Posted on: Thursday, November 4, 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.

JOSE TUZON ALVAREZ, 87, of Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, died Oct. 17, 2004. Born in Lagan Oilang, Abra, Philippines. Retired from Hawaiian Research and K D Farm on Moloka'i. Survived by wife, Romana; sister, Maria Tuzon; niece/caregiver, Vilma Barbosa. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; rosary 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

GEORGE TAKAO ARII, 74, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Oct. 27, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A printer retired from Hawaii Press Newspaper; Army veteran. Survived by wife, Hazel; sons, Darrell, Glenn and Grant; daughters, Arleen Dorser, Debra Miklinevich and Laureen "Lori"; brother, Roy; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Graveside service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

KENNETH BUKOSKI, 56, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Nov. 1, 2004. Born in Hawai'i. A cowboy. Survived by wife, Wendy; children, Kenneth, Renee, Bryson and Julian; mother, Elizabeth; brothers, Frank and Samuel; sisters, Elaine Panui, Pegi McCallum, Rosie, Ulii Castor and Taddy Penzetta; five grandchildren. Celebration of life 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Visitation also 10 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at St. Raphael's Church; Mass 11 a.m. Casual attire.

JULES CAMBRA JR., 67, of Honolulu, died Oct. 23, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired public school teacher. Survived by wife, Billie; son, Glenn; daughters, Lori Hamel and Kari Chung; brothers, Lowell, Bruce and James Cambra, and Colin Ota; sister, Moana Kaluna; nine grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire.

GEORGE SANG CHUNG, 92, of Honolulu, died Oct. 30, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard sheet metal worker. Survived by wife, Muriel; son, Gerald; daughter, Linda Lau; five grandchildren; brothers, David, Samuel, Walter and James; sisters, Amy Rothrock, Lily Vidal and Esther Ikemoto. Visitation 8 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 9 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations may be made to St. Francis Hospice Center. Casual attire.

VERA FERN FUNAKOSHI, 69, of Mililani, died Oct. 17, 2004. Born in Kalihi. Employed by Fisher-Hawai'i. Retired from Zippy's. Survived by son, Dale; daughter, Cynthia De Cenzo; granddaughter; stepdaughters, Charmaine Nunes and Cathy Arakaki; seven stepgrandchildren; brothers, Vernon Scott and William "Bill" Rieger; sisters, Barbara Hook, Patricia Omayas and Texie Javier-Mahuiki. Visitation 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

THOMAS TORAO HARA, 84, of Honolulu, died Oct. 28, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired meat smoker for Swift & Co. Survived by wife, Eleanor; daughter, Gertrude; brothers, Tomio, William and Glenn. Service 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

LAWRENCE "LARRY" KAHOLOKULA SR., 61, of Honolulu, died Nov. 1, 2004. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. A truck driver with Hawaii Transfer Co. Ltd. Survived by wife, Beverly; daughter, Jocelyn Kimura; sons, Joseph "Keaweaimoku" and Lawrence Jr.; five grandchildren; great-grandchild; brothers, Morris Bisen and Daniel; sisters, Karen Pacheco and Katherine Skillman. Visitation 9 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

HATSUKO NAWATANI, 84, of Honolulu, died Oct. 8, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Jane Onaga; sister, Betty; brother, Stanley; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. For more information, call Jane Onaga, 216-9967.

SHIRLEY "LEE" SENNER SCHANDLER, 87, of Greensboro, N.C., and a part-time resident of Honolulu for many years, died Oct. 31, 2004 in North Carolina. Artist, designer, craftsperson, teacher, and founder and owner of A 'n L's Hobbicraft in Asheville, N.C. Survived by daughters, "Mickey" Grossman, Trudy Schandler-Wong and Linda Newman; eight grandchildren and a great-grandson. Two minyons (prayer services) 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the home of daughter Trudy Schandler-Wong, 2639 Ka'aipu Ave. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Alzheimer's Association or The Rabbi Morris Goldfarb Scholarship Fund at Temple Emanu-el in Honolulu.

LORRAINE YASUKO KATEKARU SUEHIRO, 90, of Honolulu, died Oct. 30, 2004. Born on Maui. A homemaker and former school teacher. Survived by daughter, Mona Mozeico; son, Dr. Myles; four grandchildren; brother, Leslie Katekaru; sisters, Sadako Hiyashia and Beverley Yutaka. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

RICHARD SHUNICHI TOMA, 83, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Nov. 2, 2004. Born in Honoka'a,Hawai'i. A operations manager for Hawaiian Bitimuls & Paving. Survived by wife, Laura; daughters, Linda Akana, Sherrie Carvalho and Wanda Costa; sister, Haruko Kogami; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 p.m. Saturday at Kapa'a Hongwanji Church; service 3 p.m. Inurnment 10 a.m. next Thursday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, O'ahu. Casual attire. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

MATSUE TSUBAKI, 80, of Kahului, Maui, died Sept. 28, 2004. Born in Lahaina, Maui. A produce clerk. Survived by son, Calvin; daughter, Lois Murasaki; brothers, Kazuo and Kenneth Teshima; sisters, Yasumi Horikami and Yoshimi Oki; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. No monetary gifts. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

DR. DAVID C. YUAN, 66, of Honolulu, died Oct. 29, 2004. Born in Taiwan. Survived by wife, Esther; son, Franklin; daughters, Julia Segawa, Frances Yuan-Hayashi and Joyce Pien; two grandsons; brothers, Donald, Stanley and Joseph; sisters, Sun-Hsin Peng, Ruth and Susan Su. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu; celebration of life 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

CORNELIUS "SABU" ZABLAN JR., 60, of Honolulu, died Oct 23, 2004. A retired heavy equipment operator. Worked part-time for Lunalilo Elementary School. Survived by wife, Charmaine; sons, Isaac, Kimo and Russell; hanai daughter, Paulette "Tootsie" Suyat-Santos; mother, Elizabeth Takahashi; sisters, Cornelia Suyat, Sharon Lui, Florence "Sweetie" Suyat, Donna Gomes and Duan Ayala; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.