Obituaries

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ROY W. CUMMINGS, a journalist known as the "Father of the Hawai'i Newspaper Guild," died Saturday. The Kailua resident was 88. See story.

GILBERT ABABON, 48, of Las Vegas, Nev., died on Nov. 19, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brothers Rudy, Conrad, Laurence "Larry" and Vincent; sisters, Lourdes "Dolly" and Donnamarie Alcantra. Service held in Las Vegas. Memorial Mass noon Saturday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Arrangements by Palm Mortuary.

SOLOMON FELY JR., 46, of Hale'iwa, died on Nov. 11, 2001. Born in Ka'a'awa. A construction worker. Survived by wife, Debbie; son, Jarin; hanai sons, Oliver Menor, Philip Kaaihue and Elvis Manu; daughter, Debbie Dean Menor; hanai daughters, Tyna Hookano, Christle, Malisa Shaffer, Rhonda Cheatham and Maile Rideout; 54 foster children; one grandson; one hanai granddaughter; mother, Ida; brothers, Erickson and Dwayne; hanai brothers, Tipasa Godfrey and Aso Lima; sisters, Brenda Kaahu, Delwynne Kaahanui, Jamie Fely and Julene Kawaahau; grandmother, Talalelei Fonoimoana. Visitation 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Queen Liliu'okalani Church in Hale'iwa; service 11 a.m. to noon; cremation to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.

LEON "LEONY" RANESES FERNANDEZ, 39, of Kane'ohe, died on Nov. 17, 2001. Born in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Owner of Fernandez Yard Service. Survived by wife, Angelita; sons, Wrixon and Wendell; brothers, Jaime, Gerry, Richard and Freddie; sisters, Myrna Vite, Conchita Abarra, Jacqueline Baguio and Merlyn Fernandez; father, Gorgonio. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nu'uanu Mortuary, service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church, Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MARCIANO ILABAN GOMEZ, 96, of Waipahu, died Oct. 29, 2001. Born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired from O'ahu Sugar Co. and a member of Sinaitanians of O'ahu. Survived by wife, Herminia; sons, Vidal and Larry; stepson, Reynaldo Mariano; daughters, Connie Laporga, Terry Valdez, Nita Gomez, Essie Opiana-Lee and Angeline Gomez; 32 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; funeral service 10:30 a.m; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

JIN ZHAO HUANG, 73, of Honolulu, died Nov. 20, 2001. Born in China. A retired machinist. Survived by wife, Rui Zhen Liu; son, Ting Bo Huang; daughters, Yuk Lin Wong, Feng Lian Huang, Feng Chan Huang, Jie Ling Huang and Bethany Huang-Kwock; sister, Yong Xin Huang; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; Taoist services; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ROBERT KAPIHE SR., 71, of Honolulu, died Nov. 10, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired as a truck driver with the Department of Transportation, Harbor Division. Survived by wife, Beatrice; son, Robert Jr.; daughters, Venus Mageo, Roberta Taamai, Isabelle Cypriano, Katherine Vaiola and Iris Kapihe; 23 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; sister, Velma Kanawalewale. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nu'uanu Mortuary; service at 10:30 a.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Mortuary.

BRADFORD E.M. LELEO SR., 57, of Honolulu, died Nov. 19, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Bradford E. M. Jr.; brothers, Nathan "Moku" and Knowland "Gumbo;" sisters, Abigail "Umi" Yates, Barbara "Lulu" Harris, Eunice "Malu" Kanae, Noelani "Pinky" Okada and Tainato "Taina" Matsuyama. Visitation 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Lanikai Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; services at 10 a.m.; burial at noon at Valley of the Temple Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ESTER TILAN MANGAYAYAM, 34, of Honolulu, died Nov. 16, 2001. Born in Candon, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A Sunday school teacher and health and welfare coordinator at Alders Gate United Methodist Church and member of Candonians of Hawai'i. Survived by husband, John; son, Mark; mother, Namnama Tilan; brother, Henry; sisters, Jean Somera, Dona Valdez and Lorma Calura; grandmother, Teodorica Laoagan. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; wake service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Friday at Alders Gate United Methodist Church; funeral 10:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

PAUL ICHISHI MATSUMOTO, 76, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 23, 2001. Born in Waipahu. A general contractor and retired from Liberty House display department. Survived by wife Mary; son, Derek H.; daughters, Polly S. Marrero, Donnie N. Anderson and Iris S. Taniyama; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, George, Susumu Kato, Edwin Kato and Masaru Kato; sister, Jean Tanaka. Services 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire; no flowers. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

PATSY MORISAKI, 79, of Wailuku, Maui, died Nov. 20, 2001. Survived by husband, Lanny; sons, James, Michael and Ramsay; son-in-law, Michael Michimoto; brothers, Fred Kimura and Yoshiaki Kimura; sisters, Lorraine Hashiro and Peggy Tanaka; nine grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Family service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

DIANE MUHLEMAN, 76, of Honolulu, died Nov. 22, 2001. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Retired as coordinator for the alcoholism treatment program and assistant director of nursing at Garden Sullivan Hospital in San Francisco and as acting director of the Women's Alcoholism Treatment Center at St. Francis Hospital in Honolulu. Survived by son, Scott; daughters, Denise Watts and Stephanie Van Dorn; four grandchildren. Memorial service at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kaimana Beach (Sans Souci), Waikiki. Donations to Hospice Hawai'i. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

TOSHIKO OSHIRO, 70, of Pearl City, died Nov. 11, 2001. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Retired as pantry leader for Marriott Inflight. Survived by husband, Harry N.; sons, Wendell and Melvin; daughters, Amy Javier, Gail Shimazu and Carole Shaw; eight grandchildren; brothers, Chosuke and Choei Terukina; sisters, Haru Morita, Yoshiko Okuma, Masako Tonaki and Sueko Hiraguchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

DEXTER YUK FONG PANG, 46, of Honolulu, died on Nov. 22, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A self-employed plumber. Survived by sons, Justin and Kila; companion, Keni Kaiwi; brothers, Dennis and Lowell; sisters, Judith Ann Scarlett, Cynthia Kimball and Patti Jo Bock; mother, Gladys K.S. Pang. Service 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Maunalua Bay Park in Hawai'i Kai. Aloha attire. Loose flowers. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

NELSON JOSEPH PEREZA, 76, of Kailua, died Nov. 20, 2001. Member of Glaziers, Architectural, Metal and Glass Workers Union Local 1889. Born in Kuiaha, Maui. Survived by wife, Mary "Mele;" son, Barry; daughters, Angela "Anji" Pereza, Mae Kahele, Georgieanne "Georgie" Santiago and Chanelle Pereza; brothers, Alfred, Raymond, Santiago "Boy," Samson "Sammy," Theodore "Teddy" and Arnold; sisters, Audrey Lee and Irene Rubin; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Church, Kailua; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

SUNAO "GEORGE" SHIRAISHI, 86, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Nov. 22, 2001. Born in Pahoa, Hawai'i. Retired as a carpenter for the former Enomoto Construction Company of O'ahu. Survived by wife, Shizuko; daughters, Alyce Arata and Alysia Yoshizumi; two grandsons; sister-in-laws, Akiko Miyazono and Yaeko Shiraishi; and brother-in-law, Noboru Kawachi. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Dodo Mortuary; funeral service 4 p.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.

URBANO ALIPIO SIMEON, 91, of Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i, died Nov. 17, 2001. Born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired as a heavy equipment operator for the former Mauna Kea Agribusiness. Survived by wife, Felicisima; sons, Leonardo, Francisco, Daniel, Alfredo, Florendo and Reinior; daughters, Maria Kunihior, Florentina Failano and Nellie Simeon; 29 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; brothers, Pablo, Felix and Julio; sisters, Adelaida and Matda. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary; wake service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papa'ikou; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at the Mauna Kea Memorial Park. Casual attire; no flowers.

JEAN KAMAKO TAKUSHI, 86, of Honolulu, died Nov. 16, 2001. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Retired as a seamstress with Mildred's of Hawai'i and a member of Goeku Sonjin Kai. Survived by son, Steven Y.; daughter, Janise N. Oshiro; three grandchildren; brothers, Henry and William Kuwaye; sisters, Tsuruko Arume, Evelyn Gay and Doris Takushi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HELENE HIMEYO TANAKA, 65, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Honolulu, died Nov. 4, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Retired as a registered nurse at Castle Medical Center. Survived by husband, Ralph; son, Scott; daughters, Ralene, Susan White and Diann Saldana; seven grandchildren; mother, Michiko Date; brothers, Kenneth and Stanley Date; sisters, Marian Tsutsui and Barbara Yoshioka. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service noon. Casual attire.

VIRGINIA TAYLOR, 78, of Kailua, Maui, died on Nov. 23, 2001. Born in Medford, Mass. A retired Army nurse and a pioneer nurse practitioner and gift shop manager at the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum. Survived by former husband, Richard; sons, Richard and Roger; daughters, Ginger and Jo Taylor and Nancy Sanchez; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

LEONARA TORO VELASQUEZ, 88, of Honolulu, died Nov. 12, 2001. Born in Hawi, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughters Maureen Fermin, Betty Barcial and Raynette Silva; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, James Ross, Joseph Toro, Abraham Toro, Robert Del Toro and Rudolph Toro; sisters, Dolores Toro and Suelily Thompson. Visitation 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service at 1 p.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MATILDE IDICA YAGYAGAN, 89, of Waialua, died Nov. 4, 2001. Born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by son, Pepito; daughter, Remedios Ibarra; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Michael Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; funeral noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.