Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
GILBERT AMARAL SR., 76, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Jan. 14, 2007. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired power plant operator; a sugar boiler at Lihu'e Sugar Plantation. Survived by wife, Lorraine; children Celeste "Lassy" Akiona, John "Johnnie" and Peter "Pete"; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; mother, Lenora Amaral Schies; sisters, Dorothy Carvalho and Eleanor Kennedy; brothers, Charles and Robert; close friend, Greg Sadora Jr. Visitation 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Jan. 27 at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 11 a.m.; inurnment to follow at the church cemetery. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
MARIA-EULALIA AUSTRIA AURELIO, 56, of Wailuku, Maui, died Jan. 10, 2007. Born in San Mariano, Isabela Philippines. A housekeeper. Survived by husband, Eligio; sons, Aristotle and Archimedes; daughters, Elimar Ibanez and Anna Marie Wascher; brothers, Paquito, Benito Jr., Rodolfo and Nonong; sisters, Flora Estilong, Carmen Domingo, Perpetua Bernardino and Patricia Aliguyon; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
ELIZABETH KAHULA MACOMBER BREITHAUPT, 92, of Na'alehu, Hawai'i, died Jan. 10, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A member of Na'alehu Assembly of God and Women's Ministries. Survived by son, Earnest "Pee Wee"; daughter, Helen Velez; daughter-in-law, Linda; brother, Benjamin Macomber; sisters, Mae Akamu, Mabel Kaipo, Pearl Quintal and Eunice Hashimoto; 24 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren. Service held. Burial at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 1. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
LILY CHU CHOCK, 94, of Kane'ohe, died Jan. 8, 2007. Born in Hanalei, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Barbara Wong; son, Daniel; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
ELAINE COTTINGHAM, 82, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Jan. 8, 2007. Born in Na'alehu. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Edward and Patrick Kansana, Gregory Cottingham and Mark Villa; daughters, Virginia Pescaia, Angelina Lujan and Cynthia Keliihoomalu; 28 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Abraham and Philomon Sobrado. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
ULUALOAIGA ONOSAI TUAOLO EMELIO, 62, of Killeen, Texas, died Jan. 9, 2007. Born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. A professional wrestler and evangelist. Survived by wife, Esperanza; sons, Emelio, Maliuga, Tama, Onosai and Spencer; daughters, Tapuni Lualemana, Vinora Emelio and Lelani Momosea; brother, Amazon; sisters, Fiapaipai Fruean, Tusipasi Peneuta and Lotoleaga Emelio; 31 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Overnight vigil 6 p.m. Friday at the Waipahu Lighthouse Outreach Church. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
FLOYD GIRVEN, 75, of 'Ewa Beach, died Jan. 12, 2007. Born in Michigan. Survived by wife, Precila; sons, Joe Welch, Stanley Girven, John Lamphear and Tommy Medrano; daughters, Sandra Smith, Sherri Sifuentes, Terrie McCurry, Elizabeth Harding, Beth Bird and Marie Grant; brother, Fred; 17 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Waipahu Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 7 p.m. Burial at a later date in Michigan. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
ELIAS GARCIA GUERRERO SR., 66, of 'Ewa Beach, died Dec. 24, 2006. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Employed at Chelsea Catering Services. Survived by wife, Francisca; sons, Edwin and Roger; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Estefania "Siping" Velasco, Francisca "Cita" Aranda, Rosario Asuncion and Lilia Cerezo. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
RICHARD "SUS" HIGA, 74, of Honolulu, died Jan. 6, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A clerk at the main post office. Survived by mother, Norma; brother, Norman; aunts, Helen Uehara, Marjorie Kuba, Nancy Tamashiro, Agnes Yamaguschi and Jeannette Ekimura. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; inurnment 1 p.m. at the Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Aloha attire.
MITSUO HONDA, 94, of Hali'iimaile, Maui, died Jan. 6, 2007. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. A retired self-employed farmer. Survived by son, Richard; daughters, Janet, Joyce Takao and Sylvia Yamashiro; sister, Satsuki Izumi; caregiver, Ruth Bonilla; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
GLENN KEONAONA KALIMA, 58, of Honolulu, died Dec. 30, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Security director for Waikiki Shopping Plaza. Survived by wife, Sybil; sons, Kaili, Dayle and DukeDean; daughter, Denese; three grandchildren; brothers, Jeremiah and Gaynor. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
ROSALIND GENEVIVE KUEWA, 71, of Hale'iwa, died Jan. 6, 2007. Born in Shawano, Wis. Retired registered nurse for The Queen's Medical Center and Wahiawa General Hospital. Survived by sons, Jeffrey and Dereck; daughter, Tawnya Shiroma; two grandchildren; parents, Theodore and Rose Spurrier; sister, Margett Bennett. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waialua Ward. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
CHIKAKO "CHIKA" KWOK, 47, of Lake Geneva, Wis., formerly of O'ahu, died Jan. 15, 2007. Born in Tenri, Nara, Japan. Employee of United Airlines. Survived by husband, Dan; children, Sharlie Mai and Preston Ken; mother, Kiyoe Fukui; sister, Yasue Oiso. Graveside service 3 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
LILY LING YEE LEE, 67, of Kaneohe, died Jan. 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A retired secretary. Survived by husband, Jeffrey; daughter, Dana Bennett; mother, Edith Lau; brothers, David and Joseph Lau; sister, Evelyn Bell; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.
CHRISTINA LOTHIAN, 78, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 23, 2006. Born on O'ahu. Archivist/librarian at Lyman House Museum. Survived by brother, John. Service 11 a.m. Saturday at Hilo Church of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Church; potluck luncheon to follow. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
INEZ KEHOE MacMILLAN, 94, of Honolulu, died Jan. 14, 2007. Born in Le Sueur, Minn. Retired registered nurse at Straub Clinic & Hospital. Survived by sons, Douglas and Stephen; brothers, John and Bob Kehoe; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Donations to Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 5113 Maunalani Circle, Honolulu, HI 96816. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.
ELEANOR YOSHIKO KANESHIRO MATSUMOTO, 81, of Honolulu, died Jan. 6, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A retired manager for Bella Italia Restaurant. Survived by granddaughters, Jessica and Nicole Matsumoto, and Wendy Honda; great-granddaughter, Kacy Honda; sisters, Alice Teruya and Betty Gusukuma. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
HELEN MEDEIROS, 88, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Jan. 14, 2007. Born in Onomea, Hawai'i. A housekeeper at the former Hilo Hukilau Hotel. Survived by daughter, Joanne Cox; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Graveside service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mauna Kea Memorial Park, Ka'ie'ie. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
TED SUEKICHI MURAKAMI, 72, of Kapa'au, Hawai'i, died Jan. 11, 2007. Born in Hala'ula, Hawai'i. A retired electrical draftsman. Survived by sisters, Hatsue Tsukayama and Yukie Logan. Private service. No flowers. No koden (monetary offerings). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
FRED DUNKIN PREUETT, 86, of Honolulu, died Jan. 8, 2007. Born in Springfield, Colo. U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. Survived by wife, Edith May; daughter Deanna Haimoff-Wander; grandson, Damon; granddaughter, Dana; great-granddaughter, Dakota Kai Cockrell. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
SANDRA "SANDY" MARIE PURDY, 62, of Ulupalakua, Maui, died Jan. 12, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Michael Sr.; son, Michael Jr.; daughters, Michele Renta, Laurie Purdy and Corina Aila; brother, Larry Vasquez; hanai brothers, Lawrence and Frank Singson. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Ghost Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
SHEILA MAY PUANANI SANTA ELENA, 37, of Mililani, died Jan. 10, 2007. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Owner of Shejoes Inflatables. Survived by husband, Jose Jr.; children, Brandan Santa Elena, Zachery Herron, Breeann Santa Elena, Kaiaka Herron and Kaipo Santa Elena; two grandchildren; parents, William Sr. and Constance Herron; grandfather, Deuz; brothers, Kekoa and Kaimi Herron; sisters, Stancy, Charlotte and Cherie Herron. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Casual attire.
ETHEL TSURUKO TENGAN, 94, of Honolulu, died Jan. 4, 2007. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Survived by son, Daniel Tahara; daughters, Harue Agena, Mildred Togami, Harriet Tengan, Jean Profumo and Rachel Tsui; brothers, Ronald, Thomas and Arthur Agena; sister, Bernice Kimoto; 14 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
MARYANN PARIS WARNER, 81, of Waimea, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died Jan. 4, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired teacher; formerly employed with the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society and the Daughters of Hawai'i. Survived by daughters, Loring Howell and Maryalice; sisters, Betty Dunford and Rita Cowell; aunt, Helen Paris. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mission Houses Cemetery in Ho-nolulu. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i, Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i.
SAMUEL YUK SUN WONG, 94, of Honolulu, died Jan. 13, 2007. Born in China. Retired from Loves Bakery. Survived by wife, Feng Chen; son, Alan; daughter, Elsie; brothers, Henry and Wallace; sister, Eleanor Hee. Visitation 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.