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.

CAROLYN RUTH ASKEW, 55, of Honolulu, died July 7, 2003. Born in Edenton, N.C. Survived by daughters, Brenda and Laura; three grandchildren; brothers, Walter Jr. and Thomas; sister, Betty. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MAURA VALMOJA BARBADELLO, 84, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 5, 2003. Born in Lapog, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by daughters , Leonora "Nora" Edgar and Magdalena Pano-Mondido; caregiver, Hope Mawae; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchild. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. George's Catholic Church, Waimanalo; Mass 10:30 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

JAIME CABALO, SR. 69, of Kahului, Maui died July 11, 2003. Born in Pu'ukoli'i, Maui. Security guard at Hyatt Regency hotel. Survived by wife, Margarita; son, Jaime Jr.; brother, Phil; sisters, Marie Alboro and Lala Enfield; three grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 1 p.m.; burial 2 p.m, at Maui Memorial Park.

DARREL GERARD DEHART, 56, of Wailuku, Maui, died July 1, 2003. Born in Washington. Self-employed mason. Survived by wife, Kathleen; sons, Adam and Christian Miller; daughters, Melissa Platiro, Nicole Fujishiro and La'akea; two grandchildren; brother, Roy. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

ANNIE "LANI" "PAAHAO" MAHEALANI FAGA, 56, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 7, 2003. Formerly employed at John Mullen & Company. Survived by husband, William; stepson, William Jr.; two grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church; Mass 11:15 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HARRY PUI FONG, 80, of Honolulu, died July 5, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A Lanakila Marine sales representative. Survived by wife, Ilse "Vera"; sons, Keith Yamada and Scott; daughters, Gayle Suzuki and Debbie Yamada; four grandchildren; brothers, Raymond, Francis, Benjamin and Albert; sister, Clarice Choy; caregiver, Nancy Yamada. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Philomena's Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

IRENE TAVARES GASPER, 81, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 3, 2003. Born in Honomu, Hawai'i. A lifetime member of the Y.L.I. #84 of Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Barbara Gasper Fernandez; grandsons, Kevin and Keith Fernandez; granddaughter, Renee Bee-Thompson; nine great-grandchildren; brother Marion "Sonny" Tavares; sisters, Louise Miller, Joyce Davis, Blanche Pakele and Roz Greenwalt. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today at Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. tomorrow at Good Shepherd Mission Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Homelani Cemetery.

ZALE "JAMES" B. GIFFIN, 53, of Honolulu, died June 22, 2003. Born in Michigan. A teacher at TransPacific Hawaii College. Survived by brothers, Andrew and John. Service 11 a.m. Saturday at Unity Church, Diamond Head. Aloha attire. No flowers; donations to Unity Church Diamond Head. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

WALTER GOMES SR., 84, of Kane'ohe, formerly of Whitmore Village, died July 9, 2003. Born in Kawailoa. A truck driver retired from Hawaiian Pineapple Company. Survived by son, Walter Jr.; daughters, Marilyn Correa, Shirley Eskildsen and Mary Laverne Salvador; sisters, Virgie Llanos and Evelyn Miranda; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service noon; burial to follow at 12:30 p.m. Casual attire.

STEWART ALLEN GREEN, 63, of Honolulu, died July 8, 2003. Born in Honolulu. All American Life Hawaii general agent; retired from air national guard; and owner of several businesses in Hawai'i, on the Mainland and overseas. Survived by mother, Harriet; sisters, Lotus Heltz, Laureen Nascimento, Carolyn Johnson and Kathleen Hanawahine; fiancée, Alice Clay. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

VIOLET KAU'IALOHA KANEAKUA HEE, 91, of Honolulu, died June 16, 2003. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. Retired seamstress for Pacific Laundry. Survived by sons, Henry, Robert and John; daughters, Ruth Kolo, Violet Arakaki, Lucy Wong, Naomi Noeau, Lynette Takayesu and Diane Gushiken; 36 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Thomas "Naha" Kaneakua, Alexander "Alika" Kaneakua and Walter Kaneakua. Visitation 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary east chapel; service 11 a.m. Burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

VIVIAN CHIYOKO HIRAMOTO, 92, of Honolulu, died July 10, 2003. Born in Waimanalo. Washington Intermediate School cook and custodian. Survived by son, Richard; brother, Keijiro Umebayashi; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Shingon Mission of Hawaii. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

FRANK "FRANCIS" JOSEPH LOPES, 76, of Wai'anae, died July 10, 2003. Born in Wai'anae. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 56 pipefitter. Survived by wife, Lillian; sons, Bradley Drane, John Veriato, Frank Jr. and William "Bill"; daughters, Frances "Val" Saragosa, Darlene Puu, Donna Asinsin and Lori Ann; 25 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Rosaria "Honey" Heine. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, Wai'anae; Mass 7 p.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

ROBERT MASAO MAHIAI MAKALII JR., 44, of Waimanalo, died July 8, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Freelance carpenter journeyman. Survived by mother, Lorraine; daughter, Tiare; brothers and sisters, Raene Chong, Dory Hart, Sharon Lono, Janice Cantu, Wilfred Burns, Shirley Ah Yat and Cindy Yamamoto. Visitation 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo; service 12:30 p.m,; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MANNETTE ANN MAZURKI, 56, of Kihei, Maui, died July 14, 2003. Born in California. Survived by mother, Jeannette; sister, Michelle. Private service pending. No flowers; donations to The Actors Fund, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary, Maui.

JAMES "JIMMY" ZENICHI MIYASATO, 64, of Kane'ohe, died July 5, 2003. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired city Maintenance Department employee. Survived by wife, Edith; son, Jay; daughter, Shari Onaga; three grandchildren; brothers, Thomas, Jerry and Danny; sister, Lorraine Fujitani. Service 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; inurnment 11 a.m. Monday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

A beachside service and remembrance ceremony for LAURA LORRAINE HUNT MOORE, 54, formerly of Kailua, who died Aug. 5, 2001, will be held 9 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park, near boat ramp, Lanikai side. Born in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Survived by daughter, Jo-Ann Pearlman; brothers, Chris and Jeffrey Hunt; a granddaughter. Information: (847) 875-0302.

SACHIKO NAKAGAWA, 77, of Kailua, died July 9, 2003. Born in Na'alehu, Hawai'i. Retired accounting clerk for Dole and Castle & Cooke. Survived by husband, Shoichi; son, Paul; daughter, Carol ; two grandchildren; brother, Nobuyuki Sasaki; sisters, Thelma Iwamoto, Mary Osugi, Lily Kojima and Sue Fong. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment 10 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

ALBERT OLAYVAR, 74, of Mililani, died June 28, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Hawaiian Western Steel. Veteran of the U.S. Army 187th ABN RCT. Survived by sons, Gordon and Gregory; daughters, Andrea Muldoon, Cassandra Barayuga and Lori-Ann Baptista; brother, Herbert; sisters, Jan Amans and Virginia Malson; seven grandchildren; hanai 'ohana, Watts family. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Park Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

JAMES "UNCLE" ARCHIE PAIO, 56, of Waimanalo, died June 29, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A maintenance worker for Hawaii Kai Community Retirement Home after retiring from Hawai'i Housing Authority. Survived by brothers, Noah Jr. and Robert; sister, Violet; caregiver, Beatrice Paio. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire.

ERLINDA PITAS RUELOS SORIANO, 87, of Kaumakani, Kaua'i, died July 7, 2003. Born in Ballesteros, Cagagan, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Nardo and Conrad; daughters, Sally Renti Cruz, Conchita Hallingstad, Lillian Duncan and Brenda Riola; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Elpidio Ruelos; sister, Enriqueta Pio; Visitation 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kaumakani; service 2:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

HUGH L. SUTHERLAND, 86, died July 8, 2003. Born in Hilo. A retired U.S. Army sergeant also employed by C. Brewer & Co. as an accountant. Survived by wife, Marion; son, Leith; daughter, Georgina; two grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Hilo; service 12:15 p.m. Casual attire. Burial at Hawai'i Veteran's Cemetery No. 2. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

MIKIO "MIKE" TAKAHASHI, 86, of Honolulu, died July 5, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired Schofield Barracks machinist; and member of the 100th Infantry Battalion. Survived by wife, Beatrice; son, Mitchell; daughter, Joycelyn Lau; three grandchildren; brothers, Rikuo and Shozo; sisters, Hisako Sato, Sarah Hino and Mildred Sakai. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Casual attire.

PAUL YOSHIO TANAKA, 85, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 13, 2003. Born in Kuka'iau, Hawai'i. A boilermaker retired from the former Central Pacific Boiler & Piping Company. Survived by wife, Kay; son, Edwin; daughter, Patricia Shine; brothers, Toshiyuki and Toshiharu; sisters, Kikue Taniguchi and Shizue Ono; three grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

LORI Y. YONAMINE TOM, 46, of Honolulu, died July 6, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Owner of The Travel Boutique. Survived by husband, Paul; parents, Akira and Edith Yonamine; sister, Liane Moriyama. Visitation 5 p.m. today at St. Alban's Chapel, Iolani School; service 6 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

ETIMOA "MOA" FELIPE NELSON APELU UHATAHI-NARDO, infant son of Lolita Oro-Nardo and Kitione Uhatahi, died July 8, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by brothers, Ian Uhatahi-Nardo, Kevin Mercado-Nardo, Kaylen Nardo and Kristian Nardo; sister, Kristina; grandparents, Siua and Mele Fifita; great-grandmother, Faalagilagi Molioo. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Makai Chapel, service 10 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

LAVERN "VERNIE" MAY YAMURA, 60, of Honolulu, died July 3, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, James Jr.; mother Violet Soares; brothers, Joseph Soares Jr. and Curtis Bee; sisters, Yvonne Sanchez, Violet "Vileka" Soares and Katherine Turner; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at United Gospel Fellowship, Mililani; service 7 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.