Posted on: Friday, January 3, 2003

Obituaries

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ROBERT S. BRIGHT, 71, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 25, 2002. Born in Hilo. A land surveyor for the state of Hawai'i in Hilo. Also employed by a private land surveyor. Survived by wife, Janice; sons, Terry and Dennis; stepchildren, Kim Murphy, Kevin Murphy and Janiece Price; brothers, James, Ronald and Wallace; sisters, Leilani Aguiar and Judy Pereira; three grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; two great-stepgrandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary; graveside service 10 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

EVAN WAH CHU CHONG, 84, of Honolulu, died Nov. 28, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired computer programmer at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by daughter, Yvonne Siko; two grandchildren; brothers, Harry and Nelson; sisters, Amy Ching and Lauretta Saito. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

ESAU TELEKALAFI FONONGA, 22, of Lahaina, Maui, died Dec. 25, 2002. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Worked for family business cleaning restaurants. Survived by father, Moahengi; mother, Losa; sisters, Fipe, Tupou and Malia; grandmother, Tongovua. Overnight vigil 6 p.m. Sunday at United Methodist Church in Honolua; service 10 p.m. Service also 8:30 a.m. Monday at the church; burial 10 a.m. at Pu'uehuehu Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

ERNEST MINORU FUKUDA, 66, of Honolulu, died Dec. 20, 2002. Born in Lompoc, Calif. A tour driver. Survived by son, Jason; daughter, Darlene; five grandchildren; brothers, Robert, Calvin, Ronald and Michael; sisters, Nancy Hayashida and Joyce Salmon. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

JOSEPH "PAKE" KALANI HATCHIE JR., 73, of Honolulu, died Dec. 23, 2002. A staff sergeant retired from the U.S. Air Force. Survived by sons, John, Joseph III, Raymond and Stanley; daughters, Rachel Kaneshiro and Michelle Perez; brothers, James and Andrew Sr.; sisters, Margaret Hatchie, Ruby Kaaihue and Gladiola Schneider; 19 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Committal service 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire.

BOYD HIGASHI, 46, of Kapahi, Kaua'i, died Dec. 30, 2002. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A Federal Express carrier. Survived by son, Chavis; daughter, Brandi; parents, Harry Sr. and Patsy; brothers, Harry Jr. and Buddy; sisters, Lynn Ajimura-Lee, Gail Chun, Karen Alapai and Amanda Higashi. Service over the ashes 4 p.m. tomorrow at Lihu'e Hongwanji. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

SARAH KELA ISRAEL, 78, of Mililani, died Dec. 25, 2002. Born in South Kona, Hawai'i. A retired taxi driver. Survived by sons, Samuel Kroger, Carlos and Louis Fisher, George Israel Jr. and Lorrin Israel; daughters, Kela Caldwell, Delphine Hostetter and Simone Barboza; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Lorrin Nahinu; sisters, Amy Oliveira, Helen White and Cecilia Cornelio. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6 p.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

ROBERT SHINOBU KIKAWA, 81, of Honolulu, died Dec. 28, 2002. Born in Honolulu. A retired optometrist for Kikawa, Terada, Matsuyama O.D. Member of the 442nd Infantry Battalion. Survived by wife, Beatrice; son, Daniel; daughters, Gail McConnell, Robyn Kam and Linda Tatsuno; eight grandchildren; brother, James; sister, Betty Ogami. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

FRANK W.C. LOO, a colorful politician and a tireless advocate for his constituents who became well-known for his infamous scuffles with a fellow Honolulu City Council member and a female self-defense expert, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was 80. Survived by his wife, Florence; sons, Frank, John and Brian; daughters, Claire Loo Nakatsuka and Lianne Chan; brothers, Bill, Herbert, George, Henry, Abraham and Ralph; sisters, Lily Loo, Vicky Loo, Elsie Hu, Shirley Loo, and Janet Loo; and nine grandchildren. Visitation from 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; service at 6:30 p.m. Donations may be made to the Frank W.C. Loo Perpetual Scholarship Fund at Saint Louis School.

ICASIANO "MARTY" IGONIGON MARTELINO, 75, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 21, 2002. Born in the Philippines. A journeyman mechanic retired from Honolulu Ford. Survived by wife, Mokihana; daughter, Melinda Alexander; two grandsons; brothers, Francisco and Constantino IgonIgon; sister, Dionisia Ibutnandi. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

HANNAH KAILIHIWA MIZUMOTO, 78, of NŒnŒkuli, died Dec. 25, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Dennis Medeiros Sr. and Lionel Medeiros; daughters, Sheilah Kalima, Georgieann Keiki, Darlene Rosolowich and Cheryl Morris; brother, John Davis Jr.; sisters, Kealoha "Eleanor" Hoomanawanui and Alice Mua Davis-Carson; 25 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rita Church; Mass 10:30 a.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

MABEL CHIZUKO NAKAGAWA, 71, of Honolulu, died Dec. 28, 2002. Born in Lana'i City, Lana'i. A retired state employee. Survived by daughter, Susan Maja; sons, Kenneth, Melvin and Gary; brothers, Iwao, Tetsuo and Richard Kawakami; four grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

KURT KEN NISHIMOTO, 51, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Employee for the state Department of Defense. Survived by parents, Karl and Eva; sisters, Yvonne Tanaka and Carla; brother, Erik. Private service held. No flowers and monetary gifts. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

JUNE KEALIKOOKALEHUA NUUANU, 60, of Nanakuli, died Dec. 24, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Former school bus driver for Central Transportation, and bowler with Hauoli Kolohe Hawaiian Bowling League. Survived by father, Anthony Nuuanu; brothers, Theodore Sr., Joseph, Abe, Henry, Paul and Timothy Nuuanu; sisters, Libby Bicoy, Charmaine Kaawa, Wilma Nauka, Annie Kuakini, Veronica Kalilikane, Toni Nuuanu, Pauline Morante, Virginia Chuberko and Genevieve Nuuanu. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Scattering of ashes 10 a.m. Sunday at Nanakuli Beach.

ALFRED HOMELANI OLIVA SR., 59, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 27, 2002. Born in Honolulu. An Aloha Petroleum gasoline station cashier in Wai'anae. Survived by sons, Alfred Jr. and Kinsley Kahumoku; daughters, Tammy Matautia and Mechelle Uyeda; seven grandchildren; mother, Miriam; brothers, Hilarion Jr., Arthur, Wilson, Wallace, Danson, Westley and Weston. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

RICHARD JOHN PAIVA, 72, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of Hakalau, Hawai'i, died Dec. 21, 2002. Born in Hakalau. A construction supervisor for the former Hilo Coast Processing Company. Survived by sons, Bryan, Myles "Ricky," Morris and Thaddeus "Ted"; daughter, Renette "Lisa" Ah Yo; brother, Moses; sisters, Hazel Langsi, Eleanor Segovia and Genevieve Nishi; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 12:15 p.m. Casual attire.

SOLOMON "TOLO" LEIALOHA ROBINS, 57, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 20, 2002. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the state Department of Transportation Highway Division Wai'anae yard as a truck driver. Survived by wife, Shirleen; sons, Saul Robins, Arthur Nahina Jr. and Solomon Nahina; daughter, Anela; two grandchildren; parents, Harry and Dorothy; sisters, Thelma Robello, Albertha Tavares III, Shelley Mahoe and Harrilyn Robello. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire.

ADELA G. SANIDAD, 77, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 26, 2002. Born in Carmona, Cavite, Philippines. A physician retired from Kaiser Permanente Medical Group. Survived by sons, Jose and Edward; daughter, Delia Murphy; three grandchildren; brothers, Frederico Garduque and Eduardo Cabanillas; sisters, Adoracion Magallanes and Salvacion Garduque. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Jan. 18 at Our Lady of Good Counsel; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

KENNETH EDWARD SKILLEN, 79, of Honolulu, died Dec. 24, 2002. Born in Washington state. A retired electrician for IBEW. Survived by wife, Barbara; son, Charles; stepsons, Paul and Michael Steele; daughters, Sandra Keeley and Jewel Hurley; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; stepgrandchild; brother, Duane; sisters, Bonita George and Joy Forsberg. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

LARRY SEIKICHI TERUYA, 69, of Honolulu, died Dec. 31, 2002. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. A chef for Wisteria. Survived by wife, Jean; son, Michael; daughters, Janice Ohisa and Roxanne Yoshida; two grandchildren; brother, Tamotsu; sisters, Yoneko Teruya and Jean Okuma. Service 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

MANABU UMOTO, 85, of Honolulu, died Dec. 27, 2002. Born in Pa'auilo, Hawai'i. A sales agent retired from Oceanic Cable. Survived by wife, Hideko; sons, Guy, Brian and Jay; daughter, Lydia Munnerlyn; four grandchildren; sisters, Sawako Sakaguchi, Hanami Umoto, Suemi Kusao and Kazuko Salbeda. Service noon tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JACK W. WOLTMAN, 81, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 25, 2002. Born in Clovis, N.M. A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. A miniature orchid hybridizer. Survived by wife, Nancy; sons, Michael and David Talock; daughters, Julia Zeek, Reshela DuPuis and Linda Trisciuzzi; three grandchildren; a great-grandson; sister, Faye Fox. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery chapel; service 6 p.m. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

AYAKO YANAGIHARA, 88, of Honolulu, died Dec. 16, 2002. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Member of Jodo Mission of Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Bertram, Carl and Gene; daughter, Amy Gushiken; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Michiko Shinohara. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.