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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

Man Lan Au, 85, of Honolulu, died Oct. 12, 2009. Born in Canton, China. Retired Red Rooster Chop Suey employee. Survived by sons, Albert, Benjamin and Stanley; daughters, Sherry Lim and Marlene Inouye; brother, Moon Choy Zhu; six grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; Taoist service; burial noon at Mänoa Chinese Cemetery.

Alice S. Davidson, 95, of Honolulu, formerly of Los Angeles, died Oct. 30, 2009. Born in Los Angeles. Retired realtor in Southern California. Survived by daughters, Sara, and Terry Jennings; grandchildren: Summer Grounds, Andrew and Rachel Strauss; great-grandchild, Surfia Grounds. Service at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

Julio Barroga Edralin Jr., 50, of Anaheim, Calif., died Oct. 25, 2009. Born in Luna Kalinga-Apayao, Philippines. Survived by wife, Benita Andres; mother and stepfather, Matea and Alpheo Balboa; sisters, Evangeline Manuel, Glorifina Sylvestre and Fatima Mamuad; stepsister, Maricel William; brothers, Roosevelt and Nick Balboa. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

Taeko Funamoto, 83, of Honolulu, died Oct. 26, 2009. Born in Kumamoto, Japan. Retired Kuakini Laundry worker. Survived by son, Fred; daughter, Irene Arseneau; brothers, Kimio, Hisamitsu and Kazunari Uemura; sisters, Sachiko Tokunaga, Shizue Furushima, Mitsuko Sakai, Tomiko Inoue and Hiroko Kimura; grandchildren, Nanci-Noelle, Taylor-Ann and Brian. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers.

Dan "Uncle Matsu" Gora, 82, of Haleiwa, died Oct. 28, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired fire captain. Survived by wife, Mary Lou; son, Guy; daughters, Danielle, and Brooke Ward; sister, Rose Hirota; 11 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at his residence. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

Manuel "Blinky" Del Gado Hernandez, 75, of Hilo, formerly of Oahu, died Oct. 21, 2009. Born in San Antonio. Retired Mason's Union ceramic tile setter; U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by wife, Grace; sons, Manuel, John, Robert and Peter; daughters, Roberta Makaokalani, Pua, Olanda Flood and Lori Ann Sua; sister, Andelina Cardenas; brother, Ruben; 27 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaumana Ward; service 11 a.m. lnurnment 9 a.m. Nov. 10 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo.

Bernard Albert Johansen, 77, of Waimea, Hawaii, died Oct. 29, 2009. Born in Kapaahu, Puna, Hawaii. Retired millwright for the Hawaii Electric Light Co. (HELCO); Korean War U.S. Army veteran and retired Vietnam War U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Survived by wife, Cecilia; daughter, LeeAnn DeLima; sons, Aldan, Mark and Jason; sisters, Leifi Leolani Pratt-Hao, Carol Chan and Gladys Santos; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Nov. 10 at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; celebration of life 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 (Section B). Flowers and lei welcome. Aloha attire.

Yukiko Kitaoka Kurozawa, 73, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, died Oct. 18, 2009. Born in Captain Cook. Retired personnel clerk 4 at Kona Community Hospital. Survived by husband, George; sons, Duane and Daryl; brother, Masashi Kitaoka; sisters, Aiko Yoshimura and Fumiko Kai; one grandchild. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji Mission; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

Atamamao "Mingy" Siamalau Lauti, 39, of Mililani, died Oct. 8, 2009. Born in Vatia, American Sämoa. Member of New Vision Methodist Church in Kalihi Valley. Survived by daughters, Levaoivanu Julieta and Lilioivanu Tolotea Siu and Lisatema Faaiuga; sons, RJ Finau, Lendon Galoia-Lauti and Tydus; parents, the Rev. Amalau and Faaiuga; brothers, Siamalau Jr., Lefa, Alesana, Kaisa, Vaiola, and Pio, and Steven Sedeno; sisters, Malaeotanifa Lauti-Alenese, Iulieta Tupuola, Mele Sharma, Tamua Waiolama, Sarah Faamita and Leinora Telona. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

Tom "Tommy" Bung Quan Kaleiokalaniokamanukelaokeakua Hatori, 54, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Oct. 20, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Former resident manager of the Kona Islander Inn; also owner and operator of Mokihana Landscaping in Kona. Survived by wife, Blanche; daughters, Leialoha "Makamai" and Lydia Marie Perry; son, Glendon Young; mother, Abigail Abraham; stepmother, Belinda Borges; siblings, Mike, Philip, Dora, Anthony, John, Benjamin, Randall and Clarence Hatori, Anna Pu, Joyce Niau, Alika and Andrew Ah-Tou, Cecilia Kahooilihala, Schanley Abraham and Pua Olena Borges; eight grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Christian Fellowship, Hilo; service 11 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Norman Chester Jackson, 72, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Oct. 26, 2009. Born in Springfield, Ill. Mechanical engineer for various observatories on Mauna Kea. Survived by daughters, Jane Baum and Jennifer Polito; son, Norman Jr.; brother, Pete Misuraca; sisters, Camille Gray, Jeri Holleman and Vicki Webster; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Homelani Cremation Services.

Lemuel Akeo Jones Jr., 61, of Honolulu, died Oct. 17, 2009. Born in Kaaawa. Kahuku High School custodian. Survived by wife, Janice; daughters, Leinaala, Genevieve Moiha and Johnell; sons, Lemuel, John and Joseph Kalulu; siblings, Sybil, Harold, Gail, Celass Bernstein and Gino Moniz; hänai children: Cyrus, Claude, Gina, Julie Parks, Rich Aea Kahana and Stan Nunuha. Service 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at 51-312 Kamehameha Highway, Kaaawa; scattering of ashes 11:30 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

Doris Yoshiko Kawahara, 94, of Honolulu, died Oct. 9, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Karen Goto, Linda Kawahara and Arlene Ohtani; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Harriett Tateishi, Peggy Yoda, Frances Hiraoka and Barbara Risher. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Harry H. Otsuka, 85, of Líhue, Kauai, died Oct. 29, 2009. Born in Kapaa, Kauai. President and general manager with Kauai Beverage and Ice Cream Co. Survived by wife, Kaoyo; daughters, Lisa Shimazu and Lori; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Jitso; sisters, Eiko Watanabe and Masayo Tone. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Líhue Christian Church; service 4 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

Vivian "Momi" Pacheco, 66, of Las Vegas, formerly of Hawaii, died Oct. 6, 2009. Born in South Kona, Hawaii. Retired casino worker. Survived by companion, Dwayne Whitworth; son, Calvin; daughters, Sandie Castillo, Lora Davis, Kristy Asprer and Teresa Obadencio; brother, Abraham Kihe; sisters, Emmaline DeVillinueva and Margaret Asprer; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary chapel, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Graveside committal service 10 a.m. Monday at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

Joseph "Joe" "K" Sherrard, 86, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Oct. 29, 2009. Born in Spooner, County of Lake of the Woods, Minn. Retired instructor for the Hotel and Restaurant Training Program at the University of Hawaii-Hilo; also was in charge of the food service in the Peace Corps Program on the Big Island; World War II U.S, Marine Corps veteran. Survived by wife, Frances; sons, Joseph Allen and William Duane; daughters, Celeste, Cynthia Galland and Katherine Geerlings; sisters, Olive Bellman and Julie Johnson; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Kílauea Masonic Lodge, Hilo; Masonic service 11 a.m.; graveside service 1:30 p.m at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Flowers and lei welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Thomas Takeichi Takemoto, 92, of Honolulu, died Oct. 24, 2009. Born in Waimea, Kauai. Retired Internal Revenue agent. Survived by daughters, Naomi Takemoto-Chock and Lisa Goto; three grandchildren; brother, Takeo; sister, Ann Toda. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Congregational Church' service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Masaji Takeuchi, 84, of Aiea, died Oct. 12, 2009. Born in Aiea. Retired Waimalu Elementary School teacher; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Peggy; son, Kent; daughters, Wendy, and Tina Junker; sisters, Shizuyo "Pansy" Asao, Laura Nakagawa and Myrtle Leong; four grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

Frederick Masatoshi Usui, 78, of Honolulu, died Oct. 21, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired missile tech for the U.S. Air Force; U.S. Air Force major. Survived by wife, Betty; brother, Edwin. Visitation 9:30 to 10 a.m. Monday at Olivet Baptist Church; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.