Posted on: Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Obituaries
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ETHEL KIRIE AVILLA, 82, of Waipahu, died March 8, 2001. Born in Mana, Kaua'i. Survived by sons, Glenn and Charles Perry; daughters, Ethel Perry, Theresa Ramos and Joyce Foster; six grandchildren; a surviving sister. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary. GEORGE GONSALVES BRANCO, 78, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died March 18, 2001. Born in Kalopa, Hawai'i. A harvesting supervisor retired from the former Hamakua Sugar Plantation. Survived by wife, Ida; daughter, Diane Labrador; sons, George Jr. and Clinton; brothers, Joseph and Ernest; sister, Helen Bothelo; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honoka'a. Mass 10 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. DORIS CHEE CHAR, 91, of Waimanalo, died March 16, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard worker. Survived by niece, Carolyn Aoki; hanai family, Wilson, Rosina and Maimiti Ho, Kara and Hongi Edwards; best friend, Clarice Choy. Private graveside service held at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary. BERTHA BEDILION DAY, 81, of Ho-nolulu, died March 14, 2001. Born in San Francisco, Calif. A retired teacher. Survived by sons, Jim and Stephen; daughter, Lynn Bedilion; two grandchildren; twin sister, Mary Schultz. Rosary 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church; Mass 9 a.m. Casual attire. Donations may be made to the Elderly Blind Society Plus 55 Group. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i. HELEN HAYAKO FUJITA, 81, of Ho-nolulu, died March 15, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired co-owner of Snappy's Wheel Alignment & Repair. Survived by daughters, Gayle "Kiku" Fujita and Carol Reynolds; three grandchildren; brother, Albert Nakamoto; sisters, Violet Kitamura, Mary Ojiri and Alice Isobe. Memorial service noon Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. HERBERT PAAHANA HOSE, 76, of Honolulu, died Feb. 27, 2001. Born in Wailea, South Hilo. Survived by daughter, Ao Rodenhurst; grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary. ANNA ELIZABETH IKEI, 83, of Pearl City, died March 14, 2001. Born in Chicago. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Robert; daughter, Lora Canter; brother, Matthew Diakow; sister, Stephanie. Service noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire. TOMI KANESHIRO, 95, of Waimanalo, died March 12, 2001. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Member of Tamagusuku Son Jin Kai. Survived by sons, Koichi, Masanobu and Ted; daughter, Mitsue Yamamoto; five grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. ALBERT "ALAPAKI" K. KUPIHE, 59, of Honolulu, died Feb. 26, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A security guard. Survived by daughter, Nani Alapai-Kupihe; son, Keawe Alapai-Kupihe; brothers, George and Walter; sisters, Mary and June. Private family service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services. VIRGINIA HAMAU LINDSEY, 74, of Daly City, Calif., died March 12, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, George Jr.; sons, Kevin and George; daughters, Geraldine Capellino and Debra-Lynn Wood; brothers, Edward and Vernon Kalama; sisters, Lehua Kalama, Victoria Hoe, Kealoha Kalama-Cabral, Pearl Stevens, Rosella "Pua" Kalama-Akiona and Jacqueline Maynard; three grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mililani Ward; service 11:15 a.m. Burial service 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. CLEMENTINA "TINA" MACADAM, 64, longtime Ha'ena resident, died March 17, 2001. Born in Violet, Texas. Wife of U.S. Navy Commander (Retired) William MacAdam, assigned to Barking Sands, Kaua'i. Survived in addition to her husband by sons, Jeffery and Stuart; three grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Corcoran, Rosa Hoelscher, Floy Hoelscher, Mary Johnson and Gerri Fredette; and brothers, William, Francis, Raymond, Jerome, Edgar and Richard. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Saint Williams Catholic Church, Hanalei; Mass 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Memorial donations to Kauai Hospice. Private burial. Arrangements by Kauai Mortuary. TOSHIKO KAY MARTIN, 74, of Mililani, died March 16, 2001. A retired Schofield Barracks AAFES men's clothing department supervisor. Born in Nagasaki, Japan. Survived by husband, John; son, David; sister, Miyako Ogura. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Presbyterian Church; service 5 p.m. Burial noon Monday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 710 W. 168th St., New York, N.Y. 10032. JAMES "GRUMPY" A. MOORE, 82, of Honolulu, died March 19, 2001. Born in Duncan, Okla. A CWO 4 retired from the U.S. Army. Survived by wife, Dolores; daughters, Ethel DiBiasio and Judy Knox; brothers, Wyly and Clay; sister, Margaret Bruns; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service to be held in Colorado at a later date. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. MARION FRANCIS MORIKAWA, 57, of Mililani, died March 18, 2001. Born in Los Angeles, Calif. A civil service employee for 25 years at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by husband, Stanley; daughters, Toni Freitas, Terri DaSilva and Jennifer Nelson; stepson, Reid; stepdaughter, Janel; brother, Lynn Gilmore; sister, Laurie Spurlock; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel; service 7 p.m. Casual attire. Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org (click "Donate"). DANIEL NOBUO MURANAKA, 83, of Wahiawa, died March 9, 2001. Born in Wahiawa. Retired from Schofield Post Exchange; a member of Wahiawa Hongwanji, Kyodan, Hakone Kumiai. Survived by wife, Matsuko; son, Robert; daughter, Ann Trammell; three grandchildren; brother, Kiyomitsu. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary. SATURNINA TALARO NAVOR, 65, of Honolulu, died March 2, 2001. Born in Ballesteros, Cagayan, North Luzon, Philippines. A packer retired from FritoLay Hawaii. Survived by brothers, Andres and Isidro Talaro; sister, Dalia Subia. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Service 7 p.m. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church; Mass 8:30 a.m. Burial 10 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary. MARIAN BEARDSLEY PARADISO, 80, of Pukalani, Maui, died March 15, 2001. A retired Indiana math teacher who retired to Pukalani. Survived by husband, Samuel; daughters, Rosalie Seaton, Marilyn Paradiso and Elizabeth Paradiso; brother, William Beardsley; four grandchildren; two great-granddaughters. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Reception to follow at the mortuary lounge. Lei only. Casual attire. VALERIANA GOM-OS PEDRO, 98, of 'Aiea, died March 16, 2001. Born in Larena, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Survived by sons, Primo and Leonardo Suan, Alfredo, Eginio, Joseph and Bernardez; daughters, Juliana Coleon and Silveria "Sylvia" Sacayan-Lucero; 22 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; 51 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel; service noon. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. PAUL YUKIO SAKIMOTO, 46, of Ho-nolulu, died March 18, 2001. Born in Honolulu. An insurance salesman for Hawaii Insurance Consultant. Survived by wife, Lisa; son, Kyle; sister, June Yasuhara. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. KATSUNO SUNADA, 104, of Honolulu, died March 13, 2001. Born in Hiroshima, Japan. Survived by sons, Masao and Robert; daughters, Mildred Oda, Ruby Shiroma, Doris Soma and Janet Kawamoto; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister, Tamayo Yokotake. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. BRENT TIMOTHY TUCKER, 28, of Hale'iwa, died March 17, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A University of Colorado B Arts graduate. Survived by parents, Dr. Guy and Marilyn; brother, Dr. Matt; grandmother, Evelyn Curtis. Memorial service 6:30 p.m. Friday at 61-567 Pohaku Loa Way, Kawailoa. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary. RUFINA "CIRING" VILORIA UDARBE, 77, of Wahiawa, died Feb. 26, 2001. Born in Poblacion, Masingal, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by husband, Francisco; sons, Rusty, Tony and Romy; daughters, Norma Jackson and Prosy Glidden; brother, Zacarias Viloria; sister, Benedicta "Benny" Arellano; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church; Mass 9:45 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. SHIZUE USHIJIMA, 85, of Honolulu, died March 18, 2001. Born in Okala, Hawai'i. A retired seamstress. Survived by sons, Norman and Alan; daughter, Lynne Ushijima; four grandchildren; brother, Stanley Sakuda; sister, Nancy Tomimoto. Service 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire. HELENE HAR LIN WONG, 79, of Honolulu, died March 15, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired University of Hawai'i-Manoa professor. Survived by sister, Phyllis Wong Jing; niece, Joanne Kau DuFrayne. Private service held. Donations may be made to the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. LORETTA "LUCY" PAHUKOA YAP, 85, of Pauwela, died March 13, 2001. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Leroy, Herman and Anthony; daughters, Barbara Kaholokula , Theresa Honokaupu, Harriet Tau-a, Evangeline Bevins and Annabel Mashino; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. Wake service 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Rita's Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary. ALFRED YATES, 74, of Kurtistown, died March 17, 2001. Born in Kentucky. A high school English teacher for 25 years. Survived by wife, Vivian; sons, Anthony and Randolph; granddaughters, Nicole Yates and Kiana Mamuad. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.