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.
FERNANDICO SABADO AGTARAP, 82, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Feb. 6, 2005. Born in the Philippines. Survived by wife, Lillian; sons, Kyle and Kameron; daughter, Jessica; stepsons, Lewellyn and Shane Kaui; stepdaughters, Arleen Kuwamura and Charmaine Dellabona; sister, Macrina Donida; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. next Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, Kane'ohe; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ISAAC CABASUG ARINZANA, 97, of 'Aiea, died Jan. 17, 2005. Born in Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines. A member of the Mayantoc Association of Hawaii. Survived by wife, Ana; nieces and nephews. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ROBERT "BRICK" KENICHI ASATO, 80, of Honolulu, died Feb. 12, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. Survived by wife, Margaret; son, Michael; daughters, Sandra Nishimoto and Karen Asato; four grandchildren; sisters, Jane Sakima, Betsy Miyahira, Alice Maloney and Amy Maruyama. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
HERMINIGILDO "GILDO" OCUMIN CAOAGDAN, 61, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 12, 2005. Born in Santo Tomas, Pangasinan, Philippines. Self-employed farmer. Survived by wife, Virgilia; sons, Renante and Randy; daughters, Merle Puakea and Leilani; brothers, Efipanio and Alfonso; sisters, Donisia Serapion, Teresita Palola and Margarita Demetrio; grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua Section. Casual attire.
JOHNETTE MALIA DANIEL, 33, of Waipahu, died Feb. 4, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Member of True Jesus Mission. Survived by son, Keoni; parents, John and Evangeline; mother, Iwalani; brothers, Johnathan, Malama and James; sisters, Melody Foster and Marrissa Nunn. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
PEGGY DEZARN, 56, formerly a teacher at Academy of the Pacific and Pearl City High School, died Jan. 16, 2005. Survived by father, Hubert Green; mother, Dollie Green; sister, Linda Goo; brothers, Ray and Don Green; niece, Leslie Goo; aunts, uncles and cousins. Burial in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Burleson, Texas. Donations to the American Cancer Society.
ELIZABETH PONOLUNA NAONE DONLIN, 86, of Honolulu, died Jan. 29, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired inventory clerk at Sears Roebuck and Co. Survived by son, William; daughters, Winogene Aiu and Wanda Smith; sisters, Sarah Kapua, Emily Makakoa and Lucille Pinto; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kawaiaha'o Church; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Ka'ahumanu Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
VINCE J. FELIPE, 82, of Los Angeles, died Feb. 2, 2005. Born in the Philippines. Retired bartender. Survived by brother, Alfred Sr.; nieces; nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
TAKATO "JACKSON" FUJIUCHI, 86, of Honolulu, died Feb. 10, 2005. Born in 'Aiea. Stevedore. Survived by sister, Kimiko Kawamura; brother, Kiyoshi "Jerry" Ohtani. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
PATRICIA PACADA GAMPON, 82, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 2, 2005. Born in the Philippines. A farmer and homemaker. Survived by husband, Ben; daughters, Nilda Whiting, Gina Elmiramez, Lourdes Feliciano, Vilma Guting and Erlinda Martin; brothers, Paul and Virgilio; 28 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. today at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Holualoa; rosary 6:30 p.m.; Mass 7 p.m.; reception to follow. Burial in the Philippines. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Funeral and Tribute Services of Kailua, Kona.
CHARLES H. HALL, 78, of Wailuku, Maui, died Feb. 9, 2005. Born in Denton, Ky. Survived by sons, Charles, David and James; brothers, James "Jeep" and Amos; sister, Juanita Hilton; seven grandchildren. Private family service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.
HERBERT HAYNES, a member of Kaimuki Community Church, has died. Survived by nephews, Kahu Raymond, Alan, Justin and Billy; nieces, Noa Haynes, Georgette Garcia and Renee Kaulia. Service 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Kaimuki Community Church. Aloha attire.
REBECCA JENSEN, 50, of Hau'ula, died Feb. 13, 2005. Born in Salt Lake City. An educational assistant at Kahuku High School. Survived by son, Henry; daughter, Joan "Umi"; father of her children, Henry "Mosso" Ulii; mother, Joan Leigh; grandmother, Jane Nelson-McDougal; brother, Charles. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hau'ula Makai Chapel; service 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.; burial noon at Hau'ula Cemetery. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.
GAIL MARIE JUDD, 47, of Honolulu, died Feb. 6, 2005. Born in Waterville, Wash. Survived by husband, Bill; daughters, Hoku and Moana; mother, Helen Grande; brothers, Michael, Kerry and David Grande; sister, Dorothy Borneman. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
ALBERT "HOP" "KAMMY" TAI HOP KAM, 86, of Waipahu, died Jan. 28, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Ronald, Gerald, Brian and Carlson; daughter, Arleen Kam-Brooks; brothers, Herbert, Henry, Edward and Raymond; sister, Florence Pong; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
STANLEY Y.W. "KAMMY" KAM, 83, of Honolulu, died Feb. 6, 2005. Born in Canton, China. At Kam Heong Market on Lanakila Avenue for 58 years. Survived by wife, Choy Fu; children, Susan Yan, Malcolm, Ruby, Maria, Cynthia Kam-Flynn, Karen, Kathleen and Stanley Jr.; four grandchildren; sister, Deborah Buccat. Taoist service 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
NANCY KUULEI KAMALII, 65, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 14, 2005. Born in Ka'u, Hawai'i. Supervisor with Ono-Pac Hawai'i. Survived by companion, Margaret Feliciano; daughters, Cygie Kamalii and Kahealani Kamau; hanai daughter, Diana Lynn Yogi; son, Keldon Yogi; sister, Helen; six grandchildren. Gathering noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Pana'ewa Park, Hilo. No flowers. Donations may be made to the Kamalii family, 22 Pohai St., Hilo, HI 96720. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
GILBERT HAJIME KITASHIMA, 68, of Honolulu, died Jan. 21, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired truck driver. Survived by brother, Kenneth; sisters, Hilda Holding, Katherine, Elsie Shimamoto and Joyce Porter. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
MARY JANE KRAWTZ, 91, of Kihe'i, Maui, died Feb. 14, 2005. Born in Cokeburg, Pa. Retired vice principal of Wailuku Elementary School. Survived by sister, Jeannine Fennimore. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
SHIRO MAKI, 85, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 27, 2005. Born in Waipahu. Maintenance superintendent retired from Wheeler Army Air Field, and general contractor for Quality Repair Service; veteran of the U.S. Army 100th Battalion. Survived by son, Carl; daughters, Marjorie Yoshioka and Ruth Maki; three grandchildren; sisters, Norma Yoshida, Matsue Hironaka, Hanako Maki and Masako Kimura. Private service held. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
JESSE KEPA MANLAPIT, 74, of Wai'anae, died Feb. 11, 2005. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Retired business agent for Hawai'i Government Employees Association and Operations Engineer Local 3. Survived by wife, Kathleen "Kay"; sons Jesse Jr., Anthony "Bob," Donald Darrell, Raynard and Michael Manlapit and Herbert Lee; daughters, Sarah Manlapit, Monica Kaluhiwa and Laurie "Nani" Osborne; mother, Alani Ako; brother, Enoch Wayne Ako; sisters, Rosita "Tita" Storey and Verna Mae Branco. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
CHANELLE PRIETO MATEO, infant daughter of Jenelle Prieto and Michael Mateo, died Feb. 6, 2005. Also survived by grandparents, Anacleta and Jose Prieto, and Winnie and Franklin Mateo; great-grandparents, Hermogenes Magsanide, Silvestra Prieto and Vicente and Maxima Daoang. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
HARRY AKINORI MATSUYAMA, 82, of Honolulu, died Feb.13, 2005. Born in South Kona, Hawai'i. Retired owner of Ethel's Delicatessen. Survived by daughter, Evelyn Coss; two grandchildren; sisters, Katsue Nakamura and Bernice Michimoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
LINDA A. MONIZ-KURICAJ, 58, of Los Angeles, died Feb. 11, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A freelance fashion designer for Alex Coleman-Textile and Sun Babies of Hawaii-Design, and business owner. Survived by husband, Andrew; daughter, Regina Dang; grandson, Eric Dang; mother, Dorothy Moniz. Service held in Los Angeles. No flowers. Donations to American Cancer Society or American Leukemia Foundation.
SOLOMON HARRY NAKAPALAU, 75, of Kealakekua, Hawai'i, died Feb. 13, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired courier and U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Linda; sons, Louie and Lorrin; daughters, Joleen, Darlene and Andrea; sister, Momi Bright; eight grandchildren. Service 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church hall, Honaunau. No flowers. Casual attire.
DIONISIO PERALTA NEYRA SR., 67, of Waipahu, died Feb. 6, 2005. Born in Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines. Driver supervisor for Trees of Hawaii. Survived by wife, Dolores; sons, Dionisio Jr., Arnold, Alex, Abner and Kenneth; daughters, Elizabeth Luis, Emily Nuguid and Arlen Neyra; brothers, Diosdado, Crispulo and Romulo; sisters, Feliciana Cruz and Eufemia Valdez; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
ALBERT ROBERT PRATT, 77, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 10, 2005. Born in Santa Monica, Calif. Owner of Fantasia, a local furniture and accessory store. Survived by daughter, Cindy Holtz; son, William; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Donations to Pacific Pet Foundation, 75-807 Hiona St., Holualoa, HI 96725. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Funeral & Tribute Services of Kailua, Kona.
TOM T. SAKUMA, 93, of Kailua, died Feb. 13, 2005. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired Kane'ohe Ranch maintenance man. Survived by wife, Nobu; sons, James, Richard, Ernest and Paul; sisters, Chiyono Suzuki, Kiyone Ah Fai Ching and Shigeno Matsui; five grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
CECELIA NAMILIMILI SCHMIDT, 61, of Wai'anae, died Feb. 13, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Bus driver for Robert's Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Vernon Jr., Valance Sr. and Stephen; daughters, Schantell Taylor and Schanlyn Sato; brothers, David Lake Jr., Frederico and Lawrence Jove; sisters, Jane Jove-Appleby and Aileen Jove; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall, Jehovah's Witnesses, Makaha Valley Road. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
WARD KAMECHO SHIMABUKURO, 91, of Torrance, Calif, died Feb. 12, 2005. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Warren, Norman and Glenn; daughter, Joyce Kobashigawa; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes at sea. Arrangements by The Neptune Society.
EILEEN REBECCA SMITH, 99, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Feb. 10, 2005. Born on Kaua'i. Retired County of Kaua'i employee. Survived by sons, Milton and Danny; daughters, Glady Sheldon and Peggy Tetu; 33 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service 9 a.m. Tuesday at Kapa'a Missionary Church. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
SHIGEO "SHIGE" TAKARA, 76, of Mililani, died Feb. 4, 2005. Born in Peahi, Maui. Retired from Hawaiian Telephone Co. Survived by wife, Shigeko; sons, Jason and Ezra; daughters, Cynthea Michimoto and Isabelle Nishimoto; mother, Kiku Takara; brothers, Takeo and Tamotsu; sisters, Sumiko Kuniyoshi and Agnes Haruguchi; two grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 5 p.m.
JUDITH SAKAYO MATSUMOTO TONG, 87, of Waipahu, died Feb. 13, 2005. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i, Proprietor of Tong Hon Store, and sales clerk for Liberty House. Survived by sons, Edmund Yuen Sun and Ernest Wah Choy; three grandchildren; brother, Kazuo Matsumoto; sisters, Yoshino and Natsue Okada. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; inurnment 10:45 a.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations may be made to St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
DAVID C. WHARTON, 59, of Princeville, Kaua'i, died Feb. 14, 2005. Born in Caldwell, Ohio. Information systems manager of Princeville Corp. Survived by wife, Catherine "Cathy"; daughters, Theresa Hasenfrantz, Meg and Emily; sisters, Joyce Sholtis and Judith Wheeler; brother, James; five grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Church; service 10:30 a.m. Inurnment 1 p.m. Feb. 25 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
SELMA ELEANOR WHITTAKER, 79, of Pearl City, died Feb. 13, 2005. Born in Clark, Gurdon, Ark. A member of World of Life Christian Center. Survived by daughter, Alicia; sister, Bernice Burris; grandchildren, Ashley, Kyle, Santana, Jasmine and Bridgette; nieces and nephews. Service in Richmond, Calif. Final service and burial in Detroit, Mich. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
