Saturday, April 19, 1997
Beck, 82, was booster
for downtown
By Star-Bulletin staff
Downtown Honolulu from malls to a redeveloped waterfront held the interest of Clarence E. Beck, former executive director of the Downtown Improvement Association.
Beck, 82, of Lawai, Kauai, a retired U.S. Army general, died Wednesday at home.
He also had been comptroller for the U.S. Army Pacific.
Beck was a 1938 graduate of West Point and held a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University.
Born in Atmore, Ala., he is survived by wife Patricia M.; daughters Jay Rendall, Judy Pacquin, Virginia Wessler and Kandie Beck; son David; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Michael’s Episcopal and All Angels Church, Lihue. Casual attire.
Gunckel did ‘rainbow’
on hotel wall
By Star-Bulletin staff
Look at the rainbow at the Hilton Hawaiian Village or to the Orchid at the Halekulani Hotel, and you might see some of the handiwork of Charles J. “Joe” Gunckel.
As a ceramic tile contractor, Gunckel worked on those and other projects. He died April 1 in Albuquerque, N.M.
He is survived by wife Carole; stepsons Lance and Aaron Nishimura; daughters Lisa McFarland, Patti Del Valle; brother Fred; sister Carol Breece; and two grandchildren. Services were held in Albuquerque.
Elsie G. Antone, 67, of San Leandro, Calif., who was born in Honokaa, Hawaii, died Sunday in Oakland Kaiser Hospital. She was a specialist clerk with County of Alameda, Calif. and is survived by sons Darrel and Kevin; daughter Karen; brothers Raymond and Anthony Gomes and Eddie Ku; sisters Madeline Furtado and Frances De Rego. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Honokaa. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Honokaa Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Masaichi Awazu, 87, of Papaaloa, Hawaii, a retired heavy equipment operator for Kaiwiki Sugar Co., died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Ookala, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Charles, Paul and Herbert; daughters Eiko Fujino and Mae Mayhall; sister Haruko Maeda; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services over ashes: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Papaaloa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
August “Tingo” Caravalho, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired cargo clerk with Honolulu Shipyard Inc. and World War II veteran, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Sandra; children Margo Ritchie, August Caravalho, Donna Bradley, Conrad Caravalho and Corrie Chinault; brothers Conrad, Joseph, Manuel, Frank, John, Ernest and Benjamin; sisters Mary Caravalho, Anita Garcia, Margaret Martinez and Bennerita Coltes; foster child Theresa Doran; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 9:45 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial with military honors: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Albert Costa, 78, of Kohala, formerly of Lahaina, died Thursday in Kula Hospital. Born in Kohala, he is survived by wife Jean Costa; daughters Patty and Dorothy; sisters Mary Medeiros, Betty Molale, Franses Cayetano, Dorothy Ebeling and Florence Thomas; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ernest R. Foster, 69, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired laborer, died Monday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Mountain View, Hawaii, he is survived by brothers Earl Araujo and Thomas and Theodore Benedicto; and sisters Margaret Parong, Nancy Hardie and Annie Hulama. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Lucy C. Gomes, 89, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Straub Hospital. Born in Kaluanui, Maui, she is survived by son Clarence “Buddy”; daughter Rita L. Lindo; brother Albert Camara; sister Emily Jarrett; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 800 Kaheka St. Call from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ida L. Hoapili, 92, of Honolulu will be remembered in services 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Parke Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Incorrect information for an obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Raymond K.F. Hung, 79, of Honolulu, a retired employee of the federal government, Shop 41 and First Federal Savings & Loan, died April 4 in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Lena; sons Kearney and Elson; brother Kenneth; sister Margaret H. Ching; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Seichi “Romeo” Ikari, 77, of Honolulu died April 8 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Florence Tomoye; daughters Yvonne K. Kincaid and Colleen M. Ikari; son Lincoln T.; brothers Ike, Haruo and Sueto; sisters Ruth Okase and Iris H. Yano; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Monday at National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yukio Ishii, 77, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a retired mechanic with Hamakua Sugar Co., died Thursday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Paauilo, he is survived by wife Sadame; sons Arnold, Hugh and Irwin; daughters Debra Ishii and Ida Faggard; brothers Likito, John, Hayato, Paul and Charles; sisters Stella Kidani and Gladys Takeya; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Paauilo Kongoji Mission. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bernard V. “Bernie” Jerves, 77, of Kailua, a high pressure welder in the plumbing and pipe fitting industry, died Monday at home. Born in Waimea, Kauai, he is survived by wife Josephine L.; daughter Naomi A.M.L. Risko; sisters Christine Fox and Bernice Fernandes; and five grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ellen G.L. Kealoha, 58, of Aiea died yesterday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Robert and Allen Y.L.; daughters Sandy Y.E. and Cheryl; brother Chester Y.F. Lyau; sister Vera Smith; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Private services.
Mabel S. Liu, 92, of Honolulu died Tuesday at home. Born in Kula, Maui, she is survived by
son Benjamin K.T.; brother Mun Fook Shinn; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Oahu Cemetery.
Evelyn Medeiros, 84, of Honolulu died Sunday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Manuel B.; son Michael; daughter Kathy Medeiros-Askew-Ronia; sister Peggy “Irene” Fontes; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Harry K. Piltz, 85, of Hauula, a retiree of Theo H. Davies & Co., died Wednesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Palama, he is survived by son Harry Jr.; and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Laie Hawaii Stake, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 55-415 Iosepa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Michael R. “Maiki” Poyo, 29, of Honolulu, a groundskeeper at Niu Valley Intermediate, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents James and Connie; brother James “Jimbo” Jr.; sisters Charmagne and Cheryllynne “Cheri”; and grandmother Ploreta Luis. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m Burial: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Alice B. Reveira, 69, of Waianae died Sunday in Alameda, Calif. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Pedro; sons Ralph, Peter and Joseph; daughters Betty A. Carrancho and Mary Jane Reveira; brother Manuel Borling; 19 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ilene G. Stanley, 89, of Hawaii died Wednesday in Island Nursing Home. Born in Tacoma, Wash., she is survived by sons Patrick and Harold; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kiku Takayesu, 86, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper at Kamehameha School, died April 5 at home. Born in Lahaina, she is survived by sons Gerald T. and James S.; daughters Bertha S. Ching and Aileen A. Arre; brother Toru Sesoko; sisters Harriet K. Toyama, Florence F. Matsukawa and Constance N. Sesoko; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Elsie T. Terai, 68, of Honolulu, a retired food service worker, died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Kealia, Kauai, she is survived by husband James Y.; sons Stuart J., Lance C., Jason K. and Todd T.; daughter Luanne S.; brothers Ronald and Albert Kano; sisters Bernice Dysarz and Ruth Kano; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Benedict A.H. Young, 82, of Kailua, a retiree of Meadow Gold, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. He was also active in Kailua Senior Citizen Olympics. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Eleanor; sons Benedict Jr. and Clemens; daughters Juanita Hastings, Helen Dodds, Eleanor A.L.K. Hundley and Zena Kama; brother Clemens; 23 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Monday, April 21, 1997
Patricia Hatsue N. Kramer, 76, of Kailua, a retired beauty center operator, died April 14. Born in Wahiawa, she is survived by son Patrick Kramer; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. in Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
