Posted on: Friday, November 19, 2004

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

LORRENCE "LARRY" ARENSON, 77, of Honolulu, died Nov. 14, 2004. Born in Kansas City, Mo. Survived by wife, Erma; daughters, Gail Sandford and Rhonda Arenson; brothers, Edward and Richard; sister, Donna Orchard; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

SYLVIE RENEE COURBE BERZINS, 80, of Kane'ohe, died Nov. 14, 2004. Born in Spa, Belgium. Retired executive in the travel industry. Survived by husband, John; brother, Sylvian Herion; brother-in-law, Andris. Private service held; ashes scattered at sea. Donations may be made to the World Wildlife Fund or the Hawaiian Humane Society. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LILY BREMER, 73, of Wai'anae, died Oct. 28, 2004. Born on Lana'i. Member of Resurrection of Life Church, Nanakuli. Survived by companion, Novel Arruda; sons, Don and Thomas; daughters, Donna Pule and Jewel Romero; hanai daughter, Adrien Alconcel; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.

PELA CABATBAT, 82, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Nov. 16, 2004. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Susan Mendiola, Annette Miyamoto, Janet Albo, Estralita, Julie Ann Lawrence, Theresa Quichocho and Carrie Kelly; sons, Arthur, Ronald, Roy, Clarence, Dean and David; 43 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

ANNE CATHERINE DINEEN, 62, of Waikoloa, Hawai'i, died Nov. 16, 2004. Born in Syracuse, N.Y. A housewife. Survived by son, Scott Pauli; grandchildren, Luke and Kalai Pauli. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

HAROLDINE "DINEE" AMELIA FLORES, 68, of Mililani, died Nov. 5, 2004. Born in Moanalua. Retired from Pacific Air Force Headquarters. Survived by sons, John Sr., John Jr. and Jay; daughter, Tanya; brother, Solomon Wainee Jr.; sister, Emerald Winchester; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 26 at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Burial 9 a.m. Nov. 27 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

ESPERANZA CASTRO GALVEZ, 92, of Waialua, died Oct. 30, 2004. Born in Candon, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by sons, Reynaldo Mina, Virgilio, Teodoro, Antonio and Fernando Galvez and Ricardo Velada; daughters, Clarita Remoto, Felicidad Galvez, Carmelita Pascua, Lourdes Galvez and Adoracion Trinidad; hanai daughter, Milla Raquel; brother, Jose Castro; sister, Constancia Castro; 56 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

DENNIS TSUNESHI IWASAKI, 55, of Honolulu, died Oct. 15, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A handyman for 30 years. Survived by daughter, Janina Springer; granddaughters, Nanea and Kanalei. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

VIOLET RICO JAIME, 80, of Wahiawa, died Nov. 16, 2004. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. Survived by daughter, Estrellita Inouye; sons, Adriano "Flash" Jr., Fernando and Thomas Jaime; sister, Trinidad Clarabal; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. next Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

EVA HO KIM, 94, of Honolulu, died Nov. 16, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired legal stenographer for the First Circuit Court. Survived by sons, Gerald and Robert; daughter, Phyllis Hirata; brothers, Steven and Philip Ho; sisters, Phyllis Lee and Phoebe Bock; two grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

SHOICHI KURAHASHI, 85, of Honolulu, died Nov. 5, 2004. Born in Waimea, Hawai'i. Retired Nylen Brothers Inc. appliance repair manager. Survived by sons, Daniel, Gregory and Keith; daughter, Judy; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Koichi. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

JAMES "KIMO" KUI FOOK LEE, 61, of 'Ewa Beach, died Nov. 9, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired heavy equipment operator at Hawaiian Electric Co. Survived by wife, Juanita "Faye"; sons, James and Dwayne; daughter, Adele Yoshikawa; brothers, Carlton and Derrick; sister, LaVerne Kiaha; stepfather, Douglas Gilman; six grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. next Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

THEODORA "TEDDY" CHING SHAI LEONG, 93, of Honolulu, died Nov. 13, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired American National Insurance Co. and American Insurance Co. (Servco Insurance) agent. Survived by daughters, Marilynn Tsuru and Jamie; son, Roland; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Central Union Church; service 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

WEN CHU LIANG, 64, of Honolulu, died Nov. 12, 2004. Born in Canton, China. A construction laborer. Survived by son, Hai Yuan; daughters, Ling Su, May Ling, Ling Qian and Yu Jun; eight grandchildren; brother, Wen Guo; sisters, Ye Yun, Yue Hao and Yue Hua. Visitation and Taoist service 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; burial 1 p.m at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

BERNARD "BENNY" B. MACTAGONE, 88, of Pearl City, died Nov. 11, 2004. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. The 1938 lightweight boxing champion for the Territory of Hawai'i; retired from Pearl Harbor after 30 years of service, and retired state employee. Survived by wife, Matilda "Mattie"; son, Wayne; daughters, Charlene Wilson and Diane Martin; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; brother, Serafin; sisters, Rose Stewart and Violet Melvin. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

JEANNETTE KAORU KOCHI MALLINI, 67, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., died Nov. 6, 2004. Born in Kahului, Maui. Retired from Kmart as an office manager. Survived by husband, James Jr.; daughters, Leanne Mallini and Janelle Nolan; son, Keith; sisters, Norra Toma, Nancy Kochi, Clara Kobayashi, Jane Eckenrode and Betty Nakahira; brothers, Kenneth and Marquis Kochi; five grandchildren. Honolulu services pending; family prayer service held in Mississippi. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

YOSHIO MARUMOTO, 87, of Honolulu, died Nov. 15, 2004. Born in Kilauea, Kaua'i. Retired ABC Stores manager. Survived by wife, Lillian; sisters, Sumie Croydon, Shizue Kimura, Marjorie Konishi, Asae Oshita, Tamae Endo and Maxine Yamamoto. Service 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

DANNY SHIGEMI MORINAGA, 87, of Waipahu, died Nov. 10, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Dennis; daughters, June Benedito and Karen; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Ernest and Takeo; sisters, Kathleen Torigoe, Jane Miyashiro and Barbara Moore. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

JOSEPH "SONNY" LEIMAMO NAHALE, 71, of Holualoa, Hawai'i, died Nov. 17, 2004. Born in North Kona. A coffee and macadamia nut farmer. Survived by sons, Charles and Joseph Nahale, Raymond Shim and Ronney Nahale; daughters, Debra Sasaki, Jasmine Platt and Sonya Fukushima; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brother, John; sisters, Josephine Kamoku and BettyJane Springer. Service 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at OTEC Beach, Kailua, Kona. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

DONALD MITSUHARU NAMAE, 85, of Wahiawa, died Nov. 9, 2004. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A member of Wahiawa Hongwanji and Hakone Kumiai. Survived by wife, Ethel; sisters, Yuriko Nakamura and Kimie Wright. Visitation 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

THELMA M. PEARCE, 90, of Cordele, Ga., formerly of Pearl City, died Oct. 31, 2004. Born in Buffalo, N.Y. Pali Momi Hospital gift shop volunteer. Survived by children, Judy and Richard Pearce, and Nancy Peck; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service and burial in New York. Arrangements by J.H. Cameron Funeral Home, Scottsville, N.Y.

ALFRED APDON REYES, 91, of Waipahu, died Nov. 10, 2004. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Survived by sons, Alfred Jr., Rick, Clarence, Bobby and Gerald; daughter, Roni Humphrey; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

KALEO KANA'I SHADRON, 5, of Clackamas, Ore., formerly of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Nov. 15, 2004. Born in Portland, Ore. An Oregon Trail Elementary School kindergarten student, and wrestling fanatic. Survived by parents, John and Sandra; brother, Keanu; sister, Kanoelani; grandparents, Mervin and Shirley Wong, and Larry and Janet. Celebration of life 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Mount Scott Funeral Home, Portland, Ore.

IOSEFO R. SUAFOA, 68, of Santa Rosa, Calif., formerly of Waipahu, died Nov. 9, 2004. Born in Moamoa, Western Samoa. Retired firefighter, fire captain and assistant chief, formerly with Federal Aviation Administration, and stationed at Barber's Point Naval Air Station, Wheeler Air Force Base, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Ford Island Naval Station, and Johnston Island Atoll Fire Department. Family service 9 to 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stony Point Chapel, Santa Rosa; public viewing 10 to 11 a.m.; service 11 a.m. to noon; burial to follow at Santa Rosa Memorial Park. Arrangements by Eggen & Lance Mortuary, Santa Rosa.

BESSIE KAZUE SUGANUMA, 85, of Honolulu, died Nov. 16, 2004. Born in 'Ewa. A homemaker. Survived by son, Bert; daughter, Laurie; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Harold, Gerald and Robert Fujii; sister, Mary Anahu. Service noon Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

ELAINE YAYOE SUZUKI, 89, of Waipahu, died Nov. 3, 2004. Born in Waipahu. Survived by husband, George "Wasaku"; son, Roy; daughters, Mavis Kurakazu, Judy Ikeda and Janice Arakawa; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Shosaku Oyama; sister, Barbara Kawakami. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

BILLIE YOSHIE TONG, 90, of Honolulu, died Nov. 10, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A seamstress. Survived by daughter, Marion Tong; sister, Ruth Kiyono. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

LEONARD "LARRY" VERITY, 80, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died Nov. 14, 2004. Born in Los Angeles. A meter reader for the Department of Water Supply. Survived by wife, Marybelle; son, Jim Lee; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; sister, Shirley Nish. Private service to be held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

ROY "PRONE" MASAMI WATANABE, 85, of Wahiawa, died Nov. 10, 2004. Born in Kawailoa, Hawai'i. Veteran of the 100th Battalion, U.S. Army; retired from the Pearl Harbor Naval Base police department. Survived by wife, Gladys; son, Carl; daughters, Lynne Dela Cruz, Valerie Kaai and Robin Iris; brothers, Fumio and John; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Aloha attire.