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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, January 3, 2008

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

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EDWARD G. CARDOZA, 94, of Wailuku, Maui, died Dec. 17, 2007. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Retired Maui Department of Water Supply business manager. Survived by wife, Alice; son, Joseph; daughter, Cordis Kelley; brother, Edmond; sisters, Constance Osorno and Eva Medeiros; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

YOUNG YEE MOON CHANDLER, 86, of Honolulu, died Dec. 26, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. U.S. Army administrative secretary. Survived by husband, Yuell Jr.; son, Yuell III; daughter, Nora Vela; brother, Richard Moon; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Wahiawa; service 10:30 a.m.; private burial to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

KYLE BRADLEY DANIEL, 19, of Honolulu, died Dec. 21, 2007. Born in Oregon. A student. Survived by parents, Daniel Timothy and Molly Helkena; brother, Kevin; hanai sister, Christine Reimers; paternal grandparents, Amram and Terse Timothy; maternal grandmother, Melvine Helkena. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

ROBERT OWEN FITZPATRICK, 66, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 21, 2007. Born in West Virginia. Retired from the U.S. Navy and from Chaminade University. Survived by wife, Rochelle; son, Robert; daughter, Debra Fennell; five grandchildren; brothers, Hayes and David Fitzpatrick, and Alex and Michel Szuch; sisters, Delores Fields, Alexis Wilkenson and Merry Douglas. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

OMOYO "IRENE" GAELA, 93, of Na'alehu, Hawai'i, died Dec. 6, 2007. Born in Honu'apo, Ka'u, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by son, Robert Kimura; sister, Rose Murakami; son-in-law, Bert Nishimoto; six grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Private service held. No donations (koden). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

ESTHER HAN, 47, of Honolulu, died Dec. 23, 2007. Born in Seoul, South Korea. A nanny. Survived by son, Patrick; brother, Pum Jin Lee; sisters, Ok Kyung Ann and Kyung Sun Lee. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

NORMAN TAKESHIRO HIGA, 86, of Kahalu'u, died Dec. 16, 2007. A heavy equipment mechanic retired from Marine Base Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Grace; daughters, Lorraine Mall, Frances Goo, Joanne Cole and Rachel Gillespie; two grandchildren; brother, John Higa; sisters, Bridgette Silva and Martha Tamashiro. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

MASAKO IGE, 93, of Waiahole, died Dec. 17, 2007. Born in Waipahu. Retired self-employed farmer. Survived by daughter, Darlene Galang; sons, Melvin and Stanley; hanai daughter, Peggy Sutter; hanai son, Walter Akamine; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, John and Seichi Tamayose. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service at 6:30 pm. Casual attire.

GEORGIANA IOTT, 76, died Dec. 18, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A retired executive housekeeper. Survived by husband, Lester; sons, Reginald Ortiz and Michael and Mitchell Iott; daughters, Michelle Moss and Melissa Jones; brother, Jerry Guerzon; sister, Cerelina Perry; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service held. Donations to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association. Online memorial: www.rill.com.

U.S. flag JACK DOMINGO LAMUG, also known as JACINTO D. LAMUG SR., 89, of Waipahu, died Dec. 2, 2007. Born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Owner of Lamug's Landscaping & Yard Service. Survived by wife, Felicidad; sons, Jacinto Jr., Guillermo "Jimmy," Saturnino, Diosdado, Edward, Ferdinand and Rolando; daughters, Winifreda "Ida" Benson, Elizabeth "Betty" Franco and Adora Bunch; sister, Maria; 27 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; Mass 11 a.m.; cemetery committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

U.S. flag ROGER JOSEPH LUKO, 79, died Dec. 9, 2007. Born in Hartford, Conn. A Realtor and owner of Luko & Associates Realty. Survived by wife, Eileen; son, Steven; daughter, Denise-Marie; brother, Richard; three grandchildren. Service at a later date at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

U.S. flag LAWRENCE "LARRY" MANLIGUIS, 65, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 27, 2007. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. Hawai'i County Economic Opportunity Council deputy director for community services; head varsity basketball coach at Hilo High School and veteran of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne, in Vietnam; member of the board of directors for the Hawai'i County Workforce Investment Board and East Hawai'i Coalition for the Homeless; member of the Hawaii County Committee of Aging, Hawai'i Island Food Bank Advisory Board, Retired Senior Volunteer Program Advisory Council and Hamakua Catholic Community. Survived by wife, Sumiko; sons, Sean and Lance; daughter, Laureen; brothers, Albert, Gus, Rocky and Calvin; sister, Eileen Kagawa; grandsons, Lane and Lancen. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 6 p.m. Graveside urn committal service 10 a.m. Monday at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

RONALD SHIRO MATSUMOTO, 65, of Hawai'i Beaches Estates, Hawai'i, died Dec. 26, 2007. Born in Arcadia, Calif. A retired plumber-pipefitter. Survived by wife, Patricia; stepsons, Glen DeMarcus and Cary Stock; stepdaughters, Michelle Aquino, Stephanie Dunnam and Sarah DeMarcus; brothers, Ken and David; sister, Naomi Stok; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes at sea off O'ahu pending. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.

U.S. flag TSURUO "ROY" MORITA, 79, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 7, 2007. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. Retired sheet metal foreman at Hickam Air Force Base. Served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Survived by children, Roy Morita, Darlene Shimamura and Dean Morita; four grandchildren; brother, Jack; sister, Alice Tamanaha. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

U.S. flag MATSUTO MURAYAMA, 83, of Wahiawa, died Dec. 9, 2007. Born in Waialua. U.S. Army interpreter in Japan; retired federal electronic technician. Survived by wife, Alice; son, Glenn; daughter, Gail; grandchildren, Kellee and Dane; brother, Harry. Visitation noon Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 1 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

SUE MATSUE NAKAI, 91, of Honolulu, died Dec. 19, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Glenn and Wayne; daughters, Carol Mishima and Lorraine Kimata; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brother, Yurio Murata. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MITSUJI "BIRDIE" NAKAYEMA, 77, of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, died Dec. 31, 2007. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Retired Olokele Sugar Co. supervisor. Survived by wife, Mitsuko; son, Trent; daughter, Doris Runice; one granddaughter; brother, Mitsukazu Nakayama; sisters, Yoriko Inouye and Sumiko Kawasaki. Service 11 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary, Kaua'i. No flowers. Casual attire.

U.S. flag SYDNEY "SID" MASAHARU OSHIRO, 71, of Mililani, died Dec. 25, 2007. Born in Glenwood, Hawai'i. Retired U.S. Army sergeant major, and Damien High School ROTC program instructor. Survived by wife, Nobuko; son, Steven; daughter, Charlene; brother, Fumio; sisters, Elsie Oshiro and Naomi Sakuma. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

DARREN-JAY GABRIEL PADACA, of Honolulu, died Dec. 25, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Roland and Marisa; brother, John-Ralp; sister, April; grandparents, Victoriano and Minaya Gabriel and Felicidad; great-grandmother, Sophia. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

JAMES BRYAN PITTS, 56, formerly of Hawai'i, died Dec. 18, 2007. Born in Winthrop, Mass. Guitarist, published poet and pencil artist who sold drawings in Hawai'i. Survived by fiancee, Eiko Austin; mother, Joan Pitts. Memorial gathering 1 p.m. Feb. 2, 2008, at Hawaii Yacht Club. A later memorial to be held in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Donations to Cedars-Sinai Outpatient Cancer Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048 or Trinity Care Hospice, 2601 Airport Drive, Suite 230, Torrance, CA 90505.

ARTHUR DOUGLAS PACHECO, 59, of Kailua, died Dec. 31, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Longtime Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. employee; and owner of Art's Quality Construction Co. Survived by wife, DeborahaPacheco; son, Dustin Pacheco; daughter, K. Kulia Pacheco Boerstler; brothers, Walter and Michael. Service 4 p.m. tomorrow at Kane'ohe Yacht Club. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

LOIS FOO QUAN, 86, of Honolulu, died Dec. 27, 2007. Born in Los Angeles. A self-employed cosmetic sales representative and former Fuller Brush sales representative. Survived by son, Daniel; hanai daughter, Sherie Hitchcock; a grandson; sisters, Lily Wan, Lulu Kong, Eleanor Chin and Esther Don. Private service. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ANTONE ROMAN JR., 65, of 'Ewa Beach, died Dec. 24, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired city employee. Survived by wife, Shirley; son, Shawn; daughter, Kimberley Cole; six grandchildren; brothers, William, Stanley and Earl; parents, Adela and Antone Sr. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; graveside service 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

GUDELIA SANCHEZ, 72, of Palisades, Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Dec. 31, 2007. Born in Guerrero, Mexico. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Samuel, Miguel, Saul, Sergio and Salvador Gonzalez; daughters, Alma Ruth Marin, Mara Ramirez, Letty Jones, Miriam Fisher, Merary Navarro and Emir Page; brothers, Arturo, Abel and Aviud; sisters, Elidet, Susana, Teresa, Rosa, Guadalupe and Santa; 23 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service 5 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 78-6955 Mamalahoa Highway, Kailua, Kona. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home, Hilo.

U.S. flag ORAN A. SATTERFIELD JR., 63, of Honolulu, died Dec. 28, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Hilton Hawaiian Village head limousine driver. Survived by wife, Josephine "Josie"; sons, Oran III, Sean and Chad; daughter, Jana Focht; grandchildren, Nanealani and Kaimana; sister, Fairlene Aladieff. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

U.S. flag DAVID K. SCHOEL, 69, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 5, 2007. Born in Indianapolis. A retired meat cutter for Hickam Commissary. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, David Jr. and Dane; three grandchildren; brother, Dean; sister, Ruth Hammond. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

JOHN "TOM" THOMAS SPAULDING, 65, of Kihei, Maui, died Dec. 24, 2007. Born in North Dakota. A business manager. Survived by wife, Jody van Aalst; sons, Joe and Ted; sister, Kathleen Iverson. Private service. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

U.S. flag ALBERT MICHAEL SPISSO, 82, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Dec. 21, 2007. Born in New Jersey. World War II Navy veteran; a building and construction contractor. Survived by wife, Catherine; sons, James and Kim Schroer; daughter, Deborah Sanders; brother, Ernest. No service. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory & Funeral Home of West Hawai'i.

FLORENCE SEU LEN TONG, 95, of Honolulu, died Dec. 26, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired state educator. Survived by brother, Clarence Liu; nieces and nephews. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; inurnment 1 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

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