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.

BIBIANO "BEBBY" SOBREMONTE CATBAGAN, 79, of Honolulu, died April 2, 2003. Born in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines. Retired from Leahi Hospital. Survived by wife, Pauline; daughters, Zenaida Popaca, Jane Galase, Leilani Fitzgerald and Imelda; brother, Manuel; sister, Ascuncion DeGuzman; five grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

RUTH ELIZABETH QUINN CHARTER, 84, of Kailua, died April 1, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Self-employed accountant and notary. Survived by daughters, Ruthie Resh and Rosemary; seven grandchildren; brother, Edward Quinn; sister, Kathleen Brigham. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Kailua United Methodist Church; service 11 a.m. Private inurnment pending. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

The Rev. THEODORE KAMASUKE CHINEN, 99, of Honolulu, died April 4, 2003. Born in Okinawa. Retired Oahu Prison minister. Survived by daughter, Dorinda Reed Teruya; granddaughters, Shelly Obata and Cassie Teruya; great-granddaughter, Caylee Obata. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Manoa Valley Church; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

KANICHI FUNAMURA, 91, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died March 27, 2003. Born in Kukui'ula, Kaua'i. Retired Koloa School custodian. Survived by wife, Ayako; son, Harry; two grandchildren; sister, Francis Kanekiyo. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

TOMIE HARADA, 80, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died March 27, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by daughter, Linda Harada-Stone; brother, Douglas Hishinuma; sister, Alice Miura; two grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Puna Hongwanji Mission, Hawai'i; memorial service 3 p.m. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

KANIELA KAIKAIOKALANI NASH KANINAU, 18, of Honolulu, died April 5, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Kalani High School senior. Survived by parents, Danny and Pua; brothers, Hoku Peneku and Dean Chung; sisters, Amela Chung and Tricia Peneku; grandparents, Daniel Sr., and Reginald and Haunani Nash. Visitation 4:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m.; cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes 6:30 p.m. Saturday Kuhio Beach, Waikiki, fronting Duke Kahanamoku's statue. Casual attire.

BRIAN LAGUISAN, 36, of Kane'ohe, died April 1, 2003. Born in Heildelberg, Germany. A deputy sheriff. Survived by parents, Venancio and Judy; maternal grandmother, Haruko Alivado. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

JOSEPH C. LE FEBVRE, 61, of Honolulu, died April 1, 2003. Born in Columbus, Ohio. Vietnam veteran; insurance auditor. Survived by father, Joe; brother, Jim; sisters, Sue Doyle and Mary Bartlett; nephews, Chris and Kanoa Doyle, Kai Bartlett, Sean Doyle and Nicholas; niece, Summer Dillberg. Visitation 11 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Star of the Sea Catholic Church; Mass 11:30 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers; donations to the American Heart Association. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

SITA MAAFALA, 60, of Waipahu, died March 31, 2003. Born in Aua, American Samoa. Survived by wife, Eseta; sons, Amosa, Sene, Tala, Mua, Solomona and Sione; daughters, Fa'afetai and Ella; brothers, Sione, Lealao'o, Fiafia and Esau; sisters, Fa'amele Haley and Laloata; 12 grandchildren. Service 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at United Church of Christ, 15 Craigside Place. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

FUKIO MINAMI, 81, of Honolulu, died march 31, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired city Board of Water Supply field inspector. Survived by wife, Lillian; son, Melvin; daughters, Karen Kumashiro, Diane Minami and Charlene Yee; six grandchildren; sisters, Masako Kinoshita and Toshiko "Nancy" Sakaki. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

CHARLES TOKUJI MORIHARA, 81, of Honolulu, died March 23, 2003. Born in Hamakua Poko, Maui. Federal Aviation Administration mechanic. Survived by wife, Mitsue; sons, Roy and Lester; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

RUFINA DOMINGO NICOLAS, 92, of Waimanalo, died April 1, 2003. Born in the Philippines. Retired nursery worker. Survived by daughter, Rizalina Tamayo; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Crusaders of the Divine Church of Christ, Wahiawa; service 10:15 a.m. Burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

VIVIAN MARIE PHILLIPS, 77, of Honolulu, died April 1, 2003. Born in Franklin, Kan. Survived by daughters, Randi Allmon and Mary Ellen Musgrave; sister, Joan Lashley; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

SIMPLICIO ALEJO SALVADOR, 99, of 'Aiea, died April 1, 2003. Born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. World War II, Home Defense Unit volunteer. Survived by sons, Emilio, Jose and Leonardo; daughters, Angelina Atiburcio, Anastasia Masters, Magdalena Baguio, Theodora Hardin, Theresa Stoll; 34 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HARRIET HARUYE SATO, 76, of Honolulu, died march 25, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hirota Florist florist. Survived by husband, Wallace; brothers, Hideo and Joseph Hirota; sister, Sadako Hosoi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

TOMEICHI "TOMMY" SHIRAKI, 83, Koloa, Kaua'i, died March 27, 2003. Born in Koloa. Retired state Department of Land and Natural Resources carpenter. Survived by brother, Yukimasa; sisters, Humiko Miyazaki and Lillian Ishida. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.