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.

GARY KEKUAWAILANI BURGESS, 47, of Honolulu, died Sept. 23, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Employed by Hawaiian Electric Co. Survived by brothers, William and Francis; sister, Emily. Visitation 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 3:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes to be held. Casual attire.

GEORGINA GONZALEZ CAMBRA, 57, of Honolulu, died Sept. 27, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An accountant employed by Uniforms Hawaii. Survived by husband, Anthony "Tony" Jr.; sons, Anthony III and Joshua; hanai son, Christopher; brother, Antonio "Tony" Gonzalez Jr.; sisters, Esther Christian, Muriel and Dolores Gonzalez, and Isabelle Woods. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 1 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

HOK WAN CHOW, 55, of Honolulu, died Sept. 29, 2002. Born in Canton, China. A seamstress. Survived by husband, Kam Wong; daughter, Jenny; sisters, Sit Ying and Suen Ying Leong. Visitation 8:45 to 11:15 a.m. Thursday with Taoist services at Borthwick Mortuary; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

IONA MYRA HUNT, 91, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, died Sept. 28, 2002. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. A homemaker. Survived by granddaughters, Kim Hysell, Keri Rogers, Kelly and Teri Hawley; grandsons, Kevin Cody and Charles "Chuck" Hawley; stepsons, Darrell and Clifford Hunt. Mass 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Na'alehu; burial at Na'alehu Community Cemetery. Potluck gathering at the church hall. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.

THEODORE DAMIAN HUSSEY, 89, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 3, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A retired inspector for the state Department of Labor. Survived by wife, Dorcas "Teddi"; son, Herbert; daughter, Alexis Sheldon and Lennie; five grandsons. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Church; Mass 10 a.m. Private burial. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

KAMATO IHA, 99, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Oct. 2, 2002. Born in Okinawa. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Kiyoshi and David; daughters, Betty Uejo, Sumiko Kondo and May Lupton; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Koloa Missionary Church; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

CHOUN LIAO, 79, of Honolulu, died Oct. 2, 2002. Born in Taiwan. Survived by son, Ching-Hui; daughters, Fu-Mei, Chin and Beitzu; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation with Buddhist services 7 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; cremation to follow.

FRANCIS K.W. LOO, 70, of Honolulu, died Sept. 30, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired as a jewelry polisher with Maui Divers. Survived by brothers, Douglas and Richard; sisters, Mary Loo and Helen Nakatani. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:15 a.m.; burial at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

SAMUEL KING LUM, 76, of Honolulu, died Sept. 25, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired. Survived by daughters, Celia Lum and Maile Goldberg; sons, Kevin and Tod; four grandchildren; brothers, Edmund, Wilfred and Donald. No service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

WILLIAM YUKIO MATSUOKA, 73, of Honolulu, died Sept. 26, 2002. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Owner of Pumehana Barber Shop. Survived by son, Glenn; daughters, Gayle Matsuoka and Shirley Magarifuji; three grandchildren; brother, Paul; sister, Mae Fukunaga. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

ELIZABETH "SHERI" MCCALL, 87, of Kula, Maui, died Oct. 2, 2002. Born in Los Angeles. Director of Nursing at Kula Hospital and active worker with local charities. Survived by husband, Clifford "Mac"; sons, Thomas and Patrick; three grandchildren. Mass 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Ghost Church, Kula; private burial service to follow at St. James Church in Ulupalakua. No flowers. Aloha attire. Memorial donations to a charity of choice. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

HELEN ELIZABETH MEREDITH, 81, of Honolulu, died Sept. 20, 2002. Born in St. Louis. Retired administrator of Arcadia Retirement Residence and former director Of Fernhurst YWCA Residence. Survived by friends. Service 4 p.m. Thursday at Central Union Church, Atherton Chapel. No flowers. Donations may be made to Rewick Scholarship Fund, Women's League, Central Union Church. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

KAZUO MIYAZU, 84, of 'Aiea, died Sept. 26, 2002. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. A retired cook at Kane'ohe State Hospital. Survived by wife, Fumie; son, Wendell; daughters, Myra Mundo and Clarice Kawamoto; two grandchildren; sisters, Natsue Minami, Fujie Sasaki, Etsuko Yamaguchi and Sadame Miyazu. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

FLORENCE ASAKO MURAKAMI, 94, of Honolulu, died Sept. 28, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired self employed dressmaker. Survived by daughters, Mae Hiranaka, Jane Murakami and Carol Fujita; two grandchildren; great-grandchild; sister, Bessie Kurihara. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MARIE JOSEPHINE KALILIKANE KAUKA SOLOMON, 83, of Hala'ula, Kohala, Hawai'i, died Oct. 2, 2002. Born in Makapala, Kohala, Hawai'i. A retired housekeeper at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. A retired Department of Education kupuna at Kohala Elementary School. Survived by son, Charles Wakita; daughter, Patricia; sister, Patricia Chang; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hawi; Mass over the ashes 7 p.m. Memorial gathering 10 a.m. Wednesday at Keokea Beach Park, Kohala; scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.

JITSUO TSUHA, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 27, 2002. Born in Wailua, Hawai'i. A retired City and County of Honolulu Parks and Recreation caretaker. Survived by sons, Paul and Alfred; daughters, Yvonne Okimoto, Aileen Matsuura and Violet Ishikawa; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Kenjitsu. Service 4 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

CORNELIO MORALES VALDEZ, 80, of Waipahu, died Sept. 23, 2002. Born in Pugaro, Manaoag, Pangasinan, Philippines. Retired from Ralph Inouye Construction Company. Survived by wife, Eufemia; son, Edward; daughters, Warlita Andres and Rose Mary Atiburcio; brother, Leonicio Sr.; a grandson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Tuesday; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

WALTER IWAO WATAOKA, 66, of Ho-nolulu, died Sept. 17, 2002. Born in Ho-nolulu. No survivors. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Donations may be made to St. Francis Hospice. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.