Obituaries

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Juanita Y.N.K. Apo
Aug. 29, 2006
Juanita Y.N.K. Apo, 80, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Paul A.; sons Paul A.K. and Thomas C.H.K.; daughters Dolorinne K.Y.N. Williams, Paulette R.S.K. Stubblefield and Michelle L.Y.L. Duchateau; brother Calvin Chai; and five grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalihi Ward. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Agnes Kuuipo Benedicto
Aug. 18, 2006
Agnes Kuuipo Benedicto, 57, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a homemaker and Hyatt Kona Surf housekeeper, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Honokaa. She is survived by companion Conrad "Masa" Imaoka; husband Theodore B. Foster; son Theodore; hanai daughter Elizabeth Mesa; stepfather Jerry Reyla; brothers Louis and Lawrence Pelekane; sisters Rose Pacheco, Louise Ignacio and Bobbie L. Gentry; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. today at Annunciation Catholic Church in Kamuela, Hawaii. Call after 5:30 p.m. Celebration of life: noon tomorrow at Waimea Community Center.

Yoko Terada Brown
Aug. 21, 2006
Yoko Terada Brown, 63, of Walnut Creek, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a Japan Travel Bureau tour coordinator, died in Walnut Creek. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by son Takashi, daughters Yukiko and Seiko, brother Norio Terada and sister Michiko Tanaka. Private services to be held in California.

Dominga D. Ceria
Aug. 28, 2006
Dominga D. Ceria, 88, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by daughter Marcelina Cabarteja, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Nui Gaw Dang Char
Aug. 7, 2006
Nui Gaw Dang "Kew" Char, 92, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by son Robert W.L., daughters Judith C.T. Chong and Cheryl C.C. Tyler, brothers Melvin Oie Quon and Oie Mon Dang, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Aquilino Pablo Corpuz
Aug. 13, 2006

Aquilino Pablo "Kilin" Corpuz, 84, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Laoag City, Philippines. He is survived by wife Delia R.; sons Tailey, Curtis, Brian and Byron; daughters Glory Aki, Patricia Burchett, and Kelly Keohokapu; sisters Concepcion Coloma and Dina Labuguen; 24 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Jana Diana Gomes
Aug. 28, 2006
Jana Diana Gomes, 49, of Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii, a Gourmet Specialties sales representative, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kimball, Neb. She is survived by husband John, daughter Jackie Taque, father Ronald Keeler, brother Lance Keeler, sister Sheri Thompson and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Tommy Tam Kui Ho
Aug. 14, 2006
Tommy Tam Kui Ho, 87, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by sons Nelson and Edwin; daughters Lavina and Phyllis Ho and Stella Ho-McGinnes; stepmother Hung Oi; sister Janie Gum; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Joyce S. Hosoda
Aug. 29, 2006
Joyce S. Hosoda, 58, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Leland, parents Thomas and Dorothea Sakugawa, brother Paul Sakugawa and sister Helaine Sato. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Wailuku Door of Faith. Call after 10 a.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Philip Sui Hee Ing
Aug. 22, 2006
Philip Sui Hee Ing, 79, of Haleiwa, a retired federal government employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Myrna L.; sons Steven K., Scott L., Brian K. and Russell K.; daughters Phyllis K. Correia, Rachelle K. Kupau, Sheryl K. Bowick and Susan M.; sister Rose Lam; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Linda Toshiko Iwamoto
Aug. 26, 2006
Linda Toshiko Iwamoto, 70, of Honolulu, died in Maunalani Nursing Home. She was born in Westmoreland, Calif. She is survived by former husband Robert Jr.; children Scott, Troy, Mark, Kim C. and Chad; brother Tatsuo Asamen; sisters Masako Uyeji and May Kitagawa; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Ronald J. Jaynar
Aug. 20, 2006
Ronald J. Jaynar, 68, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Waialua, died in Columbus. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Robert, Jon and Ronald, Pat Curtis and Desiree Lutsch; mother of children Linda; sister Gladys Park; 16 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services held in Columbus. Condolences may be sent to Desiree Lutsch at 580 N. Market, Wooster, OH 44691.

Jodi Ann Kamakea
Aug. 27, 2006
Jodi Ann Kamakea, 45, of Mililani, a Honolulu Police Department dispatcher, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Clifton, Tolbert, Donald Jr. and Alexander; and sisters Dona Thompson and Tracy Spencer. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Gilbert Kaaihue Kualii
Aug. 24, 2006
Gilbert Kaaihue "Budgie" Kualii, 78, of Kaumana, Hawaii, formerly of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. road crew foreman and Hawaiian Cement and Rock heavy equipment operator, died at home. He also was a U.S. veteran who served in World War II. He was born in Aleamai, Kalaoa, Papaikou. He is survived by wife Vienna R.; sons Gilbert "Butchie," Lance "Sugi" and William "Bill"; daughter Ivy Kuoha; stepdaughter Jen Waipa; 17 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.

Goro Kuwada
Aug. 21, 2006
Goro Kuwada, 96, of Honolulu, a retired assistant postmaster and 100th Infantry Battalion "C" Company member, died. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by three nephews and four nieces. Private services.

Matsue Higaki Matsumoto
Aug. 24, 2006
Matsue Higaki Matsumoto, 86, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Virginia. She was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Lance S. and Kyle K.; daughters Maxine T. Gross and Vicki K. Nakagaki; brother George Y. Higaki; sisters Hisae Takahashi, Tomiye, Jeanne T. Jahn and Ann Y. Higaki; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

James Norman Auwae Mattson
April 28, 2006
James Norman Auwae Mattson, 85, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant and Veterans Administration counselor, died in Sparks, Nev. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Inez Butterfield, Penny Bovard and Marguerite, Harry and Jim Mattson; brother Elvin K.; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. next Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Honolulu Elks Lodge No. 616 or American Cancer Society.

Shantilly Lusia-Bernadette Hahn Siua
Aug. 23, 2006
Shantilly Lusia-Bernadette Hahn Siua, infant daughter of Matenoa Siua and Jennifer Hahn of Waianae, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by grandparents Losaline Siua and Frank B. and Yvonne Hahn; and great-grandparents Luisa Pila-Patea and Salote Kaifoto. Private services.

John Richard Vierra
Aug. 12, 2006
John Richard Vierra, 62, of Waipahu, formerly of Orange County, Calif., an upholsterer, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Robert and sisters Sylvia Teixeira and Rose Barton. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. George's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m.

Kinu Yukitomo
Aug. 14, 2006
Kinu "Elsie" Yukitomo, 96, of Honolulu died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by son George J., daughter Jeanette T. Mimuro, sister Asano Uyeda, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.