Posted on: Friday, September 10, 2004

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

RUDOLPH "RUDY" BERTELMANN, 66, of Kamuela, Hawai'i, died Sept. 5, 2004. Born in Ka'u, Hawai'i. Retired Transcontinental Corp. security chief. Survived by wife, Priscilla; brother, Norman; sisters, Mary Keliikoa, Bertha Dement, Leilani Yap Parker and Ululani Yap McIapyre. Visitation 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimea, Hawai'i, Ward. Visitation also 8 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at the church; service to follow; burial to follow at Waimea Mormon Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.

ANGELINE PRISCILLA BRANDT, 66, of Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 2, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired. Survived by sons, Derrick Collins and Patrick Saragosa; daughters, Sandra Rakowski and Marie Gladden; sisters, Eleanor Dalao, Beverly Bronco and Audrey; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

THEODORE "TED" A. BROWN, 57, of Kaimuki, died Sept. 4, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Ted Jr.; companion, Gail Cardenas; parents, Robert and Jane Durkee; brothers, Steven, Robert and Richard; sister, Patricia Johnson. Scattering of ashes at sea near Diamond Head 5 p.m. tomorrow from the catamaran Island Magic at Kewalo Basin, Slip 122; gathering to follow at Kewalo Basin Park. Casual attire. Any friends with sailboats will be welcome. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

ADELINA DULAY DELA CRUZ, 76, of Hali'imaile, Maui, died Sept. 5, 2004. A member of Haliimaile Vita Gold Club Senior Citizen. Survived by daughter, Melissa Dela Cruz Shishido; sons, Jeffrey, Reuben and Darryl; sisters, Purification Macdon, Josefina Biazon, Pacita Rulloda and Elisa Aquino; brothers, Eliseo and Orlino Dulay; eight grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 10:30 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at the church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.

LOUISA "RAINBOW" KALEIKULA HERNANE DELA CRUZ, 72, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 25, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A nurse's aide. Survived by husband, Edward; sons, Elliot, Warren, Daniel, Isaac, James and Michael; daughters, Eloise Makua, Eleanor Dela Cruz and Enola Talbert; hanai sons, Elia Dela Cruz, John and Jonathan Kauhako; brothers, Raymond Dela Cruz, Samuel and Isaac Calpito; hanai children of the Shepherd and Robins Ohana; hanai daughter, Dinah Carlos; stepson, Rodney Whittington; 36 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. next Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park.

JAMES AUGUST DORMER, 72, of Kapolei, died Sept. 6, 2004. Born in York, Pa. Survived by son, James; daughter, Denise Pickard; five grandchildren; sister, Linda Caldwell. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

ADRIAN ABE EMPERADO, 55, of Waipahu, died Sept. 3, 2004. Born in Honolulu. A printer. Survived by son, Michael Pano; brothers, Alvin and Arthur; sister, Darby Vaughn; parents, Beatrice and Adriano; one grandchild. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

EXUPERIO MACANAS ESTEVES, 48, of Honolulu, died Aug. 25, 2004. Born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. Junior storekeeper at Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Survived by wife, Lily; son, Lexter; daughter, Desiree; parents, Sesinando and Barbara; brother, Ignacio; sisters, Elena Hipolito, Domnena Caballero, Cristeta Rivad and Carla Turla; four grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 18 at Full Gospel Temple; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park; luncheon to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

MATEO C. HERRERA, 95, of Kahului, Maui, died Sept. 2, 2004. Born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by wife, Encarnacion; son, Faustino; brothers, Primitivo, Jorge, Felipe and Rufino; sister, Concita Sulquiano; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park, Wailuku. Casual attire.

ANDREW ECKBERT JONES, 75, of Kapoho, Hawai'i, died Sept. 8, 2004. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. A retired fisheries researcher for the Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations. Survived by daughters, Andrea Donally and Olivia Cockcroft; son, Dean; five grandchildren. Private service to be held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

WALTER "CHINA/PAKE" KAMANA JR., 66, of Wai'anae, died Sept. 3, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Helen; son, Walter; daughter, Muilun; brothers, Hiram and Lincoln "Joe"; sisters, Florence Barrozo and Donna Mae Gaspar; two granddaughters; two grandsons; six hanai grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Tuesday; service 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire.

HELENE K. KEAUNUI, 99, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 1, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Danford Ho; stepsons, Robert, Andrew and Kenneth; daughters, Shirley Hagler, Jeanette Reeves and Patricia Dunn; stepdaughters, Yolanda Hauki and Alexa Vaught; brother, Joe Kinoshita; sisters, Violet Yokoyama and Janet Tamura; 31 great-grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Private service held at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

BO KYUNG KIM, 47, of New York and Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2004. Born in Busan, Korea. Survived by mother, Kil Kip Kim; brothers, Bong Jin and Bong Suk. Graveside service 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

JOANN KIYOTA, 70, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 20, 2004. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired account clerk with Gaspro. Survived by husband, Dennis; daughters, Pamela Tengan and Susan Chun; son, Stuart; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

WILLIAM "LEFTY" LARONAL, 79, of Nanakuli, died Sept. 7, 2004. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired federal security guard. Survived by wife, Leilani; sons, William Jr., Wesley and Michael; daughters, Brenda Yuen and Jeanette Hayashida; brother, Theodore Molale; sisters, Rose Yago and Dolores Hoffpaur; 20 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at O'ahu Cemetery chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; inurnment 3 p.m. at The National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

KAMEYO KAY LEVY, 85, of Honolulu, died Sept. 1, 2004. Born in Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Harold; son, James; daughters, Wanda Young and Carol Hagino; brothers, Terry, Tommy and Richard Arakaki; sister, Nancy Muraoka; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 5:30 p.m.; reception to follow. Burial service 1 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.

KAI LUM, 89, of Honolulu, died Aug. 19, 2004. Owner of Do-All Metal Works. Survived by wife, Bessie; sons, Melvin and Jordan; daughters, Lorraine Ching, Anita Murakami and June Chun; brother, Norman; sister, Betty Young; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

HIKOKI MIYAMURA, 86, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 18, 2004. Born in Wailuku. A machinist in the sugar industry. Survived by son, Roy; brothers, Minoru and Haruo; sisters, Nancy Ushiro and Kazuyo Fukumoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

GILBERT OLIVER KAWAIOLA "BONES" NEE-GRAFF JR., of Honolulu, died Sept. 3, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Kewalo Basin commercial fisherman. Survived by wife, Mary Ann; brother, Dexter; half-brothers, Austin "Hauola" and John "Kimo" Shaw; stepsons, Nathan, Aaron Nee, Franklin and Jonathan Hinds; stepdaughter, Chandra Thomas; 11 step-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu Second Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.

PAUL VICTOR ORTINO SR., 78, of Old Forge, Pa., formerly of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 24, 2004. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. LaStrange, Philadelphia, private investigator; and owner/president, Satellite Beauty Supply, Kane'ohe. Survived by sons, Nicholas, Paul Jr., Victor, Jonathon and Joshua; five grandchildren. Memorial service 3 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Arrangements by Victor M. Ferri Funeral Home, Old Forge.

TSUNEO OSHIRO, 75, of 'Aiea, died Sept. 2, 2004. Born in Waipahu. Retired from A.C. Kobayashi General Contractors. Survived by wife, Sonoko; sons, Dean, Scott and Collin; four grandchildren; sisters, Nancy Gibo, Masako, Kay Yonamine and Charlotte Nagamine. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

SIONE MATEAKI PEKIPAKI, 72, of Honolulu, died Aug. 27, 2004. Born in Kolofoou, Nukualofa, Tonga. A taxi driver for Charley's Taxi. Survived by wife, Hannah; stepsons, George, Richard, James, Clifford, Daniel and Clayton Uyeno; stepdaughter, Helen Remigio; brothers, Pitalikiliki and Siosifa Pekipaki; sisters, Polonga Tangi, Opa Pohahau and Lakiu Pekipaki. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.

TAUAVE "TINA" SAMOA, 49, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 26, 2004. Born in American Samoa. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Samoa Jr.; daughters, Christina Sele, Salamasina Geil and Pisavale Garcia; son, Faatui Garcia; brothers, Aganuu and Poselilo Sele, Faauuga Saofanua, Sele and Taumalatou Saoifanua; sisters, Laalaai Vae and Tanya Tafia; seven grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hilo Baptist Church; memorial service 11 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.

CHIYOKO SHIROMA, 90, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6, 2004. Born in Wai'anae. A retired seamstress for Watumull's. Survived by husband, Kotaro; son, Michael; brother, Kenyei "Blackie" Yamauchi; sister, Jane Maeda. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

JAMES G. UMBERGER, 83, of Honolulu, died Sept. 7, 2004. Born in Pennsylvania. A classical singer and retired travel agent. Survived by son, Takayuki Inoue. No services. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.

JAMES "JIM" WALLACE JR., 75, of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died Sept. 8, 2004. Born in Knoxville, Tenn. Retired U.S. Air Force investigator. Survived by sons, Jaime and Jeffray; daughter, Jodie Dela Cruz; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; sister, Juanita Sweet. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor, Kekaha; scattering of ashes to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

JUNKO NOWARA WILSON, 54, of Cherry Valley, Calif., died Sept. 7, 2004. Born in Hofu, Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. Former resident of 'Ewa Beach who worked as a tour guide. Memorial service 3 p.m. Wednesday at Beaumont Presbyterian Church. Private family inurnment to be held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Arrangements by Weaver Mortuary, Beaumont, Calif.

LOUIS KALANI "NANI" WONG, 76, of Honolulu, died Sept. 3, 2004. Born on Maui. Survived by wife, Matsue; sons, Piero, Antonio, Gerardo and Giovanni; sister, Leocadia Lee; stepsister, two stepbrothers; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace; Mass noon. Committal service 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.