Posted on: Tuesday, November 30, 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.

TIMOTHY BENEDICT "BEN" ALLYN, 55, of Honolulu, died Nov. 23, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Carkeepers, Inc. Survived by daughter, Amy Johnson; brother, Thomas; sisters, Terry Allyn Puuohau, Toni Allyn Kaefferlein, and Tracy Ann Allyn-Acosta. Service pending. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

JOSEPH KAIULANI APANA JR., 83, of Honolulu, died Nov. 16, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired City & County supervisor. Survived by wife, Daphne; son, Leighton; daughter, Leila Leonard; sister, Margaret Smith; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

DONALD GEORGE AWEAU, 69, of 'Ewa Beach, died Nov. 26, 2004. Born in Kane'ohe. An emergency road service driver for the American Automobile Association. Survived by wife, Asako; son, Donald; daughter, Donna Aweau-Rauschenburg; brothers, Sam, Jimmy and Norman; four grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

VICTORIANO RANAY COCSON, 89, of Pearl City, died Nov. 22, 2004. Born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. U.S. Army veteran who was a prisoner of war in the Philippines during World War II and served in the Korean War. Survived by wife, Trinidad; sons, James and John; daughters, Aurora Sambrano, Zeny Lucey, Stella Oshita and Leilani Calivo; brothers, Angel, Peping and Jose; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Good Council Catholic Church; service 10:15 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, Aloha attire.

TYRELL RENE AULANI CRABBE, 39, of Pearl City, died Nov. 16, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hilton Hawaiian Village secretary. Survived by parents, Sturmar and Henrietta; brother, Lucius; sister, Puahaulani Crabbe-Takushi; grandparents, William and Henrietta Kaniho. Service held. No flowers. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

KIMIKO FUJII, 86, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Nov. 26, 2004. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. A kitchen helper with the Coco Palms Hotel. Survived by son, David; daughters, Sarah Date, JoAnn Dickerman and Shirley Garcia; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Dr. Stanley, Takao, Richard and Edward Inouye; sisters, Yoshie Kubota. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Lihu'e Hongwanji Mission; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

LAPAZ "PAZ" ACOBA BUTAC GAYGAY, 85, of Honolulu, died Nov. 6, 2004. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by daughter, Florence; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; burial 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

LAMONT BRIAN GLASSFORD, 32, of Honolulu, died Nov. 26, 2004. Born in Bronx, N.Y. Retired from U.S. Navy, Pearl Harbor. Survived by son, Justis; daughter, Alexa; mother, Denise. Committal service 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; inurnment to follow. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

DOROTHEA U.M. GUERREIRO, 69, of Honolulu, died Nov. 6, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Andre; daughters, Gwendolyn Clark, Melissa Lyman, Desiree and Melita Palama; brothers, Ellsworth, Llewellyn and Nathanial Lew; sisters, Thelma Ruebsamen and Alma Bell; seven grandchildren; great-granddaughter. Service 10 a.m. Friday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Service of Hawai'i.

JONATHAN KAWIKA "JOHNNY" IRIARTE, 28, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Nov. 21, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Cafe 100 prep cook; member of BJ Penn Mixed Martial Arts Academy. Survived by mother and step-father, Pamela and Milton Phillips; brothers, Jeremy and Joshua; and hanai brothers, B.J. Penn, J.J. Meyers, Sy Leialoha, T.K. Wehrsig, Regan Penn and Scott Spencer. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo branch.

LINDA McHARDY, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Nov. 25, 2004. Born in Ama'ulu, Hawai'i. Room maid retired from the Naniloa Hotel. Member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survived by daughter, Sheila Yoshizumi; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

THOMAS H. MURAMOTO, 84, of Honolulu, died Nov. 15, 2004. Born in 'Ewa. Retired longtime Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard radar/sonar electronics specialist. Survived by wife, Lorraine; brother, Masabumi; and sister, Mitsuko "Patsy" Sato. Visitation 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

VICTOR TAKEO 'VIC" NAKAMURA, 60, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Nov. 24, 2004. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. Manager for the state Housing and Community Development Corp. of Hawai'i. Survived by son, Ryan; father, Masuo; brother, Melvin; sisters, Leatrice Chee and Beryl Muronaka. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 4 p.m.; private inurnment at a later date. No flowers. Casual attire.

GREGORIA TACUB OASAY, 86, of Waipahu, died Oct. 30, 2004. Born in Barrio 19 Napu, Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired from Wong Kung Chop Suey, Waipahu. Survived by son, Magno, Romeo and Modesto; daughter, Imelda Quelnan; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sister, Gertrudes Calad. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 'Ewa Beach; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HIDEKO ODA, 91, of Honolulu, died Nov. 23, 2004. Born in Wai-alua. A retired packer for Love's Bakery. Survived by husband, Tadashi; daughters, Jane Hirayama and Ellen Okuda; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Masako Sugawara; half sisters, Hanako Kuroiwa, Beatrice Ramutap and Haruko Morishita. Visitation 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Casual attire.

MARLAN DUANE PIPER, 68, of 'Ewa Beach, died Nov. 25, 2004. Born in Iowa. Survived by wife, Marylane; daughters, Janie Garcia and Rose Marie Kealoha; sons, Paul Rowland, John and Robert; mother, Florence; sisters, Shirley Ann Knudson, Vereme Milton and Jane Kay Peterson; brothers, Henry, Wayne and Norman; 20 grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

GEORGE ROSAS, 58, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Nov. 26, 2004. Born in 'O'okala, Hawai'i. A truck driver for Toledo Trucking. Former service manager at the former I. Kitagawa and Co. Survived by wife, Sandra; sons, Justin and Lorne; daughter, Isis; sister, Alice Lund; four grandchildren. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 1 p.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

THOMAS KENICHI SAKAI, 88, of Honolulu, died Nov. 15, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired maintenance man. Survived by son, Kenneth; brothers, Ronald, Uichi, Yoshito and Harold; sister, Doris Miyamoto. Service 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

BETSY KAPO TAKAHASHI, 38, of Honolulu, died Nov. 24, 2004. Born in Hong Kong. Director of sales for KTM Services, Inc. Survived by husband, Nariyoshi; daughter, Shelby; son, Sinjin; parents, Woon Tong Chan and Sin Fong Chan; sisters, Kanoi Lam, Kawai Tao and Kamei Lac; brother, Michael Chan. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Valley of the Temples.

ROBERT MITSUGI TAKEDA, 83, of Honolulu, died Nov. 18, 2004. Born in Wahiawa. Retired master carpenter. Survived by daughters, Irene Wingard and Susan Shima; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; sister, Harue "Margaret" Tsukamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

HERBERT LEONILLO UNCIANO, 59, of Makakilo, died Nov. 21, 2004. Born in Lana'i City. Owner of TNT Roofing. Survived by wife, Joyce Elaban-Unciano; sons, Kekoa and Keola; daughter, Lana; mother, Dominga; brothers, Richard, Eddie, Anthony and Benjamin; sisters, Rita Galera, Carmen Batungbacal, Shirley Meszaro and Deborah Unciano; four grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church; service noon; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

DANIEL "DANNY" SOUZA VALENTE, 87, of Kapolei, died Nov. 13, 2004. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired from Hawaiian Equipment Co. Survived by wife, Pauline; son, Joseph; daughters, Annette Torres, Noreen Valente and Gail Quinones; step-children, Michael and Darlene Navarro; 22 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sisters, Hilda Rapozo, Alice Urban, Florence Speedie, Lydia Linsk and Helen Osgood. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; eulogy 11:30 a.m.; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

ELENA MENDOZA VISITACION, 88, of Kaumakani, Kaua'i, died Nov. 22, 2004. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by children, Irenio, Sarah Paiste, Francisco, Esther Espino, Alfredo, Jaime and John; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. sisters, Maura Cadiz and Consuelo Baniaga; brother, Florendo Mendoza. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the West Kauai United Methodist Church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

JIM KATSUMI YOSHIDA, 83, of Honolulu, died Nov. 12, 2004. Born in Seattle, Wash. Retired author and writer. Survived by daughter, Aileen; son, Kenneth; sister, Aiko Uesugi and Betty Kido; step-son, Armond Vincent; step-daughter, Linda Steers. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.