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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, October 1, 2003

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.

He was a deck hand who made it to the board room, a hula dancer who transformed shipping in the Pacific, a tough executive who set a standard for giving money away. When ROBERT J. PFEIFFER died Sunday in Orinda, Calif., at age 83, Hawai'i lost one of a kind. See story.

GAUDENCIO LACTAM BAYLE, 65, of Kahului, Maui, died Sept. 20, 2003. Born in Malasin, Dupax, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Employed at Alamo Rent-A-Car. Survived by sons, Gaudencio Jr., Alex, Bonifacio, Edgar and Junie; daughter, Tessie Castillo; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Juanito and Alfredo; sisters, Lydian Batoon, Estela Ariaga, Bella Dres and Carmelita Castillo. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary; prayer service 9:30 a.m.; burial 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

SAMUEL KEAWE BERNARD SR., 70, of Honolulu, died Sept. 19, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Alvin and Valentin; daughters, Mary Bernard, Valerie Bernard and Robinette White; brothers, Charles and William; sister, Ginger Moniz; eight grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire.

PATTI-GENE "PAGI" MEW LAN AKAMU BERRY, 52, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Aug. 30, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A zookeeper for the Panaewa Rainforest Zoo, and former respiratory therapist for Straub Clinic & Hospital. Survived by husband, James; parents, Eugene and Charlotte Akamu; sisters, Charlene Cohen and Pamela Olivas; brother, Wayne Akamu. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary.

JERRY MASATO FUKUDA, 52, of Pukalani, Maui, died Sept. 22, 2003. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A service technician retired from Singer Hawaii. Survived by sons, Shane and Reid; daughter, Erin; sister, Arlene Mariano. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

ABRAHAM K. HIAPO, 63, of Nanakuli, died Sept. 24, 2003. Survived by wife, Alyson; son, Ed; daughter, Jody Aquino; seven grandchildren; sister, Marian Omura; brothers, Raymond Kauhane, Stephen Kauhane, Bernard Hiapo and Bertram Hiapo. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Friday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel, Kamehameha Schools; service 5:30 p.m. No flowers or wreaths. Aloha attire. Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

ROBERT "LELIE" HUI HUI PUA HOLBRON III, 40, of Mililani, died Sept. 24, 2003. Born in Wahiawa. Employed at Trans Hawaiian. Survived by sons, Jonaven, Jondez, Jaden and Jorden; wife, Quelby; father, Joseph Person; sisters, Debra Mandrigues, Sharon Villafania and Bobbie Akuna. Private service to be held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

KIYOME ITO, 86, of Kahului, Maui, died Sept. 28, 2003. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. A retired seamstress. Survived by husband, Satoru; sons, Kenneth, Patrick and Fred; three grandchildren; sisters, Jeanette Shimbuku and Barbara Yoshizumi. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday at Kahului Union Church; private urn burial to follow. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

ESTHER H. KAHAKAUWILA-DUDOIT, 90, of Kainalu, Moloka'i, died Sept. 19, 2003. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Survived by sons, John Jr., Charles, Clinton, Harris, John and Calvin; daughters, Marion Larsen, Audrey Kaiwaiaea, Lillian Keaweehu and Janet Dudoit; 59 grandchildren; 156 great-grandchildren; 47 great-great-grandchildren; half sisters, Marie Place and Emily Thomas; hanai sister, Betty Ruis. Visitation from 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Service 10 a.m. Oct. 11 at John Dudoit's residence on Moloka'i; inurnment to follow at Kapa'akea Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

ELMO KAHALEKAI, 71, of Wailuku, Maui, died Sept. 29, 2003. Born in Kahului, Maui. Survived by wife, Miriam; daughters, Anne Kahalekai-Tam, Kaui Kahalekai-Bermoy and Malia Kahalekai; son, Elmo "Bill"; sisters, Mary Kaluau and Anita Akuna; brothers, James and John; six grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church, Wailuku; Mass 12:30 p.m.; burial at Maui Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.

ILIKEA KAINOA-IMMEL, infant daughter of Ivan Immel and Mealanie Kainoa of Volcano, Hawai'i, died Sept. 27, 2003. Also survived by paternal grandparents, Robert and Bea Hatton; maternal grandparents, Janice Workman and Steve Macdonald; paternal great-grandmother, Elizabeth Ramsey; maternal great-grandparents, Jackie Kalani and Miriam Kainoa. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Christian Fellowship, Volcano; service 11 a.m. Casual attire.

CLYDE KEN KONNO, 54, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Sept. 20, 2003. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. President of Kauai Refrigeration Inc. Survived by parents, David and Asako; brothers, Aaron, Ivan and Roger. Private service . Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

GERTRAUD "TRUDY" MA'ILO, 66, of Kahuku, died Sept. 29, 2003. Born in Munich, Germany. A substitute teacher at Kahuku High School. Survived by daughter, Anita; son, Charles; granddaughter, Sepoima; brothers, Uwe, Manfred and Werner Kragl. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Kahuku Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; service 10 a.m.; burial at La'ie Cemetery. Casual attire.

ANNABEL PUALANI AH HEONG MASHINO, 66, of Hali'imaile, Maui, died Sept. 26, 2003. Born in Pa'uwela, Maui. Retired harvester driver for Maui Pine. Survived by sons, Stan Oshiro, Edwin Oshiro and Clayton Oshiro; daughters, Josephine Tom, Joyce Duarte, Aisley Mashino and Jodi Mashino; hanai daughters, Joyce Corpuz and Annie Kuhlmann; brothers, Dorong Rin, Herman Yap, Anthony Yap and Leroy Yap; sisters, Barbara Kahulokula, Harriet Tau-a, Theresa Honokaupu, Mattie Len Wai and Evangeline Yap; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. today at Nakamura Mortuary; service 6 p.m.

FUMIE NAKASHIMA, 86, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 28, 2003. Born in Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Tatsuo. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

HIDEO "SPUD" OSHIRO, 87, of Waipahu, died Sept. 8, 2003. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. Retired Oahu Sugar Co. heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Harue; son, Gordon; daughters, Blanche Johnson, Gail Tetsutani and Rhoda Johiro; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Evelyn Tawata. Private service held. No flowers. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

FLORENCE JOAO RAPHAEL, 90, of Orange County, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died Aug. 31, 2003. Born in Ho'olehua, Moloka'i. Retired rental company owner. Survived by brother, Arthur Joao; sister, Helen Apana; sons, Isaac and LeRoy; daughter, Wanda Chinnie; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Graveside service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Ho'olehua Cemetery, Moloka'i; burial of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. Donations to Alzheimer's Foundation. Arrangements by Luyben Family Dilday-Mottell Mortuary, Long Beach, Calif.

WAH LIN SETO, 79, of Honolulu, died Sept. 28, 2003. Born in China. Retired from Hilton Hawaiian Village. Survived by brothers, John, Raymond and Stanley; sisters, Frances Wong, Kim Moi Hee, Jean Davis, Alice Noda, Bertha Kaui, Jenny Lincoln and Geri Davis. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service noon; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

CAROLYN LEE (BAILEY) SIMONS, 59, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 26, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughters, Debra Pinho and Brenda Blackeny; mother, Mary Bailey; brother, Robert Bailey; sister, Mary Ann Cruz; five grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 12:15 p.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

J. SHIRLEY TAYLOR, 76, of Honolulu, died Sept. 26, 2003. Born in Nixon, New Brunswick, Canada. A housewife and real estate agent. Survived by husband, Ronald; sister, Norma Goguen; brother, Robert Hopper. Visitation 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church; Mass 3 p.m. No flowers; donations to the church, 4470 Ali'ikoa St., Honolulu, HI 96821. Aloha attire. Scattering of ashes later. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

PAUL ANTHONY SAGAYAGA VER, infant son of Nino and Marlyn Ver, of 'Aiea, died Sept. 27, 2003. Also survived by grandparents, Faustino and Araceli Jr., and Emilio and Romana Sagayaga. Visitation 8 to 10:15 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 10:15 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

JUNE CHIYOKO YANO, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 20, 2003. Born in Kapoho, Hawai'i. Former barber shop owner. Survived by caregiver, Jean Kanazawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.