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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, July 22, 2005

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

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IRENE "INING" BISQUERA BELENO, 80, of Waipahu, died July 10, 2005. Born in Waialua. Survived by husband, Juan; son, Marcelino; daughters, Zenaida Vallesteros and Angelita Castillo; brothers, Hipolito, Angel, Isidro and Severo Bisquera; sister, Arsenia Batalon; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 11:15 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

FELIX "APPANG" "GASPAR" MOLINA BILLENA, 96, of Honolulu, died July 12, 2005. Born in Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A truck driver retired from Dole Co. Survived by wife, Emerita "Itang"; sons, Willy, Wilson and Bobby; daughter, Shirley Domingo; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Mount Church; Mass 9:15 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

THOMAS PuLEONG CHEE, 84, of Manoa, died July 18, 2005. Born in Pahala, Hawai'i. An employee benefits representative with Castle & Cooke. Survived by wife, Betty; sons, Clifton and Kenneth; daughters, Gloria, Laura Pennington and Debbie Engle; brothers, Philip, Herbert and Donald; sisters, Daisy Ho, Flora Min and Hannah Reep; eight grandchildren. Private service held. Inurnment at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ELLA "MAMO" KANOA FUJIMOTO, 78, of Honolulu, died June 20, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired clerk and cashier for Andrade's Clothing Store. Survived by daughter, Maxine Nuuhiwa; grandchildren, Kupono, Pohai and Kekai Nuuhiwa; sisters, Frances Crowell, Helen Kahalepono and Lariette Kanoa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park.

BETSY MISAYO FURUTA, 74, of Honolulu, died July 17, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired state Department of Taxation personnel technician. Survived by sons, Robert and Randy; daughters, Raynette Longo and Kay; seven grandchildren; brothers, Daniel, Thomas and Walter Harimoto; sisters, Esther Ishikawa and June Takasaki. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MARY ELIZABETH GODFREY, 93, of Kane'ohe, died July 18, 2005. Born in Darien, N.Y. A retired practical nurse. Survived by daughter, Lynn Tilton; son, Martin; a granddaughter. Private service. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park.

MARY E. KAUAKAHI, 91, of Willseyville, N.Y., died July 16, 2005. Survived by children, Marjorie Weisz-Candor and Jolene Huizinga; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Committal service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

WILLIAM KAHUI KIESEL, 77, of Wahiawa, died July 15, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired PBX installer. Survived by wife, Carol "Tita"; daughter, Wilmette "Lani"; grandson, Kevin; brother, George Jr.; sisters, Josephine "Josie" Lee and Mary Farm. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Burial 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

KATSUMI KOMATSU, 103, of Pearl City, died July 8, 2005. Born in Japan. A member of Pearl City Hongwanji & Konkokyo Waipahu. Survived by son, Masami; daughters, Chisato Onouye and Janet Kato; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; sisters, Tsugiko Naruko and Hisako Nitta. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

DOROTHY NATSUI LAFON, 95, of Honolulu, died July 4, 2005. Born on Maui. Survived by sister, Haly Horio; nephews, Paul, Gerald and Lance Suyama; niece, Pearl Nishino. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

EDITH TOMIYE MUNEOKA, 79, of Honolulu, died July 19, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired employee for the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Survived by son, Dennis; daughters, Sheryl Young and Leslie Takasaki; eight grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Clifford Tsuruda; sisters, Thelma Starr and Marion Ikeda. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial 9:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.

TSUNEO OBAYASHI, 94, of Hono-lulu, died July 14, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A surveyor retired from C. Brewer Co. Survived by wife, Shizuko; sons, Elmer and Kenneth; daughters, Sarah Uejio, Amy Matsuda and Jennifer Coggeshall; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; brother, Henry Wakimoto; sisters, Yukimi Yoshimoto and Kikuyo Nakano. Service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JOHN J. "JACK" O'BRIEN, 81, formerly of Honolulu, died July 8, 2005. Born in Kalispell, Mont. A teacher, counselor, boxing and football coach at Damien High School. Survived by wife, Doris; daughters, Monica Mahelona, Mary Amery, Margaret and Kathleen O'Brien, Colette Vaez and Evalyn Mehta; sons, Tim, Marty and Matt; sisters, Josephine Hatch and Eileen Cassidy; brothers, Robert and Tom; 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. September service to be announced.

PAULA I. KUALII SPEGAR PAPAIA, 68, of Honolulu, died July 18, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. An Aloha Stadium concessionaire. Survived by sons, Thomas and Duane Spegar, and Keone and Kapono Papaia; 13 grandchildren; brother, Donna Kualii; sister, Elaine Kekua-Kono. Visitation from 5 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary west chapel; service 6 p.m. Visitation also 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Haili Congregational Church, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdayat the church; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. No flowers for the Honolulu service. Casual attire.

PANTALEON L. SAN MIGUEL, 76, of Honolulu, died July 12, 2005. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Retired gas utilities operator. Survived by wife, Rosalinda; son, Larry Alota; daughters, Virg Park, Maria San Miguel-Jencks and Andrea Pontillas; five grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers, Casual attire.

ROBERTO "JOE" SAVEDRA SAUPAN SR., 81, of Honolulu, died July 11, 2005. Born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired Castle & Cooke Ltd. terminal stevedore. Survived by wife, Dolores; sons, Roberto Jr. and James; daughters, Judy, Jeanne Posner and June Ebert; five grandchildren; one great-grandson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at St. Philomena Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

WALLACE TAKESHI TERUYA (yago: Uyehanjame), 90, of Hono-lulu, died July 13, 2005. Born in Honomu, Hawai'i. Co-founder of Times Super Market and Teruya Brothers Ltd.; veteran of 100th Battalion Headquarters Company. Survived by wife, Ethel; sons, Raymond, Wayne and Dexter; daughter, Rosemarie Love; brother, Robert; sisters, Doris Uyehara and Barbara; nine grandchildren. No flowers or koden (monetary donations). Donations to Kuakini Foundation, Hawaii United Okinawa Association or Hawaii Foodbank. Visitation 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

TED VIRTUDES, 91, of Mililani, died July 19, 2005. Born in Bohol, Philippines. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop 72. Survived by brothers, Pedro and Clement. Visitation 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

ELLEN YOSHIKO WILLIAMS, 81, of 'Aiea, died July 9, 2005. Born in Kahalu'u. A retired U.S. Army National Guard payroll clerk. Survived by daughter, Edwina; two grandchildren; brothers, Gishi, Yoshinobu and Masao Yonamine; sister, Janet Tokumoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

EDWARD K. YAMASHIRO, 80, of Kane'ohe, died July 16, 2005. Born in Kane'ohe. Chief executive officer of Ed Yamashiro Inc., Yamashiro Building Supply and Ed Yamashiro Service. Survived by wife, Yoshiko; sons, Byron, Aaron, Clyde and Dwight; daughters, Lisa Ann Tanaka and Patricia Yamashiro-Hironaka; brothers, Charles, Harry and Raymond; sister, Clara Young; five grandchildren. Visitation has been changed to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service over the ashes 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Aloha attire.

JOSEPH J.H. YUEN, 84, of Honolulu, died July 9, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. A civilian employee with the U.S. Navy. Survived by wife, Phyllis; daughters, Cora Hiranaka and Linda; sisters, Rose Fong and Georgia Ann Stewart; four grandchildren; great-grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.