• Asako Shibata • Ronald Duarte Sr. Asako Shibata Asako “Asa” Shibata of Lihu‘e died on April 3, 2008, at her home in Lihu‘e at the age of 84. Born on Oct. 18, 1923, in California, she was a bookkeeper.
• Asako Shibata
• Ronald Duarte Sr.
Asako Shibata
Asako “Asa” Shibata of Lihu‘e died on April 3, 2008, at her home in Lihu‘e at the age of 84. Born on Oct. 18, 1923, in California, she was a bookkeeper.
She is survived by husband Henry Shibata of Lihu‘e; daughter Janis (Garth) Shibata-Rodrigues of California; sister Ihoko (Frank) Fukuhara of California; and grandson Wesley Rodrigues of California.
Friends may visit with the family at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 11, at Kapa‘a All Saints Church; memorial services will be celebrated at noon. Casual attire is suggested.
Borthwick Kauai Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
Ronald Duarte Sr.
Ronald William “Skippy” Duarte Sr. of Kalaheo went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2008, at the age of 69. Born on Dec. 8, 1938, he was a retired power plant supervisor with ITT at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) and a retired baseball coach of many years.
He was preceded in death by parents Ceasar and Rosalina Duarte; wife Patricia; sons Darrick and Ryan.
He is survived by daughters Elizabeth Duarte (Derek Arakaki) and Pernella (Sean) Beardsley; sons Ronald Jr. (Marleen) Duarte and Caesar (Vanessa) Duarte; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother Donald (Betty) Duarte; daughter-in-law Edie Arrocena; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A celebration of his life will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, at Holy Cross Church; Mass begins at 4 p.m. followed by interment at the Hanapepe Cemetery. The family requests casual attire.
Arrangements are being handled by Garden Island Mortuary Ltd.
