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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

MARIAN KAUIMAHANA AKI, 77, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 19, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Archie Jr.; son, Neal; daughters, Maile Harris, Gwen Chinen, Marcia, Laraine Sarsona, Verdell Cowles, Jasmine Nakayama, Annette "Nettie" and Antoinette "Toni"; hanai sister, Carolyn Won; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary chapel, Hilo; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.

JOSE GANGAN ASTRERO, 85, of Honolulu, died April 1, 2007. Born in Paras Candon City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired from Leahi Hospital with 36 years of service. Survived by wife, Guadalupe; sons, David and Danilo; daughter, Yolanda Amerson; sisters, Natividad, Herminia Valdez and Angeles; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

LARRY KEITH BEAGLE, 60, of Grass Valley, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died March 16, 2007. Retired creative writer for Hawaiian Host Chocolates, First Hawaiian Bank, Polynesian Cultural Center, Frito-Lay, American Savings Bank, and other accounts; instrumental with the "Hawaiian Moving Company" television show; winner of many awards, including two Emmys, four Peles, several Tellys, and a Silver Microphone and gold medal from International Film and TV Festival of New York. Survived by wife, Pamela; son, David; mother, Helen Constantine. Grass Valley celebration of life April 14. Arrangements by Chapel of the Angeles Mortuary, Grass Valley.

MARJORIE "MARGIE" WAKAKO FUJIWARA, 79, of Honolulu, died March 23, 2007. Member of the Wahiawa Ryusenji Soto Mission; proprietor of Home Contractors Inc. Survived by daughter, Jasmine Fujiwara Uehara; brother, Harold; half-brothers, Keith and Lyle; sister, Christina; half-sister, Jean; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

FERNANDINO "DINONG" BRUNO JUAN, 89, of Mililani, died March 13, 2007. Born in Buttong, Laoag City, Philippines. Retired maintenance worker. Survived by wife, Julia; sons, Ernesto and Eduardo "Tony"; daughters, Rosario Billote, Remedios Araneta and Helen; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Gavina Hernandez. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

SHIGERU "DOI" MAEDA, 82, of Kane'ohe, died March 25, 2007. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired carpenter for T. Okubo Contractors. Survived by wife, Kay; sister, Dixie Kinoshita; nieces; nephews. Service 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

JAMES "JIM" ALBERT MORATTI, 68, of Kane'ohe, formerly of Willits, Calif., died March 23, 2007. Born in Michigan. General contractor. Survived by wife, Diane; daughter, Jadi; son, Matthew; brother, Jerry; two grandchildren. Service Friday at Ukiah Golf Course, California. In lieu of flowers, donations to The American Stroke Association at www.strokeassociation.org. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

CARLENE EIKO OKIMOTO MOSSMAN, 40, of Sandy, Utah, formerly of La'ie, died March 27, 2007. Born in Whitter, Calif. Former Kahuku Elementary School teacher. Survived by husband, Vaughn; children, Valen, Clint, Vaughn, Caylee, Cole, Caily and Carly; parents, Howard and Jean Okimoto; brothers, Cary and Curt Okimoto. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, La'ie Hawaii North Stake; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:45 p.m. at La'ie Cemetery. Donations to Carlene Mossman Memorial Fund, America's First Credit Union, P.O. Box 9199, Ogden, UT 84093 (account no. 9031840). Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.

SCOTT T. OKUBO, 54, of Kapa'au, Kohala, Hawai'i, died March 23, 2007. Born in Kohala. Former employee of Willocks Construction Co. Survived by wife, Nalani "Nani"; son, Stacy; brothers, Roy and Myron; two grandsons. Visitation 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Kohala Hongwanji Mission, Hala'ula, Kohala; service 1 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

JO ANNE OKUDARA, 61, of 'Aiea, died March 28, 2007. Born in Ho-nolulu. State Department of Education teacher at Red Hill Elementary School. Survived by husband, Jon; son, Kai; daughter, Lea; brothers, Gary and Dennis Nakamura; sisters, Jessie Kojiro and Karen Miyake. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ANNETTE "NANI" PAGAN, 60, of Kane'ohe, died March 25, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired bookstore manager at Kamehameha Schools with 23 years of service; ordained minister with God's Gentle Hands Ministry. Survived by husband, Raymond Jr.; children, Elena Aukai, Roland, Kimo and Rhoda; mother, Thelma Ulsh-Cotter; brothers, Keith and Eddie Ulsh and Colin Hussey; sisters, Helen Belen, Kuuipo Ulsh, Kuulei Tavares and Colleen Miyashiro; eight grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

ERLINDA "LINDA" LOPEZ PASCUA, 53, of Wai'anae, died March 5, 2007. Born in Pangasinan, Philippines. AMPCO Parking lot attendant. Survived by husband, Benjamin; daughter, Jennylen Lopez; brother, Gregorio and Fortunato Lopez; sisters, Norma Moreno and Perla Parina; one granddaughter. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

ROBERT SUI SATO, 87, of 'Aiea, died March 27, 2007. Born in 'Ewa. Retired welding foreman for E.E. Black. Survived by wife, Florence; sons, Melvin and Rodney; daughters, Jo Ann Sato and Shirley Saki; brother, Clarence; six granddaughters, seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. today at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

WILLIAM VINCENT SEMINARA, 88, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of Salt Lake, died March 11, 2007. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Retired superintendent for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Works Center. Survived by wife, Jane; sons, Ricky, James, Thomas and Charles; daughter, Mary Kodama; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Eleanor Calicchia. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, service 6 p.m.

Staff Sgt. NIMO "WESLEY" W. MASANIAI TAUALA, 29, of 'Aiea, died March 17, 2007. Born in Ho-nolulu. Survived by mother, Marie Tataipu; brothers, Morris and Marvis; sisters, Anna Laupola and Renette Clay. Visitation only 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Halawa Ward. Visitation also 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

FRANCES THOMAS, 84, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died March 29, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by brother, Antone Soares; sister, Helen Souza; sons, Stephen, Dennis and Jeffery; daughter, Valerie Thomas; 10 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 9:45 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 10 a.m; burial in the church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

CLARA SOUZA TAVARES WALBORN, 101, of Kapolei, died March 23, 2007. Born in Ulumalu, Maui. A homemaker. Survived by sons, John, Henry and Richard Tavares; daughter, Alice Carvalho; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; committal services 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

AUDRIE FRANCES PECK WATSON, 83, of Wai'anae, died March 29, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by son, Mortimer; granddaughter, Malia Waddle. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.