Obituaries

Wednesday, March 4, 1998


Sullivan services set
March 15 at Punahou School

By Star-Bulletin staff

Maurice J. “Sully” Sullivan, 89, founder of Foodland Super Market Ltd., will be remembered in memorial services noon to 1 p.m. March 15 at Thurston Chapel, Punahou School, 1601 Punahou St. Call from 9 a.m. to noon.

He is survived by wife Joanna; daughters Kitty Wo, Jenai Wall and Colleen Sullivan; son Patrick; brother Sean; sisters Nora and Mary; and five grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii, Punahou School or Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation.


Philip R. Algono, 25, of Waipahu, a drywall taper, died Feb. 21 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents Frederico and Perfecta; brothers Frederico Jr., Rodney, Randall, Laxter and Alexander; and sisters Theresa A. Pacleb and Donna Algono. Mass: noon Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary M. Allen, 52, of Waianae, kumu hula for halau Hula O’ Mililani, died Sunday in Waianae. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Aaron Kaualiiliilikolehua and Noa Kauolilikowaiakaua; mother Blanche Lee; and brothers Wallis and Alvin Kim. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Felix B. Berzabal, 84, of Waianae, retired from federal civil service, died Thursday in Ewa Beach. Born in Santa Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Cresencia; son Felix Jr.; daughter Jane; stepdaughters Evelyn Francisco and Clavel Lewengood; stepson Honesto Batin; brother Pedro; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Young Whee Chun, 72, of Kahului, a retired state social worker, died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Mitsue; son Sanford; daughter Naomi; brothers Young Taik and Young Sup; sister Young Wha Kim; and two grandchildren. Services over ashes: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jose U. Cuaresma, 81, of Waimea, Kauai, a retired field worker with Kekaha Sugar Co., died Monday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Petra C.; sons Sergio and Paul; daughters Norma Asprer and Nemesia Tolentino; brother Elpidio; 14 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Waimea Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kekaha County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Angel T. Duran, 73, of Honolulu, retired from Young Laundry & Drycleaning, died Feb. 12 in Straub Hospital. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Lemy M.; son Cayetano V.; daughters Ludivina Ramil, Adela Lacar, Julita Aggacid and Imelda Rone; 16 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Hamilcar G. “Hamil” Esmena, 48, of Ewa Beach, who worked for the city Department of Public Works, died Feb. 19 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Cebu City, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Marietta C.; son John C.; daughters Maricar C. and Kaleilani C.; parents Cesar and Abun; brothers Alex, Aris, Edwin and Cesray; and sisters Janice Cabase, Josie Palmares and Lalaine Froehle. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call after 12:15 p.m. Burial: Mili lani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Frances O. Fujioka, 86, of Honolulu, a retired cook for Fisherman’s Wharf, died Friday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by daughters Florence H. Watanabe, Vivian M. Fujioka and Floriene Hamasaki; sister Jane Yamashita; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Soto Mission of Hawaii. Casual attire.

Michael A. “Mike” Furtado, 43, of Honolulu, an Army veteran, died Saturday in Honolulu. Born in Honokaa, Hawaii, he is survived by parents Madiline and Clarence; brother Terry; and wife Barbara. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Erwin Germann, 93, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Tool & Die Manufactory, died Friday. Born in Stuttgard, Germany, he is survived by son Ralph; daughter Ellen Bruner; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Seitoku Kaneshiro, 80, of Makaha died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Kekaha, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Hatsuko; sons Wayne, Dennis and Clyde; daughters Iris Lee and Gayle Inouye; brothers Seichi and Seigi; sisters Haruko Gushikuma, Mitzi Hamano and Judy Tamada; and eight grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Inurnment: 8:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Clayton D. Kekoa, 39, of Captain Cook, Hawaii died Sunday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Andrea; sons Clayton Jr. and Kamaki; daughters Leah, Lilinoe, Leiana and Lepeka; mother Mona; sister Roberta Kekoa-Rivers; and brothers Tommy and Glenn. Services: noon Sunday at 41-505 Kalanianaole Highway. Call from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 49ers/Giants attire.

Mamoru Kondo, 77, of Honolulu died Feb. 8. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brother Kunio and sisters Tsuyako “Ethel” Kurosaki, Alice Kondo, Sayoko Yamashita and Doris Hirata. Private services.

Stanley J. Kuloloia Jr., 40 of Wailuku died last Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He is survived by father Stanley J.; son Stanley J. III; sisters Letti “Mei-ling” Maika and Rochelle Harada; brother Bullie; grandmother Victoria W. Kaululau; and companion Cyd Kuwashima. Call 6-9 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers accepted.

Harold H.S. Lee, 78, of Honolulu, a retired city building inspector, died Feb. 22. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Hannah; daughters Carolyn Noah and Kathryn Nakayama; sister Sylvia Tonaki; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Frederick A. Lutkin, 85, of San Raphael, Calif. and formerly of Mililani, a director with Walt Disney Studios and Paramount Pictures, died Feb. 16 in San Raphael. He was also a World War II veteran. Born in New Jersey, he is survived by nieces and nephews on the East Coast. Mass: noon Thursday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Masumi Masuda, 84, of Wailua Houselots, Kauai, a carpenter with the County of Kauai, died Feb. 23 in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Kapaa, Kauai, he is survived by brothers Iwao and Satoru; and sisters Matsuko and Ichiko Masuda and Setsuko Nozoe. Private services.

Kiyoko H. Matsuura, 101, of Honolulu is also survived by son Akira. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Ethel E. McIntosh, 85, of Waipahu and formerly of Kailua died Feb. 20 in Waipahu. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by daughter Anthonette Coltes; brothers Joseph Corn and Everett and Kenneth Collier; sisters Maxine Miller and Donna Mae Dingus; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Good Counsel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Kiyoshi “Fat” Nakamura, 71, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Ronald; daughters Evelyn Walsh, Flora “Bell” Shea, Sandra “Sam” Fukuda, Tammy Loh and Midge Okouchi; brothers Kiyomi “Beef,” Kiyoto “Black” and Kiyomatsu “Mumps;” sisters Janet Kuwaye and Edith Hong; 16 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Charlotte L. Nobriga Pina, 59, of Hakalau, Hawaii, a food bank helper and pageant coordinator at Glad Tidings Church, died Saturday in Waimanalo. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by husband Clarence; sons Brison Pina, Edwin Kama and Timmy Tran; father Alfred Nobriga; brothers Remy and Stan Nobriga; sisters Cookie Rodrigues, Raynette Bowman and Lavelle Sanchez; hanai daughters Jennifer, Selina and Cindy; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Waikane Congregational Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Glad Tidings Church in Hilo. Call after 1 p.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.

Gilbert Nomura, 79, of Honolulu died last Wednesday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Gladys; daughters Colleen Nomura and Sandra Kido; brothers Fred and Robert; sisters Jane Shimamoto, Kaoru Nomura, Grace Kono and Patsy Koba; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Ramon B. Pablo, 90, of Waianae died Feb. 3 in Maluhia Hospital. Born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Aniceta M., son Ray and daughters Arinee, Fulgencia and Rose. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

William I. Piho, 79, of Kailua will be remembered in services 8 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Nathan M. Spencer, 33, of Honolulu, a taxi dispatcher, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Tammy Lynn; son Dustin Almeida; mother Margaret; father Robert; brothers Abraham “Moki,” Terry, Theo and Teodore; and sisters Margie Maxilom and Tanya Spencer. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Aloha attire.

Glenn H. Tomishima, 43, of Honolulu, Hawaii grocery store warehouse supervisor, died last Wednesday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents Harry T. and Gladys M.; sisters Lyll Y. Asuncion and Jill M. Tomishima; and grandmother Hatsue. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tadashi N. “Nudy” Yoshida, 89, of Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, a retired heavy equipment operator and powder man with the County of Hawaii, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by wife Mitsuyo; sons Kenneth, Harry and Glen; daughters Yuriko and Bessie E. Kamigaki, Bernice Yoshida and Helen Nagata; brother Mikio, Masami, Susumu and Raymond; sisters Kay T. Tanaka and Misaki J. Matsuo; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.




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