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.
A. PEDRO "PETE" AGRAAN ACIO, 53, of Waipahu, died July 31, 2001. Born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Employed at Kuro Builders Inc. Survived by wife, Leonora "Leonie"; son, Peter; daughters, Lorelyn Leal and Lorie; two grandchildren; parents, Francisco and Maria; brothers, Rodrigo and Alejandro; sister, Prepedelia Asis. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Casual attire. Burial in the Philippines. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary.
UMENO ADACHI, 95, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 5, 2001. Born in Papa'aloa, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Mitsuo, Robert and Roy; daughters, Alice Ogata and Eiko Ebesu; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Walter Abe; sisters, Sumiko Wachi and Emiko Elzinga. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MANUEL SANTIAGO ANDUHA, 85, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 11, 2001. A refuse truck driver for the City and County of Honolulu. Head usher at the old Civic Auditorium. Survived by wife, Isabel; sons, Manuel Jr. and Allan; daughters, Sylvia Givens, Viola Fonseca, Susan Costa and Anita Kelly; sisters, Hattie Souza and Rosalyn; brother, George. Visitation 6 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire.
ALBERT BADER SR., 87, of Waikiki, died Aug. 8, 2001. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Albert Jr. and Byron; daughter, Charmaine; sister, Sadie Rodenhurst; brother, Karl; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11:15 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:15 a.m. Burial at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
CELEDONIA "MARIA" IGLESIA BATARA, 59, of Moloka'i, died July 28, 2001. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by husband, Cesario; sons, Bonifacio, Rene and Larry; daughters, Marciana and Cresencia; brother, Basilio Iglesia; sister, Gabriella Batara; five grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Final service in the Philippines. Burial at a later date. No flowers.
CLAUDIA BRYANT, 45, of Honolulu, died July 30, 2001. Born in Honolulu. An office clerk for Kalihi Waena Elementary School. Survived by sons, Chad and Curt; sisters, Sophie Gatewood and Rit Barber; brothers, Bob Gatewood and Wes Manoa. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel; service 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
ANGEL ADARNA CACHERO, 91, of Pahala, Hawai'i, died Aug. 3, 2001. Born in the Philippines. A laborer retired from the former Ka'u Sugar Company. Survived by nephew, Bill; sisters, Emiteria and Isabel; nieces and nephews. Visitation 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial at Na'alehu County Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
LEO SEBASTIAN CASTILLO, 38, of Honolulu, died July 15, 2001. Born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Employed at Aczon Construction Ltd. Survived by wife, Levie; son, John Leo; father, Jose; sisters, Marisia and Hazel. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
JOSEPH GEORGE COSTA, 81, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died Aug. 10, 2001. Born in Kalaheo, Kaua'i. An irrigation supervisor retired from Lihue Plantation, and a U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Beatrice; daughters, Carolyn Copelan, Margaret Castro and Gwen Williford; sons, Joseph and Robert; sister, Beatrice Pretti; brothers, Daniel and James; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation noon Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church; Mass 1:30 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
ANNIE VERIATO FARIAS, 88, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 11, 2001. Born in Hilo. Survived by sons, George Jr., Richard and Randy; sister, Emma Veriato-Medeiros; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon tomorrow at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 12:15 p.m. Graveside service 3 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers., Aloha attire. Arrangements by Memorial Mortuary.
IDA MAE FELMET, 90, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 12, 2001. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by children, Virginia "Jean" Phillips, Gary, Mark and Linda; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Ludy Fertado and Emily Suan; brother, John Correa. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 9:15 a.m.; committal service 10:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.
JOSEPH PERREIRA FERNANDEZ SR., 83, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 11, 2001. Born in Kula, Maui. A retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company truck driver. Survived by son, Joseph Jr.; daughter, Lavina Day Sr., Carol Cano, Betty Ishimine and Barbara McLeod; brothers, Able, Marion Jr. and Alfred; hanai sister, Flora Richard; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Christ the King Catholic Church; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9 a.m. Friday at the church; Mass 9 a.m.; burial 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
JORGEN HANSEN, 53, of Kailua, died July 30, 2001. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark. A certified public accountant. Survived by wife, Patricia; son, Andrew; daughter, Marielle; sister, Tutlik Petersen. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
KIYOKO ISHIDA, 96, of Honolulu, died Aug. 8, 2001. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by son, Dr. Harry; daughter, Peggy Yamaguchi; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, George and Takao Ito. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
CAROL MAE KA'AE, 67, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Formerly employed with Pan American Airlines. Survived by son, Everett; brothers, George Medeiros Jr., Wayson Iwasaki, Kevin Fitzgerald and Alexander Medeiros; sisters, Earlene Frank, Paddy Anami, Patti Bickford, Maureen Cruze and Georgia Medeiros. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation service of Hawai'i.
SARAH KALAE KANE "TUTU" KAWAILIMA, 84, of Honolulu, died July 30, 2001. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Hula and feather lei instructor at Wai'anae Culture and Arts Kupuna Program. Survived by sons, Solomon Luka, Prescott, Nathan and Henry; daughters, Ruth Pilialoha, Vanessa Becker and Benji Childers; brother, Hansel Kane; sisters, Daisy Eckersley and Theresa Chapin; 24 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Stake Chapel; service noon; burial 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
ARLEIGH S.N. LAI, 66, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 11, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, Vivian; daughters, Trudi Miller and Patti Lai; four grandchildren; mother, Cornelia; brother, Jerome; sister, Arabelle Dos Santos. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
FUJIKO KANADA LUM, 72, of Honolulu, died Aug. 11, 2001. Born on Maui. A librarian retired from Kaiser High School. Survived by sons, Darryl and David; daughters, Deborah Moffitt and Donna; three grandchildren; brothers, Dick Kanada, Harry Kanada, Richard Kanada and Masayuki Kanada; sisters, Kay Abdul, Aileen Unemori and Akie Ogasawara. Service 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Inurnment to follow 1:15 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
GREGORIO IGLESIA MACUGAY, 97, of Puhi, Kaua'i, died Aug. 2, 2001. Born in the Philippines. Survived by sons, Epifanio, Rudy; daughter, Trinidad Yago; brother, Tomas; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church, Kalaheo; service 10:30 a.m.; burial at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual or aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
ROBERT EDWARD MANTLE, 70, of Honolulu, died July 23, 2001. Born in Columbus, Ohio. A former maintenance manager for Beretania North Apartments, Chinatown, formerly with Waipuna, Waikiki; a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Korean War. Survived by daughters, Susan McCoy and Linda Na; sons, Michael and Robbie; stepchildren, Anne Leona and Mark Konzer; grandchildren; a great-grandchild; companions, Rose Arruda, Liena Aweau and Dorothy Bona; ex-wives, Sarah Adamson and Dolly. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
ERIC DEAN MCFARLAND, 26, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 10, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Hobbies were fishing, working on cars and motorcycles. He coached football, soccer and T-ball. Survived by parents, Michael and Yvonne McFarland; brother, Jon; hanai brother, Robz Yamane. Service 11 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park chapel. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
TAKEO MIURA, 90, of Honolulu, died Aug. 11, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired State of Hawai'i maintenance plumber. Survived by wife, Louise; son, Daniel; daughter, Lillian Wakabayashi; stepsons, Robert, Raymond and Ronald Komine; stepdaughter, Sister Grace Komine; two grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Church; Mass 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
KAMATO MIYAHIRA, 95, of Wai'anae, died July 27, 2001. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Survived by daughters, Doris Higa and Joy Teramoto; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; brothers, William Kobashigawa and Shoken Kobashigawa; sisters, Tsuruko Iha, Chiyo Miyahira, Kiyo Kobashigawa, Asaye Shiroma, Tomie Ige and Yoshie Tomei. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary.
LARRY YUTAKA OKAMOTO, 80, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired Federal Aviation Administration construction representative. Survived by wife, Tomiko; son, Craig; daughter, Carol Kulencavich; brothers, Akira, Satoru, George and Richard; sisters, Sally Yoshitake, Etsuko Shiro, Martha Ohtani and Sumi Ching. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
CLARA TAYEKO OKAMURA, 89, of Honolulu, died Aug. 3, 2001. Born on Kaua'i. Survived by husband, Takeji; sons, Dan and Clay; daughters, Kathleen and Aiko; brothers, Kogen, Tokiharu and Kiyomori Matsukawa; sisters, Yaeko Gushiken, Margaret Kahao and June Lee. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
CAROL LEWIS PHILLIPS, 76, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12, 2001. Born in Washington, D.C. A travel agent. Survived by husband, Arthur; son, Ward Carlisle; daughter, Catherine Carlisle Beemer; four grandchildren; brother, Howard Lewis. Service 11 a.m. Saturday at Punahou School chapel. Private scattering of ashes. No flowers. Memorial donations to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program, 1319 Punahou St., Room 739, Honolulu, HI 96826. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
ETHEL M. LIU RIO, 80, of Shinajana, Guam, died July 12, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, George Jr.; daughter, Sylvia; brothers, Gerard and Raymond Liu; sisters, Harriet Boudreaux, Phyllis Mahelona and Cynthia Henriques; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
JEANETTE JANE SCANLAN, 49, of Honolulu, died July 28, 2001. Born in Long Island, N.Y. Survived by daughter, Ramona Tacadena; sons, James, Alan, Kana, Steve Jennings, Andrew, Sam, Mikie, Alii and John Scanlan; hanai son, Shannon Martinez; 23 grandchildren; mother, Minnie Haskins; brothers, Danny, John and David Haskins. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
KAORU "SLIM" SHIMIZU, 81, of Pearl City, died Aug. 11, 2001. Born in Puhi, Kaua'i. A federal firefighter retired from Hickam Air Force Base. A veteran of the 442nd/522 C Infantry. Survived by wife, Masae; son, Warren; daughter, Natalie Roy; two grandchildren; sisters, Takako Nakamura, Kiyome Kaholokula and Kimie Funamura. Visitation after 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service noon. Casual attire.
YASUO TAKATA, 86, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired U.S. Office of Veterans Affairs rehabilitation counselor and member of Club 100. Survived by wife, Alma; son, Glenn; daughter, Glenda Koyama; two grandchildren. Visitation from 3 p.m. tomorrow; service 4 p.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.
FRANCIS MASARU TAKISHITA, 91, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 12, 2001. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A retired research statistician with the Department of Agriculture and operator of Maui Landscape and Nursery. Survived by son, Howard; daughter, Lois Hiranaga; sisters, Asako Konishi and Marjorie Tanoue. Service 4 p.m. tomorrow at Makawao Hongwanji Mission. Urn burial 2 p.m. Friday at Maui Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
ANTHONY APO "TONY" TAM, 94, of Makawao, Maui, died Aug. 7, 2001. Born in Makawao. A self employed rancher who loved hunting. Survived by wife, Anna; daughter, Anne Young; a grandson. Visitation 4 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 5 p.m. Visitation also 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at O'ahu Cemetery; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
RICHARD "TURKEY" G. TURK, 72, of Kailua, died Aug. 12, 2001. Born in Omaha, Neb. A U.S. Marine who served during the Korean War. Survived by wife, Maxine; daughters, Mary Calip, Connie Young and Teresa Kaopua; sons, Patrick, Kevin and Robert Grance Jr.; 11 grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at O'ahu Cemetery chapel; service 6 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
VIOLET JAY WELLS, 93, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2001. Born in Ho-nolulu. Retired from her own fashion retail business. Survived by daughter-in-law, Penny; caregivers/grandchildren, Brian, John, Vimi Wells-Sullivan and John; sisters, Helen Kong and Ellen Lai; seven grandchildren. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
MARYNANCY MAILANI MOLALE WHITE, 86, of Vallejo, Calif., died July 13, 2001. Born in Halawa, O'ahu. A homemaker. Survived by brothers, Samuel Molale and William Molale; sons, Allan Martin Jr., James Martin and John Martin; daughters, Ellen Lopez, Beverly Martin and Marynancy Ho; 27 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
MARY AGNES WICKWIRE, 86, of Kailua, died July 26, 2001. A retired Realtor. Survived by daughter, Cynthia Nakama; sons, Michael, Richard and Tim; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brother, Bill Scanlon. Service pending. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
SUEKO YAMANAKA, 83, of Honolulu, died Aug. 2, 2001. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Jack; sons, Jack, Stanley and Harold; five grandchildren; great-grandchild; brother, Tatsuo Suzuki; sisters, Harriet Ishikawa and Mildred Hosaka. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
