Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
FLORENTINO "ACE" BASACEDILLA, 79, of 'Aiea, died July 19, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Survived by wife, Agnes; son, Ralph; sister, Andrea Samson; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Visitation also 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; Mass 12:15 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
ERNEST "ERNIE" LEE BURTON, 73, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2005. Born in Jacksonville, Fla. A retired Johnston Island law enforcement officer, and U.S. Air Force veteran. Survived by wife, Rubie; son, Terrence; daughter, Trina; four grandchildren; sisters, Debra Ford and Dorothy Gaines. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
AH-HONG CHEE, 96, of Pa'ia, Maui, died July 28, 2005. Born in Pa'ia. A teller at First Hawaiian Bank, Wailuku Branch. Survived by sister-in-law, Patricia. Visitation 4 p.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 5 p.m.; reception to follow. Burial 10:30 a.m. Aug. 8 at Maui Memorial Park.
CLARENCE WAH CHAN CHING, 86, of Honolulu, died July 18, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired McCabe Hamilton & Renny Co. stevedore. Survived by wife, Naomi; son, Reginald; brothers, Joe, Bing and Harry; sisters, Eleanor Kam and Helen Serrao. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
YEN YING CHONG, 89, of Honolulu, died July 27, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. Survived by sons, Melvin and Calvin; daughters, Vivian Look, Jeannette Chong and Lita Ching; brothers, Kenneth, Hon Beu and Hon Ming Hu; sister, Yen Sim Chang; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; Buddhist service.
DAVID "KAWIKA" C.Y. CHUNG, 73, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2005. Born in Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i. Kamehameha Schools mail clerk; songwriter (including the song "E Huli Makou"), music composer and entertainer. Survived by wife, Priscilla "Pat"; son, David "Kawika" Jr.; daughters, Nadine and Devera "Kanani"; sisters, Octavia Chung and Hattie Ahuna; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; service 5 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Monday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
JON R. DALTON, 44, of Waipahu, died July 14, 2005. Born in South Korea. Survived by wife, Cydnie; son, Frankie; daughter, Leilani; parents, Robert and Marguerite; brothers, Patrick and Danny; sister, Punky. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
EMILY KAM, 71, of Waipahu, died July 21, 2005. Born in Waipahu. Longtime employee of the Blood Bank of Hawaii. Survived by sons, Harlan and Hiram; daughter, Rosemary Kam-Pabingwit; brothers, Steven Esteban "Bunny," Ernie "Lefty," Menillio "Mel" and Richard Bello; sisters, Rosalinda "Shag" Senaha and Elizabeth "Noni" Dumlao; six grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:45 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Wednesday at Resurrection of the Lord Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
JAMES EDWARD LAWSON, 83, of Kailua, died July 24, 2005. Born in Virginia. A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. Survived by wife, Wanda; sons, James, Mark and Scott; brothers, Douglas and Kenneth; sisters, Marie Miller, Wilma Tschudy, Dolores Loftin and Nina Lawson; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service 2:30 p.m. Friday at Calvary Episcopal Church, Kane'ohe; private committal service to follow. Casual attire. Donations to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
CHEW QUON LEONG, 90, of Honolulu, died July 19, 2005. Born in Canton, China. A retired seamstress. Survived by son, Don; daughter Alison Yanagawa; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
KRISTOPHER ALIAMANU SEFO LEUTA, 18, of Kane'ohe, died July 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. An employee of Polynesian Adventure Tours. Survived by parents, Fatu and Leialoha; brothers, John "Kanae" Au Young, Joel Au Young, Justin Deeter and Mary Cruz; grandmothers, Rebecca Taitague and Meletupou Muliaga; great-grandmother, Fuaimamao Tauanuu. Visitation 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 1 p.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
EMIKO MATSUNAGA, 81, of 'Aiea, died July 14, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. Retired Beacon Restaurant cook. Survived by husband, Hiroshi; sons, Wayne and Jace; daughters, Sharon Fukuda and Jean Okazaki; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Hideko Hashimoto and Kimiko Morishita. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
GREGORY FRANK MONIZ, 54, of Honolulu, died July 19, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by uncle and aunt, Gilbert and Leimomi Moniz; cousins, Faith Texeira, Grant, Annette Mathias, Evelyn Starkey and Leonard, Steven, Vernon and Wesley Maxwell. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday at Punchbowl Holy Ghost church. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
GEORGE TAMOTSU NAGANO, 75, of Honolulu, died July 16, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired city and county surveyor. Survived by son, Thomas; brother, Michael; sister, Florence Miyashiro; a grandchild. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.
ROBERT PILA JR., 80, of Honolulu, died July 19, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. Retired from GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co. Survived by sons, Robert III and Cameron; daughter, Diane Hayashi; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, David, Richard, Henry, Edward and Victor. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
ALFREDO SUARES, 61, of Kapolei, died July 20, 2005. Born in the Philippines. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop 2, rigger; and U.S. Army Vietnam veteran. Survived by wife, Leonora; brother, Pacondo Cadiro; sister, Linda Menchavez Ompad. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; program 12:15 p.m.; prayer service 12:45 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.
KATHERINE KAZUKO TOMIYASU, 77, of Honolulu, died July 27, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A full-time Bible educational volunteer. Survived by husband, Mike; son, Rodney; daughter, Ann Maeoka; granddaughter, Ashlyn Maeoka. Service 7 p.m. Monday at the Mililani Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
HILARIA ANGELO VIERNES, 58, of Wailuku, Maui, died July 25, 2005. Born in Sanchez, Asingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by father, Casamiro Angelo; mother, Paulina Angelo; children, Windy Viernes, Shirley Teixeira and Virgilio Viernes Jr.; sisters, Lourdes Angelo and Narcicia Angelo Navalta; brothers, Arcadio, Alfredo, Victor and Neonardo Angelo; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m Tuesday at the mortuary; graveside service 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park; reception to follow at the mortuary.
PAUL EDWARD WONG, 85, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2005. Born in Kula, Maui. Retired Hawaiian Dredging & Construction Co. general foreman. Survived by wife, Frances; sons, Reginal, Malcolm and Duane; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Bruno; sisters, Emelia Lim and Jacqueline Woodward. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Catholic Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
ANTONE YEE JR., 84, of Mililani, died July 21, 2005. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Survived by sons, Edward "Eddie" Yee and Larry Hilario; daughter, Geraldine "Geri" Flores; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.