Obituaries

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EUGENIO CABANSAG BALINBIN, 78, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 7, 2004. Born in Kealia, Kaua'i. Survived by wife, Sofia; sons, Romeo, Irenio and Reme; daughters, Josei Holte, Natividad Valdez and Elsa Barba; 19 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; brothers, Lodivico and Alfredo Balinbin and Macario Dela Cruz; sisters, Florida and Ermelicenda Repunte. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Church; Mass 12:15 p.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

RONALD "RON" E. BERNARD, 70, of Honolulu, died Sept. 25, 2004. Born in Sioux City, Iowa. A certified life underwriter; retired founder and chairman of Long Term Care Hawaii Inc.; served on a government panel on health issues. Survived by son, James "Kimo"; brother, Ralph; sister, Gloria Donnelly; granddaughter. Service 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; celebration of life to follow. Donations may be made to the Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Woodholme Medical Building, Suite 515, 1838 Green Tree Road, Baltimore, MD 21208 or to www.psp.org. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

PATRICIA PRINDIVILLE BOSTWICK, 78, of Oregon, formerly of Hawai'i, died Sept. 14, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Part-time Realtor, and a Friends of 'Iolani Palace volunteer. Survived by daughter, Prindi Flug; son, Charles; five grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at St. John Vianney Church, Enchanted Lake; Mass 11 a.m. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Kamalo, Moloka'i. No flowers. Arrangements by Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence, Ore.

GERALDINE IONE BREAM, 86, of Honolulu, died Sept. 13, 2004. Born in Fontanelle, Neb. A kindergarten teacher for 35 years. Survived by son, Perry; daughters, Janet Reichard, Judy Guhl and Patty Adams; sister, Rachel Mould; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Unity Church of Hawaii. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

KATHERINE KAHIWALANI BUSH, 60, of Pearl City, died Sept. 17, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Employed by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Survived by son, Charvis; daughter, Misty-Jan Williams; brothers, Archie and Bobo; sisters, Nona Feliciano, Gwen Nunes, Charlene and Gertrude Bush; three grandchildren. Visitation from 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes at a later date. No flowers. Casual attire.

LOLA COSTA, 94, of Kailua, died Sept. 17, 2004. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. A housewife. Survived by sons, David and Gabriel Sr.; 33 grandchildren; 88 great-grandchildren; 57 great-great-grandchildren; two great-great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

SUSAN ARCHER DOWNING, 49, of Wailuku, Maui, died Sept. 24, 2004. Born in Fayetteville, Ark. A dental hygienist. Survived by husband, James; father, James Archer; mother, Jane Alfonso; sisters, Melissa Van Valkenburgh, Laura Saucer and Jenny Miller. Visitation 1 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 2 p.m. No flowers. Donations may be made to Hospice Maui.

THEODORE "TEDDY" KAMAUNU KEAWEOLUNA ENOKA, 82, died Sept. 24, 2004. Born in the Kalaupapa Lighthouse, Moloka'i. Hickam Air Force Base mechanic; retired Kamehameha Center, Texaco gas station owner; and State Poultry Processors Inc. mechanic. Survived by wife, Thelma; daughter, Lisa "Leinaala" Riela-Enoka; hanai son, Hoku; sister, Esther Enoka-Keohuloa. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.

DEMARIS LOU FREDERICKSEN, 68, of Pukalani, Maui, died Sept. 27, 2004. Born in Independence, Mo. Professor emeritus. Survived by husband, Walter; son, Erik; daughter, Kirsten Fredericksen Otterson; brother, John Nebgen; five grandchildren. Service pending. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

FELICISIMA GUERRERO GERVACIO, 76, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2004. Born in Tagumbao, Gerona, Tarlac, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Daisy; two grandsons. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John's the Baptist Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

PRISCILLA MAY DELOS REYES GUMMERUS, 50, of Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i, died Sept. 23, 2004. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Employed at Tropical Burger. Survived by sons, Dustin, Donovan and Chad; daughter Cathryn; father, Felipe Delos Reyes; brothers, Philip, Kenneth, Bobby, Roland, Jason and Samuel Delos Reyes; sisters, Kathleen Delos Reyes and Janice Ellis; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine's Church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home.

MIRIAM HICKS, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 21, 2004. Born in Kentucky. A foreign service officer for the federal government. Survived by many loving friends at the Sisters of the Carmelites Monastery. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ETHEL "AUNTIE YUKIE" YUK LUM HO, 96, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8, 2004. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. Survived by daughter, Roberta Lee; granddaughter. Taoist service 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

LEINAALA KAWAHINE KAAPUNI KAMAHELE, 15, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawai'i, died Sept. 14, 2004. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Home-schooled ninth-grader; formerly at Keaukaha Elementary School. Survived by parents, James and Doreen Brown; birth mother, Andrea; brothers, Chris Hookala, Jimmy-John and Michael; sisters, Loretta, and Ariel and Jadeen Brown; grandparents, Loretta Brown and Andrew Sr. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

HISATOSHI KANAGAWA, 82, of Pearl City, died Sept. 26, 2004. Born in 'Ele'ele, Kaua'i. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electronic mechanic; member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company H. Survived by wife, Muriel; son, David; brothers, Tsuneo, Sakuni and Donald; sisters, Hisae Akagi and Asako Nakata. Visitation 9 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

KYUNG HEE "KATHERINE" KANG, 88, of Honolulu, died Sept. 24, 2004. Born in Hawai'i. A retired teacher at Hongwanji Mission School. Survived by sons, Kenneth and Raymond; brothers, Albert, Ho Num and Kyu Num Lee; sister, Kyung Ok Kwak; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

The Rev. RICHARD CACAL LACAR SR., 92, of O'ahu, died Aug. 23, 2004. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. Survived by brother, Philemon; sons, Richard Jr., Darrol, David, Abraham, Nehemiah and Joshua; daughters, Kathleen Francisco, Gwendolyn Aguero, Sharon Anderson, Faith Naputi and Wilhelmina Madarang; 32 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Haleiwa Baptist Church. Casual attire. Burial in Municipal Cemetery, Bacarra.

SAMUEL CLIFFORD KAPULE LOO, 55, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 19, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Julie; daughter, Samantha Ligsay; hanai sons, Maika and Brett Kuamoo and Michael MacLoves; brother, Gary; sister, Janice Sligh; a grandson. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Schools Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

YONEKO TAKATA MATSUO, 87, of Honolulu, died Sept. 19, 2004. Born in Papa'aloa, Hawai'i, died Sept. 19, 2004. Employed by the Royal Hawaiian and Moana Surfrider Hotels. Survived by son, Raymond; daughters, Harriet Okuhara, Jane Arakaki, Mae Nagao, Janet Shibuya and Maile Matsuo; sister, Yasuko Yamanouchi and Yoshie Nekemoto; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation from 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 5:30 p.m. Inurnment at a later date. No flowers. Casual attire.

HIROSHI NAGATA, 77, of Rialto, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died Sept. 17, 2004. Born in Lahaina, Maui. An auditor for the U.S. Army. Survived by wife, Nobuko; sons, Ken and Paul; daughter, Shirley Yamaguchi; three grandsons; granddaughter; brother, Tamotsu; sister, Masae Tanoue. Service held. Arrangements by Fukui Mortuary,

FRANCISCO RUIZ PADILLA, 81, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 27, 2004. Born in Tayor, Pangasinan, Philippines. A retired baker's helper for Hatada's Bakery, and a groundskeeper for Waiakea Villas. Survived by wife, Sophie; daughters, Lolita Quevedo, Rudilia Agpoon, Rosario Wright, Elvira Uy, Josephine Torres and Arcadia Kuahuia; sons, Dominador, Ruben, Juan, John and Romeo; 28 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

HIDEO SATO, 80, of Waipahu, formerly of 'Ewa, died Sept. 6, 2004. Born in Honolulu. Retired Oahu Sugar Co. security supervisor, and Ewa Sugar Plantation security officer; member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 522 Field Artillery Battalion. Survived by wife, Sachiko; daughter, Lynn; brother, Takao; sisters, Harriet Yano, Helen Inouye and Alice Kotake. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

DR. FRANK L. SELENY, 78, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2004. Born in Budapest, Hungary. Supporter of the Honolulu Symphony, Hawaii Opera Theater and the Hawaiian Humane Society; a pioneer in anesthetic care for children. Survived by wife, Dianne; son, Paul; two grandchildren; brother, Stephen. Celebration of life Mass 1 p.m. Sunday. Memorial donations to the Frank Seleny College Scholarship Fund, Hawaii Children's Cancer Foundation, 1814 Liliha St., Honolulu, HI 96826. Service to be held in Chicago at a later date.

MACHIKO KATSUMI SMITH, 69, of Waipahu, died Sept. 19, 2004. Born in Tokyo, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by brother, Keizo Shimazaki; sister, Atsuko Saito. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

BETTY FUSAE SORA, 78, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Sept. 11, 2004. Born in Lihu'e. Retired Wilcox Hospital registered nurse. Survived by daughters, Leslie Kawada, Corinne Nakamoto and Adele Shimanuki; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, James Yamauchi. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Lihu'e Christian Church; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

RAPHAEL SOUZA VARES, 83, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 20, 2004. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. A retired boiler mechanic at Barbers Point. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, Raphael Jr. and Lance; daughter, Valerie; sisters, Bella, Sophie and Rita; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 12:15 p.m.; burial to follow at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

AH YING "BINGO" UNG WONG, 101, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 26, 2004. Born in Hilo. Former employee of Volcano Garage and Hilo Electric Light Co. Ltd. Survived by brothers, Apio and Harold Ung; sisters, Margaret Chang, Eloise Stolz, Lois Brooks and Eleanor Chu. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

LEE DONALD ZIMMERMAN, 89, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 23, 2004. Born in Oklahoma. Survived by wife, Elsie; daughter, June Duffer; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Mildred Graves. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Kona branch.