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.
BARBARA JEAN CANNON, 80, of Honolulu, died July 23, 2002. Born in Santa Maria, Calif. A U.S. Army nurse with the rank of lieutenant during World War II and member of the St. Augustine Altar and Rosary Society. Survived by husband, Frank; children, Janet O'Neill, Nancy Cannon, Linda Morrow and Patty Angulo and Tom Cannon; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Virginia Brown; brother, Ed Shanahan. Memorial gathering held, followed by private scattering of ashes. No flowers. Memorial donations to the Hawaii Childrens' Cancer Foundation. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
AMBROSE A. WAI SUM CHUN, 79, died July 25, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Former art director and member of an advance team for Lockheed Missiles and Space, and an avid sports fisherman. Survived by wife, Cecelia; children, Alan and Denise; sisters, Lenora, Marian and Bea. Service 9 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Entombment noon at Valley of the Temples.
ROSE "THE CAKE LADY" FAJARDO, 67, of Ha'iku, Maui, died July 25, 2002. Born in Olowalu. A warehouse forewoman at ARA Magazine Company. Survived by mother, Helen Kuoha; sons, James Hyde and Sheldon Fajardo; daughter, Rosalind Chin; brothers, Clarence Puha and Walter Puha; sister, Elizabeth Hoopii; nine grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului, Maui. Burial at Valley Isle Memorial Park Cemetery.
AUDREY GILROY, 88, of Makena, Maui, died July 21, 2002. Born in Toronto. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Wallace; son, Ross; daughter, Lynne; sister, Norma Pentecost; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private family service held. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
JOHN ARCH HARMAN, 76, of Honolulu, died July 26, 2002. Born in Oklahoma. Survived by wife, Cheung Ping; son, John; daughters, Lisa Sumbodo and Cathy White; brother, Joe; sisters, Paula McNutt, Judy Harris and Marie; seven grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
JOSEFA MANUBAG LAZAGA, 66, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died July 23, 2002. Born in Manatad, Sibonga, Cebu, Philippines. Associated with the Mountain View Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survived by sons, Benjamin, Alberto, Felixberto, Aldofo, Allan, Geran and Ardok; daughters, Editha Parrish, Carmen Maseh, Jojo Solis, Regina Chan, Amparito Blanquero and Alta Laude; brothers, Teofilo Manubag Jr., Sarito Manubag, Sergio Manubag and Sam Manubag; sisters, Valeriana Carillo, Eufemia Arnaiz, Felisa Roque and Tita Manubag; 31 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; memorial service 7 p.m. Casual attire.
EMMA LOU LYNCH, former president of the Hawai'i Federation of Garden Clubs, died July 3, 2002. Lecturer on flowers, provider of floral arrangements for the governor's mansion and member of the board of Ikebana International. Survived by son, William; daughter, Barbara Robertson; sister, Babe Hughes. Her ashes will be buried with her husband's at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Crematorium of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
RAYMOND MANZANO, 89, of Wahiawa, died July 21, 2002. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired owner of Raymond's Barber Shop, Wahiawa Shopping Center. Survived by wife, Trinidad "Irene"; daughters, LaVerne Maples Bishop and Joycelyn Manzano; three grandchildren; two great-grandsons. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
JANE MARIE LAUAE MEDEIROS, 69, of Oak Harbor, Wash., died July 22, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughters, Helen Truman, Teresa Park, Jana Park, Mary Park and Laura Picard; sister, Mary Pancho; brothers, William and Daniel Kahanu; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples Mortuary chapel; service 1:30 p.m. Entombment to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
ROY SUNAO NAKAYAMA, 80, died July 20, 2002. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. An MPE mechanic retired from the U.S. Postal Service and member of Club 100 (Company B, 100th Infantry Battalion). Survived by wife, Jessie; sons, Neal, Dean, Gary and Paul; brother, Haruichi; sisters, Chieno and Mitsuko; two grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Burial at a later date.
CATHERINE "PHILOMENA" CORREA PICO, 97, of Kahului, Maui, died July 22, 2002. Born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. A homemaker and member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Survived by daughters, Irene Abreu, Priscilla Viveiros, Catherine Maeda and Mildred Tavares; sons, Donald Pico and Manuel Pico; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christ the King Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
CEFERINO PORGATORIO, 104, of Honolulu, died July 22, 2002. Born in the Philippines. Survived by sons, Dick Olaso, Walter Olaso, Donald Olaso, Kenneth Olaso and Roland Porgatorio; daughters, Helen Richardson, Linda Baker and Joanne Winchester; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace; Mass noon. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
KATHERINE SANTIAGO SKINNER, 89, of Honolulu, died July 24, 2002. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. A retired preschool teacher. Survived by son, Sonny; daughters, Darlene Spahn and Chuckie also known as Charlotte Skinner-Whittaker; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Cravalho, Annie DuPonte and Jane McCrabbe; brother, Manuel Santiago. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Inurnment 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire. Memorial donations to Franciscan Adult Day Center, 2715 Pamoa Road, Suite 103, Honolulu, HI 96822.
MA'AVA MAKOA KAIMANA LEVU SOUZA, infant son of Gisela "Kahea" Souza, died July 21, 2002. Born in Kailua. Also survived by brother, Austin; sister, Azalia; maternal grandparents, George Souza and Gwendolyn Gaspar; and maternal great-grandmothers, Sarah Tuisaloo and Kaleihua Gaspar. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
MARTIN PETER STRASEN, 71, of Lahaina, Maui, died July 23, 2002. Born in Milwaukee, Wis., a management trainer retired from ADVO Systems. A Korean War veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force. Survived by wife, Leann; sons, Derek, Paul and Marty; sisters, Ruth Franz, Elizabeth Droege, Charlotte Heidel and Catherine Fischer; four grandchildren. Celebration of life to be held at a later date. Memorial donations to the West Maui Improvement Foundation, marked for West Maui Medical Center c/o Leann Strasen. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
RICHARD "SHARKY" TAKANO, 86, of Kailua, died July 8, 2002. A federal supply clerk. Survived by wife, Audrey; son, Melvin; daughter, Jeanne. Service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
GEORGE CARREIRA TEVES JR., 70, of Kailua, died July 23, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Employed at Napa, Kailua. Survived by wife, Margaret; son, George III; daughter, Cindy Olayer; two granddaughters; brothers, Wallace and Patrick; sisters, Helen Silva and Rose Atyeo. Visitation 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
HOPE MERRALL VANDENBOS, 83, of San Mateo, Calif., died July 6, 2002. Born in Berkeley, Calif. Avid golfer at Oahu Country Club. Survived by children, Patricia "Patti" McGeehon and Heidi McMorrow; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Willard Merrall. Service held in California.
BETTY SUMI YAMADA, 88, of South Pasadena, Calif., died March 24, 2002. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Survived by sons, Rodney and Clayton; daughter, Candace Arai; brother, Charles Watanabe; sister, Eleanor Kunimura; four grandchildren; a great-granddaughter. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. No flowers or gifts.
JERRY K. "GOOCH" YAMAGUCHI, 65, of Honolulu, died July 26, 2002. Born in Makawao, Maui. Retired from the U.S. Air Force. Survived by daughters, Ramona Gran and Suzanne Nakamura; son, Michael; brother, Kenneth; sisters, Judy Nakai and Natalie Matsui; six grandchildren. Committal service 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire.
JUNE JUNKO YAMASHITA, 72, of Honolulu, died July 24, 2002. Born in Puna, Hawai'i. A social worker retired from the state Department of Education. Survived by husband, Raymond "Satoshi"; son, Jon; daughters, Lisa Zablan and Lori Yamashita; three grandchildren; brothers, Hidesuke "Bud" Uyenoyama, Hidehiko "Jerry" Uyenoyama and Ryuzo "Howard" Uyenoyama; sister, Tomoko Hisamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
EDWARD MASATOSHI YASUHARA, 84, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died July 14, 2002. Born in Hilo. A retired missionary who served in Osaka, Japan, under the sponsorship of Makiki Christian Church. Survived by brothers, Albert, Herbert, Thomas and Franklin. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Glad Tidings Church; memorial service 7 p.m. Inurnment at Oahu Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.