Obituaries

ALAN NALUAI, a member of The Surfers, whose onstage hilarity with the musical group often belied his vocal prowess, died of a heart attack Saturday at his Hawai‘i Kai home. He was 62. See story.

A memorial service for THERON KEOKI NICODEMUS, 21, of ‘Ewa Beach, who died March 8, 2001, in a hit-and-run bicycle accident, will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at O‘ahu Cemetery chapel. Casual attire is requested. He is survived by parents, Eydie and Jerry Muromoto; maternal grandmother, Nana Helenihi; brothers, Nicolas and Timmy Abaro; grandparents, Tenney and Bev Helenihi; stepbrother, Brad Muromoto; stepsister, Tara Muromoto; companion, Sherrie Castillo; aunt, Pepsi Bernes; uncle, Richard Nicodemus. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

FLORENTINA "LORING" ALVARADO, 65, of Kaumakani, Kaua‘i, died March 8, 2001. Born in Pangasinan, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Alipio Sr.; sons, Rodrigo, Romeo, Honorato, Alipio Jr. , Norvin and Nolan; daughters, Feme and Donna Jean Alvarado-Fernandez; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Mariano, Felipe, Severo and Sofronio Jr. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Johns Church in ‘Ele‘ele; service 11 a.m. Burial at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

EMILY KIRBY BUDAR, 62, of Honolulu, died March 9, 2001. Born in Wilington, Del. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Gilman; daughters, Dorothy Lee Budar-Danoff, Valerie Peckosh, Lillian Budar-Krukoski and Romana Sergent; a granddaughter; brothers, Wallace Brunner and James Kirby. Memorial service 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at Waikiki Yacht club. Ashes to be scattered off Diamond Head. Celebration of life 6 p.m. at Waikiki Yacht Club. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

FILOMENA VILLAR BUENO, 60, of Waimanalo, died March 5, 2001. Born in Calikid Norte, Cabanatuan City, Philippines. Employed at Island Air Filter. Survived by son, Peter; daughter, Shirley; parents, Alejandro and Venancia Villar; brother, Celino Villar; sisters, Lita, Carmen, Isabel and Juling; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday at St. George Church; Mass 10 a.m. Burial 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

ARTHUR "LES" CHATFIELD JR., 73, of Waipahu, died March 10, 2001. Born in California. Retired from the U.S. Air Force and the Navy civil service. Survived by wife, Kiyoko; sons, Gary and Brian; daughters, Chery Boguchi and Mika Connor; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Don, Vern and Garry; sister, Avis Shinn; mother, Irene. Memorial service 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.

WALTER FONG CHING, 87, of Honolulu, died Feb. 24, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired Boise Cascade sales representative. Survived by sons, Walter Jr., Ronald, Leslie and Dennis; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Edward; sister, Florence Wong. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu‘uanu Mortuary.

GINA TRECROCI CHUN, 50, of Kane‘ohe, died March 11, 2001. A health aide with the state Department of Health. Survived by husband, Kevin; daughters, Traci, Lindsey and Kelii; mother, Lynne Trecroci. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at Hope Chapel Kane‘ohe; visitation to follow. Aloha attire. Private inurnment at a later date. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

OLIVE "PT" FARINON, of San Mateo, Calif., died March 8, 2001. Born in Seattle. Co-proprietor, along with her husband, Bill, of Farinon Electric, a mainland microwave radio equipment manufacturer and distributor. No service planned. Memorial donations to Pets Unlimited, 2343 Fillmore St., San Francisco, CA 94115.

WILBUR ROYAL FERGUSON, 75, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2001. Born in DeWitt, Iowa. A lieutenant commander retired from the U.S. Navy. Survived by wife, Leslie; stepsons, Brent and Melvin Crispen; stepdaughter, Krista Babbit; daughter, Deborah Reed; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorial service 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Memorial donations to the Assistant League of Hawaii.

RAYMOND CLIFFORD HELLSTROM SR., 78, of Atwater, Calif., died Jan. 30, 2001. Born in Chicago, Ill. A master sergeant retired from the U.S. Air Force and former federal protection officer in Fresno, Calif. Survived by wife, Emma; daughters, Candace, and Linda Gettel; son, Raymond Hellstrom Jr.; sisters, Dorothy Burris and Marjorie Roy; five grandchildren. Mainland service held. Burial held at San Joaquin National Cemetery.

DANIEL SADAO HIGASHI, 70, of Anaheim, Calif., formerly of Wahiawa, died Feb. 2, 2001. Born in Na‘alehu, Hawai‘. Survived by wife, Betty; son, Bruce; daughters, Lauren Fong and Beth; two grandchildren; mother, Takiyo; brothers, William and Charles; sister, Mary Horie. No service.

MATSUKO "MA" IJIMA, 79, of Kaumakani, Kaua‘i, has died. Survived by husband, Kenji; son, Lance; daughter, Kathleen Furushima; four grandchildren; brothers, Tamotsu, Mitsuo, Glen and Yuki Takamura; sisters, Sally Okada and Midori Komori. Service 4 p.m. Friday at Garden Island Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

PERRY KA‘EO KAINA, 23, of Hana, Maui, died March 9, 2001. Born in Hana. A receptionist at Queen Liliuokalani Children’s Center, Hana and a 1995 Hana High School graduate who also worked there as a sub-custodian. Survived by mother, Genevie; brothers, David "Kawika" and Francis; grandmother, Helen Perry. Visitation 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial at St. Peters Cemetery, Pu‘uiki, Hana, Maui. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

YOSHIO KIKUCHI, 79, of Waipahu, died March 8, 2001. Born in Waipahu. A postal carrier and Korean War veteran. Survived by wife, Nobuko; daughters, Jasmine Kupo, Elaine Yamamoto and Esther Nakamatsu. Visitation after 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; memorial service 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

DOROTHY KAHALEANIANI LAU, 73, of Waialua, died March 4, 2001. Born in Hale‘iwa. A retired federal employee and member of Lili‘uokalani Church. Survived by sons, Vernon and Allen; daughter, Geraldine Chai; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brothers, Sonny Ahlet, Lionel, Rudy and Gilbert Galapia; sisters, Vicky Grilho, Mildred Cuaresma, Shirley Fenning and Marilyn Shim. Private memorial service held.

JEANETTE S.Y. LEAU, 71, of Honolulu, died March 8, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired school teacher. Survived by husband, Robert; brother, Ernest Lee; sister, Annabelle Lee. Visitation 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Private inurnment at a later date. No flowers. Casual attire.

KALEHUA KELIIKOA MAHUNA-HOEWAA, infant son of Alia Mahuna and Liah Ann Hoewaa of Maui, died March 6, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by grandparents, Arthur and Linda Hoewaa and Howard and Debbie Mahuna; great-grandparents, Herman and Ethel Costa and Emily Mahuna. Visitation 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

CHARLES NOLAND SR., 90, of Honolulu, died March 8, 2001. Born in the Philippines. Retired from City Mill after 20 years of service. Survived by sons, Charles Jr., John, Lloyd and Robert; daughter, Bernandina Ribordy; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 3 p.m. Saturday at Kona Memorial Park, Hawai‘i. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

MABEL YOUNG PANG, who died March 4, 2001,and whose obituary appeared in Monday’s paper, is also survived by sister, Jennie; and brother, Henry Young. Additional information was provided by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

FUMIKO YOSHINAGA SAKAI, 92, of Honolulu, died March 9, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Kay Sakai; brother, Tadayuki Yoshinaga; sisters, Tamayo Fukuda, Yaeko Yoshinaga and Sally Porter. Service noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

ALLAN M. SCHWARTZ, 75, of Waikoloa, Hawai‘i, died March 10, 2001. Born in Minneapolis, Minn. Survived by wife, Carmela; son, Allan. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary.

TERUKO SHIGEOKA, 89, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died March 12, 2001. Born in Hilo. A retired farmer and member of Hilo Meishoin Mission. Survived by daughter, Jeanne Fujiyoshi; brother, Kazuo Hisanaga; sisters, Lillian Mau, Sue Yamaguchi, Haruyo Tom, Matsuko Muraoka, Yukie Ichikawa and Sumie Kobayashi; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.

KENNETH HOW KUN SHINN, 83, of ‘Aiea, has died. Survived by sons, Steven and Stuart; sisters, Mady Zawadski, Dora Piamonte, Lorraine Sun, Judy Pacarro and Mary Dreith; four grandchildren. Service held. Burial held at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.

MATSU "RAY" TAKAESU, 80, of Honolulu, died March 4, 2001. Born in Kaumana, Hilo, Hawai‘i. A retired tire service technician and member of Soka Gakkai International. Survived by daughters, Gloria Yamada and Norma Takaesu; brothers, Shigeru "Tommy" and Minoru; sisters, Tsuneko Takemura, Alice Nakamoto and Frances Shimizu; four grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MIRIAM AKIE YAMAMOTO, 60, of ‘Ele‘ele Nani, Kaua‘i, died March 11, 2001. Born in Makaweli, Kaua‘i. A cashier with Hanapepe Liquor Store. Survived by husband, Mitsugi; brother, Darryl Noda; sister, June Noda. Visitation 3 p.m. Sunday at Garden Island Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

KAM SAI YOUNG, 94, of Honolulu, died March 9, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Alan; daughters, Evelyn Lam and Audrey Fong; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Edward Goo. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

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