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.
FREDERICK W. BARTELS SR., 73, of Honolulu, died July 10, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Hawaiian Electric. Survived by companion, Qurelia "Dede"; sons, Frederick Jr. and Dwain; daughter, Sherlynn Scherer; five grandchildren; brothers, Dutchie and Wilhelm. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Resurrection of the Lord Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
IDA MAY CABRAL, 96, of Waipahu, died July 15, 2001. A retired public school teacher. Survived by daughter, Jorene Litton; sisters, Elsie, Ruth and Irene; brothers, Tony and Frank; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 9:45 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
JULIE JEAN CHARNESKI, 43, of Ka'a'awa, formerly of Kona, died July 10, 2001. Born in Menominee, Mich. A nurse at Kona Hospital. Survived by mother, Peg Gillette; brothers, David and Dan; sisters, Kyle Grace and Kathleen Pozun. Scattering of ashes 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kualoa Beach Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
VINCENT DE COSTA, 69, of Makaweli, Kaua'i, died July 16, 2001. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. A truck driver retired from Gay and Robinson Plantation. Survived by wife, Bertha; daughter, Theresa Koki; sons, Vincent, Craig and Damien; 10 grandchildren; brothers, William, George and Robert; sisters, Mary Rita, Kathyr Pace, Adeline Pereira, Virginia Abardo and Christina Vidinha. Visitation 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Sacred Hearts Church, Waimea; Mass 4:30 p.m.; burial at Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
VIRGINIA "VIRGI" ALICE HUNT, 88, of Kane'ohe, died July 14, 2001. Born in Los Angeles. A retired actress and artist. Survived by son, George. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pohai Nani Care Center. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
WILLIAM KALEI KUAIWA, 84, of Wai'anae, died July 8, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired mechanic. Survived by wife Bupha; sons, Christopher and William Jr.; daughters, Leilani Goodman, Jeanette Cabuag, Paulette Akim, Bernice Gomes and Margaret Kealoha; 28 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; brothers, John, Charles, Daniel, Abraham and James Keheaku; sisters, Hannah Kipilii, Lois Chung-Hoon, Ella Correa, Mary Au, Primrose Punua, Miriam Tortolero and Evelyn Kaahanui. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Chapel; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
WATARI KUWADA, 95, of Wailuku, Maui, died July 17, 2001. Born in Pu'un«n«, Maui. Retired state civil engineer. Survived by daughter, Aileen Kaneda; brother, Goro; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.
ERIC LYNDE, 68, of Honolulu, died July 12, 2001. Born in Ranger, Texas. A former musician. Survived by sisters, Fern Mayer and Lee Owens. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Service of Hawai'i.
STEPHEN KEONAONA MANGINSAY, 69, former longtime Honolulu resident, died March 11, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the U.S. Army and U.S. Postal Service. Survived by wife, Darlene; daughter, Haunani Bush; nieces and nephews. Private service held in Ohio. Correspondence to: P.O. Box 267, New Richmond, Ohio 45157.
ROBERT DOUGLAS MARKHAM, 46, of San Francisco, Calif., has died. Survived by parents, Clarence and June; sister, Debra Dillingham; brother, Jeffrey. Visitation 10:15 a.m. Thursday at St. John Vianney Church, Kailua; Mass 11 a.m. Aloha attire. Memorial donations to St. John Vianney Education Foundation.
MARIA NOBRIGA MARQUES, 94, of Honolulu, died July 16, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Don; daughter, Marylou De Aguiar; 13 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation from 6 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also from 8:30 a.m. Tuesday; service 10 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.
ANDY TORAO MATSUYAMA, 75, of Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai'i, died July 18, 2001. Born in South Kona. Retired mechanic with former J.M. Tanaka Construction Co., commercial fisherman, and owner of Andy's Liquor, Andy's Repair Shop and Andy's Wash & Dry. Survived by wife, Bessie; sons, Jeffery and Earl; daughter, Wendy; brother, Harry; sisters, Katsue Nakamura and Mie Michimoto; six grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji Mission, Kealakekua; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
HAROLD TSUNEO MIYASAKI, 73, of Waipahu, died July 13, 2001. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. A retired King's Bakery baker. Survived by wife, Momoe; sons, Floyd and Derrick; daughters, Dael Guzman, Audrey Kurashima and Joanne Caparoso; six grandchildren; sisters, Matsuko Nagata, Fumiko Hirata and Faith Kobayashi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
LOUANN NELSON, 62, of Kane'ohe, died July 16, 2001. Born in Big Lake, Michigan. A homemaker and former president of the Hawai'i All Breed Rabbit Club. Survived by husband, Gerald; daughter, Teresa Barros; sons, David, Dennis and Daniel; 11 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; sisters, Arlene Wickland, Francis Stroner, Barbara Johnson, Mary Peck, Patty Gressman and Karen Hilter. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
YOSHIHIRO "YOSHI" NISHIDA, 64, of Mililani, died July 18, 2001. Born in Hilo. A teacher retired from Wahiawa Intermediate School. Survived by wife, Sharon; daughters, Clarisse Mau and Jena Nishida; a granddaughter; brother, Masahiro and Kanehiro; sisters, Shigeko Kimura, Claire Yahata, Chikae Nishida, Hiroko Arisumi, Teruka Petersen and Kiyoko Nakamoto. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel. No flowers. Casual attire.
ROBERT T. OKAZAKI, 90, of Honolulu,died July 17, 2001. Owner of Bob's Bromeliads. Survived by daughter, Martha Hazzard; four grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to noon tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Private inurnment at a later date. No flowers. Aloha attire.
CONDRADA PABRO, 79, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died July 1, 2001. Born in Hanamaulu, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Juanita Hamada, Li, Patricia, Norma Delos Santos and Cora Lacaden; son, Timoteo Jr.; sister, Saturnina Cabinatan; 26 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 7:30 a.m. today at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary; service 9 a.m.; burial to follow at Lihu'e Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
RICHARD ROLAND RHODES, 69, of Honolulu, died June 19, 2001. Born in Chicago, Ill. A scientific illustrator for the University of Hawai'i, Department of Geophysics. A paddler with Hui Nalu Canoe Club. Survived by sons, Eric and Evan; daughters, Sandra Keepers and Lydia Liffick; sister, Cynthia Segal; grandchildren. Ocean burial 6 p.m. today at Maunalua Bay. Casual attire.
GEORGE LESLIE SANTOS SR., 76, of Kailua, died July 16, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired electrical supplies purchasing agent. Survived by wife, Eva; sons, George Jr. and Norman; daughters, Trudy Rawlins and Sandy Kaihenui; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Lawrence; sisters, Lillian Soares and Margaret Ferreira. Visitation 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Burial 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
DAVID J. SOLOMON, 65, of American Samoa, died July 14, 2001. Retired from U.S. Marine Corps. Survived by wife, Susana; sons, Jaffa, James and John; daughters, Filoi Wiedenhoff and Teresa Vazquez; sisters, Elva Murden, Grace Allen and Anna Webster; brother, Frank McCoy; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
JOHN W. SORIA, 61, of Waimanalo, died July 15, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Vice-president and estimator at Island Insulation. Survived by wife, Danette; son, John; daughters, Jo-Lynne "Leialoha" and Terry Lee "Lehuanani" Ryan; three grandchildren; mother, Mary Faraon; brothers, Frankie and Alfred Soria and Ben Faraon; sisters, Katherine Kruse, Angelina Bader and Lita Thomas. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
PAULYN PAULLE UA, 63, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 17, 2001. Born in Hilo. Prep cook for former Hilo Lagoon Hotel. Survived by daughters, Annie, Napua Sumida, Ipo Busniewski, Lisa, and Lydia David; brothers, Daniel and Thomas Spencer; sisters, Oinah Anakalea and Mary Dennison; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; service 9 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ETHEL CHIEKO UYEHARA, 79, of 'Aiea, died July 16, 2001. Born in Hala'ula, Kohala, Hawai'i. Tokyo Bento office manager. Survived by husband, Majo; son, Terry; brothers, Seitoku, Seiki and Seijun Hanashiro, and Ronald and Seiju Sakuma; sisters, Asano Teruya and Tsuruko Kinjo; three grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
JULIAN VILLANUEVA, 49, of Lemon Grove, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i and Michigan, died June 27, 2001. Survived by mother, Jennie; sisters, Janice Estavillo, Jackie Conklin and Laura Brudzinski; brother, Paul. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements by The Neptune Society, San Diego.
