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.
Adm. HUNTINGTON "HUNT" HARDISTY, who served as head of U.S. Pacific Command in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a time of tremendous change in the balance of power worldwide, died Oct. 1 in Hartford, Conn. He was 74. See story.
HERBERT ALDENDORFF, 91, of Kailua, died Sept. 24, 2003. Born in Berlin, Germany. Retired state Department of Health, Mental Health Division, psychiatrist. Survived by son, Howard. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
PAUL BARNABAS "PANA" BAILEY, 72, of Makaha, died Oct. 1, 2003. Born in Lahaina, Maui. C.E. Combustion Engineers boilermaker high rigger. Survived by sons, Maurice "Chub," Joesph "Joe," Paul "Oogi" Jr., John "Oni," and Rudolph "Boots"; daughters, Chansonette "Chance" Park, Violet "Ann" Soares, Patricia "Pat" Koa and Maethylle "Mae" Pecara; brothers, Gilbert, Morris, Fred, Larry and Gabriel; sisters, Winona Galliday, Genevieve Camdon, Maxine Ng and Susan Cravalho; 36 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Wai'anae Sacred Heart Church; Mass 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
IGNACIO AQUINO CASIO, 81, of Wailuku, Maui, died Sept. 24, 2003. Born in the Philippines. Platform laborer at Maui Pineapple Company. Survived by sons, Robert, Joel, Jeff, Eddie, Joel, Pablo and Nado; daughters, Mary Jean Kaluau, Nenita Casumpang and Jennylyn; brothers, Ricardo, Librado and Artemio Sr.; sisters, Revelina Villalba, Juanita and Petra; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at First Assembly King's Cathedral; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 8 a.m.; burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
ORLANDO CAIREL CASTILLO, 56, of Waipahu, died Oct. 5, 2003. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by wife, Milma-Thelma; sons, Gilbert, Glen and Roland; father, Feliciano; brothers, Prudencio, Loreto, Pedro and Marcelo; sisters, Evalina Pascua and Shanette; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
CONSTANTINO CEDA, 75, of 'Oma'o, Kaua'i, died Oct. 6, 2003. Born on Kaua'i. Sewage treatment plant worker. Survived by wife, Consolation; daughter, Colleen; sons, Colin, Jon and Corey Ceda, and Darryl Pasatiempo; one granddaughter, three grandsons; brother, William Redongo; sisters, Leonora Kouchi and Kathrine Fraticelli. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary, Koloa, Kaua'i; memorial service 11 a.m.; inurnment to follow at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe, Kaua'i. Casual attire.
KIMIE CHINEN, 75, of Mililani, died Sept. 24, 2003. Born in North Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired University of Hawai'i laboratory specialist. Survived by husband, Yoshinori; sons, Leslie and Joel; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; mother, Kami Uejo; brothers, Masaichi Uejo and Minoru, Hiromu, Takashi and Masao Uyejo; sister, Miyoko Ishimaru. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
YOSHIKO "DAISY" CHONG, 79, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Oct. 6, 2003. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Henry and Alan; daughters, Mary and Teresa; sister Sueko Stradtmann; four grandchildren. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to noon tomorrow at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; service 12:15 p.m.; burial to follow at Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
MARIANO BENIGNO COSTALES, 95, of Honolulu, died Sept. 18, 2003. Born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Member of Teamsters Union Local 5. Survived by wife, Concepcion; sisters, Lazara Tugade and Nemesia Ceria; adopted son, Constancio; adopted daughter, Cristina; hanai sons, Florian and Ray Tugade; hanai daughter, Remy Butac; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
DELPHINE PALMYRA CRENSHAW, 59, of Waipahu, died Sept. 22, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Aubrey; son, Baron; mother, Gladys Lum; sister, Cynthia Nishimura; two grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:15 a.m. Committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
RITA O. DeMATTOS, 73, of Wailuku, Maui, died Oct. 4, 2003. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Mark and Robert; brother, Daniel Ortiz; sisters, Oliva Carter, Elizabeth Finnie and Ruth Lucero; caregiver, Monica Cockett; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pa'auilo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at St. James Catholic Cemetery,'O'okala. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
CHARLES KEALO HAINA, 50, of Nanakuli, died Sept. 30. 2003. Born in Honolulu. A truck driver for Island Recycling. Survived by wife, Debra; daughters, Janell, Desiree' and Delphine; brother, Wallace; sisters, Barbara Blackwell, Erlinda, Leonatte Angilau and Levette Harris. Visitation 6 p.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Ward; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
MADELINE "MAMIE" HAMM, 88, of Honolulu, died Sept. 14, 2003. Born in North Attleboro, Mass. Retired Western Norfolk, Mass., assistant clerk. Survived by husband, William; son, William; sister, Claire Bench; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
HARUKO "ALICE" HIGA, 90, of Honolulu, died Sept. 14, 2003. Born in Waipahu. Survived by son, Norman; daughter, Marian King; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sisters, Miriam and Evelyn Kaneshiro; brother, Harold Yamauchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
SAKAI HIRAI, 92, of Waikele, died Sept. 4, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired owner/salesman, Style Shoe Store. Survived by daughter, Merle Tagami; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MELVIN ISOJI IWAISHI, 87, of Honolulu, died Oct. 1, 2003. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired owner of Iwaishi Store. Survived by wife, Yukie; son, Norman; daughter, Amy Inouye; brothers, Allen, Testuo, Isamu, Yoshito and Ryuichi; sisters, Masae Honda and Dorothy; three grandchildren. Memorial service 11 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
SAMUEL MITSUO KOMATSU, 83, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 13, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired from Dole Cannery. Survived by brother, William; sisters, Tomie Matsubara, Tatsuko Kurata and Grace Tomikawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
SYLVIA KWAI NGAN LEE, 62, of Honolulu, died Sept. 30, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A stenographer services company owner. Survived by brothers, Russell, Francis, Kenneth and Gregory; sisters, Katherine Hew and Pearl Chew. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
BLANCHE GOMEZ MAA, 71, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 5, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired longtime state Department of Social Services and Housing supervisor. Survived by daughters, Lani Maa Lapilio, Lei Maa Richmond and Keola Maa Hewitt; son, Pono; 12 grandchildren; sisters, Momi Wakita and Dirolen Gomez. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Private burial.
ICHIJI "JOE" NARIMASU, 92, of Kahului, Maui, died Sept. 29, 2003. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Haruko; sons, Leonard, Bert and Leslie; daughter, Lily; grandson; sisters, Tokie Murakami and Akiye Shoda. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
JANE WILKINS PULTZ, 82, of Kailua, died Oct. 3, 2003. Born in Newfane, N.Y. Publisher and founder of Press Pacifica Publishing; and active with the founding of the Women's Studies Program, University of Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Richard; daughter, Mary Ann; son, David. Visitation 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers; donations to Child and Family Service, Hawai'i.
ROBERT CLAY SAMPLE, 87, of Panama City, Fla., formerly of Honolulu, died July 1, 2003. A decorated World War II U.S. Army Medical Corps lieutenant colonel; and retired orthodontist, Kahala. Survived by sisters, DeMaye Andress and Pat Moon. Service 11:30 a.m. Oct. 15 at The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl; burial to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Kent-Forrest Lawn Funeral Home, Panama City.
JUNIOR AIMOKU SMITH, 67, of Kahului, Maui, died Oct. 3, 2003. Retired state Department of Transportation, Harbors Division, laborer. Survived by wife, Patricia; sisters, Eleanor Manintin and Lorraine Kaya. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary, Maui. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary; burial 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
FLORENTINO L. SORIANO, 91, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 10, 2003. Born in Binmalay, Pangasinan, Philippines. Retired licensed practical nurse. Survived by son, Henry Kennedy Jr.; daughters, Elizabeth Finch, Emilie Webb and Viola Hoeptner-Araujo; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; hanai sister, Avis Lee. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; Mass 12:15 p.m. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire. Arrangements by West Hawaii Mortuary.
JOSEPH "JOE" THOMAS, 50, of Pearl City, died Sept. 12, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Tow truck driver with Noble's Transmission. Survived by mother, Emma Gagarin; grandmother, Agnes Zamora; brothers, Ernesto and Delfredo Gagarin; sisters, Annette Gagarin, Cecilia Gagarin, Crecinsia Lu and Rita Gagarin. Visitation 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
BENITO FELIBERTO MEDRANO VALLESTEROS, 50, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8, 2003. Born in Rango, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A poultry packer for State Poultry Processors Inc. Survived by wife, Severa; daughters, Mylene, Vangie Vallente and Maricris; four grandchildren; father, John; brothers, Andres, Ernesto, Macario, Raymond and Felipe; sister, Elma Domingo. Service 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; burial in the Philippines at a later date.
HELEN TAM WONG, 84, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 6, 2003. Born in Makawao, Maui. Survived by son, Benedict; daughters, Kathleen Emerson, Joann Wong and Susan Jorgensen; sisters, Lily, Margaret Chang and Emma Lum-King; seven grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Catholic Church; memorial Mass 10:45 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
THOMAS TING SHENG WUH, 79, of Honolulu, died Oct. 4, 2003. Born in Shanghai, China. Retired U.S. Air Force pilot. Survived by wife, Alice; son, Hank. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
HERBERT OSAMU YAMADA, 74, of Honolulu, died Oct. 4, 2003. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired principal for Electronics Institute. Survived by wife, Catherine; son, Hubert; daughter, Thelma Clark; two grandchildren; sister, Hazel Tsugawa. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at University Avenue Baptist Church; service 3 p.m Private inurnment. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
YUKI YONEDA, 99, of Wailuku, Maui, died Oct. 3, 2003. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan. Janitor at Wailuku Sugar Company. Survived by son, Harold; daughters, Miyoko Matsuoka and Kiyoko Sato; brother, Tetsuo Murakawa; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission; reception to follow. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
