Obituaries

Monday, May 25, 1998


Saturday, May 23, 1998

Bullet Mateo C. Aquino,77, of Ewa Beach, who retired from the U.S. Navy, died Monday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Paete, Laguna, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Consuelo A. “Connie”; sons Rudy, Oscar, Gil and Noel; daughters Annie Abear and Renee Mackey; brothers Alfonso and Mario; sister Ignacia Valmonte; and 10 grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 91-1004 North Road. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Bullet Juanita P. “Piling” Bagay,54, of Waipahu died April 27 in Waipahu. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Conrado M.; sons Edwin, Warrnnee P. and Conrado P. Jr.; daughters Elizabeth Manalo and Josephine P. Bagay; brothers Herminio and Francisco Pascua; sister Pacita Abitong; and six grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Bullet Marlon R. Batangan,18, of Eleele, Kauai, a student at Waimea High School, died April 10 in Wilcox Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by parents Jose and Magdalena; brothers Walter and Emerson; and grandparents Benita Batangan and Efren and Librada Reyes. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Eleele Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. next Saturday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Bullet Manuel Cordeiro,93, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died May 15 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Cecelia M.; son Wendell; daughters June Egdamin, Eloise M. “Darling” Aldueso and Beverly “Kitty” Farm; sisters Lucy Rawlins, Dorothy West, Minnie Manning and Eleanor Lech; 21 grandchildren; 30 great- grandchildren; and four great-great- grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bullet Murray K. English,77, of Haneo‘o, Hana, Maui, who retired from highway maintenance, died May 16 at home. Born in Haneo‘o, he is survived by wife Violet S.; sons Murray Jr., Gordon B. and J. Kalani; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. next Saturday at Kumaka, Haneo‘o, makai from family residence. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: English family cemetery. Aloha attire.

Bullet John P. “Pat” Freitas,55, of Wahiawa, a truck driver with ATTCO Inc., died May 14 in Straub Hospital. Born in Lihue, he is survived by wife Annie K.; sons John P. Jr., Brian, Anthony, Derick and Ivan-Jay; daughters Thelma Medeiros and Barbara Martin; sisters Cecilia Kawaahau, Carol Sanchez, Susan Velles, Debra Breaux and Brenda Moore; and 10 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: noon Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bullet Erlinda V. George,55, of Honolulu, owner of Noble's Transmission & Auto Repair, died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Noble; son Anthony V.; daughter Valerie L.; sisters Norma Sumile, Shirlene Yoro-Delgado and Lorraine Villanueva; brothers Reuben and Edwin Pagba; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bullet Benito Gutierrez,75, of Ewa Beach died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by sons Antonio, Rolando, Ceferino and Marcelino; daughters Florentina Dela Cruz, Gloria Gano and Teresa Sebastian; brother Alberto; sisters Maria and Filomena Gutierrez and Francisca Abad; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bullet Levi K. Kauwalu,61, of Haleiwa, a retired mechanic at Schofield Barracks, died Monday. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Connie; sons Frank, Dan, Tim and Patrick Callahan; daughter Barbara Callahan; brother Willis; sisters Lavine McFarland, Lucille Driskell and Lorita Whitney; and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Liliuokalani Protestant Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire.

Bullet Samuel Y.S. Kong,96, of Honolulu, a retired state office worker, died last Sat urday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Albert T.S. and Alfred F. Private services.

Bullet Gayle K. Kurosu,47, of Honolulu, a retired computer graphics operator for the Army Air Force Exchange System, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Gary Y.; sons Ryan M., Rory H. and Daryn H.; daughter Wendy A.; parents Harrison E. and Agnes M. Uyeda; brother Frank Uyeda; and sister Marilyn Shimabukuro. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Bullet Andrew P. Nagy,78, of Wahiawa, owner and operator of Andy's Stamp & Coin in Wahiawa, died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Michigan, he is survived by wife Bernice, daughter Barbara J. McCaffrey, brothers Carlton and Paul, sister Rosemary Hardin, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church, Mililani. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bullet Thomas T. Nakayama,80, of Honolulu, a retired bookkeeper from J.M. Tanaka Inc., died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Sally S., son Mark A., daughters Fay T. Murashige and Wilma E. Yonemoto, brother Yoichi, sisters Florence H. Tanaka and Lois Y. Inabata, and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bullet Cindy K. Richardson,20, of Aiea died May 15 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by father William Jr., brother Allan, grandfather William, and great-grandmother Antonina Lee. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Kamehameha Schools, Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire.

Bullet Lawrence H. Sakamoto,64, of Wailuku, a retired head mechanic for the city of Los Angeles, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Puunene, Maui, he is survived by wife Tomoe; daughter Lisa; brothers Richard and Edward; sisters Alice Hirano and Diane Sueno; stepdaughters Tammy Tagami- Reeves, Kelly Tagami and Teddi Moreau; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Makawao Veterans Cemetery. No flowers.

Bullet Mary G. Sereno,99, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Aloha Health Care. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Alfred Walter and Charles Sereno, daughter Marilyn S. Arado, sister Laura Freitas, 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 8 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bullet Herbert “Buddy” Silva,69, a retired tour bus driver and vice president of Ke Awawa O Na Pilikua Inc., died Monday. He is survived by wife Barbara; sons Herb Bo, Alan Costa, and Sterling and Quick Silva; daughters Shanda and Mahealani; brothers Antone, Edward and Kenneth Silva, Haines Kawenaole, and Lenny Olay an; sisters Alice Lopez, Dinah Carlos, and Kanani Palmer; 19 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 8 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kawaiaha‘o Church. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Bullet Dominga F. Velez,83, of Kapaau, Hawaii, died Wednesday at home. Born in Paauilo, Hawaii, she is survived by son Julian Jr., daughters Beatrice Walker and Frances Molcilio, brother Pedro Fernandez, 19 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Kohala Assembly of God in Hawi. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Hawi. Call after 8 a.m. Inurnment: Hawi County Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Bullet Victoria Visaya,94, of Lihue died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by sons Julian, Joaquian and Lino; daughters Nena Augusen and Carmen Visaya; brother Alfredo Cadiz; sister Lapaz Labasan; 22 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Koloa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Bullet Eileen Watkins,98, of Kailua, retired owner of Eileen Watkins Realtor, died May 16 in Kailua. Born in California, she is survived by daughter Claudia Gauen, brother Thomas Martin, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.


Monday, May 25, 1998

Bullet Koichi “Ko” Arakawa, 70, of Waipahu, who retired from the Board of Water Supply, died May 16 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by mother Kazuko; brother Albert Hiro, and sisters Sumiko Azama, Grace Ige and Winifred Tasaka. Service: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Waipahu United Church of Christ, 94-330 Mokuola St. Casual attire.

Bullet Tung Hoi Kwok, 77, of Waipahu, died May 13 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Chung San, China. He is survived by wife Kwok Fai; sons Stephen, Loong Piu and Lung Kit; daughters Fei Ho, Minnie Hrehocsik and Winnie; sister Tai, and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Interment: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bullet Cindy Richardson will be remembered in services at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Bishop Memorial Chapel, Kamehameha Schools, not at 4 p.m. as reported in an obituary published Saturday.

Bullet Yuriko Shimonishi, 82, of Hanapepe, Kauai, retired owner of Kamome Coffee Shop, died May 6 at Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Masao and Harry; daughters Tomoko Miyamoto and Takako Nakamura; brothers Iwao and James Sukisaki; sisters Ayako Michioka, Shizue Nakata, Yoshino Ishii, and Patricia Scribner, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services were private.

Bullet Eleanor Kwock Yee, 93, of Honolulu, a retired nurse with the Queen's Medical Center, died May 11. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph; daughters Elaine Leong, Jocelyn Dunn and Cynthia Lee; sisters Sarah Yee and Jane Hew, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services were private.




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