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Obituaries

Tuesday, August 24, 1999


Lydia C. Cadelina, 53, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10 in Queen's Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by parents Anastacio and Praxedes; sisters Lovelin Visitacion, Lilian Gamayo, Leriza McCabe and Lani Nakata; and brothers Ephraim, Samuel, Honesto and William. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Sadie L.S. "Sunny" Deakins, 73, of Kaneohe, an office administrator, died Aug. 20 at home. She was also an employee of employment agencies. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Lex, sons Gerald and Rickard, daughter Charlene and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice. Aloha attire.

Velma L.G. Dennehy, 99, of Kailua, a secretary for the U.S. Navy, died Saturday in Honolulu. Born in Lincoln County, Miss., she is survived by brother L.T. Guess. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Central Union-Atherton Memorial Chapel. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Central Union Church.

Vicente L. Domingo, 94, of Kunia, a retired heavy equipment operator from Del Monte Fresh Produce, died Aug. 11 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Adelaida E., son Vincent E. Jr., sister Maxima Estallila, four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Serafine P. Duterte, 49, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a commercial fisherman, will be remembered in services 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Scattering of ashes at sea to follow. Casual attire. He died Wednesday at sea. Born in Lihue, he is survived by daughter Sarah; mother Loretta; brothers Pedro, Norman, Robert, Larry and Alan; and sister Terilynn Agor.

Ralph L. Eggertsen, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired personnel administrator, died Friday in Kailua. Born in Utah, he is survived by daughter Susan and sister Dolores Richardson. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Vaovai Fa'ateleupu Jr., 19, of Waipahu, died Aug. 9 in Queen's Hospital. Born in American Samoa, he is survived by parents Vaovai and Tinei, brothers Lii "Boy" and Fagaloa "Frank" and sisters Sifaga Fa'ateleupu and Anna Leutogl. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. No flowers.

Fredericko "Fred" Garliyo, 81, of Waianae, who retired from Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor, died Aug. 15 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Puunene, Maui, he is survived by wife Emily S.; sons Fredericko Jr., Gilbert, Melvin, Alexander, Andrew and Leroy; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joseph L. "Joe" Gerry, 83, of Kihei, a retired agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, died July 29 in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was also a Navy fighter pilot veteran. Born in Camden, N.J., he is survived by wife Constance; sons Dr. Joseph L. Jr., Mike and Don; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Thursday on the beach fronting Waiohuli Beach Hale, Lipoa Street. Burial at sea to follow. Casual attire. Leis welcome.

Daniel N. Gomes, 76, of Pearl City, a retired systems analyst from Naval Supply Center, died Aug. 13 at home. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Ida Mae; daughters Gloria J. Anderson, Donna C. Gomes and Kathleen Johnson; and four grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Emma A.P. Haena, 94, of Hilo, died Saturday at home. Born in Waimea, she is survived by daughters Jane Kakelaka, Minerva Naehu, Emmeline Santiago Foster, Blossom Kelii and Lydia Haena; son Thomas Nahiwa; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at home. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call from 9 to 11 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park.

Emily K. "Momi" Hoopii, 76, of Honolulu died Aug. 13 in St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by sons George, Otto and Charles; daughters Emily "Peachie" Afoa, Georgette Hoopii and Martha Kuhuiki; brother David Kauweloa; 30 grandchildren; and 55 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Greenhaven Cemetery.

Alvin Kakalia, 62, of Honolulu, a retired installer for Alert Alarm of Hawaii, died Aug. 15 in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Donald and Thomas; sisters Patricia Dailey, Winona Morgan and Jeanette Pai; and mother-in-law and primary care giver Mary Goo Kim. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Ernest T.K.K. Kalanui, 41, of Waianae, an employee of the state Department of Transportation, died Aug. 14 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother Gladys Yee Poong; brothers Ernest Yee Poong and Solomon Kalanui Jr.; and sisters Gardenia Kealoha, Verna Kay Esclante, Aina Kalanui and Frances Hernandez. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 85-574 Plantation Road in Waianae. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Casual attire.

Lillian A. Kaneko, 88, of Honolulu, a retired employee for SpenceCliff Corp., died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Haleiwa, she is survived by sons Edwin and Daniel, daughter Jean Kawamura, sister Elaine Koyanagi, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Takeo "TT" Kaya, 88, of Honolulu, a retired owner/plumber for Kaya Plumbing, died Thursday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Toshiko "Nora," sons Thomas T. and Warren K., daughters Frances H. Yano and Sherrie S. Kaya, brother James T. and three grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Grace T. Kimura, 79, of Aiea, and formerly of Kakaako and Kapahulu, a retired owner of R. Kimura Grocery Store, died Thursday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Leatrice T. Scow, Nancy A. Hirahara and Florence M. Livingstone; brothers Tadao, Herbert K. and Stanley T. Kobayashi; sisters Ruth Sekiya and Setsuko Kobayashi; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leeann A.K. Lehto, 53, of Honolulu, died last Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Stephen, son Jason Miranda, daughter Loretta Choi, brothers Henry "Manu" Jr. and Frank "Ula" Contrades and Willard "Honey Boy" Jr. and Shawn Kalima; and sisters Corrine Manuwa, Hynes Kalilikane, Connie Bermodez and Haunani Sweeney. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Paul T. Long, 78, of Honolulu, died Aug. 16 in Queen's Hospital. Born in China, he is survived by daughters Tran Thu Nguyet and Diana Tran, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire.

Richard L.P. "Rick" Manaois, 49, of Kula, Maui, a heavy equipment operator, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Hana, Maui, he is survived by companion Janet Campbell; sisters Charmaine Akuna, Helene Tamashiro and Shannon Robello; and brothers Jei and Vincent Manaois. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: Friday at Makawao Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Kinuyo F. Matsuoka, 91, of Honolulu, died last Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hanalei, Kauai, she is survived by son Roy K., daughter Judy E. Sugihara, brother Harry Fukuda, sister Nobu Sakai and a grandchild. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Helen S. Melemai, 75, of Kula, Maui, and Pauoa Valley, died Thursday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband William H. Jr., a son, five daughters, two sisters and nine grandchildren. Private services.

Tamotsu Omoto, 94, of Wailuku, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Puunene, Maui. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Iao Congregational Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Albert K. Ota, 59, of Hilo, a diesel mechanic for Kau Agribusiness, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Laura M.; daughters Cindy Higuchi, Jean K. and Betty S. Ota and Tricia S. Yokoyama; sons Carl Ota and Jay A. Yokoyama; brothers Hiroshi, Satoshi and Charles; and sisters Hatsuko Nakata, Yukie Kunihiro, Ruth Y. Ouye, Dorothy Burton and Lorraine Hashimoto. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. Family suggests bringing a single home-grown flower.

Agnes K. Pave, 68, of Waianae, is survived by daughter Gwen Abellana. Incorrect information for an obituary published Saturday provided by the mortuary.

Gaudencio C. Rico, 88, of Kahului, an irrigator for Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Tarlac, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Agnes K.; sons Robert, Ronald and Myles Rico and James Sahagun; daughters Isabelle Puha, Christina Agustin, Martha Tabisola, Anita Acpal and Tanya Cress; 19 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary "Grandma" Rivera, 81, of Honolulu, a former self-employed seamstress, died Aug. 14 in Hale Malamalama. Born in Puerto Rico, she is survived by grandson Roy Florenco, granddaughter Claudine Takatsuka, and three great-grandchildren. Burial services: 10:45 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kaizo Saito, 74, of Kahului died Aug. 16 in Wailuku. Born in Haiku, Maui, he is survived by sister Violet Moto. Private services.

Elsie A. Takahashi, 84, of Ewa, died Aug. 7 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Waipahu, she is survived by son Dean M., daughter Fay E., brother Hiroshi Toyama, sister Mildred Shiraishi and three grandchildren. Private services.

Robert S. Takeguchi, 90, of Honolulu, a retired proprietor of United Photo Studio, died Aug. 5 in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Olaa, Hawaii, he is survived by brothers Takashi and Hidenobu and sisters Izumo Matsubara and Shigeko "Susan" Sato. Private services.

Lily Y. Ujimori, 80, of Honolulu, a retired cashier/hostess for Wailana Coffee House, died Aug. 12 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sister Helen S. Aoki. Private services.

Florentina G. Valdez, 83, of Honolulu, died Aug. 14 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Brigido, Romeo and Danilo; daughter Estela; brother Peter Galanto; sister Rebecca Del Rosario; 16 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.



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