Obituaries

Wednesday, January 21, 1998

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Hannibal Tavares
services Friday

By Star-Bulletin staff

Former Maui Mayor Hannibal M. Tavares will be remembered in services Friday. Tavares, of Kula, died Saturday at age 78 in Maui Memorial Hospital.

Memorial services over the ashes are scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon in St. Anthony’s Church. Mass will follow. Inurnment will be private. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Tavares was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Harriet Y.T.; daughters Charmaine Tavares and Sharon Klaschka; son Gary; sisters Helen Medeiros, Margaret Roberts and Sophie Stone, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Ricardo D. Agustin, 77, of Waipahu died Jan. 8 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Flora B.; sons Sergio B., Nestor B. and Henry B.; daughters Eulalia A. Corpuz and Henedina A. Goze, and 10 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Louis Augustine, 81, of Kailua died Monday. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by wife Adela; daughter Patricia Anne; son Louis Jr.; mother Anna; brothers Alex, Stanley, Leo and Adam; sister Genia Cyrano, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples.

Josephine C. “Jo-Jo” Cabacungan, 65, of Wailuku died Saturday at home. She was born in Waiehu, Maui. She is survived by husband Regino; sons Lyle and Ivan; daughters Kathy, Joni and Holly; sisters Adelhied Hights and Eleanor Ah Sau, and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at St. Anthony’s Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: noon tomorrow at the church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Josue B. “Joe” Cadiz, 65, of Wailua, Kauai, an engineer for Kauai Surf and the Westin Hotels, died Jan. 13. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Valiente V.; daughters Leonila Basconcillo and Florencia Cadiz-Nakamura; sons Leo and Alex; sisters Emilia Galiza and Andrea Garcia, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Call after 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at 4845 Nonou Road. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Heu See Ching, 89, of Kaneohe, also known as Mrs. Ah Kui Ching, died Jan. 13 in Honolulu. She was born in China. She is survived by sons George, Harry and Clarence; daughters Mabel Wortley, Harriet Ching and Thelma Palmer; sisters Yau Choi, Yau Kam, Yau Soi Kui and Yau Yean Tai, 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Traditional Chinese services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Francis C.H. Chun, 84, of Honolulu, a life insurance agent, died Jan. 4 in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Vernon, daughters Sylvia and Patricia Franco, sister Beatrice Kane and a granddaughter. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Private services.

Virginia P. Dias, 90, of Honolulu died Saturday. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Gerald, daughter Eleanor Nobriga, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lauro P. Gabriel, 91, of Honolulu, a retired warehouseman with Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co., died Jan. 8 in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Celerina D. and sister Irene Gabriel Bautista. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter and Paul Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Hermenegildo A. Garma, 59, of Waipahu, a retired carpenter foreman for Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co., died Jan. 3 in Waipahu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Constancia “Connie”; sons Percy, Norman and Hermen Jr.; brothers Roman, Amonio and Mario; sisters Ursula Arucan, Priscilla Maurico, Victoria Pagba and Antonina Cuaresma, and six grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9:45 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Thomas H. Gentry, 67, of Honolulu, a developer, who died Thursday, will be remembered in services tomorrow. He was also an offshore racing champion and business visionary. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by wife Kiana; sons Norman and Mark; daughters Tania, Corin and Candes; stepdaughter Angel Vardas, and two grandchildren. Services: 8 a.m. tomorrow at the Outrigger Canoe Club. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the Hawaii Maritime Center or the Tom Gentry Memorial Ocean Sports Gallery.

Ofelia V. Gervacio, 45, of Lanai City died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Lorie L. Stevens and Carol L., Julie A. and Leinie Locquiao; mother Apolonia Dugay; brothers Josephino, Florencio and Inshong Gervacio, Bonifacio, Felix, Jamie, Pedro and Manning Dugay, Agustine Acoba and Siniada Pascua; sisters Erlinda and Ermina; former husband Leonardo Locquaio, and two grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the ILWU Hall in Lanai. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church. Burial: Lanai Community Cemetery.

Norma M. Greenleaf, 69, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a food and beverage employee in the hotel industry, died last Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Wendell O.; sons Wendell A. Ricketts and Wayne O.; brothers Richard G., Vernon R. and William A. Scott; sisters Barbara Jean Hook, Patricia L. Omayas, Vera F. Scott and Texie Javier, and a grandchild. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Saturday at her home. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire.

Wayne S.W. Hee, 67, of Waianae, a switchman for Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Thursday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Glen Kila; daughters Colleen, Lianne, Shelley and Waynell; mother Mabel L. Chock; brothers Vernon Hee and Mike Thompson; sister Leonis Karratti, and two grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Sacred Hearts Church in Waianae. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Akiko “Harriet” Iwashita, 75, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Elaine Lee, Judith Honda, Elinor Ikeda, Charlene Fujii and Kathleen Ratific; brothers Koichi, Saburo and Jay Yamashita; sister Joyce Takahashi, 12 grandchildren and two great-granchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Jean M. Kam, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Kapalama School cafeteria worker, died Jan. 12 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by husband William S.C.; sons Westley and Kendall; brothers Hiromi and Jitsuo Fujimura; and sisters Yaeko, Setsuko Tomishima, Midori Tokishi, Joyce Kido and Doreen Barreras; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Wilfred M. Kekaha, 70, of Waikapu, Maui died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bertha K. “Leilani”; sons Wilfred M. Jr. and Thomas; stepsons Roy A. Cordeiro, Robert Armitage and Francis Jr., David “Kawika,” Henry “Aiau” and Herman Koa; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, 19 stepgrandchildren and six stepgreat-grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery.

Angel G. Labrador, 63, of Kahuku, general maintenance worker at Maunakea Towers, died Jan. 12 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Andrea; sons Antonia and Rolando; brothers Marcelo Labrador and Ruben and Manuel Cristobal, and sister Mamerta “Mameng” Edralin. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Roch Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Hipolito Macadangdang, 88, of Waipahu died Thursday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Rosie; son Anthony; daughters Margery and Jonalyn, and three grandsons. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Dolores Marston, 52, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Friday in Pahoa. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Richard S.; son Richard Sean; daughters Nicole Holzaepfel and Leigh A. Marston; brother David Takason; sisters Betty Paynter, Patricia Ash and Mary J. Svoboda, and four grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo, 101 Aupuni St., Penthouse, Hilo, HI 96720.

Andres J. Ramelb, 77, of Napili, Maui, a retired employee of Maui Land & Pineapple Co., died Thursday at home. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Remy; son Emerson; daughters Gloria Ramelb and Elsie Brink; brothers Johnny and Flor; sisters Agustina Ramones, Andrea Prepose, Eleuteria Lapenia and Alfreda Josol, and seven grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Andres Salvador, 69, of Kapaa, Kauai, a supervisor for Lihue Plantation, died Sunday. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Dionisia “Donnie”; sons Andres Jr. and Jon; daughters Marie Salvador, Carmela Rosario, Elsa Christian and Cindy Kelekoma; brother Antonio, and 18 grandchildren. Call after 6 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Alice T. Shigetomi, 74, of Honolulu died Monday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Dr. Samson and sisters Norma Kim and Helen Taura. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Baptist Church. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Karen T. Tanji, 89, of Wahiawa died Jan. 9 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Dr. Teruo, Ryoji “Roy” and David Y.; daughter Helen A. Miyagi; brothers Shuichi and Tsuneo Takahashi; sisters Nobu Suzuki and Fumiko Funayama, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alfred Torres Jr., 55, of Honolulu, a construction foreman, died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Louan; daughters Cathy J. and Beatrice Truong; parents Alfred and Catherine; brothers John and Douglas, and three grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.