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.
HAROLD C. CHING, 84, of Honolulu, died Aug. 14, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Former Harold's Restaurant owner. Survived by wife, Rose; son, Halston; daughter, Haldis Maeda; two grandchildren; brothers, Chester, Percy and Ronald; sisters, Mabel Woo, Gladys Dye, Alice Young, Bea Delpino and Bernice Chong. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.
FRANCIS YAU YEN CHUN, 73, of Honolulu, died Aug. 15, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired president of D.F. Builder Corp. Survived by wife, Juliette; sons, Ronald, Jeffrey and Kammy; daughter, Julianne; brothers, Herbert and Henry; sisters, Madeline Lum, Aileen Cobb-Adams and Betty Hutchison; seven grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
VIDAL GOMEZ, 66, of Waipahu, died Aug. 18, 2003. Born in Sinait, Sur, Philippines. Retired BMY Builder Co. mason. Survived by sons, Ricky Torres, Ben, Jon, Dennis and Vidal Jr.; daughters, Maria Lopes, Lita Torres and Christine Foster; brother, Lorito; sisters, Connie Laporga, Nita, Essie Opiana-Lee, Terry Valdez and Angie; 17 grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
FRED MANASAS JR., 64, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Aug. 20, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hawaiian Electric Co. electrical inspector. Survived by wife, Beatrice; son, Curtis; daughters, Lorrie Manasas-Liu and Monica Fo; father, Fred Sr.; mother, Nancy; brother, Randall; sister, Cassie Kawahara; four grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.
BARBARA LOIS McCANN, 62, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12, 2003. Born in Philadelphia. Survived by daughter, Susan Leoncio; grandchildren, Timothy and Johanan. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.
CHIETO MUKAI, 76, of Waialua, died Aug. 11, 2003. Born in Wahiawa. Retired Waialua Sugar Co. and Hawaii Bitumuls and Paving Co. mechanic. Survived by sister, Florence Okimoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
HARUKO NAKAMOTO MURAKAMI, 101, of Honolulu, died Aug. 4, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Former schoolteacher. Survived by son, Arthur; daughter, June Ikeda; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
BEATRICE "CENO" SINGSON, 73, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 13, 2003. Born in Waipahu. Survived by husband, Eduardo; sons, Leo and Andrew Baricar and Nathan and Wendell Singson; daughters, Rose Jackson and Brenda Singson-Mizo; brothers, Anthony "Tony" and Charles "Charlie" Ceno; sisters, Juliana Orbina, Gloria Sabando and Diane Tejada; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 9:15 a.m.; cemetery committal 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans cemetery. Casual attire.
THOMAS EDWARD WALSH, 58, of Kea'au, died Aug. 15, 2003. Born in Canada. A lawyer. Survived by wife, Carmen Murphey-Walsh; son, Richard Bicknell; brother, Denney. Visitation noon Wednesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery.
HENRY JOSEPH YOUNG JR., 65, of Kailua, died Aug. 9, 2003. Born on Moloka'i. Former president of REM Hawaii. Survived by wife, Nancy; sons, Mark and Brad; daughters, Deborah Ozaki and Deana Teramoto; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
