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Obituaries
Wednesday, July 18, 2001


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Moses Moke Alohikea, 61, of Waianae, died Sunday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by son Alfred; daughters Laura Range, Kaui Betham and Kawai Choi; sister Sally Ebenal; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ewa Beach First Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Richard Ah Hung Chow, 75, of Puhi, Kauai, a retired lineman foreman with Hawaiian Tel, died Monday at home. He was also a U.S. Army World War II veteran. He was born in Niumalu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mildred "Kuki"; sons Richard Jr., Lloyd A. and Timmy J.; hanai son Kaleo Oana; daughters Colleen Nadarisay and Noelle Kimura; brothers Ah Aki, Kenneth and Raymond; sisters Dorothy Huddy and Gladys Davis; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Lihue Salvation Army Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Aloha attire.

Agustin "Gustin" Gano de la Cruz, 70, of Ewa Beach, died July 4. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Carmen; sons Agustin Jr., Demetrio and Greg; daughters Leonida McGlone and Florentina de la Cruz; brother Valentin; sister Matilde Pascual; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: noon Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Leonides "Leo" Abad Digos, 58, of Kapolei, a retired utility man first class in the U.S. Navy, died Sunday. He was also employed at Fort Shafter Public Works Center. He was born in Batanes, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marina; son Jason; daughter Marcia Maniego; father Gaudencio; brothers Afing, Boying Jr. and Hector; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Church. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Military honors: 8:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Mary N. Kaio, 74, of Waimanalo, died July 7 at home. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by son Louis III; daughters Laverne Coffey, Clarice Lucero, Julie Marie Hartsock, Juliana Sklar, Ramona Rosa, Chanda Keawe and Dianalyn, Lucy, Mary and Susie Kaio; brother Joseph Hoopai; sisters La'a Respicio, Helen Perry, Christina Browne, Clarice Honda, Joanna Ramos and Angeline Garces; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church, Waimanalo. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Myra L. Lacuesta, 59, of Nanakuli, died July 7 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She is survived by companion Ipo Aweau; sons John Huffman and Louie Lacuesta; sisters Pinky Matson, Lana Pitzenburger, the Rev. Billie Keawekane and Jackie Derley; brothers William III and George Huffman; and stepmother Hilda. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bernice Marian Lum Leong, 86, of Honolulu, a retired nurse at Leahi Hospital, died July 10 in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Melvyn J.W. and David J.L., daughter Jackie L. Loo, sister Eunice Young Fung, 10 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Church. Call 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Alice Sumie Matsumoto, 81, of Kahului, is survived by daughter Loreen Jue. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.

Condrada Pabro, 79, of Kapaa, Kauai, died July 1 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Juanita Hamada, Li and Patricia Pabro, Norma Pabro Delos Santos and Cora Lacaden; son Timoteo Jr.; sister Saturnina Cabinatan; 26 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Call 6-9 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Steven Thomas Simmons, 31, of Kailua-Kona, a groundskeeper at Makalei Hawaii Country Club, died July 8 in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran. He was born in Northampton, Mass. He is survived by mother Dianne. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waikoloa Community Church. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.

Lydia Chun Todd, 66, of Kailua, a former teller at First Hawaiian Bank, Kailua Branch, died Monday. She was born on Pearl City Peninsula. She is survived by sons Michael and Christopher; daughters Tracy Todd, Mele Locey and Jennifer Wada; brothers Herbert and Joseph Chun; sister Beatrice Kim; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua Ward, 349 Kailua Road. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Florence Leiko Togami, 69, of Mililani, died June 26. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by sons Alan, Burt and Craig; sister Elenor Hara; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Robert Senkyo Unten, 80, of Honolulu, a retired welder, died Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. He is survived by wife Elsie, sons Edward and Wesley, daughter Joyce Ashimine, brother Saburo, sisters Otoyo Oshiro and Betty Frantz, seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.

William "Willie" Edward Van Winkle, 34, of Waianae, died Saturday. He was born in Pensacola, Fla. He is survived by parents Willis and Susan, daughter Halia, companion Trudy Paakaula, brothers Val Velez and George Van Winkle, and sisters Lillian Gann, Rose Marie Fernandez, Julie Cantere and Debra Mahelona. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Hearts Church, Waianae. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Violet Adams Kanemori Wilson, 91, of Aiea died July 8. She was born in Waikapu, Maui. She is survived by son Stanley Adams, daughters Catherine Miner and Margaret Reid, sisters Adele Hussey and Emmaline Serpinas, brother Edward Harai, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Wake: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 10 a.m.-noon. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.



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Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
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The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.



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