Posted on: Friday, March 25, 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.

KIYOSHI "STANLEY" "BANANA MAN" ABE, 88, of Kahalu'u, died March 17, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired banana peddler and farmer. Survived by wife, Mildred; sons Walter and Ben; daughter, Florence Alford; five grandchildren; sister, Carolyn Morita. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers Casual attire.

SWINTON "BUNNY" ALDRICH, of Yuma, Ariz., formerly of Hawai'i, died March 17, 2005. A Kamehameha graduate; former captain of Compton Junior College football team; and retired automobile salesman. Survived by son, David; daughters, Ginger and Denise; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Scattering of ashes today off Waikiki, departing on the Manu Kai catamaran, leaving Kewalo Basin at 8:30 a.m. Arrangements by Johnson's Mortuary, Yuma.

NORBERT BLASE BISSEN, 69, of Honolulu, died March 15, 2004. Born in Kahului, Maui. A line man for Hawaiian Telephone Co. Survived by wife, Johanna; son, Blaise; daughter, Toni; brothers, Rudolph, John and Francis; three grandchildren. Praise and worship 4:30 p.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church; Mass 5:30 p.m. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LORNA MAE LANIALII CARVALHO, 64, of Kealakekua, Hawai'i, died March 7, 2005. Born in Ho'okena, South Kona, Hawai'i. A housewife; and Kona Adult Day Care attendee. Survived by husband, Alvin; son, Salvador Agalodad; brothers, Edward Isomura Jr., and Ernest and Norman Isomura; sister, Louisa Kahuanui; four grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at Puka'ana Congregational Church, Kealia, Hawai'i; service 10 a.m.; private burial to follow in Kalahiki Cemetery. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Funeral & Tribute Services, Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i.

ORVILLE DEWETT DeLORM, 85, of Glenwood, Hawai'i, died March 22, 2005. Born in Rochester, N.Y. Retired federal civil service carpenter; recipient of commemorative medal for service during the Pearl Harbor attack. Survived by wife, Wilda; sons, Richard and George; daughter, Diane Phillips; sister, Evelyn Legg; brothers, Calvin and Joseph; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

WILLIAM "WILLIE" YONETO HIGA, 82, of Honolulu, died March 16, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A disabled World War II veteran with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Survived by wife, Violet; son, Creighton; daughters, Wendy Jones, Jodie Pacleb and Beverly Higa; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Tomoe Miyashiro. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Committal service 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

DR. CASIMER JASINSKI, 80, of Honolulu, died March 16, 2005. Born in Jersey City, N.J. A World War II Navy pilot; physician at The Queen's, St. Francis, Kuakini and Kaiser medical centers; Federal Aviation Administration regional flight surgeon, Pacific Region; Hawaii Air National Guard physician. Survived by wife, Doris; children, John Paul Jasinski and Mary Ann McAndrew; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.

HAROLD N. KAULA, 69, of Orofino, Idaho, died March 14, 2005. Born in Waimea, Hawai'i. Former Parker Ranch employee, and longtime Young Brothers Ltd. stevedore. Survived by wife, Sue; sister, Grace Wright; brother, Mathan "Sam"; son, AJ; daughter, Kalani Kanakanui; three grandchildren; stepdaughters, Patricia Stancliffe Lukens and Valerio Stancliffe; two stepgranddaughters; one great-grandson. Service pending. No flowers. Donations to St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Orofino. Arrangements by Pine Hills Funeral Chapel, Orofino.

WAH AOUNG KWOCK, 92, of Honolulu, died Feb. 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired waitress. Survived by brother, Wah Kwock Young; three grandchildren. Visitation 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

JANE SUEKO LEE, 73, of Mililani, died March 9, 2005. Born in Hono-lulu. A retired book room manager for Saint Andrew's Priory. Survived by son, Darryl; daughters, Doreen Maedonochi and Debra Lee; hanai daughter, Sari Hao; four grandchildren; sisters, Betsy Imao, Jean Sueoka and Gale Nohara. Visitation from 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MILDRED GRAHAM MARTIN, 82, of Kane'ohe, died March 19, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Wally and Bobby Graham; stepson, Eric Martin; daughter, Eileen Mactagone; sister, Agnes Gaylord; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

KANA NAKASONE, 98, of Pearl City, died March 14, 2005. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Survived by sons, Kiyoshi, George, Hiroshi, Stanley, Harry, Taddy and Eric; daughter, Kazue Akam; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Donations to a favorite charity. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

WILLIAM T. "BILL" PARSONS, extreme sports enthusiast who died March 1 from injuries in a Feb. 14 skydiving accident at Dillingham Field, was an environmentalist and entrepreneur who owned aviation and automotive businesses in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was a part-time Hawai'i resident. Survived by mother, Betty; sisters, Suzanne Bergeron and Geri Parsons; and brother, Herbert. Service 2 p.m. April 3 at Saphire Manor & Inn, 164 Massapoag Ave., Sharon MA. 02067. No flowers. Donations to a favorite charity. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

JAMES EUGENE PEATROSS, 53, of Honolulu, died March 18, 2005. Born in Biloxi, Miss. Survived by sons, James Peatross III, Matthew Gubish and Jeremy Peatross; father, James Sr.; brother, Kenneth Jr.; sisters, Katherine Gabbard, Theresa Ross, Carol Michaels, Suelaine Spangler and Carla Lee Meadows. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

DAVID ABRAHAM RICHARDS SR., 55, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died March 17, 2005. Born in California. A Kaua'i Fire Department fireman in Kapa'a. Survived by sons, David Jr. and Roy; three grandchildren. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

CHIEKO SAKO, 92, of Mililani, died March 10, 2005. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Stanley and Maurice; daughters, Janet Kummer and Sharon Kaneko; brother, Ralph Nakamoto; sisters, Miyuki Uyetake, Mildred Sakumoto and Betty Tsuji; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

LARRY "CAPTAIN" SANDVIK, 73, of Honolulu, died March 23, 2005. Born in New York. Self-employed. No survivors. No service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i,

VINCENT SANTIAGO JR., 45, of Kahalu'u, died March 9, 2005. Survived by mother, Anna Mae; daughters, Vinrissa and Shareen Lau; one grandson; brothers, Stephen, Robert and Patrick; sister, Susie Ann Nault. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at Kaumakapili Church; service 10 a.m. Scattering of ashes pending. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

VATAU AIUMU TAEU, 91, of Waipahu, died March 17, 2005. Born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Survived by son, Sam; daughters, Liua Leiato, Olive Pereda, Maninoa Brown, Simeeata'a Misaalefua, Vavala Pereda and Manino Camacho; brother, Lemoe Tuaolo; 44 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:45 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

ZHAO SHAN ZHU, 77, of Honolulu, died March 19, 2005. Born in ChungShan, China. Survived by sons, Shu Keung and Shu Chuen So; daughter, Shuk Yee So; brothers, Yuk Fai and Yuk Chan; sister, Miu Gum; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; Taoist service; burial 1 p.m. at Manoa Lin Yee Chung Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.