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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, June 18, 2002

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.

JERRY HUCKS, a Hawai'i Kai resident who prodded City Hall to support an archery facility at the Koko Head Rifle Range, died of lung cancer Thursday at his home. He was 67. See story.

JOANNA MAILE APILADO, 16, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died June 10, 2002. Born in Lihue, Kaua'i. A student at Waimea High School. Survived by mother, Toni Rodriguez; brothers, Abraham and Benjamin Apilado, Catalino and Christopher Rodriguez; sister. Elizabeth Rodriguez; grandparents, Thomas and Isabella Creelman and Soon-Ne Apilado. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalaheo Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial at Lihu'e Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

MURIEL PEARL KALEIWAHEA ASPERA, 79, of Waipahu, died June 6, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Survived by sons, Rodney and robert; brother, Francis Kaleiwahea; sister, Linda; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

DR. HING HUA CHUN, 70, of Honolulu, died June 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Connie; sons, Jerold, Hingson and Daven; daughters, Maylynne Gill, June Beltran and Joy Groody; 10 grandchildren; brother, Pingson. Private service held. Donations may be made to St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii, 2226 Liliha St., Honolulu HI 96817. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LILLIAN H.S. CHUN, 82, died June 5, 2002. Born in Sacramento, Calif. Survived by husband, Stanward; daughters, Arleen Lee, Deirdre Flock and Melanie Argilla; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MICHAEL WITE COLBY, 51, of Honolulu, died June 11, 2002. Born in Worcester, Mass. Insurance executive. Survived by wife, Jeanette Caldeira; sons, Travis and Kyle; daughter, Shannon. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

JORGE "POKKI" DOMINGO CUDAL, 82, of Wahiawa, died May 22, 2002. Born in Laoag City, Philippines. Survived by wife, Flora; sons, William, Rodrigo, Florencio and Reynaldo; daughters, Flordeliza, Veronica Daoang, Rosemarie Malinay and Rosalinda Alfaro; 23 grandchildren; brother, Victor and Alberto; sister, Esperanza Alonzo. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

JODI DEL ROSARIO, 52, of Fort Worth, Texas, died June 16, 2002. Retired U.S. Navy career counselor. Survived by husband, Don, of Kailua; sons, Craig Del Rosario and Harry Azlin; parents, Frank and Dottie Azlin; brother, Stephen Azlin. Cremation; private scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Shannon North Funeral Chapel, Fort Worth.

DAVID K.S. EUM, 72, of Lampoc, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died June 13, 2002. Born in Waipahu. Retired U.S. Air Force major from Vandenberg Air Force Base; former master B-52 bomber combat navigator, electronic warfare officer, and Titan 2 ICBM missile-launch officer; recipient of Distinguished Flying Cross and Vietnam Service Medal. Survived by wife, Akiko; daughters, Esther and Sarah, Rachel Mosier-Cox and Mary Irwin; sons, Timothy, John, James and David; nine grandchildren. Memorial services June 18 at Vandenberg Air Force Base chapel; inurnment later at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Arrangements by Starbuck-Lind Mortuary, Lompoc.

MARY SUMINO FURUTANI, 74, of Honolulu, died May 23, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired real-estate agent. Survived by sons, Gary, Dean and Miles; daughter, Wanda Kaneshiro; nine grandchildren; great-grandchild; sisters, Betty Sakamoto, Gracie Cameron, Nancy Tanaka and Doris Iwasaki. Service 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

WILLIAM AKIRA "BILL" HERNANDEZ, 46, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died June 8, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A master mechanic/technician for Goodyear Automotive-Hilo. Survived by mother, Toshie Matsuyama, brother, Anthony "Tony"; sister, Judy Bright. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

TAKAO ITO, 82, of 'Aiea, died June 6, 2002. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired principal for McKinley Adult Education. Veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Survived by wife, June; sons, Dr.Thomas, Alvin and Peter; daughters, Marilynn Ito-Won, Cathy Mochizuki and Yvette Mura; brother, George; five grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

ANGELINE KEAHI KAAIKALA, 88, of Mililani, died June 14, 2002. Born in South Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired from Hawaiian Pine. Survived by sons, Rudy and David; daughters, Alice Nicola, Cecelia Alivado and Cindy Vaifale; hanai children, Reuben and Carmen Alivado and David Hirata; sister, Grace; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

YAENO KATSURA, 90, of 'Ele'ele Nani, Kaua'i, died June 11, 2002. Born in Honolulu, Survived by brother-in-law, Seichi Matsushige. Service 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hanapepe United Church of Christ. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd.

ANNE KUNUI ABIHAI KIILI, 72, of Wailuku, Maui, died June 7, 2002. Born in Wailuku. Retired Maui Hilton Hotel housekeeper. Survived by sons, George Jr., Quinton and Kauhi Kiili, Joe Kuloloia and Keoki Kiili; daughters, Aloha Kuhia, Momi Cummings, Bonnie Kiili and Tracy Abihai; sisters, Mary Pablico, Blanche Otsuji, Rose Mary Piano and B. Piilani Abihai; brother, Thomas Abihai; hanai daughters, Debbie Boteihlo; Ipo Farren, Ester Kakahuna; 20 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary, Maui; service 8 p.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers; donations to George Kiili.

The REV. MELVIN KAUA KWAN SR., 72, of Waimanalo, died June 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Pastor of Lamb of God Church and Bible School; retired Hawaii Army National Guard officer, and state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands project manager. Survived by wife, Momi; daughters, Melvalyn Hudgens, Rose Dudoit and Kaleiu'i Dudoit Kwan; sons, the Rev. Melvin Jr., Vernon, Aaron and Kaleo; sisters, Mildred Jeremiah and Winona Woolf; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; cemetery committal service 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MASAMI MARUTA, 89, of Kilauea, Kaua'i, died June 14, 2002. Born in Kilauea. A carpenter with Kilauea Sugar Plantation. Survived by sons, Edward and Clyde; daughters, Madelene Nalawagan, Bernice Lin and Marlene Kasaoka; 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Hidemi Miyasaki; sisters, Kikue Gushiken, Haruko Miyashiro, Katsuyo Inafuku, Wakayo Fukumoto and Yuriko Sakai. Service 10 a.m. Thursday at Kapa'a Hongwanji Mission. Burial 11:30 a.m. at Kaua]i Memorial Gardens. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Ltd.

HIROKO NAKAYAMA, 87, of Waipahu, died June 11, 2002. Born in San Francisco. Member of Waipahu Soto Zen. Survived by sons, Donald and Stanley; daughters, Agnes Tubania, Mary Chambers and Carol Kamemoto; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

MARY OCAMPO, 81, of Kapa'akea, Molokai, died June 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by sons, John and Michael; daughters, Grace Kahaulelio, Maria Pecararo, Betty Dudoit, Mildred Pollard, Adele Lee, Linda Raymond, Rose Shepherd and Monique; brother, Joseph Souza; 33 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Sophia Catholic Church, Kaunakakai; service 8 p.m. Visitation 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.

CORNELIO VALDEZ PURGANAN, 71, of Kapolei, died June 3, 2002. Born in the Philippines. Survived by wife, Mauricia; sons, Cristobal, Cornelio Jr., Conrado and Carlito; daughters, Juanita Donnelly, Luciana Ambrocio, Marrissa Purganan and Gloria Terrano; 24 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Ely and Mauricio Jr.; sisters, Marcelina Guarremo, Josepa Pascual and Cristina Saguret. Philippines services held. Local arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LAWRENCE PHILLIPS RICHARDS, 78, of Ann Arbor, Mich., formerly of Honolulu, died June 7, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Eastern Michigan University biology professor; formerly with Idaho State University and University of Arizona. Survived by wife, Christina; son, Andrew; daughter, Christina Foxcroft; granddaughter, Isabel Foxcroft. Memorial service 1:30 p.m. June 25 at the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society. Contributions to The Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i, 923 Nu'uanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817. Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea, Mich.

ASAKO "EVELYN" SATO, 78, of Waipahu, died June 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired cook from Pearl City Tavern. Survived by sons, Tommy and Jason; daughters, Doreen Hiromasa and Faye Hee; five grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

DOMINGO MACUTO VILLAHERMOSA, 69, of 'Ewa Beach, died May 29, 2002. Born in Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines. Retired from Management Technical Services. Survived by sons, Maximo Villahermosa and Emmanuel Fernandez; sisters, Jocelyn Hemmerlein and Carrie Versola; seven grandchildren; brothers, Frank, Robert and William; sisters, Dorothy Cubio, Rosalia Malang, Elimina Villahermosa and Elisia Cagape. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.