Posted on: Friday, January 28, 2005

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

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.

ADELINE H. AGUIAR, 88, of Honolulu, died Jan. 24, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired Tripler Army Medical Center dietitian. Survived by daughters, Jan Perreira and Darleene Hermann; three grandsons; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Church, Kaimuki; Mass 12:30 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

HELEN TSURUKO ASATO, 90, of 'Aiea, died Jan. 16, 2005. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired co-owner of Asato Grocery. Survived by sons, Francis, William, Melvin and Maurice; daughters, Gladys Ino, Florence Batula and Judy Morimoto; 22 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Satsuki Mekaru. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

WILLIAM MILTON BORGES, 96, of Honolulu, died Jan. 12, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Member of the Elks Lodge 616. Survived by nephews and nieces. Visitation 10:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Star of the Sea Church; Mass 11 a.m. No flowers. Donations may be made to Kuakini Foundation, Shriners Hospital for Children or Hawaii Association of the Blind. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

WILLIAM LAWRENCE BURCH, 85, of Pasadena, Calif., died Jan. 18, 2005. Born in Holland, Mich. Real estate developer. Survived by wife, Judy; son, Dr. John; daughter, Julie; three grandchildren. Service noon today at Moku'aikaua Congregational Church, Kailua, Kona. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

CHONG SUN CHANG, 54, of Waipahu, died Jan. 21, 2005. Born in Seoul, Korea. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Roy; brother, Yong Suk Chang; sisters, In Soon Chang, Young Soon Kim, Chong Cha Chang and Jung Hee Chu. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

TERRESA MAJI CORNELISON, 53, of Honolulu, died Dec. 26, 2004. Born in Las Cruces, N.M. Professional musical entertainer and Wal-Mart shift manager. Survived by husband, Todd; sons, Picasso Dular and Paul Chun; daughter, Dawn; sister, Cheryl. Private service pending. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i.

KATHLEEN A. CUPCHOY, 91, of Baton Rouge, La., died Nov. 28, 2004. Raised in Sand Springs, Okla. Retired elementary school teacher, including at Maunaloa Plantation, Moloka'i school; an organist and choir director. Survived by daughter, Zita Rogers; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Renaissance Services Inc., Gonzales, La.

ALLENE W. FLOYD, 93, of Honolulu, died Jan. 24, 2005. Born in Los Angeles. Charter president of ARCS Foundation-Hawai'i Chapter. Retired realtor. Survived by daughter, Shari Berinobis; two granddaughters; great-grandson; sister, Mildred Mendell; stepson, Charles; stepdaughters, Barbara Vogt-Garlock and Jeanne Benson. Visitation noon Tuesday at Waiokeola Congregational Church; service 2 p.m.; inurnment 4 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

TOKUZEN "JIMMY" HIGA, 79, died Jan. 15, 2005. Born in Wai'anae. Retired auto mechanic at Barbers Point Naval Air Station. Survived by son, Todd; daughter, Evelyn; brothers, Tokuyei, Tamotsu, Shigeru, Stanley and Lawrence; sisters, Helen Kakazu and Hester; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

FU CHIA HUANG, 88, of Honolulu, died Jan. 23, 2005. Born in Canton, China. Retired electrical engineer for an electric power company. Survived by wife, Chin Yen Chang; sons, Ching Shao (James) and Ching Ping (Patrick); daughters, Chris Lin, Deborah Kwok and Elsa Chang; seven grandchildren. Visitation 2 p.m. Monday at O'ahu Cemetery chapel; service 3 p.m. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

EUGENE EDWARD HUNTER, 60, of Honolulu, died Jan. 20, 2005. Born in Chicago. Retired U.S. Navy hard hat diver. Survived by wife, Yvonne; daughters, Elisha Hirakawa and Bridgette Cermak; brother, Edmund Mysliwiec, Cass and Edwin Hunter; grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

VINCENT DALE ICHIRIU, 52, of Honolulu, died Jan. 10, 2005. Born in Omaha, Neb. Dental lab technician. Survived by son, Nathan; parents, Dr. Edwin and Judith; brother, Dr. Kevin; sisters, Deborah, Dr. Cynthia Keller and Dr. Theresa Holt. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

SEVERINO NAVARRO JUAN, 94, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Jan. 22, 2005. Born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A coffee farmer. Survived by wife, Purificacion; stepsons, Noriel, Sammy, Rex, Randy, Rocky and Clifford Acasio; stepdaughter, Florie Domingo; nine stepgrandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Monday at Jehovah's Witnesses Church, Keauhou Mauka, Hawai'i; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Na'alehu County Cemetery, Hawai'i. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kailua, Kona.

FRANK K. KAIPO, 58, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 22, 2005. Born in Hilo. Retired heavy-equipment operator. Survived by wife, Shirley; daughters, Cindy Pascual, Anna Espaniola and Tammy Gentry; brothers, Joseph "Bully" and William; sisters, Betty Pelanca and Geraldine Kawasaki; five grandchildren; great-granddaughter. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. No flowers. Casual attire.

DAVID ANDREW KARAKASH, 64, of Ocean View, Hawai'i, died Jan. 18, 2005. Born in Kelly Lake, Minn. A Boeing Aerospace Co. expeditor. Survived by wife, Starina; sons, Brian and Devin; daughters, Misty Karakash and Michelle Mueller; one granddaughter; brother, Mick. No service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kailua, Kona.

JULIA MAE KAUI, 76, of Kihei, Maui, died Jan. 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Administrator at the University of Hawai'i. Survived by son, Charles III; daughter, Charlene KinChoy; sister, Maile Ng; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. No service. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

ALOJACK KERONG, 46, of Killi, Marshall Islands, died Jan. 24, 2005. Born in Bikini Atoll. A fireman. Survived by wife, Emjilin; children, Ketina, Jennifer, Joseph, Swinson, Emlina, Emil, Max, Meria, Emilson Kerong, and Jibas Joe. Visitation 1 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m.; burial in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary.

VERDA ASAYO MACK, 89, of Honolulu, died Jan. 24, 2005. Born in Spreckelsville, Maui. Former waitress at the Sierra Cafe in Kaimuki and former Armed Forces YMCA restaurant in downtown Honolulu. Survived by son, Donald; caregiver/daughter-in-law, Elizabeth; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Stanley Inouye; sisters, Mildred Uyehara and Elaine Murata. Visitation 11 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon; committal service and inurnment 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.

ISIDORO "PETE" MENDOZA, 74, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18, 2005. Born in Spreckelsville, Maui. A Hawaii Transfer Co. senior warehouseman. Survived by wife, Rose; sons, Peter and Paul; daughters, Paula and Pauline Mendoza and Sandra Gomes; hanai son, Ikaika Lono; hanai daughter, Tyra Valdez-Mendoza; stepchildren, Willie, Pamela and Kenneth Faborito; 15 grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

KIYOSHI "MANA" MINAMI, 81, of Mililani, died Jan. 21, 2005. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Principal of Farrington High School for eight years. Retired from the Windward District Office of the Department of Education. Survived by wife, Nona; son, Roger; daughters, Nona Jeanne Forrest and Christine Eckhoff; six grandchildren; great-grandchild; brother, Shigeto; sisters, Susan Miyamoto, Yasuko Gima and Louise Kong. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers.

ASAKO NAKAMURA, 92, of Honolulu, died Jan. 15, 2005. Born in Kane'ohe. Retired private housekeeper for residence of E.H. Campbell. Survived by husband, Masao; sons, Kenneth and Roy; daughters, Gladys Kawagoe and Joyce Wong; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Ernest Sakamoto; sister, Grace Tsukamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

YASUKO OUE, 72, of Kealakekua, Hawai'i, died Jan. 22, 2005. Born in Seoul, Korea. Housewife. Survived by husband, Tatsumi; brothers, Akira and Tadashi Yoshida. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

HOWARD MELVIN RAPOZA, 66, of Kailua, died Jan. 18, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Former sales associate at Hardware Hawaii-Kailua; retired plumber for Alameda County, Calif. Survived by wife, Yvonne; sons, Howard and Michael; daughter, Susan; hanai son, Jay; stepsons, Lawrence and Michael Hubbell; brothers, Joseph, Lawrence and Donald; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

RUSSELL R. ROBERTS SR., 90, of Hale'iwa, died Jan. 26, 2005. Born in Grand Rapids, Minn. Retired. Survived by sons, Russell Jr., Bradfield and Scott; daughters, Elizabeth Young and Deborah Hendricks; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service 5 p.m. tomorrow at First Baptist Church, Kailua. No flowers; donations to The Salvation Army. Aloha attire. Body donated to the University of Hawai'i, School of Medicine.

GLORIA NANI WAIALAE, 72, of Pearl City, died Jan. 18, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired secretary. Survived by daughter, Ginger Kamisugi; two grandchildren; brothers, Donald Waialae, Earl "Pamai" and Nick Tenn; sister, Wanda Naweli. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service over the ashes 10 a.m.; private inurnment. No flowers. Aloha attire.

HARUE "FRANCES" WATABU, 79, of Pearl City, died Jan. 21, 2005. Born in Waiau, O'ahu. Retired watercress farmer. Survived by sons, Vince, Victor, Vernon and Vance; brothers, Rikio, Morihide and Morimizu Asato; six grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m.

BESSIE IWAI WENKAM, 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired state librarian. Survived by sister, Joyce Sadako Sato; brother, Toshio Iwai; daughters, Miyo and Chiye. Private service. No flowers. Donations may be made to the Hawai'i State Library or Foster Botanical Garden. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

KENNETH KOON YEU WONG, 80, of Volcano, Hawai'i, died Jan. 23, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired superintendent for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, Mary Ellen; sons, Leland Wong, and Clay and Kevin McIver; daughters, Christine Wong and Leslie Nestoric; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honoka'a; Mass 10 a.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; committal service 9:30 a.m.; inurnment to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by West Hawaii Mortuary.

ESUKO "ELLEN" YAHATA, 83, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Jan. 23, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired counter agent for Aloha Airlines in Hilo. Survived by brother, Harry; sister, Lillian Kamimura. Private service held. Donations may be made to one's favorite charity. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

OWARI HORI YAMASHITA, 87, of Mililani, died Jan. 23, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired dietitian aide for Tripler Army Medical Center. Survived by daughter, Karen; sister, Otome Urata. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

SAI CHOON YOUNG, 86, of Kailua, died Jan. 22, 2005. Born in Canton, China. Retired underground technician for Hawaiian Electric Co. Survived by wife, Choy How; daughters, Kathryn Vermoch, Rebecca Luke, and Michele and Monica Young; brothers, Sai K. and Sai Y.; three grandchildren; great-grandchild. Private service held.