Obituaries
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MARGARET "MAKALEKA" LAIALOHELOHE KAHULAMU ALAPAI, 86, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 22, 2008. Born in Kahalu'u. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Ralph and John; hanai son, Wayne Kahulamu; daughters, Ivy Kizler and Velma Kauahi; hanai daughter, Margaret Jose; sisters, Tina Farnham and Gertrude Strong; 41 grandchildren; 78 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the former Kona Lagoon Hotel site next to the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort; service 11 a.m. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
JAMES "ANDY" ANDRES, 72, of Mililani, died Feb. 15, 2008. Born in Wahiawa. Survived by son, James; daughters, Kelly Galivan, Lorre Nelson, Karen Richards and Danielle Maylin; stepfather, Eusebio Navalta; brother, Arthur; sisters, Helen Castro and Mini Holt; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
MONICA GUILLERMO ARREOLA, 80, of Honolulu, died Feb. 20, 2008. Born in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by husband, Victor; sons, Vimoel, Vic and Emil; daughters, Melva Manzano and Melody Cadiente; brothers, Elpidio and Ernesto Guillermo; sister, Ester Domingo; nine grandchildren; uncle, German Tamayo. Visitation 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday at the church; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
ARSENIA GUERRERO BUTAC, 59, of Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i, died Feb. 14, 2008. Born in Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac, Philippines. Wilcox Hospital nurse's aide. Survived by husband, Romy Sr.; sons, Romy Jr., Kevin and Jason; six grandchildren; brother, Donaery Sr.; sisters, Carmen Casino and Angelina Merano. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kalaheo, Kaua'i; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by La Funeraria Paz and Garden Island Mortuary.
HILDA NGIT LAN CHU, 92, of Honolulu, died Feb. 18, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Herschel; daughter, Beverly Molner; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; brothers, Alfred and Clifford Wong; sisters, Marjorie Chun and Elizabeth Choi. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
JOSE ANTONIO BASUIL DEL ROSARIO, 55, of Kapolei, died Jan. 19, 2008. Born in Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by wife, Warlita; sons, Jomar, Jose Jr., Antonio and Jason; daughters, Judith Grande, Hazel Jennifer and Jocelyn; sister, Isabelina Remucal; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
DOROTHY ISABEL GIRARD, 74, of Las Vegas, formerly of Wai'anae, died Feb. 24, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by daughters, Arlene Agbayani and Denisse Girard-Rubio; brothers, Frank "Junior" Jr. and Richard "Snookie" Himan and Steve Paris; sisters, Shirley Baker and Margie Souza; six grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Committal service 10:30 a.m. March 6 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire.
TOSHIO GORO, 95, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 14, 2008. Born in Hilo. Retired County of Hawai'i Land Surveying Department employee. Survived by sons, Earl and Glenn; daughter, Jane Fukutomi; one granddaughter; one great-grandson. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
KELA KANOEANUHEA HUGHES, 22, of Redmond, Wash., died Feb. 15, 2008. Born in the Northwest. Member and high school Bible study leader of Kirkland's Antioch Bible Church; frequent minister of Porto Astro, Greece, camp and retreat center. Survived by parents, David and Holly; sister, Lahela Tagaroulias; brothers, Keoni, Kaniela and Iokepa. Service 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hope Chapel Olomana in the Enchanted Lake Shopping Center. Memorial fund to name a camp building at Porto Astro in her name, 5307 240th Ave., N.E., Redmond, WA 98053. Arrangements by Chapel of the Resurrection Mausoleum & Funeral Home, Bothell, Wash.
AUDREY MONDANE JOHNSON, 96, of Wai'anae, died Feb. 18, 2008. Born in Russell County, Va. Survived by son, Carroll; daughters, Claudette Bowman and Carolyn Baker; 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service in Lebanon, Va. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
ERIC T.B. JOHNSON, 67, of Honolulu, died Jan. 17, 2008. Born in Flushing, N.Y. Retired from Teamster Affiliates associated with the Steel Company of Indianapolis. Survived by mother, Lora; sister, Joan MacDonald; son, Edward; daughters, Julie Johnson and Pam Schueler; grandchildren, Morley and Reed Schueler. Service and burial of ashes in Indiana.
VIRGINIA "VIRGIE KEAULANA" ANGELINE JOHNSON, 91, of Colorado Springs, Colo., formerly of Honolulu, died Jan. 29, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Member of Veteran of Foreign Wars, Post No. 1540; Waipahu and Pearl City senior bowling league and Nanaikapono Hawaiian Civic Club. Survived by son, John Keaulana; daughters, Edith Van Gieson, Virginia Holt, Erma Nahale'a, Joyce Gradle and Wilma Calio; brother, Charles Cruz; 20 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 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. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
NORMA TERUKO KATSURA, 82, of Honolulu, died Feb. 18, 2008. Born in Osaka, Japan. Former assistant cook for the preschool at Central Union Church. Survived by husband, Alan; son, Michael; daughter, Janet Miyasaka; five grandchildren; brother, Shigeo Hayashi; sister, Tsuyako Hall. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
CLARENCE ICHIRO KUROIWA, 69, of Wai'anae, died Feb. 24, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired journeyman glazier for Fuller O'Brien; also retired from the state Department of Accounting and General Services. Survived by wife, Eloise; sons, Clarence, Earl and Michael; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Francis and Glenn; sisters, June Kanemura and Elsie Yoshimura. Service 3 p.m. Saturday at Nichiren Sho Shu Honseiji, Kane'ohe. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
GLADYS "MAMA" LEE, 94, died Feb. 19, 2008. Born on Maui. Survived by sons, Robert and Eugene; daughter, Judith Koga; brothers, Robert and Harry Kim; sister, Joyce Yonashiro; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. March 15 at Kane'ohe Church of the Nazarene. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
ROBERT M. LOWE, 89, of Waikiki, died Feb. 22, 2008. Born in Buffalo, N.Y. Retired real estate broker; manager for La Ronde Restaurant. Survived by wife, Jacqueline and many friends. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Fort DeRussy Chapel. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
LYDIA ELEANOR ANDRADE MAHI, 69, of Honolulu, died Feb. 21, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired security guard. Survived by daughter, Lynn Chinen; brother, Wallace Martin; sister, Rose Reichert, Angeline Murphy and Marietta Mattoon; two grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service 6 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
ELEANOR KAHINU MAIKAI, 86, of Honolulu, died Feb. 13, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired hula dancer and teacher. Survived by son, Frederick; daughter, Marlene Moore; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
JACQUELINE HILMA MALANI, 67, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died Feb. 24, 2008. Born in Bristol, Conn. Retired from Hina Mauka and Hawai'i State Hospital. Survived by husband, Francis Jr.; sons, Jay and Scott Coll, and Kawika; daughters, Kari-Jo Parisi, Jennifer Coll and Hi'ilani; one granddaughter. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Laupahoehoe Congregational Church; service 11 a.m.; scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
CHARLES "PAT" PATRICK MCCOY, 87, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Feb. 23, 2008. Born in Jackson County, Kan. Retired business owner; World War II U.S. Navy veteran; former member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Survived by wife, Eleanor; sons, Mike and Shawn; sister, Pauline Anderson; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i, Kailua, Kona.
SUMIKO MIKAMI, 93, of Honolulu, died Jan. 30, 2008. Born in Mountain View, Hawai'i. Survived by daughter, Gertrude Leong; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
GRACE O. MISAKI, 83, of Moloka'i, died Feb. 10, 2008. Survived by husband, Richard; son, Alan; daughters, Ann Yoshimura and Paula Vincent; three grandchildren; sisters, Lily Nishiki and Merle Shimokawa; brother, Phil Okada. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Kala'iakamanu Hou Church; service 11 a.m.; burial at a later date. Arrangements by Moloka'i Mortuary.
FUKIKO K. NAGATA, 85, of Honolulu, died Feb. 13, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Longtime volunteer assistant to the minister for Toho No Hikari; state library assistant; former cafeteria worker for Ali'iolani Elementary School. Survived by son, Melvin; daughter, Ellen Kruse; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
ARTHUR KUNIO OMORI, 75, of Honolulu, formerly of Wailuku, Maui, died Feb. 25, 2008. Born in Lana'i City, Lana'i. Retired Realtor; U.S. Air Force veteran. Survived by wife, Mary; son, Mark; daughter, Ann Kubo; granddaughter, Ashley; sisters, Norma Nakamura and Lucille Gumpfer. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
ROY PASCUBILLO, 62, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 5, 2008. Born in Pahala, Ka'u, Hawai'i. Driver and delivery person for J. L. Delivery Services. Survived by daughters, Lenore, Zara Kailiawa, Meiling, Chrisandra Delos Santos and Roilynn Naboa; sons, Lance and Gabriel; brother, Dennis; sisters, Alice Nishimiya, Angelina Agustin and Doris Hermogila; 23 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service noon Saturday at the Jehovah's Witnesses Pauka'a Kingdom Hall. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home, Hilo.
RICHARD JOSEPH ROGAN, 67, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 12, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Heavy-equipment operator with the construction industry. Survived by son, Shannon; daughter, Nadine Purdy; brothers, Vernon and John; sisters, Verna Latiolais, Melvia Hinau and Elizabeth Tinsley; six grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
VICTORIANO FERNANDEZ SANTIAGO, 80, of 'Ewa Beach, died Feb. 5, 2008. Born in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines. Federal civil service craft rigger; U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by wife, Marcela; children, Ellen Quinlan, Victor Jr., Randolph, Bert, Glenn, Lulani, Albert, Linda Lyden, Kathy Nomura and Noreen; 21 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
DORIS FUSAKO SATO, 88, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 9, 2008. Born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai'i. Homemaker. Survived by daughter, Kayleen; sons, Gerald and Larry; brothers, Edwin and George Kagami; sister-in-law, Kinuko Kagami; two grandsons. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
WINONA MAY SILVA, 64, of Honolulu, died Feb. 21, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Norman and Darryl Francis; brother, Don; sisters, Betty Grant, Valerie Kanalulu, Verna, Darlene Sardinha and Debbie Silva-Lucas; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
TADASHI TAKIGUCHI, 91, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Feb. 1, 2008. Born in Lihu'e. Consultant with Hicks Homes; served in the U.S. Army 522nd Field Artillery Battalion during World War II in Italy. Survived by companion, Jayne Brandess; son, Robin; daughters, Diane Matsukawa, Sandy Minn and Joy Chow; six grandchildren, one great-grandchild; brother, Harris; sister, Takiko. Service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
KOKICHI TOKUDA, 54, of Honolulu, died Feb. 15, 2008. Born in Okinawa. Hyatt Regency Waikiki cook. Survived by brothers, Kenyu, Kensho and Morio; sisters, Sunaho Kaneshiro, Hisayo and Yae Higa and Kiyo Matsuzaki. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SHIGEO UYEHARA, 86, of Honolulu, died Feb, 17, 2008. Born in Kailua. Owner/cook of Pi'ikoi Coffee Shop. Survived by wife, Kimie; sons, Glenn and Wayne; daughter, Judy Hagiwara; two grandchildren; brothers, Harry, Takeo, Isamu "William" and Henry; sisters, Ethel Uyehara and Ruth Cressman. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
RALPH VICTOR VIEIRA, 89, of Mesa, Ariz., died Feb. 12, 2008. Born in Alameda, Calif. Retired owner of Honolulu Painting Co.; past president of the Painting and Decorating Contractors Association of Hawai'i. Survived by son, Richard; grandsons, David and Michael. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
VIRGINIA CRIVELLO VINTA, 90, of Honolulu, died Feb. 20, 2008. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Longtime member of Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Survived by daughters, Gwendolyn Knueven and Wendy-Joy Ford; grandchildren, Lynn and Randy Borges and Gena Vinta. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Kaheka Street; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial service 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
SHINAYO WATASAKI, 95, of Honolulu, died Feb. 15, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired waitress at Benson-Smith Drugs and King-Smith Copper Shop. Survived by son, Henry; three grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
LEILANI ANDAYA WAUGH, 40, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 19, 2008. Born in Hilo. Director of finance at Hawai'i Island United Way, Hilo. Survived by mother, Angelina Cabaya Andaya; sons, Kelsyn and Kylen Tsubaki; daughter, Channing; sister, Rosita Andaya-Bufil. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
MARCELLINA CHANG WONG, 92, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 25, 2008. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Licensed practical nurse. Survived by sons, Thomas and James; daughters, Mercedes Manalili and Jeanne Oliverira; brother, Joaquin. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Kane'ohe; service 12:45 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home.