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.
CHARLES HANAWAHINE SR., once a member of the coin diving club of Kaka'ako, a group of accomplished young divers who retrieved coins tourists threw into Honolulu Harbor from the decks of the Lurline, Leilani and Matsonia cruise ships, died Sept. 25. He was 69. See story.
BIENVENIDO G. ASPILI, 36, of Lake Forest, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Oct. 5, 2003. Born in the Philippines. Survived by sisters, Pablita Asuncion, Tessie Purugganan, Mercy Aspili and Grace Garo; brother, Ruben. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m; burial 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
TIMOTHY SEAN CHAPMAN, 38, of Kihei, Maui, died Oct. 3, 2003. Self-employed carpenter. Survived by daughter, Summer; son, Aaron; sister, Lorie; brothers, Michael, Shawn and Matthew; grandmother, Marion Gale. Private service. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
PHYLLIS MARIA APPLEBY LOMAS COTTRELL, 84, of Ocean View, Hawai'i, died Oct. 5, 2003. Born in Minneapolis. Retired secretary for Los Angeles County. Survived by son, Dennis Lomas; daughter, Maria Skelton; nine grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; brother, Kennith Appleby. Celebration of life 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Ocean View Evangelical Church, Leilani Circle. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
JUSTINE MAE "TINA" DeREGO, 60, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died Oct. 3, 2003. Born in Kuka'iau, Hawai'i. A Primary School Adjustment Program education assistant at Honoka'a Elementary School. Survived by husband, Louis "Red" Jr.; son, Dason; daughters, Shaurin Gonsalves, Tammie Birch and Kelsie Ann; sisters, Eleanor Saulo, Margie Feliciano, Gina, Anna Butts, Buena Giminiz, Marie Paulos, Debbie Mendes, Sheila Feliciano and Kanani Feliciano; brothers, Robert Garcia, Ben, Martin, Pabling "Boy", Dyniss and Rhudel Feliciano; 10 grandchildren; godson, Zachary Mendes. Visitation 5:30 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honoka'a; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
FRANCES ETHEL DOUGLAS, 88, of Honolulu, died Oct. 3, 2003. Born in England. A homemaker. No known survivors. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
IEREMIA ESEROMA JR., 29, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 5, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Ieremia Sr. and Oliana; brothers, Patrick, Peter and Joseph; uncle, Tika Tolua; sisters, Sina Hall and Silia. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service noon. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
JUSTIN KALIKO FLORES, 13, of Waimanalo, died Oct. 6, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Waimanalo Intermediate School seventh-grade student. Survived by mother, Tracie Ann; father, Webster Kalai; sister, Shylah; grandparents, Donnell and Diane Flores, and William and Beatrice Kalai; great-grandmother, Alice Flores; caregivers, Uncle Braddah and Auntie Al Flores. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
LEWIS P. FREITAS, 69, of Honolulu, died Oct. 4, 2003. Born in Massachusetts. University of Hawai'i professor emeritus. Survived by wife, Aidi; son, John; daughters, Roslyn Catracchia and Sharry Zhang; two grandchildren; brother, William III; sister, Maria Hobbs. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
SHIMAYO Y. HAMAMURA, 90, of Anahola, Kaua'i, died Oct. 2, 2003. Born in New Mill, Wahiawa, Kaua'i. Retired Anahola Post Office clerk; co-owner of Hamamura Store. Survived by son, Franklin; daughter, Lily Yamamoto; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Kapa'a Jodo Mission; service 4 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Kaua'i.
ROY NOBORU ISHIGAKI, 78, of Pearl City, died Oct. 4, 2003. Born in Kunia. Retired civil service worker at Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by wife, Helen; sons, Bertram, Floyd and Karl; daughter, Lynn Chun; three grandchildren; brothers, Takashi, Edwin and Isamu; sisters, Nancy Kobayashi, Virginia Abe, Sadako Hisanaga and Florence Takeshima. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.
DALE BURTON JACKSON, 72, of Honolulu, died Oct. 5, 2003. Born in Albert Lea, Minn. Retired Air Force lieutenant colonel. Survived by wife, Hilda; sons, Scott and Marc; daughter, Vicki Justus; seven grandchildren; great-grandchildren; sisters, Grace Patterson and Lois Yule. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
ROBERT T. LEAU, 84, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 27, 2003. Born in Pa'auilo, Hawai'i. Retired bus driver. Survived by brothers, Allen Leau, David, George and Ernest Luke; sisters, Florence Kim, Mary Chung, Julia Chun and Nyra Kurihara. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Private inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl at a later date. Aloha attire.
NORBERT C. LEWIS, 58, of Portland, Ore., died Sept. 26, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Owner of a security service. Survived by wife, Sandra; son, Norbert Jr; daughter, Michele Goff and Christi Vallendorf; sister, Geraldine Delima; brothers, Robert and Francis; seven grandchildren. Burial held at Westport Cemetery. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kailua. No flowers. Arrangements by Hustad Funeral Home.
ALMA IRENE MILLER, 91, of Kurtistown, Hawai'i, died Oct. 5, 2003. Born in Agra, Kan. Retired music teacher. Survived by son, Frank; daughters, Erma Martin and Linda Graham; brothers, Harold and Cecil Walker; sister, Elsie Philo; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. No services. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
LESLIE MORRILL, 77, of Tucson, Ariz., died Aug. 20, 2003. Born in Honolulu; raised on Kaua'i. Retired psychiatric nurse educator for the World Health Organization and assistant professor at the University of South Carolina. Survived by son, Lono Zane; brother, Mitch Yoshimura; sister, Norma Zane. Private scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Hudgel's Swan Funeral Home, Tucson.
MARCELLA RIVERA NICHOLAS, 86, of Honolulu, died Oct. 5, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Manuel Jr.; daughter, Louise Garcia; three grandchildren; sister, Bessie Yoshimura. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
KAORU ALLEN NOGAMI, 81, of Honolulu, died Sept. 28, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brother, James; sister, Helen Kosaki. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
PHILLIP PAMA SR., 75, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died Oct. 3, 2002. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. A coffee farmer. Survived by wife, Elizabeth; sons, Philip Jr. and Russ; daughters, Phyllis, Paulette, Davolyn and Lavern; hanai daughter, Lori Tokumura; seven grandchildren; brothers, Joaquin and Edward; sisters, Esperanza Dumancus, Belle Tellas and Julita Riel. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at St. John's Catholic Church, Kealakekua, Hawai'i; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
USUGAFONO POLOGA, 36, of Palolo, died Oct. 3, 2003. Born in Aufaga, Samoa. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Tanya, Shirley and Usugafono; parents, Alofa and Fiamate; brothers, Tiai, Tuiloma, Pologa, Lipiia, Keni and Masi Ili; sisters, Eneleata, Leivi, Penina, Faimanifo and Amelia. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaimuki Ward; service 10 to 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at La'ie Cemetery. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.
AUGUSTA RAPOZO, 86, of Honolulu, died Oct. 3, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Merlin, Leonard and Ronald; daughters, Jackie Dias and Marian Tavares; sister, Edith Sciarretta; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
MARTHA DIANNE HANDALL ROWLISON, 30, of Kapolei, Hawai'i, died Oct. 5, 2003. Born in San Jose, Calif. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Jeffrey; sons, Austyn and Camdyn; daughter, Ainsley; parents, Carlos and Brenda Handall; sisters, Angela Dionne, Gina Turner, Brenda Shroeder, Amber Williams and Megan Handall; grandparents, Erma and Layton Rodgers. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. today at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service 5 p.m. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
JUNIOR AIMOKU SMITH, 67, of Kahului, Maui, died Oct. 3, 2003. Retired laborer for Harbor Division. Survived by wife, Patricia; sisters, Eleanor Smith Manintin and Lorraine Smith Kaya. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary; burial 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
BETTY JEAN SMOOT, 83, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 6, 2003. Born in Longmont, Colo. A homemaker. Survived by son, Cary; sister, Jane Flaherty; three grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
KIYOMI SUZUKI, 104, of Honolulu, died Sept. 18, 2003. Born in Fukushima, Japan. Survived by son, Dr. George; daughters, June Stageberg and Ruth Serrano; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
DEBRA DEE TACDERAN, 48, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 26, 2003. Born in Casper, Wyo. A Kmart cashier. Survived by husband, Federico. Services pending. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
SALLY HATSUE TAKAYAMA, 82, of Honolulu, died Oct. 3, 2003. Born in Kahului, Maui. Retired sales clerk for Sears Roebuck. Survived by husband, Soichi; son, Gary; daughter, Wanda; granddaughter. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
UMENO TANOUE, 98, of Wailuku, Maui, died Sept. 24, 2003. Born in Honokowai, Maui. Former pineapple cannery worker. Survived by son, Harry; daughters, Kazuko Shono, Alice Ito and Marian Kishi; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sisters, Ann Hasegawa and Betsy Sodetani. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
CURTIS KIYOSHI TAOSAKA, 50, of Kealakekua, Hawai'i, died Oct. 6, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Hawai'i County Fire Department, Kailua, Kona station, fire rescue specialist; founder of Conquerors In Christ Addiction Recovery Program and its television outreach ministry presenter; vice president, Kona Hawaiians football program for youth. Survived by wife, Sandra; daughters, Sharla Todd and Sonya Taosaka-Keli'i; mother, Kiyoko; brothers, Ross, Mark and David; sister, Lorna Kelson; two grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Solid Rock Ministries, 73-4855 Kanalani St., Kaloko Industrial Light Park, Kailua, Kona; celebration of life 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
EVELYN KIM TITUS, 82, of Makakilo, died Sept. 27, 2003. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Retired parks groundskeeper for the city and county. Survived by sons, Melvin, Warren and Gary Char; daughters, Lynda Iwanaga, Paulette Watanabe, Dianne Miyamoto and Kathleen Calzo; 20 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; brothers, Walter and Douglas Kim. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
CURTIS LONO VICTOR, 47, of Kapolei, died Sept. 23, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Loves Bakery mechanic. Survived by mother, Beatrice "Lani"; brother, Sonny; sisters, Francine Kong and Katey Russell; companion, Nancy Christenson. Memorial service 11 a.m. Sunday at the Kong residence, 41-724 Kalaniana'ole Highway. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
THOMAS J. VIDINHA SR., 63, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died Sept. 30, 2003. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Owner/operator of Tommy's Crane Service Inc. Survived by wife, Carol; son, Thomas Jr.; daughters, Jonette Vidinha and Josette James; three grandchildren; sisters, Lydia Carveiro and Joyce Abreu. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church; service 11 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Kaua'i.
EDITH B.V. WAT, 84, of Honolulu, died Oct. 3, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired planner with the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Survived by brother, Bo Ying and Bo Sam; sister, Bessie Ching. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church; service 10:30 a.m. Private burial at Hawaiian Memorial Park at a later date. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
