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. To publish paid death notices, call the classified ads department at 521-9111.

NOAH L. ASUNCION, infant son of Joward and Vida Santa, of Honolulu, died March 6, 2004. Also survived by grandparents, Ofelia and Armando Lizardo, and Andres and Leonora Asuncion; stepbrother, Johndell. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

MARIA RAINA BALBAG, 97, of Honolulu, died April 24, 2004. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A minister. Survived by niece, Rosita Punzatlan. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Watchtower. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

ANTONIA WILHELMINA BLATT, 79, of Honolulu, died May 2, 2004. Survived by husband, Francis; son, Kimo Holgen; two grandchildren; sisters, Johanna Heeres and Elizabeth Wilson. Memorial service 7 p.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God, at Pahoa and Koko Head avenues. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

JAMES "JIMMY" BOHOL, 50, of Kalaoa, Kona, Hawai'i, died April 29, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A security officer at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai; licensed minister and chaplain at Kona Community Hospital; and member of Solid Rock Ministries and Christ Image Motorcycle Club. Survived by wife, Rita; sons, James Bohol and Jeffrey Gomez-Orsatelli; daughters, Shu-Shu, Keo White, Tasha, Keala White, Joy, Jachobe, and Kristin Gomez-Orsaletti; five grandchildren; brothers, Kaawa and Samson Wana, Franklin, Engracio, Daniel, Douglas and William; sisters, Violet Narvanez, Lily Chong and Seraphina Jones. Visitation 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Solid Rock Ministries (73-4855 Kanalani St., Kaloko Light Industrial Park, Kona), celebration of life 7 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

QUENTIN "PACIO" ALTURA BRIONES, 93, of 'Ewa Beach, died May 1, 2004. Born in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Retired from Oahu Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Laureta; sons, Ric, Roy and Ferdinand; grandsons, Bennett, Xane and Dylan. Visitation 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Memorial Park makai chapel, service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. Casual or aloha attire.

MARC RODNEY RIOFTA CAGDAN, 16, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died May 2, 2004. Born in Lihu'e. A Kaua'i High School student. Survived by mother, Aida Riofta; father, Montero Cagdan; sisters, Amanda and Courtney; brother, Manny "Max"; grandmother, Lucia Riofta. Visitation 1 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church in Kapaia, service 3:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home.

HELEN MARIE CARMENT, 87, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, and Muskogee, Okla., died May 1, 2004. Born in Comanche, Okla. A legal secretary in Oklahoma and New York City; retired from Conoco Phillips, Ponca City, Okla. Survived by brothers, Bill and J.D. Thomas; children, Tom Carment, and Gwen Margolis; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Oklahoma memorial service pending. No flowers; donations to Kauai Hospice, P.O. Box 3286, Lihu'e, HI 96766. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

CHRISTINE DELIGHT CRAIG, 47, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died April 29, 2004. Born in Sioux City, Iowa. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Daniel; daughter, Desiree Harris; sons, D.J., Christopher and Allen; father, Charles Barnett; brother, Steve Thallas; sister, Debbie Antonson. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at New Hope Christian Fellowship on Kupulau Road in Hilo, service 6 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park and Crematory.

ROFE CRUZ, 45, of Honolulu, died April 15, 2004. Born in Isulan City, Philippines. Survived by mother, Feliciana Cruz; brothers, Roger, Romeo Jr., Ferdinand and Recky; sisters, Rosalinda Macaraeg, Sharon and Carol. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary, service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

CYNTHIA "CINDY" ANN DEMPESY, 70, of Pearl City, died April 23, 2004. Born in Oakpark, Chicago, Ill. A mathematics professor retired from Leeward Community College. Survived by son, Lofia Maake; daughter, Teffie Maake; brother, Dr. Colby "Skip" Dempesy; six grandchildren. Visitation 1:30 p.m. Friday at Leeward Community College D.A. Building, service 2 p.m. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association or American Heart Association.

SUNA M. HARADA, 87, of 'Aiea, died April 11, 2004. Born in Kipapa. Retired as a nurse's aide at Tripler Army Medical Center Survived by sons, Jerry, Ray, Michael, Phillip and Andy; daughter, Gail Matsuo; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; caregiver, Odette Josue. Memorial service 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

ALBERT KWAI CHONG KAMM, 79, of Honolulu, died April 29, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A jeweler (Al Kamm Jewelers). Survived by sons, Quintin and Sidney; four grandchildren; brothers, William and Robert Kam; sister, Constance Yee. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ABEL KAWAIAEA SR., 78, of Wai'anae, died April 19, 2004. Born in Wailuku, Maui; raised in Kaupo, Maui. Survived by wife, Julita "Sista"; sons, Charles, Abel Jr., Claymat and Albert; daughter, LeeAnn Keliiholokai; brothers, Oliver, John, Daniel, Wilfred and Milton; sisters, Jennie Aina and Minuet Ratledge; 14 great-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park mauka chapel, service 7 p.m. Casual attire.

ALBERT WALTER KELLER, 60, of Waimanalo, died April 27, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A presser at Aiea Laundry. Survived by sons, Albert Jr., Gabriel and Braden; daughters, KennedyAnne Medeiros, Dawn Pedrina, Leigh Keller and Joan Acasio; brothers, Nelson, Herman and Rab; sister, Juanita Gonsalves; 15 grandchildren. Memorial gathering noon Saturday at Makaha Surfing Beach. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

RICHARD HEYWOOD "DICK" KING, 86, of Medford, Ore., formerly of Hawai'i, died Oct. 1, 2003. Raised in Maryland. A pioneer in the establishment of interisland air transportation in Hawai'i; also a travel industry executive, including with Trans Air Hawaii air cargo company, TPA, Pacific Far East Line, Matson Navigation Co., Aloha Airlines and American Express. Survived by wife, Winifred Ouderkirk; daughters, Karen Hutchinson, Jan Kunert and Codie; sons, Woody, Randy and Jeff; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial was at Oahu Cemetery. Arrangements by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory, Oregon.

TERRANCE GENE LUSH, 59, of Kane'ohe, died April 18, 2004. Born in Springfield, Ill. A mechanical engineer and entrepreneur. Survived by companion, Marion Hotchkiss; friends, Donald Devaney and Jim Struif. Service pending. For more information, call 528-3441. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

GERALDINE LEIOLA MAKAIAU, 72, of Hau'ula, died May 1, 2004. Born in Kahuku. Retired from the Navy. Survived by brothers, Byron, Robert Jr., and Darol; sisters, Mabel Mativa, Roberta Tamura, Lindy Keoho and Ione Maiava. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

GLADYS MAUNUPAU MINCHEW, 70, of Maui, died April 14, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired travel agent. Survived by daughters, Kaui Harrison, Sabrina Trujillo, Ku'ulei and Michelle; sister, Abigail Puli; five grandchildren. Visitation and service 9 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary, eulogy 11:15 a.m., kanikapila and lunch and prayers 1 p.m.; departure for Maui Veterans Cemetery 2 p.m., burial 2:30 p.m. Aloha attire. (For airport pickup of 'ohana and friends, call by today: Ku'ulei, 222-2257. Condolences to Kaui Harrison, c/o Aunty Gladys, 352A Nakoa Drive, Wailuku, HI 96793.

SHIRO "SALLY" NISHIMURA, 84, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died May 2, 2004. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. A retired small-business man. Survived by wife, Hiroko; sons, Wesley, Steven, Randy, Lawrence and Wayne; three grandchildren. Visitation 1 p.m. Friday at Garden Island Mortuary, service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

JUANITA MERGILLANO PARANGAN, 65, of Waipahu, died April 7, 2004. Born in Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by daughters, Fedily Ildefonzo, Elisa Harvey and Elizabeth Kaawaloa; sons, Rolando, Felipe and Herminio; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park mauka chapel, service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m.. Casual attire.

BYRON ULUMAHAIPUA LINDSEY PE'A, 51, of Kailua, Kona, Hawaii, died April 30, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Byron's Auto Transport; doorman at the former DBC's Dance Menagerie, Keauhou Beach Hotel, and Poi Pounder Bar, Kona Surf Resort. Survived by hanai son, Lirahn; hanai daughters, Fran Pe'a-Henry and Johnell Pe'a; brothers, Gabriel, Vernal and Urban Lindsey and Francis Pe'a; hanai brothers, Leonard Seaman, Ron Haraguchi and Bucky Kinin; sister, Sharon Medeiros; caregiver and nephew, Rick Azevedo. Visitation 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Old Airport Events Pavilion in Kailua, memorial service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

HANAKO SEKI, 88 , of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died April 25, 2004. Born in Lihu'e. Survived by sons, Owen and Norman; daughters, Helene Wolft and Marian O'Connor; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brothers, Satoru and George Nakamura; sister, Helen. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

MARCOS TABUAC SEMANA, 88, of Honolulu, died April 11, 2004. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A retired construction worker. Survived by wife, Monica; sons, Chris and Robert; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary, service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

NORMA SAITO SHERMAN, 72, of Kailua, died April 30, 2004. Born in Waimanalo. Survived by son, Richard; daughters, F. Penny Kerita-Reupena and Angela Ann; sisters, Patricia Loo and June Saito; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, service 6 p.m.

CARMEN "CHICK" SYLVESTER, 70, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2004. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. An entrepreneur. Survived by wife, Delaine "Del"; sons, Cory, Carmen and Jim; daughters, Renee and Gerri; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Romeo and John; sister, Angelina Cannon. Service 3 p.m. today at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; celebration of life 5 p.m. at Kaneohe Yacht Club. Arrangements Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

HARRY VICTORIA, 81, of Kailua, died April 30, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired as an electrician for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by daughter, Verna; a grandchild; brother, James; sisters, Esther Furtado and Nellie Moniz. Graveside service 11:30 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park's Holy Cross Garden. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

FLORENCE WOLBRINK, 87, of Honolulu, died May 3, 2004. Born in Nebraska. A homemaker; also a charter member of Chapter F, P.E.O. Survived by daughter, Gretchen Bond; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.