Obituaries

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ROWENA LEILANI NISHIMORI HORNER, a nurse and wife of First Hawaiian Bank president Don Horner, died yesterday at The Queen's Medical Center. She was 44. See story.

FILONETA DELA CRUZ AGUINALDO, 91, of Waipahu, died March 24, 2004. Born in Apaya, Laoag City, Philippines. A member of Bethel Chapel, Assembly of God of Waipahu. Survived by sons, Dino, Herminio and Florencio; daughters, Josefina Abel, Teresa Ventura, Leonora Sanchez and Marina Corpus; 19 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Gregorio Dela Cruz; sisters, Esperanza Cudal, Agustina Soto, Filomena Pascua, Dorotea Santos and Anita Murff. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at the chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MAE KINUE CHINEN, 69, of Honolulu, died April 15, 2004. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Retired receptionist and bookkeeper for Dr. Lorene Anastasi. Survived by daughters, Diane Ota, Donna Chinen and Terri Naauao; mother, Kiyoko Okunami; brothers, Kenneth, Herbert and Lester Okunami; sisters, Yoshie Chun, Sharon Yamasaki and Linda Whitcomb. Visitation 1 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Cemetery committal service and inurnment 8:30 a.m. April 28 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.

FRANCES FLORES, 74, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 8, 2004. Born in Hilo. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Charles, Bert and Samuel; daughter, France Roberts; brothers, John and Benjamin Flores and Henry "Antone" Torres; sisters, Emily Pagan, Mabel Garcia, Isabella Flores, Josephine Nash, Barbara Jackson, Betty Lou Torres and Margaret Lopez; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

JOHN ANDERSON FORBES, 80, of Waipahu, died April 2, 2004. Born in Utah. Retired from U.S. Navy. Courier in the Loss Prevention Department with the Naval Exchange. Survived by son, Gregg; two granddaughters. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

JOHN PAUL HINTON, 25, of Honolulu, died April 10, 2004. Born in Cleveland. Enlisted man in the U.S. Army. Survived by wife, Jo-Linda Mercado-Hinton; son, Ja-Cee Mercado-Hinton; daughter, Jazarae Mercado-Hinton; mother, Darlene Hinton Lindenberg. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

JAMES TAKEO ISHIHARA, 74, of Honolulu, died April 14, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired land surveyor for Department of Transportation. Survived by wife, Nancy; son, Cory; daughters, Janice Ishihara and Jennifer Muramoto; three grandchildren; brother, Roy; sisters, Irma Shin, Clara Baker, Ann Okuma and Carol Kobashigawa. Visitation noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 1 p.m. Casual attire.

EARLE EUGENE "GENE" JOHNS, 83, of Honolulu, died Oct. 26, 2003. Born in Union Township, Howard County, Ind. A retired piano technician. Survived by wife, Wauneta; daughters, Janet Woodward, Ellen Goff, and Anita Johns; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service 9:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MILDRED CHIYONO KITSU, 89, of Honolulu, died April 8, 2004. Born in Nahiku, Maui. Retired Hawaiian Tuna Packers trimmer. Survived by sons, Paul and John; daughter, Shirley Sanner; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

TAZUKO KOBATAKE, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 28, 2004. Born in Mountain View, Hawai'i. A retired schoolteacher. Survived by son, Earl ; daughter, Merle Uegawa; brother, Richard Oka; sisters, Jane Inaba and Tsutoko Maeda; five grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m. Casual attire.

PATRICIA MOKIHANA LACY, 63, of Honolulu, died April 9, 2004. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired from Kuakini Hospital. Survived by daughters, Corvette Williams, April Furtado, Arlene Yim, Leslie Amion and Arlandra Hall; brothers, Peter and Alexander Nuesca; sisters, Eleanor Robello, Phoebe Jones and Margaret Jennings; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

YOSHITERU "LANKY" NAGATA, 86, of Kahului, Maui, died April 17, 2004. Born in Spreckelsville, Maui. A clerk for Maui Land & Pine Co. Survived by wife, Hashime "Ethel"; daughters, Natalie Gaza and Aileen Shigezawa; two grandchildren; brother, Masao; sisters, Tomie Sato. Service 4 p.m. Thursday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission; reception to follow. Urn burial 9 a.m. Friday at Maui Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

MAYA EVE TACADENA PERDIDO, 1, of 'Ewa Beach, died April 7, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Leandro and Nieves; sister, Kira; grandparents, Beinvenido and Esperanza Tacadena and Anastacia Guillermo; great-grandmothers, Alejandra Tacadena and Leonora Acorda. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

SANG MU RIM, 84, of Kane'ohe, formerly of Honolulu, died April 16, 2004. Born in North Korea. Survived by son, Song Tae; daughter, Sung He Keawe, Yon Hee Lavoie and Gi Hee Richard; eight grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

MARCIEL "MIKE" SEDENO, 73, of Honolulu, died March 31, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired maintenance man. Survived by sister, Martha Rodrigues. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; cemetery committal service to follow at The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

R.B. "BUCK" SPRINGER, 89, of Kane'ohe, formerly of Waynesburg, Pa, died March 31, 2004. Born in Pennsylvania. Pioneer in the general aviation field. Member of Anciente and Secret Order of Quiet Birdmen. Survived by sons, Carl and Jim. Service held. Arrangements by University of Hawai'i Medical School.

JAMES JOHN TOMPKISON, 84, of Honolulu, died April 7, 2004. Born in Japan. Owner of American United Life Insurance Co. Survived by wife, Mollie; sons, John and Michael; daughter, Catherine Graham; four grandchildren. Private inurnmet at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation services of Hawai'i.

MILDRED YOSHIE URABE, 83, of Honolulu, died April 12, 2004. Born in Hawi, Hawai'i. Retired State Department of Health Epidemiology Laboratory assistant. Survived by sons, Harlow, Derrick and Randall; brothers, Leslie, Norimasa, Tetsuo and James Takushi; sister, Dorothy Sakuma. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

ROSELANI (ROSIE) C. VIEIRA, 83, of Vallejo, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2001. Born in Kawaihae, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sister, Eleanor McElroy-Kahookele; son, Roland; daughters, Margaret, Johanna Avisada and Edwina Yamura; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Private memorial service and scattering of ashes in Kawaihae Harbor, Friday. Arrangements by Colonial Chapel, Vallejo.

YUK QUON LOUIE WONG, 75, of Honolulu, died April 5, 2004.Born in Chungshan, China. Survived by husband, Hong PIng; son, Carl; daughters, Amy and Susan Wong and Sally Vergara; four grandchildren; brother, Yuk Kong Louie; sister, Yuk Wun Lee. Taoist service 9 a.m. April 28 at Borthwick Mortuary; burial noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

DOUGLAS TADAO YAGUCHI, 97, of Waimea, Kaua'i, died April 14, 2004. Born in Waimea. Salesman with American Factors. Survived by wife, Sally; sons, Lester and Ralph; daughter, Naomi Burkart; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Natsumi Shimonishi. Service 3 p.m. Friday at Waimea Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.