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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, October 28, 2006

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

ROLAND L. ABBOTT, 76, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 4, 2006. Born in Indianapolis. Member of the Pearl Harbor Yacht Club and Coast Guard Auxiliary. Survived by son, Roland Lee; grandchildren, Kasey Amano-Lee and Conner Amano-Lee. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service noon; committal service 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Arrangements Mililani Mortuary.

GEORGE Y.C. CHING, of Honolulu, died Oct. 24, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Brian; daughter, Barbara George; sister, Alice Goldsmith; two grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial service 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

LY THIEU DO, 38, of Honolulu, died Oct. 25, 2006. Born in Quy Nhon, Vietnam. Survived by wife, Lin Do-Kha; sons, Raymond and Bryan; parents, Mr. & Mrs. Thanh Do; brothers, Andy, Hung, Minh, Luan, Loc and Tom; sisters, Lan Truong, Hue, Debbie Iwashita and Jacky Segawa. Visitation 8 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; Chinese Buddhist service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

FRANCIS "CASEY" GORDON ERMENCE, 87, of Kona Palisades, Hawai'i, died Oct. 12, 2006. Born in Seattle. A civil service worker; former photographer, writer and editor for Stars and Stripes, Pacific Edition; retired Army veteran of World War II and Korean War. Survived by wife, Connie; son, Francis; daughter, Linda Miranda; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. next Saturday at West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Donations to Shriner's Hospital for Children. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

RALPH KAZUMI FUJII, 72, of Honolulu, died Oct. 16, 2006. Born in 'Ewa. Retired city employee. Survived by wife, Jane Fujii; son, Rendell; brother, Herbert; sister, Emmaline Yee. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

MICHAEL "PUNCHO" GONSALVES, 81, of Waialua, died Oct. 21, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired merchant seaman; former lightweight Army boxing champion. Survived by sons, Gary and Winky Franchey; brothers, Ben Gonsalves, Larry, Douglas, Haime and Robert Histo; sisters, Jane Monroe, Gloria Rabe, Lily Rankin, Edith Rinser and Josephine; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

PAUL TADASHI INOUYE, 67, of Kane'ohe, died Oct. 17, 2006. Born in Kula, Maui. Survived by mother, Tsuyako; sisters, Sumiko Iwatani, Ruth Hori and Jane Tanaka; brothers, Harry and Isaac. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

ERNEST TAMEYUKI ISHINAGA, 69, of Honolulu, died Oct. 20, 2006. Born in Hamakua, Hawai'i. Owner of Triple E Construction Inc. Survived by wife, Verma; son, Keith; daughter, Charlene; brothers, Harold and Herbert; sister, Miriam Dubrow; 3 grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. next Saturday at Kalihi Union Church; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

JOSEPHINE "AUNTY JOJO" HAKALELEPONI KAMOKU, 71, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 21, 2006. Born in Kahalu'u, Hawai'i. Musical entertainer with musical group Aloha 'Aina. Survived by daughter, Gwen Garber; sons, Tut and Paul Sr.; sister, Betty Jane Springer; brother, John Nahale; 10 grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 10:30 a.m. Nov. 5 at Kahalu'u Beach Park big pavilion, Kona; service 10:30 a.m. Loose flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

HAZEL "MOMI" LYMAN, 70, of Wai'anae, died Oct. 22, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired state employee. Survived by son, Larry Holstein; grandchild, Lika Holstein. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

EDWARD "EDDIE" MITCHELL MAHI, 59, of Captain Cook, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 29, 2006. Born in Kalaoa, Kona. Health food processor for Cyanotech Corp. at Keahole, Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Debbie; daughter, Lokelani; brothers, James and John Luia; sisters, Elsie and Lydia. Visitation 10 a.m. next Saturday at the OTEC Beach at Keahole; service to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

GAUDEN NARTIA MONICO, 76, of Honolulu, died Oct. 15, 2006. Born in Pangasinan, Philippines. Construction carpenter. Survived by wife, Helen; children, Virginia Calip, Leonida Calip, Lei, Daniel, Melandro and Aurora Ines; 18 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HENRY TAKEFUMI OMINE, 98, of Honolulu, died Oct. 4, 2006. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Survived by wife, Irene; son, Arthur; daughters, Lilly, Joyce, Bertha Tottori and Patricia Woo; eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

KATHRYN "KATHY" V. PANG, 74, of Honolulu, died Oct. 17, 2006. Born in Texas. Survived by husband, Robert; daughters, Karen Pang, Cynthia Fernandez and Anita Brazil; father, Carl Morrow; five grandchildren. Service 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kaimuki Christian Church; private inurnment. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MARGARET PERRY, 70, of 'Ewa Beach, died Oct. 24, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Antonio Sr.; sons, Antonio Jr. and Michael; daughters, Stephanie, Debra Rollero and Lisa Medina; sister, Josephine Rodrigues; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jude Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; committal service 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

URBANO T. RICAFORT, 84, of Waipahu, died Oct. 26, 2006. Born in the Philippines. A retired janitor in the hotel industry. Survived by son, Urbano Jr.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

JOSEPH W. SKOMINO, 60, of Kihei, Maui, died Oct. 23, 2006. Born in Massachusetts. Survived by brothers, Ted and Malcolm; sister, Mary Ann Dupount; caregivers, Holly Davis, Derrick Salomon, Jim Yaple, Don Miller, Arlene Taus. Celebration of life 4 p.m. Friday at Charlie Young's in Kihei; scattering of ashes at sunset to follow. Loose petals welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

ELIZABETH HOPE TAVARY, infant daughter of William and Mariah Tavary, of Kapolei, died Oct. 24, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by grandparents, George and Paula Tavary, and Sherry McGinnis; great-grandparents, Jan and Don Poorman, Michael & Bessie Tavary; great-great-grandmothers, Clara Myers and Princess Poorman. Service 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Schofield Barracks Chapel. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.