Moiliili native John “Bully” Tavares lived across the street from a “field of dreams” where he coached youth baseball for nearly half his life.

“He used to buy gloves and shoes for kids who couldn’t afford to buy their own,” Conrad Passas Sr. said, referring to Tavares, longtime Moiliili Vikings Athletic Club coach who died Saturday at age 69. “He was a helluva guy.”

The nickname came from his grandmother -- because he weighed 14 pounds at birth -- but Tavares was anything but a bully.

“He was a low-key person who really enjoyed working with kids,” said retired Punahou School teacher and coach David Eldredge, who also coached in the Vikings’ program.

Tavares, who lived on the corner of Isenberg and Young streets, returned home from work one day in 1962 and saw a sad group of 15 youngsters sitting together at Moiliili Field. They had just been cut from the Vikings’ baseball team.

Tavares and two of his friends volunteered to coach the group and his first Viking team finished third in their Police Activities League division that season.

“John always taught his players that baseball was like life,” Passas said. “You never quit until the final pitch crosses the plate into the catcher’s glove.”

Tavares’ teams dominated PAL’s Pony (ages 13-14) level in the 1970s, winning eight titles and finishing second twice.

His teams won four more titles in the ’80s before Tavares left to coach junior varsity baseball at St. Louis School from 1990-94.

Survivors include his wife, Dora; son Gregory; daughter Devie Ann Montanano; brother Walter “Sonny” of Las Vegas; sister Dorothy Loando, and four grandchildren.

Wake: 6-9 p.m. March 13 Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Graveside service: 9 a.m. March 14 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Joey G. Areola, 7, of Waipahu, died Feb. 21 in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother Felipa G.; stepfather Elpidio S. Oviedo; father Paulino N.; brother Joseph Oviedo; sisters Stacey G. and Jaclyn G. Areola and Giselle A. Oviedo; and grandmother Felisa Naanos. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call from 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Catalina P. Cabaltera, 87, of Waipahu, died Feb. 13 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Herminigildo; sons Simeon, Andres and Jose; daughters Elvira Espiritu, Filomena Torqueza, Virginia Asahn and Rosaline Genal; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call from 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

John A. Cecconi, 62, of Jonesborough, Tenn., a former Hickam Air Force Base air terminal manager, died Sunday in Tennessee. Cecconi, a Korean and Vietnam War veteran and a retired U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant, is survived by wife Shirley R.; sons Donald R., John A., Robert A., Charles J. and David T.; daughter Susan Maddux; brother Charles A.; sister Donna Stuchen; two grandchildren; and a stepgrandchild. Services on the mainland.

Clements M. Fontanilla, 89, of Honolulu, died Feb. 16 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Leonard and Bernardo; daughters Florencia Pua, Felicidad Fontanilla and Herminia Udasco; brother Silvestre; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Service: 7:45 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Church. Call from 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Kazuyo Hashimoto, 90, of Honolulu, died Feb. 17 at home. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she is survived by sons Joichi, Richard I., Henry S., Walter T., and George M.; daughters Takako Sakamoto, Violet E. Ohara, and Shirley K. Hashimoto; brother Souji Morishige; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Dwight T. Howard, 31, of Honolulu, a former Honolulu Community College and University of Hawaii student, died Friday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., he is survived by father Charles F.; mother Elisabeth D.; stepmother Coleen; stepbrother Steven R. Kerr; stepsister Sherrie L. Stone; and paternal grandparents Henry and Florence. Memorial service: 2:30 p.m. today at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 1:30 p.m. Casual attire. Donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Hawaii.

Kazuko Inouye of Honolulu, who died last Wednesday in Beverly Manor Convalescent Home, is also survived by stepson Steven K. Inouye and three great-grandchildren. Information in an obituary yesterday was incorrect.

Kenneth S. Ito Jr., 52, of Honolulu, Roberts Hawaii Far East operations director, died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Irene; son Kenneth S. Ito III and Nelson Kanno; daughter Tyra T.; and sisters Frances Haraguchi, Barbara Kamei, Gerrie Griffin, Patricia Tantog and Karen Medina. Memorial service: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Pricilla L.M “Chilla” Johnson, 29, of Honolulu, a maintenance worker, cashier, office clerk and nurse’s aide, died Feb. 23 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by parents Elliott P. and Edna Johnson; grandmother Bella Perez; brothers Elliott P. and Sterling G.P.; sisters Melody S. Hattle and Belarie H. Johnson; and hanai sister Paige Ewell. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 p.m. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Church. Rosary: 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

James D. Joyce, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Dredging Co. auto mechanic, died Monday in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Alice; daughters Winifred Perry and Dorene Vicens; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary, call from 3:30 p.m.; and 11:15 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick Church, call from 11 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Stanford N. “Tuli/Tutuman” Keaweehu, 61, of Honolulu, a retired road maintenance worker, died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by wife Rose Marie; daughters Leiana Nihoa and Darleen Kapana; son Michael Kopono Vincent; brothers Joseph “Kaliko” and Robert “Snowball”; sisters Hilda Perry, Mary Piikea Smith, Violet Bigger, Esther Elway, and Dorothy “Kela” Miyamoto; Keaweehu; and eight grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo Ward. Call from 10 a.m. Military honors: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Jayne Ellen Kelly, 83, of Mililani, died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Bloomington, Ill., she is survived by daughter Carol K. Bass; brother Robert P. Frost; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 6 p.m. Friday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Marjorette N. “Ani” Kumuhone is of Nanakuli. Incorrect information for an obituary published in yesterday’s first edition was provided by the mortuary.

Dorothy R. Marks, 86, of Honolulu, died Feb. 14 in Maunalani Nursing Center. Born in Sullivan, Ind., she is survived by son William L. Marks and daughter Sarah M. Richards. Service: 4 p.m. today at Central Union Church. Burial on the mainland. Donations suggested to the Hawaii Opera Theatre and the Hawaii Theatre Center.

Pansy K.K. Miyamoto, 75, of Wailuku, died Monday in Wailuku Hale Makua. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Henry I. and Andrew K.; daughters Carol A. Takatsuka and Wendy M. Tawney; brothers George and Louis Kahanu; sisters Florence K. Kaawaloa and Lucy L. Girelli; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Service: 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Honolulu. Call from 4 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples.

Maria Natividad, 45, of Kalae, Molokai, a Queen Liliuokalani Children’s Hos pital social worker, died Feb. 25 in Molokai General Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Glenn Kondo; sons Kaipo’i Kondo; mother Pauline; brothers Michael, Billy and John Natividad and Joseph Companion; and sisters Connie Nelson, Angie Mitchell, Darlene Natividad and Rosalani Robinson. Service: 7 p.m. today at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Henry W. Oates, 67, of Honolulu, a seafood distributor, died Saturday in Tripler Hospital. Oates, a retired Marine Corps master sergeant, was born in Hammond, La., and is survived by wife Charlotte; son Robert; daughter Peggy Derrick; brothers Neal and Jimmy; sisters Mary Jacob, Eleanor Hollan and “Cuder” Chatelanie; and four grandchildren. Service: noon Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Francisco Ordinario Jr., 58, of Kekaha, Kauai, a Baker Support Services custodian, died Monday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in Waimea, Kauai, he is survived by wife Gloria; daughter Cristi; and sisters Esperaza Au Young, Filomena Brasel and Rosalino Ordinario-May; brothers Alexandrio Achuara and Benancio. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call from 8 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery.

Elsie L. Pauole, 82, of Hilo, a postal employee, died Feb. 25 in Life Care Center, Hilo. Born in Waimea, Kauai, she is survived by sons John P., Alvin H. and Allan; brother Thomas Lew; son-in-law Elia Wood; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Samuel L. Petro, 77, of Princeville, Hawaii, an office machine dealer, died Monday at Wilcox Hospital. Petro, a retired Air Force veteran, is survived by wife Rose D.; daughters Carolyn Greenburg, Elaine Hughes, Irene Holland and Juliette Ulrich; sisters Irene Parisi and Marie Basicano; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Sylvester’s Church, Kilauea. Casual attire.

Vankham Phrakonekham, 70, of Waianae, died Feb. 25 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Born in Laos, he is survived by wife Maykeo; sons Phanh P. and Vanna P.; daughters Chanh P. and Khanephin P.; a sister; and seven grandchildren. Buddhist services: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow.

Nevin C. Reinard, 54, of Waimea, Hawaii, a state Department of Education custodian, died Feb. 21 in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in Lewistown, Pa., he is survived by wife Kathryn K.; parents Samuel and Remona; and sister Janeann Runkle. Service: 10 a.m. March 29 in Pu’u Hinahina, Kokee. Casual attire. Contributions may be made to the Nevin Reinard Memorial Fund, c/o Kate Reinard, P.O. Box 36, Makaweli, Hawaii 96769.

Felix Salvador, 69, of Waialua, Hawaii, a retired state heavy equipment operator, died Sunday in Pearl City Nursing Home. Born in Hayward, Calif., he is survived by sons Paul, Stephen and John; daughters Pauline Eickman and Gail S. Cabalce; brother Lorito; siter Laurita Baker; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Michael’s Church. Call from 6 p.m. Prayer service: noon Friday Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 11 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Walter J. “Vincent” Santos, 72, of Waianae, an active member with Civil Defense, died Feb. 24 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in South Hilo, Honomu, he is survived by sons Walter J. “Rogie” Jr. and Norman Nauka; daughters Yvonne Gruebele, Gladys Smith and Cathleen Santos; brothers Robert and David; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Prayer service: noon tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Isabelle C. Sayers, 79, of Honolulu, died Thursday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Waialua, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Miguel M.R., Robert W., and Roy J.; daughters Joyce S.S. Kaaiawaawa and Debra A. Sayers; 25 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at the Kailua Assembly of God Church. Call from 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Kailua Assembly of God Church. Call from 8:30. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Wallace S. Suzumoto, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Pflueger Honda auto mechanic, died Feb. 25 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Amy F.; son Rodney T.; daughter Joy F. Yoshimura; brother Ernest K.; sisters Jane M. Murakami, Lorraine E. Inouye and Bernice K. Uehara; and three grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Benjamin Toro, 81, of Honolulu, a former state custodian, died Feb. 21 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in North Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Benjamin A. and Ernest S. and Joseph R. Victorino; brothers Peter, Aladdin, Joseph, Abraham, Robert and Rudolph; sisters Theresa Porgatorio; Leonora Velaquez, Delores Toro and Sue Lily Thompson; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call from 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ma‘ukuohela Tukia, 67, of Honolulu, died Saturday1 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Tonga, he is survived by wife Mele K.; sons Lemeki and Sione; daughter Kato K.; brothers Paula Fakautoki and Tupouata; sisters Mele Siakumi, Simaima Lapa, Analaumanu Mau and Akesa Tupou; and five grandchildren. Call from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at Pearl City Methodist Church. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pearl City Methodist Church. Call from 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.

Jane Y. Walters, 67, of Ewa Beach, died Saturday at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hanamaulu, Kauai, she is survived by husband James O.; sons Gene and Kevin Costa and Vernon Walters; daughters Winona Souza and Leila Villarreal; stepmother Kimie Matsuyoshi; brothers Fujio, Oscar, Stanley Matsuyoshi; sisters Toshi “Kitty” Aquino and Irene Matsuyoshi; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.