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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

LOMBOY "BOY" MEJIA ABAD, 55, of Wahiawa, died March 8, 2007. Born in Jones, Isabela, Philippines. Employed as Marian's Catering. Survived by wife, Carmelita Ancheta; stepdaughter, Shirley Lara; stepson, Roland Ancheta; three stepgrandchildren; brothers, Liberato, Julio and Jaime; sisters, Dolores Lucas and Trinidad Bernardino. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; eulogy 11 a.m.; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

SHANNON PATRICIA BRADY-ALLEN, 36, of Brisbane, Australia, died Feb. 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A volunteer at the Brisbane Zoo and local animal shelters. Survived by father of her children, Charles; children, Jacob, Hannah and Hunter; mother, Mary Ann; father, Daniel; brother, Shawn. Mass 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Star of the Sea Church, Kahala.

MARGARET BRAUN, 91, of Kilauea, Kaua'i, died March 20, 2007. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Childcare provider. Survived by daughters, Vivian Rhorabough, Bev Harter and Patricia Duarte; sons, Norman, Albert and David; sisters, Helen Bettencourt, Beatrice Perin, Katherine Winton and Annabelle Christian; brother, Ally Christian; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation noon to 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 1 p.m.; burial to follow at Lihu'e Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

KAN YIN CHANG, 73, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died March 24, 2007. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired Garden Island Motors (Mid Pac Auto) sales representative in the auto parts department. Survived by wife, Doris; sons, Clyde, Frederick, Patrick and Robert Rumion; daughters, Darlene Hatakeyama, Sharlene Rumion and Michelle Colley; sisters, Esther and Bessie Pang and Yuki Hashimura; brothers, Kan Chong, Kim Moi, Kan Kim and Kim Look; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church; service 11 a.m.; burial at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

CAROL MICHIKO CHIN, 86, of Honolulu, died March 17, 2007. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. Retired secretary at O'ahu Community Correctional Center. Survived by husband, Howard; son, Darryl; daughter, Cyndy; sister, Martha Nose. Service 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. No flowers, Aloha attire.

LILLIAN "LINDA" LEIALOHA KEAWEEHU DELA CRUZ, 77, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 15, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A state Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee, owner of Linda's School of Hula, and recipient of the Na Hoku Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award. Survived by father, Joseph Aukai Sr.; son, John Jr.; daughters, Josephine "Jojo" Tanimoto, Jo-Ann Leialoha Kalamau, Jeanah Ventura and Joanie Kealoha; brothers, Hall Kaiwa, Joseph Aukai Jr., Wallace Aukai, Lindsey Aukai and Roy Aukai; sisters, Francis "Momi" Miller, Janet "Kahili" Ongoy, Eleanor "Darling" Beimes, Eloise Ishimine and Arlene Hudman; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

ELLWOOD "WOODY" LEIALOHA FERN JR., 62, of Wahiawa, died March 23, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Charle; sons, Christian and Alan; hanai daughter, Chris Pier; brothers, Austin, Dennis and Peter. Visitaion 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Thurston Memorial Chapel, Punahou School; service 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

ROY "JOE" JUNJI INASE, 75, of Texas, died March 12, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Helen Ariyoshi Inase; son, Kevin; daughter, Karen Higa; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Stanley; sister, Doris Hasegawa. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

DAVID W. KAILI JR., 67, of Kane'ohe, died March 25, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired United Airlines ramp serviceman. Survived by wife, Violet; sons, Anthony and Eugene; daughter, Davianne Youngblood; four grandchildren; sister, Genie Kaopua; brother, Henry. Visitation 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at St. Ann's Catholic Church; eulogy noon; Mass 12:15 p.m. No flowers. Lei welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

RANDALL LAUMANIA KAPOLOLU, 22, of Las Vegas, Nev., died March 12, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by fiancee, Sheena DeCastro; daughters, Kanoelani Manner and Anayha; parents, Russell and Corinthia; grandmothers, Vivian Kapololu and Harriet Haasenritter; brothers, Russell Jr. and Randy Kapololu, and Hailama Haasenritter; sisters, Roberta Lewis, Rayleen Kapololu and Cheyanne Kapololu-Ayau. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

DOROTHY SUMIE KATSUYAMA, 88, of Honolulu, died March 15, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired secretary for the Honolulu City and County Redevelopment Agency. Survived by son, Albert; daughter Joanne Swearingen; brother, Wallace Yamashita; sisters, Grace Tokuda, Yvonne Uchida and Elaine Nakamoto; two grandsons; one great-granddaughter. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary..

TSUTOMU KAWABATA, 95, of Lahaina, Maui, died March 24, 2007. Born in Lahaina. Pioneer Mill chemical fertilizer. Survived by sons, Richard and Wallace; brothers, Hideo, Isamu and Yukio; sister, Sueko Hirata; two grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m. Friday at the Lahaina Hongwanji Temple; service over the urn 4 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

DORIS CHIYO KOGACHI, 80, of Mililani, died March 20, 2007. Born in Onomea, Hawai'i. Member of the Wahiawa Civic Club. Survived by husband, Henry; son, Keith; daughters, Doreen Nakamura and Karen; brother, Mark Uehara; sister, Nancy Miyashiro; four grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10 a.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

SEAN KEALII MARPEL, 28, of Honolulu, died March 18, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A hotel front desk agent. Survived by son, Seanson; daughters, Anela Deaguiar and Gabrielle Lamug Marpel; father, Edward; mother, Valerie; brother, Matthew; grandparents, Willa and Domingo Padilla and Jack and Elizabeth Marpel. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MILDRED ASAE MAU, 77, of Honolulu, died March 6, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. Retired Princess Kaiulani Hotel employee. Survived by husband, Wilfred; son, Mitchell; daughters, Beverly Tamashiro and Charlotte Hee; mother, Utano Okita; brothers, Melvin and Gary Okita; sister, Sharon Chung; one grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

SAMUEL AKUI NAPOLEON, 80, of Honolulu, died March 13, 2007. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A retired heavy-equipment operator. Survived by wife, Eyun; stepdaughter, Jo Ann Glenn; a grandchild; sister, Dixie Lee Kashima. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire.

HAROLD HIDEO NG, 73, of Mililani, died March 22, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired CPA accountant controller for Waialua Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Edna; sons, Damon and Daniel; five grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; Service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

FRANK VENECIUS NUNES, 80, of Wahiawa, died March 12, 2007. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired from the state as a registered nurse. Survived by brothers, Richard, Harold, James and Lawrence; sister, Theresa Afungia. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at St. John The Baptist Church; Mass 9 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

WAYSON TAKAJIRO OKAMOTO, 79, of Honolulu, died March 23, 2007. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Retired Board of Water Supply microbiologist. Survived by wife, Ethel; sons, Del Ross and John Wes, D.D.S; four grandchildren; sisters, Eiko Ohama, Kikue Morioka, Chiyo Mizuno, Betty Wakiji and Yoshiko. Visitation 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahala Ward; service 4 p.m. Flowers provided by family. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

DIANE JOAN PANG, 54, of Wai'anae, died March 20, 2007. Born in Park Falls, Wis. Survived by husband, Alejandro; sons, Franklin Antonio and Alejandro Jr.; daughters, Holly Boyce, Christine Demonia and Elizabeth; five grandchildren; brothers, Theodore and Patrick Boyce; sisters, Janice Boyce and Roberta King. Service and gathering 11 a.m. Sunday at Poka'i Bay. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

GEORGE WILLIAM PAZ, 53, of Honolulu, died March 20, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired from U.S. Navy; Hawaiian Airlines employee for many years. Survived by wife, Denise; son, Matthew; daughters, Danielle and Patricia; brother, Alan; sister, Delphia Paalani. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Donations to the American Heart Association, Hawai'i Chapter.

WILLIAM "BILL" RECKTENWALD, 84, of Kailua, died March 25, 2007. Born in Olean, N.Y. Survived by son, Mark; two grandchildren; sister, Mary Dahill. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m. Private burial. No flowers. Aloha attire. Donations to the USS Missouri Memorial Association, P.O. Box 879, Aiea, HI 96701. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LISA MARIE RIETHMEIER, 46, of Kaua'i, died March 17, 2007. Born in Michigan. Survived by mother, Dolores Lobretto; brother, Michael; companion, "Pee Wee." Service in Michigan. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

EDITH M. RUHMSHOTTEL, 94, of Kailua, died March 26, 2007. Born in Tacoma, Wash. Survived by daughter, Margaret "Maggie" DeMare; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

WILLIAM "BILL" STRAUB, of Hemet, Calif., died Feb. 11, 2007. Former Hawai'i resident who worked on the H-3 Freeway and Kawainui Marsh for SCI/E.E. Black. Survived by wife, Mary; daughters, Ronda Kolowski and Brenda Nelson; stepdaughter, Kelly Teramoto Friel; stepsons, Alex and Ryan; 14 grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. Sunday at Kailua boat ramp; celebration of life to follow at Kailua Beach Park.

CHARLES "PICO" TAI, 65, of Honolulu, died March 18, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by brother, Milton; sister, Valerie Kapahua. Beachside scattering of ashes service 10 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park behind the Kalapawai Store. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MICHAEL WAYNE WILSON, 51, of Hawai'i Kai, died March 20, 2007. Born in Hanibal, Mo. Certified commercial real estate appraiser. Survived by wife, Emma; daughters, Nina Malia and Liana Leilani; father, Thomas Emeriah; sisters, Sheri Arnold and Debbie Howard. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 to 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at La'ie Cemetery.

NORMAN NOBORU YONAMINE, 65, of Honolulu, died March 20, 2007. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired bellman for the Ilikai Hotel. Survived by wife, Wendy; son, Derek; mother, Elsie; brother, Stanley; sisters, Eleanore Arakaki, Bessie Oshiro and Leatrice Oie. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

SEIJI YOSHIZAWA, 85, of Honolulu, died March 14, 2007. Born in Kahului, Maui. Survived by sons, John Pawn III and Barry; daughters, Lillian and Helene Shiigi; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers: Tadayoshi, Soichi, Ichiro, Yoshio and Tomeo; sisters: Betty, Fumiko Kunioki and Toshiko Tomimoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.