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.

CATALINA LONGBOY ALVIOR, 67, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18, 2004. Born in Santo Tomas, Aliaga, Philippines. Retired Queen's Medical Center operating room assistant. Survived by husband, Ignacio; daughter, Carol Lee; stepson, Querubin; brother, Modesto Lomboy; stepdaughters, Susan Tolentino and Maria Villanueva; sister, Brigida Corpus; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

MARIA TABOA BARAOIDAN, 83, of Lahaina, Maui, died Feb. 3, 2004. Born in Bacarra, Philippines. Maui Sands and Maui Hilton hotels housekeeper. Survived by husband, Alfredo; sons, Sonny, Bobbie, Kudy, Rogelio and Joe; daughters, Linda Agapay, Pat Hayse, Edralen and Gerilyn; 21 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Maria Lanakila Church, Lahaina; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary, Maui.

ROBERT SAM MING CHANG, 79, of Honolulu, died Jan. 31, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard contracting officer. Survived by wife, Gail Miyashiro; sisters, Fanny Lee-Kai and Helen Tong; brother, Kenneth. Memorial service 11:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; burial to follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. No flowers. Casual attire.

WILBERT KON SHOON CHANG, 72, of Honolulu, died Feb. 4, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard budget analyst. Survived by wife, Barbara; son, Roderick; daughters, Melva Mcdonald, Valerie Tomita, Lorie, Brenda Nagaoka, Stephanie Toyama and Nanette Tamura; five grandchildren; sisters, Phyllis Ching and Mildred. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

CAROLINE LEE CHINN, 85, of Honolulu, died Feb. 3, 2004. Born in Hong Kong. Retired state Department of Social Services and Housing social worker and supervisor. Survived by husband, Francis; daughter, Carol Chiu; son, Robert; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Virginia Chun, Leimomi Cummins and Anita Evans; brothers, Victor Farm and Thomas Lee. Graveside service 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. No flowers. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.

HERBERT GIRRBACH, 41, of Waimanalo, died Jan. 13, 2004. Born in Canada. A city Department of Information Technology computer systems analyst. Survived by wife, Herlinda Lopez; children, Mau, Ness and Ele; sister, Claudia Lewis. Private memorial service held. Donations to Waimanalo Public Library. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

LOUIS C. GONSALVES, 86, of Mililani, died Feb. 2, 2004. Born in Kekaha, Kaua'i. Retired district overseer. Survived by wife, Pelipa; son, Melvin; three grandchildren; brother, Frank; sister, Sohie Akita. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at United Gospel Fellowship Church, 95-061 Waimakua Drive, Mililani; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

BARBARA KIKUE KUWAYE, 81, of Honolulu, died Feb. 4, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired Sheraton Royal Hawaiian Hotel snack bar head dispenser. Survived by husband, Charles; son, Paul; daughters, Susan and Beverly Kuwaye, and Charlene Higuchi; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, James and Edwin Kamisato; sisters, Jean Chun and Linda Traya. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

JOHN SOE CHONG LEONG, 84, of Redmond, Wash., formerly of Honolulu, died Jan. 31, 2004. Retired Federal Aviation Administration electronics technician. Survived by daughters, Darlene Holston and Dawna Leong; son, Colin; sisters, Rose Ching and Helen Chang; four grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial 11:30 a.m. at Manoa Chinese Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

PEARL NOBUKO (NAKASONE) MITSUGI, 51, of San Francisco, formerly of Hawai'i, died Feb. 5, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A San Francisco travel agency employee. Survived by husband, Shigeo; parents, Bob and Bessie; brother, Nelson; sisters, Pauline Masuda and Karen Fujiyama. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Holy Cross in Hilo; service 11 a.m. Arrangements by Halsted N. Gray, Carew & English Inc., San Francisco.

ANTONIO REA OLIVEROS, 89, of Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, died Jan. 19, 2004. Born in Narvacan, Philippines. Survived by wife, Felisa; daughters, Lolita, Angelita Naehu and Erlinda Dickenson; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Sophia Catholic Church, Kaunakakai; Mass 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Ho'olehua Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Molokai Mortuary.

LINDSEY NAHOAKAPUOKALANI POLLOCK, 59, of Honolulu, died Feb. 5, 2004. Noted marketing consultant, Hawaiian cultural authority, floral designer, and longtime Hawaiian Airlines executive. Survived by brothers, Printon Pollock and Michael Lupenui; sisters, Susan Mahelona, Christine Salanoa, Georgia Ching and Sybil. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the mortuary; service noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers; donations (to help establish "The Lindsey Pollock Scholarship for the Creative Arts") to Friends of Lindsey Pollock, c/o David Pollock, 1302 Young St., Honolulu, HI 96814.

MARTHA PASCUA ROMERO, 75, of Kahului, Maui, died Feb. 4, 2004. Born in Casiber, Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by sons, Claro Jr., Ernesto, Carlito, Orlando and Elmer; daughters, Juliet Munar, Edna Romero and Arlene Saltiban; brother, Rufino Pascua; sister, Angelita Queral; 31 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary, Maui; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Burial 10:15 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park, Ha'iku, Maui. Casual attire.

CHARLES VERNON SIMMONS SR., 76, of Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, died Feb. 4, 2004. Born in El Monte, Calif. Retired chemist; owner of Industrial Waste Processing. Survived by wife, Conching; daughters, Rebecca Shiner and Laura Nelson; sister, Dawn Bonner; four grandchildren.Visitation 8 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaunakaki Ward; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Ho'olehua Veterans Cemetery, Moloka'i. Arrangements by Molokai Mortuary.

AIKO TANNO, 77, of Honolulu, died Jan. 21, 2004. Born in 'Aiea. Retired University of Hawai'i employee. Survived by sons, Leighton and Craig; daughter, Carole Higa; five grandchildren; brothers, Henry, Richard and Thomas "Tom" Matsunaga; sister, Tsukimi "Alice" Uchimura. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; memorial service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

DANIEL TSHAN PIN "DANNY" KANIELA YAP, 81, of Honolulu, died Jan. 27, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired computer programmer. Survived by daughters, B. Jeanne Oka and Nani Kaawa; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Alice Wong. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.