Obituaries
Tuesday, January 14, 1997


Honoria A. Agsalog, 81, of Waipahu died yesterday in Maluhia Hospital. Born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, she is survived by daughters Melva A. Rapanut, Yolanda A. Agsalog, Lolita A. Ines, Rosita A. Castillo, Angelita A. Garcia and Nicolasa A. Palpallatoc; son Elias; 21 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection of the Lord Church, 96-1260 Lumikula St. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Arnel D. Cacal, 29, of Kekaha, Kauai, an Up to Date Cleaners washerman, will be remembered in services Jan. 24. Cacal died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a head-on collision on Kaumualii Highway. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Nenette; son Arnel Jr.; daughter Glaiza; parents Manuel and Fely; sisters Juvy Tangonan, Myrna Pascual and Eden Cacal; and grandparents Francisca Cacal and Marcelina Dela Cruz. No services. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 24 at St. Theresa’s Church in Kekaha, Kauai. Cremation to follow. Casual/aloha attire.

Ethylene C.C.L. Ching, a GTE Hawaiian Tel sales representative, will be remembered in a 10 a.m. service Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary published Jan. 4 was provided by the mortuary.

Albert Y. Chu is also survived by sister Fanny. Additional information for an obituary published Saturday was provided by the mortuary.

Danny M. Dasigo, 82, of Honolulu died Jan. 3 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Benita A.; sons Robert and Juanito; daughters Maria Santos and Elsa Dasigo; ex-wife Antonia; and nine grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony’s Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Velma B.M. Eulitt, 71, of Kailua died Thursday. Born in Lihue, she is survived by sons Harry D., William E., James L., Thomas R. and Steven P.; daughter Paulette L. Bullard; sisters Jaqueline P. Carver and Lanakila Eppard; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua Ward, 349 Kailua Road. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Beverly T. Gunnells, 57, of Knoxville, Tenn., native of Honolulu, died Jan. 3. She is survived by husband Jerry; daughter Tamara Gordon; son Jiro Tomomitsu; brothers George, Kenneth and Roy Tomomitsu; sister Barbara-Jean Yamagata; and a granddaughter. Private services.

Yoshio Higuchi, 85, of Pukalani, Maui, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Pulehu, Maui, he is survived by wife Shizue; son Calvin; daughters Shirley Asao, Phyllis Sakai, Karen Seminara and Sandra Handa; brother George; and nine grandchildren. Service over his ashes: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Paia Mantokuji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Harry H. “Lucky” Hirano, 75, of Honolulu, a retired truck driver for A.H. Hansen Sales, died Thursday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Florence Y.; son Wayne H.; daughter Marcia K. Motonaga; brother Robert; sisters Mildred Yamanaga, Florence Tanigawa and Lillian Matsushima; and three grandchildren. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire.

Samuel P. Kaaua, 83, of Honolulu, a Standard Oil Co. retiree, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Waimea, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Nora; sons Samuel Parker Jr. and Gerald White; sister Stella Akana; four grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Shriners Hospital.

Fat Lee, 80, of Honolulu died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Sau Wan. Taoist service: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Kenneth K.F. Lung, 91, of Honolulu, a Board of Water Supply retiree, died Dec. 25. Born in Kilauea, Kauai, he is survived by hanai son Wesley Reames; and several brothers. No services.

Frances P.M. “Hawaiian” Mae, 59, of Hilo died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Opihikao, Hawaii, she is survived by companion Ralph Kahalewai; son Alwin; daughters Frances M. Riedel, Acey Rodrigues, Sheena Miyamoto and Sharleen Kahalewai; brothers Kahu “John” P.C., Robert and Gabriel Makuakane, and Donald Poepoe; sisters Becky Takeya and Cecilia Polikapu; stepson William Jr.; stepdaughters Lynette, Minerva “Blackie” and Marilyn; hanai brother Ephraim Hanohano; hanai daughter Nene Kaleo; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Dorothy R. McCormick, 67, of Tennessee, formerly Pupukea, died last Tuesday in Tennessee. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by husband Alvin G.; sons Stanley, Wayne, Robert, Larry, Nelson, Harry and Paul; daughters Anna McCandless, Lorraine Ehasz, Leilani Quilindero; Wanda Roark and Patsy McCormick; five half brothers; six half sisters; 41 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services held.

Alberto Milar, 86, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired garage attendant for the former Onomea Sugar Co., died Friday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Manadag Province, the Philippines, he is survived by sons Raymond and Dennis; daughters Yolanda Jamora, Virginia Tolentino, Carmen Manes and Catherine Rebuldela; 26 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 2 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Moses K. Niheu Jr., 43, of Kekaha, Kauai, a McBryde Sugar laborer, died Sunday in Queen’s Hospital. Born on Niihau, he is survived by mother Luka; and sisters Keala and Momi Niheu, Lu Koerte and Nani Nakaahiki. Service: 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Casual/aloha attire.

Marvin K. Nishimura, 51, of Honolulu died last Tuesday at home. Born in Puunene, Maui, he is survived by mother Eleanor E.; and sister Marlene K. Nishimura-Wahl. Private services.

James T. Omura, 80, of Kailua, a former Lewers and Cook machine operator, died Thursday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Lurline K.; children Lester, Letty, Eliot, Erick and Fred Omura, Lynette Gauer and Jamie Ugaitafa; brother Ernest; sister Sue; and 15 grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples Byo-do In Temple in Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Daniel T. Onaga, 78, of Haliimaile, Maui, a retired Maui Land and Pineapple Co. supervisor, died yesterday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Sprecklesville, Maui, he is survived by wife Miyoko; sons Gerard N. and Stephen H.; daughters Annette E. Masutani and Corinne Y. McKinnon; brother Sam T.; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church in Makawao, Maui. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Paul T. Oshima, 92, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaii Times book binder, died Sunday in Castle Hospital. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan, he is survived by sons James, Wallace and Eugene; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Albert K. Ozaki, 70, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired state Land and Natural Resources district irrigation manager, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Mabel H.; son Neil; daughters Diane Sugiyama, Barbara Ozaki and Donna Kimura; brothers Kazuo and Kiyotoshi; sisters Fumi Ozaki, Ayako Akahoshi, Sayoko Matsu, Etsuko Okimura and Shizuko Mihata; and a granddaughter. Service: 4 p.m. Thursday at Kamuela Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leonard U. Pasalo, 70, of Hanamaulu, Hawaii, a Lihue Plantation laborer, died Jan. 2 in Wilcox Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Leonora; daughters Ligaya Pascua and Hermiely Pasalo; brothers Emelio and Benito; sisters Pacita Licoan and Curazon Cunanan; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kapaia, Kauai. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary and after 9 a.m. at the church. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Sylvia D. Peralto, 96, of Hilo, a retired Standard Meat Market meat cutter, died Dec. 30 in the Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Hilo, she is survived by grandchildren Judith Maldonado, Donna P. Tamasese and Joel C. Perlato; eight great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. next Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 1. Casual attire.

Chong Hun Rho is also survived by eight grandchildren. Additional information for an obituary published Saturday was provided by the mortuary.

Irene M. Vicens, 88, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Wednesday in Mahelona Hospital. Born in Kukiula, Kauai, she is survived by sons Antone and Michael Bonilla; brother Americo and Ralph Morris; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Lawai Public Cemetery. Casual/aloha attire.




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