Posted on: Tuesday, August 3, 2004

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.

MERCEDES GALAPON ALMONDIA, 85, of Mililani, died July 14, 2004. Born in Paniqui Tarlac, Philippines. Survived by son, Antonio; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Aurelia Eugenio. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

RAMON BIHO, 82, of Kailua, died July 24, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired mason. Survived by wife, Janet; sons, Ronald and Keith; daughters, Ramona, and Darlene Joseph. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

CLIFFORD BARTOLOME CASCO, 54, of Lahaina, Maui, died July 26, 2004. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Chef and U.S. Army veteran. Survived by former wife, Jane; sons, Cliffane, Boom and CJ; daughter, Harmony; brothers, Randy, Bobby, Kali, Gordon and Willy; sister, Tina; five grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Friday at Maria Lanakila Church. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

GUILLERMO "GIMMO" SAGADRACA DOMINGO, 58, of Waiehu, Maui, died July 29, 2004. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by wife, Anita; sons, Jemmy and Jeffrey; daughters, Jenalyn, Angie and Janessa; sisters, Luisa Cardiz and Laureana Aceret; brother, Esteban. Visitation 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; rosary 9 a.m.; burial 10:30 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park, Ha'iku. Casual attire.

JOSEFA "PEPANG" SAMPANG GAERLAN, 85, of Kapolei, died July 19, 2004. Born in the Philippines. Survived by daughters, Josephine Gaerlan and Modesta "Joji" Gaerlan-Tokunaga; brother, Antonio Sampang; sisters, Felicidad De Guzman and Asuncion Estacio; eight grandchildren. California services held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

AILEPATA HALAIKILUA, 89, of Honolulu, died July 26, 2004. Born in Western Samoa. Homemaker. Survived by daughters, Ivoga Thompson and Tauamatu Marrero; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Graveside service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

KATHERINE "KAT" YUKIKO HARADA, 82, of Honolulu, mother of Honolulu Advertiser columnist and entertainment editor Wayne Harada, died July 23, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by husband, Francis; daughter, Elva Fontes; brothers, Fumi, Ernest and Harry "Bolo" Taniyama; grandsons, Randy "Jo" and Reynard; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; memorial service 6:30 p.m. Burial of urn 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park, Waipi'o. Casual attire.

HITOSHI HONDA, 83, of Honolulu, died July 24, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. civil service worker. Survived by brothers, Tsutomu and Takashi. Private service held. No koden. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

ALWOOD KALEIKOA HOOPER, 51, of Honalo, Hawai'i, died July 23, 2004. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. Maintenance man at the Royal Kona Resort. Survived by brothers, Alton, Elston and Samuel. Visitation 5:30 to 8 p.m Friday at Lanakila Church, Kainaliu; service 8 p.m. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Kona Memorial Park, Holualoa. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

ROBERT CHUGO IGARASHI, 90, of Honolulu, died July 22, 2004. Born in 'Ewa. Retired pharmacist. Survived by wife, Dorothy; brother, Goro; sisters. Thelma Takahashi and Amy. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

GEORGE TSUGIO IZUMI, 81, of Honolulu, died July 29, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Survived by wife, Tokie; son, Keoki; daughters, Lani Sparks and Leimoni Chun; sister, Florence Matsumura; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Hawai'i Kai Ward; service 6 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

JONAH C.G. LEE, 86, of Wahiawa, died July 21, 2004. Born in Wahiawa. Retired federal government accountant at Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by daughter, Sandra Nakamura; granddaughter, Cheryl; brothers, David and Michael; sisters, Margaret Nam. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

PIK WAN WONG LUIS, 81, of Honolulu, died July 24, 2004. Retired waitress. Survived by nephews and nieces. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

STANLEY "STAN" PATRICK MALLERY, 72, of Edelstein, Ill., formerly of Hawai'i, died Aug. 1, 2004. Born in Lafayette, Ill. Retired design engineer with Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville, Ill., with 43 years of service. Survived by wife, Mary Ellen; daughters, Helen Bloom and Kathy Hornback; seven grandchildren; sister, Shirley Lum. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. today at Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel, Peoria, Ill. Service 10 a.m. tomorrow at the funeral home. Burial at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Mapleton, Ill. Donations may be made to TPA Deaf Scholarship Fund, Salvation Army or one's favorite charity.

HIROMI MARUGAME, 77, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died July 29, 2004. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Proprietor of H. Marugame Plumber Inc. Survived by wife, Lois; sons, Dennis and Dean; daughters, Mae Uchiyama and Diane Yandell; eight grandchildren; brother, Edward. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

YOSHIKO MASUOKA, 90, of Honolulu, died July 28, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired co-founder of Masu's Massive Plate Lunch. Survived by sons, Edwin and Paul; daughter, Maizie Okimoto; six grandchildren; six grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

JERRY D. MONNETT, 76, of Geneva, Ill, and Honolulu, died July 31, 2004. Born in Berwyn, Ill. Worked as a special education art teacher. Survived by husband, Arthur; children, Linde Breault, Mitchell and Terence; five grandchildren; sister, Dolly Lucas; brother, Paul Donars. Visitation 3 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Moss Family Funeral Home, Batavia, Ill. Mass 10:30 a.m. Thursday St. John Neumann Catholic Church, St. Charles, Ill. Interment at River Hills Memorial Park.

LORI A. OKENKA-CUOMO, 50, of Honolulu, died July 23, 2004. Born in Jersey City, N.J. Federal Court clerk. Survived by husband, Phil Cuomo; mother, Florence Aymar; brother, Tom Okenka; caregivers, Florence and Pat, David and Felecia Woolley. Scattering of ashes in Waikiki. No flowers. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

CONNIE ELAINE PODLAS, 62, of Kane'ohe, died July 17, 2004. Born in Ohio. Floral designer. Survived by husband, Gerald; daughters, Lori Basile and Wendi Ownes; son, Robert Kaiser; brother, Butch Hughes; four grandchildren, Private service. No flowers. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Windward Unit, 130 Kailua Road #102B, Kailua, HI 96734. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

JOSE GIRON REYES SR., 81, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 26, 2004. Born in Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines. Retired production manager for Mercy Beck's Advertising Co. Survived by wife, Elinor; sons, Jolly, Manny and Choy; daughter, Rica Marziale; sister, Araceli; six grandchildren. Mass 9 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church; inurnment 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

PEDRO TIANAN SAPASAP, 78, of Kane'ohe, died July 24, 2004. Born in the Philippines. Art director. Survived by daughters, Adele Hill, Regina Furukawa and Ulrica Rutkove; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Catholic Church; eulogy 10 a.m.; Mass 10:15 a.m; private inurnment. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

MICHAEL MASAAKI SHIRAISHI, 80, of Honolulu, died July 27, 2004. Born in Honaunau, Kona, Hawai'i. Retired self-employed contractor doing business as Michael M. Shiraishi Inc. Member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company G. Survived by wife, Lillian; brothers, Harry, Herbert and Shigeo; sisters, Mildred Yamamoto, Carol, Ruth Furuta, Clarice Kishi, Edna Tanna and Lynda Oue. Service 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

OLIVE FRANCIS STOWERS, 68, of American Samoa, died July 17, 2004. Born in American Samoa. Member of the Samoan Methodist Church in Nanakuli. Survived by husband, Francis; son, Francis Jr.; daughters, Rita Tufono, Ala Tufono and Ala Faaitu; sister, Lovi Tuiolemotu; nine grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 5:30 to 9 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. at 'Aiea Korean United Methodist Church; service 10 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ROBERT P. "BOBBY" TOKI, 59, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died July 28, 2004. Born in Waialua, O'ahu. Survived by sons, Barry and Jayson; daughter, Jaydene; granddaughter, father, Frank Mamalias; brothers, Howard Jr., Gerald and Ronald, and Franklyn Mamalias. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Waikea Canal Lihi, Kapa'a; service 11:30 a.m.; scattering of ashes to follow. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

TEOFILA ALVAREZ ULIVAS, 88, of Wahiawa, died June 29, 2004. Born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired from Dole Pineapple Plantation. Survived by daughters, Dionisia "June" Battad and Juliana Ancheta; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.