honoluluadvertiser.com

Sponsored by:

Comment, blog & share photos

Log in | Become a member
The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, April 20, 2007

Obituaries

 •  Honolulu Boy Choir founder Roy Hallman, 82

Advertiser Staff

The Advertiser publishes obituaries about people of interest to its readers as a free public service. Obituaries may be submitted by mortuaries or, with proof of death, by individuals in writing. Fax 525-8037 or write to Obituaries Editor, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Include a contact name and phone number. We reserve the right to edit for form, style and newsworthiness. Date of publication cannot be guaranteed. To publish paid death notices, call the classified ads department at 521-9111.

ROBERTA LOIS ANDERSON-KNAPP, also known as ROBERTA LOIS ANDERSON, 87, of Honolulu, died April 17, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by niece, Lelia Sauer; nephew, Robert Camp; stepdaughter, Charlotte Anderson; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:15 a.m. Monday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, McCully Ward; service 10 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at O'ahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ROBERT HATSUJI AOKI, 89, of Honolulu, died April 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Aoki Nursery. Survived by wife, Janet; daughter, Geraldine; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Yoshiji and Harry; sisters, Patsy Angel, Ella Kikuta and Frances Kang. Visitation 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Club 100 Veterans Clubhouse; service 4 p.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

MINORU ARAGAKI, 80, of Kane'ohe, died April 7, 2007. Born in Honolulu. University of Hawai'i-Manoa plant pathology professor emeritus. Survived by wife, Marjorie; son, Keith; daughters, Robin Scanlon and Cathy Ahlo; brothers Wilfred, Jerry and Ronald; sisters, Evelyn and Doris; three grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

CLIFFORD DAN BRADFORD, 71, of Lahaina, Maui, died April 11, 2007. Born in Madisonville, Texas. Former Maui Land & Pine mechanic Survived by wife, Estrellita; sons, Lochinvar, Clifford and James; daughter, Amanda; sister, Elle Horelica; two granddaughters. Visitation 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; luncheon noon to 1:30 p.m. at the mortuary; burial 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HENRY CARVALHO, 78, of Waialua, died April 6, 2007. Born in Waipahu. Retired civil service employee at Schofield Barracks. Survived by daughter, Mary Ortiz; sister, Mildred Boner; two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

DENNIS WOON KONG CHUNG, 73, of Phoenix, Ariz., died April 2, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management after 30 years of service. Survived by brothers, Alvin and Stanley; sister, Gladys Ho. No service. Scattering of ashes in Arizona. Arrangements by Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services, Phoenix.

MARY ALICE COATES, 86, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 14, 2007. Born in Crawford, Neb. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Inga; son, Charles Day; four grandchildren. Donations to Hospice of Hilo. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

PILAR GOLES DOLOTINA, 84, of Waialua, died April 17, 2007. Born in Kawailoa. Member of United Visayan Club of Waipahu. Survived by sons, Rudy and Zenon Jr.; daughters, Jeanette Takahashi, Marcia Dolotina-Clawson, Gwendolyn Badis, Anna Sanders and Kristen; brothers, Emmanuel, Philip, Alan and Zoilo Relator; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

FRANK GREGORY DUARTE, 96, of Honolulu, died March 30, 2007. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee. Survived by brother, Richard; nephews and nieces. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

CLARENCE PUNI DUBOIS, 87, has died. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Vilma "Pat"; sons, Clarence Jr. and Dennis; daughter, Annette Shumpert; stepdaughters, Donna Kirking and Debra Harlan; stepson, John Miller II; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service in California. Arrangements by Erickson & Brown Funeral Home, Taft, Calif.

STANLEY "MANA" GEORGE FONSECA SR., 74, of Honolulu, died April 9, 2007. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired Pan American World Airways employee. Survived by son, Stanley Jr.; daughters, Katherine Kiyota and LeeAnn Vertido; stepdaughters, Ardi Vesnefski and Christy Aiwohi; sister, Vivianna "Chiquita" Meheula; brothers, George Fonseca and Edward Costa; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon; scattering of ashes to follow off the Elks Club. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

FLORENCE SADAME IBOSHI, 88, of Pearl City, died April 7, 2007. Born in 'Ewa. Member of Pearl City Community Church. Survived by sons, Robert and Kenny; daughters, Carol Ann Yamamura and Debra Yap; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Gloria Ogawa. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

MAUDE "CISSY" LAUAE KANEHAILUA, 63, of Honolulu, died April 9, 2007. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Alva "Ava" Kaiwi and Ashton White; daughter, Louise Kaiwi; brothers, William III, Robert, Castner, Lynn and Norman Lopes; sisters, Louise Nihipali, Crystal Kakalia and Danyea Lopes-Talamoa; five grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Wai'anae Boat Harbor; scattering of ashes to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

GAYLEN FRANCIS KIHANO, 55, of Honolulu, died April 16, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Chad and Sean; brother, Paul Jr.; sister, Pauline Catalano; former wife, Theresa Linoz. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ISAYO OKAYAMA, 89, of Gardena, Calif., died April 14, 2007. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Randall and Kent; daughter, Susan; two grandchildren; sister, Grace Yokonuma; brothers, Mark and Shoji Akisada. Service held. Arrangements by Fukui Mortuary, Los Angeles.

JOSEPHA "JESSIE" PABALAN RAMIREZ, 82, of Honolulu, died April 2, 2007. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. maintenance worker. Survived by brother, Al Tagab; sisters, Peggy Sambrano and Rose Gabay. Visitation over the ashes 10 a.m. Thursday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 11 a.m.; private inurnment. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

DIETER U. THATE, 64, of Kailua, died April 13, 2007. Born in Germany. Owner of Kimapa Tours. Survived by wife, Patricia; daughters, Kira-Karina and Melissa-Nicole. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

ALICE "KUULEI" KUULEIALOHAPOINAOLE WELA, 79, of Kailua, died April 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, George; daughters, Dorothy Robinson and Ruth Ann Cates; brother, Andrew Kapoi; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at Kailua Assembly of God; service 11 a.m.; private burial. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

SHUICHI YAMADA, 83, of Honolulu, died April 14, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Former owner of Sunrise Service Station. Survived by wife, Hazel; sons, Glenn, Dwight and Alan; daughter, Ruth; two grandchildren; brother, George; sisters, Florence, Dolores Sakaue and Barbara. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

ESTHER JOY KEIKO YOSHIDA, 63, of Pearl City, died April 10, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Member of Shinnyo-en of Hawai'i; former employee at Tanioka's Seafood & Catering. Survived by husband, Roy; sons, Reid and Chad; daughter, Kelley; four grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.