Obituaries
Wednesday, August 7, 1996



Tagataotuiatua L. "Junior" Auelua Jr., 28, of Waianae, a Town and Country Drywall and Interior labor foreman, died July 25 in Kaiser Hospital. He is survived by wife Pauline; parents Tagata "Toese" and Eseta; brothers Opetaia, Faatalale and Jerome; and sisters Manualii Palu, Salote Mu, and Mele and Senerita Auelua. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary, call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.

Ruth V. "Ruthie" Bermea will be remembered in a 10 a.m. service tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was published yesterday.

Jolene P. "Gina" Cadiz, 34, of Kapolei died July 23 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She is survived by father Leolario R. "Lee"; mother Valeria "Val"; brothers Mark W. and Larry L.K.; and sisters Sheila E. Andrade and Debbie G. Montero. Service: 10:30 am. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Roseline Corden, 73, of Kahului died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She is survived by sons Alvin "Sonny," Dennis and Nelson; daughters Katherine "Honey" Brastad, Patricia "Pat" Takushi, Jeanette Corden, Linda Manzano, Carolyn "Carol" Takayama and Cheryl Kaio; brother Joseph Santos; sisters Elsie Carvalho, and Bernice Alves and Aggie Arves; 22 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Veterans Cemetery.

Basilia B. Corpuz, 88, of Waipahu died last Wednesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She is survived by daughter Catalina Tano; sisters Antonina Tersol and Maura Bacatat; and two grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Santiago A. Corpuz, 77, of Kahului died Sunday at home. He is survived by sons Getulio, Respicio, Victorino and Restituto; daughters Emilia Mendosa, Magdelene Gaoiran and Josefina Ngayan; brothers Isidro and Inocencio; sisters Mekaila Corpuz, Elena Sotto, Aniceta Domingo and Segundina Tolentino; and 18 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary, call after 8 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Angeline Cravalho, 71, of Kaupakalua, Maui, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She is survived by sons Frank Jr., Alan and Greg; sisters Marie Amaral, Judy Perreira, Barbara Bras, Harriet Santos and Polmyra Gomes; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 8 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church in Kahului. Eulogy: noon Saturday at the church. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Victor A. Dybdal, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, died Sunday at home. Dybdal, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal with two gold stars, Bronze Star Medal with gold star, Combat V Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and the National Security Merit-Sheon-Su Medal. He is survived by wife Betty D.; son James Richard; daughter Noelle George; brother Donald E.; and six grandchildren. Memorial service: noon Friday at Waiokeola Church. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.

Adam K. Forsythe, 86, of Haleiwa, a former teacher and salesman, died Saturday at home. He is survived by sons Edward W., Byron G. and Francis G.K.; daughters Jorgen Walk and Maile Riggin; brother Albert C.; sister Alice Lewis; 14 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waialua Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.

Rodney D. Fristedt, 69, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Coast Guard master chief, died Thursday in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Hazel; son Paul; sister Jeanne Miller; brothers Wendell and Conrad; sister Colleen Hamilton; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Loretta Gibson, 85, of Haiku, Maui, died Monday in Kula Hospital. She is survived by sons Duane Marshall and Brian Gibson; daughter Susan Kokos; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service over her ashes: 6 p.m. today at the Grace Bible Church of Maui. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Alternatives to Violence care of the Grace Bible Church of Maui.

Loretta J. Gouveia, 64, of Pearl City died Friday in Kaiser Hospital. She is survived by husband Albert M.; son Albert Jr.; daughter Laurie A.; mother Marie; and sisters Eileen Homareda and Mildred M. Carlstrom. Service: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Helen M. Halemano, 78, of Honolulu, a nurse's aide, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by husband Samuel; sons Billy D. and Raymond B.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Chun Ha Hwang, 76, of Honolulu died Monday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kilye Yi; sons Kyu Yong and Kyu Hong; daughters Emma Dow and Gina Fukeda; and eight grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

David C. Kam will be remembered in a 10 a.m. Mass tomorrow at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was published yesterday.

Donna A. Kanemaru, 29, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Regent waitress, died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. She is survived by parents Robert M. and Rita A.; brother Keith T.; sister Lori N. Tamai; and grandmother Clara M. Fujimoto. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Seicho No Ie Hawaii Jisso Center, 47-451 Hui Aeko Place. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nathaniel N.Y. Kuba, 58, of Waianae died July 25 in Waianae. He is survived by wife Martha; sons Nathaniel Sharpe and Jason Kuba; daughters Natlene Dent, Natalie Estaban, and Cynthia and Margaret Kuba; brother Merlin Y.; sisters Gwendolyn Gallant, Laverne Watson and Georgiana Jaeger; and seven grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Hideo Matsumoto, 77, of Aiea, a U.S. Army and MTL Inc. retiree, died Sunday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He is survived by wife Loretta; sons Michael and Tom; daughter Pattie Burford; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Church. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside service: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Atrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's Disease Association.

Flora D. Miguel, 82, of Mililani died July 10 in Mililani. She is survived by sons Catalino, Sebastian and Francisco; brother Victor Dumlao; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Masaye "Grace" Nishikawa, 85, of Honolulu, former partner of Fashion Center Sewing School, died July 26 in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by son Albert K.; and sister Shizue Hayashi. Service: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Luciano M. Sanchez, 83, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired groundskeeper for Roth Properties who also worked for the Hamakua Sugar Co., died last Wednesday at home. He is survived by sons Nemesio, Eugenio and Charles; daughters Felicidad Wamil and Eulalia Gonzales; sister Catalina Rafol; 25 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Honokaa Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Wake to follow at his home on Analio Street. Service: 9 a.m. Saturday at his home. Burial: Honokaa Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire.

Terrance R. Shumaker, 47, of Paauilo, Hawaii, an attorney, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by daughters Terra and Tamara; mother Marie; brothers Thomas and Theodore; and sisters Kathleen Baker and Nancy Sponseller. Mass: noon Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alderico L. "Blackie" Suan, 68, of Ewa Beach died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Beverly A.L.; daughter Kathrine; brothers Alfred, Conrad and Nando; sisters Connie S. Alcosiba, Frances Suan and Priscilla S. Combis; a granddaughter; and a hanai grandson. Service: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Toshio Takata, 76, of Honomu, Hawaii, a retired heavy equipment operator for the Hilo Coast Processing Co., died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by sons Jerry and Bert; daughters Karen Yee, Judy Salas, Mildred "Millie" Morimoto, Sandra Nakano and Irene Bautista; brothers Tetsuo, Akira and Noboru; sisters Janice Abe and Sueko Takata; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Honomu Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Maxwell M. Tau, 22, of Ewa Beach died July 19 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He is survived by father and stepmother Leo G.K. and Amu'u T. Mokulehua; mother Tatala Glenister; brothers Matulino, Polo, Jason, Craig, Leo Jr., Wyatt, Harland, Lawrence and Blessing; and sisters Sovita, Katelina, Ellareen, Felila, Malia, Kat, Frances, Ann Margaret, Taisha and Da Nisha. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Service: noon Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Kenichi Yamase, 94, of Hilo, a retired warehouseman, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by wife Chieko; son Ken; and two grandchildren. Private services.




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