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.
KAZUE IWATA ALBRIGHT, 76, of 'Aiea, died Sept. 2, 2003. Born in Japan. Survived by sons, Hideki Izawa, James Albright and William Albright; six grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers. Private committal service was held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
LOURDES SIOBAL BISQUERA, 68, of Waipahu, died Sept. 4, 2003. Born Bangued, Abra, Philippines. A food-service employee at Schofield Barracks, Camp Smith, Ford Island and Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by husband, Angel; sons, Petronilo and Crispin; daughters, Saturnina Workman and Marcela Fraizer; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Fortunato Siobal. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 11:15 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha or casual attire.
CLARA YOUNG CARVALHO, 78, of Honolulu, died Sept. 7, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A civil-service employee retired from Fort Shafter. Survived by husband, Daniel; son, Wayne; daughters, Carolyn Cruz, Barbara Lacaden and Susan Carvalho; six grandchildren; brother, Charles Young; sister, Cora Whittingham. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
HONORATO "DONALD" ROYO CASTELLANO, 76, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 29, 2003. Born in Waipahu. An avid bowler, billiard player and musician. Survived by wife, Rosita; sons, Darryl, Donald, Duane and Darren; daughters, Darlene Cui, Deboray "Dida" White and Dawnell Pasion; brother, Buster Castellano; 16 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary; prayer service 10 a.m.; committal service 11 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
RAFAEL "PITONG" PINAR CASTILLO, 90, of Waipahu, died Aug. 30, 2003. Born in Asingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Works Center. A percussionist for Filipino American Band. Survived by wife, Primitiva "Ebang"; daughters, Pauline Yuen, Marylinda Castillo, Roxanne Kinimaka and Dolores Enomoto; sons, Steven and Franklin; five grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; eulogy 11:30 a.m.; prayer service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
HISAE DOI, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 3, 2003. Born in Pahoa, Hawai'i. Survived by son, Dean; daughter, Leora Okumura; grandsons, Kyle and Craig Okumura. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
ROBERT YUTAKA GOSHIMA, 86, of Honolulu, died Aug. 31, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A retired mason. Survived by son, Cyril; daughters, Elaine Mizobe, Doreen Filipo; a granddaughter. Private service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
TSURUKO KATEKARU, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 9, 2003. Born in 'Aiea. Survived by daughter, Sheila Tamanaha; son-in-law, Richard Tamanaha; brother, Hideo Shiroma; sisters, Yoshiko Takushi, Sadako Yonamine, Helen "Harue" Kaneshiro and Fumiko Kaneshiro. Visitation 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
NIEVES JUAREZ LOPEZ, 103, of Ka'auhuhu Homestead, Hawai'i, died Sept. 8, 2003. Born in Mexico. A member of Sacred Heart Church, Hawi. Survived by brother, Jose Juarez; four grandchildren; many great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
MARGARET FAYE MORGAN, 54, daughter of Peggy Faye Morgan and William Brewster Morgan, deceased, died Sept. 2, 2003 after a valiant struggle with lupus and renal failure. She leaves sisters, Karen Morgan and Gail Beardsley; brother, William Brewster Morgan; aunts, Eleanor Faye M.D. and Charlotte Faye Sharp; uncle, Andrew Morgan M.D.; and many nieces, nephews and beloved friends. Services 4 p.m. Sept. 27 at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Internment of ashes at St. Andrew's and later at the family plot in Waimea, Kaua'i.
TOKUICHI NAGATO, 83, of Honolulu, died Sept. 7, 2003. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. Survived by wife, Betty "Mieko"; daughter, Linda Kawakami; a grandchild; brothers, Muneo, Megumi and Ichio; sisters, Yurie Yokoyama and Shizue Yoshimoto. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
JOSEFINO RAFAEL RAMOS, 57, of Pearl City, died Sept. 3, 2003. Born in Manila, Philippines. Survived by wife, Flora; daughter, Joselene Ramos-Nakanishi; father, Manuel Ramos; brothers, Manuel Jr., Ronnie, Danny, Alex and Ver; sister, Remy; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; program 7 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
LOPE EMPASIS REPUNTE, 90, of 'Aiea, died Sept. 3, 2003. Born in Cebu, Philippines. Retired from Dole Company and a member of the United Visayan Community. Survived by wife, Nena; sons, Caesar Robley Jr. and Marvin Robley; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary; prayer service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
CHIYE KAGIMOTO SAITO, 78, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2003. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired school administrative services assistant for Kawananakoa Intermediate School. Survived by husband, Robert; daughters, Coralei Nakamoto and Marcia Saito; sisters, Sakiko Matsubara and Hideko Kagimoto; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
DIANE C. "GOMES" SIMON, 62, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 9, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Carolyn "Carrie"; daughters, Valerie Gomes, Shannon Gomes and Roxanne Gomes; son, George Gomes Jr.; sister, Carolyn Jean Kea; brother, Frank Jr.; six grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Hilo; Mass 12:15 p.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
KAPENA LOU KALANIKAIOKA'IE'IE SMITH, 23, of Honolulu, died Sept. 9, 2003. Born in Honolulu. A 1998 Kamehameha Schools graduate. Survived by father, Lawrence; mother, Piilani Hew Len; brother, Lawrence Esperanza; sister, Lori Richards; grandmother, Dorothy. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Kamehameha Schools Bishop Memorial Chapel; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
JUNICHI "JUN" TAKAHASHI, 77, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 14, 2003. Born in Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. Retired from Hilo Motors. Survived by wife, Shigeko; sisters, Hanami Endo and Aiko Hashimoto; sister-in-law, Helen; brothers-in-law, Satoru Kodani and Albert Matsumoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.