Obituaries
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Brother EDWARD L.K. GOMEZ dedicated his life to God, St. Louis School and the educational mission of the Marianist Order. He died at 64 Monday at the Marianist residence on the Kalaepohaku campus on Wai'alae Avenue that he so loved. See story.
STANLEY MARCUS, whose name has been synonymous with high-dollar retailing and extravagant gifts for nearly a century, died yesterday at 96. See story.
FILIPINAS "FELY" VILA BALATICO, 64, of Kahului, Maui, died Jan. 18, 2002. Born in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by husband, Alexjandro "Alex"; sons, Albert and Edwin; daughters, Benilda Tecson and Emily Lopez; brother, Reynaldo Vila; sister, Victoria Vila; six grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today at St. Anthony Church, Maui; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at the church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.
PAULINO BAUTISTA BAUTISTA, 94, of 'Ewa Beach, died Dec. 21, 2001. Born in Luna, La Union, Philippines. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electrician. Survived by son, John Sr.; daughter, Tanya Moore; sisters, Baning and Trining Bautista; eight grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
JOSEPH IRAH BISHOP, 101, of Santa Clara, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i and Evanston, Ill., died Jan. 12, 2002. Born in Van Buren County, Ark. Retired Army lieutenant colonel; public school teacher at O'ahu, Maui and Moloka'i schools, state assistant district superintendent of education and administrator, and Illinois Department of Public Aid employee.Survived by children, Esther Chapman, Barbara, James and Cordell; sisters, Mae Schulz and Mary Ellis; four grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; military service 11:30 a.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
PAULETTE GERTRUDE BRANCO, 55, of Honolulu, died Jan. 15, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Rainbow Coaches bus driver. Survived by brother, Vernon; sisters, Brenda Gomes and Barbara Branco. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
ALICE ASAYO BUNGCAYAO, 92, of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, died Jan. 18, 2002. Born in Wahiawa, Kaua'i. A Gay and Robinson Inc. housekeeper. Survived by husband, Perfecto; son, Albert Morinaka; daughter, Dorothy Wimberly; three grandchildren; brother, Saburo Morinaka. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at Hanapepe Congregational Church; service 10 a.m.; burial at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Kaua'i.
KWAN YOU CHANG, 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 13, 2002. Retired Army colonel and civil engineer; and retired state civil engineer. Survived by wife, Ellen; son, Allen; daughter, Lydia Gibson; brothers, Albert, Eric, Hawkin, Howard and Franklin; sisters, Lucille Lum, Lena Affonso, Eva Cullen and Miranda Margheim. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
HARUKO "TOKIWA MAMA" HIGA, 80,of Honolulu, died Jan. 2, 2002. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Survived by nephew and caregiver, Larry Shiroma; daughter, Toyoko Kagawa; sister, Hisaye Shimabukuro. Service 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
EVELYN EMELIA BENJAMIN AKIONA BECHERT HORIUCHI, 91, of Pukalani, Maui, died Jan. 18, 2002. Survived by daughters, Helen Galbraith, Phyllis Dudoit and Ginger Mease; sisters, Helen Anna Young and Kuuleialoha Lay; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului Stake Center, Maui; service 1 p.m.; burial 2:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
GENEVA "JENNIE" INOUE, 85, of Honolulu, died Jan. 12, 2002. Born in Salem, Ore. Volunteer at Shriners Hospital for Children. Survived by sons, John and Arthur Wood; stepsons, Robert and James Inoue; stepdaughters, Violet Doiguchi and Mildred Kawakami; six grandchildren. Private service held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
CLARENCE MITSUO ITO, 69, of Lakewood, Calif., died Dec. 29, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A retired U.S. Postal worker. Survived by sons, Michael, Robert and Richard; brothers, David and Takashi; sisters, Masako Nishizuka and Ritsuko Suenaga; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MARILYN HARUKO KANESHIRO, 59, of Honoka'a, died Jan. 17, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A member of the Ho-noka'a Hongwanji Buddhist Women's Association. Survived by husband, Raymond; daughters, Cori-Ann Kaneshiro and Kathy Chun; son, Kevin; sisters, Elaine Shikuma and Judith Miyashiro; granddaughter, Cassidy Chun. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Friday at Honoka'a Hongwanji Mission; service 5 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.
GLADYS LEINANI "LOLA" KEALOHA, 70, of Honolulu, formerly of Maui, died Jan. 16, 2002. Born in Waihe'e, Maui. Survived by sons, Sheldon Brown, Kevin Brown and Harry Brown Jr., Terrance and Kendall Kealoha; daughters, Fern-Ilima Inouye, Glennys Kealoha, Sandra -Lene "Mala" Kealoha-Apolo and Avis Visaya; stepsons, Kenez and Kelbert Kealoha; stepdaughters, Kennydene Kealoha and Karen Wagner; hanai daughters, Kellyann Keala and Temehana Visayag; 23 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service noon; burial 1 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
MATILDA "TILLIE" LAWRENCE, 91, of Kahului, Maui, died Jan. 20, 2002. Born in Spreckelsville, Maui. A former beauty queen. Survived by son James; hanai son, Homer Snodgrass; daughter Jan Misner; hanai daughter, Mabel Silva; brothers, Joseph Harrison and Clarence Silva; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation at 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary, Maui; service 11:30 a.m., burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MARJORIE ELIZABETH LOWE, 72, of 'Aiea, died Jan. 15, 2002. Born in Scranton, Pa. A retired pharmacist. Survived by sons, David and William; grandchildren, Sam and James. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
TYLAR 'ANELA'OKAWAI'OLA MATEO, infant daughter of Irenio and Deena, died Jan. 4, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by sister, Cydney; brothers, Reid and Kendal; grandparents, Alejandro and Eleanor, and Patrick Mokuau. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church; service 10 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
DAVID EZEKIELA MAWAE, 36, of Honolulu, died Jan. 19, 2002. Born in Kaunakakai, Moloka'i. Survived by wife, Misa; daughter, Mirai; parents, Joseph and Rosie; brother, Joseph "Joe Boy" Jr.; sisters, Dolly Low, Josette Mawae-Mollena, JoDean Akaka and Jolamboreen Crowell; grandmothers, Tilden Han and Elizabeth Ruiz. Visitation 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalamaula; burial to follow at Kanakaloloa Cemetery. Arrangements by Molokai Mortuary.
MABEL BAPTISTE MEDEIROS, 87, of Ninole, Hawai'i, died Jan. 17, 2002. A housewife. Survived by sons, Theodore "Ted," Melvin "Mynah Bird" and Carl "Pee Wee"; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. tomorrow at Central Christian Church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Memorial Mortuary.
SADO "SADA" MIYAHARA, 82, of Montebello, Calif., formerly of Wahiawa, died Jan. 1, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Survived by wife, Karen; daughter, Merle Enriquez; son, Wayne; brother, Hideo; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service held; burial at Rose Hills Memorial, Whittier, Calif. Arrangements by White Emerson Mortuary, Whittier.
EIKO K. NAKAMOTO, 73, of Pearl City, died Jan. 18, 2002. Born in Kahului, Maui. Retired Moanalua Elementary School teacher. Survived by husband, George; mother, Michiko Kimizuka; brothers, Thomas, Donald and Roy Kimizuka. Visitation 7 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 8 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
RICHARD M. NAKASATO, 59, of Honolulu, died Jan. 17, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Laura; daughters, Tammy Godoy and Teresa Rodrigues; son, Russell; six grandchildren; mother, Edith. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:45 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
CUPID CORNELIUS AKUI POKAKAA JR., 43, of Honolulu, died Dec. 14, 2001. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Cupid Sr.; brother, Dudley; sisters, Lynette Vincent, Mae Lau, Tanya Keamohuli and Yvonne Mokihana-Pokakaa. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
EVARISTO GANO RAMIREZ, 97, of Honolulu, died Jan. 6, 2002. Born in the Philippines. A custodian. No known survivors. Inurnment 11 a.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
GERALD "MOKI" KOLOA SINTOS, 48, of Hau'ula, died jan. 14, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Tripler Army Medical Center psychiatric technician. Survived by wife, Jessica; sons, Kamalani and Keonimana; father, Jesus; sisters, Gloria Delfierro, Mary Alice Trevino and Sharolyn Burrell. Visitation 9 to 11 am. Friday at St. Ann Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
JOAN CHERYL TUBON, 37, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 9, 2002. Born in New London, Conn. Avid scuba diver and crafter. Survived by husband, Fernando; son, Nathaniel; daughter, Amanda; father, Robert Williams; mother, Janice Williams; brother, Keith Williams; sister, Ruth Williams Lief. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Donations to Maurice J. Sullivan Family Hospice Center, St. Francis Hospice.
LOURDES O. UNCIANO, 76, of Waimea, Kaua'i, died Jan. 16, 2002. Born in La'ie. A homemaker, and former singer on KTOH radio. Survived by husband, Miguel; children, Sylvia Akana, Cynthia Taano, mary Rivera, Frances Souza, Sandra Kim, John ancheta, Carmella Carlson, Patrick Ancheta, Pearlie Humberstone, Kathy Sorenson, Brende Ancheta and Kimberly Powell; hanai sons, Davey Ancheta and Brandon Ancheta-Ventura; 31 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; sisters, Angelina Machado, Barbara Carillio, Rosaline Kunipo, Leonora Patricio and Carol Abara; brothers, Ernest and Fernando Carillio, and Bernardo and Valeriano Olores. Visitation 2:30 p.m. today at Lawa'i Seventh-day Adventist Church, Kaua'i; service 3:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes later. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
DORIS TOKIKO UYEDA, 64, of Lawa'i, Kaua'i, died Jan. 17, 2002. Retired Kauai Police Department dispatcher. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by son, Aaron; brothers, Toki and Henry "Hank" Koga; sisters, Kiyoko "Kay" Shimokawa, Yoshiko Okiura and Helen Oyama; grandsons, Shannon and Shawn. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Lihue Missionary Church; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
BERNICE GENEIEVE WATSON WATT, 91, of Honolulu, died Jan. 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired city nurse. Survived by son, Alan; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
PHILIP ZEN SR., 75, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 12, 2002. Born in Castner Village, Wahiawa. Survived by wife, Virginia; son, Philip Jr.; daughters, Beverly Flores and Ashlen Keomaka; sisters, Elizabeth Kuzer, Katherine Smaldone, Rosaline Kelii and Margaret McKercher; granddaughter, Jollena Keomaka. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrow Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 10:30 a.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship Church; service noon.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
