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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, June 2, 2008

Obituaries

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.

PABLO MIJOS ARBITRARIO, 95, of Honolulu, died May 9, 2008. Born in Tawala, Panglao, Bohol, Philippines. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard shipfitter; barber at the Royal Barber Shop in Kaimuki. Survived by sons, Phillip and Lawrence; daughters, Lorraine Aranaydo and Yolanda Six; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MARIA BELTRAN BANQUIL, 95, of Kailua, died May 30, 2008. Born in the Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Toribio and Eleno; daughters, Annabel Krenke and Estipania Gross; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 12:30 pm Saturday at Faith Baptist Church - Windward; memorial service 1 pm. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

BETTY JANE BROWN, 69, of Honolulu, died May 21, 2008. Born in Great Bend, Kan. Retired registered nurse. Survived by husband, Lee; son, L. Timmy; two grandchildren; sister, Gloria McCormick; brother, Larry Scheck. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

EMMA "BUNNIE" COOK, 88, of Honolulu, died May 20, 2008. Born in Sommersville, Mass. A retired teacher. Survived by husband, George; sons, George "Buzz" III and Charles; daughter, Janice DuBois; brother, George Bjornson;sisters, Beatrice Cheyney and Clara Ross. Service 5 p.m. Friday at Atherton Chapel Central Union Church. Wear a lei. Aloha attire. Memorial donations to the Hawaiian Malacological Society. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

PRISCILLA JUNE HAYASHI, 73, of Mililani, died May 20, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Department of Land and Natural Resources engineering draftsman. Survived by husband, David; daughters, Mrs. Craig Kamiko and Frances Hayashi; brother, Felix Brillante; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MORIO KAYA, 95, of Pearl City, died April 27, 2008. Born in 'Aiea. Retired carpenter. Survived by sons, Mervyn and Terence; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

PAUL PAULINO LAPA, 82, of Mililani, died May 27, 2008. Born in Hana, Maui. A retired real estate sales executive and investor. Survived by wife, Lillian; daughters, Edwina Bergano, Charlene Shea, Laura Lapa, Estrella Turner and Lisa Lapa; brother, Eddie; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church; Mass 11 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

ANNIE CORNELIA LAU, 94, of 'Aiea, died May 2, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired nurse. Survived by sons, Robert and Edwin Asam and Joseph; daughters, Muriel Ishihara, Leatrice Teoh and Elaine Kia; brothers, Paul, Herbert and Calvin Hoe; sisters, Kuulei Kanoho, Leilani Lopez, Geraldine Hopkins, Harriet Kaawa, Susan Lau and Rebecca Uu; 23 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

SANG JIN LEE, 82, of Honolulu, died May 25, 2008. Born in Seoul, Korea. Retired accountant. Survived by daughter, Jai Kyung Soto; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Sang Yee, Sang Kyu and Hui Ja. Memorial service 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

FRANK K.C. NG, 89, of Honolulu, died May 24, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard; active member of Kawaiahao Church choir. Survived by sister, Mary; nieces and nephews. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Kawaiahao Church; service 7 p.m. Burial 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

KIYOKO NISHIKI, 82, of Honolulu, died May 30, 2008. Born in Wahiawa. Retired longtime Alfred Shaeen & Co. seamstress. Survived by husband, Lawrence; sons, Newton and Arnold; brothers, James, Henry and Robert Shimata; sisters, Violet Kaya and Jean Chun. Private service pending. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

LILLIAN R. RUIZ, 74, of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died May 15, 2008. Born in Kekaha. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Frank Jr.; sons, Richard and James; three grandchildren; brother, Fedor Brandt; sisters, Mabel Rosa, Alice McAnany, Mary Jane and Linda Moreno. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

CLYDE JUN TAMURA, 57, of Kahului, Maui, died May 26, 2008. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. A retired Maui Police Department officer; most recently security director at Queen Kaahumanu Shopping Center for Andrews International Security. Survived by wife, Doreen; sons, Trevor and Paul; daughter, Gerilyn Sakamoto; brother, Ed Tamura; sister, Sandra Ota; two grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kahului Baptist Church; service 6 p.m. Burial 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Maui Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

DUANE NORBERT THOMPSON, 64, of Pearl City, died May 25, 2008. Born in Mahnomen, Min. Survived by sons, Duane Jr. and Joel; three grandchildren; sister, Mavis Hutchison. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Jehovah Witnesses, 'Aiea Kingdom Hall; memorial service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

LIONEL KUUIPO WAIWAIOLE SR., 74, of Las Vegas, formerly of Hawai'i, died May 20, 2008. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired employee for Operating Engineers union; Korean War veteran. Survived by sons, Ipo, Marshall and Brenton; daughters, Kishti Anderson and Aloha Blok; brother, John "Sonny"; Las Vegas ohana, Dennis & Marilynn Dumancas & extended family; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Celebration of life at 6 p.m., Sunday at the home of Sylvia and Tom Hopfe, 644 Keolu Drive, Kailua. Cemetery committal service 11 a.m., June 9 at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park.

TERUE M. YAMAMOTO, 77, of Honolulu, died May 5, 2008. Born in He'eia. Retired city Department of Parks and Recreation secretary. Survived by husband, Hiroshi; daughter, Lori Takasaki; grandchildren, Kevin and Kara; brothers, Toshio, Sadaji and Roy Moritsugu; sisters, Florence Miyashiro and Alice Arakaki. Visitation 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HELEN YOSHIKAWA, 88, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died May 18, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Waimanu Grill waitress. Survived by sons, Alvin and Tad; daughter, Merle Nagasawa; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; sisters, Lorraine Pagel and Kay Sugihara. Private services held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

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