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.
FLORENTINO AGUSTIN ABARA, 94, of Lana'i, died Feb. 13, 2004. Born in the Philippines. Retired planter for Dole Pineapple Co. Survived by wife, Erlinda; sons, Alan and Florentino Jr.; daughter, Marisa Miler; sisters, Enriquita Tamayo; brother, Ricarte; three grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Lana'i ILWU Union House; service 7 p.m. Service also 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church; burial to follow at Lana'i Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
ESCOLASTICO "NICK" ARTERO ACOSTA, 94, of Waipahu, died Jan. 22, 2004. Born in Barrio Cantoria Luna, La Union, Philippines. Survived by wife, Celedonia "Cely"; son, Ronald; niece and nephew. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
HANAKO AGIN, 88, of Waipahu, died Feb. 12, 2004. Born on Hawai'i. Survived by son, Eugene; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
ROY ICHIJI AKIYAMA, 88, of Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, died Feb. 8, 2004. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired supervisor for Dole Pineapple Co. and Libby McNeil Libby. Survived by wife, Jean; sons. Melvyn and Rodney; daughter, Karen Alba; four grandchildren; brothers, Kenji, Haruo and Preston; sisters, Masae Kawabe and Mitsue Kuwahara. Visitation 10 a.m. Feb. 29 at Molokai Guzeiji Soto Mission; service 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
HAROLD THOMAS BEAN, 86, of Honolulu, died Feb. 14, 2004. Physicist for the Department of Defense. Survived by wife, Caroline. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
AMADO BANSAL BUENAVENTURA, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 14, 2004. Born in Pahala, Hawai'i. Trans-Hawaii Automobile Leasing Co. maintenance worker. Survived by sons, Amado Jr., Wendell and Ralston; five grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 7 p.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
AGUSTINA EVANGELISTA CABANGON, 72, of Waipahu, died Jan. 22, 2004. Survived by husband, Felix; sons, Larry, William, Ricardo, Henry and Marino; daughters, Leticia, Amelita, Sonia Bacarro, Daisy, Jennifer Caoili and Maribeth Bolloso; brother, Francisco Evangelista; sisters, Rosita Capinpin, Iluminada Romin, Erlinda and Roberta Evangelista; 23 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; Mass 9:45 p.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
AUDREY JHUN CHUN, 69, of Kuli'ou'ou Valley, died Feb. 6, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired from state Department of Education, and a member of 'Ahahui Ka'ahumanu. Survived by husband, Lawrence "Larry"; sons, Peter Neizmen, Barry "Kasa" Neizman, Brian "Kanani" Neizmen, Glen Neizmen and Darren Neizmen; daughter, Cheryl Gonzales; stepsons, Keith and Rodney; stepdaughters, Cathy Cannon and Kimberly; sisters, Elizabeth Adams, Gertrude LeBron, Julia Faustino, Mary Ann Rasmussen, Carmen Staszkow, Marie Ng, Isabella Hong and Betsy Hinau; brother, Peter Jhun; 13 grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
LAURO ALIGA COLOMA, 100, of Waimanalo, died Jan. 29, 2004. Born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired from Pacific Chemical and Fertilizer Co. Survived by son, Lawrence; daughter, Irene Nahinu; 22 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; 44 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
ABEL MATTHEW CORREIA, 85, of Honolulu, died Feb. 5, 2004. Born in Pu'ukoli'i, Lahaina, Maui. Military police officer. Survived by wife, Elaine; son, Raynold; daughters, Alexis Limbaga, Georgina Erdmann and Sandy Machado; sister, Ellen Ross; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
ALFONSO "AL" "PONCHO" DEL ROSARIO, 88, of 'Aiea, died Feb. 3, 2004. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Retired from Helemano radio station and state Department of Transportation, Airports Division, custodian supervisor. Survived by children, George Terashima and Louise Horio; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 5:30 p.m.
GWENDOLYN ELLEN LEHUA EVAIMALO, 71, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 8, 2004. Born in Hawai'i. Retired state youth corrections officer. Survived by husband, Numia; sons, Alo and Eli Faleafine and Numia Jr.; daughter, Lisa; sister, Mary Lou Jarrett; seven grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; cremation to follow.
VIOLET ANNA FURAR, of Honolulu, died Feb. 6, 2004. Born in Chicago, Ill. Survived by husband, Frank; daughter, Carol Hemington. Private service held in Illinois. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
JAMES "THE JINJ" KIMO GAPERO JR., 23, of Wailuku, died Feb. 12, 2004. Born in Wailuku, Hawai'i. Standard Motors counterperson. Survived by parents, James Sr. and Lorene; brothers, Bill Yadao and Justin Cote; sisters, Michele Yadao and India Cote. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers; lei only.
AUSTIN LEWIS HANDY, 82, of Honolulu, died Feb. 6, 2004. Born in Rhode Island. Retired property manager. Survived by daughter, Judith Morse; son, Austin Jr.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Cemetery committal service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
DENISE T.L.M. HOUSTON, 39, of Waipahu, died Feb. 11, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by father, Roosevelt Young Jr.; nephews, grandnephews, uncles, an aunt, and cousins. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church; Mass 10 a.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
RONALD BARRIE JAMIESON, 90, formerly of Honolulu, died Feb. 5, 2004. An attorney; former territorial and state First Circuit Court judge; and University of Washington Business School, Seattle, Wash., lecturer. Survived by wife, Dorothy; daughters, Margan Zajdowicz and Dara; five grandchildren. Inurnment pending at Oahu Cemetery. Arrangements by Resthaven Funeral Services, Frederick, Md.
HENRY "ANDREW" KAHAHANE, 76, of Lahaina, Maui, died Feb. 15, 2004. Born in Lahaina. Retired plantation manager. Survived by wife, Winona; children, Daryl, Wanda Prepose, Donna Gomes, Elwyn and Shayne; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers, Tony Mendes, Joseph and John; sisters, Mary Lacar, Isabella Thompson and Catherine Asami. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Maria Lanakila Church, Lahaina; Mass 7 to 8 p.m.; cremation to follow. Cemetery committal service noon Saturday at church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
WALTER KOGA, 89, of Kilauea, Kaua'i, died Feb. 7, 2004. Born in Huleia, Kaua'i. Retired from McBryde Sugar Co. as a power operator. Retired taro farmer in Hanalei. Survived by daughters, Jane Watanabe, Jean Legaspi and Joyce Santos; son, Wallace; sisters, Emma Miyabara and Annie Yoshimoto; brothers George and Albert; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hanalei Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; service 10:45 a.m.; burial at Hanalei Community Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
SCOTT K. KUDO, 46, of 'Aina Haina, died Feb. 9, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Former city lifeguard. Survived by wife, Colleen; mother, Emiko; brother, Guy; sister, Candace. Scattering of ashes by canoe 6:30 a.m. Sunday at Kawaiku'i Beach Park (Kalaniana'ole Highway, Ni'u/'Aina Haina area); 10 a.m. service to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Charles Carroll Funeral Home, Ventura, Calif.
KAM HOW CHUNG LEONG, 103, of Honolulu, died Feb. 15, 2004. Born in Chung Shan, China. Survived by sons, Henry and Herbert; daughters, Koon Lin Pang and Dorothy Ching; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; Taoist service; burial 12:30 p.m. at Manoa Lin Yee Chung Cemetery.
PETER SOUZA LEVAL, 86, of Wailuku, Maui, died Feb. 15, 2004. Born in Wailuku. Retired from Wailuku Sugar Co. Survived by brothers, Alfred Sr. and Francis. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church, Kahului, Maui; Mass 11 a.m.; burial at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary, Maui.
LUCILLE ALEHAGA MEDEIROS, 79, of Kula, Maui, died Feb. 9, 2004, Born in Ha'iku, Maui. Retired educational assistant. Survived by children, Michael Ream, Joyce DeCambra, Terrie Amaral, Alfred Medeiros, Lolly Medeiros and Mary Vegas; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Sina Corden. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, Wailuku; eulogy 11 a.m.; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
VERONICA POEPOE MORIKAWA, 73, of Waipahu, died Feb. 10, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Member of The Legion of Mary. Survived by sons, Donovan and Anthony; sister, Abigail Puli and Gladys Minchew; three grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MAMORU NAKAGAWA, 80, of Pa'ia, Maui, died Feb. 11, 2004. A Maui Pineapple Co. mechanic. Survived by wife, Namiko; son, Michael; daughters, Jessie Castiel and Nancy McDaniel; four grandchildren; brother, Noboru; sister, Grace Saito. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Makawao Hongwanji Mission, Maui. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.
Retired Rear Adm. EUGENE J. PELTIER, 93, of St. Louis, Mo., formerly of Hawai'i, died Feb. 13, 2004. Born in Concordia, Kan. Former chief, Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks, and chief, Navy civil engineers; and retired president and chief executive officer of architectural and engineering firm, Sverdrup and Parcel and Associates, St. Louis; Honolulu's Peltier Avenue named for him. Survived by daughters, Marion Springer, Carole Coulter and Anne; son, Kenneth; sisters, Theresa Port and Margaret Kelly; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Service and burial April 5 at Arlington National Cemetery. Donations to Eugene J. Peltier Scholarship Fund, Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association, Silver Spring, Md., c/o Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th St., Lawrence, KS 66044.
CHARLES MOKE RAYMOND SR., 50, of North Kohala, died Feb. 8, 2004. Born in North Kohala. Retired farmer. Survived by wife, Minerva; daughter, Lurline; sons, Charles Jr., Charleston, Cyrin and Moses; father, Joseph Salis; 12 grandchildren; brothers, Joseph Salis Jr. and Mcwayne and Jamie Salis; sister, Briday Mae Pinpherk. Service noon Sunday at Mahukona Beach Park; potluck gathering to follow. Private scattering of ashes later. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
DEMETRIO "TERIO" SARDINIA SABLAY SR., 94, of Waipahu, died Feb. 8, 2004. Born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired Oahu Sugar Plantation heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Catalina; son, Demetrio "Demo"; daughter, Alberta-Lynn; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ADELAIDA HERNANDEZ SOLETA, 82, of Honolulu, died Feb. 4, 2004. Born in Manila, Philippines. Retired Alii Gift Shop, Hilton Hawaiian Village, salesclerk; and president, Sacred Heart Society of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Cathedral. Survived by sons, Dwight, Greg, Daniel and Anastacio Jr.; daughters, Jeanie Taylor and Didi Lucas; 19 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and brothers and sisters in the Philippines. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary.
AMY SUMIKO MIYASHIRO SARMENTO TAMURA, 78, of Puhi, Kaua'i, died Feb. 11, 2004. Born in Kukui'ula, Kaua'i. A Tip Top Cafe waitress. Survived by son, William Sarmento Jr.; daughters, Sheila McLaughlin and Linda Saker; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Masa Agina and James Miyashiro; sister, Betty Konishi. Service 9 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Casual attire.
