Posted on: Thursday, April 14, 2005

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

GERALD "JERRY" LESTER BYRD, 85, of Honolulu, died April 11, 2005. Born in Lima, Ohio. Steel-guitar virtuoso. Survived by wife, Elizabeth Wood; daughters, Lani Fosbinder and Luana; brother, Jack; four grandchildren. Service 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Waikiki Elks Club; scattering of ashes to follow. Donations to the Hawaii Parkinson's Disease Association, 347 N. Kuakini St., Hale Palama Mau, Room 9, Honolulu, HI 96817. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

ANATALIO CABRIDO, 68, of Waipahu, died April 12, 2005. Born in Waikapu, Maui. A master sergeant retired from the Hawai'i National Guard. Survived by wife, Profetiza "Tessie"; son, Robert; daughters, Deborah Cabrido, Linda Mae Meisenheimer, Crystal and Arisha Cabrido; brothers, Flaviano, Raymond and Domingo; sister, Pauline Villa; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; rosary 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Monday; service 9 a.m. Burial 10 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HERBERT Y.F. CHIN, 76, of Honolulu, died April 5, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired state of Hawai'i civil engineer. Survived by wife, Jennie; son, Garrett; daughter, Coralee; brothers, Wilfred and Lester; sisters, Beatrice Chock and Stella Chow. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

OWEN KAZUTOSHI HAMADA, 55, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 21, 2005. A construction laborer. Survived by son, Dane; daughters, Michelle Asprer, Renee and Shantell; mother, Mary Jane; sisters, Darnette "Lang" Gali, Elaine Yamamoto and Ranell; 11 grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

EDWARD "EDDIE" PANGELINAN IGLESIAS SR., 71, of Honolulu, died April 9, 2005. Born in Hagatna, Guam. Retired U.S. Army staff sergeant. Survived by wife Gladys "Lani"; sons, Edward Jr. and Manuel; daughters, Tina Marie Iglesias-Paulino and Aleta "Lee" Iglesias-Nakasone; brothers, Joseph, Kenneth and William; sister, Agnes Moxley; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday at St. Philomena Catholic Church; Mass 7 p.m. Cemetery service 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

NORA SEIKO IWANE, 87, of Kaimuki, died March 14, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker and member of Church of Perfect Liberty. Survived by sons, Karl and Allan; daughter, Janice Kim; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Larry Katayama; sister, Mazie Tsutahara. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

PETER KAMA JR., 49, of Hale'iwa, died April 8, 2005. Born in Waialua. A supervisory airline mechanic for Aloha Airlines. Survived by wife, Gene; daughter, Carrielyn Tupuola; sons, Peter and Paul "Buddy"; two grandchildren; brother, Gary; sisters, Deborah Kama and Kathleen Brown. Visitation from 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter and Paul Church; Mass 10 a.m. Casual or aloha attire.

MARY ESTHER POLOLU KAMISATO, 59, of Wahiawa, died March 17, 2005. Born in Kahuku. A 1963 Kamehameha Schools graduate. Survived by husband, Wayne; sons, Clarence "John John" and David Maxwell and Kimo Kamisato; stepson, Mitchell; daughters, Christine, Barbara and Melissa Maxwell and Ehu Kamisato; stepdaughters, Corinna Blaschke and Tris Harris; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; memorial service 6 p.m.

ELEANOR KU'ULEI KENNEY, 83, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 7, 2005. Born in Hilo. Retired from Tripler Army Medical Center. Survived by brothers, Thomas Kaulukukui Sr., Solomon Kaulukukui Sr. and Glenn Kaulukukui Sr.; two grandsons; nieces; nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

EDWARD SONNY LLACUNA, 71, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 31, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired Unocal sales representative. Survived by wife, Gloria; sons, Derrick Lining, Dwight, Ben, John, Dominic and Daniel Llacuna; daughters, Debra Llacuna and Destinne Austin; stepsons, James and Jerri Patao; stepdaughter, Jaimi Patao; sisters, Barbara Llacuna-Lo and Norma Generalao; brother, Francis Jr.; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

REUBEN YAU DUCK LUM, 73, of Kane'ohe, died April 4, 2005. Born in Kahalu'u. A retired carpenter. Survived by brothers, Harris, Edwin, Melvin and Alvin; sisters, Grace Yap, Mildred Young, Violet Okuhara, Mary Lum and Florence Lau. Visitation 1 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Tuesday at Greenhaven Memorial Park.

JOSEPH LEMON MANUEL, 76, of Waipahu, died March 2, 2005. Born in Waipahu. A disabled veteran. Survived by wife, Lydia; daughters, Evelyn Ogami and Jean Tabios-Bilan; son, Jimmy Tabio; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Federico, Melecio and Johnny Manuel; sisters, Filomena Lopez, Lorencia Gomes, Rosalia Estioko, Librada Kepaa and Margarita Enriquez. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; prayer service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:15 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi; Mass 10 a.m. Burial 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

MITSURU MURASAKI NAKAGAWA, 95, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 4, 2005. Born in Hilo. A housewife. Survived by son, James; grandson; nieces; nephews. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Donations to Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

GLADYS K.Y. NISHIBATA, 65, of 'Aiea, died March 31, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A stenographer with the state of Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Raymond; son, Raymond Jr.; two grandsons; sisters, Maybelle Ching and Glenda Brown. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

KAZUO NISHIDA, 80, of Kane'ohe, died March 26, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired electrician for Rite Way Electric. Survived by son, Craig; daughter, Gwen Rulona; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Lillian Hanaoka; brother, George. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

OLIVA CAMINOS PUNZAL, 86, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died April 10, 2005. Born in Kilauea, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Manuel, Ernest, Dennis, Eugene and Michael; brothers, Alberto, Joe, Gale and Augie Caminos; sister, Irinea Nacar, Pacity Tolentino, Connie Durano, Minnie Gray and Lucy Castellucci; 11 grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Church, Kapa'a; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow in St. Catherine's Cemetery, Kealia, Kaua'i. Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

LANA JEANNETTE SANTOS-RAMIREZ, 64, of California, formerly of Honolulu, died April 10, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired Alameda County employee. Survived by stepsons, Harold Jr. and Edward Santos and Alex Ramirez; sons, Alfred and Michael; daughter, Lanette Santos; stepdaughters, Erlinda Ramirez and Gracie Reaza; sisters, Hannah Knell, Betty Goeas, Malia Thomas, Lydia Low and Edna Cathcart; brother, Raymond Oliveira; 12 grandchildren. Service to be held at Machado's Hillside Chapel in Hayward, Calif. Burial to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

CHRISTINE HATSUKO SUGIHARA, 94, of Honolulu, died April. 3, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Andrew and Dennis; daughters, Caroline Sugihara and Joan Matsushita; brother, Richard Tomiyoshi; sisters, Irene Uda, Toshie Kanda and Betty Kishimoto; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

HATSUKO TAMANAHA, 92, of Honolulu, died March 19, 2005. Born in Kukuihaele, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Shigeru; daughters, Judy Taira, Dianne Aragaki and Susan Kanechika; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Katsuo Yamashiro; sisters, Marion Gibo and Sueno Kagemoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

KEVIN KALEIKINI TAMANAHA, 42, of Hawi, Hawai'i, died April 10, 2005. Born in Kohala. Flumin Da Ditch chief of operations; and an 'ukulele instructor. Survived by wife, Marilyn.; sister, Lisa; nephews. Visitation 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Kohala Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers; contributions to Kohala Mission School. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

MASAAKI YAMAGATA, 89, of Pukalani, Maui, formerly of Waialua, died April 1, 2005. Born in Waialua. Survived by sons, David, Dennis and Carl; daughter, Faith Ito; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Susumu, Satoru and Setsu; sisters, Ellen Kawahakui, Louise Uchiyama and Jean Shimizu. Private service held.

VERONICA LYNN "RONI" ZARTLER, 62, of Mark Twain Estates, Hawai'i, died April 11, 2005. Born in Chicago. A homemaker. Survived by companion, Dennis Moody; daughter, Sharon Akamu-Equitz; mother, Hilda; sister, Marianne Issel; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Celebration of life 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at her residence. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.