Obituaries
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MARJORIE PAY HINCKLEY, 92 , wife of Mormon church President Gordon B. Hinckley, died yesterday. See story.
CHARLES "CHARLIE" ACOBA, 65, of Honolulu, died March 28, 2004. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Survived by wife, Linda; sons, Darren and Eric; brothers, Edwin and William; sisters, Claudia Laongayan, Romana Rivera and Leonida Jacintho. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
JIMMY UDELL BUNCH, 73, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died March 30, 2004. Born in Lilia Lake, Texas. A security officer retired from Kona Village Resorts, and a U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Jenniferlyn; daughters, Natasha and Jimmeylyn; hanai sons, Thomas Villanueva and Weston Gaddis. Service 10 a.m. Friday at Hale Halawai, Kailua, Kona. Fellowship and luncheon to follow. Burial of ashes 10 a.m. Tuesday at West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
STEPHEN S.J. CHING, 80, of Hono-lulu, died April 4, 2004. Born in Ho-nolulu. Co-owner/operator of Lambert & Sons Jewelers. Survived by children, Susan, Linda and Terence; brothers, Anthony and Samuel; three grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Private burial.
MARGARET DE COSTA, 83, of 'Ewa Beach, died March 29, 2004. Born in Mindoro, Philippines. A teacher at St. Patrick School, later at Blanche Pope Elementary School. Survived by children, Brenda Ishida, Lawrence De Costa Jr. and Kenneth De Costa; sisters, Helen Vierra and Mary Bento; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. George Catholic Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
JANICE K. HAAS, 59, also known as JANICE K. (KIDANI) AH SING, of Ho-nolulu, died March 25, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Joseph; daughters, Lisa Ah Sing, Maile Schrader and Janna Ah Sing; seven grandchildren; parents, Kazuyoshi and Edith Kidani; brother, Gary Kidani. Visitation 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church; service 2:30 p.m. Inurnment 2 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
MARGARET TOMASA GALANG HIGA, 82, of Lancaster, Calif., formerly of Mililani, died March 15, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A machine quilter with ABC Quilts, a group that creates quilts for babies of AIDS mothers. Survived by son, James; daughters, Phyllis Moniz, Harriet Jerviss and Chiyo Smith; 17 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
GALE DEANNA UILANI HOEWAA, 62, of Ha'iku, died April 5, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, William Mitchell II, Raymond L., Nathan, Llewellyn, Reginald, Joseph, Clayton and Raymond K. Foster; daughters, Aldrina Pua, Jadelyn Treu and Elizabeth Kamai; brother, Warren Kaneao; sisters, May Lawelawe, Hazel Damas and Mary Ann Opangai; 33 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow.
RUTH HONG, 81, of Kailua, died March 29, 2004. Born in Vietnam. A homemaker. Survived by husband, John; sons, Co and Joseph; daughters, Mui Tai, Holly Hong, Metria Lee and Ruby Hong-Shaw; brothers, Doan Quach and Quy Quach; sister, Thu Tran; eight grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
NARCISA GUERRERO IGNE, 99, of Kaumakani, Kaua'i, died March 27, 2004. Born in Sinalt, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Emilio, Juanito and Elpidio; daughters, Josefina Garcia and Fely Faulkner; 27 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; 23 great-great-grandchildren; two great-great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary; celebration of life 10:30 a.m.; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Hanapepe Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
ROBERT O. ITO, 89, of Honolulu, died March 28, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A teacher at Na'alehu and Niu Valley Intermediate Schools. Tour conductor for European World Travel. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Private service held. Memorial donations to a favorite charity. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
ARTHUR KAHELE, 29, of Miloli'i, Hawai'i, died March 24, 2004. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. A tile layer. Survived by father, Nelson; brothers, Sherman, Nelson, Rodney, Bruce, Randall and Kealoha Kahele, and Michael Coleman; sisters, Geraldine Kahele, Sheila and Jamie Kamaka and Nalani and Leiahi Kahele. Visitation and service 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at Miloli'i Beach Park. Fellowship 9 a.m. Saturday at the park. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
EDWARD YOUNG PALIKAPU KALEIKINI, 68, of Honolulu and California, died March 3, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired from U.S. Marine Corps. Survived by daughter, Leona Kaleikini-Torrez; son, Edward; four grandchildren; brothers, Danny and Lovell; sister, Susan Hamada. Service and burial 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Arrangements by McKenzie Cremation and Burial Services, Long Beach, Calif.
HELEN KAMAKOLO KATINA, 75, of Anahola, Kaua'i, died April 3, 2004. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Malouamaua; sons, David Avilla and Regino Corpus Jr.; daughters, Lenora Brownlee, Rose Spragling and Helen Boyd; hanai grandson, Kevin Boyd; brother, Lionel Avilla; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. April 15 at Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary, Koloa; service noon; burial at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
SONG OK KIM, 89, of Kailua, died March 29, 2004. Born in South Korea. A retired midwife. Survived by sons, Henry and Suk Yun Kang; daughter, Suk Ko; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service held in Los Angeles and South Korea. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
HUNG SOON KO, 87, of Kane'ohe, died March 31, 2004. Born in Seoul, South Korea. Survived by sons, Seung Kyun, Johng Kyun, Ho Kyun, Hyong Gi and Wan Gi; daughters, Yong Ja, Ha Ja, Myong Jin and Eun Mi; 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation from 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 1:30 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
BENNETT BERNARD KRISE, 79, of Kapolei, died April 2, 2004. Born in Cresson, Pa. Retired from Pan American Airways and Sears Roebuck & Company, Pearlridge. Survived by sons, Michael and Randall; daughter, Shelly Guthier-Brunelle; brothers, Robert and Art; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Memorial donations to the Hawaiian Humane Society.
ADELINE LUWANA KUAHUIA-KAHELE, 42, of Kealakehe, Hawai'i, died March 24, 2004. Born in Kealakehe. A housekeeper at Kona Reef, Kailua, Kona. Survived by daughters, Jodie and Judie; three grandchildren; father, Nelson; brothers, Sherman, Nelson, Rodney, Bruce, Randall and Kealoha Kahele, and Michael Nelson; sisters, Geraldine Kahele, Sheila and Jamie Kamaka, and Nalani and Leahi Kahele. Service 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at Miloli'i Beach Park. Fellowship 9 a.m. Saturday at the park. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
JULIA LONO KUNEWA, 72, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died April 3, 2004. Born in Kailua, Kona. Retired Kealakehe Elementary and Intermediate School lunch supervisor and classroom cleaner. Survived by son, Herman; daughters, Annette Aquino, Marella Hakkei and Nova Basque; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth Akao, Rebecca Jardine and Victoria Lorenz. Visitation 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua, Kona; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
ALICE CHONG WAN LAU, 88, of Ho-nolulu, died April 2, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Yun; sons, Al Chun and Jerry Lau; daughter, Regina Ting; sister, Ethel Chun; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
JANET MARIE MANCUSO, 50, of Hale'iwa, died April 2, 2004. Born in Culver City, Calif. A Pitney Bowes sales executive. Survived by son, Ryan; mother, Katherine; sisters, Deborah and Michelle; brother, Francis. Service and scattering of ashes 5 p.m. tomorrow at Waimea Bay. Casual attire. Donations to 67-420 Alahaka St., Waialua, HI 96791. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Service of Hawai'i.
HERBERT MASAHARU MIMURA, 71, of Kane'ohe, died April 3, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Emma; daughter, Letty Pincoe; brothers, Paul, Arthur and Raymond; grandson, Russell Pincoe. Visitation 6 of 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Cemetery committal service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
HARRIET HANAE "KUWASHIMA" MIYAMOTO, 74, of Mililani, died March 24, 2004. Born in Pulehu, Maui. Retired from August Ahrens School. Survived by husband, Bobby; son, Jay; daughter, Debby Okata; two grandchildren; brothers, Paul, Hiroshi and Clarence Kuwashima; sisters, Eiko Sakuma, Nancy Fukagawa, Peggy Uehara and Reiko Matsunaga. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
KEIZO NAKAMASU, 81, of San Francisco, formerly of Koloa, Kaua'i, died April 1, 2004. Survived by sister, Yaeko Ginoza; brother, Tokio. Private burial at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick/Kaua'i Mortuary.
SACHIKO NAKAMURA, 82, of Honolulu, died March 28, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Karen Yamasaki, Sandra Okimoto and Marian; four grandchildren; brothers, James, Robert and Thomas Murotake; Phyllis MacNaughton. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SUMAKO OUCHI, 86, of 'Aiea, died March 18, 2004. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Member of Shinshu Kyokai. Survived by sons, Duane and Clayton; daughters, Sharon Ouchi and Verna Young; two grandchildren; brother, Gilbert Kaneko. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
RICARDO RARANGOL RUIZ, 76, of Waipahu, died March 21, 2004. Born in Waialua. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard blacksmith. Survived by wife, Teresita; sons, Jerry, Darrell and Rhowell; seven grandchildren; brothers, Avelino, Dominador, Rizal and Leopoldo; sisters, Feliza Munoz and Soledad Valdez. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.
LOUIS "KOKO" X. SANTOS, 77, of Kailua, died March 29, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired teacher and basketball coach at Kailua High School, Ho-noka'a High School and Hawai'i Loa College. Survived by wife, Reiko "Rae" Sakata-Santos; daughter, Rayette Whitford; sons, Richard and Rex; six grandchildren; sister, Hazel Lee. Visitation 5 to 6:15 p.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kailua; service 6:30 p.m. Cemetery committal service 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
SIAFA TAETUNA, 39, of Kealakehe, Hawai'i, died March 24, 2004. Born in Asili, Tutuila, American Samoa. Survived by daughters, Jodie Kuahuia, and Judie, Tiana and Tiare; three grandchildren; father and mother, Pule Taetuna and Punipuao Liufau; brothers, Pule, Tuifaga, Antone and Mataiva; sisters, Eveline Fa'afia, Emma Kahele, and Pea and Tiva. Visitation and service 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at Miloli'i Beach Park, Hawai'i. Fellowship 9 a.m. Saturday at the park. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
LOUIS VICTORINO, 82, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died April 5, 2004. Born in Kealia, Kaua'i. Retired Lihue Plantation Co. supervisor. Survived by wife, Margaret; sons, Ronald, Steven and Patrick; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Alfred; sisters, Ida Barretto and Dora Hidalgo. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
PHILIP ZEILER, 83, of Honolulu, died March 29, 2004. Born in Toledo, Ohio. Hawaii Newspaper Agency photoengraver. Survived by wife, Juanita; daughter, Dr. Mari Ann Keithahn; son, Timothy Philip; brother, Charles; three grandchildren. Service 2 p.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church; Inurnment later in Carlisle, Iowa. Casual attire. Donations to Parkinson's Disease Foundation. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
