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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Obituaries

 •  Structural engineer Arthur Chiu, 76

Advertiser Staff

AMIE AGOR, of Kaua'i, was born and died Jan. 24, 2006. Survived by parents, Jamie and Richard; sister, Richelle; grandparents, Vincent and Rufelia Levinthol and George and Matilda Inouye. Private services pending. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

YOLANDA "YOYO" M. LEONG AGUIAR, 75, of Hawai'i Kai, died Jan. 19, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Organizer of the Hawai'i Kai Weekenders Golfers. Survived by son, Kimo Hoke; hanai son, Bobby Alo; daughters, Lucy Kaneshiro and Yolamas; brothers, Leslie, Royal, and Rex Leong; sister, Blossom Jamison; two grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Friday at Star of the Sea Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

BETSY "PATSY" MARIE AINA, 74, of Honolulu, died Jan. 20, 2006. Born on Maui. Retired sales clerk. Survived by sons, Clarence Jr. and Adrian; daughters, Stephanie Rivera, Brenda Lee Feliciano, Angela, and Lorraine Cano; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

JOSE BACCANI BILLEDO, 93, of Mililani, died Jan. 25, 2006. Born in Bangued, Abra, Philippines. Survived by brother, Cayetano; niece and nephews; grandnieces; grandnephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

LEWIS THOMAS CALAPINI, 21, of Waipahu, died Jan. 23, 2006. Born in Banqui, Philippines. U.S. Marine private, who died in Taqqadum, Iraq. Survived by parents, Orencio and Helen; brother, Marvin; grandmother, Filipinas Basug. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday at the Marine Corps Barracks Hawai'i chapel, Kane'ohe; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

LELAND WESLEY CARTWRIGHT, 84, of Kahuku, died Jan. 26, 2006. Born in Eastland, Texas. Driver and welder at Kahuku Plantation; retired City and County of Honolulu groundskeeper. Survived by sons, Wesley, David and Robert; daughters, Betty Jane Lagace, Ruth Ann Hammond, Mary Lee Hadrian and Vivian; 25 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; brother, Eugene; sister, Vivian Knight. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; committal service with military honors 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

RONALD DAS, 63, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 24, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Scuba diver; martial arts expert. Survived by three sons; eight daughters; mother, Gloria Pagelsdorf; brothers, Florentino Jr. and Dennis; sisters, Sylvia Day, Virginia, and Pearl Pagelsdorf; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Celebration of life 1 p.m. Saturday at Wai'anae Middle Park. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

SUPRANEE "MAM" DIEHL, 40, of 'Aiea, died Jan. 25, 2006. Born in Thailand. A homemaker. Survived by son, Mongkhon Sunanthapradit, Kathy and Natasha, and Suchada Hardly; mother, Tim Sunanthapradit. Visitation 2 p.m. today at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Service of Hawai'i.

ALEXANDER GARY FRANCHEY JR., 63, of Hale'iwa, died Jan. 23, 2006. Born in Wahiawa. A commercial fisherman. Survived by sons, Larry Franchey and Robert Hesia; two grandchildren; fiance, Yolanda Valentine; father, Michael Gonsalves; brothers, Gary and Winky. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Waialua Christian Church; service 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

HENRIETTA M. GOUVEIA, 72, of Honokohau, Hawai'i, died Jan. 28, 2006. Born in Honokohau. Retired cafeteria helper; member Kona Senior Citizens Bowling Club; a lauhala weaver, flower nursery and coffee farmer. Survived by husband, George; daughters, Claudette Serion and Pearl Cypriano; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Jimmy and Henry Rodrigues, and Robert, Alan, Gilbert and Phillip Henriques; caregivers, Lawrence and Helen Puou. Visitation 8 to 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i; Mass 9 a.m.; burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park, Holualoa, Hawai'i. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

ISAMU HATADA, 80, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 20, 2006. Born in Hilo. Retired proprietor of Hatada's T.V. Inc. Survived by wife, Hatsumi; son, Stephen; daughters, Lynne Inouye, Gina Ichiyama and Luane Ishimura; sister, Kay Segawa; seven grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo

SHIZUE HIGUCHI, 88, of Pukalani, Maui, died Jan. 19, 2006. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Ikeda Store seamstress. Survived by son, Calvin; daughters, Shirley Asao, Phyllis Sakai, Karen Seminara and Sandra Handa; brothers, Takeji and Akio Nihei; sisters, Harriet Fujii and Kiyoko Suzuki; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private family service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.

SANTOS PINTOR INOCENCIO, 70, of Mililani, died Jan. 2, 2006. Born in Cuitzeo Del Porvenir, Michoacan, Mexico. Retired from Reef Development of Hawai'i. Survived by children, Ruben, Candelario "Ken," Shane Rodrigues, Santos Jr., Shantell, Shirelle and Socorro; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Socorro, Jose and Juan; sister, Isabel Garcia. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o, Makai Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HARVEY NOHEA KAI, 68, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died Jan. 27, 2006. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Manager, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kaua'i and HELCO, Big Island. Survived by wife, Dorothy "Nen"; daughters, Ginger Rudman and Noelle Desaki; son, Stephen; brothers, Herbert and Robert; sisters, Lillian McFaley and Alberta; five grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Feb. 11 at Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary, Koloa, Kaua'i; service 11 a.m. Burial to follow in Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe, Kaua'i. Casual attire.

CHIYOKO KIKUYAMA, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 14, 2006. Born in Pearl City. Retired waitress for Royal Lahaina Resort. Survived by husband, John; sons, Glenn and Earl; daughters, Doreen Louie and Joyce Duro; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Stanley and Edward Shiroma; sisters, Kameko Arakaki and Barbara Taira. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MACARIO CACAL "CARIO" LUNG GAT, 70, of Lahaina, Maui, died Jan. 23, 2006. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Pest controller for the sugar industry. Survived by wife, Celerina; father, Leon; brothers, Corazon Long Gay, Felicito and Ernesto; sister, Estrellita Bradford. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.

STANLEY MANIBOG, 55, of Wailuku, Maui, died Jan. 28, 2006. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. A state and Maui County maintenance man. Survived by daughters, Brandy and Shannon; fiancee, Suk Alford; mother, Mitsuko; sisters, Esther Miyasato and Eleanor; brothers, Ernest and Alan; two grandchildren; grandmother, Yurino Gaudia. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Maui Evangelical Church, Kahului; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.

MITSUE MATSUWAKI, 85, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Jan. 28, 2006. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Lawrence, Ronald, Glenn and Clyde; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, John Nagano; sisters, Kikue Yamamoto, Itsumi Nakamura, Yoshie Ogata, Maisie Chow and Hazel Takemoto. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MICHAEL C. MAWHORTER, 63, of Honolulu, died Jan. 27, 2006. Born in Detroit. Retired City and County of Honolulu Parks and Recreation Department employee. Survived by companion, Samuel Lam; brother, Raymond. Service and burial in Michigan. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

HALINE "HALI" McALLISTER, 56, of Waipahu, died Jan. 25, 2006. Born in Germany. Member of Resurrection of the Lord Church; past president of church Ladies' Guild. Survived by husband, C.T. "Mac" II; sons, Charles "Tiger" III and Michael Pastick; daughter, Kimberly Bali; mother, Helena Klimas; brother, Walter Kedzior; sisters, Anna Kelly and Terri Davidson; five grandchildren; 13 grandchildren. Connecticut services; Hawai'i services pending. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o.

ESTHER SPAULDING MILLER, 91, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 25, 2006. Born in Baraboo, Wis. Veteran's Administration Hospitals nuclear biophysicist. Survived by daughter, Nancy Crawford. Private service held. No flowers; donations to Hospice of Hilo. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home, Hilo.

EUGENE "GENE" M. MOURA, 69, of Honolulu, died Jan. 23, 2006. Born in Honolulu. An elevator mechanic foreman. Survived by wife, Marilyn; children, Corri Moura-Smith, Sharnell Moura-Onaga, Chadrick Moura-Milare, Christopher and Christal-lyn; sisters, Nettie Hill and Edna Rapozo; six grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

AKIO OGINO, 78, of Honolulu, died Jan. 21, 2006. Born in Kobe, Japan. Retired general manager and vice president for Nishimoto Trading Co. Survived by wife, Sadako; son, Dennis; daughter, Ann MacNeill; sister, Masako. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

BEATRICE NG OKA, 84, of Honolulu, died Jan. 18, 2006. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired owner of Corner Liquor Store. Survived by husband, Wilfred; daughter, Sherland Dirksen; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Richard and Wesley Ng. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

LYDIA KAMAILE PEREIRA, 76, of Hilo, died Jan. 28, 2006. Born in Ka'u, Hawai'i. Hilo Medical Center executive housekeeper. Survived by son, Mark; daughters, Pamela Tiogangco and Gay "Puanani" Panui; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; brothers, Joseph Papalimu, William Abraham, Timothy Papalimu and Jack Odani; sisters, Rebecca Baji, Beth Ehu and Ruth Papalimu. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Holy Cross; service noon; burial 2 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home.

EARL TOSHIMITSU SAITO, 67, of Pa'auilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 28, 2006. Born in Pa'auilo. Owner of Earl's Snack Shop and Pa'auilo Store. Survived by wife, Miriam; sons, Mark and Miles; daughter, Monica Maekawa; brother, Gerald; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honoka'a; Mass 6:45 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow in Kalopa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.

GUY WAYNE STRICKLIN JR., 26, of Mililani, died Jan. 25, 2006. Born in Honolulu. U.S. Air Force staff sergeant. Survived by father, Guy Sr.; mother, Claudia Hemminger; brother, Bryan; grandparents, Sam and Juanita Stricklin and Agnes Hemminger. Private service held. Donations to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

FRED SUSUMU TAKAHASHI, 91, of Honolulu, died Jan. 19, 2006. Born in Kanagawa, Japan. Survived by wife, Dorothy; sisters, Ruth Odo, Kazue Aoki, Esther Sasaki and Grace Nakamura. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

PHYLLIS RAE TONGG, 75, of Makawao, Maui, died Jan 21, 2006. Born in Wausau, Wis. Retired landscape architect, ASLA. Survived by sons, R. Randall, Robert, Phillip and James; eight grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Kings Cathedral, Kahului; service 10:30 a.m. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.