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.

WILLIAM C. ROWLAND, an Army veteran and former president of Hawaiian Telephone and the Oceanic Institute, died Oct. 20. He was 80. See story.

RENALDO "TOMMY" CANON, 63, of Hale'iwa, died Oct. 11, 2002. Born in Waialua. Survived by sons, Guy and John; daughters, Valray "Nani" Canon and Lisa Jones; father, John; brothers, Roy and Ronald "Ronnie"; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Michael Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday a Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10 a.m., burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

VIOLET GOUVEIA COSTA, 76, of Honolulu, died Oct. 24, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Sheila; sons, Jessie James, Robert Bates and Allen; sisters, Emily Revell, May Galacia, May Toro and Theresa Mercardo; brothers, John, Gilbert, Walter and Albert Gouveia; 18 grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

MARY E. HOOF, 85, of Rockville, Md., formerly of Annapolis, Md.; Boston; Long Beach, Calif.; Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard; Washington, D.C.; and Bath, England, died Oct. 23, 2002. Born in Chicago. Widow of retired Navy Capt. Wayne Hoof, and counselor, in private practice and at The Women's Place, Rockville. Survived by sons, retired Maj. Allen, David and J. Bruce; and five grandchildren. Private Hawai'i memorial service pending. No flowers; donations to Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Mass. Arrangements by Rapp Funeral and Cremation Services, Silver Spring, Md.

FUMIKO "FLORENCE" IKEDA, 81, of Kailua, died Oct. 9, 2002. Born in Mo'ili'ili. A retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. employee. Survived by husband, Masayoshi; sons, Albert, Raymond, Wayne and Brian; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Torao Tokuyama. Service held. Donations may be made to one's favorite charity. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

THOMAS KAMEICHI KOBASHIGAWA, 59, of Honolulu, died Oct. 16, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the U.S. Air Force. Survived by father, Tokuichi; brothers, Gary and Steve; sisters, Doreen Fujita and Florence Kiang. Service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

DOROTHY NATSUE KOBAYASHI, 87, of Honolulu, died Oct. 20, 2002. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Harold and Stanley; daughters, Beverly Shimabukuro, Charlotte Newport, Naomi Finan and Kay Yoshida; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchild; brother, Hideo Saito; sister, Kay Ueki. Service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

FUGA FAIMAFILI LAULU, 74, of La'ie, died Oct. 25, 2002. Born in Western Samoa. Survived by wife, Talaave Laulu; daughters, Momoe Mikaele, Auafa Toa, Taufaoa Lal, Talitiga Mcfaul, Maylyn White, Malaea Jensen, Leone Faafolau, Sauimalae Lee and Lisa; sons, Faimafili Jr., Paina, Loi, Steve, Fetu and Siaki; mother, Vaolele Toti; sisters, Lagimaina Winterstein, Tafaumu Savea, Taofaga Tupai, Fusi Sipa, Malaea Fa'alogo and Talitiga Liuaana; brothers, Ma'au, Leo, Tevaga and Enitima; 44 grandchildren; six grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hau'ula 5th Ward; burial 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

ESTHER E.A. LEE, 70, of Honolulu, died Oct. 26, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Bob; daughter, Annette Stahuljak; brothers, Daik and Ricky Kim; two grandsons. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Thursday at Christ United Methodist Church; service noon; burial 2 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

BETTY LOU LUK, 65, of 'Aiea, died Oct. 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Thomas "Billy"; sons, Timothy Sr. and Paul; daughters, Cynthia Luk-Tampos, Doreen Estranero and Cheryl-Ann Alvarez; brother, William Valgas; sisters, Elizabeth Caires, Margaret Figueroa and Dorothy Garcia; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

EFRAIM MENCIAS MELO, 86, of Waipahu, died Oct. 15, 2002. Born in the Philippines. Retired APCOA parking attendant. Survived by sons, Rolando and Virgilio; five grandchildren; great-grandchild; sister, Juanita Felicitas. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church; Mass 11:15 a.m.; burial 1 p.m at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

JOE HARRY MORGAN, 80, of Honolulu, died Oct. 25, 2002. Born in Tyler, Texas. A Pearl Harbor-attack survivor; retired Baptist minister and Navy chaplain. Survived by sons, Harry and Robert; daughter, Clarissa Trammell; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Olivet Baptist Church; service 10:30 a.m. Donations in support of his "From Fear to Forgiveness," Web site: www.joemorgan.org, (checks payable to "Joe H. and Blanche J. Morgan Trust," 1212 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite 4008, Honolulu, HI 96817. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

SOPHIE RODRIGUES PARKER, 87, of Honolulu, died Oct. 21, 2002. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Survived by daughters, Angie Kekua, Violet Andrews, Rose Soto, Isabelle Viernes, Helena "Clara" Carrancho and Mabel Sedeno; son, Benjie Rodrigues; 31 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 2 p.m at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

FRANCINE PERRY, 52, of Honolulu, died Oct. 20, 2002. Born in Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Daniel; daughter, Deverlyn Baquiring; sons, Elden and Harlan Pader, Sean and Christian Perry; mother, Violet Baquiring; sisters, Marlene Palacol, Yolanda Ishii and June Batalona; brothers, Gregorio Baquiring Jr., Leopoldo Baquiring, Robert Asuncion, Edmund and Terence Baquiring; two grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

EDWARD K. PETERS JR., 75, of Waimanalo, died Oct. 26, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired merchant marine chief engineer. Survived by sons, Wesley, Richard and Wendell; daughter, Susan; hanai son, Shanteen; brother, Albert Long Jr.; sisters, Elizabeth Cornelius, Rosebelle Leiwalo and Marjorie Menor; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Burial 10 a.m. Friday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

ANNIE KEALOHA RAMSEY, 84, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died Oct. 19, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by son, John Cambra; daughters, Dolores Kong and Clara Chung; 30 grandchildren; 87 great-grandchildren; 54 great-great-grandchildren; Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 1:45 p.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

TOMOE T. STEVENS, 77, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died Oct. 4, 2002. Born in Japan. A homemaker. Service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary Ltd.

MARY "SUGAR" "NANI SUGAR" "QUEEN MARY" YOUNG MUNDS DELPECH HAMILTON STEWART, 74, of Honolulu, died Oct. 21, 2002. Born in Portland, Ore. Member of the Hawai'i Women's Junior League and the ARCS. Survived by husband, Hugh III; son, Tom Munds Sr.; daughter, Gayla Chalmers; nine grandchildren; sister, Connie Hallmark. Service 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Outrigger Canoe Club; scattering of ashes to follow fronting the club; memorial "Toast to Mary" 6 p.m. at the canoe club. No flowers; donations may be made to Hawaii School for Girls at La Pietra, American Cancer Society or The Church of the Holy Nativity. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

HAROLD A. "BONES" WILLETT, 79, of Jeanerette, La., died Oct. 19, 2002. Born on Maui. Worked in the sugar industry in Hawai'i, Puerto Rico and Louisiana. Founder and director of Cameco Industries and Honiron Engineering in Louisiana. Survived by daughter, Mira Kotz; son, Steve; sister, Marguerite; brother, Richard; companion, Linda Delano; four grandchildren; great-grandchild. Service held. Arrangements by David Funeral Home, Jeanerette, La.

PAUL "P.P." PUNG WONG, 88, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 20, 2002. Born in He'eia. A retired Honolulu Fire Department firefighter. Survived by wife, Marcellina; sons, Thomas and Jimmy; daughter, Mercedes Manalili and Jeanne Oliveira; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Valentine, Leonard, Scotty and Henry. Visitation 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Ann's Catholic Church; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.