Posted on: Friday, May 13, 2005

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

ROSE MONIZ ENOS, 93, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died May 10, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survived by sons, William Enos and William Stewart; daughters, Rose Radakovich, Betty Jane Macias, Barbara Filkins, Marilyn Moura, Loretta "Lori" Arruda, Lorraine Kau and Linda Liwai; brother, Francis Moniz; 29 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

MERNE C. FARRELL, 84, of Honolulu, died May 9, 2005. Born in Bay City, Mich. A homemaker. Survived by son, Tom; daughter, Joanne; brother, Bud MacKenzie; sister, Margaret Soper. Service 8 a.m. today at Central Union Church; burial 9:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

BERNICE LAU GAN, 76, of Honolulu, died May 3, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired teacher's assistant. Survived by husband, George; sons, Owen, David, Brian and Colin; a grandchild; brother, Milton Lau; sisters, Doris Ching, Colleen Ng and Dorna Layer. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

PETER FRANCIS POGLAZE JAMES, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of Levenworth, Wash., died May 7, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Hawaiian Telephone Co.; a World War II U.S. Army veteran. Survived by daughters, Roberta Mathieu and Susan James; hanai son, Robert Dodge; brother, Theodore "Ted"; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service on Maui at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

CARRIE KEKAPUHILI KELII, 84, of Honolulu, died May 6, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Honolulu Federal Savings & Loan. Survived by sons, Lionel Jr. and Reuben; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Charles Apuna; sisters, Henrietta Goo, Mary Tim and Edna Ariz. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nu'uanu Ward; service noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

DOROTHY YOUNG NEE KUNIYOSHI, 86, of Wahiawa, died April 28, 2005. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. A federal clerk retired from Barbers Point Naval Air Station. Survived by husband, Robert; sons, Richard Tsuchiya, Patrick "Pudgy" and Steven Kuniyoshi; daughters, Iris Au and Sandra Kuniyoshi; brothers, Thomas, Vaughn and Barney Kim; sister, Dolly Kawasaki; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

ANNA KAPUAIKAIU LAU, 87, of Kane'ohe, died April 6, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired sales clerk. Survived by daughter, Brenda McClure; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Hilda Wong. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

RONALD YASUTADA MAEDA, 64, of Honolulu, died May 9, 2005. Born in Honolulu. An electronic technician for the Federal Aviation Administration. Survived by wife, Jennifer; stepdaughter, Sharina Guarino; brother, Steven; sisters, Rachel Comeaux and Jaynee Nakamura. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

NANCY AITON MILLER, 56, of Honolulu, died May 7, 2005. Born in Joplin, Mo. Retired from Earl Thacker Realty. A homemaker. Survived by husband, John; children, Karl, Candice, Scott, Jeff and Sarah Miller, and Justin Akana; sister, Jane Soo. Service 6 p.m. Monday at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church. No flowers. Aloha attire. Donations to The American Diabetes Association. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

WAYNE PURVEY SR., 45, of Kapolei, died May 8, 2005. Born in Baltimore, Md. A coach for Kapolei basketball and baseball leagues; also retired from the Army National Guard. Survived by wife, Divinity; sons, Wayne Jr., Justin and Bryant; daughters, Senchal and Brittany Johnson; sisters, Carolyn Jefferson and Constance Brooks; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; celebration 7 p.m. Casual attire.

RUTH RAIMY, 94, of Honolulu, died May 8, 2005. Born in New York City. A retired psychologist. Survived by daughter-in-law, Debbie Sarnoff; sisters, Barbara West and Sylvia Somers. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

JOHN PATRICK RAPOZO, 63, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died May 9, 2005. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. A facility manager with the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Survived by wife, Florence; sons, John Jr., Wayne and Chad; daughter, Cheree Vasconcellos; 10 grandchildren; brothers, George and Manuel; sisters, Louise Ibsen and Angeline Suzuki. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kalaheo; service 4 p.m.; Mass 4:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

JUNIOR LETON ROPER, 72, of Kailua, died April 29, 2005. Born in Grady, Ark. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Works Center boiler tender. Survived by wife, Mary Lou; sons, Larry and Russell; daughter, Jennifer Furuike; brother, Frank; seven grandchildren. Graveside service 3 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

RICHARD ICHIGAKU TANIMOTO, 91, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 3, 2005. Born in Hilo. Retired state Department of Accounting and General Services painter, Hilo; and for the former Masaru Oda Painting Co. Survived by son, Richard "Rick"; one granddaughter. Private service held. No koden (monetary donations) or flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

ROMMALD "MEL" LAWAS WABINGA, 69, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died May 11, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired hotel and restaurant chef and cook. Survived by wife, Epifania "Rose"; sons, Mark, Anthony and Ronald; daughter, Roselyn Suguitan; brothers, Carl and Larry; sisters, Victoria Guigui and Valerie; seven grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. May 20 at St. Catherine Church, Kapahi, Kaua'i; service 11 a.m.; burial at Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

ARLA WAGERS WADE, 87, of Waimanalo, died May 3, 2005. Born in Healdsburg, Calif. Longtime Bishop Museum library employee and volunteer. Survived by husband, Stewart; and a sister. Celebration of life 5 to 7 p.m. June 7 at Mid-Pacific Country Club. Donations to Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Wai'alae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96826; Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Council, 42 Pu'iwa Road, Honolulu, HI 96817; or YMCA, Windward Branch, 1200 Kailua Road, Kailua, HI 96744. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

JAIE HIROMI WALLACE, 51, of Long Beach, Calif., formerly of Papa'ikou, Hawai'i, died May 8, 2005. Born in Los Angeles. Kaiser Harbor City Medical Center surgical technician. Survived by husband, Edward; sister, Roxana Uchima; brother, Glenn Muramoto. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 5 p.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire. Donations to Jaie H. Wallace Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o California Landscape Contractors Association, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley Chapter, 1491 River Park Drive, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95815.

JAMES A. WHITE, 86, of Kapoho Vacationland, Hawai'i, died May 6, 2005. Born in Seattle, Wash. Carnation-Albers chief chemist of quality control and research; Boeing Aircraft production engineering employee; and Northend Alcoholic Referral counselor. Survived by daughter, Judith Heath; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Service 10 a.m. Monday at Puna Baptist Church, Pahoa, Hawai'i. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.

DORIS MONA YOUNG, 98, of Kane'ohe, died May 10, 2005. Born in San Francisco. A pharmacist. Survived by daughter, Jacqueline Parrott; two grandsons; two great-grandsons; a great-granddaughter. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.