Obituaries
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KIYOSEI AKAMINE, 68, of Pearl City, died Feb. 23, 2002. Born in Waiawa. A retired Diamond Head Plumbing accountant. A member of Tomigusuku Club and Gaza Club. Survived by wife, Sachiko; sons, Neal, Todd and Blair; stepson, Jack Gately; stepdaughter, Susan Matsuoka; sisters, Tricksy Oshiro, Rose Oshiro and Laraine Nishiyama; eight grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MIYOSHI AKAO, 91, of Pahala, Hawai'i, died March 1, 2002. Born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Junichi Akao; daughter, Madge Terauchi; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
TRINIDAD EVANGELISTA ARLANTICO, 94, of Honolulu, died March 2, 2002. Born in San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines. Survived by daughter, Jane Yara; a granddaughter. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at Kalihi Union Church; service 6:30 p.m. Graveside service 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Mortuary.
EPIFANIO QUIOCHO BILLENA, 75, of Honolulu, died Feb. 21, 2002. Born in Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired captain for the Philippine army and former chief of police and manager for Rural Bank of Bambang. Survived by sons, Edmund and George; daughters, Eppie Billena, Elizabella Dulay and Elsie Banis; brothers, Felimon, Santiago and Ireneo; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
FAUSTO CABASAG, 97, of Wahiawa, died Feb. 24, 2002. Born in Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines. A supervisor retired from Kahuku Sugar Plantation. Survived by sons, Manuel, Vicente and Charles; daughters, Dinah VanWinkle and Trinidad Canencia; 18 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; prayer service 10:15 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
WILLIAM "BILL" YAU KEE CHANG, 88, of Wahiawa, died Feb. 26, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired warehouse foreman. Survived by son, Gerald; grandchildren, Christopher and Kimberly; brothers, Dr. Theodore, Allen, Calvin and Walter "Wally"; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
ELEANOR AU CHOCK, 100, of Honolulu, died Feb. 24, 2002. Born in Wailua, Kaua'i. A retired Kalihi-Waena School teacher. Survived by sons, Alvin and Calvin; seven grandchildren; sister, Grace Bow; brother, Henry Mow. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
MARIANO SIMEON CORPUZ, 91, of Honolulu, died Feb. 15, 2002. Born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A steward retired from Tripler Army Medical Center. Survived by wife, Domingo; son, Melvin; daughter, Esther Gleason; brothers, Donato and Macario; four grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
THEODORE DIRAN DABAGH, 93, of Honolulu, died Feb. 16, 2002. Born in Berkeley, Calif. A retired state Department of Health personnel officer and Naval Reserve Captain. Survived by cousins, Elaine Stroke, Bared Dabahian and Wilma Reidhaar. Visitation 3:30 to 4 p.m. March 20 at Central Union church; service 4 p.m. Committal service 1 p.m. March 21 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Memorial donations to Central Union church, The Salvation Army or the Arizona Memorial Fund. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
SANTIAGO "JIMMY" DELATORRE, 72, of Kealakehe, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 25, 2002. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. A retired coffee and macadamia nut farmer. Survived by wife, Helen; sons, Alan, Glenn and Terry; daughters, Lavern, Valerie, Bernadine Talley and Sandra; brothers, William and Tony; sisters, Dela Saldua, Connie Basconis, Marciana Perkins and Caroline Cordeiro; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Holualoa, Kona; rosary 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial at Kona Memorial Park, Holualoa. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
JEROME FRANCIS DIOGUARDI, 67, of Pearl City, died Feb. 28, 2002. Born in New York City. A retired auditor and business manager. Survived by wife, Lan Phuong; daughters, Elizabeth Nguyen, Angelique and Jacqueline; sons, John, Thomas and David; brothers, Dominick and Bernard; sister, Rose Marie Buturla; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
ELIZABETH "BETH" KAWAIULALANI LOANDO DUARTE, 50, of Honolulu, died Feb. 20, 2002. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A 1969 Konawaena High School graduate. Survived by husband, Oren; son, Jesse; daughters, Corina Abella and Chelsea Duarte; six grandchildren; parents, August Sr. and Elizabeth "Keliipaakaua" Loando; brothers, August Jr., Oswald and Michael Loando; sister, Pearl Simmons. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua, Kona; service 7 p.m. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
DONALD ALLAN FROST, 87, of Annandale, Va., died Feb. 24, 2002. Retired Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Flight Standards, District Office manager, and FAA designated pilot examiner. Survived by children, Robert and Donna Frost-Swank; three grandchildren. Service March 18 in Virginia; inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery. No flowers. Donations to Hospice of Northern Virginia, 9300 Lee Highway, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22031-1207. Arrangements by Advent Funeral and Cremation Services, Falls Church, Va.
DAREL MASAO HAITSUKA, 38, of Holualoa, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 21, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A master carpenter. Survived by wife, Alana; daughters, Hanako and Kealia; mother, Ann Ishigami; father, Melvin; sister, Shari Handa; brothers, Cary and Troy. Service 9 a.m. Saturday at Moku'aikaua Church, Kailua, Kona. Aloha attire. Private scattering of ashes Sunday. Arrangements by Aderhold Funeral Home Inc., West, Texas.
IRENE MARY HAUMEA, 81, of Pearl City, died Feb. 21, 2002. Born in Hayward, Calif. Raised in 'Ewa. A parishioner at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Survived by sons, Clayton and Francis; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sisters, Grace Mago and Theresa Anno; brother, Joseph Maria; niece and caregiver, Yvonne Nono. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church; eulogy 11:30 a.m.; Mass noon; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
TAGAE HORIUCHI, 90, of 'Ewa, died Feb. 27, 2002. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A member of Waipahu Soto Mission. Survived by sons, Eugene "Tamo," Richard, Miles and Steven; daughters, Florence Hata and Jane Murayama; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Molly Yano. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
FRED ALBERT JANCEWICZ, 63, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 23, 2002. Born in Bellows Falls, Vt. A computer programmer. No local survivors. Graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday at Alae Cemetery. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
ALVIN ANDRE ISSAC KIHILANI KALIMA, 43, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 27, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A professional musician with Alberta & Alvin Kalima and kumu hula with Hula Halau O Na Pua Ui. Survived by hanai parents, Fred and Isora Fenzke; brothers, Albert "Bebe" Kalima Jr., Glenn Haywood and Andre Kalima; sisters, Alberta "Lei" Krueger, Alycia "Ali" Kalima and Margaret "Ke" Puli; hanai sister, Jeanette "Jay" Arias. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 6 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
SHUK YIN LAU KOK, 87, of Honolulu, died Feb. 28, 2002. Born in China. Survived by daughters, Wing Suet Szeto and Emily Siu; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 8:30 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
MILDRED YOSHIKO TAKAHASHI LEE, 72, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died March 1, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Lawrence Sr.; daughters, Sandra, Patricia, Anne, Kiki and Diane; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kapa'a Ward II; service 11:30 a.m. Burial later. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
NANCY "BUN" ANN LEE, 50, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died Feb. 27, 2002. Born in Pahala, Hawai'i. Hilton Waikoloa Village housekeeping employee. Survived by companion, Timothy Fleming; daughters, Darrah, Karrah, Casey and Stasey; son, Micheal-Paul; brothers, Henry Makuakane Jr. and Lawrence and Paul Makuakane; sisters, Maria Tailon, Emmaline Hashimoto, Lucy Makuakane, Annabelle "Cha" Galigo and Pammy Dudoit; one granddaughter. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Pahala Assembly of God Church; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.
RUTH AH KYUN LIU, 88, of Honolulu, died march 2, 2002. Born on Kaua'i. Member of First Chinese Church of Christ. Survived by son, Halford; brother, kenneth Ching; sister, Bertha Chew; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service noon; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
GLENN MANABU MATSUMOTO, 89, of Loma Linda, Calif., formerly of Ho-nolulu, died Jan. 22, 2002. Born in Wai'anae. A retired University of Hawai'i carpenter supervisor. Survived by wife, Daisy; son, Chris; daughter, Christine Oyadomari; brother, Donald. Service 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
HENRY "BUTCH" LUDWIG MENZSA, 58, of Fern Acres, Mountain View, Hawai'i, died Feb. 20, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A member of Hawaii Pig Hunters Association. Survived by wife, Audrey "Lei"; sons, Lawrence and Duane; daughters, Andrene and Adrienne; brother, Antone Jr.; sister, Shirley Carreira; nine grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John by the Sea, Kahalu'u; service 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.
YUTAKA "Y" MIYAZAKI, 75, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 26, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A retired Von Hamm Young bookkeeper. Survived by son, Dennis; daughter, Joyce Ishikawa; brother, Harold; sister, Betsey Ono; two grandchildren. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
HANAKO MIZUTANI NAKAMICHI, 101, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of Kaua'i, died Feb. 18, 2002. Born on Kaua'i. A retired personal maid. Private service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
YASUKO NOMURA, 68, of Wahiawa, died Feb. 24, 2002. Born in Kumamoto, Japan. Member of Wahiawa Hongwanji and Fujinkai, and Wahiawa/Waialua Kumamoto Kenjin Kai. Survived by husband, Shigeki; sons, Jerry and Norman; daughter, Joleen; five grandchildren; brothers, Kazuyoshi and Tatsuro Yoshii; sisters, Fusako Iwayama and Hideko Tsujimoto. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
GLORIA GILBERT NORTON, 78, of Honolulu, died Feb. 28, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Punahou School graduate. Survived by nephews, Richard Rader and Donald Mackay; nieces, Carolyn MacKay, Diane Cockett, Valerie Ballard and Ginny Saulsbury. No service. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
RONALD LE-ROY PALI SR., 57, of Wailuku, Maui, died march 1, 2002. Born in Wailuku. Retired Iao School custodian. Survived by wife, Abbiegal; daughters, Carrie Pali and Renee Tabon; sons, Ronald Jr., Charles, Wesley, and Rowen and Roland Eleneki; sisters, Geraldine Casil, Janet Bugarin and Alanjane Kenolio; brother, Roger Aikala; nine grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary, Maui; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes later. No flowers. Casual attire.
lLEOVIGILDO "LEO" "POPS" EDOUARDO CACCAM PATACSIL, 90, of 'Aiea, died Feb. 27, 2002. Born in Bauang, La Union, Philippines. A retired director of electrical engineering division at Pearl Harbor Public Works Center. Survived by sons, Richard Sr., Leo Jr. and David; daughter, Betty Jane Camarillo; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; great-great-granddaughter; three sisters and brother. Visitation 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Community of Christ Church, 1666 Mott-Smith Drive; service 5 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
MYLES BALURIO PLACIDO, 90, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2002. Born in San Quintin, Abra, Philippines. Retired state auto technician journeyman. Survived by wife, Fely Ann; daughters, Loretta Thomas, Marina, Edwina and Phyllis Taylor; sons, Morrison and Michael; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. aloha attire
RALPH CLYDE PRESNALL, 84, of Kailua, died Feb. 15, 2002. Born in Seattle. A retired FAA radio technician. Survived by wife, Mitsuko; sons, Verne and Sidney; daughters, Sunya Porter and Tanya Pouls; sister, Dorothy Lumsden; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
GENEVIEVE CARVALHO RAPOZO, 68, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died March 3, 2002. Born in Hanamaulu, Kaua'i. A waitress. Survived by husband, Albert; son, Alan; daughters, Deborah Blackford, Nancy Rapozo and Betty Wong; five grandchildren; sisters, Mary Pico and Dorothy Medeiros. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.
CHARLES "CHARLIE" A. RICHARDSON, 93, of East Providence, R.I., died March 2, 2002. Born in Rhode Island. Retired owner and operator of the East Providence Carpet Company. Survived by son, Clark; daughter, Nancy Butler; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service in Rhode Island. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
DEBBIE ANNE RIVERA, 45, of Pearl City, died Feb. 27, 2002. Born in Ho-nolulu. Former owner of Perma Fog Pest Control. Survived by husband, George; son, Keoki; companion, Greg Medeiros. Visitation 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Nu'uanu Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
TORU SHIGEMOTO, 93, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2002. Born in Waialua. Retired from dole Pineapple Co. cannery. Survived by sister, Betty Niwa. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
VITOLIA SILA, also known as VI SILA, 81, of 'Ewa Beach, died Feb. 23, 2002. Born in American Samoa. Survived by sons, Tulilele Salausa, Mualeava Lene, Ursala Lene, Aitu Salausa, Liaina Salausa and Nemaia Sila; daughters, Fetalai Amosa, Aiga Muasau, Fesilafai Veavea, Matapa Togiai and Tua Murphy; brothers, Otto, Solipo and Fasia Salausa; sister, Filioalii Iafeta; 45 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Moanalua Samoan Congregational Christian Church, 602 Turner Ave.; service 3 p.m. Service also 9 a.m. Monday at the church; entombment 11 a.m. at Garden Crypts, Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
VERNA LEE SOARES, 52, of Mililani, died Feb. 28, 2002. Born on Kaua'i. Survived by husband, Rodney; daughters, Rhondalee Aquino and Rochelle Soares-Mercado; friend, Erika "Jean" Bosley; father, Joseph Bicoy; brothers, Daryl and Gerald "Steven" Bicoy; sisters, Vannesa Revuelto, Desiree "Pixie" O'Brian and Yvonne Arsisto; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
CECILIA "MARY CECILIA" ALEXANDER SOUZA, 84, of Wahiawa, died Feb. 19, 2002. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Schofield Barracks office clerk. Survived by husband, John; daughters, Louise Lau and Mary Anne; sons, John and Michael; five grandchildren; brother, Joseph Alexander. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.
DAVID IKUO SUZUKI, 73, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 3, 2002. Born in Kahuku. Retired from Hilo Products. Survived by brothers, Henry and Sam. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service noon. Casual attire.
LILLIE YURIKO TAHIRA, 86, of 'Aiea, died Feb. 22, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center secretary. Survived by daughters, Chloe Hashimoto and Lynette Chan; four grandchildren; great-grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
HATSUMI TAKEYA, 96, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 4, 2002. Born in Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. Member of Hawai'i Shima Hiroshima Kenjinkai. Survived by sons, Yukio, Toshio, Edwin, Tom, Herbert, Kenneth and Allen; daughters, Gale Takeya and Myrtle Hara; brother, Toshika Hiura; 17 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
ANN CABRAL TOTH, 92, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 3, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired Queen's Medical Center technical assistant II. Survived by sons, John and Andrew; daughters, Shirley Pilliard and Marilyn Perreira; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday at O'ahu Cemetery. Casual attire. No monetary gifts at family's request. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
CHARLOTTA "CARLOTA" TRAVASO, 85, of Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i, died March 2, 2002. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i, A homemaker. Survived by sons, Joseph "Puncho" and Donald; daughter, Geraldine Duarte; brother, Mike Santiago; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. great-great-grandchild. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church; service 11 a.m; burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
EMILIA CALLO USITA, 83, of Honolulu, died Feb. 26, 2002. Born in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, Philippines. Survived by daughters, Filipina Constantino, Jovencita Campo, Carmelita Lafradez and Linda Ponce; 19 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Francica Callo and Marcela Batara. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Casual attire.
INEZ ELIZABETH WOO, 84, of Kane'ohe, died March 4, 2002. Survived by son, Harry Jr.; four grandchildren; one great-grandson. Private service. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
