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.

JENNIE KAMAKA ALANANO, 84, of Honolulu, died Oct. 2, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Alice Kamaka, Jennie "Lani" Scarce and Tammra Wilson; six grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Committal service 11 a.m. Monday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

FLORENDA "LINA" CALMA CADIZ, 53, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 11, 2004. Born in San Mateo, Isabella, Philippines. Survived by husband, Rudy; son, Chris; daughter, Catherine; mother, Rosita Calma; brother, Jacinto Jr.; sisters, Florencia Canos, Marina Queja, Floserfida Florentina, Josefina Visitacion, Flordaliza, Mhurray Tomas, Norlinda Salvador and Dominga Tugangui; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

RUTH ENRIETTA, 73, of Kihei, Maui, died Sept. 30, 2004. Born in California. An office secretary. Survived by brother, Roland Holmer; sister, Vicki Crofoot. Service 9 a.m. Saturday at Keolahou Church. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

ANNETTE LILLIAN FELIX, 66, of Volcano, Hawai'i, died Oct. 2, 2004. Born in Honolulu. An information systems analyst for the Corps of Engineers. Survived by sister, Laurie Gudzikowski; brother, Bob. Memorial service 6 p.m. Friday at Cooper Center, Volcano. No flowers. Donations may be made to Hospice of Hilo or Hawaii Island Food Bank. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

ALICE SACHIKO FUKUKI, 79, of Kamuela, Hawai'i, died Sept. 21, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A sales clerk at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Flower Shop. Survived by sons, Patrick and Ryan; daughters, Coreen Fujikawa, Alysandra Sunahara and Sherryle Hefner; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Friday at Kamuela Hongwanji Mission; service 5 p.m. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

THELMA NOBUKO FURUKAWA, 94, of Honolulu, died Sept. 14, 2004. Born in Wai'anae. A retired sales person with Jaja Fashions. Survived by son, Fred, Melvin and Alan; sister, Claire Spear; nine grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

LAWRENCE LESLIE GREMETT, 89, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 16, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Oceanic Properties Ltd. Survived by daughter, Joellen Webb; son, Leslie; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. Donations to Saint Louis School, ATTN: Office of Institutional Advancement, 3142 Wai'alae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816. Or call Tim Ho, 739-7777.

GEORGE "KEOKI" NOLAN HALEMANO, 57, of Wai'anae, died Sept. 24, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Owner of G & N Trucking and Kanoa Trucking. Survived by wife, Nanette; son, John; daughter, Gigi Halemano Medeiros, Diana Halemano Lyman, Claudette Sur, Corrina, Wishy Kapoi and Lisa-Rose Lewis; 18 grandchildren; sister, Emily Favinger-Popovich. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m. Casual attire.

KII HONDA, 88, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Sept. 27, 2004. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. A retired sales clerk at Sueoka's. Survived by sons, Barry and Michael; daughters, Louise Fowler and Frances Kagimoto; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Burt and Asao Ebata; sisters, Kimi Odo, Betty Yamamoto and Dale Yamanaka. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

ELIZABETH GLADYS HOULIHAN, 93, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2004. Born in New York City. A former Chicago antique store owner who retired to Hawai'i Kai and later became a resident of Pohai Nani. Survived by daughter, Karen Houlihan Mendreshora. Private scattering of ashes to be held at the Outrigger Canoe Club. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

EULALIA COSBODILLO HUSCHKA, 74, of Waikoloa, Hawai'i, died Sept. 18, 2004. Born in Pahoa, Hawai'i. A retired restaurant manager. Survived by sons, Kim and Jude Leyson; daughters, Karla Yamada, Georgia Sparks, Janice Caravalho and Dorothea; brothers, Bonifacio "Barney," Phillip and Charles Cosbodillo; sisters, Aurelia "Aulia" Ramos, Rosalia "Rosie" Obina, Mary Cosbodillo, Janet Hori and Dalisay "Dolly" Crotty; eight grandchildren; two great-grandsons. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

HATSUKO KAKU, 89, of Honaunau, Hawai'i, died Oct, 2, 2004. Born in Honaunau, Hawai'i. A coffee farmer. Survived by sons, Harold and Stanley; daughters, Jean Murata, Lilly Ushiroda and Lenora Kelley; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Atsushi Matsumoto; sisters, Lorraine Hayashi, Florence Ogata and Sachiko Katoku. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission; service 3 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

CHUCK KWAI LEE, 87, of Honolulu, died Sept. 26, 2004. Born in Zhong Shan, China. Survived by wife, Li Rong Huang Xing; son, Tony Kwock Wan; daughters, Linda, Yue Chi Li and May Li; eight grandchildren. Taoist service 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

DOUGLAS FUMIO MATSUDA, 88, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died Sept. 29, 2004. Born in Fukuoka, Japan. A retired owner of Radio Electronics Inc. of Honoka'a. Survived by wife, Janet; sons, Melvyn, Glen and Brent; brother, Tomoichi "Tom"; sisters, Pat Akahiji and Maude; five grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Honoka'a Hongwanji Mission; service 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

THOMAS ALTON KAIMANA MURAKANE, 8-month-old infant, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died Sept. 21, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by parents, Wesley and Traci; brothers, Keith Nerida and Lydell Cardoza; sisters, Sarai Cardoza; grandparents, Linda and Edward Fujita, and Alton and Glenda Murakane. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Honoka'a United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

VALENTINE ORTA, 80, of Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, died Sept. 24, 2004. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A retired carpenter. Survived by sisters, Emily Amadeo, Adeline Torres, Antonia Maryin, Catherine Martin, Maria Paraqueles and Roseline Garcia. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

FRANCISCO "ICKO" "FRANK" DAYAP PASCUA, 90, of Wahiawa, died Sept. 24, 2004. Born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by wife, Leonarda; daughters, Teresita Lumabao, Valentina Nordell, Esmenia Sinenci and Yolanda Thompson; sons, Remigio and Francisco "Joe"; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

CARMEN V. RIVERA, 79, of 'Oma'o, Kaua'i, died Sept. 26, 2004. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. A retired electronics supervisor in the Bay Area of California. Survived by son, Daniel Jr.; daughters, Carmen Foster-Smith, Dorothy Griswald and Diana Dittman; brothers, William and Henry Vales; sisters, Lucy Pacheco, Virginia Toress and Emily Toledo; 11 grandchildren; three hanai grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 11 hanai great-grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. Thursday at Kauai Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

ANNE KEALOHAALII SMITH, 41, of Honolulu, died Sept. 11, 2004. A special-education teacher at Roosevelt High School. Survived by parents, Theodore and Harriet; brothers, Steven and James. Visitation 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary Chapel; service 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

DONOVAN RAYMOND SWANKE, 72, of Kailua, Hawai'i, died Oct. 2, 2004. Born in Lakota, N.D. A grader operator. Survived by sons, Craig and Kevin; daughter, Sherri Aragon; seven grandchildren; sisters, Sonya Orseth and Jackie Ettl. Service in Auke Bay, Alaska, at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

NENA QUINTO TALASTAS, 75, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16, 2004. Born in Mapandan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by daughters, Susan Bautista and Dina Castro; sons, Arthur and Manolo; three brothers and two sisters in the Philippines; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; granddaughter/caregiver, Maria Bautista. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

MICHIE TANAKA, 88, of Waimea, Kaua'i, died Sept. 21, 2004. Born in Evanstone, Wyo. A homemaker. Survived by sister, Matsumi Nagamura. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Honpa Hongwanji. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

WALTER "WALLY" TAVARES SR., 78, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died Sept. 19, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A retired heavy equipment mechanic and operator. Survived by wife, Marian; daughter, Gloria Lee; sons, Wally, Michael and Mark; brothers, John, Joseph and George; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Honolulu; service 1:15 p.m. Inurnment 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

WILLIAM GEORGE ERIC "WILLIE" TAVARES, 42, of Honolulu, died Sept. 30, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A food-service supervisor. Survived by wife, Cathlina; son, Kale; daughter, Marcy; parents, Charles and Blossom Bishop; brother, Kale Bishop; sisters, Kuulei Jolonino and Tina Roberts. Visitation 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Hawaii Stake Center; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ESTEBAN UNPINGCO TORRES, 83, of Pearl City, died Sept. 25, 2004. Born in Inarajan, Guam. Retired U.S. Navy lieutenant who served during World War II; director of administration for the government of Guam. Survived by wife, Mary; son, Steven; daughters, Gloria Waters and Barbara DeMello; brothers, Francisco and Daniel; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

TOICHI "TOBIN" YANAGAWA, 87, of Lana'i, died Sept. 24, 2004. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Survived by wife, Masako; daughter, Doreen Kubota; son, Aaron; stepdaughters, Jean Worley and Rosalie "Rosie" Perreira; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Celebration of life 11 a.m. Oct. 13 at Manele Boat Harbor, Lana'i City; scattering of ashes. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.