Obituaries
Tuesday, February 25, 1997


Francisco “Lolong” Apostadiro, 58, of Makaha died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Loretta; sons Brent, Zachary, Edmund and Edwin; daughters Bernie Kim, Alison Librizzi and Tiny Mendoza; brother Benito; sisters Petra Paredes, Kay Sabog, Josephine Munar, Incarnation Fontanilla and Natividad Ganaban; and 19 grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call from 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joan B. Armstrong, 68, of Honolulu died yesterday. born in Pennsylvania, she is survived by husband Peter F.C.; daughter Elizabeth Downing; son Peter Jr.; and three grandchildren. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Friday at St. Albans Chapel at Iolani School. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the David P. Coon Scholarship Fund.

William Awong, 91, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired manager for Awong Grocery Store, died Saturday in Honokaa Hospital. Born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, he is survived by caregiver Katherine “Katie” Souza; and several nieces and nephews. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Papaaloa, Hawaii. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Silvino P. Babas, 81, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired Kau Sugar Co. lab analyst, died Friday in Kau Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Teofila; sons Abraham and Shane “Rosendo” Braceros, and Steven and Ferdinand Babas; daughters Carmen Pederson, Linda Schafer, Debra Kohara, Donna Tsukamoto, Joanne Ebsen and Audrey Amdahl; and 24 grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Pahala Assembly of God. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Oscar Bjork, 77, of Waipahu died Feb. 5 in the De Gracia Care Home. Born in Massachusetts, he is survived by ex-wife Blanca A.; and daughter Monica. No services.

Dorothea A. Burgess, 81, of Aiea, former owner of Roberts of Waikiki Beauty Shop, died Feb. 16 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Tennessee, she is survived by husband William; son William Jr.; daughters Louise Terry, and Brenda and Carolyn Burgess; 12 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment to be held later. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Ellen M. Buser, 48, of Honolulu, investment assistant for First Hawaiian Bank, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by mother Tsuyako Haruki; and brothers Wallace and Arthur Haruki. Service: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jill C. Cadd, 28, of Waipahu died Wednesday. Born in Washington, she is survived by parents Paul and Dessie; and sister Susan Kimball. Services to be held on the mainland.

Paul G. Courtney, 77, of Honolulu, a retired fireman, died Feb. 17 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son William Yates; sisters Thelma Santana and Edith Gouviea; and three grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Dorothy Y. Frasure, 95, of Kaneohe, a former hula instructor, died Jan. 17 in the Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. Born in Fowler, Calif., she is survived by sons Edward and Michael Stroup; sisters Amy Shrum and Lois Lide; brothers Earling and Jack Streeter; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

George M. Gono, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Schofield Barracks mechanic, died Sunday in Castle Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Gladys S.; sons Stanley M., Wilfred S. and Greigson Y.; daughter Carol M. Watanabe; brothers Ted T. and James T.; sisters Tsuruko Takagi and Gladys S. Kim; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hester A. Hammack, 84, of Hilo, a retired schoolteacher, died Saturday in the Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Chawnee, Okla., she is survived by daughter Vivian L. Yates; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside service: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaii Veteran Cemetery No. 2. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to First United Protestant Church, 1350 Waianuenue Ave.

Valerie Hlavac, 82, of Honolulu, a retired missionary, died Friday in the Maunalani Nursing Center. Born in Czechoslovakia, she is survived by a nephew; and a niece. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Thomas T. “Tom” Ishii, 82, of Honolulu, proprietor of Tom Ishii’s Union Service, died Saturday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honomu, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Dorothy; sons Thomas Jr., Michael and Ivan; daughter Susan Imata; brother Tsukasa; sisters Tokie Sakamoto and Misao Kokubun; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hazel H. Kaloi, 78, of Honolulu, a retired licensed practical nurse for Maluhia State Hospital, died Feb. 17 in the Aloha Health Care Center. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son David K. Jr.; daughter Alberta L. Reyes; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Masatsuji Kasadate, 77, of Kailua, a retired Kaneohe Marine Corp Air Station electrician, died Saturday in Castle Hospital. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Jean K.; sons Wayne K. and Michael K.; daughter Barbara H. Greenwood; brothers George M. Kasadate and Stanley H. Hamamoto; sister Ethel M. Suekuni; and two grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Samuel S. Kawahara, 72, of Kailua, a retired assistant administrator for the state Corrections Division, died Friday in the Maunalani Nursing Center. Born in Kona, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Bruce A., Ken C. and Marc C.; brothers William S., Peter G., Shoji, Mark H. and Karl; sisters Emma M. Kuwada, Minnie Mana, Tomie Ahn and Lily T. Risberg; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 8 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Garrett K. Kukaua, 53, of Honolulu, an independent taxi driver for SIDA Taxi, died Friday at home. Born in Pauwela, Maui, he is survived by companion Kom Ok Dorsey; brother John Jr.; and sisters Gladys Peralta, Mildred Silva and Sandra Okazaki. Wake: 8 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Byrd J. Lacy, 92, of Honolulu, a retired elementary schoolteacher and administrator, died Saturday in the Arcadia Retirement Residence. Born in New Jersey, she is survived by daughters Suzanne Griffith, Marilyn Render and Jane Porter; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service to be held on the mainland. No flowers. Donations suggested to Central Union Church.

Valentine M. Laurent, 95, of Honolulu died Feb. 9 at home. Born in France, she is survived by daughter Marie-Therese L. Brown; and two grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Hospice Hawaii, AIDS Research.

Yong-Jian Liu, 16, of Honolulu died Feb. 14 in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in Canton, China, he is survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Qi Can; and sister Yvonne. Taoist service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Procession leaves at 12:30 p.m. for Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Maxima S. Marcelo, 86, of Waipahu, a nurse, died Feb. 15 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Dominador, William, Prospero, Rizal and Albert; daughters Leticia dela Cruz and Eleanor Marcelo; brothers Herman and Artemio Sensano; sisters Mary Ruiz, Flora Alcon and Alberta Vidad; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Reception: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Parish Hall. Service to follow at 12:30 p.m. in the church. Call after noon. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Donald T. Masutani, 70, of Pearl City, retired owner of Don Masutani Contracting Inc., died Saturday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Waiakea, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Charles W. Souza and Michael P. Masutani; daughters Charlotte J. Nakamura and Cecilia A. Saliba; brothers Floyd, Robert, David and Glenn; sisters Violet Nagata and Jane Lundberg; ex-wife Mary J.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service: 3 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m.

Kiyoko Matsuda, 90, of Honolulu, a retired florist for Makiki-McCully Florist, died Friday in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sisters Kinuyo Kawasaki, Yayoko Okamura, Jean T. Kimura and Jane Y. Hajime. Service: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Anacleta A. Maximo, 98, of Ewa Beach died Feb. 14 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Laoag City, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Mamerto A. and Dennis A.; daughters Avelina A. Siading and Carmen A. Delos Santos; 12 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Star of the Sea Parish, 4470 Aliikoa St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Frances M. Moura, 93, of Eleele, Kauai, died Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Kalaheo, Kauai, she is survived by sons Clarence, Wallace and Albert; daughters Frances Freitas and Angelica Tavares; sisters Margaret Gouviea, Lorraine Moniz and Anges Costa; 22 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-greatgrandchildren. Mass: 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Eleele Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: Holy Cross Church cemetery. Casual/aloha attire.

Mitsuko Nagata, 88, of Honolulu, a retired waitress, died Feb. 13 in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she is survived by son Herbert Y.; daughter Eleanor T.; and sister Kazuno Yamada. Private services.

Kamesuke Nakahama, 100, of Honolulu, a retired Fujiya Senbei-ya salesman, died yesterday in Leahi Hospital. Born in Kojiro, Yamaguchi, Japan, he is survived by wife Kuni; sister Rui Hara; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Service: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Jodo Mission of Hawaii, 1429 Makiki St.

Reiko Nakamura, 66, of Waialua died Thursday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Waialua, she is survived by brothers Matsuo, Charles M., Ichiro, Masao, Masuo and the Rev. Paul T. Service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Wahiawa Hongwanji, 1067 California Ave. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kengo Nakata, 80, of Waimanalo, a former Kahuku Plantation crane operator who also was a landlord and vegetable farmer, died Dec. 24 in Mesa, Ariz. Born in Kahuku, he is survived by son Clarence S.; daughter Karen M. Adams; brothers Tadashi, Hiroshi and Richard T.; sisters Beatrice K. Kawamura, Betty H. Ito, Jane S. Willett and Clara S. Yoshida; and three grandchildren. Private inurnment held.

Joan H. Nye, 72, of Honolulu, an entertainer at the Waikiki Kodak Show, died Sunday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sister Susan N. Bennett; cousin Charles Kekumano; and several nieces and nephews. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Burial: Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Convalescent Center of Honolulu.

Gina B. Paguirigan, 22, of Waipahu, a Loyola Law School student, died Feb. 12 in Los Angeles. Born in Yokusuka, Japan, she is survived by parents Emil U. and Leony; brothers Joel, Jason and Jeremy; boyfriend Robert Baker; and grandparents Bruno and Visitacion Ulep Paguirigan Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Soon Up Paik, 86, of Honolulu died Feb. 16 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Seoul, she is survived by son Young Ki; daughter June M. Emerling; brothers Suk and Se Hwan, and Chung Hwan Oh; sister Soon Ja Lee; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to the St. Francis Health Care Foundation of Hawaii.

Francisca P. Pascual, 86, of Honolulu died Feb. 15 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by daughters Lorenza Jacinto, Adelina Sebastian and Arisa Marcos; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Mossman C. Perry, 87, of Hilo, a former Kohala Plantation laborer, died Friday in the Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Puerto Rico, he is survived by sons Albert, Andrew, Daniel, Louie and Richard; daughter Julia Badua; brothers Santiago and Paul Perez; 22 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Service: noon Saturday at Kohala Assembly of God. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawi County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Leanore “Lea” Pestana, 74, of Honolulu died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in California, she is survived by husband Edward H.; daughter Miki Young; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual/aloha attire.

Roger R. Robinson, 62, of Hilo, a former HSI Corp. employee, died Feb. 15 in Hilo Hospital. Robinson, a U.S. Army retiree, was born in Lansing, Mich. He is survived by wife Katherine K.; sons Anthony K. Kulukulualani and Alan R. Robinson; daughters Mary L. Shuburg and Carol L. Apilado; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 9 a.m. Friday at Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire.

Wakano M. Roppiyakuda, 98, of Kaneohe, a retired sugar company field laborer, died Feb. 15 in the Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she is survived by son Satoru; daughters Terry T. Roppiyakuda and Amy E. Mihara; brother Hiroe Naito; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Edward A. “Eddie” Sales, 82, of Kahului died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Medine C.; daughter Jennifer Campbell; and a grandchild. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick/Norman’s Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 1 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary, call after 11 a.m. Graveside service: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Eusebio J. Sales, 71, of Mililani, a retired Campbell High School custodian, died Feb. 11 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Enedina; daughter Joslin; sons Edwin, Glenn, Benjamin and Angelito; sisters Simona Baysa and Claudia Antonio; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and noon Saturday at St. John’s Church in Mililani, call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Virginia Silva, 89, of Honolulu died Thursday in Queen’s Hospital. Born on Maui, she is survived by brothers Julian, John, Frank and Anthony; and sisters Isabel Meyers, Joanna “Jenny” Jerusalem, Harriet Wyllie, Caroline Nobriga and Amelia Bost. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Matthew S. “Matt” Swartz, 28, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a carpenter, will be remembered in services Saturday. Swartz died in a one-car accident on Kealaokeawe Road Feb. 8. Born in Chicago, he is survived by daughter Ashley Bowler; father and stepmother Burton and Nancy; mother and stepfather Ricky and David Hall; sisters Jasmina and Paulina; grandparents Ambrose and Gerri; and companion Karen Ryan. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday at the City of Refuge in Honaunau, Hawaii, by the back picnic area. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Ashley Bowler, care of Burton Swartz, P.O. Box 377, Honaunau, Hawaii 96726.

John K. Toyota, 73, of Honolulu died Feb. 11 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Yukio and George; and sisters Joan Sugimoto, Gladys Toyota, Grace Jeneye, Eleanor Miyamoto, Harriet Oda, Evelyn Kuroda and Deanna Galestian. Private services.

Asuelu S. “Welu-Boy” Tuiono, 16, of Hauula, a Kahuku High School junior who was on the wrestling and J.V. football teams, will be remembered in services Saturday. Tuiono died Thursday in a two-car accident on Kamehameha Highway by the Turtle Bay Hilton resort. He is survived by parents Eru and Olive; brothers LaMar, Eru Jr. and Michael; sisters Olivia and Latailemalu; and grandparents Selesa T. Aumua and Patelisi Pilimai. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula Makai Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Casual attire.

Anne A. Uehara, 74, of Honolulu, office manager for Sen. Rod Tam’s office, died Feb. 13 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Waipahu, she is survived by husband James M.; son Claude M.; brothers Hiroshi, James T., Roger, Harold and Roy Suzuki; and sisters Evelyn Yagi, Betty Tokita, June F. Kojima, Molly M. Yoshii and Joyce M. Hayashida. Private services.

Tomi Uyehara, 104, of Honolulu, a sugar plantation worker, died Feb. 14 in the Liliha Health Center. Born in Yaeyama, Okinawa, she is survived by son Richard S.; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Inurnment: Nuuanu Memorial Park.

Sister Bernadine Villegas, 66, of Honolulu, former Waianae High School Special Class teacher, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by brothers William, Roland and Larry, and sister Betty Ke Jr. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Malia O’ Ka Malu. Mass to follow at 10:30 a.m. Call from 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Satsu Yamada, 99, of Honolulu died Feb. 15 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Kumamoto, Japan, she is survived by sons James T., Morichika, Masamitsu, Paul T. and Henry M.; daughter Yoshie Kawahara; sister Sueki Ueda; 19 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Fay S. Yamamoto, 36, of Mililani, a University of Hawaii at Manoa graduate student, died Feb. 17 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by parents Charles M. and Doris H.; and brother Ross S. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.




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