. King St. Honolulu, HI 96813; straubgift.org; or the John Burns School of Medicine Willed Body Donor Program, 651 Ilalo St., BSB 110, Honolulu, HI 96813.
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Shizue Higashi
Aug. 15, 2014
Shizue Higashi, 95, of Pukalani, Maui, a homemaker, died on Maui. She was born in Hawi, Hawaii. She is survived by son Percy M., daughter Diane Kawauchi, sister Hisae Nagato, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire.
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Mamoru Hirata
Aug. 28, 2014
Mamoru “Gori” Hirata, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Hirata Builders General Contractors carpenter and an Army veteran, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Guy M., daughters Ann H. Cowels and Donna T. Hirata, sister Beatrice Hoshino, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Casual attire.
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Toshie Hishinuma
Sept. 5, 2014
Toshie Hishinuma, 90, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by son Alvin, daughter Faith, brothers Robert and Stanley Fukuhara, and sister Nora Okazaki. Private services. Donations suggested to charity. Online condolences: borthwickoahu.com.
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Janet Sueko Isoda
Aug. 27, 2014
Janet Sueko Isoda, 83, of Honolulu, a retired special-education assistant at Kaimuki High School, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kualapuu, Molokai. She is survived by husband Herbert; daughter Lisa Tyau; sons Kevin and Kelly; brother Kenneth Asato; sisters Elsie Maeda, Elaine Ebesu and Judith Kido; and two grandchildren. Private services.
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Alice Hiilani Kaahu
Sept. 3, 2014
Alice Hiilani Kaahu, 73, of Hauula, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by daughters Marilyn, Libby Ann, Alice M., Sharon, Helen Ann and Sonia Jean Kaahu, and Elmerine Kala’au; sons Elton, Albert and Albert A.K.; sister Helen Kon Brede; 29 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula. Services: 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. Donations suggested to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Online condolences: borthwickoahu.com.
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Glenna Kealamokihana Kaiawe
Sept. 2, 2014
Glenna Kealamokihana “Mokihana” Kaiawe, 69, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a retired linen room supervisor and former room maid for Kona Village Resort, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kiilae, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Moke; sons Andrew and Glenn; daughter Tracey-Lynn; brothers Howard Hose, Elmer Kaiawe and Joe Kaupu; sisters Stella Galon and Lily Clifton; and two grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at Pukaana Congregational Church, Kealia. Services: 7 p.m. Additional visitation: 8 a.m. Sept. 20 at the church. Services: 10 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
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Jennie Pa’ikukui Kojima
Sept. 6, 2014
Jennie Pa’ikukui Kojima, 86, of Mililani, a retired Dole Cannery employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Frank; daughters Jennie “Sista” Maina-aupo, Patricia “Patty” Fermantez, Sheila Khan and Shelaila McComber; brothers David M. and John H. Kamauoha; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at Wahiawa Seventh-day Adventist Church. Services: 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Aloha or casual attire. Flowers welcome. Online condolences: borthwickoahu.com.
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Seichi Komesu
Aug. 24, 2014
Seichi “Gary” Komesu, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electrician and an Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Gordon F., daughters Sharon K. Komesu and Aileen Y. Yamada, brother Seiyu “Robert,” sister Sumiko Chinen and four grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Sept. 20 at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire. Online condolences: hawaiifuneralservices.com.
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Agapita Ladao
Aug. 25, 2014
Agapita “Sally” Ladao, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Kaiser Permanente laboratory technician, lau hala kumu and a hula alakai, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by daughters Allysia Arreola, Cherlyn Ramsay, Anita Ventula, Faye Blake and Louwin Jacobs; son Gordon; brother Sonny Maghanoy; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services at noon. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.
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Esther Wo Cook Lee
Sept. 4, 2014
Esther Wo Cook Lee, 99, of Honolulu, a produce clerk, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waimea. Kauai. She is survived by son Nathan, daughter Darlene Aldrich, brother William Chang, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Online condolences: borthwickoahu.com.
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Betty Boone Lowson
July 19, 2014
Betty Boone Lowson, 97, of Honolulu, a Punahou School teacher and a flight instructor, died in Arcadia Retirement Residence. She was born in Lemon Cove, Calif. She is survived by son James M. “Mac,” two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. No services. Online condolences: borthwickoahu.com.
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Sarah Ruth Martin
Aug. 20, 2014
Sarah Ruth Martin, 95, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kina ‘Ole Estate. She was born in Meadeville, Pa. She is survived by daughter Pamela Martin-Wilson and two grandchildren. Private services.
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May Martinson
Sept. 1, 2014
May Martinson, 91, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Sundsvall, Sweden. She is survived by daughter Birgitta Leitner, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church, Kailua. Services: 6:30 p.m. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.
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