Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
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.
HELEN ADOMI, 69, of Waikoloa, Hawai'i, died Nov. 2, 2001. Born in New York. Employed by Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays. An artist. Survived by sons, Robert and Jeff; daughters, Nancy Minatodani, Liz Johnson, Laurie Kahn and Jennifer Kaehu; brother, Lennie Garten; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Service tomorrow aboard the vessel Fairwind II, which departs at 5 p.m. from Keauhou Pier in Kona. Loose flowers for scattering at sea are welcome. Condolences to P.O. Box 4428, Waikoloa, HI 96738, Attn. Sally Appel. Arrangements by White and Day Colonial Mortuary, Redondo Beach, Calif.
JAIME AMIGO ANSAGAY, 80, of Honolulu, died Oct. 25, 2001. Born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by wife, Maria; children, Manuel Ansagay, Tony Ansagay, Julia Ferreira, Dona Suficiencia, Janice Alicea, Michael Ansagay and Sa Ansagay; sister, Recaido; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Philomena Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
EUGENE S.N. BABAUTA, 55, of Honolulu, died Nov. 3, 2001. Born in Saipan. A public defender for the government of Micronesia. Survived by wife, Maria; sons, Bryan, Ron, James and David; daughter, Louisa Doone; brothers, Ben and Fidel; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
BENJAMIN WILLIAM BAKER II, 83, of Maui, died Oct. 22, 2001. Born in Langley, Ky. Kahului office manager for CPA company Young, Lambert and Pierson. Controller for Alexander and Baldwin. Executive vice president of finance for Maui Land and Pineapple Company. Survived by wife, Libby; daughter, Dr. Sherry Baker; son, Benjamin III. Celebration of life to be held at a later date. Burial to take place at the family's private cemetery in Langley, Ky.
IRVINE TEWKSBURY BAPTISTE BRILLIANDE, 86, of Honolulu, died Nov. 4, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A member of Daughters of Hawai'i, Catholic Women's Guild and Artists of Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Robert, Gary, Timothy and Michael; daughter, Karen Bumatai; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Lillian Adams. Mass 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Church; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
BARBARA JANE CATHCART, 53, of Hale'iwa, died Nov. 6, 2001. Survived by son, Michael Popek; three grandchildren; brother, Douglas. Service 3 p.m. Sunday at Alii Beach, Hale'iwa. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
EDWARD "EDDIE" SUE SEONG CHANG, 88, of Honolulu, died Oct. 22, 2001. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A seaman retired from Marine Cooks & Stewards Seaman Union. Survived by son, Edmund Tai On; daughter, Angela Chang Mun; brothers, Ernest and Walter; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation from 9 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
HELEN SAU KAM LOO CHING, 102, died Oct. 25, 2001. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Lillian, Jennie Bell, Betty Hamada and Aileen Parker; sons, Howard and Victor; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation and Buddhist service 9 to 11 a.m. and Christian service 11 a.m. to noon tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
CHARLES HAROLD CORREIA, 62, of Honomu, Hawai'i, died Nov. 6, 2001. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. A boiling house superintendent for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co. Survived by wife, Patricia; sons, Charles, Cletus and Chris; mother, Sarah; brother, Ernest; sister, LauVerne Lindsey. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Honomu; Mass 1 p.m.; burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
STEVEN DEMELLO, 58, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Nov. 2, 2001. Born in 'Ola'a (Kea'au), Hawai'i. Served in the U.S. Navy. Head chef at Travelodge, Hilo. Formerly cooked for President Nixon. Survived by sons, Joseph Buckner, Kumalani DeMello, Steven DeMello, Benjamin DeMello and David DeMello; daughter, Lydia Jones; 13 grandchildren; mother of his children, Patricia; sisters, Ivy Chandler, Leilani Anthony, Adeline Valdez, Betsy Flowers and Alice Porter; brothers, Benjamin II and Caesar. Visitation 6 to 8:30 p.m. today at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 7 p.m. Burial 9 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.
JOSEPHINE "JOJO" HERMINA LIHAU FERREIRA, 65, of Kane'ohe, died Nov. 5, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Manuel Jr.; son, Manuelalbert; daughters, Adeline Navarro, Francilyn Arrambide, Chrislene French and Jacqueleen Rosete; brothers, William Au Young, Robert Stender, Stanley Stender Sr. and Joseph Stender; sister, Hermine Stender; 21 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Mount Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
IRA LOUIS GRISHAVER, 58, of Portland, Ore., died Nov. 4, 2001. Born in Massachusetts. Director of a community non-profit organization. Survived by son, Adam Jones; daughter, Scotty Lynn Clements; father, Mitch; sister, Elly Leary. No local service to be held. Arrangements by West Hawaii Mortuary.
TOSHIKO HAYASHI, 82, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 19, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Minoru; daughters, Harriet Uyeda, Barbara Tomishima and Marian Shitabata; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild; sisters, Kimiko Morita and Mitsuko Arakawa. Private service held.
YOSHIKO ITO, 74, of Honolulu, died Nov. 5, 2001. Born in Okayama, Japan. A retired sales associate. Survived by husband, Robert; sons, Walter and John; daughter, Irene Sato; a grandchild; brothers, Toru and Susumu Kodera; sister, Teruko Matsubara. Private service. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH SORENSON SCHENCK JOHNSON, 86, of New Braunfels, Texas, died Oct. 31, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Attended Punahou School and Vassar College. Survived by daughter, Barbara Coughlin; son-in-law, Jerry Edinger; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; brother, Edwin Sorenson. Mainland service held. Arrangements by Zoeller Funeral Home.
ROBERT GARCIA JUBILADO, 41, of Honolulu, died Oct. 1, 2001. Born in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines. Self-employed carpenter. Survived by father, Manuel. Visitation 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. John the Baptist Church; Mass 10 a.m. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
GILL RYU SOO KIM, 77, of Honolulu, died Oct. 31, 2001. Survived by wife, Jung Suk; son, Daniel; daughters, Gina Nakamura, Jennifer Pestonjee and Calen Walker; five grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
HENRY YOSHINOBU OKAMOTO, 69, of Honolulu, died Oct. 29, 2001. Born in Waialua. A retired Department of Land and Natural Resources aquatic biologist. Survived by wife, Nancy; sons, Jeffrey and Sidney; daughter, Julie; two grandsons; brother, Charles; sisters, Lilly Shun and Rose Togashi. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
ROBERT JAMES PICKENS, 63, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Oct.26, 2001. Born in Wheeling, W. Va. A retired Hilo Tire Company commercial sales manager. Survived by wife, Henrilene; son, Robert; daughters, Roblene and Rayna. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
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-Asam, Carol Lorenzo and Barbara "Lave" Lorenzo-Jose. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at Liliuokalani Protestant Church; service 11 a.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
DENNIS F. RODRIGUES, 93, of Seminole, Fla., died Oct. 20, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A longtime Honolulu resident. A civil service accountant at Pearl Harbor. Survived by daughter, Lyndanette Jackson; sister, Antoinette Boucher; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Service and burial to be held at a later date. Arrangements by International Mortuary, (727) 544-8884.
JUNICHI SEGAWA, 87, of Honolulu, died Nov. 5, 2001. Born in Kilauea, Kaua'i. A retired Salon Services beauty supply salesperson. Survived by wife, Mitsue; son, Alan; daughter, Pamela Teruya; nine grandchildren; brothers, Tatsu and Robert. Service 2 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
YAYO TANIOKA, 80, of Honolulu, died Oct. 20, 2001. Born in Kekaha, Kaua'i. A retired Zippy's kitchen helper. Survived by sons, Clifton, Stephen. Bertram, Dennis. Roy Jr. and Gary; daughter, Harriet Colville; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Moyo Raponot and Sachi Otoman. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MANUEL VICTORINO, 79, of Honolulu, died Nov. 1, 2001. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. Survived by wife, Lulu; son, Scott; daughters, Antoinette Vogel, Drusilla Goo and Charlene Cadiente; six sisters; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service noon; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
