Obituaries

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Roland Louis Abbott
Oct. 4, 2006
Roland Louis Abbott, 76, of Kaneohe, died at home. He was born in Indianapolis. He is survived by son Roland Lee and two grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Grace Tsuyuko Aea
Oct. 19, 2006
Grace Tsuyuko Aea, 68, of Honolulu, a retired state Child Enforcement Agency supervisor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James A.; sons Richard and Kevin Aea, and Richlyn Ho; daughter Renee Kurashige; brothers Richard and Glenn Kimura; sisters Irene Harada and Joyce Yoshimoto; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. next Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Greta F.C. Birtodaso
Oct. 10, 2006
Greta F.C. Birtodaso, 75, of Kailua, a retired waitress, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Martin Sr., brother Richard H.K. Fo and sisters Irene Carpenter, Daisy Lee, Katherine Nault and Diana O'Dell. Private services.

Thomas B. Crabb
Oct. 23, 2006
Thomas B. "Tommy" Crabb, 81, of Hilo, a retired C. Brewer and Co. sugar plantation manager, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He also was a member of Berean Bible Church, Big Island RC & D, Hamakua Soil and Water Conservation District, Big Island Farm Bureau, Hawaii Association Conservation Districts, Lower Hamakua Ditch Committee, Big Island Local Work Group Committee, Hawaii Forest Industry Association, Hawaii Forest Institute and Hilo Yacht Club. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Edith, sons John and Kristofer, daughters Bonnie Ruggerello and Katrina Romano, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Leis welcome.

Joseph Kong Hung Dung
Oct. 24, 2006
Joseph Kong Hung Dung, 83, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lannie; son Jordan; daughters Elena Chan and Brenda Wong; brothers David and William; sisters Janet Lee, Mildred Goo and Margaret Lung; and seven grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Emily Ah Lan Goodknecht
Oct. 12, 2006
Emily Ah Lan Goodknecht, 62, of Ewa Beach, a Pizza Hut cook, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ronald J., sons Ronald W.K. and Michael, daughter Tricia, father Walter Wakinekona, sister Demetra Nichols and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. Leis welcome.

George Luke Ing
Oct. 17, 2006
George Luke Ing, 105, of Kaneohe, Haiku Realty president/owner, died in Kailua. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by son Melvin, daughter Barbara Miller and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery.

Ernest Tameyuki Ishinaga
Oct. 20, 2006
Ernest Tameyuki Ishinaga, 69, of Honolulu, Triple E Construction Inc. owner, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Verma Y., son Keith, daughter Charlene, brothers Harold and Herbert, sister Miriam Dubrow, and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Kalihi Union Church. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Santiago Juan
Oct. 25, 2006
Santiago Juan, 67, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Coconut Market Place groundskeeper, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marta; sons Rolleto, Elmerito, Arcancel, Raymund, Rhandy and Russel; daughters Merly Juan, Eufemia Follante, Tereza Pacol and Mila Ringor; brothers Alfredo and Ernesto; sisters Felomina Yadao, Juanita Galacgac and Avelina Dannog; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.

Grace Hideko Kayatani Kalauokaaea
Oct. 9, 2006
Grace Hideko Kayatani Kalauokaaea, 67, of Kaneohe, a retired licensed practical nurse with the state of Hawaii, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons George and Conrad; hanai son Eddie Robins; brother Stanley Kayatani; sisters Carol Saito, Sue Morita-Rodrigues and Merle Ching; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hailey Leilani Kaleikini
Oct. 14, 2006
Hailey Leilani Kaleikini, infant daughter of Denise Robello and Lani Kaleikini, of Pearl City, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by grandparents and great-grandparents. Private services.

Caron Lee
Oct. 21, 2006
Caron Lee, 50, of Honolulu, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier and professional artist, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by daughter Nikki and mother Sylvia. No services.

Josephine Mew Ung Chang Loo
Oct. 20, 2006
Josephine Mew Ung Chang Loo, 88, of Makakilo, a retired Hickam Air Force Base secretary, died in Ewa. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Nonna Whitford and Patricia Varner, sister Beatrice Castro, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church in Makakilo. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Grace Akahi Manalo
Oct. 22, 2006
Grace Akahi Manalo, 79, of Kailua, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Thomas B.; son Samuel; daughters Cindy Leary and Tierra Willis; brothers Samuel Jr., James and Edward Akahi; sisters Julia Keaweehu, Irene Akahi and Harriet Lurendez; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kailua Assembly of God Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Reynaldo Mancia
Oct. 25, 2006
Reynaldo "Rey" Mancia, 59, of Ewa Beach, a Shuman Carriage/NAPA auto parts specialist, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by wife Patricia "Patty"; daughters Laura Graham, Lisa, Brandy Bennett and Robin Anguay; mother Basilia Fry; brothers and sisters Ralph, Francis, Clifford, Neal, Gino, Oberon Branch and Theresa Nocera. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Sakiko K. Matsubara
Oct. 27, 2006
Sakiko K. Matsubara, 91, of Hilo, a Ululani Nursery School/ Piano Studio owner and director, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Benjamin M., daughters Gayle A. Kamisato and Marianne K. Shimada, sister Hideko Kagimoto, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park, east chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tomie Nakahodo
Oct. 21, 2006
Tomie Nakahodo, 86, of Wahiawa, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Brian A. and Tracy K.; daughter Valerie S. Kiyokane; brothers Shigeru and Hidemi Kiyabu; sisters Fusaye Kiyabu, Mineko Lee and Kiyoko Tengan; and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Castor Vicente Namocot Jr.
Oct. 2, 2006
Castor Vicente Namocot Jr., 68, of Pinole, Calif., a U.S. Marine Corps and retired Marine Corps Reserve veteran, died in San Pablo, Calif. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Carmen M.; daughters Valerie Kevwitch, Vanessa Lucas, Vaune Kostecki and Vevette Linebager; brothers Nicacio Namoc, C. Kenneth, Adriano and Michael; sisters Felicidad Birch and Verna; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Hwy., Waipahu. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Melvin Tetsuo Nishijo
Oct. 19, 2006
Melvin Tetsuo Nishijo, 67, of Pearl City, a Pearl Harbor Shipyard production planner, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He is survived by wife Janie; son Drake J.; daughters Coreen K. and Racine C.; brothers Herbert, Paul, Theodore, Rowland and Dean; sisters Shirley Miyahira, Violet Sueda and Katharine Smith; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Nov. 7 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Prudencia Cubelo Rulona
Oct. 20, 2006
Prudencia Cubelo "Inday" Rulona, 70, of Kalihi, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Calape, Bohol, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Jose; sons Jose Rulona Jr., Jovenal "Joe," Eduardo "Eddie," Chanso and Jimmy; daughters Clara Ochobillo, Josephine Buenafe, Carolina "Carol" Serio and Josienellie "Nellie" Rosete; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

James Stanley Souza
Oct. 25, 2006
James Stanley Souza, 61, of Makawao, Maui, a crane operator, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Kathleen A.; son Rory J.; daughters Misty and Brandy Souza, and Janine Caroll; brothers Gilbert, Wilfred and Stanley; sister Rosie Martin; and two grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 5 p.m.

F.H. Stovall Sr.
Oct. 21, 2006
F.H. "Sno" Stovall Sr., 62, of Waianae, a journeyman drywall taper, died at home. He was born in Arkansas. He is survived by wife Lenora; sons F.H. Jr., Simeon P., Tyrone S. and Davyon K.; daughters Joni L. and Eleshea E. Stovall, and Grace K. Kamakani; mother Thelma Freeman; 16 brothers and sisters; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Holy Hill of Zion Full Gospel Church, 87-112 Milikami St., Maili. Call after 6 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.

Dan R. Withrow
Oct. 23, 2006
Dan R. Withrow, 43, of Honolulu, a Northwest Airlines flight attendant, died at home. He was born in Selah, Wash. He is survived by companion Daniel; parents Clay and Edith; brothers Alan, Carl and Keith; and grandparent Nola Welch. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. Saturday at Unity Church of Hawaii, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. Call after 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Organization International, P.O. Box 15482, San Diego, CA 92175-5482.

Yoshiko Yoshioka
Oct. 22, 2006
Yoshiko Yoshioka, 80, of Hilo, a former Suisan Co. Niolopa Division employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Miles and Bruce, daughter Joan, sister Hiroko Oishi and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.