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Obituaries

Tuesday, November 9, 1999


Arthur "Kaiser" Aiwohi Jr., of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu fire captain, died Sunday in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Beverly; sons Arthur III, Thomas and Robert; daughters Patricia Uyemura and Candace Picanco; hanai sons Ross Tanoai and Darnell "Don" Rias; 25 grandchildren; 57 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church. Burial: 3 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.

Mary M. Almodova, 71, of Honolulu, manager of Watumull at Princess Kaiulani, died Oct. 30 in Danbury, Conn. She was also a former employee of S.H. Kress. She was born in Captain Cook, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Charlene H. Johns, brother Mike Minamoto, sister Kay Nichols, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Calita P. Barido, also known as "Aunty Katy," "Kay" or "Manang Katy," 78, of Kona, Hawaii, a seamstress and farmer, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by husband George L.; sons Danny and Bobby Cambia, Richard and Raymond Navarro and George Barido Jr.; daughters Leilani Beymer, Emily Pacatang, Jeannie Bozlnoff, Georgia Chung-Hoon, Pearl Hadder and Mary Barido; hanai daughter Emmaline Navarro; 29 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 10 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 7 a.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire.

Gregoria Bolosan, 95, of Hanapepe, Kauai, died Nov. 1 in Kauai Care Center in Waimea. She is survived by husband Rosendo; daughters Maria Valenciano, Virginia Besas and Rosalia Campo; 19 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Juan Cabras, 90, of Kaneohe, died Saturday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Grace and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hung Leong Ching, 88, of Honolulu, a retired real estate agent with H.W. Ching Realty Co., died Oct. 27. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Suelyn Ching Tune, son M.Y. Chip, brother Hung Wai, sister Bessie Loo, and a grandson. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Community Church of Honolulu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Severino Domingo, 64, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired supply clerk, died Oct. 31 in Kona Hospital. He was born in South Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Katherine L.; sons Butch, Stuart "Kilohana," Skip and Shane K. Domingo and Sam Kaeo; daughters Nani Tinao and Syl Morris; hanai daughter Sylvia M.; brothers Samuel Min and Francis Domingo; sisters Hannah Kiwaha, Esther Freitas, Stella Grace, Virginia Keliipaakaua, Rose Medeiros, Momi Guigui, Nancy McCall and Lydia Mitchell; godchild Mona Navas; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Friday at Puukaana Congregational Church in South Kona. Call from 6 to 10 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kalahiki Cemetery. Casual attire.

Aufata Faafiti, 61, of Ewa Beach, a roofer, died last Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Levaai; sons Alisi Samuseva and Shoka and Joshua Faafiti; daughters Aitofi Vitale, Ester Samuseva, Rita Faaofo and Filemu Laulu; mother Soloau; brothers Samu and Ben Samuseva and Lafi, Tofi and Sui Faafiti; sisters Kafa Auau, Ester Lee and Peka Brockman; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Kaumakapili Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.

Annie H. Fiaai, 78, of Kapolei, a retired trimmer for Dole Cannery, died Oct. 31. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons George Lum-Lung and Francis and Abe Fiaai, daughter Loraine Shoaf, hanai son Abraham Kela, 14 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Roldan I. Guerpo, 23, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a cook for Koa House, died Oct. 29 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Kalalena DeRego-Guerpo and Ocean N.K.I. Guerpo-Beamer; father Dante E.; mother Teresita I.; brother Rodney; sister Marites; grandparents Mariano and Fulgencia Guerpo and Alfredo and Digna Icalla; great-grandmother Manuela; stepbrother Francis Rayray; and stepsisters Jenny, Joanne and Joslyn Rayray. Wake services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Honokaa Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Jitsuo Harada, 85, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Oct. 30 at home. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Masako, son Daniel, daughter Janis Ching, brother Kazuo, three sisters in Japan, and four grandchildren. Private services.

Torao Kawachi, 79, of Hilo, a retired produce clerk for K.T.A. Super Stores, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Neal and Guy, daughter Charlene, brother Yutaka, and sisters Hisae Motoyama and Chiyono Nakata. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rosemarie Kele, 66, of Kula, Maui, a retired licensed practical nurse at Kula Sans, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Herman K.; sons Christopher, Jeffery, Timothy and Matthew; daughter Lianne; brothers Joseph "Sonny," Libert and Henry Yap; sisters Margaret "Aoe" Louis, Catherine Casaquit, Charlotte Leong and Henrietta "Dutchie" Simmonds; and five grandchildren. Prayer services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kele Estate Cemetery. Casual attire.

Bernard Kuahulu, 68, of Honolulu died Friday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Evelyn; son Budgie; daughters Caroline "Bootie" Rosas, Sandi Sorbin, Stephanie "Suki" Valente, Darlyne Baldonro and Bonnie Kuahulu; brothers Duke, Kelly and Jack; sister Masae; stepmother Shizu; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. No flowers.

Blue Moon, 62, of Pearl City, a city bus driver for the Oahu Transit Services, died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Nancy, sons Jay and Dennis, daughter Julie, and two grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at Aiea United Methodist Church. Call after 11 a.m. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Ursula A. Naea, 75, of Kapaa, Kauai, a housekeeper for the hotel industry, died Friday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Magdeburg. She is survived by daughters Sylvia Iida and Kim Naea, sons Lawrence and Dennis, sister Emmi Franz, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Burial: Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual or aloha attire.

Mathilda A. "Mary" Palacio, 76, of Papaaloa, Hawaii, a retired employee of the Sheraton Waikoloa, died last Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by sons Gary A. and Hallowyn A., daughters Verna Mae Souza and Evangeline "Pinky" Stevens, 13 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honomu Branch. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

William Perry, 89, of Kahuku, died Wednesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Olivia; sons William "Bill" and Howard "James"; sisters Agnes Worthington and Rosie Bajcar; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Michiyo Shimoda, 82, of Hilo, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Masanobu, sons Lloyd K. and Burton T., daughter Joyce J. Kuniyuki, brothers Masato and Alfred Kuniyoshi, and six grandchildren. Services over ashes: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary R. Texeira, 98, of Kapaa, Kauai, a public schoolteacher, died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Edmund, Damien and Herman; daughter Evangeline Konvik; brother Joseph Rodrigues; and sisters Julia Lizama and Violet Brandt. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call from 8 to 8:45 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual or aloha attire.

Hannah L. Walters, 50, of Kihei, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Clarence, son Gerard L. DeRego Jr., daughters Dawn L.K. and Geri K. DeRego, mother Emily K. Cummings, brothers Elward L. Alexander and Frederick K. Kukahiko, sister Letha Marie P. Tavares, and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.



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