Posted on: Tuesday, July 29, 2003

Obituaries

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PEDRO BITONIO ALFORO, 95, of Honolulu, died July 16, 2003. Born in Rancho Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by wife, Leoncia; daughter, Maria Bulseco; sons, Manuel and Severino; 16 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church; Mass 8:30 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

MANABU AOYAMA, 82, of Lahaina, Maui, died July 20, 2003. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Supermarket butcher/cook. Survived by brothers, "Chic", Shigeru, Herbert and Mutsuo; sisters, Tsukie Oshiro and Geraldine Aoyama. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

ROBIN WILLIAM KAWAILANI APANA, 55, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 19, 2003. Born in Honolulu. An employee at Hawaiian Housewares Ltd. Survived by brother, Haven; two nieces; stepfather, William "Billy" Mowat; stepbrothers, Carl and Bill Mowat; stepsisters, Barbara "Bobby Jo" Angelo and Gayla Mowat. Service 4 p.m. tomorrow at Waikiki Beach, diamondhead of The Wall; scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

HELEN LUIA CABRAL, 79, of Wai'anae, died July 20, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Hickam Air Force Base headquarters housekeeper. Survived by sons, Frank and George; daughters, Helen Quizon and Barbara Lopes; sisters, Katherine Namahoe, Rosalani Alama and Josephine Urcia; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Waianae Sacred Heart Church; Mass 10 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

LAURENCE "LARRY" CALLAN, P.H.D./J.D.D, 71, died July 24, 2003. Born in Chicago, Ill. Retired health professional and former University of Hawai'i professor. Survived by sons, Sean, Peter, Timothy, Mark and Christopher; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Patrick. Family visitation 8:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; public visitation 9 a.m.; Mass 10 a.m. Inurnment with military honors 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Tax deductible contributions may be made to L. Brian Callan Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo #1353834142. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FELISA CALAOAGAN CAPILI, 71, of Waipahu, died July 23, 2003. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Alfredo; sons, Orlino, Arthur, Conrado and Danny; daughters, Susan, Ludy Castrence, Teresita Ancheta and Mila Dela Cruz; sisters, Marina Mateo and Adelaida Dela Cruz; 15 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

LINDA C. CHOCK, 63, of Honolulu, died July 9, 2003. Born in Macao, China. Survived by husband, James; daughters, Christina Quick and Jennifer; sons, Jonathan and David; mother, Winifred Chun; brother, Edwin Chun; Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

MILDRED KAU MOI ENG, 82, of San Francisco, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died July 19, 2003. A 1939 McKinley High School graduate. Survived by children, Dennis and Randy Eng and Gwen Kelly; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; sisters, Betty Kamsat, Violet Chang and Sadie Pang. Service held in San Francisco. Arrangements by Green Street Mortuary, San Francisco.

ROBERT YUEN SEONG LIU, 85, of Honolulu, died July 11, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired Kapiolani Hospital dining room employee. Survived by brothers, Sam, Calvin and George; sisters, Dora Kraul and Blossom Butler. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service noon; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

AMPARO "PARING" LAPITAN LUCERO, 81, of Manoa, died July 19, 2003. Born in Farola, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Sheraton Waikiki Hotel employee. Survived by sons, Noberto and Jerry; daughter, Percy; five grandchildren; brothers, Jose and Vicente Lapitan; sister, Carmen Fabro. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth's Church, 'Aiea; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

LARRY HIDEO NAKAMA, 82, of Honolulu, died July 22, 2003. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired owner and chef, Makaha Valley Country Club and Olomana Golf Links Restaurant. Survived by wife, Ruby; son, Lloyd; daughters, Joan Okumura, Eloise Nakama and Hilma Fujimoto; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; brothers, Robert, Noboru and Sueo; sisters, Haruko Kaneshiro, Shizuko Masaki, Itoyo Uejo and Florence Igarashi. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

VINH THI NGUYEN, 74, of Wailuku, Maui, died July 27, 2003. Born in Vietnam. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Ngoc and Toan; daughters, Lai Thi, Yen Thi and Lan Thi; two brothers in Vietnam; grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Church,Wailuku; Mass 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

JAMES MASAO ONUMA, 79, of Honolulu, died July 19, 2003. Born in Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard shipfitter with 35 years of service. Survived by sons, Allen, Gerald and Terrance; two grandchildren; sisters, Stella Samson, Margaret Shinsato, Grace Tamamoto and Edna Nakata. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

SARAH KALIKO PALAKIKO, 74, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died July 20, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired Iroquois Point Elementary School cafeteria worker. Survived by husband, Samson; sons, Samson Yau, Randall Hu, Clayton Chow and Fenton Lum; daughters, Elizabeth Kalama, Kuuipo Julius, Sybil Kanae, Georgian Chow, Rosalind Lan, Chanel Chow and Dee Chin; hanai son, Herman Navarro; brothers, Samuel Keoho and George Keoho Jr.; sister, Katie Moa; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation 7 to 9 a.m. Friday at Kona Gospel Chapel, Nani Kupuna Place, Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai'i; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery, Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway (mile marker 89), Kailua, Kona. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

THOMAS P. PIGA JR., 47, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 25, 2003. Born in Pahala, Hawai'i. Construction worker for Archie Kaawa Construction Co. Survived by sons, Nobu Shimaoka and Thomas Taitano; daughters, Kathy Williams, Tomalin Dasala and Angelina Phillips; brothers, Richard Cadaoas, and George, Richard, James and John Quintal; sisters, Pearly Pa, Mary Jane Oliveira, Barbara Hashimoto, Maybelle Okanishi, Pearl Quintal, Lizzie Quintal, Panzie Quintal, Rose Ramos, Angie Cardines and Linda Kaliawa; six grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 12:15 p.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

NORIC ANCHETA RABAGO, 24, of Waialua, died July 9, 2003. Born in Wahiawa. Employed at Larry's Discount Muffler Wheel & Tire of Waipahu. Survived by sons, Sheighden and Rex; mother of his sons, Sheila Untalan; parents, Ricardo and Cirila ; brothers, Eric and Norman; grandmothers, Delia Ancheta and Flora. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Michael Church, Waialua; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; prayer service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

TSUTOMU "TOMU" SAKUMA, 70, of Pa'auilo, Hawai'i, died July 23, 2003. Born in Lana'i City, Lana'i. Grounds-keeper for the Waikoloa Development Co. Survived by wife, Thelma; son, Alton; daughters, Debbie Hokama and Jan Mitsuda; brothers, William, Yasu, Tsuyoshi and Yoshi; sister, Evelyn Nagano; six grandchildren. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

SATORU SASADA, 95, of Kahului, Maui, died July 10, 2003. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Retired warehouseman. Survived by wife, Matsuno; brother, Kenneth Fukuda. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

ITSUNO TAMANAHA, 84, of Honolulu, died July 20, 2003. Born in Kahalu'u. Retired seamstress. Survived by son, Alvin; daughters, Edith Hashimoto, Joyce Watanabe and Pat Ishiara; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Mitsue Matsuda, Nancy Nakaya and Violet Ogawa. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; inurnment 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MITO TAMASHIRO, 91, of Honolulu, died July 14, 2003. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired custodian for Hanahauoli School. Survived by sons, Warren, Walter, Roy and Wallace; daughter, Nancy Ikehara; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Shigeo; sister, Kiyo Matsuda. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

GISEI "CHINA" TOMIYASU, 81, of Wai'anae, died July 21, 2003. Born in Kaiwiki, South Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired Gem Construction Co. carpenter. Survived by wife, Yoshie; son, Patrick; brothers, Mike and Dennis; sister, Momoe Morioka. Visitation has been changed to 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

ETHEL NORIKO TSUTSUMI, 89, of Waialua, died July 24, 2003. Survived by son, Wilfred; daughters, Eleanor Tamanaha, Nora Anzai and Janet Tayasu; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brothers, Mike and Harold Imasaka; sister, Jean Hayashi. Service 6 p.m. Saturday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel. No flowers or monetary donations. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

NARDING VIDAD, 50, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 15, 2003. Born in Flora Kalinga Apayao, Philippines. Self-employed ginger farmer. Former employee of Hawaii Sugar Planters Association. Survived by wife, Celestina "Sally"; daughter, Lisa DeMotta; sons, Sherween and Alan; grandsons, Jonathan DeMotta and Adryan Vidad. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

GEORGE SHIZUKA "SIZER" YAMADA, 90, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2003. Born in Kipu, Kaua'i. Retired purchasing clerk for AMFAC. Survived by daughter, Ardath Akutagawa; grandchildren, Rick and Raine Akutagawa; half-sister, Sumako Murakami. Service 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary, East Chapel. No flowers.

MARY MACHADO YANNELL, 100, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Member of Young Ladies Institute. Survived by sons, Stanley and Howard; brother, Frank Machado; seven grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Wilder Ave.; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

SUMIE YONEMURA, 91, of Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai'i, died July 21, 2003. Born in Kealakekua. Retired coffee farmer. Survived by son, Larry; daughters, Irene Omori and Gladys Kunitomo; sisters, Namie Nishimura, Asako Kawasaki, Sueko Yamauchi and Lillian Fujimoto; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Service held. No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.