• Mitsuko Matsuoka • Marcelo Valdez Mitsuko Matsuoka Mitsuko “Mitchan” Matsuoka of Koloa died May 29, 2004, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital at the age of 86. A retired tour narrator with Roberts’ Tours, she was born Jan. 19, 1918, in
• Mitsuko Matsuoka
• Marcelo Valdez
Mitsuko Matsuoka
Mitsuko “Mitchan” Matsuoka of Koloa died May 29, 2004, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital at the age of 86.
A retired tour narrator with Roberts’ Tours, she was born Jan. 19, 1918, in Koloa.
She is survived by her husband, Takeshi Matsuoka of Koloa; four sons: Wayne (Diane) Matsuoka of Lihu‘e; Elliot (Sharyn) Matsuoka of Gardena, Calif., Bert (Janette) Matsuoka of Koloa and Scot Matsuoka of Mililani; two sisters, Helen Hamada of Waimea and Sue (Angel) Escalante of Berkeley, Calif.; one brother, Masashi Terui of Henderson, Nev; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Services are scheduled for Sunday, June 6, at Koloa Missionary Church. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. with services to follow at 2 p.m.
Casual attire is suggested. Arrangements are being handled by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
Marcelo Valdez
Marcelo Dingle Valdez of Hanama‘ulu died April 24, 2004, in the Philippines at the age of 86.
Born Nov. 18, 1917, in the Philippines, he came to Hawai‘i in 1945 and worked for the Lihu‘e Plantation Co. Ltd. on the East Kauai Water Supply.
Preceded in death by his wife, Maria Sarmiento Valdez, he is survived by his son, Francis “Frank” (Lily) Valdez of Lihu‘e; daughter Edelita (Lorenzo) Salud of Hanama‘ulu; two grandsons, one granddaughter, and four great grandchildren.
Services were held in the Philippines.
