Posted on: Monday, March 14, 2005

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

LUZ NATIVIDAD BANIAGO, 78, of Honolulu, died March 5, 2005. Born in the Philippines. Homemaker. Survived by daughters, Ann Jackson and Lisa Franklin; three grandchildren; brother, Teodoricio Natividad; sisters, Adelaida Natividad and Estelita Milan. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Friday at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace; Mass noon. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

PRISCILLA LEILANI BOLONGAN, 83, of 'Aiea, died March 5, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Bonifacio; son, Bonifacio "Bo" Jr.; daughters, Lorretta Pekelo, Jeanette Bornstead, Annie Halliwell, Elaine Camara, Judy Carter, Yvonne Miller and Lescia Shaver; brother, Melvin Ronquillio; sister, Martha Kaai and Hilaria Ronquillio; 32 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service noon; cemetery service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

RALPH VERNON DANIEL, of Honolulu, died March 8, 2005. Born in Kenta, Okla. Retired building inspector. Survived by wife, Ha; son, Christopher. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HELEN AHUKINI ENOS, 94, of Honolulu, died March 10, 2005. Born in Waikapu, Maui. Retired restaurant cook. Survived by sons, Sonny Adams and Wilford; daughters, Diana Hopkins, Daphne Hunkin, Kapiolani Kaawaloa and Blossom Ellis; 12 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalihi Ward; service 11 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.

MELBARENE IDABELLE GOMES, 83, of Honolulu, died March 9, 2005. Born in Hawai'i. Homemaker. Survived by brothers, Sherwood and Earl Rodrigues; daughter, Noreen Tanner; four grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Church; Mass 10 a.m.

DOUGLAS SHIGEYOSHI HAYASHIDA, 97, died March 9, 2005. Born in Kumamoto, Japan. Retired floor sander. Survived by sons, Allen and Cullen; daughters, Jane Kotani, Nell, Ele Taira and April Hasegawa; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

FREDERICK TSUTOMU HONDA, 67, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of Lana'i City, Lana'i, died Feb. 8, 2005. Survived by brothers, Nobuo, Arthur and Earl; sisters, Alice Nobui, Sumie Kido and Bessie Kiyota. Private service held. Arrangements by Mountain View Mortuary, Altadena, Calif.

HARGIS KING, 74, of Honolulu, died Feb. 17, 2005. Born in Ohio. Former U.S. Army corporal. Survived by sons, Richard and David; daughter, Bonnie Hoffman; five grandchildren; brother, George. Service Saturday at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore. No flowers; donations in memory of Hargis and Donna King, American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, GA 30368-2454, or National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., New York City, N.Y. 10016.

BARNEY H.B. LEE, 84, of Kane'ohe, died March 3, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired longtime Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electrician supervisor. Survived by son, Edward B.; daughter, Linda Lee Borengasser; brothers, Albert "Blackie" and Buster; sisters, Verna Young, Sybil Rellin, Mildred Vierra, Carol Bento, Sandra Weimer and Loretta Meyers. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

TOMOKO MATSUMOTO, 81, of Honolulu, died March 8, 2005. Born in California. Retired Kane'ohe Higashi Hongwanji Gakuen Japanese language teacher. Survived by daughters, June Weled, Reiko Hatakeyama, Mary Matsuda and Joyce; five grandchildren; brothers, Jiro and Raymond Fujii; sisters, Kaoru Sugiyama and Noriko Itow. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Friday at Higashi Hongwanji, Hawai'i Betsuin, 1685 Alaneo St.; service 5:30 p.m. No flowers; donations to the mission. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

EDWARD "BIG ED" PETER MOETULUI, 37, of Honolulu, died Feb. 24, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Big Ed's Custom Works. Survived by wife, Mary Lii-Moetului; son, Cyrus-Joe Lii-Moetului; daughters, Natasha-Renee Moetului-Aguiar and Zayne Lii-Moetului; hanai daughter, Jaleen Wong; brother, Charles; sisters, Vaitda Sanchez and Atalina Fualaau. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 12:45 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

DENNIS TOYOICHI NAKASONE, 60, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Self-employed multi-level marketing sales representative. Survived by wife, Sharon; son, Devin; father, Harold; brother, Ernest; sisters, Linda Miyamoto, Diane Paoa and Miriam Koki. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ETHEL KANESHIRO OSHIRO, 87, of Honolulu, died Feb. 23, 2005. Born on Kaua'i. Retired co-owner of American Can Co. cafeteria. Survived by son, David; daughters, Elaine Harada, Ellen Oshiro and Janice Alday; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Mike Kaneshiro; sister, Dorothy Kaneshiro. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Wai'alae Baptist Church; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ANTONIO QUIDILLA PACULOR, 63, of Waipahu, died Feb. 27, 2005. Born in Nagrangtayan, Cagayan, Philippines. Survived by wife, Rebecca; daughters, Sharon and Sunshine; mother, Dolores Aquino; grandfather, Eusibio Quidilla; brother, Paulino; sister, Clarita Bumanglag. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Friday at the chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

EVANGELINE LOUISE "SISTA" "EVA" PERRY, 69, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Member of The Aikane Bowling League. Survived by husband, Solomon Sr.; sons, Solomon Jr., Don, Carl and Wayne Sr.; daughters, Wanda Palimo'o, Brenda, Debbie and Evangeline; 26 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; brothers, Kenneth DeSantos, and Albert and Earl Santos. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MELVIA R.R. SILVA, 74, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Randy; daughters, Debra Yuh, Cindy Silva and Edee Silva-Trapp; sister, Bernadette DePonte; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at O'ahu cemetery. Casual attire.

HIDEKO "LILY" SUNADA, 98, of Kahului, Maui, died Feb. 28, 2005. Born on Maui. Maui Pineapple Co. cannery Ginaca feeder. Survived by sons, Eugene and Charles; daughters, Lillian Tome and Perl Saito; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

DEAN AKIRA TAMASHIRO, 21, of Mililani, died March 4, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Honolulu Community College student. Survived by father and stepmother, Ricky and Karen; mother, Cindy; brothers, David and Joshua; grandparents, Kiyoshi and Nancy Hokama. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

JOSEPH RAYMOND VIERRA, 51, of Wai'anae, died Feb. 17, 2005. Born in Pahala-Ka'u, Hawai'i. Mountain View Dairy and Global Construction Co. welder. Survived by former wife, Sunday McEnroe; daughter, Mistie Felisi; son, Joseph; stepdaughters, Summer Kaliko and Ashley Victor; hanai daughter, Joanna "Hauoli" Boelli; brothers and sisters, Edward, Ernest, Shirlyn "Nina" Pontin, Geraldine "Geri" Smith, Marie Ann "Maryann" Stone, Laura "Jenny" Kikino, Donna, Elizabeth "Haoli," Peter, Madeline "Sassy" Kukahiko, Cheryl-lynn "Japanee" Pratt and Winona "Nona"; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three hanai grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Scattering of ashes noon Saturday at Green Lantern Beach Park (Ma'ili Park), Wai'anae. Casual attire.

WENDELL PAUL WONG, 48, of Honolulu, died Feb. 21, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by Lawrence "Larry"; brother, Leonard; sister, Charlene. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

ROBERT GRANVILLE WRIGHT JR., 62, of Hawai'i Kai, died March 4, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Paradise Cove Lu'au general manager. Survived by wife, Dayna; son, R. Kui; daughters, Leihulu, Tiare, Kaulana Kamakana, Reri-Kahiwanani, Keanani, Maile, and Naalei Keaunui; sister, Rennette Miller; brother, Duke; 11 grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Inurnment 2 p.m. Friday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

MITSUGI "CHICKEN" YAMADA, 84, of Pearl City, died March 7, 2005. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Retired Sheraton Waikiki Hotel refrigeration mechanic; and member of 442nd Regimental Combat Team, E Company. Survived by sons, Alan, Wayne and Wesley; daughter, Faye Kumashiro; four grandchildren; sister, Tatsuno Fukuda. Visitation 11 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon; cremation to follow. Service and inurnment 10 a.m. March 21 at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

ALBERT KENZO YONAOSHI, 80, of Honolulu, died March 9, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Longtime owner of Leilani Realty Co. Survived by wife, Edna; son, Roy; daughter, Susan Quimby; sister, Gladys Nagamine; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at Manoa Valley Church; service 6:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.