Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
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.
'Ukulele player extraordinaire EDWARD "EDDIE" BUSH died Tuesday at age 67, just as his musical star had begun to shine brightly again. Bush, who had had a quintuple bypass a few years ago, died at The Queen's Medical Center after suffering a massive heart attack at his Hawai'i Kai home. See story.
Promoter KEN ROSENE died Tuesday at his Palolo home. He was 56. Rosene, who began his career in Hawai'i as a counter-culture "youth" columnist for The Advertiser, pursued a love of music and entertainment to bring hundreds of musical stars to Hawai'i, set frequent attendance records, and shepherded such show business innovations as the Sunshine Festivals at Diamond Head Crater. See story.
FRANCES MALLEY BATTIN, 92, of Honolulu, died Aug. 28, 2002. Born in Pennsylvania. Retired registered nurse. Survived by husband, Henry. Private burial at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Service.
ROGER ANTHONY BORGES, 62, of Hale'iwa, died Aug. 31, 2002. Born in Schofield Barracks. Survived by mother, Emily; sister, Marilyn McKay. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.
PAUL I. BROWN, 73, of Kailua, died Sept. 9, 2002. Born in Springfield, Mass. An insurance executive. Survived by wife, Doris; son, Bob; daughters, Lora Medeiros, Patti McCartney and Paula Harris; 17 grandchildren; sister, Inez Pope. Memorial service 4 p.m. Sunday at Kailua Community Church. Committal service 10 a.m. Monday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
KENNETH "KENNY" ROBERT BURD, 52, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8, 2002. Born in Oakland, Calif. Survived by mother, Luella; sisters, Katherine Mancuso and Sally Harris; nieces and a nephew. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaii Yacht Club, Ala Wai Boat Harbor. Scattering of ashes to follow. No flowers. Memorial donations to a favorite charity. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
ANDREW CAGASAN, 58, of Wailuku, Maui, died Sept. 10, 2002. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. U.S. Army veteran. Member of Veteran of Foreign Wars. Survived by brothers, Greg, George Sr. and Eliseo; sisters, Ramona Pencerga, Natividad Genobia, Dorothy Pellezar, Benedicta Flores and Lourdes Ueda. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
KUN SUNG CHAN, 78, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2002. Born in Hong Kong. Survived by wife, Shon Fong Choi; sons, Steve and Dannie; daughters, Teresa Lew, Selina Chan, Annie Liu, Kitty Poon, Connie Ho and Clara Toyama; sister, Kam King; 21 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; Taoist service. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
PRIMITIVO "PRIMO" YASAY COLOMA, 63, of Waipahu, died Aug. 27, 2002. Born in Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired from Oahu Sugar Plantation. Survived by wife, Carlina; sons, Jessie and James; daughter, Jennie Balidio; four grandchildren; brother, Mario; sisters, Petronila Pacubat and Luzveminda Baldugo. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 9:45 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ROBERT COOLIDGE, 58, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, formerly of San Jose, Calif., died Sept. 6, 2002. Born in Oakland, Calif. Restaurant manager. Survived by parents, Thelma and Gene; sister, Carole Holmes Di Matteo; friend, Richard Ryan. Service pending. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
WILLIAM EDMUND DART, 72, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 31, 2002. Born in Hilo. Retired aide for the former Honoka'a Hospital. A Coyne Mattress Company and United Services Ltd. employee. Survived by brother, Denton; sister, Flaviana Makahanaloa; hanai sister, Naomi Wela. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Mauna Kea Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MARCELINO GANAL, 76, of Hali'imaile, Maui, died Sept. 2, 2002. Born in Marcos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A laborer retired from Maui Pineapple Company. Survived by wife, Maria; daughters, Teresa Rapisura, Jasnine Aningat; son, Maximo; brother, Hermogenes; sister, Encarnation Sonajo; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday; service 9:30 a.m. Burial 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery.
STANLEY CARLTON JACKOLA, 84, of Honolulu, died Sept. 9, 2002. Born in Minneapolis. Retired podiatrist. U.S. Air Force veteran. Survived by wife, Judith; sons, Mark W. and Mark E.K.; daughter, Jan Lawrence; grandchild. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
TSUNEO KANESHIRO, 80, of Honolulu, died Aug. 31, 2002. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. Retired cook for Hilton Hawaiian Village. Survived by sons, Brian and Jon; daughter, Jo-Anne Oshiro; five grandchildren; brothers, Tsunetoshi, Jioyei and Tsunemi; sisters, Kimiko Arakaki, Shoko Lillian Tengan, Nancy Iseri and Sally Fitzgerald. Visitation 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
KIKUE "KAY" KIKUCHI, 84, of Honolulu, died Sept. 9, 2002. Born in Hono-mu, Hawai'i. Retired seamstress for Watamulls. Survived by husband, Kaoru; son, Aaron; daughters, Maureen Mikami, Lynette Kikuchi and Debbie Kikuchi-Chang; six grandchildren; brothers, Richard and Harry Enoki; sisters, Helen Hamada and Elaine Yamachika. Service 3 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. No flowers.
NOBORU "BEN" KISHIMOTO, 79, of Honolulu, died Sept. 5, 2002. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Retired Halekulani Hotel waiter. Survived by son, Ben; daughter, Linda Kamiya; grandchildren, Brent Kamiya and Amy Koga; brother, Nobu; sisters, Gladys Fuchigami and Valerie Takahashi. Visitation 7 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 8 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
CHRISTOPHER ENRIQUE MOORE, infant son of Henry and Sharee Moore, died Sept. 8, 2002. Also survived by grandparents, Carlton and Joy Gillis, Henry Sr. and Rosetta Moore. Memorial service noon tomorrow at Aliamanu Military Reserve Chapel. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
JONALYN MIEKO NAKAMOTO, 21, of Honolulu, died Aug. 26, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Tracy and Janell; sisters, Donalyn and Tracie-Lyn; grandfather, Jonathan Rieta; grandmother, Betsy Aiko Nakamoto. Visitation 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Aloha attire.
BETTY JANE NUNN, 77, of Honolulu, died Sept. 7, 2002. Born in Massachusetts. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Howard; sons, Gregg and Gary; daughter, Gail; grandchild; brothers, Rob, Ray and Rich Costine. Memorial gathering 11 a.m. to noon tomorrow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Lung Association of Hawaii or Paralyzed Veterans Association in Boston. (617) 565-2612. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
CLIFFORD CORREA OLIVEIRA, 75, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 27, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Erika; sons, Everett and Clifford; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by MIlilani Memorial Park and Mortuary.
JOSE "TONY" ANTONIO RAMOS, 72, of Paradise Park, Hawai'i, died Sept. 10, 2002. Born in Cuba. Electrical engineer for Lucky's in California. Survived by wife, Sylvia; daughters, Sylvia Alarcon and Grisell Love; son, Andre; brother, Eusebio; sisters, Blanca Rivero, Eva Mason, Lina Roqueta, Carol Spagnola and Virginia Becker; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorial Mass 2 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Pahoa, Hawai'i. Casual attire. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park and Crematory.
MARY SALSEDO RIOS, 93, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 9, 2002. Born in Pa'auhau, Hawai'i. A homemaker and member of the choir at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church. Survived by daughter and son-in-law (caregivers), Joan and Joseph Samuels; sons, Philip and Michael; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Annie Quitan; brother, Richard Salsedo. Visitation 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church, Honolulu; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
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 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, Norman III, Martha Mouer and Pamela Volkmann; their mother, Patricia Kennedy Scott; five grandchildren. Family memorial service pending. Donations to San Francisco Maritime Museum. Arrangements by The Neptune Society, Santa Rosa, Calif.
WALLACE WATARU TANAKA, 62, of California, died Sept. 9, 2002. Retired Drug Enforcement Agency agent. Survived by daughter, Kristie; son, Michael; grandson, Christopher; brothers and sisters, Karen Nishio, Eleanor Yamamoto, Vivian Nakamura and Stanley. Private services held. Honolulu scattering of ashes later. Arrangements by Neptune Society of Central California.
EDWIN MASAICHI WATANABE, 87, of Honolulu, died Sept. 4, 2002. Born in Na'alehu, Hawai'i. Survived by son, Ronald; daughter, Linda Kaita and Shirley Ann Nagata; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, Charles; sisters, Masako Sasaki, Omasu, Elsie Tanaka, Nancy Ogawa, Betty Ito and Amy Yamamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
YUK YING LOUI YEUNG, 82, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8, 2002. Retired janitor. Survived by sons, Shu Wing, Chung Wing, Qi Rong, Bing Yuen, Luk Wing and Mei Wing; daughters, Bing Yim and Bing Lai; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.
