Obituaries

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Orlino Infanta Bermudez Sr.
Oct. 6, 2006
Orlino Infanta Bermudez Sr., 70, of Lahaina, a retired Hyatt Regency Hotel dishwasher on Maui, died in Kihei, Maui. He was born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Paterna S.; children Renato, Baltazar, Melchor, Raul, Alex and Orlino Jr.; sister Pacita B. Yadao; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8-10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Frank Newton Botelho
Oct. 5, 2006
Frank Newton "Bozo" Botelho, 53, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a Mountain View Roofing Co. owner, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gayleen; sons Frank Botelho Jr. and Shannon Carlos; daughters Liza Botelho, Dana Fujimoto and Kimberly Vierra; mother Maryann; brothers Elwood, Donny and Fredrick; sisters Arlene Abraham, Terry Botelho and Jacqueline Jarrell; and 11 grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Waianae Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 85-786 Old Government Road, off Farrington Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Oi Lim Chan
September 2006
Oi Lim Chan, 55, of Honolulu died. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by mother Mo Man, son Jordon, daughter Amy, sisters Wai Ying Chong and Lok Yuen Lee, and wife Keng Hung. Private services.

Joseph Cortez Jr.
Oct. 8, 2006
Joseph Cortez Jr., also known as "Papa Joe" and "Junior," 69, of Orchidland, Hawaii, a Hilo Iron Works welder and Hilo Quality Cleaners truck driver and a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Rena R.; son Gilbert Hessia; daughters Lorena Ua and JoAnn Tsue; brothers George, Douglas, Ronald and Gerald; sister Judy Lesley; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Family Christian Center. Call after 6 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Amparo Ramos Cumlat
Oct. 6, 2006
Amparo Ramos Cumlat, 62, of Hilo, formerly of Seattle, a Hilo Farmers Market vendor, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by husband Moises, son Julius, daughter Dexilyn and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Sunday at Alae Cemetery in Hilo. Casual attire.

Clyde Stanley DuPont
Sept. 29, 2006

Clyde Stanley DuPont, 73, of Oregon, a U.S. Air Force veteran; Public Utilities Commission commissioner; U.S. Postal Rate Commission chairman in Washington, D.C.; and U.S. Senate counsel to the Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, the Appropriation Committee, the Judiciary Committee and Public Works Committee, died in Oregon. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Beth; children Melanie and Stan DuPont and Pam Benton; brothers Bert and Lyle; and three grandchildren. Private services and burial in Oregon. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Heart Association, Hawaii Chapter.

Florendo Badua Esperanzate
Oct. 6, 2006
Florendo Badua Esperanzate, 94, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a retired Western Auto salesman and former Keaau Camp treasurer, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Umingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. He is survived by wife Josie. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: all night at family residence, 15-1720 16th Ave., Hawaiian Paradise Park. Call after 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.

Maximino Catubay Galapia Sr.
Sept. 21, 2006
Maximino Catubay "Max" Galapia Sr., 85, of Ewa Beach, a retired Ewa/Oahu Sugar Co. heavy equipment mechanic and Philippine veteran who served in World War II, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Josephine; sons Carl A. and Alan; daughters Geraldine Simbahon, Darlene M. Daclison and Valerie J. Oyadomari; brother Valeriano; 19 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Florence Michie Goya
Sept. 26, 2006
Florence Michie Goya, 86, of Ewa Beach, a retired housekeeper, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Sidney K., brothers Larry and Thomas Arakaki, sisters Betty Aguso and Evelyn Kiyan, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples.

LaVon Grotto
Oct. 6, 2006
LaVon Grotto, 76, of Hawaii, a farmer, died at home. He was born in Brown County, Minn. He is survived by sons Dennis and Von; daughters Kathy Grotto, Lori Pound and Jill Worden; sister Frances Lundeen; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services held in Litchfield, Minn.

Yukio Kashiwa
Sept. 19, 2006
Yukio Kashiwa, 92, of Honolulu died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Hilda, son Craig, daughters Susan and Patty, two brothers, four sisters and five grandchildren. Celebration of life held.

Jizdyn Pa'akikinawaliwalipu'uwaiuhanenakeikio'keku Ahiwinani Kealiinohomoku
Sept. 18, 2006
Jizdyn Pa'akikinawaliwalipu'uwaiuhanenakeikio'keku Ahiwinani Kealiinohomoku, infant son of Jon and Christina, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brothers Christopher, Christon, Jon Jr., Jesse, Justyn and Javyn; sister Chrysta-Jazarae; and grandparents Joseph Kealiinohomoku and Rose Mikasobe. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Ward. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Marian Hazel Kahalelehuaokeaweaikonaihailikulamanu Kela
Oct. 3, 2006
Marian Hazel Kahalelehuaokeaweaikonaihailikulamanu "Ufa" Kela, 71, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Samson I. Sr.; son Samson I. Jr.; hanai son Charles K. Pohina; daughters Mililani and Rhonda Kela, Charlene Manu-Olevao and Daisha Clark; sister Barbara "Aunty Mommy" Pohina; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kilauea Stake Center. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.

Wilson Savea Kerisiano
Oct. 7, 2006
Wilson Savea Kerisiano, 56, of Wahiawa, a Pearl Harbor Naval Base police chief, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Manumalo; sons Wilson P. and Moses; daughters Sonya Pierce, Wenona Silva and Luseane Mataituli; brothers Kerisiano Savea and Alae and Tripler Kerisiano; sisters Tagatanuu Huihui, Wenona Johnson, Kealoha Kerisiano and Malelega Wagner; and 14 grandchildren. Visitation: 5-9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu Stake Center. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Teri Tadao Kalani Kono
Oct. 2, 2006
Teri Tadao Kalani Kono, 48, of Kahului died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Kenneth and Hilda, brothers Earl and Scott, and sister Rona Kesner. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hang Quan Lee
Oct. 9, 2006
Hang Quan Lee, 83, of Honolulu, a retired federal government employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Chungshan, China. He is survived by wife Sen Yoong, sons Frederick and Calvin, daughter Marin Shimabukuro, sister Mildred, stepmother Sui King Siu-Lee and eight grandchildren. Visitation: 8:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Ming Wai Lee
Oct. 6, 2006
Ming Wai Lee, 83, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Yim Ping, son Kit Man, daughter Kitt Lee-Sugai, brother Buck Hin, sister Yim Mee Lau and three grandchildren. Visitation: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

James Clifton Marable Sr.
Sept. 23, 2006
James Clifton Marable Sr., 54, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Clinton, N.C. He is survived by fiancee Faaloloi; sons James C. Jr. and Olene; daughter Angel; mother Irene; brothers Harry Marable, Michael Chambers and Chris and Eric Claybrook; sisters Lidia Shorts and Cassandra Claybrook; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.

Edward Esumi Matsusaka
Oct. 7, 2006
Edward Esumi "Eddie" Matsusaka, 82, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Kekaha Sugar Plantation Co. employee, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Huleia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Shizue I.; daughter Diane Apo; brothers Edwin and Eugene Matsusaka and Alvin and Stanley Wasano; sisters Elizabeth "Kay" Suzuki, Emy Yookoji, Lorraine Davis, Doris Yee, Ethel Ripley and Joann Souza; seven grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery Pavilion in Hanapepe, Kauai. Casual attire.

Ernest H. Maxilom Sr.
Sept. 29, 2006
Ernest H. Maxilom Sr., 75, of Kaneohe, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel and City Mill employee, died at home. He was born in Waiahole. He is survived by wife Juanita M., sons Ernest Jr. and Joseph, daughters Donna Maxilom and Denise Rosete, brother Sergio, sister Toni Lastimosa and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Oct. 23 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Gerda Margarete Meyer
Oct. 8, 2006
Gerda Margarete Meyer, 76, of Honolulu died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany. She is survived by son Kenneth Jr., daughter Karen Aldridge, mother Trudl Altvatter and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Cheye Kaleookamakani Mokuhalii
Oct. 7, 2006
Cheye Kaleookamakani Mokuhalii, 11, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by parents Troy and Diane, sisters Macey and Naya, and grandparents Nelson and Pearl Mokuhalii and June S.D. Kropfelder. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Ha'aeamahi Dining Hall at Kamehameha Schools' Keaau campus. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

John Langdon Muchemore
Oct. 9, 2006
John Langdon Muchemore, 85, of Kailua, a retired Mid Pacific construction officer and U.S. Navy veteran, died in Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. He was born in Glens Falls, N.Y. He is survived by wife Luom; son John Jr.; stepsons Dzuy, Dzan, Dzuong and Dzanh Le; daughters Ann Rohning, Susan Del Rosario, Mary Kuehnert and Jane Thompson; stepdaughters Duyen and Diem Le; sister Jean Ayer; 23 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Keolumana United Methodist Church, 1425 Keolu Drive, Kailua. No flowers. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association. Casual attire.

Kay Kiyoko Oishi
Oct. 3, 2006
Kay Kiyoko Oishi, 87, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by brothers Noboru and Robert, and sisters Grace Kagawa and Akiye. Private services.

Diane Helen Pike-Bourne
Oct. 6, 2006
Diane Helen Pike-Bourne, 58, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Greensburg, Pa. She is survived by husband Eric Bourne, mother Helen Pike and brother Edward Pike. Services: 7 p.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.

Ronald Thomas Rita
Oct. 5, 2006
Ronald Thomas Rita, 60, of Honolulu, a Kahala Hilton doorman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Carolyn; mother Mary; brothers Al, Jerry and Joe; and sisters Mildred, Yvonne and Adele. Services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Winona K. Sugioka
Oct. 8, 2006
Winona K. Sugioka, 71, of Hilo, a retired Brewer Environmental Industries salesclerk, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Shoshi, sons Dale and Cid, daughters Candace Tango and Iris Veriato, brother Darol Kaolowi, sister Yolanda Kaolowi, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Stephen Shuji Takeuchi
Sept. 29, 2006
Stephen Shuji Takeuchi, 56, of Pearl City, a retired Verizon employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Marc; brothers Alwin T., Kenneth I., Herbert T., Nathan H. and Larry M.; sisters Jean K. Sakamoto and Irene M. Yonezawa; and companion Randy Sotsuda. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Thomas Sueichi Tanonaka
Oct. 7, 2006
Thomas Sueichi Tanonaka, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Foremost Dairies driver salesman, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Dalton and Daryl, daughters Sandra Okihara and Susan Akana, and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Taeko Uchimura
Oct. 4, 2006
Taeko Uchimura, 87, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a retired coffee and anthurium farmer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Gary, Ray, Glenn M. and Daniel; daughters Jane Williams, Elsie Yamamoto and Susan Migotti; brother Kiyoichi Iseri and Shoichi and Takeo Tanouye; sister Carolyn Hirata; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji Mission in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elizabeth Akiona Yung
Oct. 2, 2006
Elizabeth Akiona Yung, 75, of Koshkonong, Mo., died in Missouri. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Joseph J. and John D.; brothers and sisters John F., Bertram, Clarence and Diana Akiona and Marion A. Apo and Roselani A. Puha; and several grandchildren. Services to be held in Missouri.