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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Obituaries

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.

RICARDO LAGURA AGUDONG SR., 81, of Honolulu, died Jan. 14, 2007. Born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by sons, Ricardo Jr., Prudencio, Dominador and Apolinar; daughters, Cristina Aguilar and Concepcion Agodong; sister, Marcelina Pacba; brother, Felipe; 21 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; final service and burial in the Philippines at a later date.

RACQUEL "ROCKY" LYNN ILIMELAKUULEIMOMILANI AILA AKAU, 38, of Waimanalo, died Jan. 20, 2007. Born in Kailua. A teacher. Survived by son, Lawrence; daughter, Candace Lynn; father, Ronald Aila Sr.; grandmother, Tessie Medeiros; brothers, Robert, Randall, Regan and Ronald Aila Jr.; sister, Sandy Storm-Conway; one grandchild. Gathering 9 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Waimanalo Beach Park; service 10:30 a.m.; scattering of ashes at sea off Waimanalo Beach 11:30 a.m.; luncheon to follow. Lei and loose flowers welcome. Come-as-you-are attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

BERNARD CARL ANDERSEN, 83, of Waipahu, died Jan. 20, 2007. Born in Alberta, Canada. Retired professor of agriculture at Andrews University in Michigan. Survived by daughter, Connie Severin; two grandchildren; sister, Leona Murray. Graveside service 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual/aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

GLENN IOLANI APUNA SR., 55, of Wailuku, Maui, died Jan. 19, 2007. Born in Wailuku. Survived by companion, Carol Saltiban; sons, Glenn Jr., Clifford and John; daughters, Debbie Estrada, Kuuipo Apuna-Boyd and Gina Apuna-Boyd; brothers, John III and Lono Kalawaia; sister, Valerie Silva; seven grandchildren. Service 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Ka'ahumanu Church, Wailuku; lunch to follow at the church. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

WILLIAM "BILL" L. BANNING, 53, of Mililani, died Jan. 14, 2007. Born in Honolulu. An airline pilot. Survived by daughters, Olivia and Nadia; brother, Scott; sisters, Claudia Nihei and Carmen Stevens. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Kawaiaha'o Church; service 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

MICHELLE ANNE KU'UIPO BENEVEDES, 39, of Waimanalo, died Jan. 21, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Thomas and David; daughter, Yvette; parents, Brian Sr. and Yvonne; brothers, Brian Jr. and Stuart; nephews and nieces. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

INA OZEAL GREEN BESS, 95, of Manoa, died Jan. 12, 2007. Born in Eva, Ala. Widow of Professor Henry Bess; homemaker, preschool teacher and active contributor to the life of the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, its faculty and students. Private celebration of life at her Manoa home. Donations to the student scholarship fund of the Women's Campus Club, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, 1627 Bachman Place, Honolulu HI 96822.

FELIPE "PHIL" "IPE" BUENO BERNAL, 94, of Honolulu, died Jan. 16, 2007. Born in Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A retired maitre d' for Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Survived by wife, Rose; daughter, Priscilla; son, Gary; stepdaughters, Frances Bantilan, Connie Holladay and Rosie Akana; stepson, Sam Bohol; 20 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

RICHARD EDWIN BIZEK, 73, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 20, 2007. Born in Michigan. An O'ahu Community Correctional Center corrections officer. Survived by wife, Helen Hammond-Bizek; sons, William and Walter Hammond; daughters, Rebecca Cookson, Christine Hicks, Cherl Tanibe and Charleen Hammond; brother, Robert; sister, Edith Leaf; 22 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. Friday at the Wai'anae Army Recreational Center. No flowers. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

VALENTINE "BOZO" CAVACO, 73, died Jan. 8, 2007. Born in Waipahu. Served in the U.S. Air Force in Korea, and in Hawai'i Air National Guard. Survived by wife, Jessie; sons, John, Arthur Jr., Sanford and Jesse Machado; daughters, Geri Kanae and Dawn Hayashi; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sisters, Martha Carson and Charlotte Huddy. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

THOMAS COSTA, 89, of Kailua, died Jan. 19, 2007. Born in Waipahu. A retired merchant seaman; founder of the Rough Riders of Waimanalo; owner of Costa's Riding Academy in the 1960s. Survived by wife, Frances; daughters, Marsha, Georgina "Gina" Arruda and Rosemary Ayers; sons and hanai sons, Thomas, Alfred, Ernest, Michael, Michael "Pee Wee," Thomas Jr. and Richard "Dickie" Costa; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

KATHERINE J. CRUZ, 47, of Honolulu, died Jan. 5, 2007. Born in Agat, Guam. Survived by sisters, Rosalind Perez and Evelyn; stepsister, Julia Acfalle. Service 11 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine Church. Inurnment in Guam. Donations to the National Kidney Foundation. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

DOROTHY MAY DeLUIZ, 80, of Honolulu, died Jan. 14, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by caregivers, Victoria Deguair and Kathleen Kuni; many nieces and nephews. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; inurnment 11:30 a.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

DAVID "CHOWIE" FRANK DUARTE, 77, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died Jan. 20, 2007. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. A utility clerk with Gay and Robinson. Survived by wife, Flora Gomes Duarte; son, Douglas; daughters, Sylvia Duarte and Daphne Tanaka; two grandchildren; brothers, George and Steven. Visitation 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church; interment at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

SAMUEL SATORU ESAKI, 51, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Jan. 20, 2007. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Proprietor of JM Sales. Survived by wife, Karen; sons, Jason and Michael; mother, Keiko; brother, Daniel; sisters, Carol Bronson, Jean Sasaki and Jane McClaran. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon Sunday at Seicho-no-Ie Kaua'i; service noon. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

ALBERTA "ITTANG" PASCUAL GREGORIO, 84, of 'Ewa Beach, died Jan. 16, 2007. Born in Barangay 14, Calambeg, Piddig, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by son, Victorio "Torio"; daughters, Encarnacion "Carning," Romana "Romaning" Ortiz and Carlita "Lita" Herring; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church; Mass 7 p.m. Burial in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

MANUEL MODENE HALL, 69, of Hale'iwa, died Oct. 26, 2006. Born in Wahiawa. A record producer. Survived by sons, Robert Hall and Martin Rowan; stepson, Gary Wiede Jr.; stepdaughters, Sheila Holiday and Carla Boehem; two grandchildren. Service pending. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

SUEHARU HOZAKI, 70, died Jan. 11, 2007. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. A land surveyor retired from A&B Properties. Survived by wife, Carolyn; son, Race; daughters, Jackie Davis and Stacie Teshima; sisters, Fumiyo Shishido, Miyoko Oishi, Ethel Tanaka and Mary Shishido; brother, Yoshimitsu; six grandchildren. Private family service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

ROXANNE PIILANI HAYNES, 49, of Wahiawa, died Dec. 23, 2006. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by spouse, Dana Kahelewai; brother, Richard Palani Wilson Jr.; sister, Wanda Kawaiola Wilson Miner. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MARGARET AIKO HIRAOKA, 89, of Honolulu, died Jan. 1, 2007. Born in Waialua. Retired from Hawaiian Tuna Packers. Survived by brothers, Robert and Norio Sasaki; sisters, Agnes Sasaki, Nobue Asaeda and Doris Sasaki; nieces; nephews; grandnieces; grandnephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

EDWARD HIDEO KAWACHIKA, 74, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 21, 2007. Born in Hilo. A retired special education coordinator. Survived by wife, Kay; daughter, Kathie Rogers; son, Jon; mother, Fujie; brothers, Tom, and Robert; sisters, Hatsumi Yoshimura, Helen Yoshimi, Ellen and Connie; three grandsons. Visitation 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 3 p.m. Bouquets only welcome. Casual attire.

RAYNEE K.I. KUPAU JR., 1 month old, of Waianae, died Jan. 16, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Raynee Kupau; mother, Shantavia Tulili-Kupau; sister, Misitina Talili; grandparents, Warren Sam Fong and Victoria Kupau, Arieta Ato and Falelatai Talili; great-grandparents, Franceen and George Ako. Visitation 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Maka-kilo Ward; service 7 to 8:30 p.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

VIVA MARIE LEFLAR, 86, of Honolulu, died Jan. 11, 2007. Born in Siloam Springs, Ark. A retired science teacher and hospital administrator. Survived by sister, Mattie Lou Leflar Jameson; numerous nieces and nephews. Private service. Donations to Hospice Hawaii. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

DAVEN REGINALD MABREY-BARDENAS, of 'Ewa Beach, died Jan. 12, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Dominic Bardenas; mother, Donna Bardenas; brothers, Dalton and Desmond Ignacio and Dante Mabrey-Bardenas; sister, Desteni Mabrey-Bardenas; grandparents, Antonio Bardenas, Maria Bardenas, Franklin Mabrey Sr. and Madeline Mabrey. Service 10 a.m. Friday at New Hope Leeward. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

JAIRUS ZANDER MAGLIBA LAMSON, 2, of Wailuku, Maui, died Jan. 12, 2007. Born in Wailuku. Survived by mother, Kriezl Lamson; father, Bryan Magliba; grandparents, Marlon and Milagros Magliba, Orlando Lamson and Rewelyn Lamson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m., burial noon at Valley Isle Memorial Park; lunch 1 to 3 p.m. at the mortuary.

SHIGEO JOE MATSUSHIMA, 85, of Kailua, died Jan. 16, 2007. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Proprietor of Joe's Electric. Survived by sons, Howard and Harris; daughter, Loreen; brothers, Masaichi and Tadao; five grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Assembly of God; service 11:30 a.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

SHIGERU "STANLEY" MATSUYOSHI, 85, of Pearl City, formerly of Waipahu, died Jan. 13, 2007. Born in Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i. A retired landscaper. Survived by brother; sister; numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside service 1 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park (Niche-Kiku B). Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

SHIRLEY OLSON MERCER, 83, of Honolulu, died Jan. 19, 2007. Born in South Dakota. Retired secretary for the Federal Aviation Administration. Survived by daughter, Lynn; two grandchildren; brothers, Harlan, Norman and Russell Olson; sisters, Kathryn Culter, Joyce Ekanger and Eileen Wilhelm. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Donations to the Price of Peace Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HIDEICHI MIYASHIRO, 94, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 9, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Florence; son, Donald; daughter, Meryle Lee; two grandchildren; brother, Roy; sister, Esther Miyashiro. Private service held. No monetary gifts. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

Memorial service for ESTER RAYOAN, formerly of Waipahu, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Church, Waipahu. A luncheon will follow.

WALLEN "WALLY" YACHI SEKIYA, 62, of Mililani, died Jan. 14, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired salesman for Frito Lay of Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Mae; sons, Jayson and Reed; daughters, Janell Kanai and Jackie; three grandchildren; father and stepmother, Wallace and Alice Sekiya; mother, Linda Daima; brothers, Leslie Mokulehua, Derrick Daima, Alan and Baron Sekiya; sisters, Sandra Tsuruta, Sherrylen Aquino and Cheryl Kameoka. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

KIYOKO "KAY" FUJIOKA TETSUTANI, 85, of 'Ewa Beach, died Jan. 9, 2007. Born in Ka'u, Hawai'i. Retired sales clerk for Holiday Mart. Survived by daughters, Jeanette Maeda and Wanda Suzuki; brother, Makoto Fujioka; sisters, Mitsuko Tanouye and Asae Nakaoka; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MARK LEE JAY TUBERA, 20, of Lana'i City, Lana'i, died Jan. 20, 2007. Born in Pasay City, Philippines. Survived by mother, Melgie Maltezo; brother, EJ Maltezo; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Tubera. Mass 2 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church, Lana'i; overnight vigil and service 7 p.m. Saturday at the ILWU. Union Hall on Lana'i. Burial 11 a.m. Sunday at Lana'i Community Cemetery. Aloha Attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

IRENE MASAYO WAKUMOTO, 89, of Hau'ula, died Jan. 13, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired waitress from Pat's at Punalu'u. Survived by sons, Clifford, Melvin and Wayne; daughter, Florence Orton; 14 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; brothers, Alfred and Isamu Tatsuguchi; sisters, Chiyo Nakamura and Hazel Oi. Private service held. No monetary gifts. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

LUCILLE ELEANOR WILLOCKS, 65, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 12, 2007. Born in Tuckahoe, N.Y. A retired office assistant and homemaker. Survived by daughters, Michelle Grady and Lisa Victory; parents, Darrel and Madeline Shumard; sisters, Jan Lee and Bonnie Donato; three grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Donations to the Berean Bible Church, P.O. Box 5420, Hilo, HI 96720.

JAMES NOBORU YAMANAKA, 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 8, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired trucking supervisor. Survived by son, David; daughter, Diane Kano; two grandchildren; one great grandchild; brother, Robert; sisters, Miyoko Yamanaka and Jennie Tsukamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.