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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, August 4, 2006

Obituaries

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Advertiser Staff

ANGELA C. ALMONTE, 80, of Waimea, Hawai'i, died July 22, 2006. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Retired public relations with HMSA. Survived by daughter, Barbara Miguel; sons, Daniel, Ronald and Randolph; brothers, Dado and Patrocino Camarillo; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Rita's Church, Nanakuli; service 7:30 p.m. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

DENNIS LESLIE ASKEY, 28, of Honolulu, died July 24, 2006. Born in San Antonio, Texas. Professional window-film installer for Custom Glass Tinting. Survived by wife, Rie; father, Gregory; mother, Dianna; brother, Mark; grandparents, Leslie Askey, and Harry and Nancy Fulks. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

ALICE MITSUE BIRD, 80, of Kailua, Hawai'i, died July 25, 2006. Born in Kailua. A ticket agent retired from Hawaiian Airlines. Survived by sons, Richard and Edward; daughter, Patty Wong; brothers, Frank and Makoto Nishimura; sister, Doris Nishimura; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Service of Hawai'i.

KWANG WON CHANG, 58, of Kane'ohe, died July 31, 2006. Born in Kyong Gi, South Korea. A pastor. Survived by wife, Yong Hui; sons, Samuel and Daniel; daughter, Hanael; brothers, Jin Won and Chong Won. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday at Eden Presbyterian Church; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 11 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

EDWARD CHOY, 83, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died July 10, 2006. Born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. Retired operating engineer for Young Brothers; U.S. Army World War II veteran. Survived by companion, Nancy Wu; brother, Anthony Ah Choy; sister, Jenny Pregill. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

ANDRES V. FABRIGAS, 83, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 2, 2006. Born in San Narciso, Zambales, Philippines. A retired U.S. Army staff sergeant in communications; also retired from Pearl Harbor, Insulation Department. Survived by wife, Monica; sons, Alexander, Robert and James; brothers, Ernesto and Pedro; sister, Aljandria Lezada; a grandson and granddaughter. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Committal service 3 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.

FILOMENA S. FELIX, 82, of Honolulu, died July 28, 2006. Born in Bacaras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired care-home operator. Survived by sister, Encarnacion Cadiente. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 11 a.m.; burial 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

YAEKO HAYASE, 93, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 1, 2006. Born in Hana, Maui. Sales clerk for Hana Store. Survived by sister, Joyce Masunaga; sister-in-law, Natsuyo. Service over the urn 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Donations to Hale Makua-Wailuku.

WALLACE SADAMU IWAMOTO, 84, of Honolulu, died July 28, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired bellman for Reef Hotel. Survived by brother, Ronald; sister, Rose Mitsuyoshi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

RICHARD FUSAO KAGAMI, 71, of 'Aiea, died July 26, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brothers, Edwin and George; sister, Florence Sato. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

RALPH A. KESTERMAN, 68, of Honolulu, died July 14, 2006. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Retired regional director with Alamo Car Rentals. Survived by son, Gerald; daughter, Melba; sister, Marylou Butalla; seven grandchildren. Visitation over the ashes 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Lei only. Aloha attire.

SUNNY SONG GIN KIM, 87, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 31, 2006. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel; retired civil defense operations officer. Survived by daughters, Marlene Murray and Lisa; brother, Robert; two granddaughters. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

ERNEST K. KONG, 87, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Maui and Massapequa, N.Y., died July 14, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Macy's, New York, mechanical chief engineer; member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. Survived by wife, Isabelle; daughters, Martine Marotta, Katherine Moore, Mary Ann Haley and JoAnn; six grandchildren. Private service. Inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery. Donations to Hospice Foundation, 1201 S.E. India, St. Stuart, FL 34997. Arrangements by Byrd, Young and Prill Port St. Lucie Funeral Home.

SHARON HITOMI MABE, 59, of Honolulu, died July 18, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired secretary at Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by husband, Harris; daughter, Kimberly; sister, Eileen Nishikawa. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MARGARITA F. MIER, 68, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 27, 2006. Born in Calape, Bohol, Philippines. Survived by husband, Gabriel; sons, Tony and Berto; daughters, Rita Helmken, Nicky Baquial, Vicky Gasilos and Marissa Mier; brother, Pedro Falar; sister, Filipa Laurden; five grandsons; five granddaughters. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

RICHARD MASAO OCHI, 91, of Honolulu, died July 28, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired general contractor. Survived by son, Wayne; grandchildren, Michelle Pascual, Cheryl Ann Tsuda, Mitchell and Marshall; great-grandchildren, Mary and Christopher Pascual, and Kenji Tsuda. Visitation 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Makiki Christian Church; service 5:30 p.m.; private inurnment. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

CUPID "CONEY" "POKA" AKUI POKAKA'A, 75, of Honolulu, died July 29, 2006. Retired from Matson Terminals as a crane operator. Survived by wife, Sue Watts; son, Dudley "Kimo"; daughters, Lynette "Honey Girl" Masitalo, Mae Lau, Tanya Keamohuli and Yvonne "Mokihana"; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brothers, James and Francis; sisters, Louisa Hope and Annabelle Palea. Visitation 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; private inurnment to follow

HIROSHI TAKEMURA, 53, of Honolulu, died July 29, 2006. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan. Proprietor of HT Tours. Survived by wife, Michiko; sons, Waku, Ken and Ryo; mother, Ritsuko; brother, Chikashi; sister, Taeko Matsuya. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kalihi Union Church. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

WILLIAM GRAHAM TALLEY JR., 72, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died July 20, 2006. Born in Gands, Okla. Retired Honolulu Police Department detective. Survived by wife, Kala; son, William III; brother, Thomas; sisters, Marilyn Corbin, Linda Constantine and Ann Sayler; one grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

PETRA MELVINA TIBAYAN, 51, of Kane'ohe, died July 15, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by son, Kahoku; daughter, Kanoe; two grandchildren; father, Melvin Ronquillio; brother, Melvin Ronquillio Jr; sisters, Nita Valdez and May Sarmiento. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:45 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

MASATO "TOMMY" TOMIHIRO, 91, of Wahiawa, died July 14, 2006. Born in Waialua. Retired owner of Mid Town Cafe. Veteran of the 100th Battalion B Company. Survived by son, Stanley; daughter, Ellen Sakaguchi; granddaughter, Wendy Baker; grandson, Troy Sakaguchi; two great-granddaughters; sisters, Ichino Hamada, Ayame Terao and Kinuye Harabe. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

HELEN L. VAN KIRK, 97, of Honolulu, died July 29, 2006. Born in New York, N.Y. A homemaker. Survived by son, William; nieces; nephews. Private service in Illinois. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

RACHEL H. VOELLER, 100, of Honolulu, died July 24, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A Catholic missionary. Survived by nieces; nephews; grandnieces; grandnephews. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ANNIE LUM WONG, 87, of 'Aiea, died July 31, 2006. Born in Hono-lulu. An educational assistant retired from Pearlridge Elementary School. Survived by husband, Walter; sons, Walter, Michael and Anthony; daughter, Theresa; brothers, Fred and Dorman Lum; five grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church; Mass noon. Committal service 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

KUANG CHUNG "K.C." WONG, 69, formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah, died May 18, 2006. Born in China. University of Utah, School of Medicine, chairman of anesthesiology. Survived by wife, Pey Chen; son, Kaston; daughters, Jade Wong Schoenhoeft, Shale Wong McKenna and Amber Wong Lavine, and their mother, Cherry; stepmother, May; brothers, Bing, Len and Way; sister, AiLin Arcate; four grandchildren. Service 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; inurnment to follow at Nuuanu Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations to Dr. K.C. Wong Memorial, at the American Cancer Society.

TOSHIO YAMAMOTO, 90, of Mililani, died July 20, 2006. Born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. Survived by son, Wendell; daughter, Annette Nishikawa; stepdaughter, Phyllis Lonokapu; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.