Obituaries

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Mara Lynn Amone
Oct. 4, 2005
Mara Lynn Amone, 51, of Kailua-Kona, a hostess, cashier and waitress at the former Kona Inn Hotel, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was also a secretary at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua Ward in Kailua-Kona. She is survived by daughters Angelica Kawewehi and Lena Oliveros, father William Barozzo, mother Joanna Barozzo, brother Patrick Barozzo and sisters Paulette Riveira and Stephanie Reichart. Services: 9 a.m. Oct. 22 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Luncheon: 11:30 a. m. at Kona Outdoor Circle. Casual attire. No flowers.

William G. De Silva
Sept. 29, 2005
William G. De Silva, 80, of Hilo, a retired County of Hawaii road maintenance worker, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by sisters Lillian "Linda" Farias, Lorraine Jardine and Maile De Silva. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

In Iu Fong
Sept. 18, 2005
In Iu Fong, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Palolo Chinese Home employee, died at home. She was born in Cho Sau, China. She is survived by husband Yu Nei, son Raymond, daughter Siu Fan Choy, brothers Kwoon Wah and Kwoon Juin Leong, sisters In Hung and In In Leong, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Edwin Bennet Kopp
Sept. 29, 2005
Edwin Bennet "Ed" Kopp, 64, of Waipahu, an Abdick Presstek Co. employee, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Long Beach, Calif. He is survived by wife Jocelyn D.; sons John, Danny and David; brother Kenneth; sister Gayle; and three grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Juana V. Andrade Lazarte
Oct. 3, 2005
Juana V. Andrade Lazarte, 86, of Makawao, Maui, a health care secretary, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Huaraz, Peru. She is survived by caregivers Willy and Carmela Fernandez. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.

Robert Tong Len
Oct. 3, 2005
Robert Tong Len, 88, of Maunawili, a retired Hickam Air Force Base employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Lydia, son Lowell, daughter Robin Eng, sisters Amoy Remigio and Kim Brewer, and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Roy Kalani Lewi Jr.
Oct. 5, 2005
Roy Kalani "Trigger" Lewi Jr., 35, of Kailua-Kona, an Air Condition Specialist repair technician, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Verna, sons Blah and Koby, daughter Miki, hanai daughter Kealin Urban, parents Roy and Sharon, brother Royce, hanai brother Dre Titov, sister Davelyn, half sister Hoku Tamanaha and grandparent Elsie. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Solid Rock Ministries at Kaloko Light Industrial Park in Kailua-Kona. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bernadette Chu Loo
Oct. 4, 2005
Bernadette Chu Loo, 77, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Warren; sons Vernon and Gordon; daughters Brenda Bringas, Lorraine Loo, Carol Wong and Carolyn Orita; brothers Fred and Dickie Chu; sisters Ah Moi Loo, Five Me Chu, Katherine Ung, Sandra Kuboyama, and Theresa and Lillian Chang; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary printed Saturday.

Henry Thomas Manalo
Oct. 3, 2005
Henry Thomas Manalo, 35, of Kailua, a Pacific Auto Distributing employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Samuel and Helen, brother Howlen and grandparents Thomas and Grace. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.

Domingo Mangca
Sept. 19, 2005
Domingo "Bill" Mangca, 93, of Haleiwa, formerly of Kaunakakai, Molokai, a retired Dole Pineapple Plantation truck driver, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Domingo Jr., Daniel and Fredrick; daughters Gertrude Kasalo, Elizabeth Hilton and Juana and Marie Mangca; 15 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Saturday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Call after 10 a.m.

Betty Fusaye Nagata
Sept. 26, 2005
Betty Fusaye Nagata, 90, of Kahului, a retired Maui Land & Pineapple foreperson, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Willard, daughters Charlotte Akiyama and Carol Tokunaga, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Kazue Nakagawa
Oct. 1, 2005
Kazue Nakagawa, 78, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by daughters Emily Y. Rikihisa and Kikuyo Yamamoto, and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Ralph Michael Nelson
Oct. 2, 2005
Ralph Michael "Mike" Nelson, 65, of Kailua-Kona, an Ilima Taxi driver and tour driver for the former Grayline's, Mackenzie's and Duarte's tour companies, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Melani; son Malcolm; daughter Gwen; brothers John, Peter and Pat; and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Kona Outdoor Circle in Kailua-Kona. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alice Kam Chew Pang Ng
Oct. 4, 2005
Alice Kam Chew Pang Ng, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Selective Service Systems and Moanalua High School employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Henry C. H.; children Debbie B. Puchert, Leona Maruyama and Monica Adelstein; brothers Henry, Richard, Herbert and Edward Pang; and five grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Philomena Catholic Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Sione Moungahea Ofa
Oct. 5, 2005
Sione Moungahea Ofa, 63, of Waianae, formerly of Uihanlotofoa, Haapai, Tonga, died at home. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Ana Siu; sons Fukaeiki, Sitani, Eliki, Hosea and Makasini; daughters Foliaki and Soana; father Stanley; and five grandchildren. Visitation: 3-5 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary.

Thomas Tomokichi Oshiro
Sept. 23, 2005
Thomas Tomokichi Oshiro, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Transit Service bus driver, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lyn K., daughter Serena, brother Howard and a grandchild. Private services.

Evangelina Quillopo Quiocho
Oct. 4, 2005
Evangelina Quillopo Quiocho, 84, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Puro, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by son Josue; daughters Elena Quibol, Editha Amicay, Asuncion Esteves, Celia Namoca and Dina Tenorio; stepson Nelson; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date. Casual attire.

Patrick Ramos
Sept. 19, 2005
Patrick Ramos, 77, of Waipahu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base heavy equipment maintenance supervisor and U.S. Army Korean War veteran, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Bani, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Valerie R. Afaga, companion Jovita Manding, sister Leceria Necesito, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Setsumi Shimatsu
Sept. 24, 2005
Setsumi Shimatsu, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Mitsunaga Contracting carpenter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by wife Miriam; son Timothy; daughters Nalani Bohannan and Eri Ackman; brothers Yoshiharu, Fumi and Norie; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Clothide Soares
Aug. 24, 2005
Clothide "Iris" Soares, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha United Way office manager, died in Hale Ho Aloha Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Central Union Church Atherton Chapel. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Aloha United Way.

Ernest Mitsutoshi Sunada
Sept. 23, 2005
Ernest Mitsutoshi Sunada, 69, of Honolulu, a retired upholsterer, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Brian, Ronald and Gerald; daughter Betty Arakawa; brothers Herbert, Francis and Dennis; sister Florence Ishii; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Amy Ayako Takata
Oct. 3, 2005
Amy Ayako Takata, 92, of Hilo, a retired teacher and homemaker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dr. Ellsworth Jr., Howard and Dr. Ronald; and five grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Estrella Gepitulan Tangog
Sept. 27, 2005
Estrella Gepitulan Tangog, 80, of Waianae died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honokohau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Ignacio; sons Ignacio Jr., Wilfredo and Virgilio; daughters Elenor Durias, Nenita Lomongo, Delia Tangog, Evelyn Autida and Juliet Ballesteros; brother Porferio Gepitulan; sisters Encarnation Picarra, Diosdada Calumpong and Dominadora Teh; 22 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Asaichi Yamamoto
Sept. 30, 2005
Asaichi Yamamoto, 95, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired former Hawaiian Ranch Co. dairy superintendent, died in Kau Hospital. He was born in Honuapo, Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by daughter Joan Kawakami, sister Yaeko Okihara and two grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Dorothy M. Yardley
Oct. 3, 2005
Dorothy M. Yardley, 90, of Kihei, Maui, a retired financial institution bookkeeper, died at home. She was born in Oelwein, Iowa. She is survived by son James; daughters Mary Jane and Suzanne; sisters Marjorie, Catherine and Francis Reen; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Burial at a later date in Iowa.