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.
REMEDIOS DALISAN BALANI, 75, of Honolulu, died May 3, 2001. Born in the Philippines. Survived by daughter, Imelda Tadeo; brother, Feliciano Dalisan; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church; Mass 9:30 a.m. Burial at Oahu Cemetery.
MARY AYSON BLANCO, 84, of Honolulu, died May 23, 2001. Born in San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A retired community leader. Survived by husband, Fred; daughter, Marie; sons, Joseph and Francis; sisters, Rufina Ayson Pablo, Caroline Ayson Alcantra and Florence Rios; three grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, Wilder Ave.; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday; service 9:30 a.m. Burial 10:45 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
LIN CHEE CHOY, 87, of Honolulu, died May 25, 2001. Born in China. Survived by son, Lorrin; daughter, Amy Santos; sister, Lin Kwai Ching; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
CARMEN GLASSNER, 88, of Honolulu, died May 4, 2001. Born in Foxholm, N.D. A retired practical nurse. Survived by daughter, Donna Crabtree; sister, Jeri Coy; a grandchild. Visitation 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Burial noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers.
MATT "MATTY BOY" TOSHIRO IGUCHI, 31, of Kailua, died March 23, 2001. Survived by father, John; mother, Shiran; brothers, Mark and Charles "Chucky"; grandmother, Margaret Iguchi; grandfather, Charles Cavaco. Service 10 a.m. Thursday at Kailua Beach Middle Park. No flowers. Scattering of ashes to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
LESTER M. KAMIKAWA, of Okinawa, Japan, died May 16, 2001. Retired from the U.S. Air Force. Survived by sons, Chad, Lane and Blaine; daughter, Lisa; stepfather, Charles Tam; stepsister, Cheryl Tam. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel; service 6 p.m. Private scattering of ashes at sea. Lei welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
TERESITA JOSE LAZO, 61, of Honolulu, died April 25, 2001. Born in the Philippines. A retired custodian with Soto Academy. Survived by son, Rey; brothers, Arsenio Jose, Teodorico Jose, Filomino Jose and Calexto Jose; sisters, Irene Jose Butac and Teresa Jose. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church, Kalihi; Mass 9:30 a.m. Burial at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
FRANCISCO "JOE" EULOGIO MARTINEZ SR., 88, of Wahiawa, died May 10, 2001. Born in Laoag City, Philippines. Retired from Dole Corporation and employed by Aloha Stadium in field maintenance. Survived by sons, Larry, Stanley and Francisco Jr.; daughters, Zenobia "Zee" Suzuki, Mae Martinez and Charmaine Roach; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Rosalina Martinez. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; service 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
SHINICHI "WEE WEE" MATSUSHITA, 79, of Papa'aloa, Hawai'i, died May 23, 2001. Born in Papa'aloa. A service man retired from the former Hamakua Sugar Company. Survived by wife, Miyoko; sons, Glenn, Robin and Aaron; daughter, Claire Midallia; brother, Ted; sisters, Masae Mende, Kikue Terada and Haruye Hashimoto; nine grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
HATSUYE NAKAMURA also known as HATSUE NAKAMURA, 84, of Waimanalo, died May 17, 2001. Born in Waiakea, Hawai'i. A homemaker and member of Oroku Doshi Kai. Survived by sons, Richard and Stanley; daughter, Grace Ing; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Kiyoshi Akamine; sisters, Mitsuko Uyehara, Kimie Funakoshi and Alice Tomei. Visitation from 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
DORIS MUTSUE UCHIGAKIUCHI OKAMURA, 85, of Honolulu, died May 24, 2001. Born in Waipahu. A homemaker. Survived by son, Howard; daughters, Marion Okumura and Gail Goo; two grandchildren. Visitation from 5 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.
MICHAEL "MIKE" QUINLAN, 52, of Honolulu, died May 23, 2001. Born in Yokosuka, Japan. A Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard police officer. Survived by children, William "Bill", Michael, Colleen, Sean and Chandra; stepchildren, Stephen Freitas, Ella "Missey" Freitas-Hunt and Lee Ann Freitas; 13 grandchildren; sister Kathleen Cadiente. Visitation from 9 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church; Mass 9:30 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
NICOLAS ALEXANDER SAMONTE, age 5, of Fort Bragg, N.C., died May 24, 2001. Survived by parents, Lt. Col. Ferdinand "Sam" and Tammy; brother, Samson; grandparents, Gary Lansinger, Ramon and Rosalina Samonte. Mainland service held. Memorial donations to Fort Bragg Credit Union c/o Nicolas Alexander Samonte, 1638 Skibo Road, Fayetteville, N.C. 28303.
SALEM N. SOLIMAN, 46, of Honolulu, died May 21, 2001. A lab technician. Survived by wife, Sylvia; daughter, Helen Grace; sons, Sonny-boy and Harold; brothers, Paeng, Rodel and Dole; sisters, Baby, Tessie and Ingrid; mother, Elena. Memorial service 6 p.m. Tuesday at 1430 i'ao Lane. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
NANCY TAMIE TAMURA, 41, of Honolulu, died May 19, 2001. Born in 'Ele'ele, Kaua'i. An income maintenance worker retired from the State of Hawaii Department of Human Services. Survived by husband, Brian; parents, Tsutomu and Grace Hatsue Nakaue; brother, Kevin Nakaue; sisters, Lynn Suekawa, Corliss Yamanaka, Rachel Tavares, Suzanne Kiyabu and Judi Takai. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual or aloha attire.
JANET SAKIHARA TENORIO, 75, of Saipan, died May 21, 2001. Born in Pearl City. A teacher in Hawai'i, Guam and Saipan. Survived by husband, Antonio; daughters, Brenda, Lynn and Evelyn Tenorio; brothers, Richard and Lorrin Sakihara; sister, Dorothy Muse; a grandchild. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Maryknoll Chapel; Mass 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.