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Posted on: Friday, February 23, 2001

Obituaries


The Advertiser publishes obituaries about people of interest to its readers as a free public service. Obituaries may be submitted by mortuaries or, with proof of death, by individuals in writing. Fax 525-8037 or write to Obituaries Editor, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Include a contact name and phone number. We reserve the right to edit for form, style and newsworthiness. Date of publication cannot be guaranteed. To publish paid death notices, call Hawaii Newspaper Agency classified ads at 521-9111.

CELEDONIO LADREZA BAYBAYAN SR., 85, of Paia, Maui, died Feb. 20, 2001. Born in the Philippines. A mechanic retired from Ameron Hawaii and worked for the Kahului Railroad Co. Founder of the Filipino Flying Club. Survived by wife, Carlina; sons, Celedonio Jr., Ronald Allan; daughter, Janet Higginson; sister, Dorothea; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Christ the King Catholic Church; Mass 1 p.m. Burial 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

SHIZUKO "SUZIE" BRYAN, 72, of Honolulu, died Feb. 20, 2001. Born in Tokyo. Survived by daughter, Lynda Yo-namine; three grandchildren; sister, Teruko Roper. Memorial service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment 10:45 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

WILLIAM "LITTLE CAESAR" CAESAR, 74, of Honolulu, died Feb. 17, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brother, Americo; sisters, Florence Ferreira, Thelma Scarfone, Natalie Garcia, Pearl Souza and Louise Warner. Visitation from 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Catho-lic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Inurnment 11:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

AGNES KAELEMAKULE DAIRO, 91, of Honolulu, died Feb. 16, 2001. Survived by brother, Thomas Kaelemakule; stepdaughters, Ruth Burt and Jean Wittmaack; grandchildren. Visitation 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery, Kaneohe. No flowers. Aloha attire.

CARRIE ELIZABETH GEORGE, 21, of Honolulu, died Feb. 18, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Attended Pohukaina School. Survived by parents, Patrick and Judith; grandmother, Jean Richardson. Memorial service 3 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers.

TAKAJI IMAMOTO, formerly of Lahaina, Maui, died Jan. 28, 2001. Survived by children, Doris Kawahara, Richard, Merle Mizuno and Jere; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private Honolulu service held. Arrangements by Desert Memorial Funeral Home, Las Vegas.

GEORGE ITSUJI IMAMURA, 83, of Beaverton, Ore., died Feb. 21, 2001. Born in Wahiawa. An Army civil service worker. Survived by wife, Mildred; daughters, Iris Cheatham and Lois Smith; sisters, Dorothy Higashi, Kay Kimoto, Ethel Howey, Marion Ishikawa, Margaret Tanaka and Irene Matsumoto; brother, Edwin; three grandchildren. Service 5 p.m. tomorrow at Southwest Hill Baptist Church, Beaverton. Burial at Sunset Hills Memorial Park. Donations may be made to Providence St. Vincent Hospice, 9205 SW Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97225. Arrangements by Finley Sunset Hills, Portland.

NIKICHI "NICKY" IWAI, 77, of Koloa, Kauai, died Feb. 25, 2001. Born in K¯loa. A personnel clerk for Kauai County. Survived by wife, Yoshi "Sue"; sons, Michael and Keith; daughter, Colleen; sisters, Masayo Sakimae and Mitsue Nakamura; brother, Edward; two grandsons; two granddaughters. Private service held. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

ROSE MARIE JARDINE, 63, of Waipunalei, Hawaii, died Feb. 16, 2001. Born in Hilo. Hawaii. A member of Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church. Survived by husband, Robert Sr.; daughter, Brenda Derego; son, Robert Jr.; brother, Albert Rodrigues; sister, Mary DeMattos; three grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2, Hilo. No flowers. Casual attire.

EPIPAHNIA "FANNY" "PANING" GALANG JIMENO, 84, of Waipahu, died Feb. 15, 2001. Born on Kauai. Retired from Hawaiian Airlines after 35 years of service. Survived by son, Alfred Barcenilla; daughter, Josephine Recktenwald; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Tuesday; service noon. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

JULIA KANOELEHUA KAHINU, 93, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Feb. 21, 2001. Born in Kaawaloa, Kona. A homemaker and member of Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna. Survived by daughter, Julia Kaulukukui; hanai daughters, Sandra "Aunti Sandi" Claveria and Cecilia Polikapu-Samson; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Keaukaha Ward; service 10 a.m. Burial at Ala« Cemetery, Mormon Section, to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

TOBY LEE, 57, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Feb. 18, 2001. Born in Charleston, S.C. A retired Laupahoehoe Transportation bus driver. Survived by wife, Kay. No service. Arrangements by Memorial Mortuary.

ANTHONY VALENCIA MABUTI, infant son of Aristotle and Violeta Mabuti, died Feb. 16, 2001. Survived by sister, Audrey; grandparents, Anselmo and Magdalena Mabuti, and Dominga Valencia. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

JOSEPH KIYOTERU "JODY" MARUYAMA, 70, of Honolulu, died Feb. 15, 2001. Born in Inglewood, Calif. A retired Army Corps of Engineers inspector. Survived by wife, Lisa; daughters, April Andrade, Christal and Valerie Maruyama; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Frank; sister, Moonza Kitashima. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

THOMAS BRUCE McDERMOTT, SR., 58, died Feb. 18, 2001. Survived by father, Lawrence; son, Thomas Jr.; brothers, Kenneth and Lawrence Jr.; a grandchild. Service over ashes 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

GRACE LANI ROBERTSON MEYER, 78, of Mililani, died Feb. 19, 2001. Born in Waialua. A member of Saint John Apostle and Evangelist Catholic Church. Survived by husband, Sydney; daughters, Donna Meyer and Lillian Almeida; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Winifred Fisher and Elizabeth Godfrey. Visitation after 9 a.m. Monday at the church; Mass 9:30 a.m. Inurnment 10;45 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Memorial contributions to Hospice Hawaii. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary.

THOMAS HIDEO MIYASHIRO, 70, of Honolulu, died Feb. 16, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired state Department of Human Services administrator. Survived by wife, Shirley "Hideko"; sons, Guy "Hidemi" and Gary "Yukio"; daughter, Gay "Mie" Kurashige; brothers, Michael and Patrick; sisters, Gladys Shiroma and Florence Miyashiro; five grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

MAXIMA B. MORRIS, 80, of Kalaheo, Kauai, died Feb. 18, 2001. Born in Lawai, Kauai. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Americo Sr.; sons, Americo, Victor and Richard; daughter, Maxine Correa; 15 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; sisters, Alice Richardson and Salome Rivera. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial Kauai Memorial Gardens. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Kauai.

LAURA SIU MUN, 84, of Honolulu, died Feb. 9, 2001. Born in Hawaii. Survived by son, Ron; two grandsons. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

THOMAS ISEI NAGAI, 67, of Honolulu, died Feb. 20, 2001. A retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Charlotte "Kaala"; son, Thomas Jr.; daughter, Terry Nagai-Sylva, Davelyn Yoon and Charla Tsukada; four grandchildren; mother, Bertha; sister, Naomi Kaneshiro. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

STANLEY J. POPIELARZ, 85, of Waianae, died Feb. 19, 2001. Born in Massachusetts. Survived by three nieces. Service in East Hampton, Mass. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HELEN MORGAN RODRIGUES, 97, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Feb. 20, 2001. Born in Kapaa. Taught for 36 years at Haena, Hanalei, Hanamaulu, Koolau and Kapaa elementary schools, known for singing Hawaiian songs to generations of students. Survived by husband, Joseph; sisters, Alice Paik and Ramona Hess; brothers, Albert Morgan and Stanford Morgan. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine’s Church; Mass 10 a.m. Burial at St. Catherine’s Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

JULIA "NANA" OLIVEIRA SPENCER died Feb. 13, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Eleanor Lindo; grandchildren, Trudy Williams, Cindy Maryott and Jason Lindo; three great-grandchildren. Graveside service 1 p.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

MELQUIADES TABION TABULA, 87, of Honolulu, died Feb. 17, 2001. Born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. A retired Kukui Gardens maintenance employee. Survived by wife, Esperanza; sons, Sonny, Villamor, Rolando and Ferdinand; daughter, Myrna Quidilla; 15 grandchildren; great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony’s Church, Kalihi; Mass 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

AILEEN CORAZON TAFEA, 52, of Lahaina, Maui, died Feb. 21, 2001. Lahaina Safeway store baker. Survived by mother, Beatrice Abilay; sons, Chad Abilay and Brandon Kaho; brothers, Kay, Pacifico, Bobby, Kenneth and Joseph Abilay, and Alfred and Ben Pamatigan; sisters, Rose Bettencourt, Terry Mansano, Jane Felicida and Lorraine Pires; hanai sister, Linda Lotutelei; one grandson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary, Maui; service 7:30 p.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.

YURIKO TOMISATO, 83, of Honolulu, died Jan. 25, 2001. Born in Waipahu. Grocery store part-owner. Survived by son, Charles; brothers, Warren and Takejiro Higa; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.

MARY K. WOODWARD, 89, of Honolulu, died Feb. 17, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired Mother Rice Preschool kitchen helper. Survived by sons, Edward III, Albert and Herbert; daughters, Mary Iwamoto, Diana Christ and Pearl Stucki; brothers, Clement, William and David Luke; 21 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 1 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

SEICHI YOGI, 92, of Honolulu, died Feb. 17, 2001. Born in Okinawa, Japan. A retired New Alakea Grill chef. Survived by son, James; daughter, Patsy Zukemura; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 5 p.m. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

CARL MIZUO YONEHARA, 52, of Honolulu, died Feb. 13, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A clerk for the state sheriff’s office. Survived by son, Mikal; one granddaughter; mother, Helene; brothers, Earl and Bert; sisters, Amy, Carolyn Arii and Sylvia Simmons. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

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