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.

LORRAINE ULULANI ACOSTA, 63, of Honolulu, died April 29, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Michael and Murray; daughters, Maryann Gascon, Margarita Raqueno and Michele Pascua; 13 grandchildren; great-grandchild; sisters, Virginia Banis and Clarentia Batongbacal. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

PAULINA A. ALTURA, 80, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died April 21, 2004. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A nurse's aide for a private care home. Survived by husband, Luis; sons, Maurino, Rene, Lito and Jimmy; daughter, Mila Gaspar; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honoka'a; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Honoka'a Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

GEORGE AGATHIA ANGELO SR., 75, of Kane'ohe, died April 21, 2004. Born in Haina, Hamakua, Hawai'i. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop #11 chipper. Survived by sons, George Jr. and Raymond; daughters, Ella Custino, Ginger Angelo-Freitas and Mary Angelo-Hall; sisters, Hazel Meartens and Mary Branco; seven grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

FAUSTA DOMINGO BUENO, 55, of Honolulu, died April 20, 2004. Born in Barangay 56B Bacsil South, Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Hawaii Building maintenance custodian. Survived by father, Lauro; husband, Antonio; son, Antonio "Tony Boy" Jr.; daughter, Angelyn; brother, Lorenzo; sister, Josefina Garcia. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Chaminade University's Mystical Rose Chapel; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

LILLIAN TOM CHONG, 93, of Honolulu died April 18, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Interisland Resorts. Survived by son, Ernest; brother, Dr. K.S., William and Joseph Tom; sisters, Helen Yee and Gladys Chun. Chinese services 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary; burial 12:45 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park.

ALFRED YAT HING CHUN, 73, of Honolulu, died April 29, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Deacon of the International Baptist Church. Survived by wife, Annie; daughter, Jessica Williams; sons, Christopher and Jonathan; five grandchildren; sisters, Maybelle Ching, Glenda Brown and Gladys Nishibata. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Donations may be made to the International Baptist Church. Aloha attire.

GEZA TIBOR "TED" CSIGI, 77, of Honolulu, formerly of Detroit, died April 27, 2004. Born in Szikszo, Hungary. Retired owner and proprietor of Honolulu Freezer Food Service Inc., Atlantica Trading Co. and Pacific Wholesale Meats. Survived by wife, Taeko; sons, Ted, Steven and Ference; daughters, Emiko Chang, Susan Freitas and Caroline; sister, Emily Todd; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Committal service 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

KIMIYO DOI, 89, of Honolulu, died April 16, 2004. Born in Kane'ohe. A housewife. Survived by son, Roy; daughter, Janet; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

TANE EKUAN, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 24, 2004. Born in Kanda-Ku, Japan. A housewife. Survived by sons, Gorden and Dr. Justin; daughter, Yoshiko "Pat" Dacanay; sister, Masako Fujita; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

MARION VERONICA GOLDMAN, of Honolulu, died April 27, 2004. Born in Cambridge, Mass. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Lawrence; daughter, Debbie Gallagher and Mia Cravalho; two granddaughters; brother, John Paredes; sister, Valentina Ugali. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; Mass 11:30 a.m.; internment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

TAKASHI GOTA, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 23, 2004. Born in Hilo. A retired claim agent for Hilo Transportation & Terminal Co. (HT&T) and Mihara Transfer Inc. Survived by wife, Toshiko; sons, Raymond and Gordon; daughter, Florence Izumoto; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

CHARLES LEHUA HAASENRITTER SR., 49, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 27, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A state building construction inspector, Department of Accounting & General Services. Survived by wife, Mary Lou; sons, Charles Jr., Matthew and Kala; daughters, Melissa Ahuna, Haunani and Nanea; mother, Emma; brothers, Robert and David; sisters, Ellen Parker and Lisa Lau; two grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. to noon Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 12:15 p.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.

ALICE K. NAPOLEON IIDA, 90, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died April 22, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired secretary with Hawaiian Telephone Co. with 42 years of service. Survived by sons, Ronald and Sherwood; daughter, Jocelyn Yamamoto; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kapaia; Mass 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

REUBEN HAJIME KIMURA, 25, of Honolulu, died April 26, 2004. Born in La Jolla, Calif. Survived by mother, Toyoko; sister, Happi. Service 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

NICKI KAZUKO KOTANI, 26, of Honolulu, died April 23, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Assistant director for Princeston Review Co. and server for Tanaka of Tokyo. Survived by grandmother, Betty; father, Jody; mother, Tammie; brothers, Jordan Kotani and Brandon Teruya; sisters, Ashlyn and Natasha Kotani, Tania Teruya and Nikita Ifuku. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

CHARLES CROXALL LeGRAND, 87, of Kane'ohe, died April 25, 2004. Born in Canada. A retired electrical engineer. Survived by daughters, Suzy Parker and Janine LeGrand; sons, Biff and Paul; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 7 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Episcopal Church, 45-435 Aumoku St.; service 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Parkinson's Disease Association Inc., 1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

KIYOKO MARUTANI, 97, of Kealakekua, Hawai'i, died April 29, 2004. Born in Holualoa, Hawai'i. A retired coffee farmer. Survived by daughter, Mitsue Oshima; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Fusae Kozaki and Tatsuo Nakagawa. Visitation 4 p.m. Thursday at Kona Hongwanji Mission; service 5 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

HENRY "HANK" JOSEPH McMONIGLE, 83, of Kailua, died April 29, 2004. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Retired owner/proprietor of MEI and Associates. Retired lieutenant of the Brooklyn, N.Y., Fire Department Ladder 131. Survived by wife, Betty; sons, Henry Jr. and Daniel; daughter, Madeline Morikawa, Bethanne Enoki and Suzanne Horton; 10 grandchildren; brother, George; sister, Helen Neuhs. Mass 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Kailua; reception to follow at Kane'ohe Yacht Club; ashes interred at a later date at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New York Firefighters' Burn Center Foundation, c/o Engine 66, Ladder 61; 21 Asch Loop, The Bronx, NY 10475. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

CLAIRE MAY NOBLE, 79, of Kahuku, died April 27, 2004. Born in Allenhurst, N.J. A homemaker. Survived by son, Howell; daughter, Laura Jean White; brother, John Sanderson; sister, Marion Pedrick; a grandchild. Private service. No flowers. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Service of Hawai'i.

JOSEPH KALEIKAPUOKALANI POOMAIHEALANI SR., 91, of Kane'ohe, died April 26, 2004. Born in Niumalu, Kaua'i. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop #72 rigger with 32 years of service. Survived by wife, Leonar "Aulani"; children, Ronald Gomes, Lyla Arline Cahill, Joseph "Kapu" Jr.; Louise DeMello-Benner, Kalani Poomaihealani and Gaylord DeMello; 26 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Saturday at Kailua Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 6:45 p.m. Burial 11 a.m. May 10 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

MARTHA MALEKA PUKAHI, 92, of La'ie, died April 28, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Barbara Nauahi; sons, Leroy, Daniel and Warner; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, La'ie 7th Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at La'ie Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

NICOLAS ALMAZAN QUINTO, 95, of Honolulu, died April 15, 2004. Born in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by wife, Belen; daughters, Gladys Ann Quinto and Lisa Quinto Antonio; a granddaughter; sisters, Joventina Gongora and Rufina Perdido. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9:15 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount; Mass 9:15 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MARIO RIVIE, 77, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 26, 2004. Born in Puerto Rico. A retired U.S. Air Force technical sergeant and weapons mechanic. Survived by wife, Agnes; sons, John, Mario and Michael; daughter, Jessica; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. No service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

HARRY "POP" ROBELLO, 86, of Honolulu, died April 26, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Aloha Beach Services. Last of the original "Waikiki Beach Boys" since 1932. Survived by sons, Harry "Didi" and William "Billy"; daughter, Sybil; seven grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church; Mass 12:30 p.m.; burial 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

SANFORD MOSES SANTIAGO, 60, of Honolulu, died April 26, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired meat cutter for Safeway. Survived by brothers, Benny and Frederick; sisters, Virginia Banis, Clarentia Batongbacal and Benjalyn Lyons. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MAE SYPOWICZ, 83, of Honolulu, died March 27, 2004. Born in New York. Survived by sons, Larry, Robert and Dennis; brother, Michael; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church, Wilder Avenue; service 2 p.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

NATALIE TOYOKO TABA, 86, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died April 29, 2004. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Co-owner of 'Ele'ele Service Center. Survived by daughters, Priscilla Otsuji and Sylvia Koshi; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Wednesday at Kalaheo Missionary Church; service 5 p.m.; inurnment to follow at Lawa'i Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.