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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, September 4, 2005

Obituaries

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CARYN LEANNE ABARA, 26, of 'Ele'ele, Kaua'i, died Sept. 1, 2005. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A customer service supervisor for Home Infusion. Survived by husband, Gerald Hurd; parents, Orlando and Carol; sister, Rhonda Tranilla; grandmother, Mary. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, Koloa. Visitation also 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Raphael's Church; Mass 2:30 p.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.

CLARA LEIHULU BERARD, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 1, 2005. Born in Waiawa Mauka. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Jeanette Javillonar, Clara Burrows and Irene Asing; 15 grandchildren; 81 great-grandchildren; 60 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:15 a.m. Entombment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ROBERT LEONG HEEN CHOY, 81, of Honolulu, died Aug. 27, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired federal photographer. Survived by wife, Pauline; sons, Paul, Garrett and Gordon; daughter, Roberta; brothers, Henry and Arthur; sisters, Bernice Wong and Anna Lau; two grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church; Mass 9:45 a.m. Burial at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

JOSELITO "LITO" DAVALOS DAFUN, 53, of Honolulu, died Aug. 20, 2005. Born in Nagbacalan, Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Warehouseman with James D. Swoish Inc., formerly with Aloha Produce. Survived by wife, Angelina "Helen"; daughters, Joan Mather and Khristine; brother, Herminigildo "Herman"; sister, Erlinda Acob. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ohana Baptist Church; service 10:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

FRED D. DOMINGO, 73, of Honolulu, died Aug. 26, 2005. Born in the Philippines. A landscaper. Survived by wife, Letitia Aragon; children, Froilan Domingo, Mae Luiz, Wilma Hahn, Kim Huff and Lynda Frenay; nine grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at St. Philomena Church; Mass 7 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment at a later date in Laoag, Philippines. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

GERALD DAVID DOMINGO, 46, of Middletown, Del., formerly of Kunia Camp and Mililani, died Aug. 20, 2005. Born in Wahiawa. A 1977 Leilehua High School graduate and former flight attendant with Hawaiian and United airlines. Survived by parents, Feliciano Domingo and Lucy Acosta; brother, Nicky; sisters, Marcia Sumile and Abigail "Abby" Bassim; 15 stepbrothers and stepsisters. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

LILLIAN KEKAHUNA DUPONT, 92, of Honolulu, died Aug. 29, 2005. Born in La'ie. Retired longtime secretary at Schofield Barracks. Survived by sons, Holbrook "Bert," Clyde and Lyle; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Honolulu Tabernacle, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; service 7:30 p.m. Graveside service 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

GEORGE KANAE FLORES, 85, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 2, 2005. Born in Kualapu'u, Moloka'i. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard shipwright, Shop #64. Survived by wife, Margaret; sons, Rodney and Ben; daughter, Donna; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Francis and Patrick; sisters, Julia Siu, Elizabeth Anderson, Maraea Taylor and Margarita Arruda. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary, West Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Pauoa; Mass 11:30 a.m. Committal service 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

LILYAN SAKAE FUJII, 92, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 22, 2005. Born in Honomu, Hawai'i. Former owner of Lilyan S. Fujii Realty. Survived by daughter, Lily Brunke; grandson, Jonathan Yang; great-granddaughter, Hailey Yang; brothers, Ralph Sr. and Stanley Horie. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

WILLIAM HERBERT GREIG SR., 92, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Aug. 29, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired supervisor of bulk sugar at C. Brewer and Co. Survived by wife, Anna; son, William Jr.; daughter, Shirley Regan; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 10 a.m. Burial at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

NORIMASA NORSEN RAY RENSON JOSEPH, infant son of Renson Joseph and Francy Selet, died Aug. 20, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by grandparents, Rosendo Joseph and Nancy Sakios, and Norimasa and Nisi Selet. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2:15 p.m. Burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial donations welcome.

TETSUO KONDO, 78, of Hawi, Hawai'i, died Aug. 30, 2005. Born in Hawi. A welder retired from Kohala Sugar. Survived by wife, Dorothy; sons, Gilbert Bigtas and Allan Kondo; brother, Tom; sister, Harriet Endo; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 1 p.m. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Hawi Jodo Mission; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

AMBROCIO DIMAUNAHAN LAT, 78, of Honolulu, died Aug. 18, 2005. Born in Bugtong, Lipa City, Philippines. Survived by wife, Margarita; sons, Eddie, Wilson, Robert and Gerry; daughters, Adelia Miranda, Carmelita Victorino, Lita Stevens and Jocelyn Palma; 19 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 9:30 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

LEI YIU TONG LAU, 87, of Honolulu, died Aug. 25, 2005. Born in Canton, China. A seamstress retired from Sun Babies of Hawaii. Survived by husband, Thomas Bew Lau; sons, Robert Y.K., Dr. Franklin Y.P. and Brian Y.C.; daughter, Gail Y.L. Nishinaka; brother, Yao Kai Tong; sister, Sai Fong Tong Lum; nine grandchildren. Visitation from 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:15 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.

FLORENCE AKIKO INAFUKU LEE, 71, of Kailua, died Aug. 26, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired teacher and facilitator with Parents and Children Together. Survived by son, Steven; daughters, Diane and Michelle; brothers, William and Peter Inafuku. Visitation after 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Pali View Baptist Church; service 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

BEATRICE LEILANI LONGSTAFF, 54, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 1, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Robert; daughter, Mariko; two grandchildren; brothers, William and Daniel Cabral, Edward Kapeliela and Carter Cabral; sisters, Ruby Scalamogna, Laura Rodrigues and Athena Kaluhiwa; stepmother, Alethea Silva. No service to be held. Condolences to 91-517 Pupu St., 'Ewa Beach, HI 96706. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

LA'AHIA OTHNIEL MANIBOG, infant son of Arnold and LaRhonda Manibog of Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i, died Aug. 25, 2005. Also survived by brothers, Makana and Kanoa; grandparents, Ignacio Manibog, George and Yolanda Keaweamahi; aunts, uncles and cousins. Private service and burial held. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

CHIEKO MATSUDA, 83, of Florida, formerly of Lahaina, Maui, died July 27, 2005. A retired hotel baker. Survived by daughters, Natalie Spresser, Diane Kosaka and Sadie Tanaka; sister, Tsuyuko Sakamoto; brothers, Tsuneaki and Tsugio Okimoto; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service 5 p.m. Wednesday at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

EDITH LLOYD MENDEZ, 84, of Honolulu, died Aug. 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by stepson, John; nieces and nephews. Service 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Church. Inurnment to follow 2 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

EDWIN ASAO MIYAKE, 67, of Waipahu, died Aug. 26, 2005. Born in Waialua. A master sergeant retired from the U.S. Air Force, also retired from Island Air. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, Stephen and Shane; daughters, Judy and Diane; six grandchildren; brothers, Harold, Kenneth, Baldwin and Wayne; sisters, Nancy Inouye and Margo Kibota. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

LOU JEAN MONINGER, 84, of Hawai'i Kai, died Aug. 31, 2005. Born in Toledo, Ohio. A homemaker. Survived by son, James; three grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

THOMAS TEIICHI MORINAGA, 88, of Honolulu, died Aug. 24, 2005. Born in Waimanalo. A stevedore for Castle & Cooke Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Aiko; son, Norman; daughters, Barbara Chu, Colleen Kainuma and Michele Uehara; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

ELLEN MISAE NAKAMURA, 62, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 29, 2005. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired from First Hawaiian Bank. Survived by husband, George; son, Mark; daughter, Tracey Ann Forsythe; two grandchildren; brother, Joseph Yamashita; sisters, Janet Morioka, Irene Chung, Francis Ishihara and Marie Watanabe. Service 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MARY C. ANDRES NAVALTA, 90, of Mililani, died Aug. 29, 2005. Born in Hana, Maui. Survived by husband, Eusebio; sons, James and Arthur; daughters, Helen Castro and Mini Holt; sister, Nita Cabanting; 23 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church; Mass 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Memorial donations to St. Francis Hospice. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

MITSUKO ODA, 83, of Lana'i City, Lana'i, died Sept. 1, 2005. Born in Lahaina. Retired experimental worker for Dole Pineapple Company Survived by children, Amy Dalton, Joyce Kobayakawa, Paul and Aileen Oda; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; siblings, Hanako Kawasaki, Teruo and Charles Aoki and Mildred Yamauchi. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 5:30 p.m. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lana'i City. Private inurnment to take place on Maui. No flowers. Casual attire.

HENRY TETSUO OSANO, 86, of Honolulu, died Aug. 13, 2005. Born in San Francisco. A businessman and co-founder of Pacific Suppliers Ltd. Survived by wife, Clara; sons, Rodney and Wesley; daughter, Joanne Sasaki; brother, Azusa "Art" Takano; grandchildren, Lindsey, Matthew and Nicholas. Private memorial service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

BERNIE "BIRD" PILLA, 77, of Honolulu, died Aug. 28, 2005. Born in Asingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by wife, Martina; children, Barney, Denise, Leslie and Bernie Pilla, Valerie Lile, Wanda Niven and Clint and Liza Pilla; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Moses; sister, Fely Kanai. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Inurnment 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

NELRIE OGLEVEE PRITTS, 87, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 30, 2005. Born in Pennsylvania. A florist and homemaker. Survived by husband, Joseph; daughter, Maile Pouls; sisters, Eddie Stephens and Ruth Hipp; brother, Dale Oglevee; a grandson. Service 7 p.m. Tuesday at Glad Tidings Church. No flowers. Memorial donations to Glad Tidings Church. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

KAY KAZUKO SCHREINER, 75, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 31, 2005. Born in South Korea. Survived by son, Robert; daughter, Linda; two grandchildren. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

CHIENO SAKAI, 78, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 27, 2005. Born in Hilo. Office assistant to Dr. Samuel Haraguchi and the Department of Agriculture and co-proprietor of Sakai Farms. Survived by son, Bill; daughter, Joan Giles; two grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Family Funeral Home; service 11 a.m. Casual attire.

DON MICHAEL TINGCANG, 55, of Waipahu, died Aug. 31, 2005. Born in 'Ewa. A materials handler at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by father, Dyoniscio "Dyon"; brother, Thad; sister, Donna. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

ELEANOR SOONIE TONG, 79, of Honolulu, died Aug. 31, 2005. Born in Wahiawa. A member of First Assembly of God at Red Hill. Survived by husband, Clyde; daughters, Patricia Lopez, Jennifer Yamamoto and Colette Siu; brothers, Donald, Larry, Bernard, Walter and Albert Kim; sister, Bertha Sakumoto; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m. Burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

EMLYN NOBUKO UYEHARA, 84, of Honolulu, died Aug. 17, 2005. Born in Wai'anae. A former waitress at Boulevard Saimin. Survived by son, Lloyd; daughter, Amy Kam; brothers, Warren and Garret; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service and inurnment held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

LAWRENCE MASAO WATAI SR., 43, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Aug. 30, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Employed by Kona Lua, Inc. and proprietor of L.W. Mobile Disco. Survived by parents, Benjamin Sr. and Elaine; sons, Lawrence Jr. and Lyle-Lee; daughters, Shiloah-Ann and Nyree-Lei; brothers, Benjamin Sr., Walter-Paul and Jerry Sr.; sister, Paula -Ann Jelsma. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday; service 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Family Funeral Home, Kona.

LESTER AKIRA YUU, 58, of Mililani, died Aug. 30, 2005. Born in Wahiawa. A heavy equipment leader, Directorate of Public Works, Schofield. Survived by wife, Lori; sons, Wesley and Jayson; daughters, Kristen and Kaitlyn; two grandchildren; brothers, James and Norman. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m.