• Kaoru Taogoshi • Itsue Ikehara • Joyce Vierra Kaoru Taogoshi Kaoru Taogoshi of Kapa‘a died Feb. 23, 2011, at his home at age 86. Born May 20, 1924, in Moloa‘a, Kaua‘i, he was a mechanic with Kapa‘a Super Service.
• Kaoru Taogoshi • Itsue Ikehara
• Joyce Vierra
Kaoru Taogoshi
Kaoru Taogoshi of Kapa‘a died Feb. 23, 2011, at his home at age 86.
Born May 20, 1924, in Moloa‘a, Kaua‘i, he was a mechanic with Kapa‘a Super Service.
He is survived by wife Alice S. Taogoshi of Kapa‘a; sons Glenn Shimazu and Russell (Lisa) Shimazu, both of Kaua‘i; daughter Georgianna (Randall) Matsumoto of O‘ahu; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters Miyoko Hashimoto and June Mullins, both of O‘ahu; brother-in-law Hiromi Abo of Honolulu; sister-in-law Kazue Taogoshi of Kaua‘i; numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends may visit with the family from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Kapa‘a Hongwanji Mission; service officiated by Rev. Kazunori Takahashi will begin at 2 p.m.
Casual attire. Flowers are welcome.
Arrangements are being handled by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd.
Itsue Ikehara
Itsue Ikehara of Kapa‘a died Feb. 13, 2011, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital at age 80.
Born March 5, 1930, in Koloa, she was a retired clerk with Wilcox Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Genya Ikehara.
She is survived by her sons, Archie (Lynn) Ikehara, Leo Ikehara, both of Honolulu; daughter, Penny (Aubrey) Kunishige of Kekaha; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Toshio Kobayashi (Setsuko) of Koloa, Takeshi Kobayashi (Alice) of Pearl City; Shizuo (Joan) Kobayashi of Keneohe, Tatsuo (Julia) Kobayashi of Lihu‘e, James (Lillian) Kobayashi of Wailua and Rev. Stanley (Bette) Kobayashi of Koloa; sisters, Kikuyo Inouye of Mililani and Katherine Urabe of Kapa‘a.
Services were private.
Arrangements are being handled by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd.
Joyce Vierra
Joyce Kamakea Ventura Vierra died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, in Kailua at age 72.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Vierra Sr., and son, Stanford Vierra.
She is survived by her daughters, Stacy (Dinx) Farias, Joy (Christopher) Stedman; sons, Stanley Jr., Roy (Sanei) Roland, Joaquin; sisters, Queenie (Jamie) Dowsett, Charlotte (Bill) Fuller, Sophie (Jesse) Makainai; brothers, Peter (Bea) Roy, Louis (Andrea) Ventura; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandson; many nieces, nephews, cousins and countless friends.
A celebration of her life will be on Friday, March 11, at Keolu Hills LDS Church across from the skate park at Keolu Elementary School; 8 a.m. viewing, services at 10 a.m., burial to follow at Valley of The Temples.
Arrangements made by Leeward Funeral Home.
