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.
JEAN TIFFANY YOUNGS BOONE, 83, of Makawao, Maui, died Oct. 29, 2001. Born in Hartford, Conn. Retired artist, and longtime Honolulu Academy of Art watercolor instructor. Survived by husband, Dr. Edward; daughters, Susan Wachter, Andrea Wilson, Diane Briery and Carolyn; eight grandchildren. Private service held; celebration of life pending. Donations to The Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 4284, Pittsfield, MA 01202. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.
PETER YUN FAH CHING, 87, of Honolulu, died Oct. 28, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired owner of Electric Way Appliances. Survived by wife, Rosie; sons, Sanford, Creighton and Peter Jr.; daughter, Geraldine Migita; five grandchildren; brother, Daniel; sisters, Jennie Ching and Adele Marks. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:45 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
CARTER C. "DUNIE" COBB JR., 64, of Waimanalo, died Oct. 27, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Ann; sons, Carter III, Whitney and Scott; daughter, Joan; brothers, Harold and Earl; sister, Mae Laverne; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Kamehameha School chapel; service over the ashes 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
LOUIS RICHARD COLLER, 50, of Seattle, Wash., died Oct. 17, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired Madigan Hospital Office of Records employee. Survived by parents, Richard and Alicia; companion, Fumiko Newsom; hanai daughter, Cynthia Brown; brothers, James, William, Mark and Patrick; sisters, Margarite Kaui, Ann Arnold, Katherine Alisna, Susan Akutagawa, Claire Coller and Ruth Forbes. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Nov. 14 at St. Catherine's Church, Kapa'a, Kaua'i; Mass 9:30 a.m.; interment at the church cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick/Kaua'i Mortuary.
JANET MIYEKO CURRY, 77, of Kane'ohe, died Nov. 2, 2001. Born in Waipahu. Retired Holsum Baking Co. employee. Survived by daughter, Charlotte Izutsu; two grandchildren; brothers, Shiro, Thomas and Benjamin Hirata. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
FRANCES HAMILTON DOUGLAS, 82, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Oct. 18, 2001. Born in Hilo. Retired insurance company secretary and treasurer, member of Hale O Na Ali'i and Daughters of Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Edward and Kimo; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Memorial Mortuary, Hilo.
WYNONA MAE FERNANDEZ, 57, of Kapa'au, Hawai'i, died Oct. 26, 2001. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. A Kohala High School cafeteria manager. Survived by sons, David Jr., Chad and Bradley; daughter, Jennie; sister, Jaynette Garett; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the family's residence. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m Saturday at Kalahikiola Church; service 10 a.m.; inurnment to follow at Wai'anae Cemetery. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.
ROSE FUJIMOTO, 80, of Hau'ula, died Oct. 31, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Isamu; son, Dennis; daughter, Linda Kurihara; three grandchildren; brother, Ralph Koge; sister, Sadami Kawamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MITSUE FUKUHARA, 94, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Oct. 27, 2001. Born in 'O'okala, Hawai'i. Retired barber. Survived by son, Paul; daughter, Mieko Shigematsu; brothers, Richard S., Richard M. and Albert Nakata; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
KEIJI "DAVID" HIRAMA, 45, of Kailua, died Oct. 30, 2001. Born in Sendai, Japan. Island Network Personnel operations manager. Survived by wife, Margie; son, Michael; daughter, Emily; mother, Ryuko; sister, Hiromi Ishikawa and Sharon Juncker. Service 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
THE REV. MYOKAN IGARASHI, 63, of Wahiawa, died Oct. 28, 2001. Born in Niigata, Japan. Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission resident minister. Survived by wife, Hisako; daughter, Janice Yasunaga; sons, Clyde and Melvin; three grandchildren; brothers, Seisaku and Daisaku; sisters, Toyoko and Otoe. Service 6 p.m. Saturday at Honpa Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.
BEVERLY GAYLE KAHIHIKOLO, 63, of Wailuku, Maui, died Nov. 3, 2001. Born in Boulder Creek, Calif. A Moloka'i and Lana'i hospital pediatric nurse, and private nurse on Maui. Survived by husband, Thomas; son, Thomas Boscaccli; stepson, Thomas; stepdaughters, Thalia and Tiffany; two grandsons; seven step-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. today at Ballard Family Mortuary, Maui; eulogy 11 a.m. Scattering of ashes 9 a.m. tomorrow at Kama'ole II Beach Park, Maui. Lei and loose flowers requested.
RICHARD NAK WOON KIM, 72, of Makakilo, died Oct. 30, 2001. Born in Wahiawa. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop 67, employee. Survived by brothers, Joseph, John, Ferry, Walter, Edward and Wayne; sisters, Marion Sedlak, Maraea Hong and Cecilia Baber. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mililani Chapel; service 10:30 a.m. Cemetery committal service 10:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.
ROBERT "BOB" LELONG, 73, of Vancouver, Wash., died Oct. 24, 2001. A longtime Honolulu resident and executive with E.E. Black Corporation. Survived by brother, Al; children, Thomas, Genevieve Freeman, James and Patrick; five grandchildren. Service Nov. 19 at Kailua Beach.
KAMADO MAEMORI, 98, of Wailuku, Maui, died Nov. 4, 2001. Survived by sisters, Mildred Maemori and Grace Saito; sisters, Yone Hanashiro and Naka Unten; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Prayer service 5 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Inurnment 9 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
WILLIAM KUKUI MAHIAI, 78, of Honolulu, died Oct. 15, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A pantry worker/dishwasher for Wailana Coffee Shop. Survived by brother, Alvin Kauahi. Visitation from 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Service also 10 a.m. Monday on Moloka'i. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
REMEDIOS DANGANAN MACAPAGAL, 64, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 3, 2001. Born in Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by husband, Vitaliano; sons, Noel and Paul; brothers, Bonifacio and Jose Danganan. Mass over the ashes 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Church, 'Aiea; inurnment 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
HIFUMI ROBERT MIYAZAKI, 80, of Waialua, died Oct. 28, 2001. Born in Waialua. Retired from Waialua Sugar. Survived by brother, Kiyoshi; sisters, Yoshiko Namae, Shinako Villiatora and Jennie Fujii. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
BEATRICE SATSUKI "OSAYO" MIZUUCHI, 87, of Waipahu, died Oct. 28, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Member of Rissho Kosei Kai, Tenrikyo Hawaii Dendocho and Homura Jin Kai. Survived by sons, Winters and Gary; daughter, Floris Shiroma; brothers, Tad and William Kuwata; sister, Nancy Toyama; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
DR. RUTH EIKO ODA, 73, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Nov. 2, 2001. Born in Hilo. A retired pediatrician who practiced in Hilo for 43 years. A member of Piihonua Kumiai, the American Medical Association and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Survived by sister, Dora Ishikawa; niece, Jeanne Yeo-Ishikawa; nephew, Lloyd Ishikawa; two grandnieces. Visitation 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 3:30 p.m. Casual attire.
BUENAVENTURA ZAFRA PABINGWIT, 72, of 'Aiea, died Oct. 25, 2001. Born in Pu'uloa, Hawai'i. Retired master sergeant with the 201st Combat Communication Squadron in the Air National Guard. Survived by wife, Felisa; children, Morris and Clayton Pabinwit, April Beam, Jason Pabingwit and LeAnn Naboa; former wife, Vi-Lani Robertson; adopted sons, Dewey and Kenneth; sister, Anatolia Benito; brother, Stafford Pabingwit; 13 grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
DAVID KAHULI PAEA JR., 70, of Kawaihae, Hawai'i, died Oct. 29, 2001. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. A clerk retired from County of Hawai'i Water Works Division. Survived by sons, David Paea III and Matthew Paea; sister, Esther Pacheco; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Kohala Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses; service 2 p.m. Joint burial of his and his wife, Miriam's, ashes 10 a.m. Tuesday at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, Kailua, Kona. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
GENE "SNOOPY" PAUL PALMERTON SR., 44, of 'Ewa Beach, died Oct. 22, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Employed by the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation. Survived by sons, Gene Jr., Kyle and Kory; daughter, Darol Jean; mother, Margaret Kahoohanohano; stepfather, Frank Kahoohanohano; brothers, Billy and Keven; sister, Susan Streadbeck. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
FABIOLA AGNES PARKER, 94, of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. and Hilo, died Nov. 2, 2001. Born in Central Falls, R.I. A silent movie pianist and member of Kona Senior Citizens. Survived by son, Jerry; a granddaughter. No service held. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
WOODROW PETERSON, 83, of Honolulu, died Oct. 18, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Yoshiye; daughter, Gerry Sakamoto; brothers, Peter, Henry and Harold; sisters, Palmyra Driver, Victoria Yasuda, Goldi Villes and Betty Jane Roberson; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
ASAKO TOUMA PHELPS, 69, of Wai'anae, died Oct. 26, 2001. Born in Saitama, Japan. A retired Sheraton Makaha pantry worker. Survived by husband, Charles "Luckie"; sons, Toumas and Ben "Kenji"; daughter, Juanita "Keiko" Saturno; brother, Shoichi Touma; sisters, Toyoko Sugita, Yoshiko Tsunoda, Yaeko Imai and Kazuko Segawa; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation from 5 p.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
VALERIE "VAL" KAMEALOHA KANANA PU, 37, of Hana, Maui, died Nov. 3, 2001. An entertainer at Hana Hotel. Survived by husband, Walter; parents, Murphy and Annie Kanana; son, Joseph; stepson, Brandon; daughters, Bridget Kanana, Anna and Mary; stepdaughter, Alicia; brothers, Joseph, Daniel "Kaniala" and Abraham Kanana; sister, Elizabeth "Sweetheart" Parmenter. Visitation 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Pu'uiki Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
MARY HAJIME RADNER, 89, of Kailua, died Oct. 30, 2001. Survived by sister, Ruth Monma. No service held. Ashes to be scattered with those of her late husband, Peter. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
MARY BEATRICE LORENZO TUPUOLA RICHARDS, 74, of Hale'iwa, died Nov. 3, 2001. Born in Na'alehu, Hawai'i. Survived by children, Hazel "Snookie" Kaolulo, Terry "Butch" Cabral, Veu "Eugene" Tupuola, Eleanor "Leipaoa" Pacheco, Babette "Tutasi Tupuola" Kamanu, Anthony "Sepulona" Tupuola, Gene "Malui'fale Tupuola" Kama, Mary "Honeygirl M." Maka-Lee and Daverlene; 38 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 21 great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Gabby, Arthur and Donald Lorenzo; sisters, Joan Lorenzo and Barbara "Lave" Lorenzo- Lorenzo-Jose. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Liliuokalani Protestant Church; service 11 a.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
MELE KATOANGA PASOVA SEPULONI, 55, of Kihe'i, Maui, died Oct. 31, 2001. Born in Angaha, Tonga. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Sekonaia; sons, Solomone Fifitaniua and Solomone Sepuloni; daughters, Falatipa Anitema and Lavinia Tupou; six grandchildren; brothers, Siale Saili, David Malafu and Tevita Malafu; sisters, Fisiipeau Hingano, Liliosa Fifita, Akesa Masi, Talite Malafu and Elizabeth Malafu. Visitation 6 p.m. to midnight Friday at First Assembly of God Family Life Center. Visitation also 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Family Life Center; burial at Maui Memorial Park, Garden of Meditation. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
DANIEL THOMAS TERLUIN, 20, of Kihei, died Nov. 4, 2001. A Keonekai Villages landscaper. Survived by parents, Zel and Marjorie; grandparents, Jan and Kick Terluin and Herbert Morasch. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Leis welcome. Casual attire.
DAVID PAUL "KAWIKA" "SPOOKY" WILKINSON, 29, of Wai'anae, O'ahu, died Oct. 23, 2001. Born in Charleston, S.C. 1993 Imperial Court of Hawaii Ambassador of Aloha and Meagan Sport Fishing employee. Survived by mother, Elise Jones; father, Hank Chase; brother, Richard II; sister, Sandra Chase; hanai mother, Nancy Holder. Service 3 p.m. Sunday at Waianae Boat Harbor. Call 696-3374 for information. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
LARRY EDWARD ZUBER, 56, of Hale'iwa, died Nov. 4, 2001. Born in Decatur, Texas. A scholar. Survived by wife, Cardidad Ann Sumile; son, Sean; daughters, Maitreya and Nina Kohler; parents, R.H. and Faye; sisters, Brynda Zuber and Karen Beck; brothers, Michael. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Church; service 10:30 a.m. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
