Obituaries
JOSEPH "JOE" ERWIN ALLEN JR., 48, of Honolulu, died March 1, 2009. Born in Oswego, N.Y. Computer programmer; retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant. Survived by wife, Wenifreda; daughter, Jennifer; stepdaughter, Susan Collelo. Visitation 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 5 p.m.
ARTEMIO "CARTE" TAMAYO BAUTISTA, 89, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died March 6, 2009. Born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Papaya farmer; member of the New Hope Christian Fellowship, Hilo. Survived by wife, Patricia; sons, Erdinio, Severino, Juanito, Silverio, Samuel, Irenio, Larry and Elmer; daughter, Delia Pardo; stepbrothers, Elpidio and Jose; 28 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Monday at Homelani Memorial Park Ilima Section. Casual attire.
WILLIAM KALEI BROWN, 59, of Honolulu, died Feb. 4, 2009. Born in Hawai'i. University of Hawai'i facility manager. Survived by wife, Valerie; daughter, Rachel Hedani; sons, Leroy, Wesley and Keola; brothers, Albert Makanani Sr., Wayne, Arthur, Matthew, Jimmy, Gaylord, Percy and Herman; sisters, Mary Belle, Sweetheart and Erica; six grandchildren. Service 4:30 to 9 p.m. March 28 at the Pali Golf Course banquet hall. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
KEONE ROBERT CARDENAS, 25, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 26, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A chef. Survived by parents, John and Lyn; sisters, Lia, Jaclyn Carreira, Jennell and Jesseca Edwards; two nieces; two nephews. Private scattering of ashes; celebration of life to follow 3 p.m. Sunday at He'eia State Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
CHRIS CORCORAN also known as HUNGRY PAINTER, 62, of Princeville, Kaua'i, died March 8, 2009. Born in Long Beach, Calif. A painter. Survived by son, David; daughter, Lisa; grandchildren, Aaron and Holland. Celebration of life 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hanalei Beach Pier. Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
REY GIRON FABRO, 68, of Waialua, died Jan. 31, 2009. Born in Balaoan, La Union, Philippines. Retired from May's Wonder Garden of Hale'iwa. Survived by wife, Mary Filomena; sons, Gerry and Nestor; daughters, Mary Jane, Remedios Barbosa, Mary Ann Rambuyan and Judith Mandac; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Anaclito and Maximiano Giron; sister, Maria Ocariza. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Catholic Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
DAVID "STU" "PAPA STU" GABRIEL, 86, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died Feb. 21, 2009. Born in Pa'auilo, Hawai'i. Retired equipment operator for the former Hamakua Sugar Co. Survived by sons, David, Bully, Donny and Derek; daughters, Dale "Cookie" Vick, Deborah and Donnalen; hanai sons, Alan Costa and Derrick Tagabi; brothers, William "Pete," Antone and Joaquin Jr.; sisters, Thomasia "Marcia" DeLuz, Geraldine and Helen; 21 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honoka''a; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the church; prayer service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Pa'aulio Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
WESLEY MARK GARCIA, 44, of Wai'anae, died Feb. 26, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Professional autobody painter for Rapoza's Autobody. Survived by companion, Clarice Wilson; father, Wesley; brothers, Christopher and Monty Garcia and Warren Morton; sisters, Jessie Furtado, Josephine Haraguchi, Edith Guerrero and Laura Kiyabu. Visitation 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary; service 6 p.m.
NOLAN THOMAS GOUVEIA, 82, of Holualoa, Hawai'i, died March 1, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired heavy equipment operator for Dillingham Corp.; an ambulance driver during World War II; Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard diver. Survived by son, Joseph; daughter, Yvonne Dias; brother, Stanley; sister, Pat Loshe; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa's Bayside Chapel in Keauhou; service 9 a.m.; burial to follow at West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
ROSARIO "ROSE" MENOR GUILLERMO, 94, of Mililani, died Feb. 6, 2009. Born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. An insurance associate. Survived by son, Rome; daughter, Sally Perreira; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:15 to 9 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church; Mass 9 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
GLENN E.M. MAYEDA, 57, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 16, 2009. Born in Hilo. State Department of Land and Natural Resources harbor agent. Survived by wife, Felicecema "Felisa"; son, Joshua; mother, Klothilde; stepmother, Dorothy; brothers, Steven and Wayne; sisters, Loreli Eberhardt and Mariko Young; stepbrother, Peter Okutani. Visitation 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 4:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
JULIE-ANN HAUOLI MEDEIROS, 62, of Honolulu, died Feb. 28, 2009. Born in Honolulu. An instructor at Hawaii Technology Institute. Survived by life companion, Wendamae "Wen" Keohohou; sons, Jared, Samuel and Garrison Castro; hanai sons, David Keohohou and William "Bill" Keka; daughters, Vanessa and Roxanne Castro; 21 grandchildren; brothers, Norbert, Bernard and Louis Palea and Samuel Medeiros; sisters, Rita Pinkiewicz, Olivia Aquino and Olga. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
HUNG VAN NGUYEN, 76, of Kane'ohe, formerly of Vietnam, died March 4, 2009. Born in Vietnam. Retired captain in the Vietnamese Military Government. Survived by wife, Duyen Thi Dao; sons, Nghia Van, Ngoc Van, Phuc Van and Anh Van; daughters, Hoang Oanh Thi, Hoang Yen Thi and Hoang Trang Thi; 10 grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brothers, Lang Van and My Van. Vietnamese service and visitation 5 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary; cremation to follow.
MANUEL "MANU" PACHECO JR., 58, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died March 3, 2009. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Commercial fisherman. Survived by companion, Megan Neal; sons, Raymond and Kalani; daughter, Noelani; stepfather, Marple Riley; brothers, Alex and Nixon; half brother, Glenn Galario; half sister, Lovey-Mae Galario; five grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at New Hope Christian Fellowship, Hilo; service 7 p.m.; scattering of ashes at a later date. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
GILBERT JAMES RANSLEY, 61, of Kealakekua, Hawai'i, died Feb. 4, 2009. Born in Philadelphia. Respiratory therapist and owner of Orchid Isle Respiratory Services. Survived by life partner, Karin Trulson; son, James; daughter, Heather; sister, Catherine Ransley; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
DOROTHY POM SEE KIM RUDIE, 88, of Honolulu, died Feb. 23, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by children, Louise Rau and Raymond; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; siblings, Andrew Kim, Nancy Kim Omori and Abraham Lagundino. Burial with her husband at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
NANCY SAKAE SAKODA, 99, of Honolulu, died March 6, 2009. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired proprietress of New York Dress Shop. Survived by sons, Dr. Thomas and James; two grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at Makiki Christian Church; service 11 a.m. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Donations to Kuakini Foundation. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
CLARENCE YUTAKA SHIMOKO, 74, of Honolulu, died March 7, 2009. Born in Honolulu. U.S. Army veteran; owned and operated S & S Saimin and Aloha Juice Co.; known as the "Ambassador of the Ala Wai Golf Course". Survived by wife, Masuzu; sons, Leonard and Michael; daughters, Violet Anderson and Lynn Yuasa; five grandchildren; sisters, Florence Sakai and Doris Haneda; brother, Rodney. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse; celebration of life at 6:30 pm. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
MANUEL SILVA, 87, of Honolulu, died Feb. 28, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Shirley Mae; sons, Ronald, Douglas and Brian; daughter, Bernadette Bellevou; sisters, Arcene Ferreira and Blanche; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; eulogy noon; prayer service 2 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
TOSHIO "HAPO" TAKUSHI, 72, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 21, 2009. Born in Waipahu. Maintenance supervisor; U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Survived by wife, May; son, Craig; daughters, Shann Ohara and Leigh-Ann Casuga; brothers, Norman and Wallace; sister, Betsy Watanabe; eight grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home, Hilo.
GREGORY LEE THOMAS, 45, of Lawa'i, Kaua'i, died Feb. 27, 2009. Born in Ho'olehua, Moloka'i. Survived by wife, Shelley Place Thomas; sons, Nainoa, Kapena and Hoku; mother, Gladys; brothers, Andre and Buttons; sister, Michelle Matthews. Remembrance of life 4 p.m. March 21 at the family residence. Service 10:30 a.m. March 28 at Point Panic, Kaka'ako,O'ahu; scattering of ashes to follow. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.
MITSUKO TSUKENJO, 87, of Pearl City, died Feb. 24, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Founder of Tsukenjo Lunch House and Lunch Wagon. Survived by sons, Paul and Walter; daughters, Geraldine Matsumoto, Frances Kanayama, Florence Chinen, Doris Nabarro and Eunice Hirata; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Seiko and Thomas Nakadomari; sisters, Mitsue Ikei, Asano Shimabukuro and Mildred Williams. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; inurnment 3 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
HERBERT HIROSHI TSUKIYAMA, 80, of Honolulu, formerly of Hanapepe, Kaua'i, died Feb. 17, 2009. Born in Honolulu. U.S. Army veteran. Survived by son, Mark; daughter, Avis Mukawa; two grandchilren; brothers, Akira and Hisashi; sister, Betty Tanaka. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
CLARENCE "REGGIE" REGINALD VAUGHN, 70, of Waipahu, died Feb. 22, 2009. Born in Chicago. Retired state Department of Human Service counselor; currently employed as a park ranger at USS Arizona Memorial; U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by wife, Marie; son, Dwayne Quintoa; daughters, Laura Terverbaugh and Dolores Smith; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; brother, Louie Slaughter; sisters, Harriet Slaughter and Antonette Davis. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
LEONORA "NING" VILLAFUERTE, 73, of Papa'aloa, Hawai'i, died March 7, 2009. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. Retired Batik Restaurant waitress at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel; member of the former St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pa'auilo. Survived by husband, Phillip; sons, Ralph and Greg Sr.; daughter, Phyllis Frando; sisters, Rose Bender and Carmen Canda; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; prayer service 6 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
DR. BEVERLY ANNE WEEKS-PERKINS, 62, of Honolulu, died March 7, 2009. Born in Knoxville, Tenn. Retired professor. Survived by husband, Frank Perkins; sons, Jonah and Noah; parents, R. Kenneth and Mildred Weeks; brother, R. Kenneth Weeks, Jr.; sister, Lynda Weeks. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Thursday at University Avenue Baptist Church; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations to the University Avenue Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.