honoluluadvertiser.com

Sponsored by:

Comment, blog & share photos

Log in | Become a member
The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, May 15, 2009

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

Ralph Naokalani ulumanoakalanipo Marlowe Beddow, 87, of Honolulu, died May 6, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired physician at Straub Clinic and Hospital; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Gail; sons, Randall, Malcolm and Christian; daughter, Lindley Garnier; sister, Lindley Maestri; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Wai-alae Country Club. No flowers. Aloha attire. Donations to the Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

David Kalani Brede, 76, of Kalaupapa, Moloka'i, died May 8, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A laborer at Kalaupapa. Survived by a sister and two brothers. Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Catholic Church, Kalaupapa; burial to follow. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

John Roger Campbell, 63, of Honolulu, formerly of Austin, Texas, died April 26, 2009. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Survived by mother, Irene; daughters, Tiffany Kaloustian, Jolynn and Jaime; grandson, Aiden. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Thomas Joseph Carney Jr., 62, of Honolulu, died April 13, 2009. Born in Burlington, Vt. An attorney. Survived by son, Sean; daughter, Megan; mother, Gloria; brothers, James and Patrick. Service 1 p.m. Sunday at 'Iolani School St. Alban's Chapel. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

Cole Ciliax, 24, of Honolulu, formerly of Las Vegas, died April 28, 2009. SeaBreeze Watersports employee. Survived by parents, Carl Ciliax and Beverly Wilson, Dana DeLong Lamb and Tom Lamb; sisters, Amanda, Elise and Alison; brothers, Jim and Randy; grandparents, Jerry and Barbara DeLong; girlfriend, P.I. Service 2 p.m. Monday at Makapu'u Beach. Celebration of life 4 p.m. to sunset at Maunalua Bay Beach Park. Donations to the Hawaiian Humane Society. www.supporthhs.org.

David S. Cooper, 85, of Wai'anae, died May 11, 2009. Born in Rocky River, Ohio. Retired U.S. Army colonel. Survived by wife, Kyong Ja; daughter, Amy Carson; grandsons, Maxwell and Oliver Carson; sister, Ann Hanich. Graveside service noon Wednesday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

Clara Hanako Furuta, 92, of Honolulu, died May 5, 2009. Born in Hakipu'u, Hawai'i. Retired Kahuku Hospital nurse. Survived by daughters, Carol Seguerre, Judy Mason and Gale Nagamine; sons, Ronald and Frayne; brothers, James Hasebe, Frank and Roy Fujimoto; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Natsue "Lillian" Hall, 89, of Honolulu, died May 1, 2009. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired Liberty Grill waitress. Survived by son, Rolland McElroy; granddaughter, Denise Inoue; great-granddaughter, Kelsie Inoue. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

W. Wesley Peterson, of Honolulu, died May 6, 2009. Born in Michigan. An internationally renowned professor in the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Department of Information and Computer Sciences; awarded a Regents Medal for Excellence in Research. Service 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 22 at the East-West Center's Hawai'i Imin International Conference Center at Jefferson Hall, in the Garden Level rooms. Information: Martha Crosby, 956-3500, or crosby@hawaii.edu.

Guillermo Salac, 85, of Wai'anae, died April 27, 2009. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Retired city emergency medical technician. Survived by wife, Experanza; son, Leighton; daughters, Fredlyn Estrella, Michele Tomita, Edwina Salac- Takasaki, Alison Ries and Carol Hamilton; brother, Alex; 19 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; reception to follow; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Perfecto Ramos Soberano aka Pete "The Bartender", 90, of Ka'a'awa, died April 28, 2009. Born in Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired Honolulu International Airport bartender. Survived by wife, Lily; sons, Gabriel Hassel, Peter and Robert; daughters, Mona Morris and Frances Dinnan; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

Joseph "Jesse" Torres, 65, of Waimanalo, died April 28, 2009. Born in Honolulu. General Hauling Freight Co. truck driver. Survived by wife, Naynine; sons, Robert "Shack" and Jesse "Kaleo"; daughter, Kimi "Cissy"; sisters, Sylvia "Dolly," Cynthia "Cindy," Kathleen, Trudy and Joann; hanai brother, Byron Yamate; one grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

Ignacio Arocan Tubera Sr., 98, of Honolulu, died May 1, 2009. Born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by wife, Norma; sons, John, Eleazer and Ignacio Jr.; daughters, Sharin Lujan-Martin, Sheryl Lucena, Susan Ajifu, Vena Yamauchi and Eunice; nine grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers.

Edward "Eddie" Valdez, 69, of 'Ewa Beach, died May 10, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Salvation Army employee, involved in their music programs for more than 30 years; U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by brothers, Benjamin Valdez and George Ariola. Service 2 p.m. tomorrow at Salvation Army, Vineyard Boulevard. Casual attire. Donations to the Salvation Army. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.