Honolulu Advertiser & Star Bulletin Obituaries January 1 – December 31, 1998 N Margaret K.L. Naai, 96, of Kailua, a retired schoolteacher, died Monday Jan 5, 1998 in Aloha Health Care Center. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Herman, daughter Yvonne Novotny, brothers Richard and James Mau, sisters Helen Lin and Angie Lum, five grandchildren and six great- grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Eugenio B. Nacnac, 68, of Eleele, Kauai, a retired irrigation technician with McBryde Sugar Co., died June 15, 1998 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Wailua. He is survived by wife Lucena; sons Alejo, Eugenio Jr. and Edwin; brother Lysander; stepbrothers Rizal and Alejo Jr.; sisters Tranquilina Alejandro, Priscilla Andres and Nely Macadang, and stepsister Ortencia. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of the Nazarene in Hanapepe. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire. Sumie “Sumi” Nagaei,80, of Honolulu, a retired secretary for the Japan Times, died Thursday April 30, 1998 in Aiea. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Sadie M. Toyofuku Jr. and Jean A. Nagaei; sister Mary T. Muraoka, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. Hisashi Nagai, 99, of Hilo, a sugar cane planter for the former Onomea Sugar Co., died Sunday Dec 13, 1998 in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was also a self-employed sugar cane planter. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, he is survived by sons Hideo and Kenneth; daughters Hisako Shishido, Sayoko Murai, Shizuho Ota, Vivian Prosise, Arleen Gerbig and Miriam Kuruhara; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Taishoji Soto Mission. Call after 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Sueko Nagai, 94, of Waianae, died Sunday Jul 27, 1998 in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Richard H. and Bert H.; daughters Pearl K. Nagata and Karen M. Chung; brother Herbert R. Kawamoto; sister Joyce N. Kawamoto; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. [SB 30/07/1998] Brian T. Nagamine Jr., 26, of Lihue, commercial driver for Up-To-Date Cleaners, died Thursday Mar 5, 1998 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Lihue, he is survived by wife Lori; son Bryson; daughter Brianne; parents Brian and Shanlynn; paternal grandparents Shoichi and Shizuko Nagamine; maternal grandparent Chloe Godrey; and great-grandmother Jeanette Harper. Services to be held in Lihue. Jay J.K. Nagamine, 23, of Kula, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by parents Russell M. and Kelly L.; sister Tiana, and grandparents Bill and Jean Pierceall. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Makawao Veterans Cemetery. Mack Y. Nagamine, 91, of Honolulu, a retired assistant manager for YWCA M’s Garden, died Jan. 30, 1998 at home. Born in Okinawa, Japan, he is survived by sons Donald H. and Herbert M.; daughters Shirley M. Hunt and Kay K. Zukeran; sister Sadako Sadoyama; and seven grandchildren. Private services. Suellen C. Apana Nagamine, 57, of Kahului, owner of Maui Appliance, died Tuesday Jul 21, 1998 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by husband James “Yoshi;” mother Helen Apana; sons James Jr., Ken, Glen, Guy and Steven; hanai sons Kimo and Alika Apana; brothers Rusty, Jimmy, Andy, Dennis and Ricky; sisters Cyndi and Clare Apana and Pat Lunn; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. [SB 23/07/1998] Bertha T. Nagano, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Hallmark Jewelers sales clerk, died June , 1998 shi Hirano and Diane N. Shimomi; brothers Edward and Howard Hiroki, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were private. Takie Nagano, 85, of Mililani Town died last Saturday May 2, 1998 in Pearl City Nursing Home. Born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii, she is survived by daughters Jane Shigemoto, Shirley Togashi and Joyce Okuma; sisters Sueko Kondo and Gertrude Goto; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchil dren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers. Eddy N. Nagao,76, of Honolulu, a retired general contractor, died Saturday Aug 15, 1998 at home. Born in Kurtistown, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Jean Y.; sons Michael and Alan; daughters Shann and Nora; brothers the Rev. Norito and Robert Nagao and Clifford Kinji; sisters Yoshie Kimura, Kikue “Kay” Nishioka and Michiko Hori; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Ellen S. Nagaoka, 85, of Waianae, a retired Nakatani Store cook, died Friday Aug 7, 1998 at home. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Waianae Hongwanji Mission. Chie Nagasawa, 98, of Waipahu, a seamstress, died Tuesday Sep 1, 1998 in Leahi Hospital. Born in Yanai City, Japan, she is survived by sons James I., Dr. Herbert T. and Dr. Richard H.; daughter Margaret N. Saito; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services over ashes: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Stephen W. Nagasawa, 76, died Jan. 3, 1998 in Faxton Hospital in Utica, N.Y. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Doris; sisters Vivian Kato, Elsie Sakai and Iris Tamura, and brother Arthur. No services. Dorothy F. Nagata, 73, of Honolulu, a retired accountant for Restaurant Suntori, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Robert T.; sons David J., Eric J. and Allan T.; mother Mitsuyo Morioka; brother Herbert Morioka; sisters Helen Miyamoto and Mildred Kajiura; and two grandchildren. Private services. Edwin T. Nagata, 88, of Kahului died Saturday Mar 7, 1998 at home. Born in Spreckelsville, Maui, he is survived by wife Betty F.; son Willard; daughters Charlotte Akiyama and Carol Tokunaga; brothers Yoshiteru “Lanky” and Larry; sisters Nancy K. Fujimoto, Hanae Kuwahara and Tomie Sano; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services over ashes: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Kahului Union Church. Inurnment: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Frederick S. Nagata, 81, a retired state employee, died last March 7, 1998 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace; sons Wayne and Peter, sister Florence Ing and four grandchildren. Private services. Futomi “Tommy” Nagata, 81, of Hilo, a retired employee for the Hawaiian Telephone Co. in Hilo, died Sunday Dec 27, 1998 in Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Toyome “Betty;” son Roddy; daughter Gail Pisciotto; sisters Yoshiko Hamada, Hisako Nakata, Nancy Hiromasa and Evelyn Fujimoto; and three grandchildren. Services over ashes: 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Kaoru “Raymond” Nagata, 89, of Hilo, Hawaii, a retired foreman for the former Masaru Oda Painting Contractor, died Thursday Nov 5, 1998 at his home. He was born in Hilo. He also worked for S.K. Oda Ltd. and was a member of the Higashi Hongwanji Mission and the Lower Houselot Kumiai. He is survived by wife Ayako; sons Roy, Jerry, Edwin and Larry; daughter Shirley Sakata; three brothers Tsutomu, Sadamu and Isamu; sister Mitsue Kudo; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Higashi Hongwanji in Hilo. Call 3 to 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Kiyome Nagata, 97, of Kahului, an operator at Nagata Store in Paia, Maui, died April 6, 1998 in Kahului Hale Makua. Born in Kumamoto, Japan, she is survived by sisters Chiyome Honda, Toyome Enomoto and Sally Yokoyama; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services. Mineto Nagata, 70, of Hilo, a sugar cane farmer, died Friday Jun 12, 1998 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. Survived by brothers Tokiwo and Hideki and sisters Dora Takahashi, Sue Saiki, Tatsuko Nishimura and Hisako Kurata. Private services. Janice R. Nagato, 56, of Omao, Kauai, a housekeeper for the Sheraton Kauai Hotel, died Sunday Sep 13, 1998 in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Megumi, son Jared Taira, daughter Jonelle Ruiz, and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick/ Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Cornelius F. Nagle, 78, of Honolulu, a retired captain with the Worcester Fire Department, died Friday Apr 3, 1998 in Veterans Affairs Center for Aging. He was also a World War II veteran. Born in Worcester, Mass., he is survived by wife Alice, son James and three grandchildren. Mass: 9:15 a.m. tomorrow at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to V.A. Center for Aging, Building 110, 1 Jarrett White Road, Honolulu 96819. Francis W. Nagle, 81, of Kapolei, a retired technical sergeant for the U.S. Air Force, died Thursday Jun 5, 1998 in Honolulu. He was born in Boston, Mass. Survived by wife Louise C.; son Michael; daughter Patricia, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.