Obituaries

Wednesday, April 29, 1998

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Daniel K. “Danny” Amuro, 75, of Salt Lake, formerly of Kula, Maui, a retired mechanic from Hawaiian Reinforcing Steel, died Monday in St. Francis Hospice. He also was a former stock car driver for Haleakala Motors. He was born in Keokea, Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Ruth F.; son Brian S.; daughters Peggy Ann T. Sakata and Patricia S. Amuro; brothers George T. and Albert S.; sister Betty H. Funakura, and three grandchildren. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Catholic Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St., in Salt Lake. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leilani M. Baker, 76, of Kailua, a real estate broker in Kailua, died March 4 in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Wildon; sons Wildon Jr. and Charles; daughters Pauahi, Mary “Tuti” and Pua, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Windward United Church of Christ. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

John C. Burgess, 62, of Waianae, formerly of Manhattan Beach, Calif., an aircraft machinist, died April 19. He was born in Norfolk, Va. He is survived by sons Michael, Joseph and Sean; daughter Marde Cusick, and five grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 11 a.m. Saturday at Makaha Beach.

Gerald L. “Mr. C” Canaday, 61, of Sunset Beach, a retired auto mechanic, died Friday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Sturgis, S.D. He is survived by wife Dorothy N.; sons Gerald L. Jr., Thomas G., Warren T. and Terry A.; daughters Darlani J. Young, Leinani J. Verdadero and Martha K. Canaday-Akina; mother Irona Ross; brother Harold, 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jerome Clarabal, 53, of Pearl City, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, died April 17 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was also a safety and occupational health specialist for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian A.; son Shawn K.; daughters Jaymie A. Alcalde and Jacqulyn T. Clarabal; mother Trinidad R.; father Jeffery H.A.; brother Jason R.; sister Ruth T. Yanellas, and six grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Alfonzo R. Coloma, 83, of Ewa, who retired from Oahu Sugar Plantation, died Friday in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Alvin C. and Robert W. Somera and Darren S., Mario E. and Primitivo Y. Coloma; daughters Melinda S. Almeida, Roxanne B. Almante, Luzviminda Baldugo and Petronila Pacubat; brother Amado, 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Wake services: 6 p.m. Friday at 91-139 Imelda St. in Ewa. Call from 5 ot 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Virginia E. Corpis, 55, of Pearl City, a pastor of The Tree of Christ Life, died April 18 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Wailuku, Maui. She is survived by husband Pastor Vicente; daughters Madeline, Charmaine and Dara Corpis and Valerie Castillo; mother Magdalina L. Castro; sisters Roseline Ra bago and Lydia Rivera; brother David Castro Jr., and nine grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire.

Manuel DeMello, 98, of Honolulu, a retired 14th Naval District administrator at Pearl Harbor, died Monday at home. He is survived by son Wayne; sister Francis Lemos, six grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Parke Chapel. No flowers.

Frances F. Ebisu, 55, of Honolulu, a retired voucher clerk with the state Department of Education, died April 21 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Jessica; brothers Ronald and Dennis Kubo; sister Florea Akahoshi, and a grandson. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Church of the Pacific, 99-400 Aiea Heights Drive. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Kenneth G. Finley, 49, of Honolulu was born in Kansas City, Mo. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.

Lawrence R. “Bob” Hahn, 68, of Peachtree City, Ga., a retired Air Force chief master sergeant, died Monday. He is survived by wife Charolotte M.; daughter Jackie Corvey; son Thomas R.; brother John, and six grandchildren. Services are tomorrow in Peachtree.

John “Jack” Howard, 89, of Honolulu, a poetry writer, died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in Taunton, Mass. He is survived by companion Blanche White; son Kerry Livingston, and a granddaughter. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. tomorrow off the Sheraton Surfrider Moana Hotel, Waikiki. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Kenichi Iwamura, 81, of Honolulu, a food handler for Kanai Tofu Factory, died April 14 at home. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by sisters Suzue Tanaka and Asako Miyazawa. Services were private.

Mary C. Kalepa, 89, of Lahaina, Maui, died Monday in Lahaina. She was born in Kaupakalua, Maui. She is survived by son Dallas Jr.; daughter Lillian Suter; sisters Bessie DeGama, Eva Barglasky, Dorothy Len, Jane Morikawa and Pauline Fujimoto, nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Maria Lanakila Church in Lahaina. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Makawao Veterans Cemetery.

Oliver S. Kamali, 83, of Waianae, a pipefitter for Tanaka & Sakamoto Contracting, died April 15 in Queen’s Hospital. He was also a retired fisherman and a weaver at Lanakila Crafts. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by sons Oliver and Oliver Jr.; daughters Doreen Souza and Carol Kaleiwahea; stepsons Walter Goo Sun Jr. and Herman Kaanaana; stepdaughters Martha Toeta, Evelyn Agtuca, Harriet Goo Sun and Priscilla Calvo, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Midori Kawaguchi, 79, of Honolulu, a retired language interpreter, died last Wednesday at home. She was born in Lihue, Kauai. She is survived by brother James I., and sisters Hanayo Yee, Fusae Ito and Jane A. Okano. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Family suggests no monetary contributions. Casual attire. No flowers.

Seichi Kawamoto, 80, of Honolulu, a retired subcontractor who operated S. Kawamoto Flooring, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ruth S.; sisters Toshiko Tahara and Yuriko Kawamoto; brother Roy, and hanai children Bernard “Bud” and Ethelynne Soares- Teves. Services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shoshin Kina, 68, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter of TK&K Construction Co., died April 20 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by wife Akiko; sons Masayasu, Tatsuji and David; daughter Betty; brother Sosei, and sisters Chiyoko Higa, Sadako Arakawa, Mitsuko Kina, Hideko Asato, Haruko Kiyan and Mieko Tamae. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Cesilio Omayas, 94, of Kaneohe died April 17 in Aloha Health Care Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by two sons; a daughter; five stepsons; five stepdaughters; 40 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Josefino F. Pascua, 73, of Honolulu died April 5 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Teresa A.; son Mario L.; sisters Purificacion Flores and Erlinda Ellazar, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. 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. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Lisa Lieu Schlenker, 46, of Honolulu, former manager of Tudo, died April 11. She was born in Vietnam. She is survived by many friends. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No gifts or donations.

Dustin J.A. Torres, infant son of Doris and Joseph Torres of Honolulu, died April 21. He is also survived by sister Michelle K.; grandparents Violet and Antonio Dela Cruz and Diana and Philip Torres, and great-grandmothers Doris E. Martin and Katherine Maldonaldo. Services: 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Ann’s Church in Kanoehe. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Alicia A.R. Van Deusen, 76, of Haleiwa died Saturday in Haleiwa. She was born in London. She is survived by husband Col. George H.; daughters Caroline and Louise; brother David, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Celebration of life at a later date. No flowers. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Yvonne M. Waiwaiole, 28, of Honolulu died April 20 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Albert and Yvonne; brothers Albert Jr. and Levi; sisters Sharon Alapai and Susan and Stephanie Waiwaiole, and grandmother Susan Canion. Services were private. Call Williams Funeral Services for information.

Seichi Yokoyama, 92, of Lawai, Kauai, a retired owner of Island Engineers, died Monday. He was also a supervising engineer with the state Department of Transportation and served in Europe in World War II with the U.S. Army’s 232nd Engineer Combat Company attached to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He is survived by daughters Amy Kuba and Fay Greenslade, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Inurnment: Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.