CLICK TO SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

Starbulletin.com


Obituaries


Kumu hula Paleka Leina'ala Mattos
Businessman Marvin Shelby



Segunda Bumanglag, 94, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a housewife, died Friday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Placido; sons Reuben and Richard; daughters Mabel Ishii, Helen Andres and Mary Tomas; sister Flora Namaau; 28 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Frances Ann Brown, 71, of Waianae, died Monday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alfred Sr.; sons Alfred, Vincent, Kalia Kini and William; daughters Dutchlyn Barnard, Leihua Williams and Casandia Ridgle; brothers Daniel Kaimi and Wilfred and Clifford Lopes; sister Muriel Hauhio; 44 grandchildren; and 51 great-great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: noon Friday at same chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Aloha attire.

Francisco Clement Castro, 61, of Mililani, a federal government telecommunications specialist, died May 9 in Honolulu. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shirley Y.; son Jonathan D.K.; brothers Joe Baybado and Clemente and Fernando Castro; and sisters Juanita Ramirez, Margarita DeCurtis and Carmena Otomo. Private services.

Emilio Cayabo, 103, of Honolulu, died May 15. He was born in Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Consuelo and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.

George Edward Deatherage, 91, of Bothell, Wash., and a former Hawaii resident, a U.S. Army veteran, died Thursday at home. He was born in Rosalia, Wash. He is survived by wife Myrta; sons Walter, Ralph and Roy; and brother Barton. Out-of-state services.

Petra Viloria Funtanilla, 84, of Waipahu, died May 7 in St. Francis Medical Center West. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Orlando, Pablito, Arsenio, Conrado and Ricardo; daughters Cely Galicha and Julie Asuncion; 19 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway in Waipahu. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at same church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park, Pearl City. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ellen Luika Gilman-Hinch, 60, of Mililani, a City & County groundskeeper, died May 13. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Estrelita "Lita" Billedo and five grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Wahiawa Assembly of God Church. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire.

Dorthy Aileen Kim, 84, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired manager of the Minute Chef Restaurant at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel, died Thursday at home. She was born in Waikamalu, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Kenneth C.S.; sons Kenneth Jr., Kevin and Keith; daughters Kathlyn McRae and Karen Reeves; sisters Deolinda Bellah and Adeline Kalench; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert Allen Luke, 55, of Mililani, a realtor and management specialist, died May 6. He was born in Monroe, Mich. He is survived by wife Sheila L.; sons Christopher and Ronald; daughter Audra Joi; mother Betty Etchison; brother Arthur; and sisters Katie, Connie and Susan. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Waipio Grace Brethren Church in Mililani.

Felicidad Guerrero Ramirez, 74, of Honolulu, died Wednesday. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Rodrigo Sr.; sons Rodrigo Jr. and Jesus and Pacifico Padilla; daughters Josie Galla, Sally Doble, Abella Carroll, Helen Ramirez, Melda Johnson and Nelda Poole; brother Pacifico Guerrero; sisters Francisca Gumayagay, Maria Dacuycuy, Simeona Asuncion and Gorgonia Mercado; 19 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Call after 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Yasuko "Bessie" Shibata, 85, of Honolulu, a former proprietor of Lady Fair Beauty Salon, died last Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughters Jacqueline Kobayashi and Diana Lucht, sister Dorothy Miwa, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Richard "Big Richard" Vales Sr., 61, of Honolulu, a retired City & County road supervisor, died May 14. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Valerie; daughters Sharon, Judy, Janet, Emma, Linda, Juliana and Cynthia "Keaniani"; sons Richard Jr., Joseph and Michael; sisters May Villacruze and Juliana Oliveira; hanai mother Marie Schnardthorst; 24 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. June 3 at Kaumakapili Church. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jonah Alika Zane, 19, of Hauula, a carpenter, died May 13 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He is also survived by sisters Jamie and Jesseca Zane and Rose "Kalani" Potts. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hauula Congregational Church, 54-311 Hauula Homestead Road. Call after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: 12:15 p.m. at church cemetery. Incorrect information was printed in an obituary published Friday.



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.



E-mail to City Desk


Text Site Directory:
[News] [Business] [Features] [Sports] [Editorial] [Do It Electric!]
[Classified Ads] [Search] [Subscribe] [Info] [Letter to Editor]
[Feedback]



© 2002 Honolulu Star-Bulletin
https://archives.starbulletin.com