Obituaries

Tuesday, May 26, 1998

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Clemente R. Acosta, 93, of Honolulu died April 30. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by son Teofilo; daughters Sabina Valencia, Conchita Martin, Adela Simpliciano, Marcela Balintona, Paulina Lampitoc and Gloria Gilo; brother Cesario Ribao; 27 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 p.m. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Prospero C. Arquero, 74, of Honolulu, a retired employee of the Hungry Lion restaurant, died May 9 in Honolulu. Born in Sulvec Narvacan Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Corazon; sons Tereso and Leonardo; daughter Cristina; brother Primo; sisters Francisca Barcelona and Librada Carbon; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. June 5 at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. June 6 at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call from 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

George Chappel, 67, of Honolulu died May 18 in Honolulu. Born in North Dakota, he is survived by wife, Labina “Lani”; sisters Sharon Pursley, Maureen Johnson and Mae; stepdaughter Paulette Clements. Services: 9 a.m. Sunday on the beach between the Outrigger Waikiki and Sheraton Moana-Surfrider Hotel. Casual attire.

Daniel G. “Colonel” Corcoran, 68, of Kailua-Kona, died May 20 in Kona Hospital. He was a retired Air Force colonel. Born in Los Angeles, he is survived by wife Christa; sons James Edward Secrist and Daniel Stewart Secrist, brother-in-law Harry Dittmer; and sisters-in-law Anna Marie Dittmer and Maren Moderau. Private services.

James L. Ellison, 53, of Kailua died May 7. Born in San Diego, he is survived by wife Shannon Mc Callister; daughter Jenny Lynn Mc Callister; brother Roy; hanai and brother Peter Miller. Scattering of ashes pending. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for more information.

Leo S.K. Francisco, 67, of Honolulu, an air traffic manager at Hickam Air Force Base, died May 21. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughter LeAne Mactagone; brothers Robert “Billy” Richard and Maurice; sister Edna Alana; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Manoa Ward. Call from 5:30 p.m.

Gary Dean Kawahara, 49, of Honolulu died May 19 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother Patricia, father Mac and brother Michael D. Private services.

Mary Jane Y.N.C. Lau, 85, of Honolulu, co-owner of Modern Printing Inc., died May 16 at home. Born on Kauai, she is survived by son, Lawrence; daughter Lois Lum; sisters Mabel DeCastro and Rose Ching; three grandchildren and three great-grandchidren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine's Chruch. Call from 9 a.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Casual attire.

Harding T. Magnani, 75, of Honolulu, died May 14 at St. Francis Hospice. Born in Honolulu, he was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by wife Sarah; sons Richard, Michael and Kimo Akeo; daughters Patricia Ricotta and Nani; brothers Ralph, Theodor and Paul; sisters Adelle Lopez, Estelle McKee and Dora Santos; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services held today.

Edith M.K. Miyahira, 81, of Lahaina died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by daughters Jean H. Miyahira and Jane Kupau, brothers Harold M., Edward B. and Sadao Kaneshiro and three grandchildren. Service: 5 p.m. Thursday at Lahaina Jodo Mission. Casual attire.

Isamu Miyakawa, 78, of Kaneohe, a mechanic and retired owner of Miyakawa Texaco, died May 20 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Olaa, he is survived by wife Elaine; son William R.; daughters Hester Y.M. Yoshida and June S. Hew Len; and four grandchildren. Service: 2 p.m. Satur day at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call from 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Doris H. Munster, 92, of Kamiloloa, Molokai, died May 18 in Kaunakakai. Born in Berkeley, Calif., she is survived by granddaughter Camille McCormack. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hotel Molokai at Kamiloloa.

Michael P. O'Keefe, 80, of Kualapuu, Molokai, retired district conservationist for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, died last Tuesday at home. He was a World War II veteran. Born in Newark, N.J., he is survived by wife Jean; son Barry; brother John; and three grandchildren. Services held.

Jose M. Paz, 80, of Honolulu, died May 6. Born in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Catalina; sons Henry and Melvyn; daughter Cynthia Coronel; sister Socorro Paz; and four grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 p.m. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday. Call from 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Carl J. Rosenthal, 81, of Waianae, a retired chief warrant officer for the U.S. Army, died May 17. Born in Fond du Lac, Wis., he is survived by daughters Merelyn Pickering, Gale Sykes and Beverly Sparling; seven grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Damaso Salmasan, 80, of Kaunakakai died May 17 in Molokai General Hospital. Born in the Philippines. Services held.

Gary T. Shigemoto, 41, of Honolulu, a director at the Kaimuki YMCA, died May 17 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by his parents Tamotsu and Eleanor; and aunts, uncles and cousins. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 5:30 p.m.. No flowers. Casual attire.

Alice H. Souza, 65, of Honolulu, a retired federal employee, died May 22 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Wallace D.; son Wendell W.; brothers Alfred Choy and Donald Sun Yet Chang; and sisters Priscilla K. Leitigeb, Lena K. Palama and Sharlene P. Chang. Service: 2:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Edwin S. Stone, 49, of Honolulu, a retired welder for Pearl Harbor Shipyard, died May 16 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he was also president of the Kapahulu Raiders Youth Association and a Vietnam War veteran. Survived by sons Chris K., Casey K., Curtis K., Charles M. and Cyrus K. Kamaka; father Henry K.; mother Margaret K. Wilhelm; sisters Angeline King, Penelope Wong, Pandora Wong, Seline Swanson, Dorothy Preston, Stephanie Ano, Maragaret Sari Ha‘o; brothers Henry K. Jr., Anson K., Gehrig and Richard L.; and three granddaughters. Aloha attire. Wake service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering at sea: 8 a.m. Saturday at the wall in Waikiki.

Maria J. Suan, 93, of Kawailoa, died May 15 at Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Siquijo, Negros Oriental, the Phiippines. She is survived by sons Jose “Joe” and James; daughters Juliette Blas and Gloria; brother Meling Umalza; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrow Church. Call from 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka. Call from 8:30 a.m.. Casual attire.