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.

CATALINO CALPO CADIZ, 59, of Honolulu, died Dec. 2, 2004. Born in Cadaratan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A maintenance man. Survived by wife, Tina; daughter, Rowena Papas; sons, Roland and Roberto; sisters, Maria Lagoc, Julia Galiza and Estefania Ramiro; brothers, Telesforo, Mariano and Nemescio; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 9:45 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

MAXIMINO VERGARA CASINO, 94, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 18, 2004. Born in Pantoc Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A retired fisherman. Survived by wife, Maria; sons, Ben, Ernesto, Romeo, Roger, Orlando and Oscar; daughters, Naty Casino, Norma Gutierrez, Gloria Fernandez, Amelia Tesoro; brother, Bernardo; 30 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; service 7 p.m. Visitation 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Saturday; Mass 9:15 a.m. Burial 10:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

JULIA KEANO APAO CHING, 96, of Honolulu, died Dec. 2, 2004. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. A retired custodian for the University of Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Clarence; sons, Clarence and Kenneth; daughter, Judy Ah Sam; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday; service 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Nuuanu Memorial Park.

KAM YIP CHOCK, 93, of Honolulu, died Dec. 2, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Owner of New Hung Far Restaurant. Survived by daughter, Janis Goto; sister, Thelma Mock. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 5 p.m. Inurnment 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

PHYLLIS ELAINE CHOCK, 54, of Las Vegas, died Nov. 19, 2004. Born in Los Angeles. Former Mirage Casino employee. Survived by mother, Kam Yip; sister, Janis Goto. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 5 p.m. Inurnment 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

PEDRO "PETE" LUNA CORPUZ JR., 66, of 'Ewa Beach, died Nov. 27, 2004. Born in Waipahu. Retired Barbers Point Naval Air Station, Public Works Center, welder. Survived by wife, Lourdes; daughters, Darlene Ahuna and Yvette; sons, Steven, Christopher, Dominic "Mickey" and Patrick; brothers, James, Fernando "Andoi," Denfield "Danny," and Remigio "Meho"; sister, Cynthia Martinez; hanai father, Nicanor Guillermo; hanai sisters, Linda Mindoro and Theresa DeRego; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church; Mass noon; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MARIA "MUDDER" "AUNTY MARY" OMALZA ALAYAAY DAGUMAN, 77, of Las Vegas, formerly of Pearl City, died Nov. 26, 2004. Born in 'Aiea. Survived by daughter, Aileen Melim-Stenta; sons, Kaholo, Bill Hanson, Robert and Sid; sisters, Helen Dacut, Evelyn Tomontong and Ann Finder; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Friday at the chapel; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ELPIDIO "AL" MINA De GRACIA, 69, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 30, 2004. Born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired from Carpenters Union, Local 5. Survived by wife, Magdalena "Maggie"; daughters, Lisa, Josi, Lei, Mars and Bernie; seven grandchildren; mother, Beatriz; brothers, Pepito and Melchor; sisters, Veronica, Leticia Idio, Victoria and Aida. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual/aloha attire.

RAFAEL DeLEON ESTRADA, 60, of Honolulu, died Dec. 6, 2004. Born in Auyapo, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Former Hyatt Regency Hotel housekeeper. Survived by wife, Leonora; daughter, Sheryl; son, Ericson; father, Pacifico Sr.; brother, Jun. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

YON HOY GOO, 83, of Honolulu, died Dec. 7, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, Eva; sons, Vincent and Jonathan; daughter, Marjorie; sister, Kawie Tsung; three grandchildren. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Community Church of Honolulu; memorial service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

ALEJANDRO "CANDRO" RAYMONDA GOROZA, 92, of Pearl City, died Dec. 5, 2004. Born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. Retired longtime Naval Supply Center employee; and wartime recipient of the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal and Victory Medal. Survived by sons, George, Alejandro, Ernesto and Alfredo; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

RAYMOND KEIJI KITSU, 91, of Honolulu, died Dec. 4, 2004. Retired U.S. Army master sergeant; member of Club 100, and University of Hawai'i and McKinley High School ROTC instructor. Survived by wife, Betty; sons, James, Curtis and Raynard; daughters, Linda Taniyama and Reiko Nomura; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Yoshio; sister, Ruby Yabiku. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Military inurnment 9:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. No flowers. Aloha attire.

GLADYS YASUKO KUWAHARA, 80, of Pearl City, died Dec. 9, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired Leahi Hospital registered nurse. Survived by sons, Thomas and Arthur; daughter, Barbara; three grandchildren. Memorial service 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

GEORGE H.N. LEE SR., 86, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired Honolulu Police Department major. Survived by son, George Jr.; daughters, Marytina Choy, Myra Kau and Georgia Apana; six grandchildren. Visitation noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 1 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.

JAMES TANEYUKI MAEDA, 100, of Honolulu, died Dec. 4, 2004. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan. Retired Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Co. carpenter. Survived by sons, Ronald and Steven; daughters, Rachel Comeaux and Jaynee Nakamura; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

ALICE COX KAINA "BABY LEI" HAOLE MORATIN, 72, of Kailua, formerly of Papakolea, died Nov. 30, 2004. Born in Hale'iwa. Retired Kaiser Permanente Medical Center medical records clerk and former performer with Don Ho at Honey's, Kane'ohe. Survived by father of her children, William Haole Jr.; sons, William Haole III, L. Dutch Haole and Wendell "Wengie" Haole; daughter, Valerie Haole; brother, Wendell De Freitas; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church, Kailua; Mass 10:30 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

EILEEN FRANCES NAKANELUA, 82, of Honolulu, died Dec. 8, 2004. Born in Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Dayton and Mel; daughter, Verna Makanani; brother, Tadasuke Suzuki; sisters, Violet Chung and Lillian Nishioka; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 1 p.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

SATOSHI NAKAUE, 86, of Waipahu, died Nov. 27, 2004. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center federal packer/crater; and retired state Department of Corrections maintenance department employee. Survived by wife, Amy; daughters, May Tamura; two grandchildren; brothers, Tsutomu, Harry and John; sisters, Grace Hayashi and Mitsuko Okuno. Private service held. No koden (monetary donations). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

KENNETH KAZUYOSHI NOBUTA, 81, of Honolulu, died Nov. 4, 2004. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. A real-estate developer. Private service held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

TASHICHI NOMURA, 90, of Kailua, died Dec. 5, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired Ameron Hawai'i quarry supervisor. Survived by wife, Haruko; sons, Richard, Thomas, George and Myles; daughters, Carol Moriaki and Cheryl; two grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

AGUSTIN ACHUELE SADUCOS, 96, of Kapolei, died Nov. 19, 2004. Born in Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired city Board of Water Supply maintenance man; former plantation worker and Halekulani Hotel employee. Survived by children, Susan and Jose Danao; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 'Ewa; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

THOMAS DONOVAN SCHOEN, 58, of Honolulu, died Dec. 8, 2004. Born in Mineola, N.Y. An international wrestling official. Survived by sons, Thomas and David; two grandchildren; brothers, Robert and Daniel; sisters, Jane Lance and Elizabeth Benjamin. Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; memorial service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

JOSEPH "SOYO" GRACIANO SORIANO, 66, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 9, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A truck driver. Survived by wife, Elizabeth; sons, Joseph Alo, and Jeff, Joseph and Jason; daughters, Debra Hanamaikai and Lisa Scanlan; brothers, Walter and Parterno; sisters, Millie Rodrigues, Genevieve Soriano and Gwen Kapiko; 24 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Hearts Church, Wai'anae; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

CARLYN HANAYE TOMOMITSU, 48, of Honolulu, died Dec. 8, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Kwan; brother, Karlton; foster parents, Pete and Angelica Nance. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Honpa Hongwanji, Hawai'i Betsuin; service 6 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangement by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.