Obituaries

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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.

Three-time Honolulu Marathon champion BENSON MASYA of Kenya died last week at 33, according to Honolulu Marathon spokesman Pat Bigold. See story.

EZEKIEL KALANI "BAREFOOT" ABRAHAM, 52, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 20, 2003. Born in Hilo. U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and member of Army Reserve; former employee of Del Monte Papaya Co., Fielders Roofing Co. (Kona) and Hilo Roofing Co.; and member of Koa Puna Motorcycle Club and Hawaiian Bowling Club, Hilo. Survived by wife, Myradean; sons, Timothy, Makaio, Peter and Pelika; daughters, Hokuaoalohilohi Abraham, and Marie Gomes-Abraham; mother, Rebecca "Becky" Baji; sister, Maylene Tereqeyo; hanai sister, Piilani Keahi; brothers, Marshall Baji Jr. and Wade Baji Sr.; five grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Thy Word Ministries (Faith Center), 113 Kuawa St. (next to Waiakea Shopping Plaza), Hilo; memorial service 11 a.m.; inurnment 1 p.m. at Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

EDWARD KAZUNORI AIHARA, 77, of Mililani, died Sept. 25, 2003. Born in Wahiawa. Retired civil service worker; member Sons of Hawaii Hawaiian Club. Survived by sons, Carlton and Wesley; daughter, Julia; three grandchildren; sisters, Toshiko Tamura, Masako Saito, Takeko Masada and Edith Horimoto. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; memorial service 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

GRACE SAIKO AKIYAMA, 79, of Honolulu, died Sept. 23, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired Young Dental Supply Co. accounts receivable clerk. Survived by son, Roy; daughter, Irene Hatakenaka; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

BETTY SADAKO ARAKAKI, 79, of Honolulu, died Sept. 19, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Housewife. Survived by husband, Keiyei; son, Leslie; daughter, Jo-Ann; sister, Doris Katsura. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

EDWARD R. BRADY, 68, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 26, 2003. Retired Federal Aviation Administration, Hilo International Airport, manager. Survived by wife, Theresa; children, Edward and Matthew Brady, and Jeanette Olive; sister, Margaret Jean Walters; brother, Otto; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Mass 12:15 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Hilo.

EARL F. "SURFING THE ETERNAL WAVE" BROGLIE JR, 51, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Sept. 24, 2003. Born in Maryland. Self-employed carpenter. Survived by wife, Susan; son, Ian; daughter, Natalie; brothers, Andrew, Michael and Brian; sisters, Pamela Kuzmak and Michele Rogers; two grandchildren. Service 6:30 a.m. Thursday at Black Pot Beach, Hanalei Pier, Kaua'i; visitation noon at family residence, 6611 Kipapa Road, Kapa'a. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

GERALD "JERRY" J. EGET, 57, of Honolulu, died Aug. 3, 2003. U.S. Army member at Fort Shafter, and Fort Shafter and Schofield Barracks, East Range, federal employee. Survived by wife, Naomi; children, Gerald Jr., Christopher, Lois Eget-Lau and Lisa Carter. Service 3 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. No flowers. Casual attire.

JACK A. FIERO SR., 73, of Honolulu, died Sept. 26, 2003. Born in Wilmington, Calif. Retired chief engineer. Survived by wife, Barbara; sons, Jackchrystal and Nick; 20 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

NORA OKADA HUBBARD, 75, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 23, 2003. Born in Waimanalo. Retired early childhood education specialist with the state Department of Education. Survived by son, Gavin; daughter, Carolin Hubbard-Reddy; grandchild, Jasmine Reddy; brothers, Walter and Sonny Okada; sisters, Gail Tom and Amy Arai. Service 1 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.

KIMIE IMAMURA, 89, of Hilo, died Sept. 25, 2003. Born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Rodney and Paul; daughters, Constance Imamura and Patsy Imanaka; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Hisayo Yamasaki, Mitsuye Unebayashi and Bessie Komuro. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

JAMES MIYUKI KUROMOTO, 71, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hawaiian Airlines aircraft mechanic. Survived by wife, Evelyn; sons, Todd and Glen; daughter, Traci Sylva; four grandchildren; brother, Paul; sister, Joan Togikawa and Joyce Matsuda. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MELE SIVALE LANGI, 71, of Honolulu, died Sept. 23, 2003. Born in Tonga. Survived by husband, Viliami; sons, Havea, Isikeli, Mosese and Pila; daughter, Lute; brother, Saia Moungatonga; sisters, Leavai, Sini Tuionuku, 'Oloka Aniseko, Tuna Tatafu and 'Ana Tupou. Visitation 6:30 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church; service 8:30 p.m. Visitation and service also 7:30 a.m. Saturday; burial 9 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

PAULA FUKOFUKA LAUHINGOA, 50, of Hau'ula, died Sept. 25, 2003. Born in Tonga. Survived by wife, Fifita; daughter, Tapaita; brothers, Pesalili, Apolosi and Onehunga; sisters, Siosiana Kalamafoni, Keipi Hoeft and Elenoa Tupou. Visitation 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hau'ula Fifth Ward; service 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

FORTUNATA "NATANG" "ANN" LEONIDA, 92, of Honolulu, died Sept. 13, 2003. Born in Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Member of Good Shepherd Senior Group. Survived by sons, Dr. Domingo, Joseph "Joe" and Anthony "Tony"; daughters, Aurora Los Banos, Laura Seibert, Maria "Joy" Inocelda; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HARRY M. LONO JR., 40, of Mesquite, Texas, died Feb. 14, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Member, U.S. Army. Survived by wife, Cheryl; sons, Joshua Plaza and Zachary; daughter, Tara; mother, Ruby; brother, Rudy and Samuel; sisters, Leimomi Ho, Marian Kapuaala and Christine Elizalde. Memorial service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; inurnment to follow at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

LUCY B. MAKEKAU, 94, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 24, 2003. Born in Ho'okena, Hawai'i. Survived by son, Walter Chung; daughters, Bertha Makekau and Florence Medeiros; 17 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Hilo. Casual attire.

DOMINGO MARTILLIAN, 86, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 20, 2003. Hilo Naniloa Hotel retiree. Survived by companion, Loretta Sextimo; grandson /caregiver, Robert Kaupu. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow.

JEANNE MARIE McALLISTER, 83, of Honolulu, died Sept. 11, 2003. Active with Kalakaua Gym, Senior Citizen Center; and with Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Stroke Club. Survived by son, Frederick; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother; five sisters. Mass 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Catholic Church; scattering of ashes later. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

FUMIKO H. MORATIN, 77, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 20, 2003. Born in Fukuoka, Japan. Japanese language teacher. Survived by husband, Alvin; sons, Alvin, Richard, Russell and Michael; seven grandchildren. Visitation noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; memorial service 1 p.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Casual attire.

CORINNE ANN LENORE NISHIMURA, 59, of Honolulu, died Sept. 21, 2003. Born in Toronto. Retired legal secretary with Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel and Watanabe Ing Kawashima & Komeiji law firms. Survived by husband, Ernest; daughters, Sheri and Lisa; sister, Shirley Pelligrini; brother, Jerry Jackson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Burial 1 p.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

RECARDO "RICO" JESSIE REYES, 39, of Wai'anae, died Sept. 18, 2003. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Recardo Jr. and Ryan; daughter, Cheryl; parents, Joseph and Hattie Torres; brothers, George Jr. and Matthew Sr.; sisters, Blanche Naehu and Lisa Pabon; one grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at St. Rita Catholic Church, Nanakuli; service 7 p.m. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 10:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

ARCHIBALD AKIRA TAKAAZE, 76, of Honolulu, died Sept. 26, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired electrician. Survived by sisters, Irene Morita and Florence. Service noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

KIYOSHI TANOUE, 78, of Honolulu, died Sept. 25, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Owner, Tropic Fish and Vegetable Inc. Survived by wife, Katherine; son, Glenn; daughter, Gail Sumner; five grandchildren; brothers, Hideo, Eishiro "Dyke," Harry, Gerald and Roy; sisters, Grace Tonokawa, Edith Maeda and Karen Au. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Casual attire.

MERCEDES CABRERA VENTURA, 90, of Pahala, Hawai'i, died Sept. 24, 2003. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Homemaker and private seamstress. Survived by son, Leodegario; daughters, Donata Ventura and Priscilla delos Santos; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Pahala; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 9 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Hilo. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.