Obituaries
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Funeral services for MARIANO "MEL" MELVIN SALANGDRON, a Safety Systems Hawai'i employee who was killed in a fiery crash on the H-1 Freeway on Feb. 13, will be held Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel. See story.
ANITA C. ABDUL, 78, of Waipahu, died March 14, 2004. Born in Hono-lulu. Retired federal employee. Survived by husband, Philip; sisters, Lucille DeCaires, Ludvina Correira and Flora Sumner; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
HARRY JAMES AUYOUNG, 51, of Honomu, Hawai'i, died Feb. 22, 2004. Stage, video and convention consultant for Media Associates, Hawaii Stage and Light Company, Pineapple Lights and Honolulu Ballet Company. Survived by companion, Trina Estores; daughter, K. Malaia; two grandsons; sister, D. Pua Auyoung-White. Celebration of life 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Kolekole Beach Park. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
FELIX CALIBUSO DAGDAG, 78, of Kahului, Maui, died March 12, 2004. Born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A member of the Santa Marians of Hawaii Maui Chapter. Survived by wife, Paula; son, Jaime; daughter, Leticia Derige; brothers, Dionisio, Benjamin and Fred; sisters, Caridad Cabanglan, Loreta Dona and Consuelo Mendoza; 10 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Burial in the Philippines at a later date.
HELEN MITSUE DOIKE, 78, of Honolulu, died March 6, 2004. An executive housekeeper retired from Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Survived by son, Alan; daughter, Joan Martin-Doike; four grandchildren; brothers, Harry and Kazuo Matsumoto; sister, Taeko Matsumura. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
LEGARIO "HANKY" EHARIS SR., 85, of Hana, Maui, died March 12, 2004. Born in Hana. A retired ranch foreman. Survived by wife, Theresa; sons, Charles and Legario Jr.; hanai son, Barry Villiarimo; daughters, Valorey Ng and Ramona Oliveira; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, John Sr.; sister, Christina Villiarimo. Visitation 8 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Hana; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Pu'uiki Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
BARBARA JOHNSEN GALLICCHIO, 76, of Honolulu, died March 12, 2004. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Survived by brother, Paul; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
DOROTHY GOO, 68, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died March 14, 2004. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A Tasty Foods cook. Survived by husband, Christian; son, Christian Jr.; daughters, Christine Irizarry, Donna Fernandez and Dorothy "Lani" Goo; six grandchildren; brothers, Wallace and Henry Kupihea; sisters, Grace Fitzgerald, Elaine Watson, Lana Rosa, Debra Muff, Mary Maunakea and Kelani Torres. Private service pending. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
IRIS MIDORI KAWANO, 47, of Waipahu, died March 13, 2004. Born in Pearl City. An accountant employed by Stryker, Weiner & Yokota. Survived by husband, Ronald; father, Jinichi Uyesugi. Visitation 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
MASATO KAWANO, 93, of Kahului, Maui, died March 16, 2004. Born in Pu'unene. A painter for Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company. Survived by wife, Shigeyo; son, Donald "Mako"; daughter, Jane Yoshida; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Kenji. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Kahului Jodo Mission. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
MIRIAM LEI KEAULANA, 41, of Waimanalo, died March 8, 2004. A student at Hawai'i Pacific University. Survived by sisters, Darlene, Charlene and Arlene; brother, David; nieces and nephews. Service 9 a.m. April 10 at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church.
RICHARD LEIGHTON LEE, 48, of Hale'iwa, died March 15, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Darla; son, Jason; daughter, Andrea; two grandchildren; parents, Richard and Dolores; brothers, Robert, Samuel and Samson; sisters, Renee McClung-Lee, Rosalie Fergerstrom and Cecilia Humphries. Service and scattering of ashes 10 a.m. Saturday at Ali'i Beach Park, Hale'iwa; potluck gathering to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
MARY LEILANI LEOPOLDO, 57, of Henderson, Nev., formerly of 'Aiea, died March 6, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Glenn; daughters, Glenda, Cherylene and Melissann; son, Glen Jr.; 10 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Harold Kauhi. Graveside service 3 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
MICHAEL JAMES EHUKAI MEHAU, 52, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died March 10, 2004. Born in Hilo. Retired Hawaii Protective Association manager; formerly with state Department of Transportation, Airport Fire/Crash Rescue; and manger of a joint United Fishing/HPA/Marshall Islands long-line fishing venture. Survived by daughter, Anna; parents, Larry and Beverly; brother, Tom; sisters, Dana Vericella and Anela Shamel. Celebration of life 11 a.m. Sunday at the Mehau Ranch, 47-4649 Mamalahoa Highway (near 49-mile marker). Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
FUMIE MIYAJI, 82, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 13, 2004. Born in Onomea, Hawai'i. A barber retired from the former Kuniyoshi Barber Shop in Hilo. Survived by sons, Roy and Wayne; daughter, Mildred Oki; brothers, Minoru, Sadao and Patrick Kuboyama; sister, Harumi Yoshimoto; five grandchildren. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary; service 5 p.m. Casual attire.
MORRIS MORIO MIYASHIRO, 57, of Kunia, died March 7, 2004. Born in Waipahu. Employed by Young Laundry as a plant mechanic. Survived by sons, Wayne and Dean; two grandsons; mother, Shizuko; brothers, Shigeo, Tsugio, Carl and James; sisters, Nancy Fujikami, Linda Torres Jr. and Diana Asato. Visitation after 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.
DAVINA THERESE NAKASONE, 46, of Waipahu, died March 8, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A self-employed fashion designer. Survived by husband, Earle; sons, Davin, Aaron and Micah; daughter, Amber; father, David Tom; brothers, Zachary and Terence Tom; sisters, Andrea Tompkison and Rochelle Lum. Visitation from 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.
JOANNA NALUAI, 77, of Honolulu, died March 14, 2004. Born in Poland. A homemaker. Survived by son, Adalbert Bednarczyk. Mass 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
LILLIAN DOLORES NARTATEZ, 74, of Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, died March 11, 2004. Born in Pahala, Ka'u, Hawai'i. A nurse's aide retired from Moloka'i General Hospital. Survived by husband, Severino; daughters, Teresita Pereira and Gwendolyn Collado; sons, Jeffrey and Daniel Nartatez; brother, Jaime Lucrecio; sister, Rose Simeon; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation from 6 p.m. tomorrow at Saint Sophia Catholic Church, Kaunakakai; service 8 p.m. Visitation also from 8 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Kapa'akea Cemetery. Arrangements by Moloka'i Mortuary.
KIEM THI NGUYEN, 89, of Kailua, died March 13, 2004. Born in Vietnam. Survived by daughter, Mai Frascarelli; sons and daughters in Vietnam; grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; Vietnamese Buddhist service. Burial at a later date in Vietnam. No monetary donations. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
DAVID OGANEKU, 79, of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, died March 4, 2004. Born on Kaua'i. A machinist, construction worker, restaurant proprietor and Vietnam veteran. Survived by son, Karl; daughters, Joy Oganeku, Ruby Doral and Cynthia Niihashi; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Masako Murayama. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
DALE "PAPA" "RASCAL" JOSEPH OTT, 59, of Pearl City, died March 9, 2004. Born in Livermore, Calif. Proprietor of a computer service company; courier in the loss prevention department of the Naval Exchange. Survived by wife, Cindy; son, John; a granddaughter; a great-granddaughter; mother, Marie; sister, Janice Tippin. Service 2 p.m. Sunday at the U.S. Naval Station Chapel. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
MURIEL "LOLO" KEOLAOKALANIONAIHEELUA WARREN PERRY, 71, of Hale'iwa, died Feb. 25, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Organist for Ho'omana Na'auao 'O Hawai'i Church, Kurtistown, Hawai'i, and Ke Alaula Church, Honolulu; and president of the North Shore Country Market board of directors. Survived by sons, Phillip, Warren and Delan "Rusty"; daughters, Ainsley and Debra; sister, Deborah Warren; five grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Ke Alaula Church, 910 Cooke St.; service 11 a.m. No flowers; donations to North Shore Country Market. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.
JULIA MAHI KALUA'U PULIDO, 73, of Ocean View Estates, Hawai'i, died March 3, 2004. Born in Kalaoa, Kona, Hawai'i. A housewife. Survived by sons, John, Malcolm, Leonard, Daryl and Reuben Kalua'u; daughters, Yvonne Juario, Cecilia, Lorie Baker and Cheryl Dougherty; hanai daughter, Triva Alves; 27 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sisters, Isabella Medeiros, Elizabeth Fukuda and Hannah Wilson. Celebration of life 10 a.m. Saturday at South Kona Assembly of God Church, Ke'ei, Hawai'i. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
JOSEPH SMITH REESE III, 55, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died March 14, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Self-employed auto mechanic. Survived by companion, Hawley Spencer-Reese; daughters, Jowell and Jodi-Ann; hanai daughter, Tovah Nascimento; sisters, Joann Larson and Patricia Vanderford; brother, John; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.
ALBERT CABRAL REZENTES JR., 74, of Hilo, died March 12, 2004. Born in Hilo. Retired Hawai'i Wastewater Division, Hilo, waste treatment supervisor. Survived by sons, Albert III, Glenn and Mark; sister, Velma Felix; brother, Thomas; five grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 12:15 p.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
JEAN TOSHIKO SAKUMA, 75, of Honolulu, died March 14, 2004. Born in Yamanashi, Japan. Retired Flamingo Restaurant waitress. Survived by nieces and nephews. Service 10 a.m. Monday at Kalihi Union Church. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Infant BROOKE HOKUAONANI SCRIBNER, died March 1, 2004. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Survived by parents, Jay and Pua; grandparents, Vernon and Patricia, Virginia and Bruce Kemp, and Arthur Pia. Private service. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
KAMELA MEI LOKE KEIKILANI SPENCER, infant daughter of Ronald and Anna Spencer, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2004. Also survived by brothers, Jeremiah Spencer, and Norseman and Nathaniel Olsen-Rose; sister, Felicia; grandparents, Ronald Sr., Lestine Jones and Camela Rose. Visitation 8 to 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 8:30 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.
ROBERT M. SUGITA, 74, of Wailua, Kaua'i, died Feb. 27, 2004. Born in Waipouli, Kaua'i. Survived by wife, Ellen; son, Stanford; daughters, Lynn Kubota and Lori; six grandchildren; brother, Minoru; sister, Sue Nakamatsu. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
OLGA VARGAS, 92, of Honolulu, died March 13, 2004. Born in Trenton, N.J. Retired Hawaiian Memorial Park Life Plan memorial counselor. Survived by son and daughter-in-law/caregiver, William and Pierrette Vargas; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Graveside service 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers; donations to Unity Church. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
ALICE LOW ING WONG, 85, of Honolulu, died March 6, 2004. Born in China. Survived by sons, Calvin and Rodney; daughters, Alice Kelley, Bertha Fujikawa, Patricia, Geraldine Kent and Elizabeth Hardin; brother, Wah Chiu Chang; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
LESTER WAH HOON WONG, 68, of Honolulu, died March 10, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired chief dispatcher with Hawaiian Airlines. Survived by wife, Josephine; sons, Lesly, Randall and Joel; daughter, Mari-Jo Hokama; 10 grandchildren; brothers, Theodore, Raymond and Wilfred. Visitation 8:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Alban's Chapel, Iolani School; service 9 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
KIMIE K. YAMAMOTO, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 11, 2004. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. A secretary for Akira Yamamoto Painting. Survived by son, Douglas; daughters, Arlene Horiuchi and Dawn Yamamoto; three grandchildren; brothers, Clarence and Arthur Kashiwa; sister, Yoshiko Hirokawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Mortuary.
