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.

SAMSON TADASHI MAMIZUKA, a Hau'ula construction contractor and past president of Carpenters Local 745, died May 12. He was 84 years old. See story.

IULAI MANUIA AMANI, 23, of Waipahu, died April 15, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Darnell; stepfather, George Mamea; grandfather, Filo; grandmother, Faatitii Mamea; brothers, Tunu Amani, Issac Mamea and Jordan Kuoha; sister, Fia. Visitation 2 to 5 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MATTHEW GEORGE BRENCICK, 83, died May 14, 2001. Born in St. Louis, Mo. Retired as an investigator for the Missouri state government. Survived by son, Matthew; daughter, Janice; nine grandchildren; hanai sons, Harry Manion, John Manion. Service to be held in Missouri. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

KENNETH LIN TIM "TIMMY" CHING, 67, of Honolulu, died May 15, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired Aloha Airlines inspector. Survived by wife, Dorothy Leong Ching. Visitation from 9 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

SANG HAK CHOI, 83, of Honolulu, died May 14, 2001. A member of St. Pius X Church. Survived by wife, Ok Soon; sons, John, Chi Soo and Chi Man; daughters, Yang Ja Choi Kuhn, Eun Hee Kwak; six grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

ANDRES VALERA CIRIACO, 84, of Honolulu, died May 4, 2001. Born in Inopacan, Leyte, Philippines. A dental assistant. Survived by daughter, Regina Ciriaco-Montemayor; four grandchildren; brothers and sisters. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

AUDREY C. COMBA, 87, of Waikiki, died May 1, 2001. Born in Pine Falls, Manitoba. Survived by nephews, Craig Walton and Glen Hibbert; niece, Linda MacLellan. No service held.

JOHN FORREST CROSS, 84, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 16, 2001. Born in Ogden, Utah. Former manager of Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. Former lieutenant commander with the U.S. Navy during World War II. Survived by wife, Dorothy; son, John; daughter, Kay Harper; sister, Kay Beattie; five grandchildren. Service 3 p.m. Friday at Hilo Yacht Club. No flowers. Aloha attire. Memorial donations to Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Council. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

MARY QUINTA GRAY, 83, of Honolulu, died May 17, 2001. A retired housekeeper with St. Francis Medical Center. Survived by son, George; daughter, Dorothy Ryans; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Manuel Quinta; sisters, Emily Freitas and Isabel Soares. Memorial Mass noon Thursday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

CYRIO HINOL, 68, of Honolulu, died May 1, 2001. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired. Survived by wife, Ruth; sons, George, China and Kazuo; daughters, Yoshiko Kakalia, Clareen Lima and Toshiko Edwards; 20 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Margie Contreras, Gladys Hinol-Mokina, Elizabeth Centeno and Patricia Canianes; brother, Salvador "Sam." Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Soka Gakkai International U.S.A. Honolulu Cultural Center, 2729 Pali Highway. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

S. BUSTER KAHAKUA, 67, of Las Vegas, Nev., died May 8, 2001. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A field supervisor retired from the National Park Service. A veteran of the U.S. Navy who served during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Survived by wife, Bernice; daughter, Philialoha; granddaughter, Ai; sisters, Lani Wo. Service and inurnment at a later date at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Arrangements by Palm Mortuary, Las Vegas.

THURSTON JURO KUROYAMA, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 17, 2001. Born in Waimea (Kamuela), Hawai'i. A social studies teacher retired from Hilo High School. Survived by wife, Kamie; son, Keith; daughters, Lynn Del Rosario and Dale Yamamoto; brother, Hachiro Kuroyama; sisters, Tsuino Yoshiki and Misao Nishijima; two grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

SHIGEKI MATSUSHIMA, 87, of Honolulu,died May 15, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A machinist retired from Dillingham Corp. Survived by companion, Ruth Shimabuku; daughters, Karen Sato and Gail Ideue; three grandchildren; brothers, Yoshinobu, Fred, Shegeo, George, Richard and Walter; sisters, Masae Hinazumi and Helen Hiroshige. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

CLARA HISAKO NISHIMOTO, 85, of Honolulu, died May 9, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired hair stylist. Survived by children, Shirley Ann Hoffer, Jean Tsushima and Warren Nishimoto; sisters, Sadie Ogura, Nancy Onishi and Betty Yamamoto; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

DOROTHY "FUZZY" McDIARMID WINSLEY PRENTICE, 85, of Kane'ohe, died May 18, 2001. Former real estate agent and secretary for Hawaiian Trust. Survived by son, James; daughters, Pamela Freed, Leslie Laurance and Cynthia Prentice; sister, Lois Silverman; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service over the ashes 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at Kaneohe Yacht Club. No flowers. Memorial donations to Pohai Nani Flower Fund or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

EDNA AKIKO SHIROTA, 60, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 13, 2001. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. A pantry worker for Kawamoto Vegetable Store and Freddy's Restaurant. Survived by brothers, Roger, Gary and Bert; nieces and nephews; cousins; aunts and uncles. Visitation 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 3:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

SUSAN SUMI SILVA, 47, of Kane'ohe, died May 8, 2001. Born in Waipahu. Employed by Fujioka, Wakazuru, C.P.A. Survived by sons, Shane and Stanton Suehiro; mother, Kameko Higa; brother, Dennis Higa; sisters, Mavis Tamanaha and Maxine Hanaoka. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

JESSE H. STRONG JR., 69, of Kane'ohe, died May 16, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Forestry Division. Survived by daughter, Myra Wong; sons, Jesse III, Darryl and Keith; 13 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brothers, Russell, Samuel and James; sisters, Jeanette Sarmiento, Loretta Piniol, Naomi Howes and Helen Kahele. Burial service 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

ISIDORO "SMILEY" PAGLINAWAN SUMILE, 92, of Hale'iwa, Hawai'i, died May 16, 2001. born in Siquijor, Philippines. A retired federal heavy equipment mechanic on Midway. Owner/proprietor of Smiley's Service and Repair. Survived by wife, Eudoxia "Dixie'; son, Leonard "Smiley"; daughters, Yudoxie Myers, Esperanza MacArthur and Caridad Sumile; brother, James "Jimmy"; 19 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at St. Michael's church; prayer service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ADRIANO "ANDY" SALVADOR TADENA, 55, of Waipahu, died May 5, 2001. Born in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Employed by Salvation Army, Waipahu. Survived by wife, Carmen "Mila"; son, Joseph; daughter, Leilani Kam; three grandchildren; brother, Camilo; sisters, Magdalena and Macrina Torda, Irene Agco. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

REGINO "KENNY" "INONG" ELEUTERIO VEA, 62, of Waipahu, died May 1, 2001. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Employed with Halawa View Apartments. Survived by wife, Cleotilde "Cleo"; sons, Larry and Marcelo; daughters, Lani Tolentino and Maria Vea; seven grandchildren; mother, Prisca Vea; sisters, Anita Acoba, Nora Rumbaoa and Vicki Senador. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 7 p.m. Casual attire. Burial at a later date in the Philippines. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

NELSON YUKIO YAMASAKI, 67, of Honolulu, died May 13, 2001. Born in Kahauloa, South Kona, Hawai'i. A retired Wisteria Restaurant manager. Survived by mother, Hisayo; brothers, Milton and Edward; sister, Patsy Matsuo; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.