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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, February 24, 2003

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.

MARCIANO FERRER AQUINO, 74, of Honolulu, died Feb. 15, 2003. Born in San Narciso, Philippines. Retired Kaiser Permanente surgeon. Survived by wife, Jane; daughters, Jennifer, Lori and Suzanne; son, Robert; brothers, Vicente and Ramon; sisters, Aida Mc-Keen, Corazon Roces and Miriam Rosel; five grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

CLAUDIO B. BADUA, 80, of Waipahu, died Feb. 9, 2003. Born in the Philippines. Retired city security guard. Survived by wife, Josefina; sons, Ferdinand and Oliver-Velmark; daughter, Paz Linda Sales; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Eliseo, Jacinto and Ernesto. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

HUMPHREY YAU GUN CHANG, 90, of Honolulu, died Feb. 11, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Postal Service employee. Survived by brothers, Jack, Dr. Gordon and Dr. Thomas; sisters, May Blossom Wilkinson. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. today at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary Mortuary; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MAUDE ELIZABETH CONANT, 83, of Honolulu, formerly of Wai'anae, died Feb. 16, 2003. Born in Honomu, South Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired Hickam Air Force Base clerk; and Women's Army Corps veteran. Survived by sisters, Lillian Lopes and Ann Raydon; nephew and caregiver, Bradley Drane; grandniece and caregiver, Doris Jackson. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Wai'anae; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

FRANCISCO MORALES GERVACIO, 91, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 15, 2003. A retired vegetable farmer. Survived by brothers, Silvestre and Braulio; sister, Maria Castillo. Visitation 8 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Windward Mortuary (grounds at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary); service 9 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

WILLIAM "BILLY BROWN" GOMES, 69, of Kailua, died Feb. 17, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Bay View Restaurant manager, and Thalia's Restaurant host. Survived by brother, Nathan Brown; mother, mary Brown; caregivers, Millie Morgan, Tammy Fujimoto and Monica Cobb-Adams. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery chapel; service 10 a.m.; inurnment to follow at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

BELAH "BILL" NELSBREN HANNA JR., 74, of Kailua, died Feb. 16, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Bill's Crane Service. Survived by wife, Mary; sisters, Helen Carvalho, Jean DeLuze and Dorothy Mounts; nephews and nieces. Visitation 8 to 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kailua; Mass 9 a.m.; inurnment 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MARIA HECKENDORF, 73, of Honolulu, died Feb. 18, 2003. Born in Munich, Germany. Retired underwriter with Fireman's Fund and Pioneer Savings insurance companies. Survived by brother, Manfred Lechner. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; memorial service 10:30 a.m. Casual attire.

DAVID KAOWILI SR., 79, of Waipahu, died Feb. 21, 2003. Retired auto mechanic. Survived by sons, David Jr. and Godfrey; daughters, Corrine Hill, Davene Aughenbaugh, Memory Kumukoa-Pesamino, Alma-Gay Gibson, Amber and Robin; 29 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; brother, Stephen. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Thursday at Windward Mortuary (grounds of Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary); service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

CHERYL KIKUYE KOHASHI-DOMZALSKI, 47, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 15, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, David; mother, Helen Kohashi; brother, the Rev. Nathan Kohashi. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hope Chapel, Kane'ohe; service noon; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

ELEANOR KIM HOW MAU, 82, of Honolulu, died Feb. 5, 2003. Born in 'Aiea. Member of the Mau Club of Hawai'i. Survived by son, Clarence; daughter, Patricia Rose; brothers, Charles, Robert, Howard, Mitch, George and Kenneth Kam; sisters, Helen Ho and Annie Chang; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

JOHN "JACK" JOSEPH NAPUAOKALANI SPRINGER SR., 76, of Kalaoa, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 15, 2003. Born in Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i. Retired manager of the former Pacific Empress, Kona Palms, King Kamehameha and Kona Hukilau hotels. Survived by son, Napua; three grandchildren; brother, Sidney; sisters, Mary Jo Sousa and Theresa Hohu. Service 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Kailua, Kona. Mass 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church; burial of urn to follow in church cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Kona.

GLORIA UME SUEHIRO, 80, of Honolulu, died Feb. 18, 2003. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Hiromi; sisters, Esther Kaneko, Haru Capewell, Masa-ko Matsuura, Gladys Brown and Irene Fujiwara. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. No flowers. Casual attire.

KIKUO "PLAT" SUMIMOTO, 83, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 14, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired Hawaiian Reinforcing Steel Co. steel worker. Survived by wife, Chiyoko; sons, Morgan and Tracy; brothers, Bing, Kenneth and Wallace; sisters, Laura Harano, Doris Sumimoto and Kazue Kaide. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

THOMAS SUSUMU UYEDA, 96, of Honolulu, died Feb. 10, 2003. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired state plant quarantine inspector, and manager, Alice K. Uyeda Nursery. Survived by sons, Lincoln, Jefferson and Jackson; daughters, June Ikezawa, Leilani Uyeda Ueda and Frances Kashinoki; eight grandchildren; sister, Takako Narimatsu. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

EVELYN SUSANNA VILLASOR, 70, of Waialua, died Feb. 9, 2003. Born in Sacramento, Calif. Survived by brother, Franklin Lagura; sisters, Alice Evangelista, Corrine Kline and Colleen Delmar. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Michael Church, Waialua; memorial service 6 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

JOHNETTE "CHONA" "JOHN" WATSON, 40, of Honolulu, died Feb. 12, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A cable manufacturing assembler. Survived by son, Bryson Foster; daughters, Pikake, Chassidy and Brittney; two grandchildren; father, Preston Sr.; brother, Preston Jr.; sisters, Ipo Watson-Kaluhi-okalani, Prestina Louis, Sherrie Foster, Prestori Solis, Malia-Lehua Foster and Trini Ortiz. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 1:30 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

STANLEY MITSUYUKI YAMANAKA, 71, of 'Aiea, died Feb. 17, 2003. Former vice president, Ty's Office Supplies. Survived by son, Mark; brothers, Kenneth and Ralph; sister, Mildred Ikeda. Memorial service 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.