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Obituaries
Tuesday, January 1, 2002


House Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Ebata



Quitalio "Pedro" Galiza Acio, 69, of Waipahu, a retired employee for Aloha Lani Condo, died Dec. 10. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Jovita "Betang"; sons Federico, Simeon, Victorino, Angel, Jesus and Rudy; daughters Guadalope Ramones, Arsenia Arban and Merlita De Leon; brother Jose; sisters Josefina Butac and Vicenta Valite; and 21 grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9:45 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Ruth Fujiko Adaniya, 64, of Pearl City, who retired from Leeward Community College, died Dec. 23. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Tomi; brothers Ernest, Ivan, Henry, Fred, Roy and Kenneth; and sisters Jane Oshiro, Alice Taylor and Mildred Adaniya. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newtown Chapel, Pearl City 2nd Ward. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bud L. Aguiar, 74, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired postal carrier for the Kapaa Post Office, died Dec. 20 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by sons Kyle B. and Spence B., sister Yvonne L. Caplener and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Garden Island Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ellen Nyet Len Chong, 98, of Honolulu, a retired secretary for the state Department of Education, died Wednesday at home. She is also survived by sisters Hazel Huang and Violet Jang. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Sunday.

Wilhemina Myrtle Chong, 83, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Dec. 24 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born on Maui. She is survived by daughter Bevlie, sisters Mary Calcote and Aileen Lindsey, and two grandsons. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Community Church, Kailua-Kona. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Jan. 12 at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Jared Ray Cochran, infant son of John and Janna, of Pukalani, Maui, died Thursday at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is also survived by sister Joli and grandparents Gary and Yvonne Kobashigawa, and Billy and Mary Cochran. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call 6-8:30 p.m. Graveside services and burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Pirmina Cooper, also known as "Maming" and "Molly," 78, of Waipahu, a retired employee for Hilton Hawaiian Village, died Dec. 12. She was born in Kohala, Kona. She is survived by husband Antonio "Tony" Kinio; daughter Judge Reinette Cooper; sons Michael Suan and Ralph Jr., Raynald Sr., Ryan and Aristale Cooper; sisters Felipa "June" Ortiz Ronquillio and Consuelo "Connie" Estiamba; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Louis Grace, 80, of Keei Beach, Keei, Hawaii, a retired construction worker, died Wednesday in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Merchant Marines. He was born in Napoopoo. He is survived by companion Alice Peterson; hanai son Calvin E. Peterson; hanai daughter Karen M. Haney; brother Wallace; sisters Oakleigh Akaka, Sharon Wong and Winona Kaukahi; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kahikolu Congregational Church, Napoopoo. Call 8:30-11 a.m. Casual attire.

Gertrude Annie Kapilinaleialoha Kaipo, 60, of Waimanalo, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Castle Medical Center. She is survived by sons Dalfred and Garrick; daughters Davidine, Gardenia-Ann, Georgelyn and Gabriella; brothers George, Gordon and Gaylord Crawford; sisters Gladys, Jerry and Millicent Crawford; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. George's Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m.

Davilyn "Mop" Mapuana Torres Mercado Kamali, 49, of Hilo, a counter worker, server and dishwasher for Ryan's, New China and Kow's restaurants, died Friday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion George Iaukea; sons Harold Mercado, James Mahu and John Mahu; daughters Sharon Mercado, Jamelyn Mahu and Janell Mahu; stepfather Martel John Kamali; brothers Richard, Lionel, Bradford, Juan, John W. and Michael Mercado, and Kealoha Keliiwaiwaiole; sisters Dolly Sanchez and Debra Mercado; grandmother Julia Torres Mercado; and 24 grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.

Bernice E.W. Kauhane, 83, of Kaneohe, died Dec. 21 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Heeia, Kaneohe. She is survived by sons David, Fred, James, Randy and William; daughters Edwina Rapoza and Claire Auna; 17 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Mass: noon at the church. Inurnment: 1:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Paul Wallace "PK" Kendall, 85, of Honolulu, a retired director of public relations for Pan American World Airways, Pacific Division, died Saturday. He was born in Framingham, Mass. He is survived by wife Corazon, daughter Cheryl Shaffer, stepdaughters Jean Bedillion Gaynor and Betty Bedillion, sister Dorothy and eight grandchildren. Private services. Friends may gather 5-8 p.m. Friday at the residence, 4308 Kilauea Ave. Aloha attire.

Marcelo Manuel Macanas, 83, of Kahuku, a retired sugar planting machine operator for Kahuku Plantation, died Thursday in Kahuku. He was also a retired laborer for the city and county of Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maxima; sons Arcadio, Dalmar, Rodwin, Norlan, Edward and Meldon; daughter Cleofe Mejia; four sisters; 19 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Roch Catholic Church, Kahuku. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Call after noon. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Oharu Nagata, 82, of Hilo, died Sunday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Paauilo. She is survived by son Carl, daughters Sylvia and Sandra, brother Choichi Nakamura, sisters Sue Daimaru and Aki Takeguchi, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

George Toshimi Onoue, 69, of Honolulu, a retired planner and estimator for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop 38, died Dec. 11 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Amy, sons Steven and Glenn, daughters Lynn Onoue and Mavis Takai, sister Mildred Oda and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 1 p.m.

Helcyon Haruko Ota, 76, of Honolulu, a photo technician for Kodak Hawaii, died Wednesday at home. She was also a homemaker. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by husband George; son Ric; daughters Pamela Dodson and Kathy Ota; sisters Hazel Tanijo, Yoshie Kuraya, Naomi Ueda and Jane Tabusa; and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Marie De Pould Pratus, 85, of Princeville, Kauai, a retired registered nurse for hospitals and industrial plants, died Dec. 22. She was born in Cleveland. She is survived by husband Charles, daughter Lynn McCrory, son Charles Jr., brother Frank De Pould and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at the Hanamaulu Restaurant Tea House. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers. Contributions suggested to Kauai Hospice, P.O. Box 3286 Lihue, HI 96766.

Charles Mitchell Rector Jr., 39, of Honolulu, a retail sales representative for Nestle USA, military sales division, died Sunday. He was born in Spartanburg, S.C. He is survived by wife Sunny Choi-Rector, father the Rev. Charles Sr., stepmother Patsy and mother Barbara Ann Johnson. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at Atherton Memorial Chapel, Central Union Church. Call after 2 p.m. Inurnment on the mainland.

JeanClaire Ransom Salsbury, 84, of Honolulu, died Friday at home. She was born in Spokane, Wash. She is survived by husband Allen Vance Salsbury, sons Stephen and Scott, daughter Susanna and three grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice, 25 Puiwa Rd., Honolulu 96817.

Demetria Secuya, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired cook for Kahuku Hospital, died Dec. 21. She is survived by sons Kenneth Taipin, Ernesto Secuya, Felicisimo Secuya and Patrick Secuya; daughter Rosita Smith; sisters Condrada Martos, Pedra Birgado, Victoriana Baguio, Tranquilina Tampon and Constancia Bediogan; 15 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Friday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Adelaide L. Smith, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Friday. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by son the Rev. Paul Smith. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Call after 8:15 a.m. No flowers. Burial on the mainland. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.

Nancy Balaoing Tiangsing, 28, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, died Dec. 21 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by mother Juanita Soliven, hanai father Benjamin, brothers Pablo Jr. and Aldrin, hanai brothers Benjamin Jr. and Neftalie, sisters Preciosa Mabutas and Analle Tiangsing, and hanai sister Janice. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Su The Tran, 86, a retired nurse, died Sunday in Straub Medical Center. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by wife Kiem; sons Sanh, Thong, Long and Hung; daughters Lang, Phung and Dung; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Buddhist services: 2-5 p.m. at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow.

Vivencio Calma Villaflor, 89, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired welder for McBryde Sugar Plantation, died last Tuesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Vivencio F. and Allan, daughters Norma McDonald and Vanessa Bobiles, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Leslie Gene Whiteley, 77, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a refrigeration, air-conditioning and electrical contractor, died Sunday at home. He was born in Spokane, Wash. He is survived by wife Gloria M., daughter Marie Louise Whiteley Bygorre, brother James A. and sisters Beverly Strubly and Betty Ann Feldman. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Paul Mitsuo Yamada, 68, of Kaneohe, a retired inventory clerk, died last Sunday at home. He was born in South Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by son Keith Y.; daughters Gayle E. Suzuki and Debbie T. Yamada; brothers George H., Benjamin E. and Edward K.; sisters Margaret T. Hanson, Jane H. Yamada, Doris M. Matsuda and Rose N. Yamada; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.



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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