Obituaries

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Edward C. Adams
Oct. 9, 2007
Edward C. Adams, 76, of Stuart, Fla., a U.S. Air Force veteran, Northwest Airlines senior captain and former Aloha Airlines pilot, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kay, son Cory and sisters Laura M. Broad and Juanita McCandless. Inurnment to be held in Portland, Ore.

Joseph S. Borero
Oct. 6, 2007
Joseph S. "Cheyo" Borero, 93, of Ewa Beach, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by caregivers Jeremy Peatross, Sherry Bates and Tiala Manu. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome.

Harriet Ann Castillias
Oct. 8, 2007
Harriet Ann Castillias, 56, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Charles Jr., Calvin and Brandon; daughters Leah and Lyndell; father Paul Mercado Sr.; brothers Paul Jr. and James Mercado; sister Vivian Andrade; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Kikuye China
Oct. 16, 2007
Kikuye China, 86, of Honolulu, a retired state traffic court supervisor, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Amy Ichiyama, Betty China, Carol Raber and Doris Hong; brothers Hiroshi, Masashige and Baldwin Akamine; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Grace Kikue Chinen
Oct. 14, 2007
Grace Kikue Chinen, 86, of Aiea, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village banquet server, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Barry, Clyde and Keith; daughter Katherine Hirai and June Tokuda; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Milton Ngit Kwai Chun
Oct. 11, 2007
Milton Ngit Kwai Chun, 69, of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor air conditioning mechanic, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Yee M., brothers George and Thomas, and sister Mildred Lee. Private services.

Doris Sakaye Fukuya
Oct. 12, 2007
Doris Sakaye Fukuya, 81, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Les and Rodney; daughters Jo-Ann Ober and Royce Sonnenberg; brothers Wallace and Thomas Hamada; sisters Matsuko Nagafuchi and Katherine Kikuchi and Betty Arakaki; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Gwendolyn Kahalaomapuana Kawai Gager
Sept. 27, 2007
Gwendolyn Kahalaomapuana Kawai "Gwen" Gager, 67, of Volcano, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Damon Tract, Honolulu. She is survived by husband John F.; sons Franklin G. Kaulaha'okahi and John F.K. Jr. and Samuel Gager; daughters Leinaala Wuscher and Gwendolyn N. Gager; brother Edwin Kawai; sisters Wanda Kaiui, Noralee Cabison, Duwayne Gonsalves, Francine Kalaukoa and Stephanie Travis; 17 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Wuscher residence in Keaau, Hawaii. For more information, call 982-5316. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jean Kimiko Kasadate
Oct. 18, 2007
Jean Kimiko Kasadate, 86, of Kailua, an Abe's Cleaners owner, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wayne and Michael; daughter Barbara Greenwood; sisters Florence Abe, Amy Tatsuguchi, Doris Iwamura, Marian Nishimura and Alice Sato; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Myohoji Mission, 2030 Nuuanu Ave. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Charles K. Kobayashi
Oct. 13, 2007
Charles K. Kobayashi, 82, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired City Bank banker, died at home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Rae, sons Carl and Chris, sister Mabel Kaya, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services to be held on Maui. Private services pending on Oahu.

Helena Kalaaualailiahi Kuahulu
Oct. 3, 2007
Helena Kalaaualailiahi Kuahulu, 70, of Waianae died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Leroy K., Victor I. and Pilialoha M.; daughters Jan Le Rae L. Chaco, Rainbow U'ilani P. Kuahulu and Lily K. Sasaki; sister Josephine "Jo" Hulama; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Jonathan Kingston Lindsey
Oct. 12, 2007
Jonathan Kingston Lindsey, 53, of Las Vegas, a Realtor and real estate appraiser, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Michelle, son Mitchell and daughter Elizabeth. Services held in Las Vegas. Inurnment to be held in Hawaii.

Cindy Marie McIver
Oct. 17, 2007
Cindy Marie McIver, 45, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a Honokaa Elementary School administrative services assistant, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Honokaa. She is survived by husband Kevin, daughter Erin, parents Antone Jr. and Barbara De Luz, brothers Duane and Tony De Luz, and sister Elisa Dalmacio. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kalopa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.

Valentine Moniz
Oct. 16, 2007
Valentine "Vic" Moniz, 74, of Waipahu, a retired Pearl City Police Station maintenance man, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shirley A.; son Westley; daughters Valerie Ahina and Leanora and Melanie Moniz; brother Raymond; sisters Madeline Guerrero and Eva J. Fern; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Elizabeth Stahl Mott
Oct. 16, 2007
Elizabeth Stahl Mott, 100, of Honolulu died. She was born in Berlin, N.H. She is survived by sister Helen Merriman. Celebration of life to be held at a later date.

Tomiyoshi Okazaki
Oct. 9, 2007
Tomiyoshi "Blackie" Okazaki, 86, of Honolulu, a Dillingham Hawaiian Dredging construction worker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mildred, daughter Joy Lukondi, sister Akie and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Don S. Okubo
Oct. 14, 2007
Don S. Okubo, 88, of Honolulu, a retired AFLAC insurance agent and Military Intelligence Service member, died in 1 Kalakaua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Esther Ishikawa and brothers Tadashi and Kenneth S. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park, east chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Pablo Padillon Pescado
Sept. 29, 2007
Pablo Padillon Pescado, 91, of Lanai, a laborer, died in Lanai Community Hospital. He was born in Pidigan, Abra, Philippines. He is survived by son Conrado, daughters Locia Batoon and Rosalina Baking, 15 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren. Services held.

Stephen Lameka Pua
June 28, 2007
Stephen Lameka Pua, 69, of Hilo, a retired Arakaki Mechanical welder, died in Hilo. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughter Giavonne Hall, brothers George N. Sr. and John J., and sister Harriet Branco. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Velma Mae Roberson
Oct. 12, 2007
Velma Mae Roberson, 62, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hallsville, Texas. She is survived by husband Alton Jr.; sons Alton III and Arvin D.; daughter Decima Y. and Tiana; brothers David Jr., John W., Raymond, Sidney, Darrel, Donald and Elliot Dawson; sisters Katie Gray and Glenda Dawson; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Emmanuel Temple in Wahiawa. Call after 10 a.m.

Kenneth Akira Shimoda
Oct. 7, 2007
Kenneth Akira Shimoda, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier at Kaneohe Post Office, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Miyoko; sons Mark, Bruce and Wade; sisters Tsugie "Evelyn" Shimoda and Helen Ching; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary with relatives and close friends. Private inurnment to be held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Lillian Akino Tachibana
Oct. 9, 2007
Lillian Akino Tachibana, 86, of Honolulu, a Peach Garden Restaurant manager, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Waiau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Calvin; daughters Evelyn Chock, Joanne Kurosawa, Joey Yoshida and Debbie Tachibana; brothers Eiko, Rinzo, Usuke and Gikichi Nakama; sisters Betty Omine, Ann Gibo, Lynnette Yuen, Anna Miyasato and Yoshiko Yonashiro; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.