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.
SHIGETO "SHIGESH" WAKIDA, Lahaina's legendary tennis coach, died Sunday after suffering a stroke. He was 85. See story.
THOMAS M. AYSON, 60, of Mililani, died May 9, 2001. Born in Chicago, Ill. The owner of Hawaii Systems Engineering. Survived by wife, Carol; daughter, Beth Routhier; son, Paul; three grandchildren; sisters, Joyce Marino and Marilyn DuVernet; brother, Richard. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church; prayer service to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society or Hospice Hawaii. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
ROBERT LARFEUIL "BOB" BARREL, 76, of Kailua, died May 9, 2001. Born in Massachusetts. A retired National Park Service director. Survived by wife, Emajoy; son, Rob; daughter, Susan Edwards. Service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples chapel; reception to follow at Mid-Pacific Country Club. Aloha attire.
ANGELINE JARDINE CABRAL, 78, of Hilo, died May 8, 2001. Born in Lahaina, Maui. A sales clerk retired from the Naniloa Gift Shop. Survived by husband, John; son, Melvin; daughter, Deborah Brodbeck; sisters, Cressie Borges, Nettie Justyn and Mary Helen Jardine; three grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Papa'ikou; Mass 11 a.m.; burial at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery #2. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
JOHN "JACK" MICHAEL COYLE, 59, of Honolulu, died May 1, 2001. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. The owner of Harbor Pub and Pizza. Survived by wife, Patricia Crain; mother, Mary; brother, Michael; sister, Rita; stepson, Carl Bobbitt; stepdaughters, Susan Matsuura and Roxanne Barron. Service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
EUGENIE CHOI HIGUCHI, 69, of Wahiawa, died May 6, 2001. Born in Ho-nolulu. Survived by daughter, Anne Dixon; two grandsons; a granddaughter; best friend, Charles Kaahanui; sisters, MaryAnn Choy, Evelyn Shon and Barbara Takashige. Visitation 5 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel. Service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
MASAKO HIRATA HIRANAKA, 81, of Wahiawa, Kaua'i, died May 4, 2001. Born in Wahiawa. A radio announcer with KTOH. Survived by brother, Dick "Sadao" Hirata. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
TADASHI KAWATA, 76, of Honolulu, died May 6, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired U.S. civil service senior staff technician representative. Survived by wife, Rose; sons, Wesley and Jon; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
TONY KIM, 86, of Honolulu, died April 1, 2001. Born in Kihei, Maui. A maintenance foreman retired from the Ho-nolulu Zoo. Survived by wife, Margaret; sons, Wilfred and Patrick Kong; daughters, Cynthia Brundage and Carolyne Kong; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
MISAO KONDO, 97, of Honolulu, died May 1, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A member of Makiki Christian Church. Survived by son, Richard; daughter, Edith. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
LUDOVICO CORPUZ LAPITAN, 66, of Honolulu, died May 4, 2001. Born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Retired from Leahi Hospital. Survived by wife, Dina; sons, Amelito and Arden; daughters, Amy Portugal and Alodie Tummina; brothers, Pete, Herman and Maximo; sister, Marcie; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
COSME ABAYA LUMANLAN, 94, of Hilo, died May 6, 2001. Born in Asingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. A cultivation supervisor retired from the former Hawaiian Agriculture Company. Survived by wife, Celerine; sons, Herman, Gary Sr., Glenn and Paul; daughters, Melissa Marques, Nancy Kaneshiro, Vanessa Madriaga, Donna Kekoa and Margo Takata; hanai daughter, Marge Burns; 28 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 4 p.m. Casual attire.
WILFRED MAEDA, 69, of Kailua-Kona, died April 23, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A fish cutter retired from Flying Seafood and former owner of Maeda Fish Market. Survived by son, Miles; daughter, Manda; mother, Chiyoko; brother, Hubert; sisters, Alice Uyehara, Phyllis Goya, Janet Chinen, Karen Nakamatsu and Kathleen Lee. Service 2 p.m. tomorrow at Honokohau Harbor Point, Honokohau, Kona. No flowers. Casual attire. Call (808) 325-6186 for information. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.
GILBERT YOSHIO MASUDA, 86, of Wahiawa, died May 6, 2001. Born in Waialua, O'ahu. Retired from Meadow Gold Dairies. Survived by wife, Mildred; son, Gary; daughters, Gladys Tsujimura, Gertrude De Guzman and Gail Dean; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers, Robert and Toshiaki; sisters, Janet Tenno and Doris Arita. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel.
JAY "JUTE" JITSUO MIYAGAWA, 85, of ' Aiea, died May 6, 2001. Born in Pakala, Kaua'i. Retired from the State Department of Transportation, Harbor Division, as a fiscal officer. Survived by wife, Florence "Fujiko"; sons, Raymond and Alvin; two granddaughters; sisters, Amy Morisawa and Peggy Takeuchi. Service 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel. No flowers. Casual attire.
ALEJANDRO SIENA SEGURITAN SR., 83, of Honolulu, died April 27, 2001. Born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by wife, Luana; sons, Eddie, Terry and Alejandro Jr.; brother, Paul; three grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
EVELYN ASAE SHIMAZU, 88, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 9, 2001. Born in Halawa, O'ahu. A sales clerk retired from a Waikiki store who received an award for Outstanding Senior Companion. Survived by daughter, Adela Hara; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 2:30 p.m.; inurnment to follow at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. Aloha attire.
ZENYEI TAIRA, 85, of Mililani, died May 6, 2001. Born in Kahuku. A retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Kameko; sons, Kenneth and Richard; six grandchildren; sisters, Kana Nakayama and Otoyo Kikuyama. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
FELOMENO "PHIL" "SONNY" VENTIC, 72, of Honolulu, died May 2, 2001. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. An electrician retired from Barbers Point Naval Air Station public works center. Survived by daughters, Mavis Kanaeholo and Francine Dancey; four grandchildren; brothers, Leonard and Jude; sister, Mary Valdez. Visitation 6 p .m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. next Friday; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
LLOYD BYRON WESTERLUND, 55, of Honolulu, died May 7, 2001. Born in Minnesota. Regional manager with TV Guide magazine. Survived by wife, Midori; sister, Corine LaFave. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
LUCINDA "FRANCES" WHITE-McROBERTS, 63, of Wai'anae, died May 3, 2001. Retired. Survived by daughter, Laura Rohleder; four grandsons; a granddaughter; mother, Benita Lasconia; sisters, Sally Gelfo-Moore, Crispina Ward, Lorraine Manandik, Ischyria Matsuura; brothers, Henry, Bernard, John, Phillip and Matthew Lasconia. Visitation 6 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Hearts Church, Wai'anae; Mass 7 p.m. Private inurnment at Diamond Head Cemetery. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.