Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
GENARO ECLAVEA ABRIGO, 74, of Honolulu, died March 20, 2007. Born in Iloilo City, Philippines. Survived by nephew, Eric and his wife, Heidi; grandnephew; grandnieces. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
MARINA MARIE BENEVIDES, 46, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 26, 2007. Born in Hilo. Farm manager at Wailea Agricultural Group/Paradise Plants. Survived by companion, Nicholas Reynolds Sr.; daughters, Serina and Jorina Riveira; son, Joseph Riveira Jr.; hanai son, Nicholas Reynolds Jr.; parents, Gilbert Sr. and Marie; brother, Gilbert Jr.; sisters, Natalie Benevides and Yvonne Caitano; hanai sister, Katherine Victorino; three grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
GEORGE SHEEP CHING, 90, of Honolulu, died March 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. One of the state's first financial planners; an insurance agent. Survived by wife, Eleanor; son, Gerald; daughter, Jocelyn; brother, Kenneth. Visitation 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:45 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
WILLIAM "BILL" EUGENE De WITT, 83, of Honolulu, died March 21, 2007. Born in Plymouth, Ohio. Retired personnel manager for the Pearl Harbor Naval Base police department. Survived by wife, Alice; sons, David and Stephen; daughter, Carol; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 9 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
EDWIN SHIGEO FUJIMOTO, 99, of Kane'ohe, died March 14, 2007. Born in 'Aiea. Retired from Y. Hata and Co. Survived by daughters, Beverly Kim, Barbara Sambueno, Linda Thom and Gayle Kutaka; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters, Gladys Kawano and Kimiko Hiraoka. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
WILLIAM "BILL" GOMES JR., 54, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died March 25, 2007. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Retired journeyman superintendent for Doryin D. Leis Co.; rancher at Gomes/Huehue Ranch. Survived by companion, Iris Gouveia; son, Travis; daughter, Tracy Perreira; parents, William Sr. and Mary; brother, Allen; four grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Monday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Kailua, Kona; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
FRANCES "HONEY GIRL" S.C. GOO, 69, of Honolulu, died March 9, 2007. Born in 'Ewa. A retired Hawaiian Tel employee. Survived by daughter, Naomi; son, Jarrett; sister, Noni Causey; a grandson. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kailua United Methodist Church; service 11 a.m. Inurnment service 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
WESLEY IWAO HIRATA, 36, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died March 25, 2007. Born in Honoka'a. Manager at Food Pantry in Kona. Survived by parents, Kenichi and Helen; brother, Stanley; sisters, Aileen Hirata and Cora Lee. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
TIEN HOANG, 60, of Honolulu, died March 26, 2007. Born in Sonla, Vietnam. Survived by husband, Song; sons, Souk Hoang and Somchan Baccam; daughters, Penn Hoang Calligan and Sakhone Mendigorin; parents, Phuc and Vang Baccam; brothers, Liane, Long, Khong, Rang, Dong, Nam, Than and Quang; one brother in France; sister, Huong Baccam Ryan; eight grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 4 p.m. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
GELINA LAUGLAUG IMBO, 85, of Wahiawa, died March 23, 2007. Born in Waialua. Retired Del Monte Cannery forelady. Survived by sons, Ray Jr. and Marcus; daughter, Jolenta "Josie" Jarrett; 10 grandsons; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Teddy Lauglaug; sisters, Beatrice Gabot and Eleanor Nottingham. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of The Temples Memorial Park chapel; service 11:15 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of The Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
DAVID W. KAILI JR., 67, of Kane'ohe, died March 25, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired United Airlines ramp serviceman. Survived by wife, Violet; sons, Anthony and Eugene; daughter, Davianne Youngblood; four grandchildren; sister, Genie Kaopua; brother, Henry. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon tomorrow at St. Ann's Catholic Church; eulogy noon; Mass 12:15 p.m. No flowers. Lei welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
RICHARD KWOCK AUNG LEONG, 92, of Honolulu, died March 15, 2007. Born in Waipahu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard nuclear submarine inspector. Survived by brother, Kwock Yai; sisters, Sai Wun Roig, Mary Lee, Anna Goo and Margaret Pang. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
CHARLES LOWELL MOFFATT, 88, of Spokane, Wash., died March 21, 2007. Born in Kevin, Mont. U.S. Postal Service mail carrier; named outstanding letter carrier of the year. Survived by wife, Bonnie; daughter, Mary Anne; brother, J. Howard; sister, Mary Bemis; two grandchildren. Service pending. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
PATRICIA SANAE MONIZ, 66, of Wailuku, Maui, died March 27, 2007. Born in Wailuku. Nurse at St. Francis Dialysis (Maui). Survived by son, Stephen; daughter, Stacey; sisters, Ellen Saiki, Lucille Kiyotoki and Tess Irimata; brother, Garrick Hinaga; two grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; celebration of life over the ashes 6 p.m.
KATHERINE KIMIE NAGATORI, 84, of Honolulu, died March 14, 2007. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Survived by sons, James and Glenn; daughter, Ellen; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Kusatsu and Clara Harada. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JERRY YUTAKA OJIRI, 84, of Kane'ohe, formerly of Kahului, Maui, died March 19, 2007. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired electrician with the former Reddy Electric in Kahului, Maui; member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Survived by wife, Laura; daughter, Donna; sisters, Yoshie Fukushima and Nancy Shirachi. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
MAGDALENA "DALLY" MENDOZA PASCUA, 76, of Kane'ohe, died March 17, 2007. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by husband, Enrique; son, Avelino; daughters, Mercedes Baldugo and Josephine Semitara; sisters, Justina Pascua and Maria Coloma; six grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
MARIA MARIANO SALVADOR, 82, of Waipahu, died March 20, 2007. Born in Sangil, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired custodian at August Ahrens Elementary School. Survived by husband, Jose; children, Arlene Gumallaoi, Rosa Sabugo, Rudy, Pat Dietrich, Lumi Chinneth, Glenn, Sylvia Sylvers, Jomar, Lina, Tano, Ella Walker and Virgilio; 31 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Bernardo, Marcelino, Crispin and Albino Mariano; sister, Cornelia Baxa. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
STANLEY NAOJI TATSUNO, 66, of Honolulu, died March 20, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Darren; mother, Mildred; brother, Major. Service pending. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
MARY Y. WONG, 88, of Honolulu, died March 27, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Postal Service postmaster in Waimanalo. Survived by husband, Wallace; sons, Gerald and Stacey; daughters, Valerie Sorensen and Felice Broglio; brothers, Harold and John Young; seven grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Church, Waikiki; rosary 10 a.m.; Mass 10:30 a.m.; inurnment at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
KITARU "KIT" YAMASHITA, 85, of Kahului, Maui, died March 24, 2007. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar office clerk. Survived by wife, Teruko; son, Mark; sister, Sadako Yamashita; two grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Kahului Hongwanji; service over the urn 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.