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.
ADRIANA BADUA, 90, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died Jan. 23, 2003. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Felicidad Pasalo, Josepha Allen, Lorita Domingo, Connie Carnate and Carmelita Bacio; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Mountain View; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
BERNABE BOCOBOC BATANGAN, 82, of 'Ewa Beach, died Jan. 21, 2003. Born in Brgy II, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by wife, Marcelina; daughters, Fabiana Ana and Melecia "Mimi" Raymundo; grandsons, Rommel and Remjhel. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial in the Philippines at a later date. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
ELLA KAIKAI CASTILLO, 78, of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died Jan. 27, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Everett Haumea, Terrance and Shane Castillo and Evaron Haumea; daughters, Jonelle Word and Wendy Tanbo; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 1 to 2:45 p.m. Saturday at Kekaha Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; service 3 p.m.; burial to follow at Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.
EDWIN KIN CHEONG CHANG, also known as "CHINA," "KAPONO" and "CHICKEN OF THE SEA," of Placerville, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died Jan. 31, 2003. Born in Hawai'i. A fisherman; used car salesman; active in real-estate sales; and owner/creator of Starmaker Karaoke Productions. Survived by wife, Jeannette "Jay"; son, Jeff; grandson, Jared; daughter, Luana; sister, Doris Winter; brother, Fred; mother of his children, Elizabeth. Mainland service held; ceremony at Kane'ohe Bay pending. Arrangements by Green Valley Mortuary, Cameron Park, Calif.
YUKIKO KANAZAWA CHUN, 77, of Honolulu, died Feb. 3, 2003. Born in Seoul, Korea. Member of Honolulu Christian Church. Survived by husband, Edward; son, Douglas; sister, Hideko Tsue; two grandchildren. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
MARION COSTA, 80, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Jan. 20, 2003. Born in Koloa. Heavy equipment operator. Survived by sisters, Helen Freitas and Mercy Ignacio; brother, Manuel. Service held. Burial at St. Raphael's Church cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.
PALAKO EVAIMALO SR., 60, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 25, 2003. Born in American Samoa. Survived by wife, Tapuni; sons, Tily, Palako Jr., Mose, David, Stanford and Elai; daughters, Violet Tili and Vau; sisters, Ipuauro Lelei, Minosi Ioane, Faapaologa Evaimalo Unutoa, Quea, Niualuga Leapaga and Unavau Smith; brothers, Niumia, Loia and Kini; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 2 p.m. Sunday at Wai'anae Congregational Church, 86-130 Puhawai Road; service 3:30 p.m. Visitation also 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
DAMASO LACUESTA GAMUNDOY, 92, of Honolulu, died Feb. 2. 2003. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired forklift operator for civil service. Survived by wife, Theresa; sons, Franklin, Benjamin, Alexander and Don; daughter, Darlene Santos; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Central Seventh Day Adventist Church; service 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
KIYOKO K. GARCIA, 81, of Kailua, died Jan. 26, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, P.J.; sons, Michael and Mitchell; grandson, Tyler. Private service held. Burial at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JOSEPH GONSALVES JR., 59, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Feb. 1, 2003. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Longtime Lihue Plantation heavy equipment operator. Survived by children, Shawnelle "Kuulei" Palomares, Leimomi Palomares, Noelani Palomares, Sadie Gonsalves, Jerimay Gonsalves, Helen Smith, Adeline Coltes, Joseph Gonsalves III, John Gonsalves, Wayne Gonsalves, and Masayuki "Sam" Maehata; sisters, Rose Victorino, Angie Souza and Brenda Moniz; brothers, Richard Gonsalves, Wayne "Rocky" Perreira and Godfrey Perreira; 32 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary, Koloa; service 7 p.m. Service also 11 a.m. Saturday at Hanama'ulu Beach Park; scattering of ashes to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.
CHARLES A. HAMP, 82, of Mililani, died Jan. 31, 2003. Born in Philadelphia. Member of the Orpheus Lodge in Stockton, N.J. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, William, John and N. Robert; grandchildren, Shawn and Jennifer. Masonic service 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Presbyterian Church; public visitation 9:30 a.m. at the church; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Donations may be made to American Diabetes Association. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
TATSUMA ICHISHITA, 84, of Honolulu, died Jan. 28, 2003. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Winifred; sons, Glenn and Brian; daughters, Karen Tokunaga and Laverne Osora; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Akiko Yoneshige. Service noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
NILO ASENIERO JUSTO, 62, of Waipahu, died Jan. 20, 2003. Born in Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. Retired from Community Planning Inc. Survived by wife, Nomie; son, Richard; father, Nicasio; brothers, Cleo, Nick and Tito; sister, Emma Montacillo. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
SHARYN HARUMI KANADA, 27, of Kane'ohe, died Jan. 17, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Henry; mother, Jane; brother, Ryan. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
NOBORU "NAPO" KAWACHI, 93, of Honolulu, died Jan. 25, 2003. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Retired mason. Survived by son, Noel; daughter, Karan Hughes; five grandchildren; brothers Benny, Takeshi and Hideo. Private service held. No monetary offerings. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
GEORGE KISEI KOBASHIGAWA, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 29, 2003. Born in Wai'anae. Retired landscape supervisor for Honolulu International Airport. Survived by wife, Harriet; son, Calvin; two grandchildren; brothers, Shoei, Yeiki, Seichi and Richard; sisters, Ruby Kobashigawa and Clara Ikeda. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
ROBERT MASASHI MATSUDA, 63, of Honolulu, died Jan. 31, 2003. Born in Honaunau, Hawai'i. Retired meat cutter for Times Super Market Ltd. Survived by brother, Wallace; sisters, Alice Kawamoto and Carrie Nakagawa. Service noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
YUTAKA "PAPA" MATSUSHITA, 91, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 2, 2003. Born in Napo'opo'o, Kona, Hawai'i. Retired gas company employee and state papaya inspector. Survived by wife, Mitsuko; daughter, Jeanne Kakugawa; granddaughter, Shelly Cabuco; two great-grandsons. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
CARL-DENIS "KALA" KANEAKALA MATTOS JR., 18, of Centreville, Va., formerly of Waimanalo, died Jan. 18, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Former student at Castle High School and 2002 graduate of Westfields High School in Virginia. Survived by mother, Brenda Kaanehe; stepfather, Douglas Kaanehe; father, Carl-Denis Sr.; brother, Branden Mattos-Anoina; grandparents. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6:15 p.m. Aloha attire. Lei only.
KAMADO OSHIRO, 98, of Kane'ohe, died Jan. 24, 2003. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Survived by son, Yasuo; daughters, Hatsue Tengan, Fumiko Arakaki, Betty Ikehara and Jane Young; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four brothers; two sisters. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
Sister M. DATIVA "EUPHEMIA" PADILLA, recently of Kalaupapa, Moloka'i, died Jan. 31, 2003. A nurse; retired Kalaupapa Care Home assistant supervisor; and named one of Catholic Charities' "Island Treasures," 2002. Survived by brothers, Vicente, Alfredo, Aurilia, Santos, Raymond, George and Charles; sister, Cralina Tacderan. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Convent, 2715 Pamoa Road; Mass noon; burial 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Donations to Sisters of St. Francis Retirement Fund, 2715 Pamoa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822; St. Francis Church, Kalaupapa, Moloka'i, HI 96742; or St. Francis Hospice, 24 Pu'iwa Road, Honolulu, HI 96817. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
BEN PAZ PILAR, 92, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 30, 2003. Born in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by daughter, Dolores Dahler; brothers, Magdalino and Anastacio; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, Wai'anae; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11:15 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
WILLIAM "BONSAN" HIDEO SAWADA, 75, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 1, 2003. Born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai'i. Retired Orchid Isle Auto Center, Hilo, assistant service manager. Survived by wife, Sayoko; son, Noel; daughter, Karen Meguro; brothers, Masayuki and James; sister, Toshie Hayashi; five grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
DOUGLAS S.K. SHIN, 76, of Honolulu, died Jan. 26, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Kane'ohe Marine Corps Base. Survived by wife, Jean; stepson, Rodney Fujiyama; stepdaughter, Susan Nakashima; seven grandchildren; sister, Leatrice Yang; brothers, Paul and Stanley. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 5 p.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.
PAUL STEFFAN, 77, of Waikiki, died Jan. 31, 2003. Born in Los Angeles. Longtime aerospace engineer. Survived by son, Mark; daughter, Tammy; two grandchildren. No service.
DONALD YASUNOBU TAKUSHI, 78, of Kihei, Maui, died Jan. 31, 2003. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. Survived by wife, Grace; sons, Ronald, Lance and Eric; daughter, Sandra Satsuma; six grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; reception to follow; inurnment 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
LLOYD KENJI TOYAMA, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 27, 2003. Born in Ho-nolulu. Retired auto painter for Aloha Motors. Survived by wife, Mitsuko; sons, Rodney and Carlon; brothers, Fred, David and Mack; sister, Jane Higa. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
KIKUE TSUHA, 81, of Papa'ikou, Hawai'i, died Feb. 2, 2003. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. A housewife; and Hakalau Plantation Store cashier/clerk. Survived by husband, Seihan; daughter, Gail Maesato; sons, Myron and Tracy; brothers, Roy and Takeo Shimabukuro; sister, Kiyoko Yanagawa; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Honomu Hongwanji Mission; service 3 p.m. Inurnment later. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
HERBERT UYEHARA, 71, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 15, 2003. No known survivors. No service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
RICHARD H. WASSON, 51, of Ocean View, Hawai'i, died Jan. 9, 2003. Born in Florida. A carpenter and mechanic. No known survivors. Private service at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
YOSHITO YANAGAWA, 91, of Lahaina, Maui, died Jan. 29, 2003. Born in Lahaina. General mechanic at Pioneer Mill Company. Survived by wife, Yoshiko; sons, Carol and Ralph; daughter, Grace Fuentes; grandchild; brother, Toichi. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
HELEN TOYOKO YONASHIRO, 83, of Honolulu, died Jan. 31, 2003. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired owner of Kapahulu Coffee Shop. Survived by husband, Shinei; sons, Stanley and Roy; two grandchildren; brother, Jessie Higa; sisters, Sachiko Teruya and Betsy Colobung. Service 2 p.m Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
