Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
The Advertiser publishes obituaries about people of interest to its readers as a free public service. Obituaries may be submitted by mortuaries or, with proof of death, by individuals in writing. Fax 525-8037 or write to Obituaries Editor, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Include a contact name and phone number. We reserve the right to edit for form, style and newsworthiness. Date of publication cannot be guaranteed. To publish paid death notices, call the classified ads department at 521-9111.
ALBERT KWONG CHEW CHUN, 84, of Kapalama, died April 22, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired civilian worker at Kapalama Military Reservation. Survived by wife, Delphine; son, Michael; daughter, Jacqueline Lum; three grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:45 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
LEONARD R. DIPRIMA, 60, of Honolulu, died April 17, 2007. Born in New York. A classic-film critic. Survived by hanai son, Bambino. Private service. Donations to the Hawaiian Humane Society. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
DOUGLAS CHRISTOPHER DUTTON, 27, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died April 24, 2007. Born in Olympia, Wash. Survived by daughter, Michelle; son, Christopher; ex-wife, Juline; father, Jerry; mother, Letitia Flynt; brothers, Benjamin and Eric. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home.
ELSA MEI KALA'IAOLANI SIU-YU ENOMOTO, 3-month-old daughter of Stanton and Kristen, of Hawai'i Kai, died April 27, 2007. Born in Moanalua. Also survived by sisters, Cameron and Skye; grandparents, Gulstan "Duke" and Rowena Enomoto, Margaret Enomoto, Howard and Audrey Chong. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; celebration of life 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. No flowers. Casual attire.
CAROL NEPAGE FONTES, 59, died April 7, 2007. Born in Seattle, Wash. Survived by husband, Bruce. Call for information on scattering of ashes: 941-9221 or pager: 577-8854. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
ANGELINE KEALOHAPILI GARCES, 69, of Maunaloa, Moloka'i, died April 20, 2007. Born in Hana, Maui. Survived by sons, Petronilo and Damien Sr.; daughters, Zelda-May Kalilikane and Eliana Kalilikane-Garces; stepson, Baltazar; stepdaughters, Bernadette Kaai and Belinda Ramos; brother, Joseph Hoopai; sisters, Uberta Respicio, Clarice Honda and Joanna Ramos; 11 grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; 16 stepgreat-grandchildren; four stepgreat-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at St. Sophia Catholic Church. Visitation also 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent Catholic Church, Maunaloa; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Maunaloa Cemetery. Arrangements by Moloka'i Mortuary.
GERALDINE "GERI" MAE HASEGAWA, 65, of Wai'anae, died April 13, 2007. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Survived by sons, Orlando Jr., Gerald, Delancey and George Orpilla; daughters, Lanalee Rabun and Daphne Caraulia; parents, Miguel and Juanita Lopez; brothers, Michael, Melvin, Malcolm and Robert Lopez; sister, Michelle Fraites; 14 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; committal service 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
LEXIE KALERE KAHEALANI ILIWAALANI-LAA, of 'Ewa Beach, died April 26, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Allen Keanu Laa; mother, Lezlie Kealakai Iliwaalani; grandparents, Nanette Duvauchelle and Richard III and Verna Iliwaalani; great-grandparents. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
KAREN LEIMOMI LEE-PALU, 43, of Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, died April 28, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Tom-Walter "Kamalii"; stepson, Tevita Palu; stepdaughters, Linda, Tina, Liliani and Asena Palu; sisters, Wanette Lee-Crane, Kathleen Lee-Magdarilla and Kelma Lee-Namakaeha; mother, Pearl Lee. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalama'ula, Moloka'i; burial to follow at Kapa'akea Cemetery. Arrangements by Moloka'i Mortuary.
JOHN KOON MING LOO, 67, of Waipahu, died April 25, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Navy Shipyard quality assurance inspector; state Department of Education personnel clerk. Survived by wife, Edean; daughters, Cheryl Loo and Denise Louie; three grandchildren; brother, Robert. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Aloha attire.
SARAH MAUN, 68, of Wahiawa, died April 12, 2007. Born in Jaluit, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Retired social worker for the government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Survived by sons, Peter, Junior, Jeffrey, Fred and Jimmy; daughters, Irene, Josephine and Melanie; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; brothers, Johnny, Jima, Alik, Arine, Lanlin, Alee and Ricky; sisters, Ruth and Almi. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newtown Chapel; service 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.; cremation to follow. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.
PERLA JEAN FERNANDEZ ROSETE, 45, of Honolulu, died April 20, 2007. Born in Tarlac, Philippines. Restaurant crew member. Survived by husband, Robinson Sr.; sons, Robinson Jr., Glenn, Levi, Jefferson and McNiel; parents, Pedro "Tito" and Olimpia Fernandez; brothers, Jimmy and Jessie Fernandez; sisters, Helen Corpuz and Annabel Huffaker; one grandchild. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Burial in the Philippines.
WALLACE TADATAKA SATO, 91, of Wahiawa, formerly of Waipahu, died April 15, 2007. Born in Waialua. Retired federal government employee. Survived by wife, Leatrice; sons, Dale and Calvin; daughters, Sandra Enomoto-Endo and Diane Edwards; three grandchildren; brother, Tadayoshi; sisters, Elsie Nakamura and Kimie Asato; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 5 p.m. Casual attire.
TOSHIKO KOBAYASHI SUBICA, 85, of Kurtistown, Hawai'i, died April 28, 2007. Born in Kurtistown. Former Hilo Candy employee. Survived by husband, William; son, Alan; daughters, Gerry Cushman and Renee Miyahara; six grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home.
SIROSKE IKESON SUDA, 65, of Honolulu, died April 24, 2007. Born in Chuuk, Micronesia. Survived by wife, Carmen; sons, Vincent and Raymond; daughters, Prescilla, Caurina, Maria, and Ann Michelle; brothers, Sisan and Sirocho; sisters, Namme, Asatako Ono and Sakuko Isamu; 15 grandchildren. Service noon Saturday at Nuuanu Baptist Church; visitation to follow until 3 p.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
HSU YEN MIN WANG, 90, of Honolulu, died April 23, 2007. Born in China. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Peter, Joseph and Sylvio; daughters, Martha Cheng, Theresa Co and Caroline Reeuwijk; 17 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Private service. Donations to the Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
LORRAINE NETTIE WONG, 73, of Honolulu, died April 23, 2007. Born in South Carolina. Survived by husband, Donald; sons, Michael, Thomas, Chris and Timmy; daughter, Peggy; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.