Obituaries

Tuesday, March 31, 1998

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Feliciano B. Ampoloquio, 93, of Eleele, Kauai, a seed cutter with McBryde Sugar Co., died Sunday at home. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Macaia and sister Louisa Beliqro. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Eleele Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Filipino Public Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.

Melvin M. Aqui, 58, of Kapaa, Kauai, who worked for maintenance at St. Catherine’s School, died yesterday in Wilcox Hospital. He was also a U.S. Air Force veteran. Born in Lihue, he is survived by wife Gloria L., son Jason, daughter Yvette and mother Isidra. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine’s Church in Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Charles G. Arthur Jr., 19, of Waianae died Thursday in Maili. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother Sandra, sisters Cherylann and Chaunda, hanai brother Chad, and grandparents James and Adeline Reinhardt. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at the mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ellen C. Au, 98, of Honolulu died March 1 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by daughter Jeannie Edwards; brothers Fook Heong, Kim Fo and Donald F.S. Ching; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church. Call from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Manoa Cemetery.

Julia A. Balding, 94, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Piedmont, Calif., she is survived by sons William “Tommy” Jr. and Peter, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.

Frederick N. Bethel, 76, of Honolulu, who retired from Boat City, died last Tuesday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Key West, Fla., he is survived by wife Eleanor; daughters Patricia Holiday and Anita Malani; sons Frederick Jr., Gene “Randy” and Gordon; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Francisca Cacal, 79, of Kekaha, Kauai, died Friday at home. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by sons Virgil, Manuel and Conrad; daughter Vicenta Martinez; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Kekaha. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

John H. “Jack” Chestnut, 79, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a masonry contractor in Palm Springs Desert area, died March 21 in Honolulu. He was also a chef and restaurant owner. Born in Springfield, Mass., he is survived by daughters Judith Ross, Normajean Backus, Evetta Chestnut and Desera Dennis; son John; sister Ella Brill; hanai daughter Edith Ministero; hanai sons Tom Blair and Peter Ministero; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two hanai grandchildren. Services pending. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Pascual V. Corpuz, 95, of Honolulu, a retired truck driver, died last Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Pangasinan, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Francisca, daughter Danita B., brother Rufino F. and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Monte, 1614 Monte St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Tomas A. Cuaresma, 79, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a retired seed planter for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died last Tuesday at home. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Julia G.; daughters Warlina C. Jara and Melicia C. Bulong; hanai son Arnold W. Guerpo; hanai daughters Anette Q. Gowan and Renette B. Ferreira; sister Conselacion Baligad; stepsisters Josephine and Tildy; and stepbrother Alfredo. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Honokaa Catholic Church. Casual attire.

Veevee Funaki, 41, of Honolulu died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Faleloa, Tonga, she is survived by husband Saimone; sons Pita, Vuni and Tupou Ahokava; daughters Polina Taufahema and Anafinau Funaki; mother Lolohea Li; brothers Laulile, Vuni, Epalahame and Filimone Li; sister Melehalapua Takai; and a grandson. Services: 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church. Services again 6 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at United Methodist Church. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Sung Ja Ha, 68, of Honolulu died Sunday at home. Born in Taeku, Korea, she is survived by husband Chung Rak; sons Yong Jun and Yong Chang; daughters Young Hee Kuga, Young Ja Lee and Yong Ok Takazono; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Michael Hoffman, 59, of Honolulu, owner of Cereus Construction and the Sailboat Islandia, died Sunday at home. Born in Nebraska, he is survived by wife Kay and daughter Moorea Lynn. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Punahou School. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Living Classrooms Foundation, 802 S. Caroline St., Baltimore, MD 21231.

Dorothy S. Ikeda, 72, of Honolulu, a retired office clerk at Kuakini Hospital, died Thursday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by brother George, sister Doris, and hanai children Patrick and June Drumeller and Yukiko Kojiro. Memorial services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ayako Ikkanda, 94, of Kaneohe, a retired nursery worker, died March 23 in Kailua. Born in Japan, she is survived by sons Paul and Henry, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Henrietta M. Jose, 80, of Pearl City died March 20. Born in Kohala, she is survived by children Alfredo M., George M. and Raymond M. Gaspar, Yolanda C. McKinstry, Madeline Higa and Charmaine J. Fleming; sisters Rose Braun, Dolores Salcedo, Helen Rellin and Loling Carios; brothers Alexander, Salvador and Serafin Manandic; 20 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Alexander N. “Alika” Kahapea, 81, of Hilo, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, died last Tuesday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Ronald M., daughter Coralynn Jackson, brother Joseph Spencer, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Haili Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nancy F. Kawamoto, 80, of Honolulu, a retired salesclerk at Noriko of Hawaii, died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Kailua-Kona, she is survived by sons Kenneth A. and Rodney Y.; sisters Sadame Fukuzaki, Mitsue Akazawa and Satsue Wagle; and a grandchild. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alice M. Keahiolalo, 89, of Honolulu died March 16 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Victor; daughters Alice Cabos, Anna Rowe and Mary Jane Chang; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Chiyono Kon, 82, of Waipahu died March 21 at home. Born in Waianae, she is survived by husband Hiroshi; sons Herbert H. and Ronald H.; daughter Jeanette H. Spradley; brother Junichi Morinaka; sisters Suyeno Yukita, Chiyoko “Betsy” Yamane and Yukie Morinaka; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Jeremia K. “Jerry” Moehao, 75, of Honolulu, a retired mechanic, died March 22 in St. Francis Hospital. Born on Molokai, he is survived by sister Mary Ann Marras. Graveside services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Reiko “Shirley” Oda, 69, of Ewa, a housekeeper at Arakawa’s, died March 22 at home. Born in Ewa, she is survived by husband Shohei, sons Wesley T. and Stacey T., brother John Y. Suzuki, sisters Judy and Ellen T. Suzuki, and a grandson. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Diana L. Olsen, 53, vice president of Child & Family Service, died March 22. Born in Kentucky, she is survived by husband Earl “Bud,” daughters Kathy Adams and Tammy Holly, twin sister Carol Anne Wilson, and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday at Child & Family Service, West Oahu Center, 91-1841 Fort Weaver Road. Donations suggested to Child & Family Service, 200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Building B, Honolulu 96817.

Sueko Osaki, 83, of Kohala, Hawaii died Saturday in Hale Ho‘ola Hamakua in Honokaa. Born in Naalehu, Kau, Hawaii, she is survived by husband James H., sons Seiro and Yoshiki, sisters Chiyono Takeshita and Hanayo Kataoka, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Services over ashes: 1 p.m. Friday at Kohala Jodo Mission. Call after noon. Casual attire.

Harriet H. Otsuka, 73, of Honolulu, a retired saleswoman at Liberty House, died March 18 at home. Born in Pahala, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Lloyd S. and Ricky R., daughters Lynne L. Ige and Arleen F. Moore, brother Saichi Funai, seven grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Raymond E. Souza, 76, of Kailua, a retired civil service worker at Schofield, died Friday in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Pearl, sons Raymond Jr. and Darrell, daughters Odillia Bundy and Raynette Souza, brother Vernon, sister Adele Taylor, foster sister Betty Ramiriz, 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Thomas T. Toyama, 74, of Honolulu, a retired federal equipment specialist, died Thursday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honohina, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Jann K.S.; sons Val and Thomas Jr.; daughter Joan Nishita; brothers Eisho, Kenjo and William; sister Betty Romano; and grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Hon Young Wong, 83, of Honolulu will be buried 1 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday.