Jovencio Guerrero Aquino Sr.
June 6, 2004
Jovencio Guerrero "Ben" Aquino Sr., 75, of Waipahu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in San Juan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Ruben G., Ronante G. and Jovencio G. Jr.; daughter Angelita A. Ramos; brothers Martiniano and Marcelino; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.Kala Asam
May 24, 2004
Kala Asam, 74, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Reinforcing Steel foreman, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy; son Kalani; honorary son Joe Hokutan; daughters Jocelyn John and Valerie Asam; brothers Roger and Kaipo Naki and Robert III and Edwin Asam; sisters Rowena Leandro, Napua Camacho and Nani Kia; three grandchildren; and a hanai grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire.Michael Paul Badget
May 28, 2004
Michael Paul Badget, 52, of Waipahu, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Fort Hood, Texas. He is survived by wife Dorina, son Ivan, father Orville, stepfather Ivan G. Sheffy, brothers Ken and Gregory, and sisters Sharon Eckhart, Elizabeth Willford, Linda M. Sheffy, Theresa Grove, Vanessa Reynolds and Lisa K. Gillette. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection of the Lord. Call after 9 a.m.Guy Carlton Kaulana Cobb-Adams
May 25, 2004
Guy Carlton Kaulana Cobb-Adams, 53, of Kailua, a retired Honolulu Police Department lieutenant, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Laurell; sons Kaulana Cobb-Adams and Jeremiah Maghinay; daughters Kawohi and Kanoe; brothers Kamika, Honi and Gerry; sisters Kehau Kahookano and Gertrude "Nudy" Kam; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel at Kamehameha School. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.August Borero Colon Sr.
June 4, 2004
August Borero Colon Sr., 76, of Molokai, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Phyllis K. "Uilani"; sons August "Lopaka," Kaika and John "Kekoa"; daughters Dolores Colon-Verbanic, Estrellita Colon-Burley and Yolanda M., Juanita N. and Phyllis U. Colon; hanai daughters Tiffany P. Cureton and Kelsey M. Richardson; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. June 26 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Molokai. Aloha attire. No flowers.Jose G. David
June 11, 2004
Jose G. David, 65, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard mechanical engineer and U.S. Navy veteran, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Santa Rita, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Vicky; son Michael F.; daughter Pia Kawano; brothers Ral, Ding and Doy; sisters Sister Amelia, Imelda Santos, Elvira Duenas and Fanny David; and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel, 850 Ticonderoga St., Pearl Harbor. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.Herbert Koichi Fujii
May 31, 2004
Herbert Koichi Fujii, 82, of Kukuihaele, Hawaii, a retired Hamakua Sugar Co. supervisor, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kapulena, Hawaii. He is survived by son Don; daughters Gail O'Connor and June Gibo; brothers Masao, Takeo and Richard; sister Thelma Yamaguchi; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Honokaa Hongwanji. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Curtis Paul Gumban
June 5, 2004
Curtis Paul "Pops" Gumban, 45, of Ewa Beach, a Tony Honda's auto mechanic in Waipio, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by sons Clifford Brioso and Christopher Gumban, daughter Joylene Brioso, mother Kimlan, brothers Casey and Chester, sister Loralynn Jiminez and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery.David Kapu Kailio
June 1, 2004
David Kapu Kailio, 81, of Kahaluu, a retired electrician, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kahaluu. He is survived by wife Emelia "Aunty Honey"; sons Matthew and Gordon; daughters Stacy, Mary Luana, Kahala Ann and Momi Smith; brothers Patrick and Philip Kahue, Lawrence Malone and Stanley Ching; sisters Mary Kua, Beatrice Ng, Ella Ching, Hattie DeGala and Lena Kawelo; and eight grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 11 a.m. Sunday at Heeia Kea Boat Harbor. Paina to follow. Casual attire.Edith Michie Kiyabu
June 7, 2004
Edith Michie Kiyabu, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Kerry, daughters Pamela Kohara and Sharon Katahira, sisters Sachie Yamanaka and Vivian Taniguchi, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.Sing Len Lau
June 7, 2004
Sing Len Lau, 94, of Aiea, a retired state health worker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Annie; sons Charles and Joseph Lau and Robert and Edwin Asam; daughters Alicia Clark, Muriel Ishihara, Leatrice Teoh, Elaine Kia, Joycelyn Sene and Yuk Len Glenn; sister Mildred Mau; and grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Private services.Michael K.F. Lum Jr.
May 2, 2004
Michael K.F. Lum Jr., 54, of Honolulu, died in the state hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Michael C.K. and Inez, brother Patrick K.H., and sisters Michele O.L. Jang and Mercedes O.H. Lum. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.Wendell Masaru Miyazaki
May 26, 2004
Wendell Masaru Miyazaki, 49, of Honolulu, a Century 21 real estate agent, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Peggy H. and sister Claire Groom. Private services.Koichi Nakamura
June 7, 2004
Koichi "Ralph" Nakamura, 82, of Pearl City, a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died at home. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Yukiko "Judy," son Gregg K., daughter Doreen Y. Tanoue, brother Kojiro "Freckles" and three grandchildren. Private services.Crispin Remotap
June 9, 2004
Crispin "Cris" Remotap, 93, of Honolulu, a retired plumber, died at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Clarence Sr. and Gary, four grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers.Ethel M. Schnitzer
June 8, 2004
Ethel M. Schnitzer, 59, of Kihei, Maui, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in New York City. She is survived by husband William "Bill," son Adam, daughter Erika and two grandchildren. Gathering: 6 p.m. Friday at family residence. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.Yoshio Shiraki
May 29, 2004
Yoshio Shiraki, 85, of Lihue, a farmer, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Anahola, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mic, daughter Edna Yamada and sister Misayo Hashimoto. Private services.Okumi Taniguchi
June 3, 2004
Okumi "Doris" Taniguchi, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village pantry helper, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by brother Heikichi R. Private services.Vincent Kaiolani Telles Jr.
June 5, 2004
Vincent Kaiolani Telles Jr., 26, of Waianae, a Honolulu Police Department Kapolei Crime Reduction Unit police officer, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Vincent Sr. and Michelle; son Dakota; daughter Kiani; mother of son Liana Cuarisma; mother of daughter Christine Akiona; brothers Shannon "Keoki" and Cody; grandparents Benjamin and Sylvia Santiago, Vincent and Charlene Telles and Patricia Grahovac. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waianae Sacred Heart Church. Call after 8:30 a.m.Andrew Lawrence Tucker
June 8, 2004
Andrew Lawrence "Drew" Tucker, 34, of Honolulu, an ocean activities professional employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by companion Cassandra Becker; daughter Lokana; brothers Ricky, Chris, Patrick and Robb; parents Barbara and Eric; and grandparents James and Marion McLaren. Gathering and scattering of ashes: 3 p.m. today at the beach fronting Outrigger Waikiki Hotel. Donations suggested to Lokana Kokua Kailani Tucker Trust at American Savings Bank, 321 Seaside Ave.Mercedes Roldan Tumaneng
May 9, 2004
Mercedes Roldan Tumaneng, 69, of Waipahu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Barangay Elizabeth, Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Rodolfo, Elpidio and Maximo Jr.; daughter Connie T. Batoon; brothers Albino, Melecio, Virgilio, Andres and Rudy Roldan; sisters Pacita Roque, Clarina Tumaneng and Editha Ucol; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Felipe Udasco Ulivas
May 25, 2004
Felipe Udasco Ulivas, 92, of Wahiawa, a retired Dole Pineapple Co. truck driver, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Teofila A.; daughters Dionisia Battad and Juliana Ancheta; brother Mariano; sisters Rita Ocillos, Garit Viloria, Laureana Quitoriano and Esperanza Salvador; six grand- children; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 6 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary, Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.Winifred Wai Yew Chung Wong
May 30, 2004
Winifred Wai Yew Chung Wong, 75, of Honolulu, an office manager for Dr. Herbert Wong, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Dr. Herbert Y.K., sons Roger and Kendric, daughters Carolyn Wong and Sandra Wong Spurgeon, brothers Bow Man and Wai Mun Chung, sisters Ellen Chung Lee and Leatrice Chung Towne, and six grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire.Chiyoko Taba Yamauchi
June 9, 2004
Chiyoko Taba Yamauchi, 95, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a vegetable farmer, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Okinawa, Japan. She is survived by son Sam, daughter Mildred Kawamoto, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
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