Obituaries

Wednesday, November 5, 1997

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Renee E. Alvarado, 40, of Wailuku, a rental agent for Alamo Rent-a-Car, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Aiea, she is survived by husband Gregory; sons Jansen, Kevin and Preston; sisters Donna Clements, Jennifer Foster, Maria Zuares and Cathy Fredricks; and brothers Phillip and Dwayne Combis, and Derek and Peyton Siliado. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Up Country Christian Fellowship. Burial: First Assembly of God Cemetery, Kuau, Maui. Aloha attire.

Cecilia L. Chai, 95, of Honolulu died Saturday. Born in Ewa, she is survived by daughter Lori Priore; son David; brother Clifford Liu; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Edgar C. Doleman, 88, of Honolulu, a retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, died Friday. He led infantry units in World War II and the Korean War and was wounded twice. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Purple Heart (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Bronze Star (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), the French Legion of Honor and the Korean Order of Ulchi. In 1996 he was inducted in the Gallery of Heroes of the U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii. He was also chairman of the board of the local chapter of the American Heart Association and Hawaii Pacific College, now Hawaii Pacific University. Born in Washington D.C., he is survived by wife Dorothy E.; sons Edgar C. Doleman Jr., Robert and William; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Aliamanu Military Reservation Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Reception to follow at Hale Koa Hotel.

Caroline G. “Carrie” Esclito, 95, of Kahului died Monday in Hale Makua. Born in Kokomo, Maui, she is survived by sons Patrick, David and Abel; daughter Mildred Barona; brothers Frank, Abel, Thomas and Gilbert Gouveia; sister Rosalie Bak; 16 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. today at Borthwick Norman’s Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: St. Joseph’s Church cemetery.

Ruben Garza, 60, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Navy senior chief, died last Wednesday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Arlington, Texas, he is survived by wife Patsy A.; sons Andre Espiritu, and Shane and Shon Dolera; daughters Serena Hassel, Desiree Naverrete, Steffani Ross and Corrine Quinto; brothers Ellis and Alfonso; sisters Nidia Sanderfur, Cilia Hammic and Olga Katzenbuger; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sidney H.K. Hopeau, infant daughter of Shannon and Sheryl, died Monday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She is also survived by sister Shandy; grandparents Max and Linda Hopeau, Gerald and Donna Arevalo and Ilona Simeona-Thomas; and great-grandparents Ruth, Tom and Thelma Anders, and Stanley and Eliza Simeona. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Toshimi Y. Izumoto, 83, of Honolulu, a retired elementary school principal, died Sunday at Maunalani Nursing Home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Charles J. “Chuck”; brother Tadayuki Yoshinaga; sisters Tamayo Fukuda, Fumiko Sakai, Yaeko Yoshinaga, Eiko Franklin and Sally Porter; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Rudolph “Rudy” Kele Sr., 66, of Kahuku, a school bus driver, died last Wednesday in Kahuku. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Cathy; sons Rudy Jr., Willie and Keoni; daughters Darlene Rin, Laverne Bauske, Sharlene Mersburg and Joanne Hosino; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Kahuku United Methodist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Theodore “Ted” Lyons, 79, of Kailua, a retired railway worker, died Sunday in Aloha Health Care Center. Born in Duluth, Minn., he is survived by wife Elizabeth; daughter Nancy Johnson; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Kailua United Methodist Church. No flowers. Donations suggested to Kailua United Methodist Church unrestricted memorial fund.

Emilio C. Malinay, 73, of Kahuku died Oct. 12 in Crawford’s Convalescent Home. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by son Henry; daughters Marcelinda Calimlim, Alejandra dela Cruz, Margarita Asuncion, Tereza Raza, Gloria Diniega and Aida Ereze; brother Gregorio; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Sharon McGuire, 57, of Honolulu, a social worker, will be remembered in services Friday. She died last week after being injured in an automobile accident in Kaimuki. She is survived by mother Phyllis; sisters Bonnie, Maureen, Colleen, Eileen and Micaela McGuire and Maryann Russo; brothers Brian and Dan; stepmother Margaret K. McGuire; and stepsister Jane Ulbrecht. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Kingdom Hall, 3314 Paalea St., Palolo. Private burial. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society.

Phillip C. Morris, 26, of Kapaa, Kauai, a waiter, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Memphis, Tenn., he is survived by parents Sandra and Michael; brothers Michael, Patrick and Paul; and grandmothers Sybil Margrave and Mildred Butler. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church, Kalaheo. Aloha attire.

John A. Nobriga Jr., 92, of Honolulu died Friday in Honolulu. Born in Ahuloa, Hawaii, he is survived by brother Clarence H.; and sisters Eva Glasscok and Olympia Rockwell. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.

Antonio S. “Tony” “Anton” Pagdilao, 88, of Waipahu died Oct. 4 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Balbaldez, Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Visitacion D. “Citang” “Cion”; daughters Valerie A. Pagdilao and Sally J. Von Oelhoffen; brother Ladislao Semana; and nine grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Encarnacion “Cion” Remigio, 73, of Lahaina died Oct. 2 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by husband Donato; sons Roque and Demetrio; daughter Ester Guzon; brother Benjamin Gallegos; half brother Eusebio Fernando; half sisters Margarita Carbonell, Agustina Fernando, Estefania Gamayon, Josefina Domingo and Caridad Arellano; and nine grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary, Norman’s. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa. Burial: Mililani Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Isamu Sato, 82, of Lihue, a retired accountant with Grove Farm Co., died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Born in Lihue, he is survived by wife Katherine D.; sons Norman and Melvin; brothers Tsutao, Haruo and Toshiyuki; sisters Asako Tomita, Matsuko Sakamoto and Nobuko Kusatsu; and a granddaughter. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Lihue Christian Church. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Telusila Tali, 73, of Haleiwa died Thursday in Haleiwa. Born in Tonga, she is survived by brothers Mohulea, Sioneatu and Maifala Latu; and sister Mrs. Mele Langi. Wake: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1716 Komo Mai Drive, Pearl City. Call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Cayo B. Tihano, 90, of Honolulu, a retiree of Coca Cola Co., died Oct. 18 at home. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by sons Randy and Rodney; daughters Sandy F. Pacquing and Doreen Tihano; stepsons Sylvester Kaulia, Albert Rodrigues, Paul and George Magdadaro; stepdaughters Florence Van Matre, Sally Santiago and Janet Johnson; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Rodolfo B. “Rudy” Urnagan, 68, of Kapolei, a baker, died Oct. 2 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Filomena; sons Mariano and Conrado; daughters Cynthia Benzon, Carmencita Acosta and Laura, Armida, Rhodora and Glenda Urnagan; and 13 grandchildren. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Pedro F. Villon, 82, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a flume fabricator for Lihue Plantation, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by children Anunciacion Martinez, Julie Bernades and Floresto V., Aty, Rudy and Jaime Villon, and Mercy Streeter; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. All-night visitation after 5 p.m. tomorrow at family residence, 4868 Laukona St., Hanamaulu. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Kapaa. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual or aloha attire.

Christian O. Wagenman, infant son of Keoki and Tina of Wahiawa died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He is also survived by brothers Erik, Alexander Jr. and Isaiah; grandparents Eric Wagenman, Bridget Ruane, and Sylvester and Michelle Miller; and great-grandparents George and Catherine Chang, and Marie Ruane. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Royabell A. Wellman, 65, of Kailua died Sunday in Kailua. Born in Ohio, she is survived by children Harry Wellman Jr., Susan Cowsar and Carolyn Blodgett; sisters Virginia Nuzzo, Evelyn Spencer and Mary H. Lopez; and 13 grandchildren. Graveside services: noon tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.