Obituaries
Cristino "Juan" Agcaoili, 89, of Waialua, died Sept. 17, 2009. Born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired maintenance worker with Akahi Maintenance. Survived by wife, Leandra; sons, Rogelio, Benjamin, Elpidio, Loreto, Toribio; daughters, Pacita Marcos, Gloria Agoto; 24 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday a St. Michael's Catholic Church, Waialua; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Paul "Kazuto" Aoki, 78, of Honolulu, died Oct. 10, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Grace; daughters, Colette, Yvette, Charlene; brother, Francis; sister, Ellen Agena; two grandchildren. Private services held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
Kay-Ann Asada, 57, of Keauhou Mauka, Hawaii, died Oct. 2, 2009. Born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. A school teacher Survived by caregiver, Karen Hasegawa. Private services held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona, Hawaii.
Hoanostakio "Raymond" Balai, 50, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Oct. 8, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Rosa's Supply warehouse employee. Survived by mother, Karen Berlermo; brothers, Gilbert, Brady, Joseph Balai Martin, and Earl; sisters, Antoinette and Marie Mcshayne. Visitation 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kapaa Ward; service 11:30 a.m. to noon. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Kauai.
Takapuna Amanakilotulelei Faamasunu, 2 days old, of Honolulu, died Oct.r 16, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Keneti "Ken" and Taina; sister, Toeme "Lovely"; grandparents, Taei and Maria Faamasunu and Amanaki and Evelini Ika; great-grandmother, Ana Ika. Visitation 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; graveside service 9 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Barbara Louise Fernandez, 64, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Oct. 12, 2009. Born in New York. Retired Realtor. Survived by husband, Virgil; sons, Kevin and Keith; daughter, Rene'e Bell; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private services. Condolences to 1012 Ahe St., Hilo, HI 96720. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
Edward Harry Gaspar, 76, of Nänäkuli, died Oct. 3, 2009. Born in Näpoopoo, Kona, Hawaii. Retired state custodian. Survived by companion, Hazel Mahuka; stepchildren, Bruce Mersberg, Natasha Pang and Ikaika Mahuka; sisters, Stella Fabacher, Leilani Lessary, Elizabeth Sampaio and Hazel Palacat; brothers, Ruben and Antone. Service 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Nanakuli Beach Park. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.
Eric Albert Hans, 74, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Oct. 2, 2009. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Retired gas, electric, and steam engineer. Survived by daughter , Laura; three grandchildren. Celebration of life 4 p.m. to sunset Sunday at Onekahakaha Beach Park, Pavilion #4. Casual attire. Arrangements by Homelani Cremation Services, Hawaii.
Hing Fong Hoe, 87, of Honolulu, died Oct. 12, 2009. Born in Hong Kong. Retired warehouse supervisor. Survived by wife, Ngoi Yung Chung Hoe; son, Louie; daughter, Priscilla Thode; grandsons, Wesley and William Thode; brothers, Hing Pong Hoe and Peter Hoe. Visitation 9 a.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Yee King Tong Cemetery. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Theresa Johnson, 56, of Wailuku, Maui, died Oct. 15, 2009. Born in Washington. Retired dental hygienist. Survived by husband, Gerald; son, Chad Oliver-Johnson; daughter, Whitney Marcella Johnson; brother, Mike Oliver; sisters, Mindy Oliver, Christy Oliver. Memorial service 10 a.m. today at Hope Chapel, Kíhei, Maui. Arrangements by Borthwick Normans Mortuary, Maui.
Gabriel "Brudda" "Pops" Kaleiopuu Kahaulelio, 81, of Waipahu, died Oct. 5, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Fuel Department, civil servant; retired from U.S. Air Force; member of Honolulu Police Department Citizen's Patrol. Survived by wife, Florence; daughters, Donna, April Higgins, Trudy Taniguchi, Kelly Keopuhiwa-Judkins; brother, Rodney "Bogo"; sisters, Lillian "Tita" Pualoa, Angeline Chun; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Cemetery committal service 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.
Gladys Yoneko Kim, 81, of Honolulu, died Oct. 7, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, George; son, Nathan; daughters, Daphne, Naomi; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park.
Christopher Pin Wah Lo, 69, of Honolulu, died Oct. 17, 2009. Born in Hong Kong. Retired Ala Moana and Ilikai hotels computer programmer. Survived by wife, Elaine; daughter, Susanna; brother, Reginald. Visitation 7 to 7:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church; Mass 7:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers; donations to one's favorite charity. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Violet Kam Lin Chun Lum, 96, of Honolulu, died Sept. 22, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A forelady at Dole Hawaiian Pineapple Co. Survived by son, Roland; daughter, Caroleann "Lovey" Fung; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Leonard Chun; sisters, Alice Ahu and Bernice ChongKee. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10:15 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
James Akina "Uncle Mac" Makua Sr., 73, of Pearl City, died Sept. 28, 2009. Born in Honomu, Hawaii. A City & County of Honolulu office administrator and a U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Augustina "Aggie"; son, Curtis; grandchildren, Brayden and Chasie; brothers, Bernard, Joseph, Alfred, James, and Juanito. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
Frances K. Otake, 84, of Paauilo, Hawaii, died Oct. 15, 2009. Born in Wainaku, Hawaii. A retired postal clerk at the Honokaa Post Office; clerk at Paauilo Store. Survived by husband, Takeshi; daughters, Elaine Ventura, Winnie Mochida, Charlotte Tengan and Maryln; son, Robert; brother, Harold Wakamoto; sisters, Toyoko Tanihara and Cathy Wakamoto; 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary; memorial service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
Motomi Shigeta, 86, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Oct. 17, 2009. Born in Moloaa, Kauai. Kauai County auto mechanic. Survived by wife, Esther; son, Galen; three grandsons; brother, Yukio; sisters, Mitsue Takamatsu, Matsuko Doi and Kikuno Wakumoto. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Kapaa Jodo Mission; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Kauai.
Siatiu "Tautala" Tau Jr., 57, of Waianae, died Oct. 12, 2009. Born in American Samoa. Maintenance worker, Department of Parks & Recreation, American Sämoa. Survived by brothers, Taitafe, Tautala; sisters, Faletulutuluimoana Navarro, Afutoto Seanoa, Feleai Tau. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at Ewa Beach Church of God, 91-786 Makule Road, Ewa Beach; service 10 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Cornecio "Coney" Torricer, 82, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 28, 2009. Born in Claveria, Cagayan, Philippines. Retired Keauhou Beach Hotel maintenance worker. Survived by wife, Frances; sons, Ernest, Robert and Leonard; brother, Marcelino; sister, Magdalena Adarme-McClean; six granddaughters. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Kailua, Kona; Mass 10 a.m.; burial will follow at Kona Memorial Church in Holualoa. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
Jerry Don Wicke, 71, of Del Mar, Calif., died July 29, 2009. Retired University of California-Los Angeles research scientist, and Veterans Administration Hospital, West Haven, Conn. Survived by wife, Carolyn; sister, Kelli Wicke Davis; brother, "Hal" Wicke Jr. Burial 3 p.m. Oct. 27 in Wicke family plot, Oahu Cemetery (Old Section, diamondhead side). Aloha attire. Arrangements by American Cremation Service, San Diego, Calif.
Yin Fun Leong Wong, 90, of Honolulu, died Oct. 5, 2009. Born in China. Survived by sons, Franklin Lee and Raymond; daughters, Dora Lee-Dunn and Mary Ann Hew; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.
Tangerine Louisa Lou Kuuleialohaokamakaninui-onuuanupaliilokokalima-okawahineikeikailokokaa-hiopele Young, 62, of Waianae, died Oct. 2, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Danny Yahiku-Young, James Munwai Young, Walter Berinobis-Young, John-Ryan Gouvia-Young; hänai sons, Valence Schmidth, Brada Kai; brothers, Sidney "Nano" Kapihe-Keamo, Clayton "Taka," Clifton "Na Boy"; sisters, Katherine "Kuna" Fontes, Abreen "Kauhi" Padeken, Madeline Young, Sharleen "Shell" Acierto, Doreen "Ione" Mansinon, Irene "Pinky" Nakano. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 9 a.m.; burial ll a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.