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Obituaries
Wednesday, November 14, 2001


Robert Cushing / 1914-2001
Satguru Sivaya Subramunlyaswami / Hindu Leader



Jesus Maria Alverio, 85, of Honolulu, a retired worker for the City and County of Hono-lulu, died Saturday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Puerto Rico. He is survived by sons Julio, Kenneth and Larry; daughters Shirley Ferriera, Belinda Luanui and Yvonne; brothers John and Stephen Catajena; sisters Lily Montalbo and Verginia Brown; 19 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Philip Choichi Amuro, 80, of Honolulu, a retired employee for Amfac Electrical Department, died Sunday. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Harriet; daughters Diane and Amy, and Jo Ann Taira; brother Wilfred; sisters Tsuruko Uehara, Hayako Kaneshiro, Edith Fujihara and Jean Hyun; and a grandson. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tillton Biem Bunglick, 23, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Hawaii, a dishwasher for Hamayu Restaurant, died Nov. 2 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in the Marshall Islands. He is survived by son Terryson; daughter Emilynn Ann; fiancee Jovina Jackson; parents Bemry and Lieney; brothers Swingly, Bemry Jr., Bill and Swington; and sister Lynndy. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Naalehu Community Cemetery. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Simeon Antonio Cadavona, 98, of Honolulu, formerly of Lihue, a cane cutter and hauler for Lihue Plantation, died Nov. 2. He was also a high-lift crane operator for Amfac Lumber Yard Department. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Esperanza C. Bareng; sons Leonard A., Fausto A. and John A.; sisters Leoncia Acob and Maria Salvador; 19 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Anastacia "Tasha" Eharis Carvalho, 73, of Kahului, retired owner of Valley Isle Maintenance and Janitorial Service, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Amos M.; sons Phillip R., Alfred Q. Jr. and Peter F. Gascon; daughters Phyllis Ann Mori, Shirley Mae Abilay and Cynthia Louise Tam; brothers Legario Hanky and John Eharis; sister Christina E. Villiarimo; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Gordon Sung Chang, 76, of Honolulu, a former employee for Dole Pineapple Co., died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy Jean, daughters Donna Jean and Sheri Lynn Chow, sisters Barbara and Nancy Lee Kwai, brother Raymond and two grandsons. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kapahulu Bible Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Natalia Bungcayao Espiritu, 85, of Waipahu, died Oct. 19. Rosary service: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.

Nancy Shigeko Ishimitsu, 84, of Pearl City, a former chef for Nancy's Inn, Pearl City, died Nov. 6. She was born in Pearl City. She is survived by husband Richard, sons Alan and Alvin, sister Eleanor Inouye, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Cas-ual attire. No flowers.

Hatsue Kanemori, 78, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died Nov. 6 at home. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Tsuneo, sister Tsuruyo Tamura and brother Kinji Suzuki. Private services.

Margaret "Aunty Marge" Theresa Kinney, 64, of Hono-lulu, formerly of Crookston, Minn., died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in Crookston. She is survived by sons Michael, Scott and Douglas; daughters Patty Attaway and Julianna; two grandchildren; five sisters; and four brothers. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call 5-9 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Private committal services at a later date.

Richard Tito Leopoldo, 67, of Honolulu, a retired waiter for the Pagoda Hotel, died last Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Elizabeth Jane Manijo, 63, of Wahiawa, a sales consultant for Avon Cosmetics, died last Wednesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert, daughter Roberta Nascimento, mother Bella Holmberg, brother Richard Holmberg, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kristina Kolotita Matautia, 67, of Honolulu died Oct. 31. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by husband Alasi; sons Herman, Louis and Anthony; daughters Elizabeth Matautia-Pasi, Victoria Vaivai, Josephine Vaivao and Jennifer Matautia; brothers Gus and Taua Uso; sisters Julie Malietufa and Maria Kelsall; and 20 grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Cas-ual attire. Private interment.

Kogimi Matsui, 86, of Kahului, a retired laundry worker for Maui Land & Pineapple Co., died last Wednesday. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Kenichi, daughters Emiko Goshi and Janis Nakamura, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Ted Gene Miller, 53, of Kihei, Maui, owner of Miller Mobile Services, died last Wednesday in Kihei. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was born in New Jersey. He is survived by sister Dolores Burrows and brothers George and Edward. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Maui Veterans Cemetery.

Alice "Grandma" K. Papapa, 87, of Honolulu, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Juanita L. Cockett, hanai sisters Agnes Choy and Deborah Kakalia, caregiver Magdelena Gungab, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Cas-ual attire.

Shin Nyu Park, 90, of Hono-lulu, died Nov. 6 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Korea. She is survived by sons In Suk, Hyun Suk, Myung Suk, Samuel, James and Nelson Song; daughter Soon Nam Song; sister Sung-Soon Park; nineteen grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ United Methodist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Lawrence "Sonny" Redongo, 60, of Koloa, Kauai, an irrigator for the Grove Farm and McBryde sugar companies, died Thursday at home. He was born in Koloa. He is survived by wife Elizabeth "Liz"; son John; daughters Lori Lee and Leah Ann, and Laura Ann Rita; sisters Leo Kochi and Catherine Fraticelli; brothers John Ceda and William; and 15 grandchildren. Call: 6-9 p.m. Nov. 30 at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Dec. 1 at the mortuary. Call 9-10:45 a.m. Burial: St. Raphael's Church Cemetery. Casual attire.

Eleanor A. (Cox) Saville, 74, of Robbinsville, N.J., died Aug. 3 at home. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by brother Ronald Cox; sisters Jeanette Santana, Charlotte Rego and Lydia Gaylor; daughters Deborah Bugter, Patricia Watson and Janet; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Mt. Calvary Garden.

Lionel "Dino" Valentine Silva, 63, of Hilo, a mason for Arashiro Masonry, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. He was also a trainer for the Hilo Catholic Youth Organization boxing team. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Patricia Pavao; daughters Terry Johnson, Tammy Abalos and Tessie; sons Lionel Jr., David, Herman and Jeffrey; hanai son Herman Jr.; mother Mary Fernandez; brother Herman James; sisters Dorothy Shishido, Diane Keller, Kathleen Medeiros, Sally Sarmiento and Shirley Sanchez; 26 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Natsuyo Takemoto, 97, of Koloa, Kauai, died Nov. 6 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Nelson; daughters Mary Oride, Peggy A. Miyasato, Rosemary Nishimura and Betty; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

Georgie Gene Teeples Tolleson, 70, of Canby, Ore., formerly of Hawaii, died Saturday in Oregon City. She was born in Fromberg, Montana. She is survived by former husband Richard P.; son Richard H.; daughters Linda Jean Saag, Marianne Hansen, Helen Christensen and Sylvia Morris; sisters Marie Stricker, Eileen Olsen and Doris Charriere; brother Lloyd Teeples; 23 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Harriet Lucille "Babe" Vannatta, 93, of Waialua, died Nov. 6. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Patricia "Keala" McKeague and Kaui Blomfield, and William Jr., Haunani and Ivan; 14 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Jovencio Ben Agbayani Villanueva, 65, of Lihue, a sales clerk for Sears Roebuck & Co. Auto Department, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Jonathan and Joeben, daughter Jomarie Hernando, brothers Clemente and Oscar, and sister Florencia Schultz. Rosary: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Raphael's Church. Call 9-9:45 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Cas-ual attire.

Wallace Hideyuki Wakaki, 90, of Honolulu, a retired truck driver for Oahu Transport Co., died last Wednesday in Straub Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice Sachiko, sons Ashman Heiichi and Randall Jun, and a granddaughter. Private services.



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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