• Elaine Morita • Clemma Burnz • Kiyoko Kubota • Melody Dabney • Betty Ann Lewis • Felipe Bautista Jr. Elaine Morita Elaine Mitsuyo Morita of Kapa‘a died Dec. 16, 2010, at age 93. Born in Anahola on Feb. 13,
• Elaine Morita • Clemma Burnz
• Kiyoko Kubota • Melody Dabney
• Betty Ann Lewis • Felipe
Bautista Jr.
Elaine Morita
Elaine Mitsuyo Morita of Kapa‘a died Dec. 16, 2010, at age 93. Born in Anahola on Feb. 13, 1917, she retired from the State of Hawai‘i and was a proprietor of K. Morita Service Station.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kazumasa Morita; parents, Sotaro and Inayo Tanabe; brother, George Tanabe; and sister, Lillian Tanabe.
She is survived by her sons, Marvin (Lynn) Morita, Roy (Elaine) Morita; daughter, Beverly Morita; brothers, Hideo (Joan) Tanabe, Lloyd (Claire) Tanabe; sisters, Grace (Kiyoshi) Furugen, Akiko Oshima; grandchildren, Lei, Denise, Cheryl and Ken.
Services will held on Saturday at Kapa‘a Hongwanji Mission with visitation at 2:30 p.m. and service at 3:30 p.m.
Kaua‘i Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home assisted the Morita family with arrangements.
Clemma Burnz
Clemma Burnz of Omao died Dec. 7, 2010, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Born on March 27, 1918, in Topeka, Kansas, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by husband Richard H. Burnz; sons Robert J. (Linda), David (Shirlette); daughter Jeanette Cantotay; grandchildren Robert-John (Melissa), Mary-Elizabeth (Richard) Natividad, Isaiah Cantotay of O‘ahu, Kaiwa Burnz of Arizona, Carla (Kimo) Matsushima, Kaina, Kaiea, and Kawai of Kaua‘i; six great-grandchildren; hanai daughter Kathe Leong; hanai grandsons Corbin and Quintin; and two hanai great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday at St. John Episcopal Church in ‘Ele‘ele. Visitation is at 10 a.m. with service at 10:30 a.m. and inurnment to follow at church.
Family requests casual or aloha attire and request leis only.
Borthwick Kaua‘i Mortuary assisted the family with arrangements.
Kiyoko Kubota
Kiyoko Kubota of Kapa‘a died at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Dec. 21, 2010, at age 88. Born in Koloa on July 24, 1922, she was the sole proprietor of Pono Market.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Minoru Kubota; sisters, Tomi Higa, Lorna Oshima; and brother, Robert Uyechi.
She is survived by seven children, Eunice (Athmore) Olivas of Kalaheo, Jerry (Caleen) Kubota of Kapa‘a, Allan (Nelly) Kubota of Utah, Kenneth (Cheryl) Kubota of Kapa‘a, Bobbie (Lynn) Kubota of Kapa‘a, Bernice (Roy) Hashimoto of ‘Ele‘ele, Joyce (Glen) Kaneshiro of O‘ahu; brothers, Stanley (Clara) Uyechi of O‘ahu, Sadao (Kazue) Uechi of O‘ahu, Marvin Yamauchi of Kapa‘a, Paul (Rachel) Yamauchi of Kalaheo; sisters-in-law, Ruth Uyechi, Gladys Matsuda, and Kimi Michelman, all of O‘ahu; brother-in-law, Tom Oshima of California; hanai daughter, Joanne Davila; hanai son, Mike Teruya; 22 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday at Kapa‘a Missionary Church with visitation at 9 a.m. and services celebrated at 10:30 a.m.
Family suggests casual attire.
Kaua‘i Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home assisted the Kubota family.
Melody Dabney
Melody Lou Friend Dabney of Eugene, Ore., died at Sacred Heart Medical Center on Dec. 21, 2010 at the age of 67. Born in Decatur, Ill., she was owner and manager of Transmission Specialists in Eugene, Ore. She received two Masters Degrees from the University of Oregon, was an outstanding flutist, and in her younger days was in many marching bands; also received the highest rank and decoration of The Girl Scouts, as a teenager, which she was always proud of.
She was preceded in death by her father, Howard Taylor Holden of Arizona and her step-father, George Henry Schulze of Kilauea.
She is survived by her husband, Karl Dabney of Eugene, Ore.; mother Donna Schulze of Kilauea; sons Lt. Col. Michael Doyle, US Marine Corps of California, Shawn (Laura) Doyle of Arizona, Shane (Noella) Kubiak-Dabney of Florida, Kerry (Mary) Kubiak of Eugene, Ore.; brothers Happy (Lydia) Holden of Taipei, Dr. Jolly (Linda) Holden of Georgia, Joey Swanson of Honolulu; sisters Gay (Glen) Holden-Petrini of Florida, Honey (’BC’) Charles of Hanama‘ulu; step sister Cathy Casas of Texas; favorite cousin James Holden of Wisconsin; five grandchildren; numerous niece’s, nephew’s and cousins.
Services will be held this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Poole Larsen Funeral Home, Eugene, Ore.
Betty Ann Lewis
Betty Ann Lewis of Lihu‘e died Dec. 27, 2010. Born Jan. 10, 1940, in Henry County, Missouri, she moved to Kaua‘i in 1991 and partnered with her son and was a successful CFO and co-owner of Speedie Lube Hawai‘i and Suzuki Kaua‘i.
She was a classy smart woman who loved the finer things in life, such as traveling, good food, elegant clothes, scrapbooking, card-making and luxuries of hard work. She knew how to get dirty.
She is survived by son Steven C. Lewis; daughter Cindy A. Lewis; brother Kent (Marilyn) Stratton; nephews Randy and Dennis; niece Deann; along with many employees/adopted children who knew and loved her as “Ma Lewis.”
A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Sunday at Lydgate State Park (Kamalani Bridge side, look for indications). All are welcome to join family and friends to celebrate a life that has touched many and will never be forgotten.
Flowers are welcomed and the family suggests casual attire.
Borthwick Mortuary assisted the family.
Felipe Bautista Jr.
Felipe C. Bautista Jr. of Kapa‘a died Dec. 28, 2010, at age 56. He was born in Lihu‘e on Jan. 3, 1954.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Felipe C. and Elizabeth Bautista.
He is survived by wife Margie Ann Bautista (Reis); son Bronson Bautista (Danielle Moises) of Kapa‘a; daughters Sharma Bautista (Alton Muraoka) of ‘Ele‘ele and Denise Bautista (Allen Calumag) of Kapa‘a; grandchildren, Tyler Bautista, Treston Bautista, Dellen Calumag and Mikayla Muraoka; sister Silvia Cole of Anahola.
Friends may visit with the family from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church; mass at 11 a.m. followed by burial at the church cemetery.
Casual attire is suggested. Arrangements are being handled by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd.
