Obituaries

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John Altonn
Bob Wilson

Allen Gregory Bautista
Nov. 15, 2005
Allen Gregory "Al" Bautista, 54, of Waianae, a U.S. Postal Service employee and Navy Vietnam War veteran, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Christina H.; mother Emma Patacsil; brothers Ralph Bautista, and Emery and Frederick Patacsil; and sisters Frances Kalanui, Cynthia Baang, Linda Bragado, Deborah Kea, Laureen Glackin and Eileen Pall. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Raymond Mathew Carreira Sr.
Nov. 22, 2005
Raymond Mathew Carreira Sr., 73, of Honomu, Hawaii, a retired Hawaii Agriculture Experimental Station equipment operator and hog farmer, died at home. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Janette; son Raymond Jr.; daughters Phyllis Lawrence, Ramona Uemura and Nanci Jean Merck; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Honomu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Mauna Kea Memorial Park in Kaieie. Casual attire.

Mary Jane Carvalho
Nov. 25, 2005
Mary Jane "Janie" Carvalho, 74, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honokaa. She is survived by sons Gerald, Derrick and Timothy; brother John Silva; sisters Margaret Salema, Clara Kealoha and Elaine Avery; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Honokaa Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Maybelle Ching Chong
Nov. 16, 2005
Maybelle Ching Chong, 77, of Kaneohe, a retired Department of Education teacher, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harold E., son Lloyd M.K., daughter Maria C. Kawamoto, sisters Jeanette and Ellen Ching, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

James Owen Dando Jr.
Nov. 20, 2005
James Owen Dando Jr., 57, of Wailuku, a self-employed mason, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth M.; sons Daniel, Derek and James O. III; daughter Winona K. Burtch; stepdaughters Annie Pagan, Penny King and Triva Kepoo; brothers Colbert Halemanu and Charles Dando; sisters Gloria Abafo, Roberta Kumalaa, Elizabeth Wallace and Bridget Mowat; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kepaniwai Park, Iao Valley. Call after 10 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.

Louis Francis De Virgilio
Nov. 23, 2005
Louis Francis De Virgilio, 94, of Kailua, a retired Army major who served in World War II and the Korean War, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Chester, Pa. He is survived by wife Sadie R.; sons John, Mark, Louis and Damien; daughters Mary Nash and Teresa De Virgilio-Lam; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Vianney Church, 940 Keolu Drive, Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Dorothy Lucy Domingo
Nov. 20, 2005
Dorothy Lucy "Dottie" Domingo, 65, of Wailuku, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She is survived by children Joseph C., Roger S. "Haji," Patrice I. and Russell J. "Jr."; four grandchildren; and a hanai grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

Elicia Francisco Gilboy
Nov. 4, 2005
Elicia Francisco Gilboy, 53, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a Mauna Lani Point executive housekeeper, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Alberto G. "Joey," daughter Geraldine, brothers Cosme and Leonardo Francisco, and sisters Juana Agustin, Irene Acidera, Corazon Baldos and Dionicia Corpuz. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: all night at residence. Call after 9:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery.

Roy Henry Goss
Nov. 21, 2005
Roy Henry Goss, 91, of Kailua, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and Kailua High School teacher, died in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. He was born in Kansas. He is survived by son, daughter, a hanai daughter, two grandchildren, two hanai grandchildren, a great-grandchild and two hanai great-grandchildren. Committal services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society.

Honorio Antonio Guillera
Nov. 21, 2005
Honorio Antonio Guillera, 62, of Pearl City, a merchant seaman, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Misamis Occidental, Mindanao, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rufina O.; sons Allan, Honorio Jr., and Hermes; and four grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Laura Chizu Hiroshige
Nov. 21, 2005
Laura Chizu Hiroshige, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by caregiver Michael Tanaka. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dora Fumie Iwai
Nov. 23, 2005
Dora Fumie Iwai, 88, of Honolulu, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Brian, sisters Diana Niki and Haruko Oki, and a grandchild. Graveside services: 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

James E. Kolonick
Nov. 23, 2005
James E. "Jim" Kolonick, 70, of Hawaii Kai, an Air Force veteran and founder and president of Metropolitan Management, died. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by wife Ginger, daughter Karen, hanai daughter Michal Anne Rogondino, brother Bob, sister Gerry Schmucki and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Calvary by the Sea Church. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to American Tinnitus Association, Leukemia/Lymphoma Society or St. Jude Children's Hospital.

Maxima Pascua Miguel
Nov. 11, 2005
Maxima Pascua Miguel, 66, of Honolulu, a hotel housekeeper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Gobersido; sons Tilden, Derwin and Sherwin; brothers Ernesto and Eutiquio Pascua; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Robert Shigeru Miyashiro
Sept. 21, 2005
Robert Shigeru Miyashiro, 59, of Jonesboro, Ga., a retired Army sergeant major, died in Georgia. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Paula A.; adopted son Tommy; parents Shigenobu and Hatsuko; brothers Kenneth, Dennis and Glen; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Ethel Leimamo Makekau Nahinu
Nov. 16, 2005
Ethel Leimamo Makekau Nahinu, 67, of Kahului, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Duane Bertleman and Floyd Nahinu Jr., daughters Leona Wong and Pamela Tokuoka, brother Stanley N. Makekau, sisters Cecelia Napihaa and Deanna Nakamoto, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services: noon tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului Ward. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Friday.

Joseph Stanley Nelson
Nov. 15, 2005
Joseph Stanley Nelson, 60, of Hilo, a retired musician and City and County of Hawaii driver, died in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Alessia and Joette, and a grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church in Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire.

Barbara Aiko Oshita
Nov. 24, 2005
Barbara Aiko Oshita, 63, of Pearl City, a retired secretary for the Coast Guard, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Itaru "Roy"; sons Ryan and Royden; daughters Lynelle and Lori; brothers Paul Matsumoto, and Arthur, Stanley and Lawrence Takata; sister Harriet Woods; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary Dias Posten
Nov. 22, 2005
Mary "Maria Koreana" Dias Posten, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Pedro and Bernandino Pacleb; daughters Mildred and Gwendolyn Pacleb and Olga Hartison; brother Frank Prinea; sister Lucy Abrazado; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Edward Yoshiharu Sakuma
Nov. 18, 2005
Edward Yoshiharu "Larry" Sakuma, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education teacher and former Fern Elementary School vice principal, died at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Kazumi K. "Kay," and sisters Taeko "Martha" Miyamoto and Yoshiko "Alice" Tanaka. Private services. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Friday.

Kimball Smith
Nov. 22, 2005
Kimball "Loko" Smith, 61, of Hawi, Hawaii, a rancher, sailor and Navy Vietnam War veteran, died at home. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by daughter Lisa M. Copeland, brother Roger N., sister Lauren S. Kloos and two grandchildren. Services: noon today at Keokea Beach Park in Kohala, Hawaii. Casual attire.

Winifred Bow Kum Sylva
Nov. 6, 2005
Winifred Bow Kum Sylva, 70, of Waimanalo, a retired Kailua Elementary School head custodian, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Edward and Joseph, daughter Roxane, brother Rodney Young and sister Janice Ane. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Wesley Yukio Taketa
Nov. 19, 2005
Wesley Yukio Taketa, 45, of Honolulu, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation counselor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Walter and Jessie, brother Mitchell and sister Corrine Root. Private services.

Takeo Yamane
Nov. 22, 2005
Takeo "Take" Yamane, 85, of Kahului, a retired Maui Land and Pineapple Co. plant mechanic, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Tokiyo I. "Nelsie," sons Alton A. and Guy H., daughter Renette E. Rodrigues, sisters Kimiko P. Orimoto and Sachiko Watanabe, and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park, Garden of Kukui. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Miyako Matsushita Yoshida
Nov. 21, 2005
Miyako Matsushita Yoshida, also known as "Kay" and "Micki," 80, of Mililani, a homemaker, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by daughters Sharon C. Choy, Kristine M. Yoshida and Celia R. Hansen; sister Haruko Kato; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Dec. 5 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.