Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
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.
RUDOLPH "RUDY" APISA, 54, of 'Aiea, died June 18, 2001. Born in American Samoa. A teacher at 'Aiea High School. Survived by daughter, Robyn; son, Jon; brothers, Dennis Apisa, Siaosi Thompson, Bill, Bob, Tailepeaua and Norman Apisa; sisters, Caroline Dipzinski, Tina Hudson, Esther Shimasaki, Ta'avale Anu'u and Tofa Mulitavaopele. Memorial service 9 a.m.Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park mauka chapel. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
VIOLET A. BURGHER, 84, wife of the late William Burgher, died June 26, 2001. Born in Bryte, Calif. Survived by daughter, Pat Humackich; son, Alex Humackich. Memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Episcopal Church in Kane'ohe. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
JOHN GLIPA, 39, of 'Ewa Beach, died June 11, 2001. Born in 'Ewa. Survived by parents, Stephen and Margarita Glipa; brothers, Spencer, Stephen Jr., Mark, Jason and Daren; sisters, Marjorie Ann Kim, Jacqueline Glipa-Cruz and Dionne Dos Santos. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, eulogy 11:45 a.m., Mass noon; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MYRTLE M. GOO, 96, of Honolulu, died June 28, 2001. Born in Lahaina, Maui. A retired schoolteacher. Survived by sister, Vivian ChoyHee; nieces and nephews. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Private inurnment at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
KIYOSHI "BUTCH" HOTTA, 80, of Wailuku, Maui, died June 28, 2001. Born in Wailuku. Retired from the Board of Water Supply; a U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Terry; brother, Shoma; sisters, Frances Emura and Jeanette Takara. Visitation 10 a.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary, service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ROBERT "BOBBY" WAH HEE LOO, 78, of 'Aiea, died June 21, 2001. Born on O'ahu and raised in Honouliuli, 'Ewa and Kaimuki. A weapons inspector retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard; officiated at many OIA high school football games in the '50s and '60s. Survived by wife, Myrtle "Girlie"; son, Harvin; daughter, Sandra Loo-Chan; two grandchildren; sisters, Hazel Namaka, Carolyn Tani, Bertha Chong and Edna Tseu; brother, Carlton "Chubby." Visitation and Taoist service 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
JOHN RITA, 78, of Wai'anae, formerly of Kahalu'u and Makakilo, died June 25, 2001. Born in Hana, Maui. A painter and mason retired from Honolulu Painting Co.; also a boat builder and fisherman. Survived by wife, Trinidad; sons, John Jr., Timothy, Darryl and John III; daughters, Joan DePeralta, Parsha Oliva, Cynthia Rita, Andrea DeMello, Trina Jury, June Dutro and Mary Fennell; 27 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers, Florencio "Blackie" Rita and Phillip, Rueben, Dado and Recarte Demitrial; sisters, Loretta Barques and Rosita DeLeon. Visitation from 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church in Makakilo, Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also from 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church, service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
CHIYOKO MIURA SUYEOKA, 92, of Mililani, eldest daughter of the founder of M. Miura Store in Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died June 28, 2001. A teacher at Pu'uhale and Kuhio schools on O'ahu and in Lihu'e, Kapa'a and Anahola on Kaua'i. Survived by daughters, Mildred McAuley and Marian Frazier; a grandson; sisters, Masako Ishii, Hatsue Masaoka and Satoko Masamura; brothers, Dr. Donald Miura and Dr. David Miura. Service 2 p.m. today at Manoa Japanese Seventh-day Adventist Church. No flowers. Aloha attire. Burial of ashes 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park in Kane'ohe. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
KIYOKO TAKARA, 81, of Honolulu, died June 22, 2001. Born in Waipahu. A homemaker. Survived by son, Francis; daughters, Caroline Kajiwara, and Alethea and Bridget Takara; two grandchildren; sister, Kikue Yogi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SIONE FIEILO TAULEPA, 59, of Honolulu, died June 26, 2001. Born in Tonga. Survived by wife, Siniva; sons, Salesi Jr., Kaufana and Tuifio; daughters, Vasa Sorby and Wailupe Tuavao; 11 grandchildren; sisters, Tulua Taulepa, Salome Mafi and Piula Malimali; brothers, Salesi and Saulala. Visitation from 6 p.m. Thursday at Waipahu Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, service 7 p.m. Visitation also from 8 a.m. Friday, service 9 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
PATRICK KALEI TILTON, 51, of Honolulu, died June 27, 2001. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A Handi Van driver. Survived by wife, Cheryl; children, Gordon, Shawn "Kalei" and Justin; a granddaughter; brothers, Alvin, Robert and Carl Tilton and Harvey Loves; sisters, Leslie Schilling and Charmaine Kahikina. Committal service 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery in Kane'ohe. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
LYDIA RENTE VIVEIROS, 75, of Honolulu, died June 28, 2001. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Survived by husband, Stanley; sons, Gary and Wayne; daughters, Cheryl Wong and Ellyn Mathis; eight grandchildren; sister, Eleanor Rente. Memorial service 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Harvest Chapel, 3650 Wai'alae Ave.; inurnment 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
WALTER OTTO WYSS, 90, of Honolulu, died June 25, 2001. Born in Zurich, Switzerland. A retired engineer, automobile designer and photographer. Survived by nieces and nephews. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
