Obituaries
| Lawrence S.L. Ching, former president of Liberty Bank, dies |
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LILLIAN BAPTISTE ADAMS, 93, of Manoa, died Aug. 18, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired public school teacher with 23 years of service. Founding member of the Alliance Fran'aise de Hawai'i; charter member of Historic Hawai'i Foundation; member of Daughters of Hawai'i, American Association of University Women, Bishop Museum, Friends of 'Iolani Palace, Hawaiian Historical Society and Honolulu Academy of Arts. Survived by children, Leilani Adams Maguire, Henry III, Christie and John Quincy Adams; one granddaughter. Service 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Unity Church of Hawai'i at Diamond Head. Donations to Daughters of Hawai'i or a favorite charity.
LESLIE JAMES ALEXANDER, 37, of Kahului, Maui, died Aug. 19, 2007. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Glass replacer at Ace Auto Glass. Survived by mother, Kathleen "Lady" Young Kin Choy; brothers, Arnold and Kurt; sister, Mary Liz Kin Choy. Visitation 2 p.m. Saturday at Kahului Union Church; service over the urn 3 p.m. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.
CHERYL ANN NAOMI BAKER, 44, of Honolulu, died July 26, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Anita Kwock Choi; stepfather, Jesse Choi; brother, Rigel Painter; sister, Arica Dorff. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
VINCENTE "VI" HANALEI COLLEADO SR., 65, of Honolulu, formerly of Hau'ula, died Aug. 13, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired owner of Vince Masonry. Survived by son, Vincente Jr.; daughters, Carnation Welch and Elizabeth Kamano; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Frank and Reuben Colleado, and Albert Pu'u. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MARY MEW GO, 86, of Mililani, formerly of Liliha, died Aug. 16, 2007. Born in Honolulu. City & County of Honolulu Planning Department statistical clerk. Survived by daughter, Laurie Go-Yamada; four grandchildren; sisters, Vivian Matsumoto and Nora Mew. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
WANDA ELAINE HINCHEY, 52, of Kailua, died July 4, 2007. Born in Modesto, Calif. Worked for KFC of Kane'ohe. Survived by brothers, Michael and David. Service 1 p.m. Sunday at Salvation Army Chapel, Vineyard Boulevard. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
JOYCE MARIE JONES, 67, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 17, 2007. Born in New York. Survived by sons, Joseph III, Jeff and Jerald; daughters, Joy Smalls and Kelly; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
JEAN ELIZABETH COCHRAN JUDD, 91, of Honolulu, died Aug. 19, 2007. Born in Columbus, Ohio. Survived by daughter, Victoria Judd Hill; two grandchildren. Private service. Donations to the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
GEORGE KAICHI KAGEHIRO, 79, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 16, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired state Department of Education, Office of Instructional Services educational administrative services director. Survived by sons, Thomas, Ralph and John; daughters, Phyllis Tabusa, Jan and Marilyn; brother, Hale; sister, Minnie Song; five grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church; Mass 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
MAURICE EDWARD KONG, 56, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 6, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Foreman at Paul's Electrical Service; U.S. Army veteran during Vietnam era. Survived by wife, Lois; son, Jordan; daughter, Jennifer; mother, Marjorie Carpenter; brother, Clayton Carpenter; sisters, Amy Hill and Lavern Daoang. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m.; committal service 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
JOSIAH KEONAONA KUA, 69, of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Jon and Jacob; daughter, Candy Kua-Ungerman; five grandchildren; sisters, Reba Capello and Rachel Allenberg. Private service held. Arrangements by Bothwick Mortuary.
ROBERT TUYEN KHON LAM, 80, of Honolulu, died Aug. 17, 2007. Born in China. Survived by wife, Lieng Tang; daughters, Ai, Van Dam, Ky, Hy and Hester; two granddaughters. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
RONGHUAN LIAN, 68, of Honolulu, died Aug. 18, 2007. Born in ZhongShan, China. Cook for Lin's Food Service. Survived by wife, Shi Rong Wan; sons, Yong Ming and Yong Jun Lian; daughters, Queeny Ly and Jenny Gu; nine grandchildren; brothers, Yao Rong Lian and Yao Ping Lin; sister, Yao Lian Lin. Visitation 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; Taoist service; burial 12:30 p.m. at Lin Yee Chung (Manoa Chinese Cemetery).
CLIFFORD YUK PIN LIU, 77, of Kailua, died Aug. 9, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired state physical therapist. Survived by wife, Betty; children, Katherine, Susan Hara and Kenneth; two grandchildren; brothers, Wallace, David and Stanley; sisters, Amy Onakea, Gertrude Chun, Ellen Chun, Nellie Lum and Eunice Hughes. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
JACK EDWARD LIVINGSTON, 86, of Hale'iwa, formerly of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 15, 2007. Born in Iowa. Retired Holmes and Narver government contracting chief of material control. Survived by daughters, Sherry Lee Mallot, Stephanie Lynne Chirrick, Barbara Jean Cuillier and Janice Anne Watson; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Committal service and burial 11 a.m. Monday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
HOKULANI MARIE MANALO, infant daughter of Michael and Jeanne Manalo of Kapolei, died July 5, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived also by brothers, Kamalu, Kanoa and Kainalu; sister, Maile; grandparents, Connie and Edward Dulas, Mathias and Eunice Manalo. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church; service 6 p.m.; cremation to follow. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
TADAMI "TAD" NAITO, 85, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 6, 2007. Born in Nawiliwili, Kaua'i. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard shop stores foreman; member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and recipient of the Purple Heart. Survived by wife, Matsuno; sons, Richard, Paul and Matthew; daughter, Sandra Matsumoto; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
CLYDE FRANKLIN NEHLS JR., 72, of 'Ainaloa, Hawai'i, died Aug. 15, 2007. Born in Colorado. Retired; also a U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by daughters, Cheryl Jacot and Roslyn Desa; son, Keith; sisters, Gwen Kadnuck and Connie Murphy; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
BEATRICE AYAKO NISHIDA, 61, of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, John; son, Scott; daughters, Denise Yee and Lisa Kaaihue; eight grandchildren; brother, Steven Inouye; sisters, Irene Villamil, Judy Nakamoto and Grace Uchino. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MASHIKO MATSUMOTO OHTA, 94, of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died Aug. 1, 2007. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Homemaker. Survived by son, Douglas; daughters, Larayne Koide, Myrtle Haas, Carol Murakami, Jo-Ann Lin and Grace Cacal; 22 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.
ROBERT "BOZO" OSHIRO, 79, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 6, 2007. Born in Wahiawa. Survived by wife, Ikue; daughters, Christine Matsukawa, Della Fletcher, Diane Oshiro, Mavis Madeira and Kara Takenaka; sisters, Margaret Gusukuma and Jane Goto; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Saturday at Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
BERNABE RAGUINDIN QUITEVIS, 83, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 7, 2007. Born in the Philippines. Retired Castle & Cooke longshoreman. Survived by sons, Benny Jr., Stephen and Greg; daughters, Gloria Uyehara and Susie Fujukawa; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
SELMO FERREIRA ROSA JR., 84, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 10, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired assistant plant chief for Hawaiian Electric with 38 years of service. Survived by wife, Mabel; daughters, Linda Bernard and Selma; brother, Patrick; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
HELEN HISAYO SAITO, 86, of Honolulu, died Aug. 18, 2007. Born in Wahiawa. Retired manager of the Hickam House and Garden Shop. Survived by son, Russell; daughter, Karen Takahashi; brother, Peter Mochizuki; sister, Leatrice Lee; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service 9:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire. No koden (monetary gifts).
DANA SWENSON SEBERG, 55, of Honolulu, died Aug. 13, 2007. An operating room technician. Survived by husband, Dr. George Seberg; children, Danika Voorhees and Nicholas Seberg; sisters, Karen McCollom, Alexandra Duffy and Hilary Swenson Moody. Graveside service 10 a.m. Saturday at O'ahu Cemetery. No flowers. Donations to the American Lung Association of Hawai'i, for interstitial pneumonia research.
ERNEST ALEXANDER SMITH, 88, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 17, 2007. Born in Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. Retired director of purchasing for C. Brewer and Co. Survived by daughters, Judith Rowan and Sandra Smith; sons, Robert, Keith, Gary and Jeffrey; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. Monday at the Church of the Holy Apostles, Hilo. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Casual attire. Donations to Church of the Holy Apostles. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
FEDELINO SUNIGA, 89, of 'Ewa, died Aug. 14, 2007. Born in the Philippines. Retired from O'ahu Sugar. Survived by wife, Dolores; son, Steven; one grandson. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
SHOICHI "MALA" TAMASHIRO, 85, of Waipahu, died Aug. 11, 2007. Born in Kapoho, Hawai'i. Retired apprenticeship coordinator for Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3. Survived by wife, Kikue; sons, Dennis and Sydney; daughter, Faith Miho; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Masatsugu "Tommy"; sisters, Matsue Uehara, Mitsue Regan and Kinuye Lawton. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
MARY LEACH WHITCOMB, 37, of Kailua, died Aug. 20, 2007. Born in New Orleans. Survived by husband, Bradford Paul; son, Nicholas "Nick" Cowan; daughter, Alyse Marie; father, Rice Cowan Leach; mother, Mireille Labbe Leach; brothers, George Fredrick and John Rice Cowan. Catholic service 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. John Vianney Church. Service 2 p.m. Sunday at Lanikai Beach. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Donations to The Mary Whitcomb Memorial Fund at any Bank of Hawaii branch. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
NORMA FUJIMOTO ZULUETA, 92, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Herman and Guy; half sister, Jane Shimada; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.