Obituaries

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Jeanette Ayako Caldeira
Feb. 9, 2006
Jeanette Ayako Caldeira, 77, of Honolulu, a retired state University of Hawaii secretary, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Arthur B.; daughter Sumi; brothers Hiroshi, George, Robert and Roy Morimoto; and sister Frances Miyazono. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bartolome B. Carbonero
Feb. 14, 2006
Bartolome B. Carbonero, 77, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a Keaau Papaya Plantation warehouseman, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Feliciana, daughters Josephine and Jane, brothers Clarion and Leo Bidal, and sisters Feliza Hanohano, Sally Labaya and Trini Carbonero. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Rosalino Castro
Jan. 30, 2006
Rosalino Castro, 82, of Waianae, a mason in the construction industry, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Josephine; sons Rolando Castro and Larry and Alfonso Saise; daughters Lorna Bufil, Jennie DeLa Cruz, Lena Paulino, Stephanie Saise and Juanita Herbius; 26 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony in Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mee Foong Ching
Feb. 16, 2006
Mee Foong Ching, 81, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Milton, son James Wong, two sisters and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples.

Galen Toshio Sung-In Choy
Feb. 4, 2006
Galen Toshio Sung-In Choy, 41, of Honolulu, an Oahu Transit Service bus driver, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Jalen E.M., father Clifford, mother Edith S. and sisters Alyson Gaylord and Karey Choy. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Sherry Coelho
Feb. 11, 2006
Sherry Coelho, 39, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Paul C.K. Coelho and Matthew M.P. Suapaia, parents Antone R. and Gwendolyn, and sisters Evelyn M. Tunoa and Antoinette Coelho. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John the Baptist. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Charles Dement Jr.
Feb. 13, 2006
Charles Dement Jr., 82, of Honolulu, a retired steelworker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife May; sons Charles III, Thomas, Henry and Nathan; daughters Deborah White and Roxanne Okazaki; brothers Denny and Ronald; sisters Theresa Colburn, Maile Shidaki, Sweetie Medeiros and Marvis Fujita; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Philomena's Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Joyce Leipua Fujita
Feb. 9, 2006
Joyce Leipua Fujita, 64, of Kapolei, a retired City Bank employee, died in Virginia Beach, Va. She is survived by son Randy, daughters Jean Steates and Cheryl Barnes, and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Pura Corazon Gorospe
Feb. 17, 2006
Pura Corazon "Rita" Gorospe, 57, of Honolulu, a former Shriners Hospital for Children administrative assistant, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Purification; and brothers Constantino Manuel, Cornelio Sergio and Conrado Tomas. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Scattering of ashes: 3:30 p.m. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society. Casual attire. No flowers.

Louise Clark Guntzer
January 21, 2006
Louise Clark Guntzer, 89, of Honolulu, a retired pottery artist, died at home. Private services.

Mae Ayako Higashi
Feb. 14, 2006
Mae Ayako Higashi, 85, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Poi Factory proprietress, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by companion Sus Ogomori, son Roland, daughter Jeanne, brother George Fujino, sisters Jane Fukuda and Carol Murobayashi, and a grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Edmund Yong Tin Low
Feb. 12, 2006
Edmund Yong Tin Low, 92, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard shipfitter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Lillian R.T.H. Robello, Margaret Nagy and Richard Yamashita; sister Pearl Goo; and two grandchildren. Visitation: 8:45-9:45 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Graveside services: 10 a.m. at the cemetery.

Mary Jane Lundquist
Feb. 4, 2006
Mary Jane Lundquist, 85, of Kailua, a former president and co-founder of Hardware Hawaii and singer, died. She was born in Minneapolis. She is survived by sons Dana, Barry and David; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Donations suggested to Hawaii Opera Theatre, Honolulu Symphony, P.E.O. Scholarship Fund or St. John Lutheran Church. Casual attire.

Irene Ramil Nacapuy
Jan. 19, 2006
Irene Ramil Nacapuy, 56, of Waipahu, a Del Monte Fresh Produce luna and harvester operator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by parents Estanislao and Petra; sisters Marina and Encarnacion Nacapuy and Virginia Lagua; and companion Lety Fontanilla. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

William Masashi Okouchi
Feb. 8, 2006
William Masashi Okouchi, 81, of Pearl City died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by sons Clayton and Eric H.; brothers Koichi, Masao, Harry, Richard and Harold; and sister Jean Murakami. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Robert Joseph Oliveira
Feb. 12, 2006
Robert Joseph Oliveira, 44, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Donna Rupert; sons Robert, Christopher, Donovan, Dustin, Desmond, Dillon and Dominic; daughters Tracy Motta and Monique and Shaina Oliveira; hanai daughter Blanche Yarnell; mother LaVerne; brothers John and Charles; sister Valerie Farias; and two grandchildren. Mass: 8 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pahoa. Call after 5:30 p.m. Potluck gathering: 10 a.m. Sunday at Four Miles Pavilion. Casual attire.

Bunkichi Shimahara
Feb. 11, 2006
Bunkichi Shimahara, 87, of Kaneohe, a retired welder, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Alice H. Shiroma, Jean M. Fukumoto and Brenda C. Shishido; brothers Minoru, Toshio and Hiroshi; sister Teruko Kadomoto; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Michelle Bumanglag Suzuki
Feb. 11, 2006
Michelle Bumanglag Suzuki, 21, of Wailuku died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by parents Edward and Daisy, and grandparent Myrtle Yoshimoto. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Wanda Tokue Tajiri
Feb. 7, 2006
Wanda Tokue Tajiri, 58, of Honolulu, a D J's Beauty Salon hairdresser and Outrigger Hotel PBX operator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Earl M. Kawaguchi, brother Daniel T. and sister Amy S. Kaneshiro. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Hanayo Tayasu
Feb. 1, 2006
Hanayo Tayasu, 94, of Waimanalo, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Puhi, Kauai. She is survived by sons Mitsugi, George and Roger; daughters Jeanette Yokoyama and Evelyn Asato; sisters Fusae Nunokawa and Jean Oka; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.