Posted on: Thursday, June 10, 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.

Rabbi MORRIS GOLDFARB, resident scholar of Temple Emanu-El, Hawai'i's largest Jewish temple, died yesterday morning at The Queen's Medical Center. He was 90. "There was a mutual love affair (with Hawai'i's Jewish community)," said Rabbi Avi Magid of Temple Emanu-El. "He and his wife, Helen, adopted the community — and the community, in turn, adopted him." See story.

Dr. ELISABETH KEHRER "BETTY" ANDERSON, a former state public health administrator, died Monday at her Punchbowl home after a 10-year battle with Parkinson's disease. She was 77. See story.

SUSANA DEANG BELMONTE, 87, of Kilauea, Kaua'i, died June 7, 2004. Born in Kilauea. Pantry woman at the Hanalei Plantation Hotel. Survived by daughters, Carol Nagata, Mona and Debbie; son, Eugene; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Sylvester's Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Inurnment to follow at a later date. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

FEDERICO CADIENTE, 70, of Haunama'ulu, Kaua'i, died May 30, 2004. Born in the Philippines. Mill operator for McBryde Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Caridad; daughters, Erlinda Ancheta, Gorgonia Barr and Merlina Catbagan; sons, Andres, Corazon, Fortonato, Federico Jr., Warlito, Dennis and Robert; sisters, Maria Bolosan and Eugenia Acob; 33 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrowat Borthwick Mortuary. Visitation also 8 to 8:45 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

ELLEN MASAKO CHUCK, 81, of Kailua, died May 19, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by son, Wilfred "Sonny"; stepson, Terry; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; sister, Patricia Calhau. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

ANACLETO CACHO CORDERO, 82, of Kahului, Maui, died June 4, 2004. Born in the Philippines. Former plantation worker. Survived by wife, Visitacion; sons, Custodio, Benny and Peter; daughters, Estefania Realin and Sofia Cabias; brother, Sal; sister, Caroline Delos Santos; 22 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation 9 a.m. Sunday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.

LINDA C. FOLEY, 53, of Honolulu, died June 5, 2004. Born in Queens, N.Y. Owner of Island Bias and Quilting. Survived by son, Shawn; daughters, Nanci Lamper and Leanne and Erin Foley; sister, Leslie Banta; mother, Anita Reisner; two grandchildren. Scattering of ashes 9 a.m. Saturday at the Moana Surfrider Hotel. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

DIANE KEIKO FUJINAKA, 47, of Honolulu, died May 29, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Environmental specialist for Muranaka Environmental Consultants Inc. Survived by husband, Byron Chock; mother, Yoshie; brothers, Ivan Jr., Brian and Dr. Stephen; sisters, Gail and Dr. Amy. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

AMADEO D. GARCIA, 89, of Pearl City, died May 22, 2004. Born in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired kitchen utility person from Pagoda Hotel and groundskeeper for Fort Shafter Golf Course. Survived by wife, Aurelia; sons, Rodolfo, Robert, Samson, Andy and Gene; daughter, Flordeliza; 26 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; service 6 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Monday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 11:15 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

WILLIAM JASPER KONA HALE III, 47, Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i, died June 5, 2004. Born in Kona. Member of the Hilo High School Class of 1974. Survived by mother, state Rep. Helene Hale; sister, Indira Hale Tucker. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

WILL ICHIRO HAYASHI, 76, of Honolulu, died May 30, 2004. Born in Sacramento, Calif. Retired optometrist. Survived by daughters, Diana Tanaka-Goo and Alison Hayashi Chun; three grandchildren; sister, Helen Kau. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

MINORU KATAYAMA, 85, of Honolulu, died June 2, 2004. Born in Hanalei, Kaua'i. Retired auto mechanic and World War II veteran. Survived by brothers, Donald, Kenneth and William Takaki; sisters, Madeline Takaki, Ruby Yoshimura, Nancy Kobayashi, Geraldine Katayama and Kathleen Davis. Private service held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

RALPH JAMES KING, 85, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died June 5, 2004. Born in Kansas City, Mo. Retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. Veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. Survived by wife, Felicidad; sons, Jim and John, and Richard, Robert and Gabriel Salazar; daughters, Joyce Ann, Rosanna, Maria Canilao and Susanna Mansfield; 10 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

AKIRA "JACK" KONDO, 88, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 6, 2004. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. Retired parts manager at I. Kitagawa & Co. Member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company G. Survived by wife, Tsuyako "Janet"; son, Dennis; daughters Susan Tomono and Margaret Gusman; brothers, Toshimitsu "Tot," Hiromasa "Muggs" and Isami "Bones"; sister-in-law, Irene; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 4 p.m. Burial 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. No flowers. Casual attire.

STROMER ULUA MAIJOHN, infant son of Royed and Salome, died June 2, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived also by sister, Tomoko Kaneko; grandparents, Trial Maijohn and Likey Peter, Paul and Aqua Patrick. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

DEANNA PUALANI MARIA, 22, of Mililani, died May 31, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Kurt; son, Dominic; father, Eugene Todd Sr.; mother, Pauline Todd; grandmother, Janet Sanchez; brothers, Roy, and Daniel, Eugene Jr. and Derek Todd; sister, Vernet Young. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; prayer service 9:45 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

YUKIE BETTY OGA, 71, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died June 7, 2004. Born in Kona. Housekeeper retired from Kona Hospital. Survived by husband, Masanobu; son, Harvey; daughter, Roberta Pascua; three grandchildren; brother, Tetsuji Harada; sisters, Misue Addington and Irene Toyomura. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

KESAJI OGAWA, 84, of Wailuku, Maui, died May 12, 2004. Born in Wailuku. Laborer for a sugar company. Survived by brothers, Haruji, Rikiya, Masao and Katsuaki; sister, Satsue Kanechika. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

NANCY LEE SHELDON, 63, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died June 3, 2004. Born in Wisconsin. First Hawaiian Bank teller. Survived by husband, Thomas "Luby"; brothers-in-law, Richard and Henry, and Jimmy Dilwith; sisters-in-law, Jeannie and Gladys, and Joy-Ann Dilwith. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Kapa'a First Hawaiian Church; service 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.

MANUEL PETERSON SILVA, 95, of Kailua, died June 8, 2004. Born in Wainaku, Hawai'i. Retired principal at Mokapu Elementary School. Survived by daughters, Janis Silva, Claudette Kraus and Garylyn Alich; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Private service; scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park.

ANDREW JOSEPH STRAKA JR., 76, of Kane'ohe, died May 9, 2004. Born in Bayonne, N.J. Retired entrepreneur. Owner of AJS Hawaii Jewelry. Survived by brother, Richard; grandson, Frank Erdin Jr. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

RAYMOND HIROKI SUEFUJI, 76, of Kalaoa, Papa'ikou, Hawai'i, died June 4, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Former director for the County of Hawai'i Planning Department and executive director of Hawai'i Community Development Authority (HCDA) Kaka'ako Waterfront Project. Survived by wife, Harue; daughter, Lynne Harris; sons, Raymond Jr. and Cary; brothers, Stanley, and George Uyeda; two grandchildren. Visitation 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin; service 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

CLARA CHAU YEUT WONG, 87, of Honolulu, died June 1, 2004. Born in Honolulu, Survived by son, Vernon; daughter, Phyllis Nakasuji; brother, Dr. Kwai Sing Chang; sister, Dorothy Kwock; grandchildren; Keith, Kurt, Joy and Marc. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.