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.
ALLAN P. EBASCO, 24, of Kailua, died May 24, 2002. Born in the Philippines. Survived by parents, Corrie and Ernie Kovach; sons, Lono and Josiah; brother, Alvin Pineda. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 1 p.m. Burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
LOUIS JOHNSON, 90, of Honolulu, died June 4, 2002. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard crane operator. Survived by sons, Louis, Alexander, Ned, Melvin, Van and Alton; daughters, Elizabeth Kaalekahi, Lorraine Piohia, Agnes Hubbard and Mary DeCosta; 32 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
THOMAS "SHIGE" YASUSHIGE KANESHIRO, 65, of Honolulu, died June 5, 2002. Born in 'Ewa. Retired self-employed tile constructor. Survived by wife, Sandra; daughters, Beverly Takane, Lisa and Chey; mother, Yoshiko; brother, Charles; sisters, Mabel Nakasone and Jane Okuhara; one grandchild. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
THOMAS YUJI KUROIWA, 71, of Kailua, died June 7, 2002. Born in He'eia. Retired superintendent at Kailua, O'ahu, and Kapa'a, Kaua'i post offices. Survived by wife, Dora; son, Michael; daughters, Sandra Matsumoto, Laura DaSilva and Vicki Miura; stepson, Guy Miyasaki; 10 grandchildren; sister, Mildred Kunimura; brother, Tadao. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
SOLEDAD MEMBRERE MERCADO, 78, of Honolulu, died May 23, 2002. Born in Bantug, Umingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Former Young Hawaii seamstress. Survived by husband, Santos; son, Mario; daughter, Socorro "Sherry" Mercado-Dacoscos; brothers, Teofilo, Jose and Rudolfo Membrere; sisters, Brigida Santos, Luisa Sison, Carlina Jasmin; six grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
MARY PUBLICO MOLINA, 42, of Waipahu, died May 31, 2002. Born in the Philippines. Finance Factors loan officer. Survived by aunts, Victoria, Mercedes Palijo, Virginia Roldan and Viloeta Vidad; cousins, Arlen Palijo and Leo Asuncion. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Catholic Church; Mass noon; Burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
YOSHIICHI ONO, 81, of Honolulu, died June 1, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Air Force accounting clerk, and member of Club 100. Survived by son, Clayton; daughters, Sharlyn Yamanoha and Gail Toyama; granddaughter, Michele Yamanoha. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
DR. KENNETH TAMOTSU TAKESHITA, 99, of Honolulu, died June 1, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Retired dentist. Survived by sons, Glenn and Clyde; daughter, Claudia Yano; brothers, Masaru and James; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
BENIGNA ULEP UBIAS, 89, of Waipahu, died April 13, 2002. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by son, Florencio; daughters, Corazon Agustin and Concepcion Ramirez; sister, Victoria Padilla; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 9:45 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
PAULINO VILLASISTA, 92, of Honolulu and Las Vegas, died June 1, 2002. Born in Asingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by wife, Nina; and cousins. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church; Mass 9:45 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
JUSTIN ANTHONY VOGEL, 25, of Kane'ohe, died May 30, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, William and Antoinette; sister, Verna Lee Kipapa; brother, Michael; maternal grandmother, L. Victorino; maternal grandfather, A. Silva. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
FELICITAS J. WHITE, 59, of Waipahu, died May 15, 2002. Born in San Quintin, Pagasinan, Philippines. The ARC in Hawaii qualified mental retardation professional. Survived by husband, Rudolph; brother, Eddie Jimenez; sister, Vicky Jimenez. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.
