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.

RYUJI "TONTE" ARIYOSHI, 75, of Kahului, Maui, died April 6, 2004. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. A journeyman welder for Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Mildred; brothers, Tadaoki and Henry; sister, Kyono Shimada. Visitation 3:30 p.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 4:30 p.m.; reception to follow. Burial 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Maui Memorial Park.

JAMES Y.C. CHING, 75, of Honolulu, died Feb. 29, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired Hawaiian Telephone cable splicer. Survived by wife, Nobuko; son, Jesse; daughters, Florene, Myra Garza, Sheree Nishigata and Angela Gragas; sisters, Grace Ching and Florence "Buggy" Hee; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

JON MARTIN UNTALAN CONCEPCION, 27, of Honolulu, died April 2, 2004. Born on Guam. A laboratory assistant for Diagnostic Laboratory Services Inc. Survived by parents, William and Lillian; sisters, Tamara Untalan and Kareena Soller. Visitation from 4 p.m. Tuesday at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church; Mass 5 p.m. Inurnment at a later date. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

RALPH REEVES DEMARS, 87, of Honolulu, died Dec. 4, 2003. Born in St. Thomas, N.D. Retired federal employee of the Department of the Navy, Navy Facilities Engineering Command, Honolulu, Saipan and Guam; Hawai'i president of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees; recipient of the Award of Merit at Outstanding Senior Citizen of O'ahu, 2000. Survived by wife, Edith. Memorial service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kawaiaha'o Church. Scattering of ashes at sea by the Waikiki Chapter of the Elks Club. Memorial donations to the Institute for Human Services or the Waikiki Health Center.

VANDALE KENNETH DUDOIT SR., 70, of Moloka'i, died April 1, 2004. Born in Moanui, Moloka'i. Survived by wife, Joyce; son, Vandale Jr.; daughters, Pamela Kaapuni, Moana Dudoit, Vanette Boswell, Valerie Enos, Michelle Dudoit and Lisa Dudoit; sister, Moana and Raquel; 21 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation from 9 a.m. Saturday at Kalaiakamanu Hou Church Hall, Kalamaula, Moloka'i; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Kapa'akea Cemetery. Arrangements by Moloka'i Mortuary.

GERBACIO APOLINARIO DUPITAS, 96, of Honolulu, died March 16, 2004. Born in Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines. A maintenance man retired from Meadow Gold Dairies. Survived by wife, Rosalinda; hanai children, Crispina Espanol, Felicidad Bumagat and Isidra Nunez; 15 grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

JUNE C. FUKUMAE, 69, of Berkeley, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died March 26, 2004. Born in 'Aiea. A 1952 Waipahu High School graduate. Survived by husband, George; sons, Peter, Paul and Jaime; daughter, Tammy; nine grandchildren; brothers, Paul, James and George Mitsui; sister, Ruth Villegas. Private service held. Donations to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.

MARGARET RITA GOMES, 93, of Honolulu, died March 31, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A teacher retired from the Department of Education who last taught at Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate School. Survived by brother, William; nieces and nephews. Visitation 9 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Star of the Sea Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

KAME GOYA, 101, of Wahiawa, died March 26, 2004. Born in Nishihara, Okinawa. A member of Wahiawa Soto Mission. Survived by son, Alfred; daughters, Ellen Tomisato, Janet Shimokawa, Doris Higa, Gladys Takahashi, Anne Nakamura and Clara Onishi; 22 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; brother, Seikichi Tamanaha. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

MARIE CARVAN REMITICADO HAIME, 73, of Killeen, Texas, died March 26, 2004. Born on Maui. A former resident of Mililani. Survived by son, Gabriel; daughter, Cindy De Luna; brothers, Tony, Remy and Alfred Remiticado; sisters, Benita Ruidas, Flora Bibilone and Juanita Vergara; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; Mass 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire.

GARY J. HAYASHI, 87, of Honolulu, died March 30, 2004. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A retired printer. Survived by son, Harvey; daughters, Suzanne Cannon, Patricia Fukuda and Barbara Hayashi-Futa; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Gilbert; sisters, Elsie Hara and Lillian Towata. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HISATO "BULLY" HAYASHI, 87, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 26, 2004. Born in Hilo. Projectionist at Palace Theater; breakfast chef at Hilo Lagoon Hotel; and resident manager for Haili Elderly Apartments. Survived by wife, Mieko; sons, Melvin and Russell; daughter, Jacqueline Thomas; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service held; burial was at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

FLORENTINO L. HERA, 96, of Lana'i City, Lana'i, died March 30, 2004. Born in Talevera Cebu City, Philippines. A research analyst with Dole Company, and former branch manager for the Filipino Federation of America, Lana'i Branch. Survived by wife, Marcelina; son, Roberto; daughters, Jeanette Kagawa and Victoria Hera; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Monday at Lanai Sacred Hearts; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Lana'i Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HOWARD HARUO HOSHIDE, 76, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of Pahala, Hawai'i, died April 6, 2004. Born in 'O'okala, Hawai'i. A cultivation superintendent retired from Ka'u Agribusiness Co. Survived by wife, Mabel; sons, Howard and Lloyd; daughters, Laurie Cooke and Wendy Gomes; brother, Herbert Hoshide. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary; service 5 p.m. Casual attire.

LEONA ANN IRVINE, 71, of Kailua, died April 5, 2004. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by children, Susan Alden, Robert and James Irvine; six granddaughters; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2:30 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual or aloha attire.

ISAKO "BETTY" ISHIMOTO, 79, of Honolulu, died March 10, 2004. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired vice president for American Savings Bank. Survived by son, Charles; a granddaughter; sisters, Jane Higashiyama, Esther Tyau, Edith Ichiriu and Ethel Walley. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

LINCOLN KAUPONO KAHUE, 72, died March 21, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A Korean War Veteran and retired gardener with Sheraton Molokai. Survived by sons, James, Harry, Darren and Alika; daughters, Sharon Kahue, Donna Rider, Iwalani Kahili, Cheryl Fay, Jo-Ann Kahue-Coker, Rossalyn Welch, U'i Kahue-Cabanting, Fredericke Becker, Dagmar Dommer, Gabriele Beverly and Kitty Miller; sister, Philomena Kaneakua; 33 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Service held. Scattering of ashes tomorrow on the family homestead. Arrangements by Molokai Mortuary.

ALBERT "PAKE" KAILIEHU, 68, of Wai'anae, died April 4, 2004. Born on Maui. A retired crane operator. Survived by wife, Rosaline "Kuulei"; sons, Keith, Kelly, Jack, Larry and Brad; daughters, Lurline Crouch, Blossom Logan and Jade Vincent; 18 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Patrick "Leroy" Garcia, Edward "Gus" Garcia and Matthew Kim; sisters, Nora Todd and Lenora "Puanani" Keaweehu. Visitation 9 a.m to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

KAREN ANNE KASLER, 52, of Na'alehu, Hawai'i, died April 1, 2004. Born in Redland, Calif. A waitress at the former Buzz's Steak House in Kailua, Kona, and former waitress at Seamountain at Punalu'u, Ka'u. Survived by companion, Darwin Barve; brother, Gary; sister, Diane Blakely; hanai parents, William and Colleen Gundecker. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Hilo. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

MARTHA-GLENN KUUIINI KAWAMURA, 57, of Honolulu, died April 1, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A customer service representative for Budget Rent A Car. Survived by husband, Glenn; son, Shane; daughter, Stacey; a granddaughter; brothers, Elliott and Farrell Dematta; sisters, Donna-Dae Lii, Harriet Smith, Honey-Lei Samer and Helen-Edwina Dematta. Visitation from 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kawaiaha'o Church; service 6 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HAROLD "BOBO" KEYES, 69, of Kane'ohe, died April 6, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A loader operator retired from Ameron HC&T. Survived by wife, Betty; sons, Carlton and Harold; daughters, Sandra Galdeira and Deborah Pahukula; 15 grandchildren; sisters, Emmaleen Contra and Marvaleen Tampon; half brother, Michael Keyes; stepmother, Chau Keyes. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 1 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

JAMES HISASHI KIKUCHI, 68, of Pearl City, died March 5, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired employee of Hawaiian Regent Hotel. Survived by sister, Esther Yoshida. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.

BEN E. KING, 74, of Kailua, died March 21, 2004. Born in Logan, Iowa. Former Pearl Harbor Shipyard mechanical engineer; musician; radio-controlled model aircraft enthusiast and editor of the Aloha State Radio Control Club newsletter. Survived by daughters, Deborah Hosking and Barbara Balatico; four grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

HELENE KEIKO KISHINAMI, 64, of Honolulu, died April 6, 2004. Born in Pahala, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Valerie Kishinami, Janice Blizzard and Kathryn Montgomery; son, Aaron; seven grandchildren; sister, Florence Maruyama; mother, Kikuko Kusumoto. Service 10 a.m. tomorrow at 1311-A Wilhelmina Rise. Call 429-2122 for further information. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FRANK LEANDRO, 82, of Livermore, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died March 27, 2004. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. Retired Lawrence Livermore National Lab machinist; and a former Hawaiian Airlines pilot. Survived by children, Althea Farr, Paul, Merri-Jane Viglizzo and John; five grandchildren; close friend, Mary Kroesen; brother, Andrew; sisters, Ann Mellow, Mary Caires, Veronica Vierra, Laurina Perry and Sister Jane Francis. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Donations to St. Vincent De Paul, c/o St. Michael's Church, 428 Maple St., Livermore, CA 94550.

MASAO MATSUURA, 78, of Honolulu, died March 29, 2004. Born in Hono-lulu. Schuman Carriage, Preparation Center manager. Survived by wife, Evelyn; sons, Mack and Byron; three grandchildren; brothers, Toshio and Frank. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

JOHNNY ENG SU ONG, 81, of Hono-lulu, died March 31, 2004. Born in Manila, Philippines. Survived by sons, Jimmy, Charles Wong, Herbert and Edmund; daughters, Ida Ong and Avelina Galarotti; a sister in the Philippines; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

SHIZUKO REYLA, 94, of Pearl City, died March 24, 2004. Born in Pohokea, Hamakua, Hawai'i. Retired Hamakua Mill Co. Ltd. ranch hand. Survived by sons, Toshio and Kenneth Uyeda; daughters, Nobuko Suzuki and Mildred Miyashiro; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; brother, Yoshio Ishikane; sisters, Mitsuko Yamashita and Itsuko Sakamoto. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

BEATRICE S. RUBIE, 83, of Honolulu, died April 5, 2004. Survived by daughters, Renee Lipscomb and Sandra Carl; three granddaughters; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Luther, Melvin and Johnny Park; sister, Josephine Sims. Private service held. No flowers; donations to Options for Elders, 949 McCully St., Suite 11, Honolulu, HI 96826. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LOUISE KUULEI SMITH, 79, of 'Ewa Beach, died March 24, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Philip Akiu and Dean; brother, George Koa; sisters, Katherine Jackson, Harriet Corpuz and Josephine Kauhane; four grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial to follow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire.

SUSUMU TADA, 90, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died April 6, 2004. Born in Kapa'a. A Kaua'i County overseer. Survived by wife, Laura; sons, Michael and Denis; daughters, Mildred Sato and Winifred; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister, Kinuyo Kimura. Visitation 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kapaa Hongwanji Mission; service 4:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements Garden Island Mortuary.

EMILY ANCLA VIQUELIA, 64, of Kaumakani, Kaua'i, died April 5, 2004. Born in Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Fred; children, Celeste, Yolette Corpus, Gregg, Robin, Stacey Pencecola, Kriss and Alsen "Sonnie"; sisters, Maxima Salvatore, Frances Gragasin, Jean Stenson, Alice Canales and Mary Wilson; brothers, Tony and John Bernaldes; 18 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary, Koloa. Visitation also 9 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Waimea Sacred Hearts Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

WILLIAM T.S. WONG, 93, of Artesia, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died March 27, 2004. Born in Hakipu'u. Principal of Hanalei, Kaloaloa, Kalihikai and Lincoln Elementary Schools, Stevenson Intermediate and Roosevelt High School. Participated in and led Hawai'i State Retired Association and AARP. Survived by children, Gordon, Marilyn Harrell and William; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. today at Diamond Head Mortuary; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers; donations to Artesia Christian Home, 11614 E. 183rd St., Artesia, CA 90701.

MICHIKO "MICHI" YOSHIMOTO, 68, of Honolulu, died April 3, 2004. Born in Sendai, Japan. Owner of TBC & M. Survived by husband, Ryoichi; sons, Lloyd and Alan Matsumoto; stepsons, Kengo and Hideki; brother, Tsuneo Nakamura; sisters, Toshiko and Eiko Nakamura. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

RACHAEL KUKANA YOUNG, 86, of Kahului, Maui, died April 3, 2004. Born in Honolulu. U.S. Navy office clerk. Survived by sons, Edwin and Ronald; daughters, Irene Capizzi-Van Osten and Mary Gutierrez; sisters, Catherine Nishida and Rebecca Chartamb-Kaaihue; brother, Joseph Hanakahi; 13 grandchildren; seven grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

TERESA MEGOFNA ZIELINSKI, 41, of California, formerly of 'Aiea, died April 4, 2004. Former controller for Old Republic Title & Escrow. Survived by parents, Antonio and Marilyn Megofna; brothers, Anthony and Mark. Mainland service Monday; Hawai'i service and scattering of ashes pending. Flower registry through Kathy Hillary's Flowers, El Segundo, Calif. Arrangements by McCormick Mortuary, Redondo Beach, Calif.