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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

ALFRED F. ALFONSO, 85, of Minden, Nev., died Jan. 31, 2006. Born in Hawai'i. Retired machinist. Survived by sons, Rod and Wayne; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Victoria Silva; brother, George. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.

ANNA IRENE BECK, 88, of Bricktown, N.J. and Honolulu, died Feb. 22, 2006. Born in Elizabeth, N.J. Retired from General Electric. Survived by husband, Otto; son, Robert. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

JUANITO ANG BONOAN, 71, of Pearl City, died Feb. 19, 2006. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired Ilocos Norte Department of Health chief sanitary inspector. Survived by wife, Basilidez; daughters, Cecile Flojo, Pam Bonoan and Marcia Vda. de Andres; sons, Juanito Jr. and Ceasar; sisters, Leda Vda. de Edralin and Velma Bitonio; brother, Renato; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at St. John the Baptist Church, Kalihi; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Monday at the church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

JULIO ITABAC CARBONEL, 87, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Feb. 26, 2006. Born in the Philippines. Waiohai Hotel kitchen worker. Survived by wife, Dolores; children, Lita Lopez, Carmelita Salarzon, Rolinda Su-mague, Fernando, Myrna, Delia Querubin, Fedelina Racho, Eugenio, Reymundo and William; 25 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Alfredo, Flora Serrano, Daniel, Ernesto, Adelina Rivad and Rodolfo. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary, Koloa. Visitation also 9 to 9:45 a.m. March 8 at St. Raphael's Church, Koloa; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Kalapaki Bay Memorial Park. Casual attire.

FRANCES SUZANNE CARNAHAN, 52, of Lahaina, Maui, died Feb. 17, 2006. Born in Maryland. Worked in sales for a fishing supply store. Survived by daughter, Stephanie; brother, Patrick O'Connor. Service 5 p.m. Saturday at Canoe Beach, Lahaina. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

HERBERT CHEW HUNG CHUN, 88, of Honolulu, died Feb. 23, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Lillie; three children; sisters, Rose Chun-Ng and Betty Lau; four grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine Church; rosary 9:30 a.m.; Mass 11:15 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

ANGELINE ELLAMAR, 83, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Feb. 26, 2006. Born on Maui. A janitor. Survived by children, Richard Clarose, Gloria Robar, Gabriel, Frederic, Gerald, Linda Murray, Lovina Steinlage, Anita Manakofua, Donna Lopez, Andrew, Faith and Ronald; step-brothers and step-sisters, Jack Kaiawe, Moke Kaiawe, Hattie Maliikapu, Fanny Dahaylongsod, Helen Kaiawe, Elizabeth Bannister and Ruth "Lei" Parker; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Lihu'e Lutheran Church. Visitation also 9 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow in church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

SACHIKO ENOMOTO, 77, of Honolulu, died Feb. 20, 2006. Born in Tokyo, Japan. Retired food waitress at Maiko Restaurant. Survived by son, Ryo; brother, Hiroshi Takahashi; sister, Teruko Wakamatsu. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

STEPHEN M. GARDNER, 56, of Lawa'i, Kaua'i, died Feb. 19, 2006. Born in San Diego. Journeyman carpenter. Survived by wife, Kareen; sons, Jonathan Bonachita, David and Kalin Dotimas; two grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

DONALD LANE HACKELTON, 53, of Kane'ohe, died Feb 24, 2006. Born in California. Supervisor at Mobile Drapery Cleaners. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

YUN HO CHING IN, 105, of Honolulu, died Feb. 19, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Andrew and Paul; daughter, Bettie Wong-Jayne; brother, You Bun Ching; sister, Alice Chang; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter. Private service held. No flowers. Donations to United Church of Christ Capital Improvement Fund. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

KIYOKO KAKAZU, 79, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 22, 2006. Born in Aguni, Okinawa. Homemaker. Survived by children, Noboru, Thomas, John, Robert, Mike and June; 14 grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Aloha attire.

FREDERICK KUI KAM, 80, of Citrus Heights, Calif., died Nov. 28, 2005. Retired national defense instrument mechanic supervisor. Survived by wife, Jenny; sons, Liddell and Reginald; daughters, Linda Kile, Deborah Johnson, Annette Neal and Michelle Biron; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, brother, Herman; sister, Anita Souza. Scattering of ashes off O'ahu in July. Arrangements by Price Funeral Chapel, Citrus Heights.

VIOLA LEINAALA KAMA-KAUPU-PEREZ, 48, of Kamuela, formerly of Honolulu, died Feb. 22, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Mac Farms of Hawai'i factory worker. Survived by husband, Alfred Perez; mother, Violet Kama; daughters, Lyla-Ann Kaupu, Aliana Akana and Olivia Perez; sons, James Kaupu Jr. and Everett Perez; sisters, Christine Dochin, Ululani Kesio, Lucille Kama, Lorraine Yoshida, Joanne Kama and Margaret Hirakawa; brothers, Leonard "Pake" Kama and Joseph "Joey" Kama; two grandchildren. Visitation noon Saturday at Dochin family residence, 64-5292 Ho'ohoa St., Kamuela. Aloha attire (pink preferred). Service 5 p.m. March 11 at O'ahu Cemetery. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i, Hawai'i.

TOSHIO "TOSHI" KAMINAKA, 90, of Honolulu, died Feb. 17, 2006. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. Retired Automotive Warehouse Inc. owner. Survived by wife, Nobuko; sons, Clifford, Kenneth, Warren and Eugene; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Burt. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

CAROLINE "CAROL" KAUIONALANI KANAE, 67, of 'Ewa Beach, died Jan. 25, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A custodian retired from Ala Wai Elementary School. Survived by husband, Clarence; children, Corrine Hanna, Clarence Jr. and Cullen Kanae, Corbett Kanae-Kanoa, Carla, Cathleen, Chaundra and Clement Kanae; eight grandchildren; sisters, Jeanette Souza and Mabel Andrade. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel; service 10 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Services have changed for ALEXANDER "ALIKA" KANEAKUA, 87, of Honolulu, who died Feb. 14, 2006. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. City Refuse Division retiree and steel guitar player. Survived by sons, Alexander Jr. and Wayne Haia; daughters, Poniala Morales, Faith Chung and Carol Kanani Kaneakua; brothers, Thomas and Walter; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 1 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

WILLIAM K. KANEKOA SR., 87, of Kahului, Maui, died Feb. 24, 2006. Born in Nahiku, Maui. Former locomotive engineer for Kahului Railroad Co. Survived by wife, Rachel; sons, William Jr., James, Wilfred and Clyde; brother, Harry; sisters, Josephine Byrd and Edith; 23 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m at Maui Veterans Cemetery; reception to follow at the church hall. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

DONALD C. KING, 85, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 17, 2006. Born in South Dakota. Survived by daughters, Lisa Gates and Leanna Jones. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

HERBERT "BERT" HISAJI KOGA, 89, of Honolulu, died Feb. 13, 2006. Born in Wahiawa. Owner of Bert Koga Service and Repair. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, Malcolm, Marvin and Milton; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

HIRONOBU KUROYANAGI, 61, of Honolulu, died Feb. 25, 2006. Born in Zushi Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Licensed hairstylist; freelance photographer. Survived by wife, Emiko; daughters, Rena and Remi; son, Ken; mother, Fujie; sister, Yae Kobayashi. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 6 p.m.; cremation to follow. Private inurnment in Zushi, Japan.

ANGELINE "ANGIE" RAMOS LAI, 51, of Kahului, Maui, died Feb. 18, 2006. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Former receptionist for The Queen's Medical Center. Survived by husband, Bill; father, Ralph Ramos; brother, Adam Ramos; sisters, Barbara Nakato and Kalola Kaulili. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; inurnment to follow at St. Anthony's Church cemetery.

ROBERT KILEY LANGE, 82, of Honolulu, died Feb. 16, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Hawaiian Airlines. Survived by wife, Evelyn. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ROSEMARIE MABUNI, 68, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 25, 2006. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired Hilo Hattie's sales clerk. Survived by husband, Melvin; son, Curtis Black; daughter, Lisa Ishikawa; stepsons, Dylan, Darrin and Jon; stepdaughter, Esther Kanehailua; sisters, Janet Kina; 15 grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kailua, Kona.

ALAN TAKEO MATSUURA, 61, of Honolulu, died Dec. 10, 2005. Born in Kahuku. Custodian of records for the state Department of Health. Survived by mother, Dorothy; sisters, Diane Goo, Sharon Yoshiura and Arleen. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

THEODORE "TED" MITSUGI MINAMI, 67, of Waipahu, died Feb. 13, 2006. Born in 'Aiea. A retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard computer specialist. Survived by wife, Romelle "Romi"; son, Jon; daughter, Tia; brother, Dr. Franklin; sisters, Ruth Sonoda, Agnes Suzuki, Patsy Fujimoto. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

JULIA CECILIA AHLO PRUETT MUNETAKE, 88, of Ka'a'awa, died Jan. 27, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Thomas and James Munetake and Ronald Pruett; daughter, Irene Ahlo Leong; 15 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren. Service 11:30 a.m. Saturday at 51-394 Kamehameha Highway. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.

KURT TSUYOSHI NISHIMURA, 44, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 18, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Sakiko; brothers, Kent and Kevin; sister, Tammy Bernstein. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

STANLEY TAKUMI OTAKE, 77, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 9, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brothers, Tsutomu and Kenneth; sisters, Nancy Sakamoto, Mildred Yasutake and Gladys Hironaka. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ALFRED ROSA PACHECO, 85, of Waipahu, died Feb. 20, 2006. Born in Kehaka, Maui. Retired assistant plant engineer for HECO. Survived by wife, Mary; children, Lucille "Judy" Hill, Alfred Jr., Alan, Kevin and Alison Pacheco-Auna; 17 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; sister, Rosaline. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

LUCIANO "LUCIO" FIGUEROA PEREZ, 88, of Honolulu, died Feb. 18, 2006. Born in 'Aiea. Survived by brothers, Ignacio, Manuel, John and Joseph; sister, Helen Figueroa. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

JAMIEANN KALEINANI PUNI PIKINI, 42, died Feb. 17, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Employed by the State of Hawaii Department of Taxation. Survived by husband, Bradford; daughter, JarraeTehani Puni; parents, James and Mary Ann Puni; brother, Bishop Frank Puni; sisters, AlexieAnn and MaryAnn "Mele; hanai sisters, Miala "Tita" Summers, Paulette Yam and Mary Ann Francisco. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Kauai Veterans Center. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Kauai Veterans Center; service 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Kalapaki Bay Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire. Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

GLENN RICHARD REINHARDT, 53, of Wailuku, Maui, died Feb. 20, 2006. Born in Wailuku. A mechanic's helper. Survived by parents, William Jr. and Josephine; brothers, Joseph Kamaka, William III, Charles and Lloyd; sister, Marilyn Ortiz. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.

HELEN MASUE SATO, 89, of 'Aiea, died Feb. 21, 2006. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. Retired seamstress for Tori Richard Ltd. Survived by sons, Dennis and Glenn; a stepgrandchild; a step great-grandchild; brothers, Masaru and Richard Hiyane. Private service held, Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MILDRED MICHIE (NOBU) SEKI, 92, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Lahaina, Maui, died Feb. 22, 2006. Born in Pu'ukoli'i, Maui. Survived by daughter, Mae Krause; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Andrew Nobu; sister, Bessie Ichimura. Maui service pending. Arrangements by Chapel of the Chimes, Glendale, Ariz.

ELEANOR W. "SWISH" SEXTON, 86, of Honolulu, formerly of Kohala, died Feb. 18, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Former Central Union Church Preschool and St. Clement's School teacher. Survived by daughter, Mary Greenwell; sister, Katy Lowrey; two grandchildren; two great-grandsons. Service 5 p.m. Monday at Punahou School, Thurston Memorial Chapel. Inurnment 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Cemetery, Kawaiaha'o Church. No flowers; donations to Boys and Girls Club of Hawai'i; Hawaiian Mission Children's Society; Honolulu Academy of Arts or Punahou School. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.

ROBERT ALLAN SORENSON, 47, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 26, 2006. Born in Denver, Colo. Sales representative for Environmental Services. Survived by wife, Tammy; sons, Warren Pitts and Jonathan Riofta; daughters, Maezie and Sarah Riofta; father, Darrell; brother. John; sisters, Nancy Swailes, Mary Kroening, Barbara Novak and Pamela Kaiser. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Community of Christ, Kane'ohe Congregation; service 4 p.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

HAZEL AKIKO TERUYA, 89, of Mililani, died Feb. 18, 2006. Born in Wahiawa. A retired music instructor. Survived by husband, Wilfred; son, Michael; daughter, Marianne Nakakura; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Ronald and James Sakamoto; sister, Masako Kimura. Visitation 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel; service 4 p.m. Casual attire.

ELLEN CHIYO TOKUSHIGE, 88, of Honolulu, died Feb. 21, 2006. Born in Hono'uli'uli. She raised anthuriums and orchids. Survived by son, Walter; daughter, Rose Shin; grandson, Kevin Shin; granddaughters, Linnea Tokushige and Michelle Shin. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church; Mass 10 a.m. Inurnment 2 p.m. at Oahu Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire. Memorial donations to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Kapahulu. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.