Obituaries for Saturday – January 14, 2006

• John Rego Sr.

• Charles T. Miyashiro

John Rego Sr.

John Rego Sr., of Hanama’ulu, died at Garden Isle Healthcare on Dec. 20, 2005, at the age of 88.

Born in Hanama’ulu,on Feb. 8, 1917, he was a power plant operator and electrician with Lihue Plantation Co.

Preceded in death by his wife, Onoubu, he is survived by three sons, Robert (Priscilla) Rego of Lihu’e, John (Lavern) Rego Jr., of Hanama’ulu and Nelson (Clara) Rego of Hilo, Hawai’i; daughter, Ilene Rego of Hayward, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Martin Rego of Honolulu, O’ahu and Robert (Francis) Rego of Hanama’ulu; sister, Margaret Rapozo; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Services were private. Arrange-ments were handled by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd.

Charles T. Miyashiro

Charles T. Miyashiro of Honolulu, died Jan. 6, 2006, at Queen’s Medical Center, at the age of 71.

Born Nov. 30, 1934, in Hanapepe, he was a retired teacher and coach at Hilo High School. He was also an athletic director for Kaimuki High School.

He is survived by his wife, Rose “Rosie” Miyashiro of Honolulu; son,Charles (Anne) Miyashiro II of Mililani, O’ahu; daughter: Kimberly (David) Takayesu of San Francisco, Calif.; two grandchildren; brothers, Kinji (Jean) Miyashiro of Honolulu; Thomas (Setsuko) Miyashiro of Honolulu; sisters, Fukiko Miyashiro of Honolulu, Doris Kanda of Los Angeles, Calif., Emily Tanaka of Honolulu, and Molly Nakamura of California; sister-in-law, Kimie Miyashiro of Honolulu; brother-in-law, Edward Maglasang of California; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Visitation will be at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary where a memorial service will begin at 6 p.m. The family asks that flowers be omitted.

Arrangements are being handled by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.