Obituaries

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MILDRED BOW NGAN LEE, former owner of Chock's TV & Appliance, died May 30. She was 82. See story.

MITSUE ABE, 89, of Pearl City, died May 24, 2003. Born in 'Ewa. Survived by sons, Wilfred and Walter; daughter, Helen Kim and Mary Hudson; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Toshio, Tsutomu and Waichi Kikuta; sisters, Chiyo Kidani, Katsuko "Kay" Kaneshiro and Jean Oshiro. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

ALEJANDRO "SONNY" AQUINO JR., 59, of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died May 26, 2003. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Ordnance technician with Dyna Electron Corp. Survived by wife, Karin; sons, James Sr. and Jason; daughter, Stacy Aquino-Bagain; 12 grandchildren; sisters, Angeline Napulou, Rosita Sanders and Janet Scobell; hanai sister, Janet Cox. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

AMARIS MIYO BAER, infant daughter of Sharon and Kenneth Baer, died May 30, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived also by grandparents, David and Mitsuko Baer and Takako Miyagi. Visitation 6 p.m Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m.

NEMESIO MANDAC CARLOS, 94, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died May 25, 2003. Born in Laog Norte, Philippines. Retired high school custodian. Survived by wife, Mary; son, Robert Arconado; daughters, Evelyn Haygood, Elizabeth Eaton and E. Lynn Spears; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; lunch noon to 2 p.m.; burial 2:30 p.m. at Kaua'i Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

JOSEPHINE "JOJO" ZAMORA HARKE, 58, of Kailua, died May 29, 2003. Born in Guiguinto Bulacaan, Philippines. Self-employed seamstress and owner of Jojo's Creations. Survived by husband, Donald Sr.; son, Donald Jr.; daughter, Athena; grandson, Eddie Kaio Jr. Private service. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

HENRY PRITCHARD "JR" KANOHO, 57, of Anahola, Kaua'i, died June 2, 2003. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired Kapa'a High School security officer. Survived by wife, Robynne; daughter, Debra Bonilla; sons, Rawlin, Henry Jr. and Burl; 12 grandchildren; brothers, Steven, Rawlin "Makalapua" and Harry; sisters, Ruth Goo, Eloise Taniguchi Jr., Leilani Suenaga, Eldean "Ipo" Diggs, Noelani Ornellas, Iwalani Soares and Jacqueline "Manu" Figueria. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.

CHARLES TSURUO KATSUMOTO, 84, of Honolulu, died May 29, 2003. Born in Waiakea, Hawai'i. Retired mason/foreman for James W. Glover. Retired tour guide for Trans Hawaiian Tour Company for 10 years. Survived by wife, Mae; sons, George, Harold and Michael; daughter, Eddie Ellington; two grandchildren; sister, Ayako Nagata. Service 3 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire.

OLIVE JUNE LEINAALA KEPA, 72, of Wai'anae, died May 7, 2003. Born in 'Ewa. President of Wai'anae Charter Lions Club. Survived by sons, Joseph and Alten; daughters Sheila Williams, Debbie Smith, Terrylynn Orsak and Gail; hanai daughters, Mary Coronel, Florence Manuel and Sherlene Kamaka; brother, Christopher Williams; sisters Maude Rice and Lani Rule; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10:15 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

SADAO KISHIMOTO, 73, of Honolulu, died May 24, 2003. Born in the Marshall Islands. Retired self-employed welder. Survived by wife, Shigeko; sons, Takeshi, Tadashi and Masahiro; daughters, Jocelyn Lin Kishimoto and Takako Caballes; six grandchildren; great-grandchild; brothers, Yugiro, Sadaharu, Kiyoshi and Isamu; sisters, Tomiko, Yoshiko Higa and Sachiko Matsuyama. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ROLAND KAMALALAWALU LAA, 68, of Wai'anae, died May 11, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Stacy and Eddie; daughters, Kanani, Rita, Rose "Loke" and Valentina; brothers, Leiai, Ezekiel Kala, Ernest Kala and Donald; sisters, Narcissus Adams and Clerese "Pinky" Bacos; 29 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Casual attire.

ALFONSO F. "SONNY" MARTIN, 77, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died May 31, 2003. Born in Kalaheo. Tug boat captain. Survived by wife, Helen; children, Phyllis Andrade, Valerie Perreira, Wayne, Marilyn and Aileen Endicott; brother, Tony; sister, Frances Luy, Helen Ferreira and Barbara Souza; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church; Mass 11 a.m.; private inurnment at a later date. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

SOPHIE EDITH MCCORMACK, 97, of Honolulu, died May 28, 2003. Born in Mountain View, Hawai'i. Retired school teacher with 40 years of service having last taught at Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School. Widow of the late Arthur "Art" P. McCormack, head of the Hawaiian Humane Society. Survived by son, Gary; daughter, Kathleen O'Connell; three grandchildren; sister, Katherine Durbenuick. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at St. Pius X Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

CHARLOTTE "HOTCHA" MICHAUD, 59, of Honolulu, died May 27, 2003. Born on Maui. Survived by husband, Alex; daughter, Archielyna Winger; son, Reginald Kaai Jr.; father, Ben Samonte Sr.; sisters, Paulette Garalde and Sylvia Merriman; brothers. Ben Samonte Jr. and Lael Samonte; two grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. Sunday at Olomana Gardens in Waimanalo. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

BOB DELA CRUZ MISA, 39, of Waipahu, died May 26, 2003. Born in Subic, Zambales, Philippines. Survived by mother, Josefina; brothers, Wilburn, George and Miller; sisters, Wilma Williams and Lorna. Visitation has been changed to 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

RICHARD IRA MOORE, 59, of Charleston, S.C., died April 20, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Kristine; children, Katherine Parrish, Richard Jr. and Jennifer Cochran; stepson, Evan Guthrie; five grandchildren; mother, Cecily; brother, Robert Jr.; sisters, Carol Warden and Susanna Katsutani. Visitation noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Epiphany Church; service 1 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by James A. McAlister Funeral Home.

NANCY "NANI" PLUNKETT, 89, of Wailuku, Maui, died May 23, 2003. Born in Nahiku, Maui. Retired nurse's aide at Lunalilo Home. Survived by sons, James, Howard, Edward and Leonard; daughter, Lorraine Kenui; brother, Mattson Reeves; 23 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

FELIPE "PHIL" JAVIER SAMSON, 71, of Honolulu, died May 29, 2003. Born in Baybay, Leyte, Philippines. Retired electrical engineer at Marine Corps Base Hawai'i at Kane'ohe. Survived by wife, Carol; son, Philip; daughters, Joy David and Jesselyn Pe; brother, Augustus; sisters, Melody Tuano, Marian, Elsie Deveny and Preciosa DeGuzman; six grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Burial 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

HAROLD BERTRAM SCHWARTZ, 89, of Honolulu, died May 23, 2003. Born in New York. Retired importer. Survived by wife, Rosy; son, Frank; sister, Regina Greene. Ashes scattered at sea. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

GLADYS LEIALOHA SOARES, 76, of Wai'anae, died May 22, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Jessie Lindley Sr.; daughters, Leianne Farrelly and Geri Lindley; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Louis and Orlando; sisters, Agnes Jutba, Susan Aldeguar, Rosemary Awong and Edith Teixeira. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Nanaikapono Protestant Church; service 11:15 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at the Soares Family Plot, 86-360 Unit F Halona Road, Wai'anae. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

VELIMIR STANLEY SVESKO, 89, of Lahaina, Maui, died May 31, 2003. Born in Youngstown, Ohio. A self-employed OBGYN physician. Survived by wife, Natasha; son, Vladimir; daughters, Marina Agell and Caroline Thaler; seven grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 9 a.m. today at Maria Lanakila Church; Mass 9 a.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire. Donations may be made to Maria Lanakila Church. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

RAYMOND TENKO TABA, 87, of Pearl City, died May 28, 2003. Born in Ko'olaupoko, Kahalu'u. Retired Gray Line Hawaii tour guide and Sida Taxi driver. Survived by wife, Tsuru "Mildred"; daughters, Janice Yokooji, Avis Yamada, Carol Hirata and Sharon Abe; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Richard; sisters, Esther McElderry and Betty Uyematsu. Visitation 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Committal service and inurnment 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

HARUKO TAKARA, 92, of Waialua, died May 28, 2003. Born in Maui. Employed by Del Monte Cannery. Survived by sons, George, Wallace, Thomas and Wayne; daughters, Joyce Miyamoto, Ellen Isobe, Irene Dumlao, Karen Takara and Lynne Suehiro; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; brothers, Seitoku, Wallace, Harry and James; sisters, June Sunada and Grace Muramoto. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

GILDEN "GIL" PATRICK THOMAS, 52, of Waipahu, died May 30, 2003. Born in 'Ewa. Federal government civil service employee. Survived by wife, Diane "Shinn"; son, Gilden II; daughter, Julie Cooke; stepdaughter, Stacie Anderson; five grandchildren; brother, Gary; sisters, Sharon Jacobson and Joan Spear. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Committal service 10 a.m Tuesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

HARUKO VEGA, 73, of Pearl City, died May 21, 2003. Born in Waipahu. Retired Army Air Force Exchange Service cook. Survived by son, Brian; daughter, Darlene Vierra; sisters, Mary Izumi and Sasae Wakumoto; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

FRANCISCA "INDAY" LOVERITA VILLANUEVA, 65, of Honolulu, died May 28, 2003. Born in Samar, Philippines. Survived by husband, Jessie; son, Ronny; daughters, Cynthia Murphy, Nina and Rosemarie; brother, Remedio Loverita; sister, Mercedes Loverita. Visitation 6 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Mass noon Friday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace; burial 1:30 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park.