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

BENJAMIN ABELLANOSA, 69, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 2, 2002. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. A painter and member of SCI-USA Cultural Center. Survived by daughters, Stephanie Gonsalves, Adelaide Abellanosa, Yolanda David and Desiree Abellanosa; sons, Benjamin Jr., Vincent and Guy; companion, Theresa Partridge; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Delphine "Sonny" Rames; sister, Lorraine Erum. Visitation 12:30 to 1 p.m. tomorrow at the SCI-USA Cultural Center, 695 Makalika St., Hilo, Hawai'i. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

GERALDINE "GERRI" A. CARPS, 85, of Kailua, died Feb. 6, 2002. Born in Gettysburg, Pa. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Judith DeBone; sons, Ronald and Thomas; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service at the National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak, Mich. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Opportunities for the Retarded Inc., 64-1510 Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa, HI 96786. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

FLORENCE YUKIE ECKENRODE, 82, of Pearl City, died Feb. 2, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Donald; sons, Donald, Richard "Butch" Oshiro and Dennis Oshiro; sisters, Elaine "Rinky" Takahara, Gail Okahara and Deborah DeWitt; brother, Ernest Tamashiro; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

THELMA MAGNOLIA FURUCINI, 58, of Mililani, died Feb. 2, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired employee of Kaiser Permanente. Survived by sons, Stacy Furucini, and Scott Kekumano; mother, Thelma Kekumano; brother, David Kekumano Jr.; sister, Kendra Mau. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

NOBORU FURUYA, 82, of Honolulu, died Jan. 30, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired owner of the old Nippon Theater, KZOO Japanese language radio station, and Shiseido of Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Mitsuru; son, David; daughter, Aileen Nagaoka; brothers, Koji Mizota and Kiyoshi Furuya; seven grandchildren. Service held.

CHARLES GOMES, 92, of Honolulu, died Feb. 4, 2002. A retired warehouse manager and member of Kewalo Holy Ghost. Survived by wife, Minnie; sons, Greg, Rod, Melvin and Dennis; daughter, Cherylann Johnson; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

YUKIO "GILBERT" IGARASHI, 70, of Honolulu, died Jan. 30, 2002. Born in Huleia, Kaua'i. A groundskeeper for the City and County of Honolulu at the Waikiki Rose Garden. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

AMBROCIO LAZARO JULIAN SR., 90, of Waipahu, died Jan. 24, 2002. Born in Laoag City, Philippines. A retired Oahu Sugar Plantation truck driver. Survived by wife, Sally; son, Ambrocio "Bruno" Jr.; daughters, Evelyn Layugan and Harriet Villanueva; brother, Juan; eight grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ABBIE Y.K. LEE, 98, of Kane'ohe, died Jan. 28, 2002. Born in Kane'ohe. A retired school teacher. Survived by nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

MITSUGI BENJAMIN "BEN" MANABE, 79, Honolulu, died Jan. 24, 2002. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A chartered life underwriter for Transamerica Life/Occidental. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, Thomas and Kerry; daughter, Nora Arai and Judy Kobayashi; three grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire.

RACHAEL LAUREN MATTHES, 20, of Indian Rocks Beach, Fla., died Feb. 7, 2002. Born in Dallas, Texas. A Honolulu resident from 1989 to 1994. Survived by parents, Max III and Dianne Charter; sister, Jennafer; grandfather, Max Jr.; grandmother, Sue Fruitman. No service information was provided. Arrangements by Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs, Fla.

JUAN LAZO MILLARE, 91, of Kukuihaele, Hawai'i, died Feb. 6, 2002. Born in the Philippines. A retired Hamakua Sugar Company truck driver. Survived by wife, Elizabeth; sons, Presley and Scott; daughters, Dayna Braun, Maycel Sakamoto and Doreen Salomon; brothers, Isidro and Calixto; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Honoka'a Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.

MARGARET WONG NUNOTANI, 82, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Lana'i, died Jan. 14, 2002. Born in Kipahulu, Maui. A homemaker and 21 year resident of Las Vegas, Nev. Survived by son, Richard; sister, Amoi Matsumura; two grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m.; inurnment 10:45 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

VICTOR ERANG OLEGARIO, 81, of Waipahu, died Feb. 3, 2002. Born in Rosales, Pangasinan, Philippines. A custodian with Kapiolani Women's & Children's Hospital. Survived by wife, Herminia; sons, Victor Jr. and Timoteo; daughters, Fely Cabusas and Wilma Juachon; sisters, Francisca Ganotice, Paulina Funelas and Marina Gonzales; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

HIROSHI "PORKY" OOKA, 68, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 7, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A horticulturist for Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts. Survived by wife, Marguerite; daughter, MargoNan; sons, JerJean and CareyGay; brothers, Kaoru, Minoru and Shigeru; four grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Church of the Holy Apostles; service 1 p.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.

JUAN "SCOOP" RAMENTO JR., 54, of Pearl City, died Feb. 1, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A member of Keoni Polynesian Revue. Survived by wife, Priscilla; children, Colleen Orozco, Joanne and Keoniuilama; four grandchildren; great granddaughter; brother, Jimmy; sisters, June Galzote, Bernadine Ramento, Sarah Delos Reyes and Mozel Giron. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

KENNETH Y.S. SONG, 72, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 2, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. Retired Hawai'i County Police Department driver's license examiner. Survived by wife, Michi; daughter, Carol Yoshida; sons, robert, Ronald and Roger; sisters, Alice Park, Sally Yamada and Betty Luthas; six grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Urn committal service 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. No flowers. Casual attire.

SUNAO SUZUKI, 80, of Honolulu, died Jan. 30, 2002. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. A retired State of Hawai'i custodian. Member of 442nd and 100th Infantry Battalion. Survived by sons, Alan; daughter, Jenat Higa; two grandchildren; brothers, Takeshi, Rikiyo, Mamoru, Susumu, Hachiro and Masaki; sisters, Kiyoshi Nakamura, Miyoshi Toyota, Masano Sakazaki, Fusayo Kotomori, Haruyo Suzuki, Yoshino Kikuchi, Momoyo Vaulpel and Ritsuko Tanaka. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

CRAIG WARREN TAIRA, 50, of Pearl City, died Feb. 5, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Employed at Hickam Air Force Base and a member of Gaza Yonagusuki Doshi Kai. Survived by wife, Faye; son, Garrett; daughter, Alison; parents, Seijin "Slim" and Jane Taira; sister, Carol. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

BILL SHIRO UMEZU, 84, of Waipahu, died Feb. 6, 2002. Born in Broderick, Calif. A retired military intelligence service translator. Survived by wife, Yoshie; son, Arthur; daughters, Kay Umezu and Amy Umezu-Coe; two granddaughters, Marisa and Kaili Nishihira; brothers, Yasuo and Masao; sisters, Shizuko. Service 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.