Posted on: Sunday, July 3, 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.

WILLIAM AH CHIN, 87, of Wailuku, Maui, formerly of Papa'ikou, died May 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. An electrician. Survived by daughters, Violet Kameoka, Norma Miyamoto, Janice Tatsuhara, Hazel Bello and Judy Ah Chin; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters, Betty Masaki and Charlotte Vierra. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

DANIEL "DANNY" BELL, 42, of Mililani, died June 20, 2005. Born in Chelsea, Mass. A member of Knights of Columbus. Survived by parents, Frederick Sr. and Ruth; brothers, Michael, Kenneth, Ralph, Frederick Jr. and Christopher; sister, Jacqueline Turner. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

REYNALDO DEAN CABREROS, 47, of Lahaina, Maui, died June 28, 2005. born in Wailuku, Maui. A maintenance worker at Pioneer Inn Hotel. Survived by wife, Priscilla Inda; daughters, Jennifer Inda and Megan Cabreros; mother, Ailene Cabreros Dameso; brothers, Orlando "Cesar" and Adrian; sisters, Stella and Addy. Visitation Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

CELEDONIO CAMPOS, 89, of Kahului, Maui, died June 28, 2005. Born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired from Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. as a heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Leoncia; children, Visitacion "Maria" Tapaoan, John and Elizabeth Campos, Lori-Ann Dagdag and Mary-Jane Campos; brother, Marino; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Church; prayer service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.

FELICIANO CANON, 82, of Honolulu, died June 23, 2005. Born in Waipahu. A retired merchant marine. Survived by wife, Betty; son, Shawn Philip; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, John Dionicio, Albert "Pake," Edward and George; sisters, Rose Bernal and Trinidad Lorita. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Donations to the American Heart Association.

FLORA EHARIS CASTOR, 76, of Pukalani, Maui, died June 28, 2005. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Head secretary for Maui Electric Co. Survived by sons, Roland Eharis Jr. and Joseph, Gregory and Daniel Castor; daughters, Barbara Adams, Valerie Eharis Regan, Doris Eharis Rogat and Suzan Eharis-Borge; brother, Ernest Augustine; sisters, "Tootsie" Raquindin, Carmen Fraser, Mary Thomford and Josephine "Jojo" Espineli; seven grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

PORTIA TOMASU CHANG, 48, of 'Aiea, died June 24, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A program analyst for the U.S. Navy Public Works Center. Survived by husband, Rod; son, Keric; mother, Setsuko Tomasu; brother, Glen Tomasu; sister, Mona Tomasu. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

LYMAN ARTHUR COOK, 87, of Newtown, died June 30, 2005. Born in Bonner County, Idaho. A member of Aiea United Methodist Church. Survived by sons, Douglas and Randy; three grandchildren. Service 2 p.m. Thursday at Aiea United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

BENJAMIN NATERA CORDIAL, 76, of 'Aiea, died June 28, 2005. Born in Bicol, Philippines. A vice president of the International Division, Bank of Hawaii, and former first agent of Philippine National Bank. Survived by wife, Mary Ellen; daughters, Vivian Cordial, Gina Obena and Joan Rivera; brother, Godofredo; sisters, Feliza Prado and Purificacion Ravida. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Ho-nolulu Country Club; service 11 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

GAYLE S. DAVIS, 48, of Kula, Maui, died June 29, 2005. Born in San Francisco. A dental assistant. Survived by brothers, Glenn and Gary; hanai sister, Mavis Sosna. No service. Donations to the Maui Humane Society. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

JULITA DELA CRUZ ESPERANZA, 72, of Honolulu, died June 20, 2005. Born in Umingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. A housekeeper for St. Francis Medical Center in Liliha. Survived by husband, Richard Sr.; sons, Ricardo Sr., Julito and Jessie; daughter, Lucia Domingo; brothers, Pedro, Solistiano and Leonido Dela Cruz; sister, Jenoveva Marzan. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday Hawaiian Memorial Park; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park chapel; service 10:15 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

EDWARD FELIPE JR., 47, of 'Ewa Beach, died June 18, 2005. Born in Honolulu. An electronics technician with JVC Hawaii and professional musician. Survived by wife, Shirley Ann; daughter, Crystal; sons, Edward "Benja" III and Benjamin "Dominic"; sister, Lydee Ritchie; brother, Carlos Ruiz; father, Edward Sr. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

HILARIO CUDAL GUNGAB, 102, of Honolulu, died June 22, 2005. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A retired construction laborer. Survived by wife, Magdalena; son, Marlowe. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

SHIGEYUKI HIGUCHI, 76, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 19, 2005. Born in Papa'aloa, Hawai'i. Survived by brothers, Tadashi, Hisayoshi and Yoshimasa; sisters, Chieko Elizares, Harumi Takahashi and Geraldine McMahon; nieces and nephews. Private service held. No koden (monetary donations) or flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

MERLE DANFORD KAAEKUAHIWI, 56, of Las Vegas, formerly of Kukuihaele, Hawai'i, died June 22, 2005. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. A ground maintenance worker at Waikoloa Beach golf course. Survived by wife, Diana Lindsey-Kaaekuahiwi; sons, Merle and James; daughters, Cheryl Pouono and Amy Kaaekuahiwi; eight grandchildren; brothers, Alan, Gregory and Jerome. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 11 a.m.; burial noon at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.

MABEL "LUCKY" KEHA KEALOHA KAAWA, 63, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i died June 27, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. A member of Lealea Women's and Hawaiian Girls Golf Clubs. Survived by husband, William Kalauli-Kaawa; sons, William and John Kaawa, James Kaawaliu and Liwai and William Jr. Kaawa; daughter, Setta; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; hanai sons and hanai daughters; brother, Peter Kealoha; sisters, Amy Strickland, Maxine Kaahu and Leinani Paku. Visitation 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Salvation Army Center, Kailua, Kona; service 1 p.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

HELEN E. KITZMILLER, 72, of Wahiawa, died June 19, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A professional hula dancer. Survived by husband, Bill; daughters, Lori Guzman and Kim Kitzmiller; sons, Robert and Ivan; 20 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Walter, Thomas, Charles, Thompson and Clifford Tom; sister, Dorothy Stribling. Committal service 1 p.m. Friday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

SALLY SETSUKO KONDO, 69, of Wai'anae, died June 23, 2005. Born in Kekaha, Hawai'i. Retired from Leeward Community College library. Survived by daughters, Carolyn Cortez and Kathleen Kelly; two grandchildren; brothers, Harry, Thomas and Clarence Omine; sister, Myrtle Oshiro. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

EDMUND KALEI "SONNY" KUPUKAA, 72, of Honolulu, died Feb. 19, 2004. Born in Wai'apuka. A motor pool driver at Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by sisters, Mabel Gallegos and Jane "Moana" Gray; brothers, Matthew and Gorcey. Service and inurnment 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's Makapala.

PETER KATSUSHI KUROMOTO, 88, of 'Aiea, died June 19, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Fort Shafter and the City and County of Honolulu; a veteran of the 100th Infantry. Survived by wife, Gertrude; son, Leslie; grandson, Jason; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

RUTH CECILIA LEIGHTON, 86, of Honolulu, died June 17, 2005. Born in Hana, Maui. A retired Maui County 'ukulele instructor. Survived by husband, Wayne; son, Wayne Mitchell; daughters, Faith Adkins, Fayrene Reighard and Waynette Leighton; hanai son and daughter, Ted Finch and Barbara Pflugshaupt; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Private burial. No flowers. Aloha attire.

BETTY K.F. LEONG, 88, of Pearl City, died June 28, 2005. Survived by sons, Donald, Stanley and Wesley; daughter, Sharon Inamine; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

ANDREW KUN YOU LOO, 84, of Waipahu, died June 22, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired college professor. Survived by daughters, Michiyo and Maitreyi; brother, Wallace; sister, Emma Chang. Private service held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

ALFRED C. LOPES SR., 81, of Makawao, Maui, died July 1, 2005. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Elizabeth; children, Jerry, Alfred Jr., Thomas, Patrick, Adeline and James; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.

JACE MASAO NAKASHIMA, 16, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died June 29, 2005. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. A student at Konawaena High School; member of the National Honor Society, Math League and the Leo Club. Survived by parents, Gene and Chris; brother, David; grandmother, Chizu; aunts, uncles and cousins. Visitation 4 p.m. Thursday at Kona Hongwanji Mission, Kealakekua; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona

MABEL "SISTER" ASAN MOKU OBINA, 82, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 28, 2005. Survived by husband, Alfred; daughters, Francelynn Harms, Frances Sagun and Francine "Bebe" Kamoku; four grandsons; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Gladys "Sweeney" Spencer and Caroline "Baby" Cazimero; hanai children, Mapu Kama, April Kamohai, Ilima "Erms" Cazimero, Sharon Matsushita and Chad and Pomai Matsumoto. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

KIYOICHI "SAM" OSHIRO, 80, of Honolulu, died June 28, 2005. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. A U.S. Army veteran and retired federal civil servant who worked with the U.S. Navy. Survived by daughters, Kiyomi Oshiro Morisato and Ann Oshiro-Kauwe; two grandchildren; brothers, Masayuki, George and Ernest. Service 2 p.m. Saturday at Jodo Mission of Hawaii. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

LEONARDA BARRUGA PALTING, 54, of Honolulu, died June 14, 2005. Born in Laoag City, Philippines. A member of RACCP Association. Survived by husband, Silverio; son, Vernard; father, Flor Barruga; sisters, Caridad Simon and Gloria Baptista; brother, Flor Barruga Jr. Visitation 5 to 10 p.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 9 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

SUMI S. SAKAGUCHI, 93, of Honolulu, died June 19, 2005. Born in Shizuoka, Japan. A retired nurse. Survived by son, Eric; brothers, Toshio and Akio Serizawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

MARJORIE "TUTU" AI SANTOS, 98, of Honolulu, died June 20, 2005. Born in Miloli'i, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by son, Francis; daughters, Betty Olivieri and Evelyn Cambra; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

PEGGY MILDRED SCHIPINSKI, 69, of Honolulu, died June 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Ronald Gomes and Christopher Gordonn; daughter, Laurie; sisters, Lorraine Bisho and Theresa DeLuze; brother, Vernon Gomes; four grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

YASUKO HELEN SHERIFF, 75, of Honolulu, died June 23, 2005. Born in California. Survived by sons, Steven and Frank; daughter, Frances; sisters, Toshiyo Nakagawa and Nobuko Tada; a grandson. Service 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

IDA MAE UILANI SIMMONS, 44, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died June 29, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A paddler with Kai O Pua Canoe Club. Survived by husband, Mervin; daughters, Michelle Maumau, Nani Watan, Serina Basque, Curly Kay-Malina, Xanadu, Mervlyn and Miracle Simmons; mother, Victoria Medeiros; brothers, John and Duane; sister, Johnnalynn Kaiawe; 11 grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kona 1st Ward. Visitation also 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church; service noon; burial at Kona Memorial Park, Holualoa, Hawai'i; fellowship and luncheon to follow at the church cultural hall. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

RICHARD YUK KEONG WONG, M.D., 83, of Honolulu, died June 29, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired physician. Survived by children, Deborahann Wong Gilles, Michael Wong and Marybeth Wong Ching; five grandchildren; brother, Larry; sister, Pauline Hew. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

MELVIN "MEL" MASAYOSHI YAMAUCHI, 62, of Pearl City, died June 24, 2005. Born in Lana'i City, Lana'i. A retired carpenter and building maintenance supervisor for Leeward/Honolulu District, State Department of Accounting and General Services. Survived by mother, Yoshiko "Bessie"; brothers, Edwin and Harvey. Visitation from 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.