Thursday, May 8, 2003
Ricardo Sadansal "Ricky" Aquino, 71, of Wailuku, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Makawao. He is survived by son Rick Manuel; brothers Benjamin and Robert Aquino, Freddy and Cornelio Valdez, and Joseph Caday; and sisters Mary Galla, Mildred Sabas, Mercedes Cabatingan, Loretta Delos Santos and Olivia Viloria. Services: 8 p.m. Monday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 7 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao, Maui.
John Ronald Boggs, 64, of Ewa Beach, a Tripler Army Medical Center boiler inspector, died April 29 in Honolulu. He was born in Missouri. He is survived by wife Alice L., stepson Wayne Norton, sister Vivian Serna, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services pending.
Theodore Carl Botelho, 59, of Makawao, Maui, a Kahului Carpet soft tile layer, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Tammy B. Coody and Tina C. Silva, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Botelho residence. No flowers.
Alicia Nuuanu Bueno, 48, of Waianae, a homemaker, died April 28 in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Louis and Ronald Gate, sisters Wenefere and Carolyn Gate, and companion Herbert Kaeo. Private services.
Thelma H. Clemente, 85, of Aiea, died April 21 in Honolulu. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Walter A. Jr. and Vernon J.; daughter Doreen Namoc; brothers Harry and James Victoria; sisters Esther Furtado, Nellie Moniz and Eleanor Francis; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Interment: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Karen Lyola Ekern, 58, of Hilo, a St. Joseph Elementary School teacher in Hilo, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by hanai daughter Danielle Waipa-Holing, brothers Keith and Ken, and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Elementary School cafeteria. Call after 1 p.m. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Casual attire.
Roger Lee Gardner, 43, of Honolulu, a telecommunications employee, died Sunday. He was born in Tacoma, Wash. He is survived by wife Carol Uhlman; father Lee A.; mother Sharon E. Toulouse; stepparents Earl and Pat McKasson; brothers Ira Siebert and Gary Gardner; and sisters Debbie Gardner, Chrissy Humes, Dorena Berning, Kim Queen, Lynn Brown, Gwen Vance, Lorrie Fansler, Tami Horyst and Tina Harris. Private services.
Rachael Joel Leon Guerrero, 4, of Guam, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Guam. She is survived by parents Mark D. and Cherisse C.; grandparents Jose and Cecilia "Chilang" and Ignacio "Sonny" and Lucille; and great-grandparents Alfred and Ester Flores. Services to be held in Guam.
Hisako Sato Haraguchi, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died April 30 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by son Harry K., stepdaughters Haruye Noda and Margie T. Muto, brother Kenneth Sato, sister Ellen White, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Chen Chi Huang, 58, of Honolulu, died April 24 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Taiwan. He is survived by wife Nicole W.F. and sons Frank W.D., Richard S.P. and George. Visitation: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Alice Hoomaikealani Arioli Katterman, 97, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education teacher, died April 30 in Honolulu. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Frank, daughter Ruth Liberatore, seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services held.
Dr. Frederick Yuk Leong Lee, 56, of Las Vegas, died February 1994 in Las Vegas. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Roy Tai Sung Lee, 81, of Kailua, a retired electronics engineer for Wheeler Air Force Base, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son Stephen, daughter Linda, brothers Charles and Bong Ea Lee, sister Bessie Taussig and a grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Roxanne "Roxi" Rayno Makena, 40, of Lihue, an owner of a tax and bookkeeping company, died Tuesday. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Kashmir, father Peter Rayno, mother Carol Rayno, sister Joy Medeiros and grandparents Minnie Vea and Adele Ochoco. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Catalino Agmata Manibog, 97, of Waipahu, died April 12 in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. He is also survived by wife Benigna T. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Umeyo I. Matsuoka, 84, of Paia, Maui, a homemaker, died last Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hamaka Poko, Maui. She is survived by son Karl H., daughter Roberta Sumlin, brothers Tomotsu and Takeshi Irimata, sister Matsuko Sugimoto and a grandchild. Private services.
David Shigeru Matsuura, 85, of Honolulu, died April 23 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by sons Clyde and Steven, daughter Phyllis Nicol, brother Paul, sister Elaine Ito, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Chiso Nakanishi, 87, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired Parker Ranch carpenter, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Honokaa. He is survived by wife Shizue; son Glenn T.; daughters Charlotte N. Yuen, Diane Imada and Carol T. Nakanishi; brother James; sisters Shizue Hashimoto, Yoshiko Benkman, Sally Ichimura, Sumiko Tsunoda and Tsuruye Miyagi; and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Kamuela Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Palo Sefulusene, 61, of American Samoa, died April 18 in Honolulu. He was born in Vaitogi, American Samoa. He is survived by sons Leuea, Faamama, Faatupu, Solo, Maika and Sefulusene; daughters Vailea, Tina, Valve and Tuaipu; brothers Faatupu and Maika; sisters Feuu and Toafitu Fua and Tuai Sefulusene; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Claire Aloha Silva, 69, of Kailua, a retired federal government employee, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Leonard, Cortney and Cory; daughters Coryene "Chu" Lum and Nolli "Tweet" Riordan; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Sunday at Kailua Beach, in front of Buzz's on Oahu. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Flowers and leis welcome.
Keichi Tamanaha, 77, of Honolulu, a retired office equipment technician for the U.S. Army, died April 22 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by brothers Tetsuo and Suyetoshi. Private services.
Shigeru Tanaka, 88, of Pearl City, died April 30 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Jonathan Keolamauloa Cassidy Tsukiyama, 49, of Honolulu, a jewelry maker, died April 21 in Wahiawa. He is survived by sons Jonathan L., Jeremie and Ikaika; daughter Tina M. Primacio; mother Mary Lou Walters; and sisters Aloha Knafler and Lynette Naki. 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.
