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.
A memorial service for former Honolulu police officer PATRICK M. MAHER will be held tomorrow in the Honolulu police station courtyard on Beretania Street. Maher, a seven-year veteran of the Honolulu Police Department, was a member of the Federal Way Police Department in Washington state when he was shot and killed while breaking up a scuffle between two men Aug. 2. See story.
CHARLES AH SING, 76, of Kailua, died Aug. 17, 2003. Born in Kalaoa, Hawai'i. Retired gardener and landscaper. Survived by wife, Doran; sons, Charles Jr. and David; daughter, Cynthia Lee; sisters, Alice Palakiko and Elmira Leong; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at the Honolulu First Church of the Nazarene, 408 N. Judd St.; service 11 a.m. Graveside service 11 a.m. Monday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
ELPIDIO BATTULAYAN, 73, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Aug. 18, 2003. Born in the Philippines. An irrigator with Kekaha Plantation. Survived by wife, Remedia; sons, Benhur, Alberto and Anastacio; daughters, Erlinda Ballesteros, Patricia Mangrobang, Julie Castro and Benita Felizardo; brother, Carlos; 28 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary, Koloa, Kaua'i. Visitation also 8 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Kalapaki Bay Memorial Park. Casual attire.
AARON KALANI BROWN SR., 85, of Pa'ia, Maui, died Aug. 12, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired recruiting sergeant for the National Guard. Survived by sons, Aaron Jr., John, Wilfred and Glenwood; daughters, Velma, Angeline Kubo, Sandra Pico and Leilani Freitas; brother, Albert; 25 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
RONALD WAYNE CALLAHAN, 60, of Kailua, formerly of Baltimore, Md., died Aug. 16, 2003. Born in Maryland. Retired social worker in Maryland. Survived by daughters, Lisa Patterson and Rhonda Andrews; sister, Barbara Hicks; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
ALVIN B. CHUN, M.D., 70, of Malibu, Calif., died Aug. 10, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Attended Saint Louis High School and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. In private practice until recently. Survived by daughter, Alana Wetherby; son, Christopher; sisters, Wilma Yim and Florence Wong; brothers, Elroy and Lawrence. Service held Aug. 15 in Oxnard, Calif. Memorial donations to the American Stroke Association, 1710 Gillbreth Road, Burlingame, CA 94010.
JOSEPHINE R. "COCO" CUTLER, 88, of San Francisco, died Aug. 15, 2003. Born in Los Angeles. Attended Punahou School and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Survived by niece, Frances Diggins; nephew, James Cutler; hanai family, W. Clay Burchell and Michael Zamperini. No service. Ashes to be scattered over the Pacific Ocean at a later date. Memorial donations to The Heritage, 3400 Laguna St., San Francisco, CA 94123.
FEDERICO DOMINGO, 87, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i. Born in the Philippines. A pruner for Kilauea Farms. Survived by wife, Guadalupe; daughters, Erlinda Amores, Rafaela Daquio and Adele Rosa; sons, Rufino, Ali, Marc and Daniel; sister, Juliana Fernandez; 23 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary, Koloa. Visitation also 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. tomorrow at St. Catherine's Church, Kapa'a; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Kalapaki Bay Memorial Park. Casual attire.
GERALDINE HAUNANI ENOMOTO, 53, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 17, 2003. Born in Wailuku. Nurse's aide at Hale Makua. Survived by husband, Charles Sr.; sons, Alan, Charles Jr. and David Sr.; daughters, Eleanor "Nani" Racadio and Anna; hanai daughter, Miyong Westfall; brothers, David "Andy," Teddy and Mike Sniffen; sisters, Carolyn Brown and Yolanda Sniffen; hanai sister, Lei Lay; hanai granddaughter. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Bouquets and lei only. Aloha attire.
PHYLLIS AKIKO TOJO FUJIMOTO, 68, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Kawailoa, Waialua, died Aug. 7, 2003. A retired U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Logistic Agency, procurement lead technician. Survived by husband, George; daughter, Fern Fujimoto and Imi Tojo; brothers, Walter, Tadashi and Makoto Tojo; sisters, Thelma Kimura and Elaine Otholt. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Wahiawa Ryusenji Soto Mission, 164 California Ave. Private burial.
HARRY HARUO FURUSHIMA, 90, of Honolulu, died Aug. 8, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired U.S. Army stock room director. Survived by caregiver, Randall; daughter, I.H. Omori; grandchild, Eric Omori. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
ALBERT M. HASHIMOTO, 79, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Aug. 16, 2003. Born in Waipouli, Kaua'i. County of Kaua'i plumbing inspector. Survived by wife, Gladys; daughters, Patricia Hashimoto and June West; four grandchildren; brother, Edward; sisters, Florence Yanagida, Helen Wilbourn, Pearl Okino and Elsie Hiraoka. Visitation 4 p.m. tomorrow at Kapa'a United Church of Christ; service 5 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
PAUL TOMOHIRO INAFUKU, 99, of Pearl City, died Aug. 11, 2003. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Survived by wife, Tamako; sons, Paul, Francis and Benjamin; daughter, Naomi Terukina; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
ROBERTA MAILEKINI "BABE" "HONEYGIRL" LINDSEY KALEO, 49, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 15, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired assistant vice president, consumer loans, approval manager. Survived by husband, Norman; daughters, Summer Kamalii and Norla Kaluhea; father, Charles Lindsey Jr.; mother, Molly Lindsey; brother, Charles Lindsey III; sisters, Kathleen Lindsey and Laverne Kanakanui; hanai son, Mark Villamor. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel. Service at a later date. Lei only. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
KAREN MISAKO KAMIYA, 62, of Honolulu, died Aug. 16, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brothers, Everett and Larry; sisters, Ethel Shimabukuro, Janet Matsumoto, Judy Ota and Gail Oura. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Private inurnment at a later date. No flowers. Casual attire.
HEATHER KAUIONALANI PINKY SUISEN ALBERTA KAUHANE, 49, of Waialua, died Aug. 11, 2003. Born in Keaukaha, Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Dennis Castro; daughter, Sunshine Castro; seven grandchildren; sisters, Dawn Cox and Palmyra Villegas. Service 3 p.m. today at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waialua. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
THOMAS SADATO KAWAMATA, 58, of Mililani Town, died Aug. 8, 2003. A retired supervisor head mechanic at Links at Kuilima. Survived by wife, Carol; sons, Kendall, Brian, Jamie and Nathan; eight grandchildren; brothers, Gilbert, James and Dennis; sisters, Chiyoko Ito, Gladys Miyazaki, Esther Asato and Judy Nakama. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
DOLORES D.B. "DEL" KELEKOMA, 88, of Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i, died Aug. 14, 2003. Born in Hayward, Calif. Retired island contractor with Hawaii Folder Service. Survived by sons, Richard and Martin Arthur; stepsons, Alexander, Clay, Ainsley and David Kelekoma; stepdaughters, Ann Hinshaw, Luella Moniz and Darlene Oshiro; 95 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren. Service 2 p.m. Sunday at Lawa'i Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
KAM TAI LAU, 64, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 2, 2003. Born in China. A seamstress. Survived by husband, Ming; sons, Wilson, Richard and Thomas; two grandchildren; brothers, Jin Yau Li and Hang Ye Li; sisters, Jin Ai Li, Jin Rong Li Lang, Kam Mui Li Lin, Feng Na Li Leong and Ba Mei Li Tam. Visitation for Taoist services, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
MATTHEW LEE, 88, of Honolulu, died Aug. 14, 2003. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee. Survived by son, Paul; daughter, Paulette Bumbalough and Lucinia Bryant; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers, Paul and John; sisters, Eleanor Lee and Clara Manke. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
LAWRENCE "LARRY" M.H. LEON, 81, of Honolulu, died Aug. 11, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Larry Leon Realty. Survived by wife, Dee; brother, Richard; sisters, Florence Choy, Eva Young and Violet Leon. Visitation 11 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:45 a.m. Entombment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
CHARLES M. LEWIS, 65, of Waialua, died Aug. 11, 2003. Born in Nebraska. Retired Federal Aviation Administration electronics technician. Survived by mother, Mildred; brother, Richard; daughters, Maureen and Marci Weust; son, David; three grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. Sunday at Kaiaka Park, Hale'iwa. No flowers. Aloha attire.
A joint visitation and service for HAMILTON H. MAHOE, 60, and AARON MAJIT, best friends and 1962 Kailua High School graduates, is scheduled 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Kailua Pentecostal Church; service 9 a.m.; scattering of ashes to follow at Kailua Beach Park, boat ramp side. Majit died Oct. 11, 2002; Mahoe, of Wai'anae, formerly of Sunnyvale, Calif., died Aug. 7, 2003. Mahoe is survived by brothers, Donald, John and Harry; sisters, Alice Franco and Jennie Awana. Majit is survived by wife, Joan; daughter, Kimberly Kehau; stepson, Eric; two grandsons; sister, Annette Newhouse. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
ABEL KELII MAKEKAU, 61, of Kailua, died Aug. 13, 2003. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A U.S. Coast Guard landscaper. Survived by wife, Diane; sons, Darryl, Eric, Craige and Warren; grandson, Isaac; brothers, Stanley and Charles; sisters, Ethel Nahinu, Cecilia Napihaa and Diana Nakamoto; hanai brother, George "Feet" Kauhi. Visitation 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Kalama Beach Park; service 11 a.m.; scattering of ashes off Kalama Beach. Lei and loose flowers requested. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
YOSHIHIKO "NAKA" NAKAHARA, 84, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Aug. 10, 2003. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. A car salesman retired from the former Hilo Motors. Survived by brothers, Kumao, Takehito, Kunio, Sueo, Shigeru and Jitsuo; sisters, Tamae Fuse and Fumie Sayegusa. Private service held. No koden (monetary offerings). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
FRANKLIN R. NANCE SR., 71, of Puhi, Kaua'i, died Aug. 14, 2003. Born in Surry, N.C. A welder with McBryde Sugar Company. Survived by wife, Shirley; sons, Walter Shaffer, Franklin Jr., Bruce and Bryan; 11 grandchildren; brother, MacKinney; sisters, Stella Hardey and Hattie Marion. Visitation 3 p.m. Friday at Garden Island Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Casual attire.
EDNA KINUKO NIKAIDO, 78, of Kane'ohe, died July 9, 2003. Born in Waiahole. Retired sales clerk for Merilyn's Specialty Shoppe. Survived by husband, Nelson; brother, Nobuo Kariya; sisters Betty Oshima and Lillian Lindsay. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MAURICE FUMITO NISHIMURA, 83, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired accountant for Foremost Dairies. Survived by wife, Grace; son, Keith; daughters, Carol May Okai and Lynn Watanabe; nine grandchildren; great-grandchild; sister, Dorothy Murashige. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
AUGUSTINE WILLIAM NOBRIGA SR., 76, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 15, 2003. Born in Kalopa, Hawai'i. A grader operator. Survived by wife, Joyce; son, Augustine Jr. and Joseph; daughters, Cindy Brett and Joycelyn; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Alfred; sister, Virginia Moniz. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary, Maui; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church, Maui; Mass 9 a.m.; burial 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park; reception to follow at the mortuary.
TAKANO NONAKA, 99, of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, died Aug. 14, 2003. Born in Yame, Fukuoka, Japan. A farmer. Survived by sons, Hideo, Masa, Iwao, Frank and Paul; daughters, Helen Uyeno and Clara McCollum; 33 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 p.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
PIILANI ANDRIETTA (AHUNA) RAMIER, 79, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 23, 2003. A court reporter during the Nuremberg Trials and with the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor. Executive director of the Hawaii Bicentennial Committee. Survived by husband, Siegfried; sons, David and Laurance; daughters, Dita and Malia; sister, Rose Annette; 12 grandchildren. Private family service in Hilo. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
DIONISIO "JOE" BASANES RIVERA, 61, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug.10, 2003. Born in Binalonan Pangasinan, Philippines. A maintenance worker. Survived by wife, Isabelle "Naomi"; children, Erick and Erica; sister, Lorenza "Loring"; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Service and burial to be in the Philippines. Lei only.
ALVEIRA "VERA" FLORENCE RUSHLOW, 76, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 13, 2003. Born in Hilo. A homemaker. Survived by companion, William Silva; sons, Donald and John; brothers, Able, Sebastian, Albert and Edward Mattos; sisters, Gladys Potter, Eleanor Finch, Theresa Baumgarner and Lillian Taylor; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
GWENDOLYN Y. SAKAMOTO, 59, of Honolulu, died Aug. 5, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Kaimuki High School cafeteria manager. Survived by husband, Lionel; daughters, Lynelle Russo, Michelle Laguana and Melanie; a grandchild; mother, Flossie Shiroma; brother, Fred Yang; sisters, Jade Kikuchi and Allison Michimoto. Service 6 p.m. tonight at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
HENRY "HANK" ALLEN STERTZ, 23, of Mililani, died Aug. 12, 2003. Born in La Grande, Ore. Survived by father and stepmother, Michael and Myrna Stertz; mother and stepfather, Christi and Joe Shaw; sisters, Maile Stertz and Leilani Gaynier; grandparents, Alice Stertz and Marcelyun Bohl. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Kane'ohe Marine Corps Base Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; cremation to follow. Inurnment at O'ahu Cemetery. Private ceremony at a later date. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
PATELESIO KOLONE "PE'EPE'E" TATAIPU, 67, of Honolulu, died Aug. 14, 2003. Born in Western Samoa. A high chief of American Samoa and a tree trimmer retired from the City Department of Parks and Recreation. Survived by wife, Tauvela; sons, Fagota "Jr.," Leolofi "David," Poulima Tataipu and Patelesio "Peter" Tataipu; daughter, Fialupe Sua; hanai son, Henry Kakatin; 21 grandchildren; brothers, Kolone, Peter Tataipu and Matani Kolone; sisters, Saveliga Mailioi, Tenisi Jekins, Ana Ioane, Masela Pule and Telesia Sautia. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalihi Ward; service 11:15 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
MARION F. THORBURN, 85, of Honolulu, died Aug. 17, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by nieces and nephews. Celebration of life 5 p.m. Tuesday at One Kalakaua Senior Living. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Daughters of Hawai'i. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
SANDRA "ULU" KEALAULA TOM, 64, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Lawrence; sons, Lawmont Kealaula and Wayne Tom; hanai son, Patrick "Keala" Fonokaliafi; three grandchildren; sisters, Patricia Fonokaliafi and Chappinette Martin; hanai sister, Ruby Hoomalu; hanai mother, Ruby Silva. Visitation 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Burial 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MARCELINO YAGO, 42, of Puhi, Kaua'i, died Aug. 14, 2003. Born in the Philippines. Survived by parents, Estanislao and Trinidad; sister, Elizabeth Yago-Nunes; niece, Tiana Nunes; nephews, Tyton and K'len Nunes. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. next Thursday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Visitation also 8 to 9:45 a.m. Aug. 29 at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
MASATO YAMAMOTO, 85, of Honolulu, died Aug. 7, 2003. Born in Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. A general contractor retired from Deluxe Builders. Survived by sons, George, Walter and Franklin; brothers, Takeo and Teruo; sisters, Yoneko Kawamoto and Masuko Yoshiyama. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
