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Obituaries

Wednesday, January 24, 2001


Samuel K. Aipia, 68, of Hanalei, Kauai, a retired equipment operator with Princeville Corp., died Friday at home. He was born in Puuanahulu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Winona; sons Sam and Shawn; daughters Goldie Steward and Brenda Aipia; brother Charles Jr.; sisters Priscilla Lowe, Armine Keane and Wolletta Collona, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa Kingdom Hall, Jehovah's Witnesses. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.

Milton A. Archuleta Jr., 50, of Kailua, owner of All About Upholstery, died Friday in Kailua. He is survived by daughters Corrine Gawryl and Mia Archuleta; son Lucas Gawryl; parents Milton A. Archuleta and Mary B. Garcia; brothers Rudy and Gary; sister Annette Sinclair, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at Word of Life Christian Center, 544 Queen St. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rufus H. Arizumi, 77, of Kaneohe, a retired AMFAC estimator in construction sales, died last Wednesday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Peggy; sons Alan and Jon; daughters Dawn Omoto and Jill Arizumi; sister Dorothy N., and two grandchildren. Private services.

Angel Balisacan, infant daughter of Amante and Mariotta died Jan. 9 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She is also survived by sister Alisa; brother RJ, and grandparents Mauricio and Rosa Balisacan and Teresa Yago. Graveside services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Stella D. Baughman, 85, of Kona, Hawaii died Jan. 17 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Haute-Aboujagane, Canada. She is survived by husband Edwin C. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: St. Michael Catholic Church cemetery. Casual attire.

Benjamin V. Campania, 79, of Honolulu died Dec. 30 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Carolina D.; sons Mario, Dionicio, Sabiniano and Eduardo; daughters Rita Campania, Geminiana Acruz and Lilia Reformado; sister Dominga Campania Tagupa, 22 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Thomas Y. Choo, 88, of Kaneohe died Friday in Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ronald, Kenneth, Timothy, Wayne, Nelson, Clayton and Solomon; daughter Rochelle Wright; brothers Douglas and Raymond; sisters Minnie Gomes and Mary Spencer, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples. No monetary gifts. Donations suggested to charity.

Winona Y.L. "Nona" Costa, 67, of Waimanalo, a baby sitter, died Jan. 12. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph; sons Leonard L. Costa and Richard J.; daughters Brenda L. Perkins and Shirley A. Aquinogoc; brothers Walter Y. and Ronald Lee; sister Norma L. Morn, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Lillian C. Downie, 85, of Honolulu died Jan. 16. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Lillian Bradley and Shirley Bird; son Robert Ferreira; sister Eva Irvine; 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

John L. Higham Jr., 78, of Honolulu, who retired from the U.S. Air Force, died Monday at home. He was born in Sayre, Okla. He is survived by wife Lucille; sons John L. and Jim C.; daughter Joanna L. Wong; sister Mary D. Royal, and three grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 12:30 p.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice, 24 Puiwa Road, Honolulu 96817.

Masako N. Horita, 87, of Paauilo, Hawaii, store manager for M. Nakahara Store in Paauilo, died Sunday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Paauilo. She is survived by husband Dick K.; son Richard; brothers Jiro, Thomas and Stanley Nakahara; sisters Sayoko Morikawa, Kimiko Hayashi and Shigeko Hata, two grandchildren and a great-grandson. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Paauilo Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Frank Y. Kam, 86, of Honolulu died Monday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mildred; sons Frank, Michael and Christopher; daughter Patricia; brother William; sister Emily Jones, and four grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to YMCA, Kalihi.

Elmer J. "Mike" Keao, 52, of Wahiawa died Jan. 15. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Laura; son Michael; brother Clifford, and sisters Jonnette Kaluhiokalani and Thalia Mandili. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Alii Beach Park, Haleiwa. Scattering of ashes to follow.

Archie Kennison Jr., 84, of Castle Rock, Colo. and formerly of Wahiawa died Jan. 4 in Castle Rock Care Center. He was born in Laie. He is survived by wife Bertha S.D.; sons Michael B. and Rex A.; daughters Laverne L. Rosander and Vanessa D. Kennison, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Wake services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery, Wahiawa. Casual attire.

Hiromi "Kiri" Kirihara, 75, of Pearl City, a retired federal government intelligence officer, died last Wednesday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was also a part-time tour guide. He was born in Honaunau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Naoko; son Wayne H.; daughter Harriet H.; brothers George and Kazuji; sisters Takeyo Tanaka, Tokiko Sakata and Kikuyo Nishikawa, and two grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Filomena V. Magaoay, 62, of Lanai City, a former grocery clerk at Pine-Isle Market in Lanai City, died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Miguel; son Eddie; daughters Marilyn Dimaya and Lori Rabang; brother Regino Valite; sisters Lodivina Acidera and Presca Llamelo, and five grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Friday at the ILWU. Union Hall in Lanai City. Call after 1 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church in Lanai City. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Lanai Cemetery. Luncheon: ILWU Union Hall.

Terry A. "Holokai" Murata, 46, of Kula, Maui and Honolulu, an artist, died Friday. He was also a teacher and librarian. He is survived by parents Richard and Gwendolyn; sister Melissa Mash, and grandmother Kozuye. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church. Call after 9 a.m. Entombment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Anita H. Murray, 90, of Honolulu, a retired teacher at Island Paradise School, died Saturday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Diane A. Almadova, Sylvia J. Wright and Maureen A. Segor; brothers Ralph and Mitch Yoshimura; sisters Sadie N. Ramsey, Norma F. Zane, Leslie S. Morrill and Francis I. Rinke; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Gelacio M. Pascual, 89, of Honolulu, a retired stevedore with McCabe Hamilton, died Jan. 11 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by brother Melecio and sister Dominga. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Joann Revuelto, 45, of Honolulu, a home care provider, died Thursday in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Nicholas; daughters Sharbra L.K. Gordon-Scott and Nicole J. Revuelto; hanai son Eric; brothers Arthur, Clarence and Jerry Beckett and Donald Scott; sister Yvonne Savage; mother Ella M. Beckett, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Pentecostal Full Gospel Assembly on Gulick Avenue, Kalihi. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.

Alfred J. Tiedemann, 48, of Honolulu died last Wednesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Apia, Western Samoa. He is survived by sons Jonathan, Micah, Desmond and Tiedemann; mother Tiperia; companion Kiki Misiki; brothers Jimmy, Gustav, August and Harry, and sisters Sarah Faavesi, Helen Auelua, Diana Tata, Doreen Leota, Martha Tuiolosega, Molly Tiedemann and Virginia Tuatagaloa. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kalihi Union Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Damiana S. "Apo Dammit" Villena, 97, of Hawi, Hawaii, died Friday in Kohala Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Domiciano; daughter Conchita S. Damasco; eight grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Blessing: 6:30 p.m. Friday at the family home, 55-2208 Akoni Pule Hwy. Call after 5 p.m. for an all-night vigil. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Episcopal Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Matthew M. White, 47, of Honolulu, a cardiac rehab technician at Straub Hospital, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Pittsburg, Calif. He is survived by hanai son Todd Moore, a brother and a sister. Private services.



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