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Obituaries
Thursday, September 6, 2001


Eugene "Boy" Albinio, 73, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired chief engineer at the Sheraton Townhouse (Calif.), died last Thursday in Hilo. He is also survived by daughters Doreen "Dadi" Gano and Margene "Hulu" Alefosio. Inurnment: 3 p.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Monday.

Cornelio "Corne" Bancaco, 77, of Lahaina, a retired equipment operator for Pioneer Mill, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Oriete Lokelani, sons Cornelio Jr. and Kendall, daughters Val-erie Long and Renee, sisters Petronilla Flores and Rose Ramos, and eight grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Saturday at Seventh-day Adventist Church, Lahaina. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: noon Sunday at the church. Call after 11 a.m. Cremation to follow. Private burial. Aloha attire.

Evelyne S. Barber, 86, of Honolulu, died Friday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by stepgrandchildren Mary Helen Padua, Claire Chilton, Lee Cassity, Carol Ann Holmes and Jane Winters; stepson-in-law F. Burton Cassity; and many friends. No services.

Thomas Emil Bastis, 73, of Honolulu, a retired president of Ameron HC&D, died Saturday at home. He was born in Minneapolis. He is survived by wife Ruth; sons Jonathan, Mark and David; mother Evelyn; brother Charles; and four grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at the Church of the Holy Nativity, 5286 Kalanianaole Hwy. Cas-ual attire.

John "Johnny" Kwai Lum Chong, 65, of Honolulu, an operator for Kila Kila Limousine Service, died Aug. 28 in Hono-lulu. He was also a sixth-generation grandmaster Pak Mei Pai Kung Fu. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by wife Debbi; sons Gabriel, Noah, Marcus and Damien; daughters Rebekah, Angelica, Laura Jean McShane, Johnelle Goalstone and Melissa Chun; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Odenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Duane W. Compton, 76, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, died Sunday at home. He was also a retired schoolteacher at Campbell High School. He was born in Fargo, N.D. He is survived by wife Alice, sons Albert C. and Bruce J., daughters Lani Batey and Momi Lunning, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 2-4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Tuila Kamakaokalani Greig, 59, of Lahaina, a secretary at Amfac, Kaanapali branch, died Tuesday in Kailua. She is survived by daughter Treva Kameanui and brother William Tau. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Kamehameha School chapel. Call after 1 p.m. Services: 5 p.m. Sept. 16 at Holy Innocence Church, Lahaina. Call after 4 p.m. Inurnment: Hale Aloha, Lahaina. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, Maui Hospice or the American Cancer Society.

Linda Milani Kawaauhau Johnson, 56, of Honolulu, a remittance processor for Bank of Hawaii, died Aug. 29 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Ned K.; daughters Ruth Johnson-Villanueva, Naomi Kamauoha and Leila; brother Frank Kawaauhau; sisters Sarah Kim, Diana Terukina, Kloh-Anne Drummondo and Luana Billington; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Lourita "Lou" Marilyn Jones, 51, of Mountain View, Hawaii, an artist, died Sunday at home. She was also a paniolo, a musician, a house cleaner and a foliage nursery worker. She was born in Whittier, Calif. She is survived by daughter Lia Elena, mother Marjorie Ellen, companion Robert Adams, brothers Mike and Lanny, and sister Linda Domen. Services: noon Saturday at the Hui Aloha Church, Kaupo, Hana, Maui. Services: Sept. 15 in Mountain View. Time and place to be announced. Aloha attire.

John Buff Koahou, 78, of Kailua, who died Aug. 26 at home, will be remembered in services tomorrow. No flowers. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Monday.

Beatrice Mendivel, 63, of Honolulu died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Rick Herodies; mother Helen Suyat; daughters Helene Martin and Roberta; son Steven; sisters Frances Salas, Leanna, Marlene and Yvonne; brothers Johannan, Manuel and Edward; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: noon tomorrow at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Call from 11-11:45 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shoji "Lefty" Miyamura, 74, of Kailua-Kona, a retired ironworker, died Friday at home. He was also a retired activities coordinator at King Kamehemeha Hotel and a veteran of World War II. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by sons Larry Mattos, Michael and Frederick K. Baker; daughters Pamela Bagor, Gale K. Perez, Mahina Leitel and Melissa M.; brothers Masao, Calvin and Franklin; sisters Jean Goshi, Helen Shiraishi, Joan Uyeno and Doris Lum; 32 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kona Outdoor Circle, 76-6280 Kuakini Hwy. Call after 9 a.m. Military honors to follow. Private urn burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Raymond Phillips, 45, of Wailua Homesteads, Kauai, a maintenance supervisor for Kauai Sands, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alberta; sons Christopher Almeida and Raymond Jr.; daughter Nicole; brothers Alfred Rapoza, Rodney, Donald, Robert and Eric; and sister Diane Rapozo. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the Garden Island Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire.

Leslie Leimamo Schilling, 55, of Kaneohe died Aug. 23. She is also survived by daughter Mavourneen and brother Harvey McIoves. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.

Alvin B. Simao, of Makaweli, Kauai, a retired technician for AT&T, died May 20 in the Philippines. He was born in Makaweli. He is survived by wife Judith B., son Steven, daughter Lani and a grandchild. Mass: 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Waimea. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe. Aloha attire.

Ellen Shizuko Taniguchi, 78, of Honolulu died Aug. 28 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert M., sons Glenn and Bert, daughters Jo-Ann Yokota and Nora Goto, brothers George and William Fukuda, and nine grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth Kiyoshi Uehara, 84, of Honolulu, a retired operator for the Nuuanu YMCA cafeteria, died last Thursday. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Kenneth Jr., Steven and Alan; daughters Lorraine Araki and Pat Nakama; brother Richard; sisters Sally Shimabukuro and Nancy Hagiwara; 18 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jean Shizuko Walter, 53, of Kihei, Maui, a credit and collections clerk for Maui Memorial Medical Center, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband James A., son Casey Sherman, daughter Terra Sherman, mother Elizabeth Betty Kiyoko Rokuta and sister Sylvia Reilly. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call 5-9 p.m.

Lorene Lam Yap, 81, of Honolulu, a retired loan officer at First Federal Savings & Loan, died Saturday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing. She is survived by sons John and Frederick, brother Raymond Lam, sister Ruth Hovarter and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Makiki Cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Hilda A. Yonezawa, of Aiea, died Aug. 27. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Derrick and Darryl, brother Akira Amakawa, sisters Dorothy and Gertrude Ama-kawa, companion Gunji Tachino and a grandson. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.



You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.



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