Posted on: Monday, December 20, 2004

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

GREGORY ALVARADO, 46, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 10, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Marisco Ltd. security guard. Survived by sons, Jansen, Preston and Kevin; parents, Benedicto, and Carolyn Colino; brothers, Ben, Wade, Cullen, Galen and Kelton; sisters, Sandra Castillo, Patti Sorenson, Denise Chavez, Michele DeAnda, Collette Chandler and Roxanne Reytasa; two grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.

Lance Cpl. JEFFERY STEVEN BLANTON, 23, of Marietta, Ga., died Dec. 12, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq. Born in Cobb County, Ga. Member of Charlie Company, Weapons Platoon, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, based at Kane'ohe Marine Corps Air Station. Survived by wife, Amber; mother, Tracie Botts; father and stepmother, Steven and Donna; maternal grandparents, Elaine and Doug Lovett; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Pilgrim; stepbrothers, Corey and Chris Rapes. Visitation and services today and tomorrow Carmichael Funeral Home in Marietta, Ga.; burial in Marietta National Cemetery. No flowers; donations to U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program.

DORIS LEE CHING, 70, of Honolulu, died Dec. 5, 2004. Born in Philadelphia. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Norman; sons, Kevin and Brian; daughters, Deanna Holt, Joanne Kennedy and Suzanne Alcover; mother, Madeleine Lee; sister, Willeine Walsh; 10 grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

MASAE BEATRICE GOYA, 84, of Honolulu, died Dec. 14, 2004. Born in 'Ewa. Retired state dietitian at Maluhia Hospital. Survived by son, Clifford; caregiver/daughter-in-law, Sherry; three grandchildren; brothers, Fred, Richard, Stanley and James Nagamine; sisters, Ethel Oshiro and Joyce Shimabukuro. Visitation 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

SHIZUKO OCHIAI KATO, 75, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 2, 2004. Born in Hilo. Retired school administrative service assistant at Honoka'a High and Elementary School, Laupahoehoe High and Elementary School and Hilo High School. Survived by husband, James; son, Kelvin; sister, Sumie Nii. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

CAROLINE SOONIMI PAI LIM, 74, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 15, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Arizona Memorial Vending Stand #39. Survived by daughter, Susan; son, Leighton; brothers, Jerry, Arthur Jr., Philip and Roger Pai and Howard Karr; sisters, Marjorie Tanida and Gladys Karr; two grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

CALVIN PANG SINN LING, 65, of Honolulu, died Dec. 13, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Postal Service supervisor. Survived by sons, Kelvin and Alvin; sisters, Charlotte Ling and Sharon Takahashi; three grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Dec. 27 at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Burial 11 a.m. Dec. 28 at Greenhaven Memorial Park, Kane'ohe. No flowers. Casual attire.

DOROTHY "DOT" MILLAR, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., formerly of Maui, died Dec. 14, 2004. Born in Shanghai, China. Napili Kai Beach Resort, Maui, general manger; former Maui Hotel Association president; and former Maui Planning Department, Urban Design Board, chairman. Survived by family, Elizabeth and Donald Warren, Martha, Yiannis, Penelope and Alexander; Roger, Cherie, Brooke and Tanner; Dewar and Matthew Millar. Service and cremation in Rancho Mirage pending. Arrangements by Palm Springs Mortuary, Cathedral City, Calif.

JANET TOMIKO NAKAYAMA, 80, of Honolulu, died Dec. 6, 2004. Born in Hana, Maui. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Arling; daughters, Claire Nakamura and Jean Itamoto; two grandchildren; sister, Ritsuyo Valjato. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

LESLIE "LACKY" HOWARD PAVAO, 65, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 11, 2004. Born in Hilo. A Dillingham Tug & Barge Co. merchant seaman. Survived by sister, Annette Frias; half sister, Kathy Maheny. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo; service 10 a.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire. Loose flowers and lei welcomed.

JAMES KEIGA SHIMAMOTO, 64, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 9, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired warehouseman. Survived by father, Eizun; brothers, Stanley and Marshall; sisters, Emiko Tengan and Sonia Miyagawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SHIZU TAKASATO, 92, of Waipahu, died Dec. 17, 2004. Born in Kahalu'u. Member of Nichiren Mission of Hawai'i and Tamagusuku Son Jin Kai. Survived by sons, John and Glenn; daughter, Aeko Sereno; brothers, Sosei and Soshin Aniya; sister, Yoshiko Nagamine; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel; memorial service 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

GEORGE KAZUO WATABAYASHI, 90, of Honolulu, died Nov. 11, 2004. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired auto mechanic. Survived by son, Bert; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Tadao, Thomas, Tsumori, Toshiyuki and Richard; sisters, Tsurumi Nakao, Katie Perry, Eleanor Ebisuya and Ethel Yoshimoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.