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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, May 31, 2007

Obituaries

 •  Former Honolulu Symphony conductor Donald Johanos, 79

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. To publish paid death notices, call the classified ads department at 521-9111.

VICTORIA KANANI AUGU-GLIARO, 4, of Honolulu, died May 20, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Steven and Angel; grandparents, Dennis and Lydia Kaeka, Sid and Isabel Baker; great-grandmother, Anita Denning. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Seventh-day Adventist Church, Nu'uanu; service 6 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Monday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

LILLIAN RUIZ BLACKSTAD, 72, of Honolulu, died May 26, 2007. Born in Kekaha, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Joseph; son, Joedy; daughter, Joelyn Major; brothers, Ernest Ruiz Sr. and Harold Ruiz Sr.; grandchildren, Mathew and Jessica Major. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 6 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Aloha attire.

JUANA MARIA YANGAT CALIBOSO, 80, of Waipahu, died May 12, 2007. Born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Nestor and Rodolfo; daughters, Wilma Ildefonso and Lyn; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers and two sisters in the Philippines. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 9:45 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

FELICISIMA VALDEZ CARINIO, 72, of Kapa'au, North Kohala, Hawai'i, died May 26, 2007. Born in Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired housekeeper at the former Royal Waikoloan Hotel. Survived by daughter, Maria Javellana; stepson, Brian; brothers, Beningno and Florencio Valdez; sisters, Sister Iluminada Valdez and Emelia Costales; six grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hawi; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

RANDALL "RANDY" M. CASTRO, 52, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 17, 2007. Born in Hilo. A sound technician. Survived by daughters, Lissete Johansen and Melissa; son, Jacob; sisters, Karen Ferreira, Patricia Kamau and Maureen Kiehm; one grandchild. Gathering 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Onekahakaha Beach Park Pavilion No. 6. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

LOVENER L.K. DU CHATEAU (GETTLE), 49, of Gardena, Calif., died May 16, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Gary; son, Jerald Gettle; daughter, Lovener Gettle; granddaughter, Kalei Gettle; father, William Gettle; brothers, William Gettle Jr. and Kaipo Gettle; hanai mother, Jeraldine. Service tomorrow and Saturday at Green Hills Mortuary Park.

EUGENE "GENE" GERARD HEFFNER, 50, of Kailua, died May 21, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Worked at KFC in Kailua. Survived by mother, Angeline; sister, Bernadette Ahuna; brothers, Leslie Paul and Gregory Lee. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ann Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

ALTHEA "ONAONA" JOSETTE IONA, 70, of Makakilo, died May 25, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. Former employee of Borthwick Mortuary and Mililani Mortuary. Survived by sons, Samuel and Ronald; daughters, Phylamae "Moani" Ayala, Carmela Vigue, Kapua Taketa, Naomi Annino-Luat and Kanoe Gillespie; brothers, Clifford, Wayne, Darwin and Greg Kaneaiakala; sisters, Paula Kaneaiakala and JoAnn Kaea; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service 5:30 p.m.; private scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

SHUM LEUNG, 77, of Honolulu, died May 22, 2007. Born in Canton, China. Survived by wife, Hang Yiu; sons, Alton and Calvin; daughters, Yin Ping Kwok, Monica Ching and Eva Mayeshiro: nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister, Pui Chun Lui. Visitation and Taoist service 9 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

MAILE M. MAEDA, 64, of Honolulu, died May 19, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Henry; son, Michael; daughters, Donna Kaneshiro and Celeste; brothers, Steven and Gerald Iwanaka; sisters, Joyce Iwata, Sylvia Yoshida, Lynne Yano and Joanne Teruya. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

THELMA E. "LANI" McCABE, 63, died May 7, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Lanikai Elementary School. Survived by sisters, Annie Hikita and Leo Kau; brothers, George, Joe, Zach, John, Randy, Chad and Eric. Visitation 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park; service 12:45 p.m.

SHIGEYOSHI MINAGAWA, 83, of Honolulu, died May 22, 2007. Born in Japan. Retired physician. Survived by wife, Michiko; sons, Samuel and Arthur; daughter, Angela Chan; four grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Japanese Seventh-day Adventist Church. Casual attire. Donations to the Japanese Seventh-day Adventist Church building fund. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

THELMA REINHARDT MOWRY, 90, of Honolulu, died May 16, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, James Macy Reinhardt; daughters, Lynne Reinhardt and Carol Oliver; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial service 2 p.m. at O'ahu Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire.

EDWARD "NAKA" HIDEO NAKASHIMA, 93, of Honolulu, died May 23, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired carpenter foreman for K. Nagata Construction Ltd. Survived by wife, Harue; son, Milton; daughters, Leatrice Yoshimura and Joyce Fukuyama; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, George, Allen and Walter; sisters, Mildred Hashimoto, Jane Ishii, Edna Bonomi, Lillian Hatico and Frances Oda. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

GEORGINA "GINA" DOLLIE ANN SILVA, 53, of Honolulu, died May 14, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Employed at Zippy's Ala Moana. Survived by husband, Alvin; sons, Gregory, Adrian and Sterling; brothers, Francis and James Aiona; sisters, Francine Haugen, Donna Santos and Sonya Aiona; five grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

The Rev. LYDIA LILIA SPENCER, 80, of Wai'anae, died May 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Edward, Deacon Samuel, David, Rev. Nathan, Rev. Jeremiel, Rev. Edward and Nicolas; daughters, Geraldine Souza, Rev. Annie Siufanua, Nicolette Garland, Deaconess Naomi Garner and Ruth Barco; brothers, Jeremiah Denny and Preston Foster Sr.; sisters, Beatrice Mendoza and Ida Lou Stevens; 40 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; committal service 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire.