Obituaries

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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 Honolulu 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 the classified ads department at 521-9111.

FLORENTINO BATAYA, 82, of Wai'anae, died April 1, 2001. Born in Oloa, Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Corazon; sons, Jarrett and Douglas; daughters, Jocelyn Shimura and Muriel Bataya; sisters, Angeline Gallano, Beatrice Alvarico and Rosario Navarro; brother, Teofilo Villacorte; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Baptist Church; memorial service 10:30 a.m. Inurement 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

FREDERICK "IDDWYAA" WADE BOWENS, 62, of Honolulu, died March 17, 2001. A chauffeur for "The Cab." Survived by daughter, Bonnie; a grandson; mother, Adell; brothers, Eugene, Monte and Paul. Service to be at a later date in Oakland, Calif. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

JOSE "JOE" CAGALAWAN, 78, of Pearl City, died March 24, 2001. Born in Ele'ele, Kaua'i. A U.S. Army veteran also retired from the 14th Naval District Navmag Lualualei, a merchant marine and employee of Pacific Machinery. Survived by wife, Setsuko; son, Anthony; sisters, Phyllis Silva, Julia Castillo, Rose Asuncion and Alvina Klosek. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; service 11 a.m. Burial service 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

ALBERT LYNN DALTON, 69, of Honolulu, died April 3, 2001. Born in Mound City, Ill. Retired from the U.S. Navy. Survived by wife, Amy; daughters, Patricia Godfrey and Tracy Simons; granddaughter, brothers, Harry, Robert, William and David; sisters, Mary Ellen Johnson, Margaret Schmitt and Charlotte Burd; hanai daughter, Barbara Craft. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

PETER N. DELLSITE, 57, of Honolulu, died March 26, 2001. A Vietnam veteran. Survived by daughter, Heather Kilcullen. Graveside service at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

LT. COL. JOHN R. "BOB" JONES, 77, of Honolulu, died March 2, 2001. Born in Longmont, Colo. Served in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps, Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by wife, Dr. Jane Hardy Jones Ed.D.; daughter, Leslie; son, Robert; brother, Donald; two grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 5 p.m. Burial service 2 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

YURIE KANESHIRO, 76, of Honolulu, died April 4, 2001. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker and member of Kochinda Chojin Kai. Survived by husband, Robert; sons, Steven and Dean; a granddaughter; brothers, Hiromi Kaneshiro, Atsushi Kaneshiro and Hardy Tsutsumi; sisters, Nora Abe, Yasue Matsui, Ann Kasashima and Geraldine Hatada. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

YOSHIKO KUWATA, 80, of Honolulu, died April 2, 2001. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, May Matsumoto; sons, Colburn and Gavin; three grandchildren; brothers, Junichi Nishimoto and Masao Nishimoto. Private family service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

RUTH YAMAMOTO LAUTERWALD, age 61, died March 27, 2001. A 1957 Kaua'i High School graduate, she taught in schools in Missouri, California, Alaska and Hawai'i and was last a reading specialist in the remote Eskimo village of Togiak, accessible only by snowmobile or airplane. Survived by husband, Totila; son Gary Yamamoto; daughter, Cheryl Yamamoto; brothers, James Yamamoto, Gary Yamamoto and Clyde Yamamoto. Private service to be held.

GAYLENE ROSE LEWIS, 43, of Nanakuli, died March 23, 2001. A carrier for The Honolulu Advertiser. Survived by daughter, Jennifer; companion, Ike Paaoao; father, Gilbert; stepmother, Kanani; brother, Gary; sisters, Bernadette, Stephanie and Charmaine; stepsons, Kamuela Paaoao; stepbrothers, Chauncey and John Pang; stepsisters, Suzie Howell and Melody Danielson. Memorial service 10 a.m. at Zablan Beach Park, Nanakuli. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

SOO YUN LIM, 88, of Honolulu, died April 3, 2001. Born in Korea. Survived by son, Hong Sik Lim; daughter, Yun Ja Lim; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation from 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Pius X Church; Mass 10:30 a.m. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

FILEMU MAUGA, 82, of Honolulu, died March 29, 2001. Born in American Samoa. Survived by husband, Losivale; son, Losefa; brother, Tusi Fonoti; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

YASUNO TERADA MURAMOTO, 102, of Wahiawa, died March 29, 2001. Born in Kumamoto, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by son, Harold; daughter, Bessie; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

CHARLOTTE UMIKO NISHIMURA, 77, of Pearl City, died March 27, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Leslie and Deane; brothers, Shizukazu and Iwao Nishimura and Toshio Tsuda; sister, Hideko Hashimoto; eight grandchildren. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary.

TONIA "T" MASAKO OJAS, 18, of Honolulu, died April 3, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A 2000 Kaimuki High School graduate and private first class with the Hawai'i National Guard. Survived by father, Lawrence Sr.; mother, Nadine Ho; brothers, Lawrence Jr. and Isaac; grandmother, Kiyo; stepbrother, David Ho. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private inurement at a later date. Aloha attire.

THOMAS "TOMMY" MICHAEL PAZ, 52, of Mililani, died April 2, 2001. Born in Waialua. Survived by wife, Staphane "Girlie"; sons, Jason and Jerrett Lau; daughter, DeAnn Ramos; three grandchildren; mother, Agnes; brothers, Daniel, Robert, Donald, James, Richard and David; sisters, Johanna Paz-Bugarin, Wilma and Diane Quisano. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes 9 a.m. next Saturday at Ali'i Beach Park, Hale'iwa. No flowers. Aloha attire.

TSURUKO C. SAIKI, 71, of 'Aiea, died April 1, 2001. Born in Fukushima, Japan. Survived by husband, Roy; son, James Chandler; a granddaughter; sister, Nakako Tomizuka and Tomoko Hamana. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

KIYOKO KIMURA SAITO, 83, of Honolulu, died March 28, 2001. Born in Kane'ohe. A retired Ranch House Restaurant waitress. Survived by sons, John, Norman and David; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Takao and Thomas Kimura; sisters, Sue Tomasu and Helen Akamine. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HERBERT L. SERANIA, 71, of Honolulu, died April 4, 2001. Born in Maui. Survived by daughters, LaVerne Hoskins, and Maxine Fields; son, Roland; stepdaughters, Carlene Myers, Priscilla Kalbrener and Lita Canete; mother, Francisca Galariada; sisters, Alicia Austin and Florence Andrews, brother, Gilbert; 11 grandchildren. Memorial service 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Jude Catholic Church. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

CONSTANCE D. STEINSEIFER, 56, of Waipahu, died March 4, 2001. Born in Layfe, Ind. A cashier. Survived by daughters, Maria Elena and Rita Anne McDougal; son, James. Services pending. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

THOMAS LESTER SWART, 69, of Pearl City, died April 3, 2001. Born in Scenery Hill, Pa. A retired civil service supervisor. Survived by wife, Kwi Im; sons, Russell, Bobby and Donny; daughters, Nancy Carpenter and Theresa Fayo; sister, Suzanne Hill; six grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

FUJIE "BABAN' TANIMA, 97, of Kahalu'u Mauka, Kona, Hawai'i, died April 1, 2001. Born in Kurtistown, Hawa'i. A retired coffee farmer. Survived by daughter, Flora; four grandchildren; caregivers, Gene and Crystal Fukumitsu; brother, Yoshio Ogi. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Kona Daifukuji Soto Mission; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.

MITSUE "MICHIKO" TOYAMA, also known as MITSUE GREEN, 67, died March 30, 2001. Born in Japan. Survived by husband, Buster; daughters, Sharon Sweigart, Sandra Wai'ale'ale, Patricia Gouveia and Charlotte Fernandez; brothers, Fujio Ito and Sueo Hatano; seven granddaughters. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Committal service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery Committal Shelter.

REVEREND SHOJI UCHIDA, 44, of Captain Cook, Kona, Hawai'i, died March 30, 2001. Born in Yamaguchi Ken, Japan. Minister with Tenrikyo Kona Fellowship. Survived by wife, Hatsumi; sons, Clint, Marcas, Joyson, David and Samuel; daughters, Sincea and Grace; father, Atae; brother, Ray; sisters, Michie Nakamura and Misako Sato. Service 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Paul's Church Hall, Honalo, Kona, Hawai'i. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.

FRANCIS K. WATANABE, 64, of Honolulu, died March 19, 2001. Born in Honolulu. An auto body repairman. Survived by friend, Richard Hieda. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

GEORGE HUI YOUNG, 70, of Wai'anae, died March 17, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A Hickam Exchange custodian. Survived by sons, Leighton and Kenneth; daughter, BillyAnn Lister; brother, Arthur; sisters, Ethel Kam, Bernice Chang and Pearl; seven grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Nanaika-pono Protestant Church; service 11 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.