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.
JEFFREY DAVID CECIL, 41, of Kailua, died April 7, 2004. Born in Las Vegas. Survived by daughter, Adonica; companion, Monica Pezze; parents, William and Linda; brothers, Alan and Brandon; grandmother, Helen. Service held in California. Donations to Surfrider Foundation, 75-5669 Kuakini Highway, No. 4-103, Kailua, Kona, HI 96740. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
ANDRES PETER COMBIS SR., 66, of Wai'anae, died April 11, 2004. Born on Kaua'i. Survived by son, Andres Jr.; daughter, Brenda Ann Cruz; brothers, Alfredo and Frederico; sister, Rose Tolbe; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
TOSHIHARU "JIMMY" FUKUDA, 82, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 13, 2004. Born in Kapapala, Hawai'i. Naniloa Hotel bell captain; and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Survived by wife, Sueko; son, Eric; daughters, Pauline Sugimoto, May Wada and Elna Gomes; sisters, Toshiko Goto and Betty Nakahara; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
PEDRO AUGUSTO GARCIA, 72, of Honolulu, died April 14, 2004. Born in Lima, Peru. A retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Inocenta; sons, Omar and Mark; daughter, Miriam Vermejo; four grandchildren; brothers, William and Enrique; sister, Olga. Service 1 p.m. tomorrow at Kilohana United Methodist Church. No flowers. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
JAMES "JIM" D. HAPENNEY, 83, of Honolulu, died April 13, 2004. Born in Delevan, Ill. A retired newspaper executive. Survived by son, Dan; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Mass noon Monday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Service 3 p.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Donations to the American Lung Association. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
BENEDICT JOSEPH IIDA, 89, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died April 8, 2004. Born on Kaua'i. Survived by wife, Alice; sons, Ronald and Sherwood; daughter, Jocelyn Yamamoto; nine grandchildren 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Mass 6:45 p.m. Inurnment at a later date. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home.
ROBERT HIDEO KAWAOKA, 89, of Honolulu, died March 29, 2004. Born in 'Ewa. Retired from Servco Pacific. Survived by son, Neil; brothers, Peter and Jimmy; sister, Lily Tonokawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
DR. NELSON LANE KELLEY, 66, of Kane'ohe, died April 12, 2004. Born in Bryan, Texas. Teacher in the College of Business Administration at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa; served as director of the Pacific Asian Management Institute and chairman of the Department of Management and Industrial Relations. Survived by wife, Choong So Young Kelley; children, Cyrelle Mello, Rachael, Lee, Alicia and Rebecca; three grandchildren; sisters, Alice Kimbrough and Cecil McCullough; brother, Larry. Service held. Burial 9 a.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
TADAO NAITO, 81, of Honolulu, died April 1, 2004. Born in Pearl City. Retired carpenter for JM Tanaka Construction Co.; member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Korean War prisoner of war. Survived by wife, Eleanor; grandson, Chad; mother, Tsugi; brother, Setsuo; sisters, Hanako Okazaki, Dorothy Tsutsumi and Helen Gaither. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
DONALD HAROLD NOBRIGA, 76, of Kailua, died April 13, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired warehouse foreman with Theo Davies; retired from Wilson Sporting Goods; batboy for the Hono-lulu Braves, and catcher for the Ho-nolulu Businessmen's Softball League. Survived by wife, Betty Lou; sons, Michael, Patrick, Scot and Neal; brother, Paul; sister, Ruth Alves; eight grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
LILLIAN E. MARCHETTO PATACCHI, 93, of Hawai'i Kai, died April 12, 2004. Born in Allentown, Pa. A mezzo-soprano who toured with various opera companies in the United States and abroad; She and her husband, Valfrido, performed in several musical productions. Survived by son, Vallian; granddaughter, Lia; grandson, Cory; sister, Viola Marck. Service 6 p.m. April 26 at Calvary By the Sea Lutheran Church; refreshments and food will be served. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
D. RICHARD SCIBELLA, 86, of Paradise Valley, Ariz., and Honolulu, died April 13, 2004. Retired vice president of the Georgia Boot Company. Survived by wife, Nona; daughter, Marsha Bohnett; granddaughter, Paula Fried. Service 11 a.m. today at Carr-Tenny Mortuary, Tempe, Ariz.
SEISUKE "RED" "PONGO" TOKUDA, 82, of Pearl City, died April 1, 2004. Born in Waipahu, Retired packer/driver for Y.Higa Enterprises. Survived by wife, Hazel; sons, Ralph, Patrick and Sheldon; daughters Claire Agena, Laura Tamanaha and Sharon Inafuku; 10 grandchildren; brothers, Seiji "Robert," Seiko "Sam," Seiyu "Dusty," Seikichi and Harry; sister, Helen Candilasa. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
