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.
CHARLES SCOTT BOUSLOG, who retired in 1974 as an English professor at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, died June 13 at St. FrancisiWest Hospice. He was 91. See story.
HAROLD "JAKE" J. CHAMBERS, 63, of Mililani, died June 22, 2003. Born in Natural Steps, Ark. Retired meat inspector with the U.S.D.A. Retired U.S. Navy E9. Survived by wife, Merlin; sons, Harold "Bucky" Jr. and James; daughters, Stacey Sexton and Kelly Chun; brothers, Royce "Lonnie," Russell "Buck" and Steve; sisters, Sybil Grady, Paula Fondren and Patsy Moody; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
JAMES AH CHEONG CHEE, 83, of Honolulu, died June 27, 2003. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired general contractor; and First Assembly of God Church board of directors member. Survived by wife, Bernice; sons, James and Jeffrey; daughter, Henrietta Clemons; 11 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; brother, Gabriel Kaaiawahia; sister, Theresa Hong. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church; service 10 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Flowers welcomed. Aloha attire.
SUEN FONG CHONG, 86, of Honolulu, died June 28, 2003. Born in China. Retired Young's Fish Market fish preparer. Survived by brothers, Kai Wong Tam and Kai Mo Tam. Visitation for Taoist service 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; burial 12:45 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
FELISA CABACUNGAN CONSTANTINO, 80, of Wailuku, Maui, died June 27, 2003. Born in the Philippines. Pantry worker at the Intercontinental Hotel. Survived by daughter, Norma Visitacion; son, Patrick; sisters, Primitiva Leamelo, Mary Guerrero, Dominga Yadao, Miriam Dionice and Tina Aguinaldo; brothers, Alfred, Regino and Edward Cabacungan; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at St. Anthony Catholic Church; service 7 p.m. Mass 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
ROBERT CLEMENT KAIHIKAPUONALANI CROWELL, 73, of Wahiawa, died June 26, 2003. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired U.S. Air Force supply sergeant. Survived by wife, Ramona "Midge"; sons, Stephen, Robert, Thomas and Harold; daughters, Jessica Leong, Lucy "Kaui" and Ramona "Bobbi"; brother, Cromwell; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mililani Stake Center; service 11 a.m. to noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.
ROSARIO MENESES DULAY, 93, of Honolulu, died May 1, 2003, Born in Manila, Philippines. Survived by daughters, Remedios Reyes and Corazon Faralli; sons, Florante and Arturo; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
TONY VISAYA ECO, 60, of Waipahu, formerly of Salinas, Calif., died June 12, 2003. Born in Manila, Philippines. Survived by wife, Diane; hanai mother, Paz Medina; sons, Randy, Aaron, Christopher and Joshua; daughter, Debbie Parris; sister, Jeanette Rosa. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11:30 a.m. Casual attire.
KIMIYO EGAWA, 92, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 15, 2003. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired registered nurse. Survived by daughters, Elaine Hamada and Barbara Okahara; brothers, Sakaru and Hiroshi Kohashi; sister, Hanako Murasaki; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
KAHALA-O-MAPUANA RANDEE SANBORN FERNANDEZ, 24, of Kane'ohe, died June 28, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Outrigger Canoe Club and Nuuanu YMCA employee. Survived by father, Randy; mother, Debbie; sisters, Kehau Cheng and Leila Rosales; brothers, Lokahi and Makena; grandparents, Ralph and Edith Sanborn. Visitation 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday at The Kamehameha Schools, Kapalama campus, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel; service 4 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
CLARA TERESA HARPER, 82, of Kihei, Maui, died June 27, 2003. Born in New York. An accountant. Survived by husband. Lawrence; daughter, Linda Martin; granddaughter; brother, Gustave Weiss. No service. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
ROBERT KAZUMASA HIRATA, 67, of Honolulu, died June 18, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Former aircraft mechanic for Japan Airlines and Swissport Corp. Survived by wife, Kay; daughters, Ednie Chang and Erin Latty; sister, Elaine Shimabuku. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
MARGARET KINORES, 68, of 'Oma'o, Kaua'i, died June 26, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Janitor at Wilcox School. Survived by caregiver, Lily Jaggers; brothers, Peter and Raymond; sister, Lucille Ayala; stepsisters and stepbrothers, Walter Bacio Sr., David Pasciyo, Joann Quiocho, Gary and Dennis Bacio and Donna Igaya. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
MARY AGAO KUMAI, 71, of Wai'anae, died June 29, 2003. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by husband, Samuel Jr.; sons, Samuel III and David; daughter, Suzanna; sisters, Felipa Trotta, Susannah Ellenberg, Francisca Rapozo, Elizabeth Vellalos, Gloria Ibia, Linda Ferrera and Patricia Ferrara; brothers, Simeon and Gabriel Agao; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 10 a.m. July 9 at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
STEPHEN JOSEPH MARKO, 87, of Honolulu, died June 29, 2003. Born in McAdoo, Pa. Retired survival equipment foreman at Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by wife, Evelyn; daughters, Nina Wooster and Mary Marko; sisters, Elizabeth Payer and Agnes Gabriel; two grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
MARIAN JEAN MERRICK, 79, of Lahaina, Maui, died June 27, 2003. Born in England. Costumer in the motion picture industry. Survived by daughter, Dona Early; son, Jay; sister, Dorothy Grover. No service. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
KAZUMI MORINAGA, 87, of Waimea, Hawai'i, died June 13, 2003. Born in Waipahu. Mass Transit Lines bus driver dispatcher. Survived by wife, Chiyo; son, Marc; daughter, Susan; brothers, Ernest and Takeo; sisters, Kathleen Torigoe, Jane Miyashiro and Barbara Morris; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
DOO UI OH, 82, of Honolulu, died June 25, 2003. Born in Ponghang City, South Korea. A homemaker. Survived by son, Jang Bok; daughters, Kook Ja An, Angela Ho and Bunki Lee; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
FILOMENA NICOLAS RAZOS, 83, of Kilauea, Kaua'i, died June 25, 2003. Born in the Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by son, Hipolito; daughters, Rosita and Carmelita Razos, and Leonarda Billwayen; five grandchildren; sister, Herminia Molina. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at St. Sylvester Catholic Church; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at the church cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
GIBO "GILBERT" PAUL ROMERO, 53, of Honolulu, died June 27, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired electrician. Survived by wife, Denise Hirayama-Romero; sons, Brandon Fergerstrom, and Alexander and Marcus; daughters, Tanya and Gina Romero, and Shawn Naipo; father, Rudolph; mother, Alexandria Gonzales; brother, Victor Romero and David Ruiz; sister, Carol Liu; three grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m.; cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes later. No flowers. Casual attire.
JESSE O. SPARKS, 63, of Honolulu, died June 21, 2003. Born in Kentucky. Retired bird breeder; Vietnam War combat wounded. Survived by partner, Richard Towill; sisters, Juanita Mullins and Mattie Garrett. No service. Donations to Hawaii Opera Theatre or Hawaiian Humane Society. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
ADRIAN ST. JOHN III, 59, of Honolulu, died June 22, 2003. Born in Edgewood Arsenal Army Base, Md. Bekins Hawaiian Movers operations manager. Survived by sons, Scott and Tony; two grandchildren; father, Maj. Gen. Adrian II; brother, Brian. Visitation 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 5 p.m.; burial 11 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
EDWARD SCOTT "KIMO" TORRES, 34, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died June 21, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Kona Hawaiian Village landscaper and maintenance engineer. Survived by father, Rodney; mother, Cynthia Nazara; son, Edward; daughters, Kahealani, Cindy, Alohi and Lehua; brothers, Rodney Jr., Anthony, Patrick, Ronny, Steven and Jessie; sisters, Belinda, Patricia and Rhodalynn; grandmother, Malaea Tolentino. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Mauna Ziona Church, Hawai'i; service 11:30 a.m. Arrangements by West Hawaii Mortuary, Kona Branch.
CLARICE SADAKO YAMAMOTO, 71, of Kane'ohe, died June 26, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired vice president of Central Pacific Bank. Survived by husband, Patrick; son, Clifton II; daughter, Larrin Ohye; four grandchildren; mother, Lily Iwahiro; brothers, George and Edward Iwahiro. Visitation 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Casual attire.
MAILI FROST YARDLEY, 86, of Lawa'i, Kaua'i, died June 28, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Longtime Advertiser food columnist, author and Hawaiiana expert. Survived by husband, Paul; daughters, Laura and Louli; son, William "Frosty"; sister, Kina Fields; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service 5 p.m. Saturday at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Lihu'e; reception to follow. O'ahu service pending. Donations to Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, St. Michael Episcopal Church, or Hawaii Preparatory Academy. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
MITSUE "BETTY" YOSHIMURA, 85, of Honolulu, formerly of Hale'iwa, died June 4, 2003. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. Retired seamstress for H. Miura Store. Survived by nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.