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.
GEORGE ACERON, 66, of Lawa'i, Kaua'i, died Dec. 8, 2002. Born in Koloa. A diesel mechanic with Griley Freight Line. Survived by sons, Darrel and Bryan; daughters, Lori and Michele Chevez; eight grandchildren; sister, Shirley Mande. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Burial at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
ANDREW CASERIO, 85, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 10, 2002. Born in Michigan. An aircraft mechanic retired from Aloha Airlines. Survived by wife, Sylvia; son, Don; brothers, Ron and Ray DeMuri. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
GRACE AH SARM CHOY, 77, of Honolulu, died Dec. 3, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Former employee of Matson Navigation Company and the City and County of Honolulu. Survived by brother, Charles; sister, Helen Lau. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
GILBERT AH MUN CHUN, 86, of Honolulu, died Nov. 17, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired from City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation. Survived by brothers, Robert and Francis; sister, Janet Chang. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
FREDERIK HENDRIK COESTER, 71, of Pearl City, died Dec. 7, 2002. Retired from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources as supervisor of both Keaiwa and Rainbow state parks. Survived by wife, Renee; daughters, Reina Mawae and Leonette DeCambra; son, Fred; sisters, Caroline Drijsen and Cecile Coester; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Memorial donations to the Pearl City Little League Association, H.I.S. or Hawaiian Humane Society. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
STEPHEN THOMAS DEMELLO, 74, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 12, 2002. Born in Hilo. Retired from Excelsior Dairy. Survived by sister-in-law, Edna Demello; nieces and nephews. Private service held. No monetary gifts at family's request. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
ALICE H. FOSTER, 92, of Kapoho, Hawai'i, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born near Red Lodge, Minn. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Lloyd and Laurance; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial service 1 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Paradise Park Activities Center; take Maku'u Drive from Highway 130 (Kea'au to Pahoa), center is between 16th and 17th Avenues. Potluck to follow. Music from 2 p.m. Ashes to be scattered at sea. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
RICHARD JOSEPH GREGORY, 51, of Pukalani, Maui, died Dec. 3, 2002. Born in Texas. An entertainer known as "The Amazing One Man Band," master guitarist and vocalist. Survived by wife, Valerie; mother, Nancy Brunette; father, Joseph Jr.; sons, John Stuart Hill, Isreal Gregory, Keanu Gregory and Kalani Gregory; daughters, Lisa, Shaunna and Shaylisse; brother, Dave; sisters, Cindy and Tracy; a grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Cremation to follow. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
YURI "NANCY" OI HASHIMOTO, 92, of Honolulu,died Nov. 28, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by son, Richard; daughters, Betty Morimoto and Marilyn Kusaba; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Tsutomu Oi, Oliver Oi and Dr. Richard Oi; sisters, Tsutae Kogawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
DORIS HATSUYE INOUYE, 87, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A secretary retired from Automobile Association of America. Survived by husband, Takeo; son, Leslie; daughters, Lorraine Aki and Annette Figeroa; five grandchildren; brothers, James Sato and Thomas Sato; sister, Peggy Sodetani. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
HIROSHI ITO, 76, of Wailuku, Maui, died Dec. 8, 2002. Born in Lahaina. A mechanic and canner at Maui Land & Pineapple Company. Survived by sons, Kyle and Blaine; daughters, Joella Lopez, Katherine Tanaka and Rebecca Ito; sisters, Judy Idemoto, Shigemi "Evelyn" Tanitomi and Mary Nodurft; brothers, Shoji and Isami; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary; eulogy/service 7 p.m. Cremation to follow.
HELEN R. "LANI" KAHALE, 63, of Waimanalo, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Francis, Michael, William and Scott Kahale and David Deitschman; daughters, Nina Deitschman, Sune, Antoinette and Malia Kahale; 11 grandchildren; a great-grandson; brother, Joseph Keane; sisters, Elizabeth Ayala and Nancy Kinoshita. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 8 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Friday at Greenhaven Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
MAUREEN M. LADAO, 33, of Kailua, died Oct. 27, 2002. Born in Jacksonville, N.C. A Pearl Harbor Naval Exchange sales associate. Survived by husband, Alvin; son, Patrick; daughter, Tatiana Joy; parents, Stephen and Dorothy Morimoto; brother, Thomas Morimoto; sisters, Patricia Pihana and Kathleen Lau. Visitation 10 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church; eulogy 10:30 a.m.; prayer service 11 a.m. Inurnment 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
SARAH LOUIS, 82, of Honolulu, died Dec. 8, 2002. Survived by son, Bryan; daughters, Debbie Fujiyama, Donna Louis and Robin Pacolba; five grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11:15 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church; Mass 11:15 a.m. Burial 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
JOSE MONIS MADIO, 59, of Waipahu, died Nov. 30, 2002. Born in Bangar, La Union, Philippines. Employed as a maintenance supervisor with McDonald's, Mililani. Survived by wife, Leticia; son, Armando; daughters, Eugenia Roldan, Evelyn Cajimat and Charlene Madio; three grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 9:30 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
EUGENE "GENE" P. MORGAN, 77, of Honolulu, died Dec. 12, 2002. Born in Moline, Ill. Retired sugar industry agricultural engineer. Survived by wife, Anne; daughter, Lorrie; son, John; brother, Duane; a grandson. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Burial at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
JAMES FUJIO NAGAISHI, 78, of Honolulu, died Nov. 20, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired Schuman Carriage salesman. Survived by brother, Fumio; sister, Ruth Nakamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
DOROTHY "DOT" AKIKO NAKAGAKI, 88, died Nov. 27, 2002. Born in Lawa'i, Kaua'i. Founder of COED Beauty Salon, Mo'ili'ili and later Dorothy-Karen's Beauty Salon in McCully. An avid bowler. Survived by daughters, Karen Nakamura and Audrey Tanaka; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church; service 11 a.m. Burial service 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
CHARLES JAMES NUNES SR., 74, of Lahaina, Maui, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Lahaina. Retired from Pioneer Sugar Mill Company as a journeyman welder. Survived by wife, Florinda Nunes; stepmother, Evelyn; sons, Charles "Chuck" Jr., Ernest, Manuel Sr. and George; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment noon Friday at Maui Veteran's Cemetery. Lei only. No flowers. Casual attire.
HISAKO OTAKI, 90, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 5, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Ethel Aotani and Carol Hamilton; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; sisters, Ann Shigemura, Setsuko Matsui, Eleanor Turner and Yukie Takiguchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SATURNINO "PAPA NINO" PANEM, 77, of Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 11, 2002. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A crane operator retired from the former Hilo Coast Processing Co. Survived by wife, Esperanza; sons, Robert and Nelson; daughters, Thelma Acoba, Nena Bargamento Jr. and Mely Dela Cruz Jr.; brothers, Crecencio and Necomedes; sisters, Fresca Espiritu and Josephia Pascual. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church; Mass 10:30 a.m. Burial at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
ANTONE PINHO JR., 84, of Honolulu, died Dec. 13, 2002. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. A retired state of Hawai'i employee. Survived by nieces and nephews; grandnieces and grandnephews, especially Margaret Hartsell. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
JOHN C. RAPOZO, 83, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, formerly of Pi'ihonua, died Dec. 12, 2002. Born in Hawai'i. A machinist retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by sons, John and Benjamin; daughter, Peggy Texeira; brother, Fred; sister, Caroline Fichera; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 12:15 p.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
JUDY ANNE REYNOLDS, 53, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 4, 2002. Born in Bremerton, Wash. A representative for golf apparel and accessories well known in the golf industry. Survived by close friends and business associates. Scattering of ashes 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Waikiki Yacht Club. Memorial service 4 p.m. Casual attire. Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
WAYNE KIHEI KALUAU ROGERS, 63, of Honolulu, died Dec. 11, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A machinist in the construction industry with Local Union 675. Survived by brothers, George and Patrick; sisters, Leilani Hitt and Ginger Rogers; stepsons, Eugene and Bernard Palea; stepdaughter, Leedrina-Ann Tinder. Visitation from 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
MITSUKO A. SHIKUMA, of Honolulu, formerly of Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i, died Dec. 7, 2002. Born in Pahoa. A campaign supervisor for American Lung Association. Survived by son, Keith; daughters, Ann Honda and Dr. Lois Dement; brother, Toshihhiko Asakawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
BLAIR KAMAKA KA'AHEO KU'AIHELANI REMER SUTHERLAND, 34, of Honolulu, died Dec. 13, 2002. Born in Whittier, Calif. Employed at Kahala Caterers as manager of food and beverage. Survived by father, Jonathan Ross; mother, Kittie Remer Brown; sisters, Tiffany Sutherland Tether, Star Sutherland and Barri Brown; brother, Tucker Brown; grandparents, Muriel Shingle Sutherland and Carolyn Wong Wedemeyer. Private family service to be held. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
VIOLET KYAU UNGER, 83, of Honolulu, died Dec. 5, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A graduate of Sacred Hearts Academy. Survived by brothers, Solomon Yap and Herman Yap; sister, Bernice Stabel. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
AI DI ZHUANG, 67, of Troy, Mich., died Dec. 13, 2002. Born in Shanghai, China. Survived by husband, Qing Jia Yang; son, Zhengyu Yang; daughters, Honghua and Hongling Yang; five grandchildren; a brother and sisters. Service to be held in Troy, Mich. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
