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.
CAROL W.U. AU, 38, of Honolulu, died Sept. 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Richard and Pauline; brother, Russell; sister, Patricia Kim; grandmother, Alma. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Aloha attire.
HAPPY M. NUHI AUNA, 88, of Kahana Bay, died Sept. 13, 2002. Born at Kahana Bay. A retired starter and office clerk at Ala Wai Golf Course. Survived by sister, Mary Ann "Sweetheart" Tato; caregiver and niece, Puanani Beirne-Martinez. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. today at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hau'ula Second Ward Makai Chapel, 53-958 Kamehameha Highway; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
CLARENCE "LARRY" BENTO, 69, of Mililani, died Sept. 13, 2002. Born in Wahiawa. Employed by Rons Construction Corporation. Former owner of Wahiawa Paving and Grading Company Inc. Survived by wife, Jane; son, William; daughters, Cheryl Hughart; brothers, Robert and Ronald; sister, Priscilla Motes; three grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MELVYN ANTHONY CHOCK, 63, of Honolulu, died Sept.12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired Sears Roebuck and Co. sales representative. Retired from Hawaii Air National Guard. Survived by son, Bryson; sister, Beverly Enos. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
JAMES WILMER CLEGG, 77, of Kailua, died Sept. 16, 2002. Born in Nabb, Ind. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Retired supply management chief CAMO-PAC 8th Army Headquarters at Fort Shafter, with 30 years of service. Survived by wife, Barbara; sons, James, Thomas, Gary, Timothy and Jeffrey; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; burial to follow at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
NENETTE LORRAINE CURBOW, 70, of Honolulu, died Aug. 25, 2002. Born in Hawai'i. A retired teacher. Survived by mother, Elizabeth; sister, June Bernard; aunt, Mary Souza; uncle, Hannibal Ferreira. Private inurnment held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
JOANN KAPULEI EMMSLEY, 51, of Kahului, Maui, died Sept. 8, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An avid Hawaiian music fan. Survived by companion, Richard Pagan Sr.; daughters, Kuuleimomi Emmsley and Alohalani Eldredge; sons, Richard Pagan Jr., Eastward Pagan and Leeward Pagan; mother, Whilemina Mederios; stepmother, LaVerne; brothers, George IV, Henry and William; sisters, Theresa Solomon and Josephine Naweli; hanai sister, Ululani Cho; half brother, Patrick; half sister, Barbara; stepbrother, Kyle Ubasa; nine grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; cremation to follow.
NOBORU KYODO FUJITANI, 80, of Honolulu, died Sept. 12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired shop supervisor for Hawaiian Telephone Company. Survived by wife, Sumiko; sons, Dean and Rick; brothers, Tom and George; sisters, Ruby Kawasaki, Judy Komatsu and Diana Sato; four granddaughters. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
SUE SUEKO GOSNEY, 80, of Honolulu, died Sept. 4, 2002. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by son, Glenn; daughter, Peggy; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
FRANKLIN TIN SUN PAUL HEE, 76, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel with 34 years of service. Survived by wife, Janet; son, Gregory; daughters, Patricia Alama, Roberta Hee and Veronica Hee-Garcia; brother, Joseph; sister, Julia Lee; four grandsons. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; private burial. Casual attire.
ARTHUR M. HERBST, 94, of Keauhou, Kona, Hawai'i, died Aug. 31, 2002. Born in Illinois. A retired interior designer. Survived by son, John; caregiver, Cindy; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Gathering 5:15 p.m. tomorrow at Kailua pier in Kona. Terminator boat departs for scattering of ashes at sea. Loose flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.
ALFRED WAH CHEW JAY, 82, died Sept. 3, 2002. A commissioned officer in the Army Reserve and a supervisor retired from Pearl Harbor. Survived by brothers, Wally and John; sisters, Mew Yung Chu, Quonnie Ho and Elsie Sniffen; son Guy. Service 1 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
BEATRICE N. COCKETT KAHANU, 83, of Ku'au, Maui, died Sept. 17, 2002. Born on O'ahu. Retired from Pearl Harbor as an administrative assistant. Survived by husband, George Sr.; sons, Ernest Dias, Gerald Gomes and George Kahanu Jr.; daughters, Antoinette Lee, Valerie Crabbe, Kehaulani Nakamoto and Ellen Raiser; 18 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service and eulogy 7 p.m. Service also 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at Kamehameha Schools' Kapalama Campus, Bishop Memorial Chapel. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Lei only. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
TAKAJI KAMEMOTO, 99, of Honolulu, died Sept. 14, 2002. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan. Co-owner of N. Abe & Co. Survived by sons, Fred, Richard and Russell; daughters, Lillian Takata, Mildred Oyer and Judy Honda; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Service 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
GABRIEL "GABE" POMAIKALANI KUKONU, 63, of Waipahu, died Sept.12, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Member of Local 368. Survived by daughter, Darlene Ferguson; sons Gabriel "Sonny" and Darryl; stepson, Patrick Escorzon; stepdaughters, Patricia Ann Francioli and Pauline Escorzon; brothers, Rodney, Lawrence and Danny; sister, Laura Vierra and Jerold Kukonu-Arcangel; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
JOAN BLACKER LANGLEY, 76, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Sept. 17, 2002. Born in Los Angeles. Former longtime Hawai'i resident; principal of Casual Aire of Hawaii. Survived by children, Nanci Selander, Larry Langley and Jodi Diaz; four grandchildren; companion, Lila Leung (Ahi Li). Celebration of life 11:30 a.m. today at the family home in Phoenix. Memorial donations to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014 or the Arizona Kidney Foundation, 4203 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85018. Arrangements by Sinai Mortuary.
ERNEST SIU BUN LAU, 38, of Honolulu, died Sept. 10, 2002. Born in Hong Kong. Survived by wife, Manida Xongmixay-Lau; son, Michael; parents, Kwok Fu and Yeuk Fun; sister, Jamie. Visitation 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Chinese Buddhist Service.
JOSEPH KWOCK CHONG LOOK, 74, of 'Aiea, died Sept. 16, 2002. Born on Maui. Retired from Hawaiian Electric Company. Survived by wife, Merle "Pua"; son, Ivan; daughters, Karen Gabbert, Wendy Kahalepuna and Allison Lopes; nine grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Private inurnment at Hawaiian Memorial Park at a later date.
KENJI NISHIIE, 84, of Kapolei, died Sept. 15, 2002. Born in Kilauea, Kaua'i. A logistician retired from Global Associates. Survived by wife, Yoon Soon; sons, Edward and Duane; two grandchildren; brothers, Monte, Masa and Edward; sisters, Chizue Kimura and Akiko Nishiie. Visitation from 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Committal service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire.
CURTIS CHOSABURO OGIMI, 67, of Honolulu, died Sept. 11, 2002. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. A supervisory electronic engineer retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by son, James; daughters, Stacy and Tammy; brother, Chotaro; sisters, Vivian Ige, Diane Ogimi, Loretta Arakaki, Patsy Solomon, Matsue Bergen and Rose Hirahara. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
ROBERT W. PHELPS, 89, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 14, 2002. Born in Chicago, Ill. A retired sales manager. Survived by sons, Tom and Paul; daughter, Jan Cook; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
MICHAEL ALLEN SCOTT, 40, of Pearl City, died Sept. 17, 2002. Born in Shreveport, La. A welder for the federal government. Survived by wife, Pamela; stepdaughter, Aileah Olanolan; parents, Kenneth and Nancy; brothers, Jeffrey, Tommy and Randy. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel; service 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
ABRAHAM SHON, 83, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i. died Aug. 1, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard general contractor, Import-Export. Survived by wife, Bessie; daughter, Nadine; son, David. Visitation 5 p.m. Sept. 27 at Oahu Cemetery Chapel; service 6 p.m.; private graveside service. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
NERIO GAMAYO TESORO, 49, of Los Angeles, died Aug. 28, 2002. Born in Marcos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A lead ticket sales agent with Philippine Airlines. Survived by wife, Nenita; son, George; daughter, Julie Ann; brothers, Constante and Valerio Pudiquet, and Silvino Tesoro Jr.; sisters, Fe Tesoro, Natalia Casibang, Leticia Gaoing, Estrella Cabasag, Pureza Tesoro and Grace Galiza. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday at Resurrection of the Lord Church; Mass 11:45 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
SAKAE TSUDA, 101, of Honolulu, died Aug. 28, 2002. Born in Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i. A member of Palolo Hongwanji. Survived by sons, Seichi Hoashi and Albert Tsuda; daughter, Dorothy Inouye; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
TSURUYO TSUTSUI, 95, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Sept. 13, 2002. Born in 'ola'a, Hawai'i. A retired sugarcane planter. Survived by son, Douglas; brother, Susumu Ohira; sister, Masue Yamada; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
RONALD EUGENE WALKER, 56, of Waimea, Hawai'i, died Sept. 14, 2002. Born in Vancouver, Wash. A podiatrist with Hawaii Foot Specialist in Waikoloa. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, Daniel and Scott; daughter, Kimberly Orahood; mother, Nola; brother, Gerald; sisters, Betty Allison and Patricia Klonoski; two grandchildren. Graveside service 10 a.m. today at Kohala County Cemetery, Hawi. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
PATRICK ALLEN WEGESEND, 53, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16, 2002. Retired from Aston Hotels as a reservations instructor. Survived by mother, Ramona; brothers, Marshall Caban, William Sr., Gordon, Warren Sr. and Michael Wegesend; sisters, Sharleen Cruz-Perez and Linda Manu. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
DOROTHY PEARL MUNCH WITTIG, 85, of Glenwood, Hawai'i, died Sept. 16, 2002. Born in Los Angeles. An antique dealer for Tinny Fisher's Antique Shop. Survived by husband, Charles; daughters, Catherine Henry and Miki Lee; sons, Raymond Beatty and Eric Wittig; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. No service. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park and Crematory.
