Obituaries

Monday, March 30, 1998

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Saturday, March 28, 1998

Victorina C. Amoyan, 71, of Honolulu died March 18 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Borongan, Samar, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Valeriano; sons Nilo, Lydio and Cirilo; daughters Linda Opriasa, Aida Lemoine and Nida Kelley; brothers Conrado and Salvador Caspe; sisters Nena Batinga and Coronacion Catalo; 19 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Agustina C. Galase, 86, of Mililani, a retired housekeeper at Tripler Hospital, died March 20 in Wahiawa. Born in Bangued, Abra, the Philippines, she is survived by daughter Josephine Bernal, sister Margarita Cristobal, 22 grandchildren, 64 great-grandchildren and 14 great- great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow.

Myrtle N.K. Hamano, 85, of Kaimuki, a retired child-care provider, died March 20 at home. Born in Waimea, Hawaii, she is survived by daughter-in-law and caregiver Celether “Sandy”; brother Kenneth Ching; sisters Ruth Liu, Bertha Chew and Flora Loo; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth Indreginal Sr., 65, of Wahiawa, a retired maintenance supervisor from Leeward Community College, died March 19 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Segondina “Dina”; son Vincent; daughters Karen Indreginal and Lori Moreno; brothers Reuben and Lew; and eight grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Tsuruyo Y. Kato, 93, of Eleele, Kauai, died Thursday at home. Born in Eleele, she is survived by sons James and Robert; daughter Lillian Teshima; eight grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hanapepe Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yoshio Kaya, 87, of Honolulu, retired from the Board of Water Supply, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Ewa, he is survived by wife Mildred M.; son Harry; daughters Kathleen Sumida and Sharon Ishizaka; brother Toshiaki; sister Sumie Fujimoto; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Grace M. Koyanagi, 86, of Honolulu and formerly of Haleiwa, a retired cafeteria manager for Waialua Elementary School, died Sunday in Maunalani Nursing Center. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by children Kenneth K. and Keethe T. Koyanagi and Mae Y. Higa; sister Kathleen Miyashiro; seven grand children; and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

Floro B. Laurel, 87, of Wahiawa, a retired truck driver for Dole Corp., died March 19 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Paniqui, Tarlac, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Rita C.; sons Ricardo V., Elpidio and Artemio C.; daughters Aurelia V. Laurel, Evangelina V. Marcos, Lolita Delizo, Vilma C. Llanos and Juliet C. Kruse; brother Ulpiano; sisters Felisa Hilario and Juana Santomin; 22 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Wahiawa Seventh Day Adventist Church. Call 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Rudolph T. Miura, 77, of Honolulu, a salesperson for a food catering service, died March 20. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Leonicia; son Michael; daughters Marlene Matsuda and Merle McMillan; sister Chiyono Yamazaki; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Honpa Hongwanji Mission.

Harry T. Nishida, 44, of Waipahu, a sergeant major in the Hawaii Army National Guard, died Sunday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by father Harry N.; mother Ella H.; brother Sheldon D.; and sisters Wanda N. and Robin J. Services: noon Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tadaso “Tad” Ono, 77, of Kailua, a retired firefighter for the Hickam Air Force Base Fire Department, died Thursday in Castle Hospital. Born in Kahuku, he is survived by wife Dorothy K.; son Dr. Ronald H.; brothers Harold H., Dr. Katsuto and Susumu; sisters Edith S. Ono, Margaret O. Matsuoka, Machie Kubota and Patsy O. Akagi; and mother-in-law Tama Sakamoto. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. No flowers.

Francis J.A. Peterson, 70, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died March 19 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Western Samoa, he is survived by wife Avefeau; sons Pasefika, Oto, Titi and Tony; daughters Teresa, Sally, Siufofoga and Lusia; sister Alofa AhWong; brothers Willie, Bob, Eti and Vaea; and 26 grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Mount Church, 1614 Monte St. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.

Joseph J. Rego, 90, of Citrus Heights, Calif. and formerly of Honolulu and Honomu, Hawaii, a retired Hilo Drug Store pharmacist, died Feb. 21 in Sacramento, Calif. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons Melvin E. and Anthony A.; daughter Rosalie W. Paul; brothers George and Raymond; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great- grandchildren. Services held.

Richard T. “Dickson” Tominaga, 89, of Hilo is survived by sister Shizuko Itagaki. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

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Monday, March 30, 1998

Paciano D. Arzaga, 95, of Waialua and formerly of Wahiawa, died Wednesday in Waialua. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lauro B. Baldonado, 75, of Makawao, Maui, a pineapple picker, died March 19 in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Fernando; daughters Josephine Leano and Lourdes Pardillo; sister Basilisa Lopez; brothers Gergorio and Primo, and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call from 9:30 p.m. Friday to 11 a.m. Saturday at the family residence. Mass: Noon at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Georgia K. Castendyk, 85, of Honolulu died Tuesday. She is survived by Regina Briefs, Alice and Nancy Harlocker, Barbara Schaefer and Carol Case. Memorial services: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the third-floor activity room at Arcadia. Private scattering of ashes. Donations suggested to a favorite charity. Call Williams Funeral Services for information.

Kikuno Enseki, 90, of Pahoa, Hawaii died March 19 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Piihau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Richard; daughter Mae Mori; brother Yoshito Shintaku; sister Shizuko Doi, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services were private.

Walter James Fernandez 80, of Honokaa, Hawaii, died Thursday at the Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ahualoa, Hawaii. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for Hamakua Sugar Co. He is survived by wife Margaret; son Clinton; daughters Margaret Jean “Tootsie” Simao, Cynthia Marie Torres and Roxann Fernandez, and sister Louise DeJesus. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.

Thelma O. Grote, 94, of Kaneohe, a retired teacher, died March 22 in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Edith. Services: 10:15 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Alexander Nalua Kahapea, 81, of Hilo, a former Army lieutenant colonel, died Tuesday at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He was Hawaii's most-decorated World War II veteran, and he also served in Korea and Vietnam. He was a member of the 83rd Infantry Division Association, 5th Reg. Combat Team, author of several books and owner of a development company known as ALFLO-RONCO. He is survived by son Ronald; daughter Coralynn Jackson; brother Joseph Spencer, and four grand children. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Haili Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Homelani Memorial Park Columbarium. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sarp Mustafa Kayan, 26, of Honolulu, a captain and co-pilot for Voyager Hawaii Submarines, died Thursday at Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa. He is survived by parents Sabih and Selma; brother Bora; sister Nazli, and fiance Rashida Joemmankhan. Call from 4 to 5 p.m. today at Nuuanu Mortuary. Private burial at sea.

Myrtle Y. Mabuni, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Waikiki Woolworth's waitress, died March 16 at Maunalani Nursing Center. She is survived by husband Yasuki; sons Ralph and Criss Nishihira; daughters Brenda Cochran, Joann Nagano, Amy Lum and Eva Higa; brothers Elmo, Tom, Henry and Willis Yamaguchi; sister Ellen Mabuni, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services were private.

Soyo Matsumori, 98, of Honolulu died March 20 in Maunalani Nursing Facility. She was born in Niigata, Japan. She is survived by son Matsuo Ito; stepson Charles S.; stepdaughter Violet A. Okubo, and five grandchildren. Private services.

E. Claude Moore, 85, of Hilo, died Wednesday at the Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Detroit, Mich. He was a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Territorial Highway Department before retiring from C. Brewer & Co., Ltd. He was the longtime scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 77 and served on the State Board of Licensing for Professional Engineers. He is survived by wife Eleanor; sons John and Bill; daughter Claudia Kobayashi; brother William; sister Carol Faeth; sister-in-law Mildred, and nine grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hilo United Methodist Church. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hisato Ogata, 90, of Hilo, died Friday at his home. He was born in Kahuku, Hawaii. He was a retired carpenter for Isemoto Contracting. He is survived his wife Tsuyako; son Clifford, and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. today at Dodo Mortuary, Inc. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Pedro K. Oh, 80, of Waipio Gentry, who retired from Waipahu Elementary School, died March 19 at home. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by daughter Debra Farm; brother Charles; sisters Annie Chang, Jean Wilson, Carol Hatanaka and Rachel Palafox, and two grandchildren. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire.

Diana Le Olsen, 53, of Kailua, a social worker, died March 22 in Honolulu. She was born in Levi, Ky. She is survived by husband Bud; daughters Cathy Adams and Tammy Holley; sister Carol Anne Wilson, and five grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes.

Ernest William Roney, 88, formerly of Honolulu, died yesterday at his Issaquah, Wash., home. He retired from Shell Oil in 1970 after 37 years with the company. He also retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel. He is survived by sons William and Richard; stepsons Robert and Donald Haas; sister Josephine Wallace; 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m., Wednesday at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash.

Clarence A. “Ding” Silva, 71, of Honolulu, who retired from Hawaiian Telephone Co., died last Monday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alberta L.; daughter Raina Alcosiba; sisters Vivian Parsons, Leberta Simmons and Ethel Brown, and two grandchildren. Prayer services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Diane H. Uchimura, 81, of Honolulu, former owner of Diane's Sportwear, Inc., died March 18 at Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kuristown, Hawaii. She was the first woman president of the Hawaii Garment and Accessory Manufacturers Association. She was also one of the pioneers of the poco muu, the short version of Hawaii's muumuu. She is survived by husband Charles; daughter Lisa; son Mark; brothers Minoru and Joseph Ezaki; sister Emi Tamura, and several grandchildren. Services were private.

Kenneth K. Uyechi, 76, of Honolulu, a retiree from Kapalama Military Reservation, died March 19 at home. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Janet Y.; sons Clayton and Chester; daughter Christine Lau; brother Seitaro; sister Nancy C. Toma; stepdaughter Maureen Adams, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Dora C.K. Wong, 80, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by sons Michael, Allan and Brian; daughters Rowena Chun and Pamela Wilkinson, and nine grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Community Church of Honolulu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Hon Y. Wong, 83, of Honolulu, a retired real estate manager for K.L. Wong & Sons, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Alan; daughters Charlene Jay, Pamela Minder, Natalie Wong and Deborah Ponce; brothers Walter, Hei Wai, Stanley and Denis; sister Catherine Chinn, and three grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X, 2821 Lowrey Ave. Call from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.