Obituaries

Tuesday, February 17, 1998

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Felix Abear, 60, of Mililani, a retired warehouse supervisor in the civil service, died Feb. 3 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Wahiawa, he is survived by wife Patricia S.; sons Stephen W.H., Jeffrey W.T., Jon W.S. and Craig W.H.; daughter Karen M.Y. Koki; brothers Willie, Nicholas, Ted and James; sisters Carmen Aranaydo, Della Nagata and Edith Barcina; and eight grandchildren. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lulu A. “Betty” Akim Seu, 74, of Waipahu, a retired Fort Shafter Army Exchange salesclerk, died Feb.9 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Kahuku, she is survived by husband Ernest A.F.; children Susie Peterson, Iris Kaluna, Kathleen, Pamela, Betty J., Barbara and Candace Johnson, and Derek and Ricky Kamahoahoa; 38 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Lucio C. Bagcal, 86, of Pearl City, died Jan. 29. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Cecilia; son Roger; daughter Susan Robinion; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Annie M. Camacho, 77, of Hilo died last Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hakalau, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Joseph; sons Joseph Jr., Clifford and James; daughters Bettylou Camacho, Annette Naope and Adelaide Lau; stepbrother Willy DeSilva; stepsisters Linda Farias, Lorraine Jardine and Maile DeSilva; 17 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Mortuary’s Chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Eucharistic services: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Call from 11 a.m. to noon. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Valentin C. Carillo, 95, of Honolulu, a retired barber at Pearl Harbor, died Jan. 22 at home. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Manuela; daughter Tredelina Rojas; sons Marcelo, Marcelino and Francisco; 11 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Theresa S. Carvalho, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Pepe’s Restaurant kitchen worker, died Thursday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Kaupakalua, Makawao, Maui, she is survived by son Daniel Martinez; daughters Eleanor Carvalho, Margaret Coleman, Ramona Silva and Cecilia Daniels; brother Manuel Santos; sister Christina Santos; 25 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Elsa H. Chung-Hoon, 89, of Honolulu died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Germany, she is survived by husband William. Services: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call from 1 to 2:15 p.m.

William Cortez, 66, of Pearl City, retired from Foremost Dairies, died Feb. 8 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Vicky; son William Jr.; daughters Debbie Ring, DoeAnn Kamakani, JoLynn Sepulveda, Jayne Khan, Rachelle Montiho, Leanne Redona and Karen Matsuoka; and 17 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Pascual Ewa, 95, of Waialua, retired from Waialua Sugar Plantation, died Wednesday at home. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by son Melquiades R. Ewa, daughters Diosdada E. Suan and Mary R. Banuilos, 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Clara C. Fo, 81, of Honolulu died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Canton, China, she is survived by husband Henry; son Godfrey; daughters Myrna Fo and Millicent Kam; and three grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dalmacio P. Gantala, 93, of Honolulu died Feb. 6 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by sons Bernardino, Mariano and Eladio; daughters Feliciana Malvar, Maria Gantala and Macaria DeGuzman; 22 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Peter K.F. Ho, 75, of Honolulu, a retired planner and estimator with Pearl Harbor Shop 56, died Thursday in Straub Hospital. Born in Waimea, Kauai, he is survived by wife Drusilla; sons Creighton and Wendell; brother Moses; sisters Alice Wong and Lilly and Rose Ching; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Geraldine “Gerry” Ignacio, 64, of Las Vegas, a retired stevedore supervisor at HT&T in Hilo, died Jan. 25 in Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Albert “Iggie”; sons Vernon K. and Edmond L.; daughter Lani A. Ishii; brothers Joseph and Robert Chaves; sisters Veronica Nelson, Genevieve Castro, Annette White, Sylvia Young and Marian Menino; and five grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call from 11 a.m. to noon. Inurnment: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 1. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to a favorite charity.

Shuzo Ikeno, 82, of Captain Cook, Kona, Hawaii, a retired farmer, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Captain Cook, Kona, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Helen H.; daughter Karen Morinoue; sisters Sachi Harai and Chizuko Sumida; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth M. Ishida, 79, of Honolulu, a retired pianist, died Wednesday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was also a Suzuki Methods music instructor at Central and Kawananakoa intermediate schools. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sisters Jane Chikamoto, Gladys Nishimura and Rachel Ishida. Memorial services: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 7 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Agnes M. Ishii, 80, of Honolulu, a retired cook at the Liliuokalani Building Lunch Room, died Feb. 6 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Kazutaka “Stone”; son Melvin; daughters Marian Matsuura, Carol Fujii and Phyllis Fukuzono; brothers Jerry, Kenneth and Stanley Nakagawa; sisters Ethel Honda and Betty Murato; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kazuo Ito, 90, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired state employee, died Saturday. Born in Kapaa, Kauai, he is survived by sons Kelly, Donald and Chris; daughter Lorna; sister Yoshiko Tokimoto; and five grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hawayo Iwahiro, 94, of Wahiawa died Feb. 5 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Waipahu, she is survived by son Sakuichi, grandchildren Robert Iwahiro and Marsha Tanabe and two great-granddaughters. Private services.

Jack Y. Kaiura, 71, of Honolulu, a retired bus driver for Mass Transit Lines, died Feb. 3 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Rogers H.; daughters Dee-Ann K. Kokata and Karen K. Toguchi; brothers Walter, Ralph, David and Henry; sister Mabel Fukutani; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Gladys T. Kanegawa, 82, of Mililani Town, a retired cafeteria helper from Farrington High School, died Thursday. Born in Honokaa, she is survived by daughter Arlene Chow; brother Mike Maeda; sisters Sumiko Fujitani and Lynn Nishikawa; and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Edward Kuz, 76, of California and Honolulu, a retired carpenter with Disneyland, died Saturday at home. Born in Bayonne, N.J., he is survived by daughter Suzie Kimi; sister Penny Johnson; companion Kum Sun Park; and a grandson. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Yit Ing Lum, also known as Eleanor or “Ellie,” 74, of Honolulu died at home. She is survived by sons William, Clement and Melvin; daughters Edith Wong and Loretta Tamura; brother Henry Y.M. Yim; sisters Ngit Sim Wong and Marian Chang; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

James N. Luther Sr., 65, of Seattle and formerly of Waseca, Minn., died last Tuesday in Arden Rehabilitation and Health Center in Seattle. Born in Waseca, Minn., he is survived by wife Joan; daughter Carol J. Lee; son James Jr.; sisters Margaret McGovern, Helen Dooley and Patricia Dunn; brother Richard; and two granddaughters. Services on the mainland.

Susumu “Clarence” Mugihira, 84, of Honolulu, a retired city laborer, died Feb. 4 in Maunalani Hospital. Born in Papaaloa, Hawaii, he is survived by niece Lydia Nakada. Private services.

Sandra E. Pao, 58, of Kailua, a caregiver, died Friday in Honolulu. Born in St. Louis, Mo., she is survived by husband Carl R.; sons Carl F.K. Jr. and Michael K.; sister Donna M. Schultz; and mother Helen L. Schultz. Mass: 10:45 a.m. Friday at St. John’s Vianney in Kailua. Call after 9:15 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Emily Aki Kaulahao Perez, 96, of Honolulu died Feb. 5 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Kealia, South Kona, Hawaii, she is survived by son Daniel Kaulahao Jr.; daughter Margaret Bertelmann; son Gabriel; daughters Catherine Crabbe, Matilda Sin, Florence Perreira, Charlotte Smith and Loretta Cananizado; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at Holy Trinity Church. Call from 7 to 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

LaRue W. Piercy, 94, of Kailua-Kona, a retired canvass manager for Mulling-Kille Publishing Co., died Jan. 24 in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Binghamton, New York, he is survived by son Donald A.; daughter Carolyn P. Glass; caregivers Jennifer and Jeffrey Hyman; five grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial services held.

Ernest Ponce, 65, of Honolulu died Thursday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Kapaa, Kauai, he is survived by wife Caroline Kauahikaua-Ponce; son Ernest Jr.; daughter Ernette Kos; sisters Mary Ponce-Albao and Laureta Pesquira; brothers Antonio and Richard; and grandchildren Christin, Misty, Ryan and Jason. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Lillian H. Sakuma, 86, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Hale Pulama Mau. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Amy Lee and Harriet Hasegawa; sister Elsie Itoga; a grandson; and a great-granddaughter. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Juan C. Sanchez, 80, of Honolulu, a retired machinist at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Friday in Honolulu. Born in Ewa, he is survived by son John; daughters Rainer Lefebvre, Nola Pedersen, Shirl Johnsen and Debra Sagadraca; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Theresa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Hiram O. Shigenaga, 73, of Honolulu, a bricklayer, died Thursday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brother George K. and sisters Barbara Y. Tabernigg and Helen Y. Esposito. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Hajime “Hank” Shimogawa, 72, of Waipahu, a retired loan officer for the city Department of Housing and Community Development, died Feb. 9 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by wife Alice; daughters Janice Yamamoto and Ellen Nishioka; brothers Robert and David; sister Amy Kakizoe; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Kyoko Tamaki, 59, of Honolulu died Feb. 8 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Tokyo, she is survived by husband Ken Koichi and brother Chiaki Kawamoto. Private services.

Shiro “Jimmy” Tengan, 73, of Honolulu, a retired meat cutter at Foodland Super Market Ltd., died Feb. 7 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Haiku, Maui, he is survived by wife Betty S.; sons Edwin and Danny; daughter Wendy C. Mizuno; stepson John K. Sakuma; brothers Kenjiro, Goro, Rokiyo and Harry; sisters Evelyn Ikeno and Stella Shiroma; and four grandsons. Private services.

Hatsue “Edith” Uesugi, 88, of Waialua, a retired cafeteria worker at Ewa Elementary School, died Jan. 31 at home. Born in Ewa, she is survived by daughter Janet Y. Kuwada, sister Hatsue A. Yokoo and four grandchildren. Private services.

Mildred H. Yamanaga, 83, of Honolulu died Feb. 9 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Ewa, she is survived by son Robert S., daughter Gladys M. Taketa, brother Robert S. Hirano, sisters Florence Tanigawa and Lillian Matsushima, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Misao Yamanaka, 82, of Honolulu and formerly of Kona, a retired private housekeeper, died Feb. 3 in Honolulu. Born in Kahuwa, North Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by brother Kenneth M. and nephew and primary caregiver Brian. Private services.

Albert H. Yamashita, 68, of Waipahu, a retired civil engineer, died Feb. 7 in Beverly Manor. Born in Waimea, he is survived by daughters Gwen Goda and Diane Leslie; sisters Masue and Toshiko Yamashita, Kiyoko Watanabe, Chiyo Naumu, Taeko Ishikawa and Lorraine Mizokami; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire.