• Mary Ewaliko Ahana • Doris Kawamura • Patrick Joseph Morse • Joseph Gary Bland • Avelina Asuncio • Josephine Leinaala (Duque) Albayrak Mary Ewaliko Ahana Mary Ewaliko Ahana of Lihu‘e, died Nov. 12, 2007, at her home at the age
• Mary Ewaliko Ahana
• Doris Kawamura
• Patrick Joseph Morse
• Joseph Gary Bland
• Avelina Asuncio
• Josephine Leinaala (Duque) Albayrak
Mary Ewaliko Ahana
Mary Ewaliko Ahana of Lihu‘e, died Nov. 12, 2007, at her home at the age of 91.
Born Dec. 8, 1915, in Anahola, she was the retired owner of Ahana Motel.
Preceded in death by daughter Joyce (Richard) Watanabe and grandchild Garrett Shiets, she is survived by husband Ah Sau Ahana of Lihu‘e, daughters Carol (Edwin) Kondo of Honolulu, Janice Shiets of Kaneohe and Eli Kikuchi of Lihu‘e; sister Ruth Texeira of Anahola; grandchildren Eric Kondo, Keith Kondo, Joni (Harold) Tanaka, Laurie (Richard) Apiki, Wanda (Wesley) Toyama, Kevin Watanabe, Lianne Watanabe, Ross Watanabe of Honolulu, Kent (Lori) Kikuchi of Lihu‘e and Keri (Ben) Kobayashi of Hilo; 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
Friends may visit with the family from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at Lihu‘e First Hawaiian Church, where services will be at 11 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Casual attire is suggested. Arrangements are being handled by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
Doris Kawamura
Doris Makie Kawamura of Kilauea died at home on Nov. 6, 2007, at the age of 78. She was born on Kaua‘i on June 15, 1929, and was a dedicated homemaker.
She is survived by her husband Tokiyoshi Kawamura; brothers Mitsugi Nambu of Lihu‘e and Manabu Nambu of Honolulu; sister-in-law Yuriko Nambu of Lihu‘e, nieces and nephews.
Private graveside services were held.
Kauai Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home assisted the Kawamura family with arrangements
Patrick Joseph Morse
Patrick Joseph (“Joe”) Morse passed away peacefully at his home in Kapa‘a on Nov. 2, 2007, at the age of 65.
Joe was born in Jamestown, Calif., on Feb. 5, 1942. About 9 years later the family moved to Sonora, Calif., where Joe finished grammar school and high school. Upon graduation from high school in 1960, Joe traveled to Kaua‘i for the first time, along with his sister, Carolyn, as a graduation gift from his great aunt, Mary Ann Wickey, who had lived on Kaua‘i for many years.
Joe attended Modesto Junior College and the University of California at Davis.
After graduation he moved to Hawai‘i and taught high school for many years, all on Kaua‘i. He taught first in Koloa and then at Kapa‘a High School. His subjects were French, mathematics, and guidance. His career was interrupted for a tour of duty in the Army in Viet Nam, but he returned to Kaua‘i after he was honorably discharged and resumed teaching. He loved his students and over the years touched many lives on Kaua‘i. Joe retired from teaching approximately five years ago.
Joe’s parents were Robert and Eva (Franco) Morse, both of whom predeceased him. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law Carolyn Morse McGinty and Roger McGinty of Sequim, Wash.; brother and sister-in-law Robert Morse and Marianne Morse of Eureka, Calif.; and niece Anna Morse of Eureka, Calif.; aunt Alma (Franco) Montanelli of Chico, Calif.; cousins Ernest Carboni of Sacramento, Calif., Larry Franco of Westlake Village, Calif., and Rick Franco of Modesto, Calif. Joe is also survived by his dog Jackson, who is going to a good home on Kaua‘i.
Joe loved to travel and took many extensive trips around the world, both during school vacations and after his retirement. He visited his family in California almost every year during his life in Hawai‘i. Joe will be missed by his many good friends on Kaua‘i.
A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, at 11 a.m. at Joe’s home at 302-A Makani, Kapa‘a. Burial will take place later in Jamestown Catholic Cemetery, Jamestown, Calif., next to his parents.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Joe’s name to Hawaii Public Radio, 738 Kaheka St., Honolulu, HI 96814 or Kauai Humane Society, PO Box 3330, Lihu‘e, HI 96766.
Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral assisted the family with arrangements.
Joseph Gary Bland
Joseph Gary Bland, of Kapa‘a, died at home on Oct. 7, 2007, at the age of 47.
Born in Tulsa, Okla., on Feb. 7, 1960, he was a truss builder for Island Truss, Hanama‘ulu.
Mr. Bland was preceded in death by his parents Charles Cecil and Geneva B. Bland.
He is survived by his brothers Donald (Lorraine) Bland and Charles (Tina) Bland II; sisters Bonnie (Jim) Pierson of Pryor, Okla., and Jayne (Billy) Topper of Claremore, Okla.; nephews Jake Bland and Carter Mackey; nieces Darci and Bailey Topper, Leah Naveck, and Brooke Bland-Fielder.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, at the north end of Lydgate near the mouth of Wailua River at 1 p.m.
Avelina Asuncion
Avelina Cuaresma Asuncion passed away at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Nov. 8, 2007, at the age of 80.
Born on May 30, 1927. she was a retired teacher at Elsie H. Wilcox Elementary School and an evening lecturer at Kauai Community College.
She was preceded in death by her husband Pete P. Asuncion.
She is survived by daughters Miriam Ellen (Wesley) Pagador, Evita Asuncion, Grace (John) Harlacher; grandchildren Dustin, Jordan, 0 Taylor, Cheyenne and Kiana; brother Federico “Fred” Cuaresma and sister Mary Christine Guerrero; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Koloa Union Church, where a memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at the Koloa Cemetery.
The family requests casual attire. Arrangements are being handled by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
Josephine Leinaala (Duque) Albayrak
Services were held on Nov. 9, for Josephine Leinaala (Duque) Albayrak, 67, who died on Nov. 1, 2007, at Kaiser Hospital in Manteca, Calif.
Mrs. Albayrak was born in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, and raised on Kaua‘i. A Manteca resident for six years, she was a stockroom supervisor in the electronic industry for 12 years.
Mrs. Albayrak is survived by her husband of 37 years, Mike R. Albayrak of Manteca; children Mary Jennie Sanchez of San Jose, Brenda Cardona of Antioch, Marleen Ramirez of Mountain House, Junior Cardona of Tracy and Meredith Barraza of Newman; siblings Mary Jane (Bernard) Simao, Diana (Darrel) Simao, Linda (Michael) Koerte, Larry Duque, Derrick (Cynthia) Reis and Dennis Duque, all of Hawai‘i, and Jacinto Duque of Boston; 22 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Joseph Duque; sisters Andrea Freitas and Dolores Schaeffer, all of Kaua‘i.
Interment was in Tracy Cemetery, 600 W. Schulte Road, Tracy, Calif.
