Honolulu Advertiser & Star-Bulletin Obituaries

January 1 - December 31, 2002

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BERT CHING LIN CHAN WA, 82, of Mililani, died March 30, 2002. Retired from Guaranteed Mutual Life Underwriters Inc. as president and manager. Survived by wife, Lan Hung; son, Ivan; daughter, Valerie Tucker; sisters, Miu Lan Apo, Momi Fujimoto and Stella Fowler; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary. [Adv 11/4/2002]

HERMAN KAANAANA WAA, 76, of Ka'alaea, died May 3, 2002. Born in La'ie. A retired highway construction heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Nellie; sons, Herman Jr., Wayne and Warren; daughter, Hernel; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; hanai sons, Darren Dacuson and David Cunha; hanai daughter, Tetele Acedo. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park; service 7 p.m. Committal service 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. [Adv 8/5/2002]

TOSHIKO WACHI, 88, of Kalopa, Hawai'i, died Jan. 2, 2002. Born in Pa'auhau, Hawai'i. A retired independent sugarcane grower and member of Hamakua Jodo Mission. Survived by sons, Alan, George and Leslie; sister, Evelyn Murashige; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Hamakua Jodo Mission; service over the ashes 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo. [Adv 6/1/2002]

LINDA WADLEY, 52, of Wailua, Kaua'i, died Aug. 21, 2002. Born in California. A salesperson for Border's Books. Survived by husband, Timothy Grand; son, James Work; daughter, Melissa Work; three sisters; two brothers. Private service held. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 4/9/2002]

BARBARA G. WADSWORTH , 79, of Honolulu, died May 27, 2002. Born in Pasadena, Calif. Retired owner of Wadsworth Inc. Survived by son, David; daughter, Karen Meyer; grandchildren, Brooke and Jana Wadsworth, Alex Jr. and Carmen Meyer. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Clement's Episcopal Church; service 11 a.m.; private scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or American Lung Association. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 31/5/2002]

MITSUO "HONEY" WAGATSUMA, 82, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 12, 2002. Born in 'ola'a, Hawai'i. An electrician supervisor retired from the former Tanaka Electric. A member of IBEW Local 1186. Survived by wife, Miyeko; daughters, Linda Iwata and Jan Honda; sister, Tsuneko Watanabe; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.

ANNE DOREEN WAGNER, 85, of Honolulu, died Feb. 27, 2002. Born in Edwand, Alberta, Canada. A real estate investor. Survived by brother, Mike Babchuk; sisters, Lillian Chibri, Kay Ross, Nancy Brusky, Eileen Wilson and Zella Sieben; two grandchildren. Service noon Tuesday at Renaissance Ilikai Hotel, Pacific Ballroom. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary. [Adv 3/3/2002]

EARL ISAAC WAGNER, 77, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawai'i, died Dec. 1, 2002. Born in Connellsville, Penn. A retired compositor for the Hawai'i Newspaper Agency. Survived by son, Richard Wagner; daughter, Becky Nakasone; five grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Waimalu Grace Brethren Church. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. [Adv 13/12/2002]

ELSA NELSON KALANI WAHINEHOOKAE, 50, of Honolulu, died Dec. 24, 202. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Charles Sr.; brothers, Charles Jr.; sisters, Anna and Nancy, and Jo Ann Isaacs. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalihi Ward Honolulu West Stake Center; service 11 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 31/12/2002]

ETHEL-MAE PIILANI WAIALAE, 54, of Wai'anae, died Oct. 20, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An accountant. Survived by sons, James, Edward and Jason Bero; brothers, Jerry and Roger; sisters, Arviella Kelii, Bethsiene Combs, Genevieve Hamilton, Roberta Searle, Diane Siegmund and Sarah Chun; four grandchildren. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at 89-232 Pi'ila'au Ave., Nanakuli; service 8 p.m. Burial 9 a.m. Saturday at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home. [Adv 23/10/2002]

ABRAHAM "ABE" HAAEOKALANI WAIAMAU, 74, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Dec. 26, 2002. Born in Waipouli, Kaua'i. Retired major with the Kaua'i Police Department. Survived by wife, Arlene; sons, Douglas and Alton; daughter, Thalia. nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Lihu'e Christian Church; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary. [Adv 01/01/2003]

GERSHOM KALEKOMA "TEDDY" WAIAU, 59, of Papakolea, died June 29, 2002. Former Ala Moana Beach Park groundskeeper. Survived by son, Gershom Jr.; daughter, Lamberlynn; father, the Rev. Patrick Dutro; brothers, Henry, Jeremiah and Clifford "Allan" Waiau; Warren and Patrick Dutro Jr.; sisters, Adeline Kaapa, Mary-Liz dutro and Erline Waiau; fiancee, Betty Key; stepson, Frank Rita. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday at Magic Island; scattering of ashes to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 4/7/2002]

ESTHER HAALIPO WAILIULA, 93, of Ka'a'awa, died July 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughters, Momi Bee Kahawaiolaa, Henrietta AhQuin and Esther Nakoa; son, Anthony Bee; hanai son, Chester Adolpho; 36 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; 37 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Genoa Keawe. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo Ward; service noon; burial to follow at Hawaiian memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. [Adv 15/7/2002]

Jemima "Honey Girl" Waiolama, 58, of Honolulu, died Sunday Feb 17, 2002 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Glenn; sons John Henry, Duane and Jason; daughter Glennella Burke; sisters Luwella Leonardi and Edith Kaleo; brother Joseph Kaniaupio; and eight grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Waiamanalo Beach Park. Casual attire. [SB 20/2/2002]

BLANCHE SUEKO WAKABAYASHI, 88 of Honolulu, died Aug. 22, 2002. Born in Waialua. Survived by sons, Bruce and Eric. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary. [Adv 4/9/2002]

TADAO WAKAKUWA, 74, of Wailuku, Maui, died July 11, 2002. Born in Makawao. Retired Maui Beach Hotel night auditor, and fisherman. Survived by wife, Mildred; son, Vance; daughter, Lori Lynn; brothers, Frank and Stanley; sisters, Florence Sato and Edith Yoshinaga. Service 5 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary, Maui; reception to follow. Burial 10 a.m. Friday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. [Adv 17/7/2002]

YUKIE WAKASHIGE, 85, of Honolulu, died Aug. 17, 2002. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Retired executive secretary for the County of Maui. Survived by son, Roy; two grandchildren; brother, Mitsuo Goda; sister, Ai Kawamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 27/8/2002]

RONALD KOJI WAKATA , 79, of Ho-nolulu, died Aug. 3, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired heavy equipment specialist for AMFAC. Member of 442nd Infantry Regiment, Headquarter Company, 100th Battalion. Survived by wife, Evelyn; sons, Leighton, Wayne and Wesley; three grandchildren; sisters, Janet Tanaka and Winona Wakata. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 10/8/2002]

MINORU "LEFTY" "MIN" WAKATAKE, 79, of Honolulu, died April 29, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired dentist. Survived by wife, Elnora; son, Keith; daughters, Sandra Corpuz and Laura Greer; four grandchildren; brother, Robert; sister, Dorothy Tsugawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Mortuary. [Adv 15/5/2002]

Toshiko Wakayama, 88, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Jan. 21, 2002 in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Kyoto, Japan. She is survived by daughters Grace Kawasaki and Nancy Oide, brother Osamu Takamatsu, sister Fujiko Takamatsu, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services. [SB 30/1/2002]

David Keisuke Waki, 74, of Wailuku, a retired draftsman for the state Department of Transportation, died May 15, 2002 at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He also served as a campaign manager in Maui County for former Lt. Gov. William Richardson. He is survived by wife Joyce; sons Bruce and Randal; daughters Pamela Asato and Mona Palompo; brothers Stanley, Robert, Daniel and Walter; sisters Violet Vasconcellos, Shrine Racoma and Noreen Matsuoka; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Urn burial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire. [SB 23/5/2002]

Shizuo Jack "Stonewall Jackson" Waki, 90, of Hawi, Hawaii, a retired field schedule coordinator for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died Tuesday July 9, 2002 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Niulii, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Alice S., son Howard Y., daughter Norma Waki Jordan and one grandchild. Private services. [SB 13/7/2002]

FLORENCE MASAKO WAKIDA, 93, Pearl City, died April 3, 2002. Born in Waiawa. A retired forelady for California Packing Corporation. Survived by daughters, Ethel Ohata and Lydia Suehiro; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters, Betty Sasaki, Helen Rowe and Dorothy Kaitoku. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 10/4/2002]

Haroldeen Urasaki Wakida, 57, of Honolulu, principal of Aliiolani Elementary School, died Frida Dec 6 2002 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Donald, son Todd, daughter Traci, brothers Ronale and Dann Urasaki, and sister Marian Thropp. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. [SB 09/12/2002]

NOBORU "TED" WAKIDA, 90, of Ho-nolulu, died Oct. 3, 2002. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired from Pioneer Mill Sugar Plantation. Survived by sisters, Matsue Nishimoto and Yukimi Apo. Service 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations to Ted N. Wakida Foundation, 1001 Waiholo St., Honolulu, HI 96821. Casual attire. [Adv 10/10/2002]

WALLACE TOSHIO WAKUI, 76, of Wahiawa, died Nov. 15, 2002. Born in Waialua. Retired from federal civil service. Survived by wife, Doris; son, Wesley; daughters, Lynn Wakui and Terri Tsuchida; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Dr. Lawrence, Teruki and Tamotsu; sisters, Florence Ogawa and Jean Funakoshi. Visitation after 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; memorial service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 21/11/2002]

Fred Waldman, 65, of Honolulu, a fiscal officer for Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, died Saturday Oct 26, 2002 in Honolulu. He was born in Jonesville, Wis. He is survived by sister Judith Betz. No services. Donations suggested to a charity. [SB 30/10/2002]

CAROLYN SUE WALKABOUT , 76, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 5, 2002. Born in Tulsa, Okla. A retired federal systems analyst. Survived by son, Jerry; brothers, Stephen Pappan and William Pappan; a granddaughter. No local service. Services to be finalized by Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Oklahoma City. [Adv 13/7/2002]

FRANKLIN DEMPSEY WALKER SR ., 66, of Waipahu, died July 31, 2002. Born in Atlanta, Ga. Retired from the U.S. Navy. Survived by sons, Franklin Jr. and Robert; former wife, Masumi Yamazaki; brothers, Carl and Robert; sisters, Dolores Wallace, Elizabeth Smith, Devone Hassler, Dennis Adams and Patsy Purvis. Committal service 1 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary. [Adv 3//8/2002]

RONALD EUGENE WALKER, 56, of Waimea, Hawai'i, died Sept. 14, 2002. Born in Vancouver, Wash. A podiatrist with Hawaii Foot Specialist in Waikoloa. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, Daniel and Scott; daughter, Kimberly Orahood; mother, Nola; brother, Gerald; sisters, Betty Allison and Patricia Klonoski; two grandchildren. Graveside service 10 a.m. today at Kohala County Cemetery, Hawi. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona. [Adv 20/9/2002]

RUTHIEBELLE C. WALKER , 75, of Kula, Maui, died July 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired federal secretary and homemaker. Survived by son, Ian; a grandchild. Private family service. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. [Adv 13/7/2002]

SHAWN PETER KAWIKA WALKER , 22, of Honoka'a, died Aug. 9, 2002. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Landscaper for Mauna Lani Resort. Survived by parents, Edward Jr. and Belinda; brothers, Kelsey and Edsen; grandparents, Edward Sr. and Mary Ann; hanai grandfather, Pedro Del Juderias. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at New Hope Christian Fellowship, Waimea; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Honoka'a County Cemetery. Casual attire.

WINIFRED LEE WALKER, 80, of Kailua, died April 5, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Dale; daughter-in-law, Jan; granddaughter, Jennifer; grandson, Jeffrey. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 7/4/2002]

EUNICE "WALLY" WALLACE , 84, of Honolulu, died Sept. 22, 2002. Born in Freeport, Ill. An English teacher at Kamehameha Schools. Survived by nieces and friend, Geri Holderman. Service and burial in Freeport, Ill. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary. [Adv 26/9/2002]

JOHN LLOYD WALLACE, 91, of Honolulu, died Jan. 13, 2002. Retired Navy commander. Survived by wife, Lora; sons, Frank and John; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 16/1/2002]

RICHARD M. WALLIS , 65, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 12, 2002. Born in New York. A retired security guard. Inurnment at Williams Funeral Services Crypt at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services. [Adv 21/8/2002]

ZACK EDWARD WALSH, 78, of Moloa'a, Kauai', died Aug. 4, 2002. Born in Wisconsin. Artist and poet. Survived by son, Michael; grandchild. Private service. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd. [Adv 7/8/2002]

GRACE WALTER, infant daughter of Lt. Robert and Regan, died Jan. 22, 2002. Also survived by brothers, Caleb and Jesse; sister, Anna. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 1/2/2002]

TOKU OTSUKA WALTER , 77, of Kapolei, died Sept. 4, 2002. Born in Gumma, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Paul Jr. "Spike"; sons, James and David; daughter, June Fye; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 13/9/2002]

BOB WALTON, 88, of Coupeville, Wash., died Nov. 7, 2002. Born in Auckland, N.Z. A CPA and partner with KPMG. Survived by wife, Margaret; daughters, Jennifer and Beverley Walton, and Roberta Piercy; granddaughter, Virginia Piercy; grandsons, Zachary Piercy and Matthew Moffett-Walton. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, 608 N. Main St., Coupeville. Memorial donations to Whidbey General Hospital Foundation, 101 N. Main St., Coupeville, WA 98239. Arrangements by Burley Funeral Chapel, 30. S.E. Ely St., Oak Harbor, WA 98277-3747. [Adv 14/11/2002

Mei Zeng Wang, 72, of Honolulu, died Thursday Sep 26, 2002] in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in China. She is survived by son Lifu Fei, daughters Qian Qian and Shan Shan, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at the Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2313 Nuuanu Ave. Casual attire. [SB 28/9/2002]

JAN WAR, 76, of Honolulu, died Feb. 14, 2002. Born in Holland. A retired civil engineer. Survived by son, Jan; daughter-in-law, Susan; former wife, Jacqueline; grandchild, Nicole. Private service held in Kona, Hawai'i at a later date. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 22/2/2002]

The Rev. ARTHUR BOWLES WARD, 88, of Portland, Ore., formerly of Hawai'i, died Sept. 24, 2002. Born in Newark, N.J. Former Navy chaplain, Episcopal priest; government teacher and chaplain at Iolani School; first priest at the St. Barnabas mission church, 'Ewa Beach; and St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral canon. Survived by wife, "Ruth" Ann; daughters, Caroline Ward Oda and Sally Ward Wright; son, Stephen Bowles Ward; and six grandchildren. Hawai'i service pending for July, 2003. Arrangements by Sunnyside Little Chapel of the Chimes, Portland, Ore. [Adv 25/10/2002]

KEVIN WILLIAM WARD, 39, of Kaloko, Kona, Hawai'i, died March 22, 2002. Born in Passaic, N.J. A former security guard with Hawai'i Protective Association. Survived by father, Robert; brother, Gary; sisters, Cynthia and Cathy Miller. Service held yesterday. Donations may be made to Kona Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 69, Kealakekua, HI 96750. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona. [Adv 30/3/2002]

MELROY "MEL" MCKINLEY WARD, 50, of Waimea, Hawai'i, died Dec. 12, 2002. Born in Kane'ohe. A massage therapist at the Mauna Lani Resort. Survived by wife, Betty; daughter, Monica Smith; sisters, Belle Johnson, Cathy Ward-Rodrigues, Claire Brunn, Patricia Ward and Barbara Ward; brothers, John and Michael; three granddaughters. Visitation 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Kamehameha Schools chapel, Honolulu; memorial service 2:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes 10:30 a.m. Jan. 11 at Mahukona, Kohala, Hawai'i. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park and Crematory. [Adv 30/12/2002]

HENRY GEORGE WARREN , 92, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died June 27, 2002. Born in Custer, S.D. Retired owner and manager of a trailer park in Oregon. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, William and James; daughter, Irene Murphy; five granddaughters; one great-granddaughter. No service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona. [Adv 12/7/2002]

GRACE MATSUKO WASA, 85, of Honolulu, died Jan. 12, 2002. Born in Waiahole. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Carolyn Sakanashi; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers, David, Roy and Steve Nakano; sister, Lillian Takahashi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 22/1/2002]

ANDERSON JOHN WASHINGTON, 92, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 16, 2002. Born in Afton, Va. Retired as executive chef with Spencecliff Restaurants. Survived by wife, Ruby; daughters, Sweetie Washington, Kitty Hoaeae, Momi Kalili, Arlene "Fatso" Washington and Pamela Spells; son, Louis; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brothers, Joseph and Benjamin "Benny"; sister, Mary Francis. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Windward Worship Center in Kane'ohe, service 11 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. [Adv 25/8/2002]

Loanne Christine Wasson, 57, of Lahaina, owner of Maui Mama's Coffee House, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Ramona, Calif. She is survived by husband Ted Jr., sons Ted III and David, brothers Ron King and Tim Lockwood, and two grandchildren. Private services held. Donations suggested to the Maui Humane Society.

AKIRA WATABU, 80, of Waipahu, died Jan. 27, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Retired carpenter. Survived by daughters, Eleanor Southerland and Nadine;brother, Douglas; sisters, Midori, Alice Uyehara, Sally Shito and Jane Kushima. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 1/2/2002]

JAMES KIYO WATAI, 92, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 11, 2002. Born in Hilo. A World War II veteran and member of Disabled American Veterans. Survived by brothers, George and Donald; sister, Sue Lee; nieces and nephews. Graveside service 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery #2, Hilo. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. [Adv 30/3/2002]

SHIZUKO YAMAURA WATAMURA, 91, of Honolulu, died Aug. 24, 2002. Born in Kealia, Maui. Retired Kauluwela Elementary School teacher. Survived by son, Edwin; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 28/8/2002]

BETTY WATANABE, of Honolulu, died Sept. 4, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired teacher. Survived by sisters, brother and daughters. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 02//10/2002]

DORIS YAEKO WATANABE, 88, of Honolulu, died June 12, 2002. Born in 'Ewa. Survived by husband, Hilao; daughters, Yvonne Kaikainahaole, Linda Espinoza and Jeanne Tamura; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 16/6/2002]

EDWIN MASAICHI WATANABE, 87, of Honolulu, died Sept. 4, 2002. Born in Na'alehu, Hawai'i. Survived by son, Ronald; daughter, Linda Kaita and Shirley Ann Nagata; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, Charles; sisters, Masako Sasaki, Omasu, Elsie Tanaka, Nancy Ogawa, Betty Ito and Amy Yamamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 12/9/2002]

ELLEN TAMURA WATANABE, 73, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 2, 2002. Born in Keamoku, Hawai'i. A retired public school teacher and clinical diagnostician with the Hawaii District Office. Survived by husband, Herbert; sons, Mark, Colin, David and Maj. Nathan; sisters, Helen Onuma, Thelma Kutsunai and Eleanor Ahner; five grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of the Holy Cross; memorial service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. [Adv 5/9/2002]

Ernest Watanabe, who earned the nickname, "the rose king of Hawaii," often donated flowers to various charities and hospitals to lift patron's spirits, said his son Russell Watanabe. "It gave him great satisfaction and great pleasure to serve the community that way." Watanabe, the largest flower wholesaler and rose grower in the state, died in his Aiea home yesterday morning July 28, 2002. He was 91. For years, Watanabe Floral Inc. has supplied many florists, hotels and organizations with flowers. "He got into the flower business because he understood flowers helped people express their feelings," Russell Watanabe said. "Customers of ours will remember him as one who loves to be out there and see customers satisfied." Watanabe was born on June 10, 1911, in Maui. He attended McKinley High School and later the University of Hawaii at Manoa, obtaining a master's degree in chemistry. He had a deep love for classical music. He displayed his passion as a violinist for the Honolulu Symphony. Russell Watanabe recalled how his father would wake up the children by blasting Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto. He was an honest man who had great faith in God, he said. Watanabe was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. From 1982 to 1984, he and his wife served in a temple mission in Japan. Russell Watanabe further described his father as "determined," adding, "Even when the odds were very, very long, or seemed hopeless, he never gave up." After World War II, Watanabe and his wife, Shizue, began growing roses on Bishop Estate land in Koko Head. His daughter, Louise Davis, described her father as a definitive person who was "willing to work and make things happen. "He set goals and attained those goals. For us, he was always a great example." Though he was an industrious man, Watanabe always set aside time for his family. "He was quite a remarkable person," Davis said. Watanabe is survived by his wife, Shizue; sons Wesley, Russell and Leland; daughters Joann Watanabe, Susan Watanabe and Louise Davis of Portland, Ore.; 16 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Services are pending. [SB 29/7/2002]

ESTHER CHIZUKO WATANABE, 71, of Honolulu, died Oct. 7, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired Mamo's of Hawaii cutter. Survived by brothers, Takashi, Kenneth, Herbert, Raymond and Warren; sisters, Chieko Takahashi, Sharon Tanaka, Joan Chikahiro and Lorene Ching. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 17/10/2002]

FLORENCE UMEYO WATANABE , 81, of Wailuku, Maui, died May 29, 2002. Survived by husband, Kenneth; sons, Dean and Miles; daughter, Dale Pasion; seven grandchildren; brother, Thomas Umetsu; sisters, Takei Kiyono, Michie Tamane, Dorothy Hatanaka and Ruth Nakao. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui. [Adv 13/6/2002]

HELEN KAZUE WATANABE, 77, of Wahiawa, died Dec. 8, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. Retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. telephone operator. Survived by son, Michael; daughters, Christine and Robin; brothers, Edward, Herbert and Howard Kawahara; sisters, Lily Hatayama and Betty. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 13/12/2002]

HILAO WATANABE, 89, of Honolulu, died Oct. 6, 2002. Born in 'Ewa. Survived by son, Elmer; daughters, Yvonne Kaikainahaole, Linda Espinoza and Jeanne Tamura; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. [Adv 22/11/2002]

IRENE KIYOKO OKUBO WATANABE, 77, of Honolulu, died Nov. 12, 2002. Born in Maulua, South Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired state Department of Transportation, Highways Division, office manager. Survived by husband, Iwao; son, Scott; sisters, Kiyomi Sumiye, Mildred Yamada and Peggy Sato. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 25/11/2002]

JAMES HIROSHI WATANABE, 77, of 'Aiea, died July 16, 2002. Born in Wai'anae. Retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. supervisor, and from U.S. Air Force, and member of 442nd Regimental Combat Team Veterans Club. Survived by daughters, Esta Bozie-Watanabe, Jean Katsuda and Cindy; two grandchildren; brothers, Tamotsu and Albert Yasuto; sisters, Kazume Okuda, Dorothy Misue Yap and Jean Masae Ishimoto. Visitation 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 22/7/2002]

JANICE KIMIE WATANABE, 77, of Waipahu, died April 15, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. Retired cook. Survived by brother, Koichi Tamura; sister, Hisako Hart; stepson, Clifford; stepdaughters, Jane Bento, Jean Higa and May Fukushima; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; memorial service 6 p.m. Casual attire. [Adv 22/4/2002]

JERRY SAKAE WATANABE, 76, of Honolulu, died June 29, 2002. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. A retired senior building inspector for the State of Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Ruby; son, Addison; daughters, Jennifer Holland and Lexine Okouchi; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Donald; sisters, Jeanette Fujii, Shizue Ishihara, Kazue Granich and Ethel Lam. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 7/7/2002]

KIMIYO WATANABE, 80, of Mililani, died March 7, 2002. Born in Wai'alae. Retired from Big Way Super Market. Survived by daughter, Ruby Nishi; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; sisters, Setsue Harada and Paulyne Suzawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary. [Adv 20/3/2002]

Michael Takashi Watanabe, 64, of Mililani Town, a retired Pearl Harbor Shipyard machinist, died Monday Jan 21, 2002. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Miyoko, son Kelvin Livas, daughters Mariann Cazimero and Suzanne Livas, mother Matsu Watanabe, brother Winfred, sister Blanche Tokuda and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. [SB 27/1/2002]

MIRIAM CHISAYO WATANABE, 87, of Waipahu, died Sept. 23, 2002. Born in Makua. Member of Hawaii Shigesan. Survived by son, Roger; daughter, Charlotte Edwards; two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary. [Adv 30/9/2002]

SAEKO WATANABE, 94, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2002. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Thomas and Wallace; daughter, Alice Botticelli; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 21/3/2002]

Sakae "Maggie" Watanabe, 83, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Datsun of Kauai automobile mechanic and U.S. Army veteran of the 100th Battalion Infantry, died Saturday Dec 21, 2002 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by son Dennis; daughters Gail Sakamoto and Beverly Fujisawa; brothers Chozo, Haruo and Shigeo; sister Katherine; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Jan. 4 at All Saints Church in Kapaa. [SB 27/12/2002]

SHIGEYO WATANABE , 97, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died April 6, 2002. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by son, Frank; daughter, Joann Kawane; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary. [Adv 12/4/2002]

THOMAS TOSHIYUKI WATANABE , 77, of 'Aiea, died May 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired Japan Airlines ramp lead. Survived by wife, Grace; sons, Eric and Dean; three grandchildren; brother, Rowan; sister, Kiyo, Ethel Kusumoto, Helen Okumura, Frances Tamura and Leatrice Shinno. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 15/16/2002]

WILDRED TAMOTSU WATANABE SR., 85, of Wai'anae, died Aug. 23, 2002. Born in Wai'anae. Survived by sons, Wilfred Jr.; daughters, Amy Ramsey, Wilma Manuel, Janis Wati and Doreen Barqero; brother, Albert; sisters, Kazume Okuda, Dorothy Yap and Jean Ishimoto; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual attire. [Adv 28/8/2002]

YOSHINO WATANABE, 85, of Kahului, Maui, died Nov. 23, 2002. Survived by sons, Wallace, James, Alan and Frederic; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Kiyo Kanada and Mitsue Umetsu. Services 11 a.m. tomorrow at Pa'ia Mantokuji, Maui. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui. [Adv 26/11/2002]

YUTAKA WATANABE, 88, of Wahiawa, died Nov. 9, 2002. Born in Kawailoa. A member of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Survived by wife, Helen; son, Gary; daughters, Gail and Faye; sister, Mitsuko Kishinami; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 13/11/2002]

WALTER IWAO WATAOKA, 66, of Ho-nolulu, died Sept. 17, 2002. Born in Ho-nolulu. No survivors. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Donations may be made to St. Francis Hospice. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i. [Adv 05/10/2002]

EDITH MIEKO WATARAI, 78, of Waipahu, died March 3, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Retired Big Way Super market cashier. Survived by sons, Wallace, Charles, Melvin and Winston; daughters, Dorothy Church, Thelma Ronald and Ann "Mitzi" Lehano; 22 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Dennis "Sadao" Sato. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary; Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual attire. [Adv 11/3/2002]

MARY ANN "MIKI" WATARU , 61, of Honolulu, died Sept. 23, 2002. Born in Illinois. An operation manager at Toyo Building Services Inc. Survived by husband, James Sr.; son, James Jr.; daughters, Karen Nakaoka and Connie Chinen; seven grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Inurnment 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. [Adv 27/9/2002]

KATHLENE ANNE WATERHOUSE, 57, of Honolulu, died Sept. 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A state clerk stenographer. Survived by daughter, Deanne Haugaard; mother, Gladys Schlick; brothers, Daryl and Philip Schlick. Private service held. Arrangements by Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. [Adv 9/17/2002]

JANE YOSHIKO WATERS, 95, of San Diego, Calif., formerly of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 15, 2002. Born in Hilo. A homemaker. Survived by son, Ronald; sister, Michiko Auld; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 10 a.m. Casual attire. [Adv 12/01/2003]

ELIZABETH MARY WATKINS, 78, of Pearl City, died May 16, 2002. Born in Wainiha, Kaua'i. A telecommunications operator retired from PAC-AF. Survived by sons, Ronald, Bruce and Bill; daughter, Susan Goodman; sister, Eleanor Inciong; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. [Adv 29/5/2002]

Charles Wyndham Watson - Visitors to Ala Moana Center may be more struck by his light-hearted heavyweight sculptures of animals than by the fact that he built the center itself. His Dune Circle neighbors may recall not only complaining about the long nights when he noisily pursued art hammer and tong in his backyard, but that he fired a rifle into the air the night he moved away to a Lanikai hillside studio to make sure the folks in the neighborhood remembered him. Charles Wyndham Watson, former president of Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Co. who pursued a second career as a sculptor, died Saturday April 20, 2002 in Kane'ohe at the age of 86. He was, like his 1.5-scale sculptures of Hawaiian heroes, larger than life. His small pieces, such as the net mender at the fountain at the top of Kapi'olani Boulevard, the leaping porpoises at Sea Life Park, the giraffe at Ala Moana Center, the man with an o'o on Kapahulu Avenue, and his Hawaiian helmets at the entry to the Halekulani Hotel, are part of the daily texture of Hawai'i life. His larger works are also even more familiar: Ala Moana Center, Aloha Stadium, the reef runway at the airport, and Pier 2. A real-life rags-to-riches Horatio Alger, Watson was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 30, 1915, and moved to California with his father early in life to operate a moonshine still in Horse Thief Canyon, hauling grain in and booze out in a Stutz Bearcat car to help slake the thirst of Los Angeles, said his son Kerry. After working as an apprentice carpenter during the Depression, "Tiger" Watson won the California Welterweight Boxing Championship in 1939 and remained undefeated as a prize fighter in aircraft carrier boxing matches during World War II. He studied engineering briefly at Santa Monica City College, but had little other formal training when he came to Hawai'i after the war as a manager for McNeil Construction, then moved to Hawaiian Dredging in 1950 as a general superintendent. He retired from the company in 1980 While studying the original Byodo-In Temple in Japan in preparation for duplicating it in concrete at Valley of the Temples, Watson became a lifelong friend of Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi. He seemed like an American Zorba, a man who "tried to teach us that excellence and achievement were attainable if we would only persevere," Kerry Watson said last night. In addition to his son Kerry, of Colorado, Watson is survived by his wife, Poni, of Lanikai; his other son, Mark of Lanikai; daughters Cathi Sanders of Honolulu and Wendy Erickson of Kailua; and seven grandchildren. The family will hold private services, followed by release of helium balloons bearing not only his ashes but pictures of his grandchildren. [Adv 22/4/2002]

Charles Wyndham Watson did a lot of hammering and pounding on metal and stone. The former president of the Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Co. helped build the Ala Moana Center, the Ilikai Hotel, the Aloha Stadium, the reef runway and other landmark structures. As a sculptor, he decorated the islands with dozens of pieces, ranging from the dolphins adorning Sea Life Park to the helmets at Halekulani, that paid tribute to Hawaiian culture. Watson died of congestive heart failure in Kaneohe on Saturday April 20, 2002. He was 86. His youngest daughter, Wendy Erickson of Kailua, described him as "a real working man who got down in the trenches with his workers, someone who knew their names and hung out with them after work. He didn't sit in an ivory tower." "He worked his way up from a ditch digger to be president of one of the largest construction companies," Erickson said. "Yet he was so creative and put so much into this island. ... He loved Hawaii." Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Watson spent his youth in Los Angeles, worked as an apprentice carpenter during the Depression and won the California Welterweight Boxing championship in 1939. He studied engineering briefly in Santa Monica and came to Hawaii after serving in World War II to manage McNeil Construction in 1946. He joined Hawaiian Dredging in 1950 as a general superintendent and retired from the company in 1980. Millie Lee, his secretary for 20 years, said he had a good heart beneath his gruff exterior. "Everybody respected him," she said. "He recognized people for their hard work and rewarded them. ... Working for him was a pleasure." Erickson said her father would work on his sculptures at their home in Dune Circle, Kailua, in spite of complaints from the neighbors about all "the hammering and pounding." He moved his family out of the district when his neighbors voted to close the public's right of way to the beach. "He said the beaches belonged to everybody, Hawaii was meant for everyone," Erickson said. The sculptures he built after he retired were dedicated to symbols of the Hawaiian culture, she said, such as the fisherman with his net at the top of Kapiolani Boulevard, and the pueo (owls) at the American Cancer society. But sometimes he would take the giant gears, crankshafts and other scrap metal from construction sites and turn them into sculptures, testament to a man who was as much a contradiction as the "Ferdinand the Bull" character in one of his favorite children's books, Erickson said. "Ferdinand was this tough bull who didn't want to be in a bullfight; he wanted to smell the flowers," she said. "My father was a real fighter, but all he wanted to do was lie on the hillside and smell the flowers, look at the clouds and build his sculptures where no one could hear him and complain." Several of his works grace their 3-acre home on a hillside in Lanikai, dubbed "Puu O Kale," which means "Charles' hill," Erickson said. From that site the family will hold private services and release a red helium-filled balloon because "The Red Balloon" was another favorite story that he read to his children. Erickson said the balloon will contain a love letter from his grandchildren and a bit of his ashes. The rest of the ashes will be scattered around the sculptures on top of the hillside, she said. Watson is also survived by his wife, Poni, of Lanikai, sons Kerry of Colorado and Mark of Lanikai, daughter Cathi Sanders of Honolulu and seven grandchildren. [SB 23/4/2002]

GNIT WAH WONG WATSON, 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 3, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Arleigh Akana and Keith Watson; daughter, Karen Richardson; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to noon Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; graveside service to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services. [Adv 10/1/2002]

Walter "Bill" John Watson, 69, of Waimanalo, a retired piano mover, died Tuesday Feb 19, 2002. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by son John and sister Roselani. Private services. [SB 22/2/2002]

BERNICE GENEIEVE WATSON WATT, 91, of Honolulu, died Jan. 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired city nurse. Survived by son, Alan; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services. [Adv 23/1/2002]

JOSEPH HERBERT WATT, 79, of Honolulu, died Nov. 25, 2002. Born in Hartlepool, England. Served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and worked in pest control for more than 40 years in Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Joyce; daughters, Jaqueline Carr and Debbie; two grandsons; one great-granddaughter; special companion, Lee Heu. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary. [Adv 30/11/2002]

WALTER HON KONG WATT, 72, of Honolulu, died Nov. 7, 2002. A medical doctor. Survived by wife, Dollianne; son, Kevin; daughter, Robyn Gertner; three grandchildren; brother, Philip; sister, Lillian Chun. Private service held. Memorial donations to St. Francis Hospice. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 20/11/2002]

JACK KING WATTS, 74, of Waikele, died May 15, 2002. Born in Oklahoma City. Retired as lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Air Force. Survived by wife, Maria; son, Richard; three grandchildren; brother, Jerry Dorsey. Visitation 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon; inurnment 3 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. [Adv 30/5/2002]

MASAKO WAUKE, 84, of Honolulu, died April 21, 2002. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. Retired, self-employed housekeeper. Survived by son, Walter; daughter, Esther Kita; four grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 24/4/2002]

Irene Weaver, 82, of Chalan Pago, Guam, formerly of Kaaawa, died last Tuesday at home. She is survived by daughters Beverlea Weaver and Barbara Kanda, brother Thomas Kenney and five grandchildren.

MARY CATHERINE WEAVER, 82, of Waialua, died May 10, 2002. Born in Berino, N.M. Employee of Kaimuki Library. Survived by son, Kim; daughter, Marca; brothers, Tom and Sam Urton; sister, Ruth Day. Service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary. [Adv 15/5/2002]

Phillip David Weaver, 71, of Honolulu, died November 1, 2002, in Honolulu. He was born in Florida. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Inurnment to follow at Williams Funeral Services Crypt. [SB 19/04/2003]

MADELINE KALAMA WEBB, 85, of Honolulu, died Nov. 3, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired beautician. Survived by son, Edwin; brother, Alexander Parker; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service noon; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. [Adv 11/11/2002]

WILLIAM ANDREW "ANDY" WEBB JR., 55, of Honolulu, died Nov. 2, 2002. Born in Shelton, Wash. A waiter at Radisson Prince Kuhio Hotel. Survived by sons, William III and Scott; sisters, Nancy Erickson and Karen Soselman; three grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i. [Adv 08/11/2002]

CAPT. WENDELL E. WEBBER, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Dec. 16, 2002. Formerly with U.S. Navy special warfare, including underwater demolition teams in the Korean War, and a SEAL team officer in Vietnam; and retired president and chief executive officer, Seaward Marine Services, diving and salvage company; former chief-of-staff officer, and deputy commander of naval operations, Support Group, Pacific; and Assault Force/Special Warfare Officer, assigned to the Commander-in-chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Survived by wife, Jan; daughter, Leslie; sister, Janice Neumann; two grandchildren. Services 1 p.m. Jan. 21 at Arlington National Cemetery. No flowers; donations to Naval Special Warfare Foundation, P.O. Box 5365, Virginia Beach, VA 23471. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, Jacksonville Beach, Fla. [Adv 14/01/2003]

BERTHA "BERT" WEEKS, 85, of Kahalu'u Mauka, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 24, 2002. Born in Kainaliu, Kona. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Frank, Harvey Jr. and William; sister, Thelma Tyler; two grandsons. Service 10:30 a.m. today at Christ Church Episcopal, Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai'i. Inurnment to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

MILDRED CAROLINE WEEKS , 80, of San Francisco East Bay area, died July 6, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Contra Costa County, Calif., Social Services Department employee. Survived by husband, Frank; daughters, Joann and Wendy; three grandchildren. Mass noon aug. 3 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Concord, Calif.; reception to follow. Arrangements by The Neptune Society of Northern California, Walnut Creek, Calif. [Adv 19/7/2002]

PATRICK ALLEN WEGESEND, 53, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16, 2002. Retired from Aston Hotels as a reservations instructor. Survived by mother, Ramona; brothers, Marshall Caban, William Sr., Gordon, Warren Sr. and Michael Wegesend; sisters, Sharleen Cruz-Perez and Linda Manu. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i. [Adv 20/9/2002]

FRED JACOB "BUSTER" WEHR JR., 82, of Honolulu, died Feb. 9, 2002. Survived by brothers, Allen and Kenneth; sister, Marion Hefner. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. [Adv 22/2/2002]

YETTA BAGNO WEINBERGER , 76, of Mililani, died Aug. 27, 2002. Born in Bronx, N.Y. A retired accountant and owner of Flyin' Y Enterprises. Survived by daughters, Jessie Weinberger and Ilene Weiser; grandchildren, Rachel and Gayle. Memorial service 6 p.m. Thursday at the Academy of the Pacific, Damon Hall, 913'Alewa Drive. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 1/9/2002]

Alexander "Alex" Don Weir, 84, of Kaneohe, an Eastman Kodak of Hawaii executive sales representative and a Honolulu police reservist, died Saturday Aug 10, 002 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alvina M., daughters Mary-Lee K. Pieri and Sharon A.U. Gonsalves, sisters Doris De Rego and Evelyn Norton, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. [SB 14/8/2002]

MARTIN WEIRLANGT , 45, of Honolulu, died July 31, 2002. Pacific Resources for Education and Learning science specialist. Survived by wife, Beauty; sons, Henry, Kenmoore, Albert and Vincente; daughters, Kuuipo and Arline; father, Higino; brother, Ernie; sister, Sayoko Sigrah, Judy Sohl and Ester Abrahm. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Central Union Church; service 6 p.m. No fresh flowers. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 12/8/2002]

THE REV. DENNIS "BUDDY" WELCH, 66, of Waimanalo, died Dec. 30, 2002. Born in Waialua. Founder and senior pastor, Greater Mount Zion Church, Hau'ula. Survived by wife, Elizabeth "Nania"; sons, Dennis and Jestin; daughters, Donna Dudoit, Cherish, Natasha, Shantel and Thelma; four grandchildren; brother, the Rev. Lyons; sisters, May Carreira and Emily Aweau. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Tuesday at the church; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. [Adv 10/012003]

GEORGE C. WELLINGTON SR. , 85, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 14, 2002. Born in Boston, Mass. A music teacher retired from Kailua Intermediate and Punahou Music School. A bass player with the Honolulu Symphony. Survived by daughters, Fumiko, Yuriko and Haruko; sons, George Jr. and Sam; two grandchildren; sisters, Jacqueline Bush and Muriel Turk. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Christopher Episcopal Church, Kailua; service 2 p.m. Private inurnment at a later date. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services. [Adv 22/8/2002]

GRADY BYNAM WELLS JR., 60, of Halawa, died Sept 8, 2002. Born in 'Aiea. Survived by sons, Kaipo and Garrett; brothers, Joseph, Edward and Napua; sister, Lydia Escuadro; father, John Halemano; three grandchildren.Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Kamehameha Schools Bishop Memorial Chapel; service 3 p.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 11/9/2002]

Mary Elizabeth Welzel, 90, of Kahului, a retired farmer, died March 24, 2002 at home. She was born in Dorchester, Iowa. She is survived by son Gale, daughter Carole and sister Stacia Strabley. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Lei only. [SB 31/3/2002]

DOROTHY MILLER WENDT, 83, of Honolulu, died Jan. 19, 2002. A retired Waipahu High School science teacher, 1966 Science Teacher of the Year, first civilian SCUBA instructor in Hawai'i and well known synchronized swimming instructor. Survived by daughter, Dorothy Mercado; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Barbara Fedor. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 27/2/2002]

Ruth Christine Werner, 90, of Makawao, Maui, a homemaker, died Thursday May 23, 2002 at home. She was born in Roosevelt, N.M. She is survived by sons Ralph A., Travis L. and Chris L.; and eight grandchildren. Private services. [SB 25/5/2002]

Robert M. "Bob" Wernet, a television journalist who became press secretary for former Gov. George Ariyoshi and former U.S. Rep. Pat Saiki, died Sunday July 21, 2002 at his home in Fort Washington, Md., after a long battle with cancer. He was 60. Wernet earned his master's degree from Regis College in his city of birth, Denver, and went on to a career that included two years in the Peace Corps starting in 1964 and then political reporting with KITV and KGMB in Honolulu. Wernet served as press secretary for Ariyoshi in 1973-74 when Ariyoshi was lieutenant governor and in 1980-86 when he was governor. Wernet became press secretary for Saiki in 1989. Wernet held positions as public information and special projects administrator for the East-West Center in Honolulu and public affairs adviser to the administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. He was the Washington correspondent for Hawai'i Travel Magazine and photo editor for Island Heritage Publications. Wernet also worked on the political campaigns of D.G. "Andy" Anderson for mayor in 1972 and former Gov. William Quinn for U.S. Senate in 1976. Wernet served as correspondent on the battleship USS New Jersey's homecoming voyage from Bremerton, Wash., through the Panama Canal to Philadelphia in 1999. He also served as correspondent on the battleship USS Missouri's final journey from Bremerton to Pearl Harbor in 1998. Wernet is survived by his wife of 33 years, Lois A. Wernet, and his sister, Roseann Bush of Denver. Funeral services are pending. [Adv 24/7/2002]

Bryson Anthony West, infant son of mother Ruby J., of Lahaina, died Friday Oct 18, 2002 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He is also survived by brother Blake P. and grandparents Leo and Connie Arce. Private services. [SB 23//10/2002]

GLENN FRANCIS WESTERFIELD, 75, of Honolulu, died April 15, 2002. Born in Lee's Summit, Mo. A Navy veteran who served in the South Pacific during World War II. Survived by wife, Lois; daughters, Deborah and Ruth "Lori"; one granddaughter; brothers, Charles and Clyde. Committal service 3 p.m. Monday at the National memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 18/4/2002]

CHARLES ANDREW WHALEN JR., 50, of Kane'ohe, died March 12, 2002. Born in Plainfield, N.J. President and founder of Touchstone Properties, Ltd. Survived by wife, Stephanie; sons, Kale, Keven and Cameron; daughter, Shea; father, Charlie; brother, Ken; sisters, Debbie Rogers and Michele "Mickey" Fetzko; hanai father, Bob Paris. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary mauka chapel; service 1:30 p.m. Burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Celebration of life 5 to 9 p.m. at Elks Club in Waikiki. [Adv 17/3/2002]

Linda A. Whaley, 45, of Waipahu, died Dec. 7, 2002. She was born in Delaware. She is survived by brother Bob Whaley. Graveside services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples. Inurnment to follow at Williams Funeral Services Crypt. [SB 20/12/2002]

HARRY YOUNG HE WHANG, 73, of Honolulu, died Aug. 28, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired George S. Soranaka General Contractors carpenter. Survived by daughters, Sharon Ito, Janice Tom and Faith Kimura; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Agnes O'Reilly and Lily Lima. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 9 a.m.; cemetery committal service and burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. [Adv 11/9/2002]

HAROLD EUGENE WHEELER, 64, of Honolulu, died July 15, 2002. Born in Idaho. Retired senior chief fire technician in the U.S. Navy. Survived by wife, Barbara; sons, Tracy and Leslie; daughters, Lani Ann and Kim Billon; brothers, Jack and Bob; eight grandchildren; great-grandson. Service 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 25/7/2002]

SHAYLLA YURI WHEELER, infant daughter of Richard and Dallas Wheeler, died Feb. 1, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sister, Jesslyn; grandparents, Setsuko Wheeler and Mr. and Mrs. Shoichi Kamatsu; great-grandmother, Mitsuno Kunishige. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 8/2/2002]

Harriett Elizabeth Fisk Whitaker, 84, of Honolulu died Saturday Sep 21, 2002] in California. She was born in California. She is survived by daughter Julie Tamez and grandchildren Benjamin, Emilio and Alia Tomez. Private services. Donations suggested to the Honolulu Academy of Arts. [SB 25/9/2002]

CHESTER WHITCOMB , 79, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died June 1, 2002. Born in Sommerville, Mass. Retired from U.S. Coast Guard and civil service. Survived by wife, Anne; son, Donald; daughter, Christine. Visitation 12:30 p.m Saturday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery; service 1 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Isle Mortuary. [Adv 5/6/2002]

FELICITAS J. WHITE , 59, of Waipahu, died May 15, 2002. Born in San Quintin, Pagasinan, Philippines. The ARC in Hawaii qualified mental retardation professional. Survived by husband, Rudolph; brother, Eddie Jimenez; sister, Vicky Jimenez. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 10/6/2002]

JAMES KAAUWAI MAKELELE WHITE SR. , 78, of 'Ewa Beach, died March 22, 2002. Born on O'ahu. A custodian retired from the state government. Survived by sons, Gregory, Warren, Glen, James "Kimo" Jr., Nathan "Kaleo" and Matthew; daughters, Darlene Sabate, Shalene White, Debbie "Pua" Kuhia, Jamie Kaulia, Georgia White, Ernestine "Pinky" Alfapada; brother, Edward; sisters, Luciana "Lou" Hardison, Thelma "Momi" Cross and Velma "Nani" Kekona; 47 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 8 p.m. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday; service 10 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Service, LLC. [Adv 10/4/2002]

Merlin Leialoha White Jr., 70, of Kailua, a retired Honolulu Fire Department captain, a former owner of Kailua Welding and a U.S. Air Force veteran, died Wednesday Oct 9, 2002. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sylvia; son Charles; daughters Julie-Beth Galeon, Helen Oglivie and Lisa Hankins; brothers Rudolph and Thomas White; sister Rhona Reeves; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. [SB 13/10/2002]

REGINALD O. WHITE, 80, of Honolulu, died July 4, 2002. Born in Baltimore, Md. Retired from the New Jersey State Police Department. Survived by son, Bruce Daryl; sisters, Vivian Conway and Natalie Mack; nephew, Edward White. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 7/7/2002]

HARRIETT ELIZABETH FISK WHITAKER , 84, of Honolulu, died Sept. 21, 2002. Born in Los Angeles. Survived by daughter, Julie Tamez; grandchildren, Benjamin, Emilio and Alia Tamez. Private service. Donations may be made to Honolulu Academy of Arts. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i. [Adv 26/9/2002]

ALAN RUSSELL WHITEHEAD, 49, of Cape Coral, Fla., died Jan. 8, 2002. Born in Easton, Pa. A licensed home care practical nurse. Survived by daughters, Jessica Niimi and Julia; mother, Audrey; brother, Austin; sisters, Arlene Schatz and Alissa Caldwell. No service information was provided. [Adv 31/1/2002]

WITHERS "WHITEY" "MR. SAWYER" WESLEY WHITEHEAD, 66, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 5, 2002. Born in Madison Heights, Va. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center employee. Survived by wife, Yvonne; sons, Kenneth Whitehead, Mike and Raymond Sawyer; daughter, Earlin Sawyer; brother, Leroy, Floyd and James; eight grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. Sunday at Wai'anae Army Recreation Center. Scattering of ashes to follow. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park. [Adv 17/1/2002]

ROSE MARIE WHITFIELD , 69, of Wahiawa, died July 24, 2002. Born on the Big Island. A homemaker. Survived by son, Britt; daughters, Debra Whitfield and Shelvia Koeshell; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, David Molina; sister, Margaret Pacheco. Memorial service 5 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 27/7/2002]

GERALD AINSLEY WHITNEY, 56, of Waialua, died April 16, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Kalani; daughters, Noelani, Malia Shim and Maile; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary. [Adv 23/4/2002]

Charles Richard "Charley" Whitson, 75, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, died March 21 at home. He was born in Peach Orchard, Ark. He is survived by son Herbert, daughter Irene A. Ray, brother Bob, sister Sue Dreo and three grandchildren. No services. [SB 28/3/2002]

DOUGLAS JAMES WHITTINGHAM SR. , 85, of Honolulu, died Aug. 25, 2002. Born in San Francisco, Calif. A captain for Aloha Airlines for 23 years. Survived by sons, Douglas Jr., Stuart and Chris; sister, Barbara Avila; six grandchildren. Scattering of ashes 2:30 p.m. Saturday fronting Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 30/8/2002]

KIRKLAND JAMES WHITTLE SR., 72, of Ha'iku, Maui, died Nov. 3, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Former owner of Whittle Neon Sign Company and employee of A.C. Chock. Survived by wife, Patricia Perry; son, Kirkland Jr.; daughters, Rori-Jean Keomaka, Donalee Pang and Jamie Wagner; sister, Lillian Hayselden; 12 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 6 p.m. Reception to follow at the family home. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday on O'ahu at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; reception to follow. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary. [Adv 06/11/2002]

MARION TROY WHITTLE, 98, of Honolulu, died Nov. 17, 2002. Born in Colfax, Wash. A homemaker. Survived by son, Tom Fink; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Reception and fellowship 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.

Ned Byron Wiederholt, 78, of Kailua, a former architect-planner for the American Samoan government, died Tuesday Mar 19, 2002. Born in Wausau, Wis., he also served as a vice chairman for the the state Planning Commission and worked as deputy chief planning officer for the City & County of Honolulu. He is survived by wife Phyllis, sons Marc and Ned, brother Dale, sister Constance and nine grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Keolumana United Methodist Church. Casual attire. No flowers. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. [SB 25/3/2002]

HELEN MODEAN WIEGERT, 85, of Honolulu, died March 6, 2002. Born in Arkansas. Retired Fort Shafter office clerk. Survived by son, James; daughter, Susan; one grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. [Adv 12/3/2002]

GERALDINE C. "MAMA JERRY" WIENEKE, 60, of Honolulu, died Sept. 13, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An employee with Jack in the Box Restaurants. Survived by husband, Willi; sons, David and Charlie; sister, Charlotte; grandson, Donovan. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. [Adv 9/18/2002]

GRACE LOIS WIGGLESWORTH, 39, of Pearl City, formerly of Monument, Colo., died Feb. 13, 2002. Born in Fort Carson, Colo. A music director for Christ Lutheran Church and classical pianist. Survived by mother, Eiko; brothers, Fenton Jr. and Andrew; sisters, Vera Miles, June Wigglesworth and Rachel Franklin; nieces and nephews. Service 3 p.m. Monday at Waialae-Kahala Chapel. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 16/2/2002]

SCOTT ALAN WIKANDER, 39, of Honolulu, died Oct. 2, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by life partner, Delbert Brooks; broth