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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Obituaries

WALTER MASAO AMANO, 77, of Honolulu, died April 18, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Federal Aviation Administration air traffic assistant. Survived by wife, Margaret; son, Marcus; daughters, Pamela Yoshino and Marjorie; one grandchild; brother, Thomas; sister, Dorothy Oishi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ESPERANZA "PANSY" "PANCING" QUINTANA AQUI, 90, of Kailua, died April 25, 2008. Born in Siquijor, Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Anthony, Dennis, Paul, Michael and Jordan; stepsons, Silas, Arcadio Jr. and Joe Yunson; daughters, Mary "Bernie" Bermudez, Catherine "Yvonne" Elliazar and Angelita "Angie" Drew; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

ALFONSO BARENO, 79, of Mililani, died March 15, 2008. Born in Makawao, Maui. Retired U.S. Army staff sergeant. Survived by wife, Elsie; son, Timmy Nguyen; one grandson. Committal service 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

MERLE STANLEY BARTEL, 79, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died April 24, 2008. Born in Beatrice, Neb. A pharmacist; U.S. Air Force lieutenant; missionary and an ordained minister. Survived by wife, Becky; daughters, Angela Gianola, Cynthia Bartel and Theresa Cook; son, Keith; brother, Ivon; sisters, Virgil Perelli-Minetti, Marilyn Witham and Joyce Rusk; four stepchildren; 19 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews. Celebration of life 6 p.m. Friday at University of the Nations-Ohana Court. Donations to Hope Chapel Kailua, Kona, or University of the Nations. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i, Kailua, Kona.

ANNIE ELIZABETH DUNCAN BELL, 84, of Wailuku, Maui, died April 27, 2008. Born in Wailuku. A homemaker. Survived by sister, Lolita Bell St. Sure. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Christ the King Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.

DAVID BUMANGLAG COLOMA, 86, of 'Ewa Beach, died March 29, 2008. Born in Puzol, Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Member of Badoc Pinili Aid Association. Survived by wife, Maxima; son, Christopher; daughter, Julie Coloma Parado; grandchildren, Shaina, Christen Coloma, Raven, Corben Parado, Chrisha Coloma and Julien Parado. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

SEDARIO TAJON GAMATERO, 95, of Honolulu, died April 19, 2008. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Albina; children, Ernest, Enriqueta Baldovi, Elizabeth Ramos, Emilio, Darbino and Joe; 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Basilia Fagaragan. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

LYDIA ELEANOR HONG, 91, of Honolulu, died April 25, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hawaiian Mission Elementary School kindergarten teacher. Survived by son, Buzzy; daughter, Lynette Watts; hanai daughters, Joy Turner and Christy O'Donnell; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 9:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at Ho-nolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 10 a.m.; lunch to follow. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

RODNEY KAUKUNA KAMAKA, 69, of Las Vegas and Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died April 20, 2008. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. Retired letter carrier. Survived by wife, "Aunty Blondie"; sons, Bull, Dan, Duke and Elston Kamaka and Kawika De Villanueva; daughters, B.B. and Sandy; hanai brother, Toshi Nakao; 11 grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Kailua, Kona; service 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

ERNEST SAMUEL KAPUAALA, 82, of Wailuku, Maui, died April 13, 2008. Born in Honolulu. City Road Division mason supervisor. Survived by wife, Roberta; sons, Sam, Kalani, John "John John" Jordan, Vernon and Victor; daughters, Moni Switzer and Vernest; brother, Elmer; sister, Dorothy Alo; 16 grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m.; cremation to follow. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

THOMAS "TOMMY" SHOICHI KAWASAKI, 68, of Honolulu, died April 27, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired owner of Tommy K's East Manoa Shell. Survived by wife, Linda; daughters, Yvette Achong and Christine; five grandchildren; mother, Gladys; sister, Carolyn Harada. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

TAKASHI "TAKA" KONDO, 78, of Kaumakani, Kaua'i, died April 10, 2008. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. A retired Olokele Sugar Plantation laboratory analyst. Survived by sisters, Hanako Teraoka, Mitsue Shishido, Yuriko Kamibayashi, Yoneko Honjo, Rosaline Teixeira and Joan Choi; brother, Makoto. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Koloa Union Church; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

LAVANNA "VANNA" MEIMEI KEHAULANI LANOZA-MAGLINTI, 44, of Honolulu, died April 17, 2008. Born in Wahiawa. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Jaynah Lanoza; mother, Elizabeth Lanoza; brother, Kelii Lanoza; sisters, Levenia Lanoza and Lisa Hirchag; grandchild, Isis Montgomery. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

KAMRYN TABETA BERNADETTE YADAO MATAGOLAI, infant daughter of Alecio "Alex" Rios Matagolai Jr. and Eldalyn "Dee" Ululani Yadao, of Honolulu, died April 24, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by sister, Brittany Yadao; brother, Danni Boy Matagolai III; grandparents, Tabeta and Larry Suwon, Evalani and Stephen Lizama and Alfred Yadao Jr. Visitation 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 8 p.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.

BRIAN L MOHR, 62, of Waipahu, died April 26, 2008. Born in Alberta, Canada. A city safety specialist. Survived by wife, Rita; sons, Troy, Simon and Andy; daughters, Sherry Ozorio and Shawna Cochran; nine grandchildren; father, George; sister, Alice. Visitation 10:30 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; celebration of life 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ARTHUR F. NUGENT JR., 85, of Honolulu, died March 20, 2008. Born in Philadelphia. Retired from the U.S. Navy; a World War II veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor; a pilot with Hawaiian Airlines in Honolulu and with Air America in Southeast Asia. Survived by sister, Mary Louise Nugent; nieces, Ellen Forrest Nugent and Mary Louise Johanneck; grandnephew, Dean Allen Johanneck; great-grandnephew, Derrick Johanneck. Inurnment 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of The Pacific. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

MONIQUE HA'AHAO PLACE, 19, of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, formerly of Moloka'i, died April 25, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by grandparents, Milton and Linda Place, Betty Puaa, Boy and Linda DeMello; parents, Zaida and Alfred DeMello, Kippy Puaa and Carlos Anes; siblings, Keenan, Hunter, Makamae, Kealohilani, Kamalii, Dean, Markes, Bianca and Sheila. Visitation 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church, Kalua'aha, Moloka'i; service 11:30 a.m. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

ROFALITA TRAZO REONAL, 79, of Waipahu, died April 9, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughters, Aurora Dumaguin, Carina Palapala, Emma Rituria, Rosalia Alcones and Mylin Smith; sons, Ponciano, Johnny and Narciso; 28 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Patricio, Sabio and Nicolas Trazo Jr.; sisters, Maricia Magno and Nerea Temblor. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

JOHN PRATT RICHARDSON, 79, of Honolulu, died April 26, 2008. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A retired chairman of the Distribution Group of Amfac Inc. Survived by wife, Carolyn; sons, John Jr. and Douglas; brothers, George and Kenneth; two grandchildren. Private service. Donations to Hawaiian Mission Children's Society or American Diabetes Association. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FRANK CABRAL SOUSA III, 82, of Kane'ohe, died April 15, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Marine Corps Base Hawaii heavy-equipment operator. Survived by wife, Amelia; sons, Stanley Sousa and Wayne Kakae; daughter, Bubbles Chun; sisters, Lois Guerrero, Geraldine Alama and Mamo Howell; 15 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. next Wednesday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

GEORGE D. SOUZA, 91, of Wai'anae, died April 11, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Member of the Old Times Boxing Club from the Hawaii Boxing Association; retired Public Works Center pipefitter. Survived by sons, Douglas, Halford "Sam," Emerson, Wyatt and Sean Souza, and Lionel Kahele; daughter, Odetta Medeiros; brother, Albert; sister, Eva Perrin; grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

JUAN CACAL VISITACION, 94, of Honolulu, died April 15, 2008. Born in Cadaratan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired rice and vegetable farmer in the Philippines. Survived by stepson, Sixto Ramos; daughters, Erlinda Duldulao and Clarita Bolosan; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; graveside service 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

LOUISE ADORA WEBB, 98, of Kane'ohe, died April 13, 2008. Born in Baraga, Mich. Survived by daughters, June Webb and Shirley Demay. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

DONALD MU CHONG WONG, 90, of Honolulu, died April 16, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired chief finance officer for Chinn Ho's Capital Investment Co. since 1947; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Eugenia; sons, Steven, John and Thomas; seven grandchildren; sister, Elizabeth Ching. Visitation 10:30 a.m. May 10 at Star of the Sea Church; service noon. Private burial. No flowers. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

STEVEN "BOYSIE" PAUL YAP, 63, of Honolulu, died April 13, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Aloha Airlines supply clerk. Survived by mother, Grace; brother, Allan; sisters, Susan Chun, Colleen Lunasco and Roxanne Murakami; nieces; nephews; grandnieces; grandnephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.