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 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.
GREGORIO N. "TATA GORIO" ABLAO, 100, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 15, 2001. A retired plantation laborer. Survived by wife, Myrna; son, Daniel; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today at First Born Temple Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. tomorrow at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at 'Alae Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Memorial Mortuary.
TOSHIO "POKA" ANAMIZU, 77, of Honolulu, died April 22, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired electrician and owner of Anamizu Electric who belonged to Club 100. Survived by son, Clyde; daughter, Carole and Cynthia Anamizu and Jayne Abe; three grandchildren; brother, Thomas; sisters, Haruye. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
DONALD "DON" ANDRUS, 65, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died April 15, 2001. Born in Seattle, Wash. Retired Cal State University, Long Beach, Calif., professor of electronic music. Survived by wife, "G.G." Shanley; son, Carlin; brother, Rodney. Private service. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
HATTIE FELICIANO BALSATAR, 98, of Kalopa, Hawai'i, died April 22, 2001. Born in Kuka'iau, Hawai'i. a retired custodian. Survived by daughter, Helen Lopez; sister, Mary Rose Feliciano; five grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 25 great-great-grandchildren; great-great-great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Kalopa Church of God; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial at Kalopa Catholic Church Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Memorial Mortuary.
ELIZABETH ANN BUTLER, 83, of Kapolei, died April 19, 2001. Born in Petersburg, Va. Survived by son, Meredith; grandson, James; granddaughter, Melinda. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.
VIRGINIA CABRAL, 71, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died March 27, 2001. Born in Wailua Homesteads, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Daniel and Hartwell; daughter, Michelle Gushiken; 10 grandchildren; brother, Louie Pontes; sister, Rose Kurtie. Service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
JULIANA REFAREAL CATIGGAY, 75, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died April 23, 2001. Born in the Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by son, Danillo "Dandi;" three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:15 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church, Kaua'i; service 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Kaua'i Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
JOSEPHINE C. "GEE GEE" DUFF, 78, of 'Ewa Beach, died April 21, 2001. Born in Waipahu. A nurse at Waimano Home. Survived by daughter, Doreen Domingo; sisters, Rosalina Elvester, Susanna Ward and Evangeline Anguay; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Waipahu; Mass noon. Burial 2 p.m. today at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
EDITH HIDEKO FUJII, 94, of Honolulu, died March 28, 2001. Born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. A retired Kaimuki Intermediate School teacher. Survived by stepdaughters, Betsy Young, Ethel Murakami and Myra Fujii; brother, Shinji Miwa; sisters, Hannah Sakai, Yuki Kitaoka and Marian Kawate. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JUAN GUMTANG, 89, of Pearl City, died April 22, 2001. Born in the Philippines. A retired Royal Hawaiian Hotel housekeeper. Survived by daughters, Estrelita "Lita," JoAnn and LouAnne Fujinaka; grandchildren, Mychelle Diaz, Marlene and Michael Palmero, Travis, Jerel and Stefany Tengan, Jessica Fujinaka and Megan Rupisan; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Mass 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
JOHN K. "SONNY" HAILI JR., 82, of Honolulu, died April 18, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 02 employee. Survived by wife, Leinaala; sons, Lionel, John, Danny and Rodney; daughter, Aileen Tom; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Watanabe. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire.
PETER JOHN GLOVER HOBART, 64, of Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 29, 2000. Born in New York. A pianist. No known survivors. Burial at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery #2. Arrangements by Memorial Mortuary.
MARJORIE MEWLAN KAULILI, 73, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died April 23, 2001. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Wife of the late Springwater Kaulili. Survived by son, Springwater; daughters, Donna Kupahu, Doreen Kaulili, Dianna Phillips, Danette Takahashi and Bebby Kaulili; mother, Clara Yuen; sister, Dorothy Ching; brother, Sam Seto Jr.; 11 grandchildren; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. May 4 at Borthwick Kauai chapel, Koloa; service 10 a.m.; burial at Kauai Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe. Casual attire.
ABRAHAM HALEAU KAWAIHALAU, 71, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died April 24, 2001. Born in Nawiliwili, Kaua'i. A commercial fisherman. Survived by brother, Donald "Hawk" Kawaihalau; sister-in-law, Lydia; hanai son, Brock; caregiver, Harry III. Visitation 9 to 10:15 a.m. May 5 at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary, Koloa; service 10:30 a.m. Casual attire.
ETHEL SUE KELTY, 86, of Wahiawa, died April 16, 2001. Born in Waialua. Retired from Dot's in Wahiawa. A former member of the Rainbow Club. Survived by brothers, Robert "Motomu" and Richard "Satoshi" Yoshimura; sisters, Nellie "Kimie" Tatsutani and Elaine "Tokie" Miyashiro. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
HERBERT EMMETT KIHOI III, 37, who died April 19, 2001, is survived, among others, by son, Ikaika Kihoi; mother, Aurelia Wong and grandmother, Dolly Lewis. Based on information received from the mortuary, their names were misspelled in yesterday's obituary.
CHARLEY E SIN KIM, of Honolulu, died April 25, 2001. Born in Singapore. A retired Wheeler Air Force Base wastewater treatment plant operator. Survived by wife, Jong Hee; sons, David, Chris and John; brother, Jin; sister, Kryssa. Visitation 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Korean Presbyterian Church of Honolulu; service 8:30 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
ALEXANDER J.W. MCBARNET SR., 84, of Sprecklesville, Maui, died April 23, 2001. Born in Tafuna, Rhodesia. Proprietor of Maui Oil Co. Royal Air Force veteran. Survived by wife, Mary Jane; sons, Alexander Jr. and Terry; six grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. tomorrow at his residence in Sprecklesville, 467 Laulea Place; burial to follow at Makawao Cemetery. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
JAMES ARNOLD MOORE, 73, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 23, 2001. Born in Bronson, Texas. Retired U.S. Army chief warrant officer, and retired Federal Customs Service port director. Survived by wife, Ruth; son, George; daughters, Vicki Singh and Deedri Veehala; sister, Flora Thompson; 11 grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ, Hilo Stake Center; service 1 p.m.; burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery #2. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
KIYOSHI "BOB" MOTOYAMA, 74, of Honolulu, died April 19, 2001. Born in Waiakea, Hawai'i. Retired Servco auto mechanic. Survived by daughters, Lorenne Goldstein and Jean; brothers, Tadashi and Hiroshi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
ROBERT MASAKI NAKAMURA, 89, of Honolulu, died April 19, 2001. Born in 'Ewa. Retired insurance agent for Bishop Insurance, Canada Life Insurance and National Mortgage companies. Survived by wife, Nora; son, Miles; brothers, Michael and William; sisters, Tsuru Morita and Yuriko Yanagisako. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MYRA LEE NEMET, Maui abused children's advocate, died April 23, 2001. Born in Syracuse, N.Y. A psychiatric social worker, clinical supervisor and acting director of Children's Place, Head of Maui Adolescent Day Treatment Program, mental health supervisor for Maui Family Guidance Center and co-founder and first board chair of Maui Family Support Services. A founder of Sex Abuse Interventions, Hale Pulama and Child Advocacy Center. Survived by children, Cody and Shari; a granddaughter; mother, Bess Melinkoff; sisters, Rena Morris and Sharon Welter. Service and celebration of life picnic 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kalepolepo Park, next to Menehune Shores, S. Kihei Road, Kihei. Loose flowers welcome to toss on the ocean. Bring your own picnic or pupu. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
TOSHIKO SUMIDA NISHIMOTO, 82, of Honolulu, died April 15, 2001. Born in Makawao, Maui. Retired owner of Hale Muu. Survived by husband, Katsumi; son, Robert and Ronald Sumida; daughter, Carol Matsunaga; four grandchildren; brother, Misuo Nakmura; sisters, Kimie Nakashima and Fumie Isono. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
KINUKO SATO, 97, of Honolulu, died April 19, 2001. Born in Tokyo, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Kazuko Sinoto and Kyoko Tremblais; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements b by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
BESSIE M. SHIRAKI, 84, of Honolulu, died April 23, 2001. Born in Pu'un«n«, Maui. A retired waitress. Survived by sons, Duke and Alvin; daughters, Eleanor Tomita, Faye Tomakawa; six grandchildren; brother, Mitsugi Morikami; sister, Ruth Sasaki. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Private inurement at a later date. Casual attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
CYNTHIA CHIEMI SUGIMOTO, 47, of 'Aiea, died April 22, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A customer service clerk for Long's Drugs, Pearl City. Survived by husband, Derrick; sons, Bobby and Julian Tanioka; stepsons, Lance and Kyle; daughter, Alaina Ajiru; two grandchildren; parents, Harold and May Kimura; brother, Russell. Visitation from 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
DAVID T. TAKEGAMI, 66, of Mountain View, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died April 9, 2001. Born in Hawai'i. An account manager. Survived by wife, Miyoko; sons, Darren and Derek; daughters, Darci Hill and Donna Kelly; sister, Carol Koga; grandchildren, Joanna, Katie, Sarah, Jack and Lindsey. Mainland service held. Arrangements by Colonial Mortuary, Mountain View, Calif.
SADAKO TANAKA, 75, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 18, 2001. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. An accounting clerk retired from Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. Survived by brothers, Yoshito and Jiro; sisters, Mitsue and Miyoko. Private service held. No koden. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
KATHRYN K. TOKITA, 87, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died April 20, 2001. Born in Hanamaulu, Kaua'i. A retired Wilcox Hospital housekeeping supervisor. Survived by husband, Joseph; sister, Yoshiko Kono. Private service. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
GEORGE MITSURU TONAKI, 65, of Honolulu, died March 27, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A landscape architect for the state Department of Transportation Highways Division. Survived by wife, Sylvia Lee; son, Tad Mitsuo; daughter, Joi Winters; mother, Tsuruko; granddaughters, Ciera and Madison Winters. No service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
CECILE SHIZUE WATANABE, 76, of Honolulu, died April 21, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired supervisor with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Survived by brother, Eseo. Private service. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
ROBERT H. WONG, 91, of Honolulu, died April 22, 2001. Born on Maui. Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. payroll department, and city vehicle licensing department, employee. Survived by son, Dr. Jeffrey; sister, Eleanor Suzuki; brothers, Paul, Anthony, Jimmy, Kenneth and Art. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2 p.m.; burial to follow at Manoa Chinese Cemetery. Aloha attire.
