Obituaries

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NANCY GLOVER was born in Illinois, but in the more than 20 years she lived here she became like a sister to the people of Waimanalo's Hawaiian community. She was 47. See story.

VIRGINIA RAMOS DELUZ, the matriarch of a highly successful Hamakua family that spread itself into business, land ownership and politics, died at her Pohakea homestead residence Friday. She was 93. See story.

EUFROCINA "SENANG" VIDAD ALBANO, 90, of Waipahu, died July 13, 2001. Born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Member of United Vintarinians of Hawaii. Survived by son, Federico Jr.; daughters, Natividad Prudencio and Helen; brothers, Francisco and Leandro; 16 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary; Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the chapel; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

CHRISTOPHER ANO, 81, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died July 19, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired Federal Aviation Administration traffic controller and former Honolulu Police Department officer. Survived by wife, Zenaida; sons, Harold, Allan, Jeff and Chris; sister, Ethylyn Alexander; 14 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren. Koloa services held. Visitation also 8 to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary, Honolulu; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Casual or aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

FELIPE RUIZ BARTOLOME, 89, of Makaweli, Kaua'i, died July 25, 2001. Born in the Philippines. Gay & Robinson irrigator. Survived by wife, Claudia; sons, Florencio, Eric, and Jan Michael; brothers, Ruperto Bartolome, and Pablo and Ricardo Ruiz. Visitation 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Friday at Waimea Sacred Hearts Church, Kaua'i; service 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Hanapepe Filipino Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

LANCE MAUNAHINA "LB" BUSH, 32, of Honolulu, died July 24, 2001. Born in San Francisco. Survived by wife, Ramona "Mona"; mother, Lucille "Lucy"; brother, Louis "Louie"; sisters, Lou Ann, Linda Lee Macapagal and Laverne. Visitation 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.

E. "CHAMP" CHAMPION, 89, of Honolulu, died July 22, 2001. Born in Edmonton, Alberta. Retired Dillingham executive and community volunteer. Survived by sisters, Vera Rutledge and Portia Ritchey; stepsons, Harry and Ward Buscher; stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren. Services 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Clement's Episcopal Church. Private inurnment. No flowers; contributions to The Salvation Army, Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Shriner's Hospital for Children and Hawaiian Humane Society. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

CHOM SOON CHO, 84, of Honolulu, died July 28, 2001. Born in Seoul, Korea. A homemaker. Survived by son, Yong Sung; daughters, Young Hee, Myoung Sook, Ae Sook "Veronica," Young Sook Tashiro, Mal Sook, and In Sook Manalo; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 1 to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 1:30 p.m.

DANIEL DAVID ELLIS, 21, of Lawton, Okla., died July 29, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Services pending. Arrangements by Whinery-Huddleston Funeral Service, Lawton.

LIGAYA VICTORIO FRUTO, 87, of Redwood City, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died July 18, 2001. Born in the Philippines. Retired Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter. Survived by son, Ramon Reyes; sisters, Estrella Victorio and Fely Barles; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service held; burial in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ROBERT CYRIL GUEST, 75, of Honolulu, died July 20, 2001. Born in Vallejo, Calif. Microwave calibration specialist. Survived by wife, Florence; sons, Leroy, Frank Lopes, Christopher and Michael; daughters, Dolores Trujillo, Louisa Cisneros, Sarah Carson and Arline Anderson. Private service held. Donations to Florence Guest, P.O. Box 17400, Honolulu, HI 96817.

WILLIAM SHUNSUKE ITO, 86, of Honolulu, died July 14, 2001. Born in Portland, Ore. A physician. Survived by wife, Dorothy; sons, Ronald and Bruce; daughter, Della Ann; stepchildren, John, Wallace and Allison Honjiyo; brother, Harold; seven grandchildren. Memorial services 3 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji, Hawaii Betsuin. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

GIDEON KAWILANUIMAKEHAOKALANI KALILIMOKU, SR., 66, of Waimanalo, died July 24, 2001. Born in Ha'ena, Kaua'i. Survived by wife, Pearl; sons, Frederick, Gideon Jr. and Jim; daughter, Carrie Tufaga; brothers, Frederick, Mitchell, Jerry and Aram Kalilimoku and Paul and Wesley Elia; sister, Hannah Basso; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo Ward; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Friday at the church; service 11:15 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

BARBARA HELEN KIRBY, 76, of Kailua, formerly of Methuen, Mass., died July 26, 2001. Born in Methuen, Mass. Survived by husband, John William Sr.; sons, John Jr., Kevin, Jeffrey, Christopher and Frederick; daughters, Karen Paul, Christine Diamond, and Martha Anderson; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service 2 p.m.Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 221 Hualani St. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

BERNADETTE "BERNA" J. LALOSIN, 55, of Honolulu, died July 21, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Ruddy; sons, Rudy, Raymond and Daniel; daughter, Bernadine; mother, Violet Martin; sisters, Pat Dudoit, Geraldine "Geri" Lee-Hong and Isabel "Liz"Davis; two grandchildren. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

RICHARD C. MUELHEIM, 84, of Kailua, died July 28, 2001. Born in Columbus, Ohio. Retired Navy electronics technician. Survived by sons, Rick, Randy, Mark and David; daughters, Pam Lindberg and Christy Jacobsen; 12 grandchildren. Memorial services 10 a.m. Friday at Kailua Community Church. Private scattering of ashes later. No flowers; donations to Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

BRUCE LYLE NUESCA, 47, of Riverside, Calif., formerly of Kailua, died July 8, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Jonnel; father, Max; mother, Myrle; brothers, Sterling, Mark, Michael, Guy, Lloyd and Louis; sisters, Sandra Miller, Lezlee, Laurel Nu'uhiwa and Victoria. Memorial service 3 p.m. Aug. 9 at Kailua Seventh-day Adventist Church; scattering of ashes 6:30 p.m. off Kailua boat ramp. Lei and loose flowers welcomed. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Loma Linda Mortuary, Loma Linda, Calif.

MARIANO PALALAY, 84, of Puhi, Kaua'i, died July 15, 2001. Born in the Philippines. A landscaping employee. Survived by daughters, Alejandra Japuz and Remedios Ulep; sons, Jacobino, Willy, Roger, Arnulfo and Pruming "Lito"; 27 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary, Koloa. Services and burial pending. Casual or aloha attire.

RICHARD HISAO TOMITA, 68, of Honolulu, died July 23, 2001. Born in South Hilo, Hawai'i. A retired mason. Survived by aunts and cousins. Visitation 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Casual attire.

DORIS KIKUNO UMEDA, 87, of Honolulu, died July 22, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Jeffrey and Stanley; sister, Kinu Yatsui; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

VERONICA VIQUELIA-SHIMATSU, 46, of Mililani, formerly of Port Allen, Kaua'i, died July 23, 2001. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A private school teacher. Survived by husband, Derek Shimatsu; sons, Whitney and Dustin Shimatsu; father, Delfin Viquelia; stepmother, Marilyn Viquelia; brothers, Anthony, Stanley, Jerry and Donald Viquelia; sisters, Anita Salvador, Geradine Bolosan, Debbie Zanders and Donna Joiner. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 12:30 p.m. Burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

LINDA NGIT WAI WONG, 67, of Tujunga, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died June 8, 2001. Born in Ngor Sa Village, China. Survived by husband, Kim Sing; sons, Kirk, Jeffrey, David, Michael and Gordon; nine grandchildren; sister, Peggy Lee. Mainland service held. Burial 10 a.m. Aug. 8 at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery; restaurant reception to follow. No flowers; donations to American Cancer Society. Casual attire. Arrangements by Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Calif.

WAI CUM C. "MARY" WONG, 82, of Honolulu, died July 17, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Christopher; daughters, Priscilla Wagner, Frances Ijiri and Christine Chee; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Kenneth and Walter Choy; sister, Adeline Choy. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

SUNG CHOON YUE, 73, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2001. Born in Wahiawa. A retired HMSA vice president. Survived by son, Sanford; daughter, Cindy Juelharte; brothers, Chi Choon and Kang Choon; sisters, Dora Park, Sarah Hahn and Willa Sun Woo. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Private interment. No flowers. Casual attire.