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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, April 21, 2007

Obituaries

 •  HNA's Catherine Richey, 89

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.

ELIZABETH H. ALVEY, 82, of Honolulu, died April 11, 2007. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. Retired printer. Survived by husband, William; son, Tracy; daughter, Tami Lum; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

JIM MANUEL ANCHETA JR., of Honolulu, died April 14, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Jim and Leila; sister, Jennilei; grandparents, Inocencio and Norma Ancheta and Juanita Manuel. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Burial 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

LYNETTE LAI CHEW, 68, of Kailua, died April 8, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired state Department of Education accounts clerk. Survived by husband, Richard; children, Darlene Ford, Kenneth and Annette Chew; two grandchildren; brother, Calvin Lai; sisters, Leonie Calunod, Lurena Oroz and Joanne Parker. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

ALICE HIGA CHINEN, 75, of Honolulu, died April 3, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired federal worker. Survived by sons, Russell and Darin; sisters, Nancy Shimokawa and May Toya; three grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.

ROSE YAU LIN CHING, 83, of Honolulu, died April 2, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired nurse's aide with 30 years of service at St. Francis Medical Center. Survived by sons, Wayne and Glenn; daughters, Carol Ching and Sonia Ryckman; brothers, William and Albert Liu; sisters, Alice Chow, Annie Worth and Helen Klien; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

RONALD CORRALES, 55, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, formerly of Cardiff, Calif., died April 16, 2007. Born in La Jolla, Calif. Survived by daughter, Brandy; brothers, Michael, Fred, Ramon and Bernie; sisters, Irma Salas, Juanita Torres, Margaret Castillo, Norma Boyles, Chicha Gastelum, Esther Hernandez, Cecelia Elliot and Rosemary Kelly; one granddaughter. Service in Cardiff. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

EDWARD "EDDIE" J. DELA CRUZ, 62, of Wahiawa, died March 26, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Station Sub Base marine machinist with more than 38 years of service; also worked at 808 Stone Inc. Survived by sons, Antone, Laurence and Ashley; mother, Evelina; brothers, Donald, Francis, Gerard and Anthony; sister, Jean Knowles; five grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m.; inurnment 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

ROGER DEWEY FERGUSON, 72, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, formerly of Kaumakani, Kaua'i, died April 19, 2007. Born in Rochester, Minn. C. Brewer field supervisor. Survived by wife, Naomi; sons, David, Michael and Paul; daughter, Renee McGowan; mother, Murriel Peterson; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

JANE LONGNECKER GILES, 94, of Honolulu, died April 7, 2007. Born in Wauseon, Ohio. Member and avid bridge player at O'ahu Country Club and Outrigger Canoe Club. Survived by sons, Dr. Fredrick, Thomas and Kent; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. Donations to Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

FRED EXLEY GRAFF, 91, of Honolulu, died April 14, 2007. Born in Belle Vernon, Pa. Retired U.S. Navy captain and public school music teacher. Survived by wife, Virginia; daughter, Susan. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

TAKAKO FUNAYAMA HAYES, 82, of Honolulu, died April 13, 2007. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Survived by son, Mark; daughter, Mitzi Hayes Maeshiro; one grandchild; sisters, Michiko Shibuya, Chiyoko Kubota and Hanako Furukawa. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JAMIE KAINOA KALUNA, 39, of 'Ele'ele, Kaua'i, died April 8, 2007. Survived by sons, Maka and Joshua; daughter, Jenna; parents, Moana and Jeremiah; brothers, Jeremiah "Buster," Jules "Kai" and Jeffry "Bones"; sisters, Jerine "Nani" and Kainani. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. today at United Church of Christ, Hanapepe, Kaua'i; service 10:30 a.m. Private family scattering of ashes. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

STELLA SHUI KYAU HO LAU, 101, of Honolulu, died April 11, 2007. Born in Kula, Maui. Retired school teacher. Survived by daughters, Estella, Allene Lau Haskovec and Yonlene Simpson; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church; service noon; burial 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

STANLEY S. LEE, 89, of Honolulu, died April 6, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard contract negotiator. Survived by son, Corwin; one grandson. Private Taoist service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

MARY VALDEZ LORENZO, 92, of Wahiawa, died April 12, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. Retired practical nurse at Wahiawa General Hospital. Survived by daughters, Dolores Daguio and Angela Navin; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire.

RUTH ISHIMITSU MALILAY, 97, of Santa Maria, Calif., formerly of Honouliuli, died April 15, 2007. Born in 'Ewa. Survived by daughters, Lillian Lowe and Sylvia; sons, Ronald and Terry Malilay and Francis Fujioka; brother, Richard Ishimitsu; sister, Elsie Kiyohara; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:45 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

FLORENCE FUSAKO MIYAMOTO, 78, of Kane'ohe, died April 4, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired dental assistant. Survived by husband, Junichi; daughter, Lois; brother, Masaji Honda; sister, Sadame Tsuda. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

RONALD RYAN RONQUILLIO, 35, of Honolulu, died April 8, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Felipa; stepfather, Clarence Tong; brothers, Ambrocio, Gil and Alan; sister, Lolita-Margo Kaaiakamanu. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

STANLEY Y. TAKETA, 69, of Waipahu, died April 4, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brother, Takashi. Committal service 3 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

STEVE SHINJI TAWADA, 57, of Honolulu, died April 10, 2007. Born in Tokyo, Japan. A self-employed Realtor. Survived by mother, Michiko; brother, Henry. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

AMADO TAYA, 88, of 'Aiea, died April 9, 2007. Born in Rosario Cavite, Philippines. Survived by wife, Cresenda; daughters, Teresita David, Normita Gonzalvo and Wilma Campana; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Teodulo and Delfin; sister, Apolonia Veneracion. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Visitation also 10 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

SHIGENARI "JOE" USUI, 87, of Wahiawa, died April 3, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Member of the 442nd Hawaii Regiment. Survived by daughter, Debbie Tanaka; brother, Paul; sister, Miriam Mita; two grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

PATSY NOBUKO YAMASAKI, 90, of Honolulu, died April 3, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Lloyd and Carl; daughters, Janet Inagaki, Christine Reagin and Trudy Viela; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.