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.

RONALD HANO "BOY" AWAA, 43, of Kawaihae, Hawai'i, died Nov. 25, 2002. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Attended the Diamond Head Hearing Impaired in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Hannah; brothers, Reginald and Randall; sisters, Roxanne Mauga and Rhoda Awaa-Kong; hanai brother, Gary Souza Jr.; hanai sister, Dorothy Souza. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. today at Imiola Congregational Church; service 10:30 a.m. Burial at Waimea County Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.

ANN LEINAALA KEALOHA BAKER, 55, of Kane'ohe, died Nov. 22, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired as a state of Illinois employee. Survived by husband, Daniel; son, Brian; daughter, Tricia; father, Benjamin Limahai Sr.; brother, Benjamin Limahai Jr.; sister, Blossom Rohus. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at the Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

MARIA TAGUPA CADIZ, 91, of Honolulu, died Nov. 21, 2002. Born in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by son, Phillip; daughters, Augustina Galario, Concepcion Eugenio, Naomi Tangonan, Estrella Bolosan, Lolita Caneso, Lina Lumives-Nakagawa and Shirley; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Full Gospel Temple; service 9:45 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

DORIS LOUISE CAMPBELL, 78, of Kane'ohe, died Nov. 5, 2002. Born in Indiana. Survived by sons, Barry and Michael. Service held in Indiana. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

ROSALYN LEONA ULULANI DELACRUZ, 49, of Wai'anae, died Nov. 25, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Ernest Sr.; sons, Ernest Jr., Roy-Anthony and De-Paul Telles; daughters, Crystal-Ann DelaCruz-Telles, Maddalynn Ashton, Heather Edal, Melissa Durupan, Julie-Anne Ozuna and Tiffany Willis; brothers, John Ambrose and Samuel Hauoli; sisters, Sarah Larinaga, Esther Uta, Winona Yamamoto, Mary Gerard, Martha Ramsey, Marilyn Kaleiopu and Madeline "Lolani" Kekipi; six grandchildren. Memorial service noon tomorrow at Lualualei Beach Park (Middle Park). Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

ELSIE SHANDRY DOCTORELLO, 82, of Honolulu, died Nov. 25, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired as a nurse's aide for Kane'ohe State Hospital. Survived by daughters, Sr. Donna Marie Evans, Phyllis Iona, E. Pat Hosea and Rosemary "Rose" Kaopuiki; brothers, Hubert and Maurice Griep; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow at 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

JESSIE BANISTER ESPIRITU, 74, of Snohomish, Wash., and formerly of Honolulu, died Nov. 26, 2002. Born in Zamboanga, Philippines. A food service worker for the Marine Corps Exchange. Survived by husband, Orlando, sons, Charles and Joseph; daughter, Judith Gaillard; brothers, James and Eugene Bannister; sisters, Jenielee Madrazo and BessieMae Arcibal; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

FRANK A. GUTH, 106, of Kailua, died Nov. 19, 2002. Born in Chicago. Retired as a lieutenant colonel with the Army Air Corps; also retired as an administrator from the Seattle Police Department. Survived by daughter, Barbara Ipson; stepdaughter, Pat Goessling; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

GILBERT HAMORA, 66, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 21, 2002. Born in Pa'auhau, Hawai'i. Retired as a straddle truck operator for Matson Navigation Co. Survived by wife, Valerie Ann; sons, Byron Hamora and Garret Ota; daughters, Dawn and Corrie Ota; mother, Rose; brothers, James, Daniel and William; sister, Rosemarie Tribble. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

KATSUMI HIRATA, 70, of Waipahu, died Nov. 19, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. A retired businessman. Survived by wife, Geraldine; sons, Col. Stacey, Dr. Greigh and Hugh; daughter, Candace Tonokawa; brothers, Mamoru and Richard; sisters, Thelma Fasone and Beatrice Hoshino; nine grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

JAMES BRENT HUNTER, 87, of Waipahu, died Nov. 16, 2002. Born in Kingston, Tenn. Retired from the U.S. Army and also employed with Base Security at Pearl Harbor; a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. Survived by wife, Kimiko; sons, Gerry and John; daughters, Linda Kawana and Gail Esperago; seven grandchildren. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

SAMUEL KALANIPO'O KAILIEHA SR., 62, of Hau'ula, died Nov. 23, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A bartender at the Marriott Host in the Honolulu International Airport; also a member of Ka Lahui Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Inez; sons, Samuel Jr. and Daniel; daughters, Wanda, Brenda, Susanna and Kaui; brother, Benjamin, Jr.; 19 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; uncles, aunties, nieces and nephews. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Friday; service 9:30 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

LINDA KIMOTO, 52, of Huntington Beach, Calif., died Nov. 10, 2002. Born in Honolulu and graduated from Castle High School and the University of Hawai'i. A homemaker and volunteer for community organizations in California. Survived by husband, Edwin; daughters, Renee and Christine; son, Steven; mother, Florence Lau; sister, Kathy Lau. Service held Nov. 19 in Santa Ana, Calif.

SHIZUKO KODAMA, 88, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 10, 2002. Born in Maui. Retired from Navy Exchange Laundry and a member of 'Aiea Hongwanji. Survived by sons, Donald, David and James; daughters, Mildred Shiraki and Mae Ohara; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; caregivers, Marietta Paquirigan and Ofelia Baxa. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

CLARENCE NOBORU MATSUDA, 82, of Monterey Park, Calif., died Nov. 16, 2002. Born in Honomu, Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Dorothy; son, Warren; daughters, Karen Samaniego and Sandy Hata; brothers, Motto, Katsu, Robert and Paul; sisters, Betty Shimabukuro and Tomi Lau; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire.

YUICHI NAKAMURA, 90, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died Nov. 22, 2002. Born in Kealakekua Hawai'i. A coffee farmer with Nakamura Farm. Survived by wife, Katsue; sons, Samuel and Yasuo; brother, Mitsuo; sister, Isayo Okayama; five grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. at Kona Hongwanji Mission; service 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.

SANDRA KATSUKO ONISHI, 47, of Honolulu, died Nov. 25, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A secretary for the USDA Plant Protection Quarantine Station. Survived by husband, James; son, David; brother, Robert Yoshioka; sisters, Molly Fujishige and Lei Kai. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

BLESSING LIHUE PALIMO'O, 19, of Kapolei, died Nov. 20, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Joseph Sr. and Tara; brothers, Joseph Pali-mo'o Jr., Wyatt and Harland Tau and Lawrence Glenister; sisters, Joelene Cruz, Felila Moega, Gertrude "Kat" Maugatai, Francis and Ann Margaret Glenister and Danisha Palimo'o. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; wake service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church; mass 9:30 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HUNE KAHOOMANA PHILLIP JR., 81, of Kohala, Hawai'i, died Nov. 24, 2002. Born in Kohala. Retired as a cane truck driver for Kohala Sugar Co.; also worked for Kunio Yokoyama and Kona Village Resort. Survived by wife, Edna; sons, Hune III and Andrew Kai-awe; daughters, Edna, Lily Maliikapu, Lois, and Ruth Parker; brothers, Phillip Pilipi, John Pilipi, Charles and James; sisters, Rose Pilipi, Katherine Cain, Theresa Mahi, Esther Maeda, Daisy Naihe, Sylvia Hatanaka and Vivian Kim; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. today at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kohala Ward; service 11 a.m. Burial at Niulii Cemetery. Aloha Attire. No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.

RONALD ANTHONY SEVILLA, 64, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 14, 2002. Born in Holualoa, Maui. Survived by wife, Leila; daughter, Lani "Angel"; brother, Victor; sister, Lucille Gallarde. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Church; Mass 11 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery at 1 p.m. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

JOSEPH HERBERT WATT, 79, of Honolulu, died Nov. 25, 2002. Born in Hartlepool, England. Served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and worked in pest control for more than 40 years in Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Joyce; daughters, Jaqueline Carr and Debbie; two grandsons; one great-granddaughter; special companion, Lee Heu. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.