• Wallace Tavares • Jose Gante • Benjamin Akau Sr. • Kiyoto Okimoto Wallace Tavares Wallace Michael Tavares of O‘ahu and Kaua‘i died Aug. 22, 2010, on O‘ahu, at the age of 38. Born on Jan. 31, 1972, he was
• Wallace Tavares • Jose Gante • Benjamin Akau Sr. • Kiyoto Okimoto
Wallace Tavares
Wallace Michael Tavares of O‘ahu and Kaua‘i died Aug. 22, 2010, on O‘ahu, at the age of 38. Born on Jan. 31, 1972, he was employed with Kahukai Landscaping.
Preceded in death by grandfather Joseph Tavares, he is survived by son Hunter Tavares; parents Wally and Dinah Aquino Tavares; brother Warren (Tasha) Tavares; paternal grandmother Angela Tavares; and maternal grandparents Chuck and Mildred Fernandez; and one niece, cousins, aunts and uncles.
Celebration of life Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo, with visitation from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., with Mass at 11 a.m.
Arrangements are being handled by Borthwick Kaua‘i Mortuary.
Jose Gante
Jose R. Gante of Makaweli died on Aug. 29, 2010 at Hale Kupuna Heritage Home at the age of 99. Born Aug. 5, 1911 in the Philippines, he was a laborer with a sugar plantation.
He is survived by wife Carmaleta Gante; daughters Josie (Dennis) Addington and Angela (Richard) Ramsey; sons Norman (Rosane) Gante and Cullen Gante; eight grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation at 9 a.m., service at 10 a.m. at the Borthwick Kaua‘i Mortuary chapel in Koloa, with burial to follow at the Hanapepe Public Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by Borthwick Kaua‘i Mortuary in Koloa.
Benjamin Akau Sr.
Benjamin “Honey Boy” Kananiokalani Akau Sr. died on Aug. 26, 2010 at Castle Medical Center, O‘ahu at age 73. Born on Oct. 12, 1936 in Lahaina, Maui, he was a retired bus driver for Roberts Hawai‘i tour company.
Preceded in death by son Benjamin Akau Jr., brother Lluwelyn Akau, sisters Marie Aipolani and Judith Kealoha, he is survived by wife Debonair Akau; sons Glenn (Colette) Akau, Guy Akau and Ivan (Maria) Akau, Damien D. (Ku‘ulei) Akau, Dwayne K. (Erin) Akau; daughter Dolly Anna (Edwin) Garces; brother Jordan Akau; sisters Faith Akau, Ernestine Ramos and Laverne Sanchez; daughter-in-law Yulian Akau of Hanama‘ulu; sister-in-law Sarah Akau of O‘ahu; brother-in-law John Aipolani of O‘ahu; 22 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Celebration of life on Sept. 18, 2010 at the Koloa Church on Po‘ipu Road in Koloa, with visitation from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Koloa Church Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by Borthwick Mortuary Kaua‘i in Koloa.
Kiyoto Okimoto
Kiyoto Okimoto of Lihu‘e died on Aug. 28, 2010 at Garden Isle Health Care at the age of 91. He was born on Oct. 10, 1918 in Lihu‘e, and was a retired manager of Kress Store.
He is survived by his wife Yatsu; children Arlene (Wayne) Yamada of Castro Valley, Calif., Joyce (Steve) Nishimura of Bainbridge Island, Wash., and Wayne (Kathy) Okimoto of Reno, Nev.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; nephew, Shigetoshi Kimura of O‘ahu; brothers-in-law Minoru Shimokawa and David Shimokawa; sister-in-law Chieko Oda, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 at Lihu‘e Christian Church from 9 a.m., with service at 10 a.m.
The family suggest casual attire and asks that flowers may be omitted.
Arrangements are being handled by Garden Island Mortuary.
