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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, December 4, 2005

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

DONG HWAN AN, 73, of Honolulu, died Nov. 29, 2005. Born on Cheju Island, South Korea. Retired president of Gunma Shogin Commercial Bank. Survived by wife, Kyung Soon; daughters, Myungja Kommatas and Hwaja Kazuko. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

MERCEDES GALIUS ARICAYOS, 76, of Waialua, died Nov. 24, 2005. Born in Waialua. Retired Waialua Hospital maintenance employee. Survived by husband, Samuel; daughters, Diane Kalama, Edeline Abregano, Cynthia Datanagan, Beverly Nicely and Colleen Sabarre; sons, Reggie, Stanley and Stuart; brothers, Emilio Galios, Guillermo, Richard, Albert and Joseph Galius; sisters, Shirley Lozano and Gloria Galius; 23 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at St. Michael's Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

CARLOS CALAMAAN BALURAN, 83, of Waikapu, Maui, died Dec. 1, 2005. Born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A retired irrigation worker with Hawaii Commercial & Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Rosalina; children, Violeta Bolibol, Carmelita Atud, Estela Galanto and Bobby; sister, Rita Gansatao; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Visitation also 8 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

VERNON "RED" BORTZ, 94, of Honolulu, died Nov. 29, 2005. Born in Iowa. Served during World War II in a U.S. Army intelligence unit that broke the Japanese radio code; later a tax attorney. Survived by wife, Doris; daughter, Karen; son, William; brother, Arthur. Service 5 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Nativity Church. No flowers. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HELEN YET JAN CHING, 88, of Honolulu, died Nov. 20, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired from B.J. Furniture. Survived by daughters, Frances Young, Janet Wong and Mary Hinck; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Dai Hing, Tai King, Tai Lin, Thomas, Arthur and Stanley Loo. Visitation 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:15 a.m.; burial 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

ENCARNACION "CARNING" AGPAOA CORPUZ, 79, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Nov. 16, 2005. Born in Solsona, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A homemaker. A member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Survived by husband, Sixto; sons, Bernardino "Narding," Froilan and Rodrigo; sister, Gloria Pasion; brothers, Serapio, Gregorio and Alfredo Agpaoa; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Casual attire.

THOMAS P. CURAMMENG, 85, of Wailuku, died Nov. 20, 2005. A field worker at Wailuku Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Ester; children, Bonifacio, Rogelio and Mary Calegari; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

JEROME G. "JERRY" ESTAVILLO, 68, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 19, 2005. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Former Honolulu Police Department and state narcotics enforcement administrator. Survived by wife, Rose; daughters, Sandra Agbayani and Reyne; brothers, Edward, Martin and Gordon; sisters, Ethel Davenport and Alice Le Gurche; four grandchildren; great-grandson. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

STANLEY J. FERNANDEZ, 64, of Union City, Calif., formerly of Hono-lulu, died Nov. 28, 2005. A 1959 Saint Louis High School graduate retired from United Airlines, Japan Airlines and San Francisco Airport. Survived by wife, Ruth "Vicky" Watson; sons, Stanley, Clyde, Shawn and Michael; stepdaughters, Joan and Lehua; stepson, John; parents, Joseph and Rosie Fernandez; sister, Lydia Roman; 20 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Service in Hayward, Calif.

ALFRED C. "JUNIOR" FRANCO JR., 81, of Wailuku, Maui, died Nov. 27, 2005. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired County of Maui Water Department supervisor. Survived by wife, Shigeko; son, Hideo Yonaha; three grandchildren. Visitation over the ashes 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Inurnment at Maui Memorial Park at a later date. Casual attire.

EUWILDE "WILLIE" ALANA DOO GREENLEAF, 57, of Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, died in Nov. 27, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Louis "Squeaky" III, Ricky Morris and Ricky Greenleaf; daughters, Roxann Tancayo and Nohea Duponte; mother, Loke Doo; brother, Randy Doo; sisters, Roseallen Paleka, Kauinohea Purdy and Hinano Doo; 12 grandchildren. Visitation from 6 p.m. Friday at Ka Hale Laa O Iruselema Hou Church, Kalama'ula, Moloka'i. Visitation also from 8 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Cemetery.

JOHN PAUL HOM, 94, of Kailua, died Nov. 25, 2005. Born in Butte, Mont. Retired machinist first class from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, Mary; daughter, Cassandra Johnson; sons, Bruce, Brian and Gordon; 16 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

SUN CHA HONG, 62, of Honolulu, died Nov. 27, 2005. Born in South Korea. A housewife. Survived by husband, Danny; brothers and sisters in Korea. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10 a.m.; interment 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

LORI ANN LENA'ALA IDIAN, 39, of Wahiawa, died Nov. 18, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Andrew; son, Kaleo Giffard; daughters, Loren and Liana Giffard; mother, Lorraine Benarao; brothers, Theodore Jr. and Francis Lessery and Ronald Benarao Jr.; sister, Vivian Roman; a granddaughter; grandparents, George and Vivian Toro. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 10 at United Gospel Fellowship Church; service 11 a.m.; burial 2:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

CHARLES A.L. KAHUNAHANA, 58, of Kane'ohe, died Nov. 24, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Joseph and Melvia; sisters, Theodora Daly, Marlene Antonio and Frances Broome; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Burial at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LEONARD ADAM KAINOA SR., 52, of Na'alehu, Hawai'i, died Nov. 23, 2005. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. A heavy equipment operator for Ka'u-Andrade Contracting Inc. Survived by son, Leonard Jr.; daughters, Lynell Kainoa-Cho, Levanda Kainoa-Salvador, Kellene Kainoa-Aukai and Klevette Kainoa; father, Adam; brothers, Llewellyn "Boy," Allan and Ronald; sister, Janice Workman; 14 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Na'alehu. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 11 a.m.; burial at Na'alehu Community Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

BENEDICT "BENNY" KALUNA, 66, of Honolulu, died Nov. 27, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Peter; daughter, Bernadette Kaho'onei; hanai children, Tracey, Honey Boy, Crystal and Melanie; brother, John; sisters, Cissy Silva and Aggie Kauffman; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church; service 11:30 a.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

RAYMOND W.C. KAM, 90, of Hono-lulu, died Nov. 22, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Castle & Cooke Hawaii. Survived by sons, Gerald and Wesley; daughter, Audrey Kahoohanohano; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

The REV. CHARLES LIWAI KAMAI JR., 74, of Kalama'ula, Moloka'i, died Nov. 28, 2005. Born in Kaka'ako. A minister. Survived by wife, Imogene; sons, Charles III, Griffith and Alexander Abille-Kamai; daughters, Debra Spencer, Roxanne Dudoit and Imogene Rapanot; brothers, Roy Kamai and Raymond, Samuel, Clarence, Ronald and Leonard Gomes; sister, Elizabeth Perreira; 18 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation from 9 a.m. Friday at Ka Hala Laa O Iruselema Hou Church; service 10 a.m.; burial at Kanakaloloa Cemetery.

LINDA JUNE KAMAI, 58, of Kapolei, died Nov. 26, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. A noted cook and devoted grandmother. Survived by son, James Jr.; daughters, Jouslan Kamai and Jamie Williams; brothers, Frank and Martin Verece; sisters, Gladys Sedeno, B.J. Verece, Ginger Perreira and Diane Penna; a grandson, Jacob Williams; granddaughters, Sharla Kamai, Summer, Autumn and Hannah Williams; nieces and nephews; cousins. No service. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

JOELYN "JOE" LEINAALA KEKAHUNA, 29, of Wai'anae, died Nov. 21, 2005. A certified nurses assistant at Wai'anae Day Care. Survived by sons, Richie Kekahuna-Foster and William-Joseph Kekahuna-Foster; daughters, Kiana and Richelle Kekahuna-Foster; mother, Pamela Hoopai; companion, Richard Foster; hanai sister, Desiree Hattori. Visitation 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Ma'ili Church of God; service 3:30 p.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

WILLIAM A. LEWIS, longtime Waikiki resident from Canada, died Nov. 19, 2005. A retired Aloha Airlines mechanic. Survived by sisters, Marrion Grant and Marlene McReadie; brother-in-law, Alex Grant; caregiver/companion, Peter; nieces and nephews. Celebration of life at a later date. Donations to Saint Francis Hospice.

JOHN JOSEPH LYNCH JR., 57, of Nanakuli, died Oct. 31, 2005. Born in Wahiawa. An instructor at the University of Hawai'i Facilities Management Department. Survived by wife, Betty; sons, Renny, Joshua and Ramone; mother, Thelma; brothers, Harold, Floyd and Alex; sisters, Joanne Valentine, Mary Rodrigues, Katherine Kauai and Frances Johnson; five grandchildren. Visitation from 5 p.m. Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ma'ili Ward; service 6 p.m.

JAMES "ALEKO" MACAYAN SR., 67, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 1, 2005. Born in Hilo. Proprietor of Macayan & Ah Ping Store in Wainaku and employed by Hawaii Motors, formerly Hilo Motors. Survived by daughters, Jennifer Masang and Jessie Smith; sons, James Jr. and Jerrad; brothers, Benjamin and Mariano Carriaga; sister, Rosita Padilla; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 10 a.m. Friday at Alae Cemetery; burial to follow. Casual attire.

TAD G. MAESHIRO, 45, of California, formerly of Honolulu, died Nov. 12, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Crystal Crum; mother, Doris Haneda; brother, Craig; sister, Jill Morgan. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LUISA T. MENDEZ, 80, of Honolulu, died Nov. 27, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Rose "Freda" Sanchez, Valerie Mendez and Yvonne Colazo; sons, Jeffrey, Reginald and Irving Sr.; sister, Rose Pacheco; brother, George Willis; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Casual attire.

KIICHI NAKAMURA, 92, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 19, 2005. Born in Hilo. Survived by daughters, Fern Sullivan and Nancy Nakamura Arnold; sister, Tatsuko. Private service held. No koden (monetary offerings). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

ANDREW ASA OGURA, 65, of Ho-nolulu, died Dec. 1, 2005. Retired from Matson Navigation Co. Survived by brother, Isaac. Committal service 2 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

JUDY HIROKO PIETERS, 70, of Honolulu, died Nov. 27, 2005. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Survived by husband, Richard; children, Guy Doria, Sharon Yadao, Patricia Soares, Deborah Dennis, Laurens, Eddie, Leida Quidilla and Nettie; brothers, Isamu and Kaoru Morikawa; 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Moanalua Mortuary. No flowers.

ISABELLA "BELLA" KUULEI FOSTER ROSADO, 73, of San Pablo, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Nov. 14, 2005. Survived by husband, Johnny; children, Marleen Santana, Charlene Tavares, Dan Szarka, Bernadette Szarka, Nettie Thomas and Frank Rosado; sisters, Lydia Spencer, Beatrice Mendoza and Ida Lou Stevens; brothers, Preston Foster and Laamea DarDeene; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at the Spencer Family residence, Makaha.

HORACE GENE "JIM" ROUNTREE, 74, of Rogers, Ark., died Dec. 2, 2005. Born in Pelican, La. A part-time Honolulu resident; retired corporate vice president of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Survived by wife, Carol; daughter, Clare; son, William; stepgrandsons, Joey and Jerry McGarrah. Visitation 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Benton County Funeral Home, Rogers; rosary 7:30 to 8 p.m. Mass 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Springdale, Ark. Visitation also 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Mansfeild, La. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday at Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Carmel, La.; burial to follow.

ROSITA "ROSING" PAULINO SUBIA, 76, of Stockton, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Nov. 28, 2005. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A housekeeper retired from Kuakini Medical Center. Survived by husband, Donato; sons, Jimmy, Rudy, Zaldy, Eddie, Fred and Donrose; daughters, Josie Vallesteros, Remy Vidad, Cecilia Cadelina and Maribeth Seymour; 22 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Benito Paulino; sisters, Juanita Medrano, Concepcion Gesteuyala, Carlota Dolor, Rosario Paulino and Florence Paulino. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Dec. 10 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kalihi; Mass 10:15 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

MORIO TAKAE, 84, of Kukuihaele, Hawai'i, died Nov. 26, 2005. Born in Kukuihaele. Retired from the former Hamakua Sugar Co. Survived by sisters, Teruko Hayakawa and Clara Noyama; nieces and nephews. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Hono-kaa Hongwanji Mission; service 10 a.m. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

JAMES EDWARD WATTERSON, 63, of Waipahu, formerly of Los Angeles, died Dec. 1, 2005. Survived by son, Ricky Martin; daughters, Yvette Spates, Alycia Watterson and Theresa Watterson; five grandchildren; parents, Edward and Eva; brother, Michael; sisters, Barbara, Diane, Phyllis and Patricia. Service in California at a later date. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ANTHONY YOUNG, 77, of Mountain View, Calif., died Nov. 25, 2005. Born in Wailua, Maui. A brother with the Society of Mary who served in the Honolulu and West Hills and Santa Cruz, Calif., communities. Survived by sisters, Antarina Moore and Victoria Kanoa; cousins; nieces and nephews; grandnieces and grandnephews. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Mystical Rose Chapel, Saint Louis High School/Chaminade University campus; Mass to follow. Burial 9:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park, Marianist Community Section. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

PING HUNG YUNG, 79, of Honolulu, died Nov. 28, 2005. Born in Hong Kong. Survived by wife, Lai Chun Tong; sons, Vincent, Jimmy, Bobby, William and John; daughter, Mary Goulart; brothers, Stephen, Arron and Larry; sisters, Yin Fong Yung, Wai Fong Lum, Rowena Ma and Helen Ming; nine grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; Taoist service; burial noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park.