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.
KIKUE ABE, 82, of Honolulu, died Dec. 2, 2002. Born in Puna, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, George, Richard and Roy; daughter, Helen Kamada; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Tsuneko Niiya and Masako Saito. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
SIMPLICIO "SAM" MANALO ALDOVER, 76, of Honolulu, died Dec. 19, 2002. Born in Lobo, Batangas, Philippines. Retired from U.S. Navy and the Naval Supply Center at Pearl Harbor. Survived by wife, Hermenegilda "Hilda"; daughters, Hermilyn Daugherty, Maribertha "Marie" Aldover, Erlinda "Linda" Charest, Jorgette Perry, Angelica Igana and Alice Espiritu; sons, Simplicio Jr. "Sims," Daniel "Danny" and Donarco "Dony"; 13 grandchildren; sister, Lucing Sena; brothers, Amado and Segundo. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; committal service with military honors 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.
ARTHUR "AFA" "ATA" FRANCIS AMARAL, 28, of 'Ewa Beach, died Dec. 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Co-founder of Tru 2 Da Game. Survived by wife, Christina "Tina"; sons, Christian and Chance; daughters, Deja and Alea; parents, Kenneth Jr. and Dana; sisters, Jeannie Amaral and Dianne Duvachelle. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
RALPH EUGENE BROWN, 79, of Honolulu, died Dec. 17, 2002. Born in Vienna, Township, Mich. Survived by wife, Donna; nephews, Douglas and Robert; two grandnephews and two grandnieces. Private inurnment. Donations may be made to American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
EMIL "IMU" JAMES CRUZ, 63, of Honolulu, died Dec. 14, 2002. Born in Hawai'i. A retired plumber. Survived by son, James Manuwa; daughters, Georgielyn Keawe and Doreen Cruz-Robb; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Luibeck and William. Service and scattering of ashes 8 a.m Friday at Waikiki Beach fronting the Sheraton Moana Surfrider. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
REBECCA LEINAALA LUCIANA ELISAGA, 50, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 20, 2002. Born in Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i. A volunteer for the Hawai'i Island Food Bank. Survived by sons, Ernest and Orlando Grace; daughters, Tammilee and Janifer Grace; mother, Helen Mahi; brothers, Paul, William and Tommy; sisters, Violet Morales, Lillian Tabancura and Hazel Johnson; two grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
MASASHI FUKUMOTO, 89, of Honolulu, died Dec. 12, 2002, Retired U.S. Air Force athletic trainer. Survived by wife, Gladys; stepsons, Raymond and Colin Hada; daughters, Carol Takahashi, Esther Lau, Joan Worden and Karen Sakurai; stepdaughter, Ethel Takayama; six grandchildren; brothers, Tommy and Robert Fukumoto; sister, Esther Abe. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
ALICE HANSON, 95, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died Dec. 20, 2002. Born in Geneseo, Ill. A retired school teacher. Survived by son, John; daughter, Karen Doom; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.
LAWRENCE HISATO KOBAYASHI, 75, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Dec. 8, 2002. Born in Makawao, Maui. President of Kaua'i Credit Adjusters Ltd. Survived by sons, Michael, Jason and Ben; three grandchildren; brothers, Clifford, Buddy and Victor; sister, Constance Yamamoto. Visitation 1 p.m. Sunday at Garden Island Mortuary; service 1:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
HILARIO DANNE LAO-ING, 84, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Dec. 18, 2002. Born in Ilocos, Philippines. A U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II. Survived by wife, Maria Lao-ing; sons, Bernave, David and Ceaser; daughters, Erlinda Lucero, Mary Asio and Flor Martinez; 18 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo; service 7 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
ALICE TOMITA NAGATO, 71, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Dec. 17, 2002. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Former secretary with YMCA. Survived by sisters, Helen Tomita, Patsy Ginoza and Jane Ozaki. Private service. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
KENNETH HISAO NAKAMURA, 74, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 14, 2002. Born in Lihu'e, Hawai'i. Former legislator and retired attorney. Survived by wife, Jane; sons, Bryan, Dwight and Mitchell; daughters, Claire Nakamura and Kathleen Dela Cruz; four grandchildren; brother, Richard; sisters, Hazel Matsushige, Jane Nakamura and Joan Kim. Visitation 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 3 p.m.
CLARENCE KEALOHA SONNY "HAWAIIAN" NUUANU SR., 58, of Honolulu, died Dec. 17, 2002. Former truck driver for Foremost and Johnson Brothers Liquor Co. Survived by wife, Loveymae; sons, Clarence Jr. and Anthony-Henry; daughters, Loveymae Nuuanu and Kalei Ahina; three grandchildren; father, Anthony; brothers, Theodore Sr., Joseph, Abe, Henry, Paul and Timothy; sisters, June Nuuanu, Libby Bicoy, Charmaine Kaawa, Wilma Nauka, Annie Kuakini, Antoinette Nuuanu, Veronica Kalilikane, Pauline Morante and Virginia Churberko. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes at sea Sunday. No flowers. Casual attire.
RICHARD TODD RABY JR., infant son of Richard Sr. and Bernadette Raby, died Dec. 20, 2002. Also survived by brother, Todd; grandparents, Richard and Karen. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
RETTA M. RAPP, 71, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 21, 2002. Born in South Dakota. Survived by son, Joe; four grandchildren; brothers, Henry and Vincent Wright. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
YOSHIKO TANIGUCHI, 93, of Honolulu, died Dec. 5, 2002. Born in Waipahu. A member of Honpa Hongwanji Goji Kai. Survived by sons, Raymond, Edwin and Rick; daughter, Elaine Takenaka; five grandchildren; sister, Harriet Watanabe; caregiver, Carol Baird. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
PATRICIA C. WONG, of Los Angeles, died Dec. 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Lester; sons, Bryan, Vincent and Gregory; daughters, Leslie Skinner, Shari Nakib and Cathy Oshima; 10 grandchildren; two brothers; two sisters. Mass 8:30 a.m. Friday at The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 West Temple St., Los Angeles. No flowers. Memorial donations to St. Bernard Catholic Church, 2500 W. Ave 33, Los Angeles, CA 90065. Arrangements by Callanan Mortuary.
JOHN KAEA VICTOR, 77, of Flintstone, Md., died Nov. 28, 2002. A U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II; also retired from Hawaiian Discovery Tours. Survived by wife, Virginia; brothers, George Jr., Lincoln and Peyton; sister, Momilani Abrams; a son; five daughters; 12 grandchildren; two stepdaughters; two stepgrandchildren. Mainland service held. Arrangements by Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, MD.
JAMES "JIMMY" NOBUO YAMURA SR., 66, of Honolulu, died Dec. 18, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Former scalemaster with the City and County of Honolulu. Survived by wife, LaVern; son, James Jr.; daughter, Reina Souza; sister, Helen Kami; brothers, Happy and Harry; four grandchildren. Service noon Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship, Mililani. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
