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.

ROBERT "JOE" PIERCY MULLER, a Honolulu construction executive, died Dec. 14 in Seattle. Muller, 62, had been battling cancer and was at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center when he died. See story.

MABEL WHANG BOWEN, 94, of Honolulu, died Nov. 25, 2002. Born on Maui. A registered nurse. Survived by husband, Charles; sons, retired Marine Capt. Daniel Richards, and Theodore Richards. Service pending in 2003. Arrangements by Diamond Head Memorial Park.

FELETI HENRY BROWN, 42, aka FELETI FELETI JR. of Wai'anae, died Dec. 7, 2002. Born in Fagaitua, American Samoa. Former fullback for the UH Rainbow Warriors football team. A coach at Nanakuli High School and member of Word of Life Christian Center. Survived by wife, Pamela "Pam"; children, Jolyn, Israel, Daniel, Isaac, Janie, Henry, Pulesea, Dixie and Manu; mother, Leleo Brown; brothers, Lauloa and Amisone Feleti, Palasi, Leamanaia, Toagamualu and Palasi Jr. Brown; sisters, Melesal "Lolou" Iosefo, Losi Naea, Feleai "Mary" Ah-hing, Masweiga "Kaitie" Voa, Amelia "Aimee" Haraguchi, Leleo Maulolo and Sefuluono Bane; one granddaughter. Visitation 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery/Kane'ohe.

ROSARIO BALDUGO CALUCAG, 73, of Waipahu, died Dec. 10, 2002. Born in Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Employed at McDonald's Dillingham for 7 years, member of Pinili Badoc Association and United Vintarinian of Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Percing; son, Pershing, Jr.; sister, Juana Pagdilao; two grandsons. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; wake service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Saturday; Mass 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

FREDERIK HENDRIK COESTER, 71, of Pearl City, died Dec. 7, 2002. Retired state Department of Land and Natural Resources Keaiwa and Rainbow state parks supervisor. 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 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Memorial donations to the Pearl City Little League Association, Institute for Human Services or Hawaiian Humane Society. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

GAIL CHIYOKO DOI, 77, of 'Aina Haina, died Dec. 10, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired JAWS office manager. Survived by husband, Akira; daughter, Cynthia Maeshiro; brothers, Clarence and Herbert Yamamoto; sister, Clara Higashihara; granddaughter, Laura Maeshiro. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

GEE PUNG FONG, 71, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in China. Survived by wife, Helen; sons, Wai Ning, Kwok Ning, Kwok Leung, Kwok Fai and Gum Lun; mother, Shing Ing Lee Fong; brothers, Kai Ping and Jun Pung; sister, Sit Mui Lee; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Taoist service 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial to follow at 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.

ROGELIO "ROGER" "MENONG" CARIAGA GAPUSAN, 63, of Mililani, died Nov. 26, 2002. Born in Philippines. Retired laboratory technician with Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association and also employed at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Survived by wife, Elena; son, Roel; daughter, Rowena Yee Hoy; brother, Dante; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; wake service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday; service 10:30 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ANGELINE "ANGIE" GOMEZ GOO, 77, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 7, 2002. Born in Wainiha, Kaua'i. Formerly employed at Bank of Hawai'i, Shell Oil Company and Ritz Department Store. Survived by husband, Francis; sons, Gordon and Steven; daughters, Valerie Covington and Lynette Choy; brother, George Furtado; sister, Lydia Nakatsuji; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

RICHARD WAI ING, 78, of Honolulu, died Dec. 13, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired city accountant. Survived by wife, Leilani; son, Clayton; daughter, Donna; brothers, Alexander, David and Joseph; sisters, Rachel Kaanehe, Clara St. Claire and Roselani Bonga; four grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

SABURO IWANE, 81, of Honolulu, died Dec. 8, 2002. Born in Kainaliu, Kona, Big Island. Owner of S. Iwane, Inc. General Contractor. Survived by wife, Marion; daughters, Lynette Yee and Shirley Wilkie; brother, Kaoru; sister, Toshiko Hashimoto; two grandchildren. Memorial service 11 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No monetary gifts. Casual attire. No flowers.

RICHARD FRANCIS JOHNSON, 62, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Survived by wife, Yonhee; sons; daughters; a brother; a sister; and grandchildren on the Mainland. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church; Mass 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

HELEN R. "LANI" KAHALE, 63, of Waimanalo, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Francis, Michael, William and Scott, and David Deitschman; brother, Joseph Keane; sisters, Elizabeth Ayala and Nancy Kinoshita; daughters, Nina Deitschman, Sune, Antoinette and Malia; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 8 p.m. Burial 10:30 a.m. Friday at Greenhaven Memorial Park Cemetery in Kane'ohe.

THOMAS VALENTIN KINTARO JR., 55, of Honolulu, died Dec. 10, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A gifted pianist; earned master's degree at the University of Hawai'i School of Social Work and bachelor's degree in social work at Brigham Young University. Survived by wife, Marlene "Diddles"; son, Hyrum; daughters, Rachel Lee and Cheryl; mother, Ellarine Hattie Teves; brother, George; sisters, Cindy Melim and Sonia Skyles; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Thursday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Kalihi Ward Chapel; service 11:30 a.m. Burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

The REV. JAMES J. McFADDEN, 72, of St. Teresa's Residence, Maryknoll Center, Maryknoll, N.Y., formerly in residence at St. John the Baptist Church, Kalihi, died Dec. 3, 2002. Born in Philadelphia. Longtime Maryknoll priest. Survived by sisters, Patricia, Anna Transue and Marie Childs. Service 6 p.m. today at St. John the Baptist Church. No flowers. Aloha attire. Donations to the Maryknoll Fathers or the St. John's the Baptist Church Memorial Fund. Arrangements by Maher Funeral Home, Pleasantville, N.Y.

LARRY SHIGEO "SHEMP" MOTOOKA, 65, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (Shop 51) electrician. Survived by wife, Ethel; son, Lance; daughters, Molly Motooka and Lynda Reavely; three grandchildren; brother, Richard; sisters, Otaka Kato, Gertrude Kurasaki and Loretta. Services 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

NATSUKO "LORRAINE" NAKAHARA, 79, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 4, 2002. Born in 'Ewa. Retired cafeteria worker at Nimitz Elementary School. Survived by husband, Toshikatsu "Joe"; sons, Clyde and Wade; daughter, Velma; sisters, Fujiko Izuo, Sumiko Nomura and Sueno Higashiba; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

JUDITH PUANANI NAUMU-STEWART, 65, of Kekaha, died Dec. 11, 2002. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. A retired schoolteacher at youth correctional facility; vice chairman of the State Council of Hawaiian Homestead Association; Ahu Pua'a president of Kaua'i; and Kekaha Hawaiian Homestead president. Survived by sons, Vincent Naumu and Sean Stewart; daughter, Dr. Robin Bott; brothers, Harold and Arnold Naumu; sister, Minerva Kaohi; six grandchildren; numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Kane'ohe Latter-day Saints Church. Visitation also 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Kalaheo LDS Church on Kaua'i; service at noon. Burial at Hanapepe Hawaiian Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

CHARLES JAMES NUNES SR., 74, of Lahaina, Maui, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Lahaina. Retired Pioneer Sugar Mill Co. journeyman welder. Survived by wife, Florinda; 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, Maui; service 7 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private burial. No flowers; lei only. Casual attire.

CLARENCE S. "DINKY" OMAI, 74, of Honolulu, died Dec. 13, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired bell captain for Kahala Hilton Hotel and graduate of McKinley High School class of 1946. Survived by son, Jeffrey "Keahi"; brother, Shuichi; sister, Doris Gushi. Memorial visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Inurnment 11:30 a.m. at National Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.

KATHLEEN HIDEKO OTSUJI, 46, of Redmond, Wash., died Dec. 13, 2002. Born in Tokyo. A Merck & Co. executive cardiovascular specialist. Survived by son, Ryan Marbellos; daughter, Melanie Marbellos; parents, Masayuki and Keiko; brother, Glenn. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hawai'i Kai Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

ALBERT MASATO SATO, 86, of Honolulu, died Nov. 13, 2002. Born in Pauwela, Maui. Retired Fort Shafter inventory clerk. Survived by nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

CHOR SUY TANG, 62, of Honolulu, died Dec. 11, 2002. Born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Kapiolani Coffee Shop cook. Survived by wife, Jenny; sons, Billy, Ty and Peter; daughters, Judi Chow, Susan and Pamela; four grandchildren. Visitation for Buddhist service 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

LESLIE MASUO TOKUZA, D.D.S, 60, of Los Angeles, died Sept. 27, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Established a dental practice in Los Angeles after receiving dental degree from Marquette University. Survived by wife, Mary; son; Tom; daughter, Laura; mother, Sumi Tokuza Khim; many members of the Nishimoto and Tokuza families in Honolulu. Memorial service 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nu'uanu Mortuary East Chapel. Inurnment to follow at Nu'uanu Memorial Park Cemetery.

AURELIO GALION TUMACDER, 78, of Pearl City, died Dec. 1, 2002. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. President and Responsible Managing Employee of AGT Contractor specializing in the development of multifamily housing on O'ahu and Moloka'i. Survived by wife, Juanita; sons, Franklin, Modesto, John, Orlando, David, Santiago, Noel and Anthony; daughters, Anna-Maria Beck; Faith Bagalayos, Leilani Rasa and Magdalina; brothers, Daniel and Felix; 24 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; prayer service 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.