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
CATHERINE B. ABELLANA, 76, of Honolulu, died Feb. 24, 2002. Born in Kalihi. A member of Saint Augustine Church. Survived by daughter, Debra Kay; grandchildren, Gordon and Katie; sisters, Hazel Guzman and Marie Medeiros. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Saint Augustine Church; Mass 11 a.m.; inurnment 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
CHERYL MAY DICKINSON, 55, of Volcano, Hawai'i, died Oct. 31, 2001. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Eric; parents, Kenneth and Mary-Ellen Wong; brother, Leland Wong; sisters, Leslie Nestorek and Christine Wong; sons, Timothy Mason, Thomas Mason and Aaron Romero; daughter, Shelly Silva; four grandchildren. Service 9 a.m. next Saturday at United Community Church, Hilo, Hawai'i, and 2 p.m. March 16 at Kualoa Beach Park, O'ahu.
NADINE WOOD DOWER, 103, of Ho-nolulu, died Feb. 24, 2002. Born in Pennsylvania. A retired school teacher and principal at Hawaii Center for Deaf and Blind. Survived by hanai granddaughter, Cecilia Cambra; nieces and nephews. Service 9 a.m. Friday at Central Union Church; inurnment 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
MARJORIE ROSE GABRIEL, 78, of Mililani, died Feb. 27, 2002. Born on Maui. Survived by husband, Antone M.; sons, Antone D. and Raymond; daughter, Victoria Sablas; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
FRANCES ADELAIDE CONNER JURKENS, 84, of Honolulu, died Feb. 27, 2002. Born in Nantes, France. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Edward; daughters, Jane Davis, Barbara Jurkens and Judy Johnson; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday at Unity Church of Hawaii, Diamond Head Circle. Burial at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Memorial donations to St. Francis West-Hospice, 91-2127 Fort Weaver Road, 'Ewa Beach, HI 96706, or to Macular Degeneration Research, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, MD 20850-4022. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
ELIZABETH "BETTY" JEAN KELLY, 70, of Honomu Hawai'i, died Feb. 27, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A retired front desk manager for the former Travel Lodge. Survived by sons, Howard Jr. and Leslie Sr.; daughters, Margaret and Colette; sister, Dorothy Aguinaldo; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MARY IONE MARSHALL, 84, of Keauhou, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 19, 2002. Born in Kansas City, Kan. Retired accountant. Survived by daughter, mary Schwartz; grandson, Joseph Schwartz. Private service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
WILLIAM J. "BILL" MCCARTHY JR., 66, of Seattle, Wash., a longtime Hawai'i resident, died Feb. 17, 2002. An attorney with Amfac, project manager with the Princeville development, later an attorney in private practice on Kaua'i and in Kailua, Kona. Active with the Democratic Party during the 1970s and '80s, and a Hawai'i delegate to national conventions. Survived by sister, Roselyn Borrosso; daughter, Megan Nelson; sons, Michael and Keoki; two grandchildren. Ashes to be scattered off the Big Island in September. Memorial donations to the Institute for Human Services.
NOBORU SHIGEMATSU, 82, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died Feb. 25, 2002. Born in Ahualoa, Hawai 'i. A Honoka'a Sugar Company harvesting department supervisor. Survived by wife, Ruth; sons, Wade and Craig; grandchildren, Melissa, Syreeta, Erica and Shane; a great-grandchild; brothers, Shoichi, Kenji, Hiroshi and Osamu; sisters, Tsutae Nakahara, Emiko Sumitani, Sadame Sato, Eiko Sakazaki and Kikumi Okamoto. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Honoka'a Hongwanji Mission. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
YOSHIO SHIGENAGA, 96, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 23, 2002. Born in Ninole, Hawai'i. A retired manager of American Trading Company. Survived by sons, George, Roy and Dale; daughters, Amy Kawamoto, Anne Mellon and Sandrea Maldonado; sister, Ayako Uyemura; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
BOUNMAK SISOUTHAVONGSA, 80, of Kailua, died Feb. 28, 2002. Born in Savanahkhet, Laos. A member of the Special Guerrilla Unit in the Lao National Army during the Vietnam War. Survived by wife, Thonchanh; son, Niphone; daughters, Christine Singharaj, Joann Regenold, Souda Phonesavanh, Malyna Sombatphibane and Kanhnyka Sisouthavongsa. Service 1 p.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery chapel; cremation to follow. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
USHI UYEHARA, 97 of Kailua, died Feb. 23, 2002. Born in Yonabaru, Okinawa. A member of Kailua United Methodist Church. Survived by sons, Hidehiko, Thomas and Manabu; daughter, Toshiko Kino; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kailua United Methodist Church; service 6 p.m. Inurnment 11 a.m. next Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
