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Obituaries

Saturday, August 14, 1999


Theresa Amrein, 88, of Kaneohe, a saleswoman, died July 22 in Kaneohe. Born in Lihue, she is survived by nephews William and Gordon Peterson. Private services.

Simeon C. Bacolor, 88, of Waialua, who is retired from Hawaiian Bitumuls Paving Co., died Sunday in Waialua. Born in Pangasinan, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Florida V. "Edang" and daughter Virgie Cacho. Wake services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

John R. Bates, 67, of Nanakuli, who retired from Hawaiian Cement and the U.S. Navy, died Sunday in Nanakuli. Born in Mount Ida, Ark., he is survived by sons Kirk Hayghe and Wayne K. Bates; daughters Becky Titcomb, Sharon Montez and June Keawe; brother Joe; sisters Lorene Stokes, Ruby Patterson and Emma Jean Bates; and 14 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Raymond R. Bingo, 37, of Kapahulu, a painter with the painters union, died last Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Diane; daughter Kelsy; sons Keanu and Kainoa; father and stepmother Raymond and Cheryl; mother and stepfather Maydelle and Tasi Alo Jr.; sisters Linda Mendenhall and Leslei, Tracie and Olga Bingo; brother Charles; half-sisters Tracie and Olga; half-brother Charles; and grandmother Olga. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.

Alice J. Carpino, 90, of Honolulu died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Kaneohe, she is survived by brother Raymond Jong and sister Ella Akiona. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Juliette Carr, 90, of Honolulu, a retired legal secretary, died Monday. She was born in New York. Donations suggested to Jewish Community Services, 2550 Pali Highway, Honolulu 96817. Private services.

James L. Guest, 38, of Kaneohe, a recreational therapist, died Monday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Leona; daughters Kalele, Pomai'kai and Nonohe; son Nainoa; parents James R. and Jeanne; and three grandsons. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Wednesday at the cemetery.

Mokihana Hookano, 83, of Honolulu, died Aug. 3. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by stepson Issac Kekahuna. Services at a later date.

Winola B.L.M. Isaacs, 67, of Honolulu, is also survived sister Elsie Kihano. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Don "Eben" Kaapuni, 45, of Kaunakakai, died yesterday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by children Sherron Dudoit and Isaac Albino; mother Barbara; and brothers Isaac Gloor and Hans and Aaron Kaapuni. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire.

Kiyo Kono, 101, of Molokai, will be remembered in services 10 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary published Thursday provided by the mortuary.

Sueno "Betty" Kurihara, 79, of Kailua, was born in Haleiwa. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Gilbert Marks, 64, of Wahiawa, died Sunday. Born in Kahuku, he is survived by brothers Robert and Benjamin Ariel. Private services.

Perosi U. Mauga, 39, of Ewa Beach, an employee at American Samoa Credit Union, Bank of Hawaii of American Samoa Branch and American Samoa Customs Office, died last Saturday in Ewa Beach. Born in Faleniu, American Samoa, she is survived by husband Leae F.; sons Kenesareta "Aleki" and Usoalii Moi and Fuelafo S. Mauga; daughter Maria C. "Malia;" mother Matavai Moi; brothers Usoalii, Kenesareta and Kerupi Moi; sister Ofeira Nuusolia; and a granddaughter. Services: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial in American Samoa. Casual attire.

Edward J. Mendez, 57, of Aiea, an employee at Coca Cola Bottling Co. & Hertz, died Monday in Straub Hospital. Born in Haiku, Maui, he is survived by former wife Evangeline K. Akina, sons Edward K. and Edwin K., daughter Loke Willett, brother Alfred, sister Alice Yamaguchi, and four grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire.

Jose Mira, 75, of Ewa Beach, died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by sons Dennis and Myron; daughters Josephine Cabilis, Rochelle Rodriguez, Sandra Johanson, Darlene Fernandez and April Mira; brother Claudio; sisters Juanita Davis, Faustina Gregory and Constance Teevan; 20 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to noon. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Ikaika K. Okamura-Purdy, infant son of Eben P. Purdy Jr. and Emily K. Okamura, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He is also survived by sister Celia K., grandparents Eban and Mildred Purdy and Leslie and Pua Okamura, and great-grandfathers Paul Baker and Richard Okamura. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Keawalai Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

Glenn Petty, 83, of Kailua, died Wednesday in Hospice House. Born in Noble, Ill., he is survived by daughter Leslie Adams and four grandchildren. Masonic services: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Military burial: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Donations suggested to Aloha Temple Hospital Patient Transportation Fund. Casual attire.

Clinton C.W. Tom, 70, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Ellen, son Dr. Russell, daughters Alison Ching and Lisa Spencer, mother Bernice, brother Frederick, sisters Evelyn and Maureen Tyau, and six grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yukio E. Umeda, 82, of Haleiwa, died Aug. 6. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by son Everett; and sisters Sachiko Waialeale, Marie Kekuewa, Akiko Nishiyama, Tsukiko Sakai and Mae Miyoshi. Private services.

Frank L. Vierra, 52, of Waianae, a Wire Products of Hawaii iron punch presser, died Sunday in Keauhou Rehabilitation Healthcare Center. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by son Frank L. Jr.; daughters Tammy Waiamau and Cheryl, Cherish and Sheena Vierra; brother Mark; sisters Betty Pacheco, Patricia Stout, Cathy Sabanal and Dorine Bicoy; and nine grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waianae Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.



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