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.
ROBERT MAURICE BAKER, 63, of Ocean View, Hawai'i, died Aug. 31, 2002. Born in Pennsylvania. A research lab technician for the federal government. Survived by wife, Carole; daughters, Marya and Heather; sister, Betty Dorfan. Private service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.
DR. VICTOR BARANCO JR., 68, of Hale'iwa, Hawai'i, died Sept. 7, 2002. Born in Oakland, Calif. An educator and founder of The More Philosophy. Survived by wife, Dr. Cynthia Baranco; sons, David and Bro; daughters, Michelle and Sugar Ann; four grandchildren. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.
ALFRED CHOY CHANG, 73, of Honolulu, died Sept. 1, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant. Survived by wife, Betty; son, Michael; daughters, Shari Plummer and Sandy Fukumoto; eight grandchildren; great-grandchild; brother, Donald; sisters, Kay Leitgeb, Lena Palama and Sharlene Chang. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Inurnment 9:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire.
HILDA DeMELLO, 83, of Honolulu, died Aug. 9, 2002. Born in Wainaku, Hawai'i. Retired from Mother Rice Preschool. Survived by sons, Joseph Jr. and Randolph; daughter, Barbara Wong and Kay Brilliande; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Frank Farias. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at St. Ann's Catholic Church; service 9:30 a.m.; inurnment 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
MITSUKO EMOTO, 92, of Honolulu, died Aug. 23, 2002. Born in 'Ele'ele, Kaua'i. Survived by sons, Conan, Laurence, Lowell and Medwin; brother, Tadashi Igawa; sister, Haruko "Rene" Moritsugu; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
DONALD THOMAS EVANS, 43, of Honolulu, died Sept. 7, 2002. Born in Argentina. Trolley driver for Enoa Tours. Survived by wife, Barbara; son, Noah; daughter, Lacy Sagurea; two grandchildren; parents, Tom and Lora Lee; brothers, Larry and Ron; sister, Jan Casteel. Memorial service 7 p.m. Friday at Jehovah's Witnesses Diamond Head Kingdom Hall. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
SHIGEYOSHI FUJII, 89, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 30, 2002. Born in Mountain View, Hawai'i. A garage supervisor for Hilo Coast Processing Company. Survived by daughter, Ella Iseri; son, Carl; sisters, Shigeko Tomita and Kimiko Nakatsu; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. No monetary gifts or flowers at family's request. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
RICHARD TOSHIO FUNAI, 93, of Waialua, died Aug. 25, 2002. Born in Kawailoa, Kaua'i. A teacher and athletic director retired from Waialua High School. Survived by wife, Eiko; son, Dr. John Funai; daughters, Marilyn Yu and Louise Funai; sister, Hajime Yoshimoto; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary, mauka chapel; memorial service 5 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
JUAN B. GALO, 77, of Honolulu, died Aug. 15, 29002. Retired forester for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines. Veteran of World War II. Survived by wife, Norma; daughters, Gertrudes Patague, Noreen, Nathalie and Jonahlee; brothers, Ildefonso and Maximo; sisters, Faustina Galo and Magdalena Dolor; two grandsons. Visitation 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace; prayer service 6 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church; Mass noon; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
SHUREI HIROZAWA, 83, of Honolulu, died Sept. 5, 2002. Born in 'Ele'ele, Kaua'i. Retired First Hawaiian Bank vice president, and retired Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter. Survived by wife, Betty; son, Robert; daughters, Gail Hirozawa and Joan Fujita; brothers, Stanley and Henry; sisters, Edith Fujita, Charlotte Takashima, Doris Ishida, H. Florence Kubota, Janet Nitahara and Lois Oshiro. Services 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
BILL WAYNE HOWARD, 70, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2002. Born in Abernathy, Texas. A Hale Koa Hotel maintenance engineer with 22 years of service. Retired from the U.S. Air Force. Survived by daughter, Christie Higuchi; sons, Roby, Randy and Michael; 10 grandchildren; great-grandson; brother, Al; sister, Diane Ferguson and Thelma Tostie. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; burial with military honors 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
HARRIET KEONAONALAULANI PURDY KAUAIHILO, 96, of Kapolei, died Aug. 26, 2002. Born in Waimea, Hawai'i. A high diver and swimmer, known as the Hawaiian Human Cannonball at Atlantic City's Steel Pier in the early 1930s; and professional Island hula dancer. Survived by daughters, Laulupe Dempster and Harriet Clark; son, Bill; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; hanai sister, Olive Purdy. Private graveside services. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
GARY SATOSHI KAWASAKA, 59, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 7, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. County of Hawai'i Dept. of Water Supply engineering division head. Survived by wife, Wilma; son, Garett; daughter, Kim; mother, Matsuko Asuka; brother, Dennis; sister, Carol Ikeda and Sandra Matsuda. Visitation 3:30 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin; service 5 p.m. cremation to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.
DAVID BRUCE KETCHESON, 80, died Sept. 6, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An aeronautical engineer who contributed to the design of the ejection seat used in the T28 airplanes during the Vietnam War. A veteran of the U.S. Army. Memorial service 3 p.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church, Meadow Vista, Calif. No flowers. Memorial donations to Friends of Iolani Palace.
JOHN YOHAN KO, 83, of Honolulu, died Sept. 7, 3003. Born in Honolulu. Co-founder of Playmate School in Makiki and former educator at St. Francis Convent and College of Commerce. 1st lieutenant in the 100th Infantry Battalion. Survived by wife, Miyo-Hee; sons, John, Francis and James; daughters, Mary Whiteman, Margaret Lee and Maureen; grandchildren, Peter, Rachele, Christine and Michael Lee, Christopher and Ian Whiteman; three great-grandchildren.Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m. No flowers.Casual attire.
SHIZUKO KUBO, 88, of Waipahu, died Sept. 7, 2002. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. A retired sales clerk for Oahu Market. Survived by son, Kenneth; brother, Kazumasa Morita; sister, Hazel Shimabukuro; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Memorial service 6:30 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
ANGELINE MARINA MALTERRE, 83, of Waipahu, died Sept. 5, 2002. Born in Pearl City. Retired Department of Education teacher. Survived by sons, Harold and Ernest; daughter, Constance Murphy; brother, George Ornellas; sister, Matilda Pacheco; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ALBERT NORIEGA, 77, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Sept. 8, 2002. Born in Los Angeles, Calif. A mechanical engineer with Bectell Engineering Company. Survived by wife, Claudette; sons, Bill and Curtis; daughter, Kathy Silber; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Ernie and Phil; sisters, Mary and Jay Jones. Service to be held at Hanalei Bay. No flowers. Casual attire. Memorial donations to Hanalei Canoe Club Youth Division. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
EVELYN T.S. PANG, 86, of Honolulu, died Aug. 27, 2002. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Everett and Earle; daughters, Ernelle Leong and Ellarene Sue; brothers, Paul, Tet Choi, Richard and James Fung; sisters, Agnes Pobre, Anna Ching, Hilda Soon and Esther Kong; eight grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Epiphany Episcopal Church; service 3 p.m. Inurnment to follow at the church. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
ROSEMARY LOPEZ RAMIREZ, 69, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 5, 2002. Born in Hollywood, Calif. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Nasi Zabala, Arthur Zabala and David Villalpando; daughters, Shirley Naulls, Dorothy Lozano, Rosalind Ramirez-Villalpando and Diana Ramirez-Villalpando; 12 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Private service to be held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
JOSE TOLENTINO RANIA, 94, of Waipahu, died Aug. 31, 2002. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired from Queens Medical Center as director of the personnel department. Survived by sister, Maria Lichauco; caregiver/niece, Lumen Morin; nieces, Estrelita Bennett and Lorenza Alteverios; nephews, Frank Rania, Crisanto Lichauco, Napoleon Dela questa and Manuel Ruiz; cousins. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel; service 11 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
WILLIAM B. (SUAN ROYLO) RODRIGUES, 72, of Mililani, died Sept. 6, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired postal worker. Survived by wife, Bernarda; son, William Jr.; daughters, Gloria Pham and Darlene Rodrigues; brothers, Jose Cole, Emiliano Suan, Frank Suan, Peter Roylo, Luis Roylo, Frank Roylo, Charles Roylo, Sherwood and Earl Rodrigues; sisters, Agnesia Roylo-Ching and Melbarene Gomes; two grandsons. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Friday; prayer service 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
FRANCES ALICE ROGO, 83, of Honolulu, formerly of Illinois, died Sept. 7, 2002. Born in in Hartshorne, Okla. Retired cashier. Survived by sons, Joseph and David Wolniak; daughters, Judy Viskocil and Cheryl Lenart; six grandchildren; great-grandchild; sisters, Isabel Bartolomeo and Connie Saviano. Service and burial to be held in Illinois. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or Hospice Hawaii. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
ALFONSO "FONSO" SANCHEZ JR., 33, of Hale'iwa, died Aug. 27, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. An avid automobile mechanic and family man. Survived by father, Alfonso Sr.; children, Victoria Sanchez-Barr and Phillip Sanchez-Barr; brothers, Alfred Pacheco, John Sergave and Mathews Sanchez; sisters, Stephanie Sanchez, Audrey Morrison and Crystal Sergave. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel; service 7 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.
NORMAN SCOTT, 80, of Sonoma County, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died Sept. 1, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Member of U.S. Navy, and merchant shipping executive including with Castle & Cooke; chief executive officer with Matson Navigation Co. and pioneer in the idea of containerized shipping; president of American President Lines. He was also president of San Francisco Maritime Museum, director of San Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal Association and director of the Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Survived by wife, Anne; brother, Michael; children, Patricia Kennedy Scott, Norman III, Martha Mouer and Pamela Volkmann; five grandchildren. Family memorial service pending. Donations to San Francisco Maritime Museum. Arrangements by The Neptune Society, Santa Rosa, Calif.
TOSHISADA SHIMOMA, 79, of Kihei, Maui, died Aug.28, 2002. Born in Kihei, Maui. Retired supervisor for Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company. Survived by wife, Susie; sons, Rich and Calvin Taketa; daughter, Doreen Matsumoto; five grandchildren; great-grandchild; sisters, Reiko Yamashiro, Jane Okubo and Joan Villarimo. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
AMANDA LOUISE SLAUGHTER, 36, of Glenwood, Hawai'i, died Aug. 12, 2002. Born in Flagstaff, Ariz. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Kenneth Miyamoto Slaughter; daughters, Krystl, Kena and Hana Slaughter-Miyamoto; mother, Helen; father, Charles; brother, David. Memorial service 5 p.m. Saturday at Kilohana Methodist Church. Private scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
LOUIS SOTO JR., 81, of Kapahi, Kaua'i, died Sept. 6, 2002. Born in 'Ele'ele, Kaua'i. Federal laborer. Survived by wife, Elsie; daughters, Beatrice Conant and Lois; son, Michael; grandson, Elmer Conant; three great-grandchildren; brother, Masulino; sister, Josephine Rodriques. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, Koloa, Kaua'i; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
JAMES TULAFONO TAA SR., 89, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Sept. 9, 2002. Born in American Samoa. Retired maintenance man. Survived by sons, Alvin Harrington, Vernon and Tulafono Jr.; daughters, Nellie Jacques and Carol Evangelista; 10 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Sept. 12 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 'Auwaiolimu Ward; service 10 a.m.; burial noon at Laie Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
HARUKO TOYAMA, 88, of Waimanalo, died Aug. 29, 2002. Born in Waipio, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Robert and James; daughters, Gayle Yasuda, Alma Miyashiro and Janet Glessner; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers, Frank and Isao Ikehara; sister, Midori Nakama. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
GRADY BYNAM WELLS JR., 60, of Halawa, died Sept 8, 2002. Born in 'Aiea. Survived by sons, Kaipo and Garrett; brothers, Joseph, Edward and Napua; sister, Lydia Escuadro; father, John Halemano; three grandchildren.Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Kamehameha Schools Bishop Memorial Chapel; service 3 p.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
HARRY YOUNG HE WHANG, 73, of Honolulu, died Aug. 28, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired George S. Soranaka General Contractors carpenter. Survived by daughters, Sharon Ito, Janice Tom and Faith Kimura; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Agnes O'Reilly and Lily Lima. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 9 a.m.; cemetery committal service and burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
MICHAEL LEE WILSON, 49, of Waimanalo, died Sept. 3, 2002. Born in Toledo, Ohio. Survived by sons, Michael Wilson, Christopher and Shaun Navarre; daughters, Derrylynn Tuia and Terrylynn Navarre; companion, Crystal Navarre; mother, Jane; sisters, Linda Musechek, Cindy, Candy Price and Christy; grandfather, Richard Yamashiro. Memorial gathering 11 a.m. Sunday at Kaiona Beach Park, Waimanalo. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
FRED SHUICHI YAMACHIKA, 83, of Waimanalo, died Sept. 1, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Roddy and Clyde; daughter, Adele Ishii; five grandchildren; great-granddaughter; sister, Mabel. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
