Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
PRISCO C. BAGIO, 77, of Wahiawa, died July 31, 2006. Born in La'ie. Survived by sons, Bernie, Frisco and Alexander; eight grandchildren. Memorial gathering 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Kualoa Beach Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
SUE MITSURU CHANG, 73, of Lahaina, Maui, died Aug. 12, 2006. Born in Lahaina. A homemaker. Survived by brother, Masao Fujikawa; brother-in-law, Joseph; sister, June Horiuchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
DAGNY CLARABAL, 36, of Honolulu, died Aug. 4, 2006. Born in Denver, Colo. A strong supporter of the American Cancer Relay for Life and the Colon Cancer Alliance Group. Survived by husband, Shawn; sons, Brandon Myers and Chadric Cruz Jr.; daughter, Alexia Ongie; ex-husbands, Chadric Cruz Sr. and Ross Ongie; father, Stuart Myers; mother, Helene Myers; brothers, Larry, Mike and Mark Engel; sisters, Lori Worden and Debbie Lattin. Service 9 a.m. Monday at Ka Hale Hoano Hou O Ke Akua; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
SAMUEL J. CRAWFORD, 69, of Honolulu, died July 25, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Supervisor for Kailua Express. Survived by son, William Kon; daughter, Mahealani Meria; brothers, Edward, Abraham, Isaac and Simeon; sisters, Elizabeth Lau, Agatha Kaniaupio, Ellen Yamaguchi, Mildred Froiseth and Winifred Gonsalves. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
ERNEST C. DURANTE SR., 64, of Kailua, died July 29, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired switchman with Hawaiian Telephone Co. Survived by wife, Marie Salcedo-Durante; sons, Ernest Jr. and Mark Durante, and Ranier Braga; daughter, Rosalind Pacheco; mother, Eva; brother, Vernon; sisters, Jeanette Durante and Gertrude Andrade; six grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
RECARDO PASCUAL ESPIRITU, 80, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 30, 2006. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired from Del Monte Corp. Survived by wife, Consolacion; daughters, Evangeline Johnson and Buenalyn Bogard; son, Antonino; six grandchildren; brother, Romeo; sister, Carolina Abad. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
LESTER ATSUSHI FUJIOKA, 57, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 7, 2006. Born in Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i. A meat cutter for Sack 'N Save Foods Puainako, Hawai'i. Survived by wife, Louise; daughters, Caroline and Michelle; brothers, Harvey and Howard; sister, Janis Picone. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at 'Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
HEVIN ROXANNE LEIGH FUKE, 49, of Wai'anae, died July 11, 2006. Born in South Carolina. Survived by sons, Angel and McKinzey Delosantos; one grandson; parents, Al and Elizabeth Woods; sister, Elaine Hawkins. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
RICHARD "DICK" DIAS FURTADO, 93, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 9, 2006. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired business owner. Survived by wife, Juliette; daughter, Barbara Yeackel; sons, Richard and Robert; sister, Gertrude Berger; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Celebration of life noon Wednesday at Hilo Yacht Club. Lei welcome. Donations to one's local hospice care organization. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i.
MERCEDES "MERCY" GUZMAN, 75, of Garden Grove, Calif., died July 29, 2006. Born in Wai'anae. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Ronnie Inay, Nick and Eddie Pugay; sisters, Esther Ishikawa, Erlinda Pugay and Bernie Aroz; 24 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Casual attire.
EDDYNGTON "HUNKY" ELLIS HIRAM, 60, of Hau'ula, died Aug. 3, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired special investigator with the state attorney general's office. Survived by companion, Joanne Ha'o; son, Eddyngton Jr.; daughters, Melanie and Lauren; three grandchildren; sisters, Noreen Keahiolalo, Evanitta Crowe, Karla Hiram-Paiva, Moana Hannemann, Ipolani Thompson and Aloma Willis; brothers Lambert and Edmund Hiram, and Walter Gomez. Visitation 8 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:15 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
DORINNE JOHN, 44, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 4, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A foster parent. Survived by son, Jerome Jones; daughter, Clisha Jesus; brothers, Andrew Bright, Michael and Eddie Jesus; sisters, Brenda Perry, Roxanne Mawae, Nina Singletary, Corrine Collins and Donna Rivera. Service noon tomorrow at Poka'i Bay. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
KATHRYN KEKUWENE KAHALEOUMI, 83, of Wai'anae, died Aug. 10, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Member of Sacred Heart Parish, Wai'anae. Survived by daughter, Jacqueline Kahaleoumi-Spencer; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; brothers, Henry and George Chee; sisters, Hattie Pang, Hannah Portlock and Elizabeth Chee. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, Wai'anae; Mass 7 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
MATSUO KAMINISHI, 89, of Wahiawa, died July 22, 2006. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Retired from the family business, Abo Laundry; member of the 442nd Anti Tank Co. Survived by wife, Alice; daughters, Judy Kaminishi and Ann Lee; granddaughters, Kelly Ann and Nicole Lee; brothers, Tomosue and Hiromi Abo; sisters, Sumako Clark and Betty Kim. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
JIN MEI LIN, 97, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2006. Born in Canton, China. Survived by husband, Jian Gu Liu; sons, Kin Chun and Song Wen; daughter, Heong Nui Louie; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; Taoist service; cremation to follow at 1:30 p.m.
PABLO "TONY" REYES NIGOS, 92, of Pearl City, died Aug. 1, 2006. Born in Luna, La Union, Philippines. Retired supervisor for Hickam Air Force Base supply department; Pearl City Highlands Intermediate School custodian. Survived by wife, Juliana; sons, Rudy, Fernando and Bonifacio Nebreja; daughters, Zenaida Pagdilao and Procesa Black; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
PAUL SUMIO SHIMAMOTO, 78, of Somerville, Mass., died Jan. 9, 2006. A graduate of Waipahu High School class of 1945; an architect for Catalano Associates for nearly 40 years. Survived by nephews, Glenn and David; great-nephew, Kirk; great-niece, Kelsey. Memorial gathering 4 p.m. Monday at the committal court of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; reception to follow.