Obituaries

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Erlinda Garcia Adviento
Oct. 28, 2007
Erlinda Garcia Adviento, 44, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by husband Melchor; sons Joemelyn and Jaymelyn; daughter Judy; mother Rufina Garcia; brother Eddie Garcia; sisters Leticia Lanio, Maria Mejia, Elisabeth Manalo and Nora Adviento; and three grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date.

Julio R. Allado
Oct. 23, 2007
Julio R. "Joe" Allado, 66, of Ewa, a retired Hawaiian Building Maintenance assistant director, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Anita; sons Kaleo and Michael; daughters Cynthia Kobylanski, Sandra Smith, Suzanne Meyers and Juliet Kinimaka; mother Asteffany Feliciano; brothers Antonio Jr. and Steven; sisters Priscilla Kawelo, Yvonne Lum, Laverne Elizares and Yolanda Victorino; 17 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Josephine Ann Alvarez
Nov. 5, 2007
Josephine Ann Alvarez, 68, of Wailuku died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Arizona. She is survived by son Tony Ybarra, daughter Annette Kailihou, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Nancy Yukie Izumoto Awaya
Oct. 18, 2007
Nancy Yukie Izumoto Awaya, 89, of Kailua died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert; sons Raleigh, Alvin, Nelson and Michael; daughters Yvonne Ching, Judy Kurokawa and Kathy Anderson; brothers Kenneth and Tadatashi Izumoto; 19 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Bruce Anthony Bourgault
Oct. 25, 2007
Bruce Anthony Bourgault, 66, of Ewa Beach, a Central Pacific Bank Homeloans vice president, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Winchendon, Mass. He is survived by wife Linda; children Catherine and Robert Bourgault, and Jeanne Jennings; brother Jack; and five grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-298 Renton Road, Ewa. Military honors: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Donations suggested to Armed Forces Children's Education Fund Inc., P.O. Box 44524, Washington, DC 20026.

Robert Tan San Ching
Oct. 21, 2007
Robert Tan San Ching, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration employee, died in Nuuanu Hale. He was born in Waihee, Maui. He is survived by wife Mildred and sister Priscilla Young. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gloria To Kin Chong
Oct. 23, 2007
Gloria To Kin Chong, 90, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Young Kong, China. She is survived by daughters Tammy Chung and Doraine Young, brother Dao Cai Tam, a sister and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

John G. Cordero
Nov. 4, 2007
John G. Cordero, 34, of Lawton, Okla., a Marine Corps gunnery sergeant, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Tonya L., son Tristan, father John Thomas, stepmother Rhonda Thomas and half sister Ashley Thomas. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after noon. Cremation to follow at the cemetery.

Moses Fernandez
Oct. 25, 2007
Moses Fernandez, 70, of Aiea, a construction foreman, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Moki, Miki and Michael; sister Theodora F. Castro; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation and burial to follow at a later date. Aloha or casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Walter Fudeo Fujisaki
Nov. 4, 2007
Walter Fudeo Fujisaki, 83, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed vendor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Hope Roberts, brothers Giichi and Yasu, and sisters Shirley Laskey and Faye Mar. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Mateo A. Garvida
Oct. 28, 2007
Mateo A. Garvida, 99, of Paauhau, Hawaii, a retired former Paauhau Sugar Co. irrigation attendant, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by brother Angel, sister Sofia Pascua and numerous stepchildren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.

Emelia Alehandra Bailado Gomes
Nov. 7, 2007
Emelia Alehandra Bailado Gomes, 71, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a former Sandra's General Store owner, died at home. She was born in Honaunau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Antone Jr.; son Timothy; daughter Roxane Kalilikane; brothers Joseph Keomalu and Cris Bailado; sisters Roselia Dela Cruz, Cecilia Plekavic, Dorothy Leong and Nina Shigaki; hanai sister Jane Matsumura; hanai sons Raymond Asato and Benjamin Aguilar; hanai daughter Fely Pabre; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.

Goro Hirayama
Nov. 2, 2007
Goro Hirayama, 83, of Hilo died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Katsuyo, son Glenn, daughter Janet Sakai, brother Shiro Hirayama, sister Shizue Fujimoto and two grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. No flowers.

May Izumi
Oct. 30, 2007
May Izumi, 94, of Honolulu, a former registered nurse, died. She was born in Berkeley, Calif. She is survived by son Allan, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Yoshio Matsuyoshi
Nov. 2, 2007
Yoshio "Oscar" Matsuyoshi, 81, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired Lihue Sugar Plantation power plant operator, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Mildred, daughters Vivian McCravey and Claire Mindoro, sister Toshie Aquino, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Matsue Miyamoto
Nov. 4, 2007
Matsue Miyamoto, 98, of Honolulu, a retired Mid Pacific Printers press operator, died in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Edwin T.; daughter Evelyn T. Kuwada; sisters Fusako Wozumi, Jean Nishimoto and Grace Masatsugu; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Laura Annette Moore
Nov. 7, 2007
Laura Annette Moore, 94, of Kailua-Kona, a retired retail clerk, died in Life Care Center. She was born in Bellingham, Wash. She is survived by son David, daughter Linda Lawson, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services to be held on the mainland at a later date.

Janet Keiko Nakamura
Oct. 24, 2007
Janet Keiko Nakamura, 68, of Honolulu, a Jan's Hairstyle beautician and owner, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Sidney and Stanley, and sister Edith. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Shinshu Kyokai Mission of Hawaii. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Thelma Masako Nakashima
Nov. 1, 2007
Thelma Masako Nakashima, 91, of Kahului, a retired Maui Memorial Medical Center licensed practical nurse, died in Hale Makua Kahului. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Fred; daughters Claire Yamada and Jean Fragoza; brothers Ralph, Peter, Bob, Robert K., Nobuo, George, Bert, Harry and Fumio Murai; sisters Ethel Arisumi and Jane Yoyomura; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Emiko Nozawa
Nov. 5, 2007
Emiko "Amy" Nozawa, 81, of Honolulu died. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Hideo; sons Myles Y. and Aaron T.; daughters Gayle N. Fukuda, Colleen H.N. Edal and Deborah K. Shibuya; brother Raymond M. Ohira; sisters Haruyo Kaneda, Aiko Oye and Eiko Kido; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ken Roswell Ohama
Oct. 30, 2007
Ken Roswell Ohama, 53, of Waianae died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Katsumi, mother Eiko and sisters Jun Ishibashi, Kei Nakagawa, Mei Hanamura and Lei Rol. Private services.

Nikolao Niko Paese
Oct. 17, 2007
Nikolao Niko Paese, 71, of Western Samoa died in Western Samoa. He was born in Western Samoa. He is survived by wife Taima; sons Paka, Niko Jr., Taufoai and Alan; daughters Rosa, Lau Fifita, Faalelei Jennings, Mena Potoese and Evo Faualo; brothers Ulugia Kele and Iakopo, Vetelino, Lino, Sio and Kalolo Ulugia; sisters Mena and Otilia Tui; and numerous grandchildren. Private services.

Miriam Melani Piimauna
Nov. 9, 2007
Miriam Melani Piimauna, 55, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by sons Joseph and Randy; hanai sons Kimo Yamashita and Chayson Hoopii; daughters Jolynn Piimauna and Joann and Jonell Beck; hanai daughter Kulia Yamashita; brothers Kenui, Deedee and Hansel Nelson; sisters Momi Yamashita, Dina Hoopii and Ilima Hartman; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Palapala Hoomau Church in Kipahulu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Palapala Hoomau Church Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

George A. Powers
Oct. 17, 2007
George A. Powers, 96, of Kailua-Kona, and San Marcos, Calif., a Hawaiian Equipment Co. employee and Army veteran who served in World War II, died. He was born in Benton, Ill. He is survived by son Robert and five grandchildren. Services pending. Inurnment to be held at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.

Frieda Kathryne Rutherford
Nov. 3, 2007
Frieda Kathryne Rutherford, 91, of Kailua-Kona, a shipyard welder in Long Beach, Calif., a Piano Bar owner and operator in Compton, Calif., retired physical therapist and certified International Ballroom dance instructor, died in Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in St. Joseph, Mo. She is survived by daughters Leda Jewett, Charol Spaulding and Cherrie Ogin; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Kenneth Motoyuki Shiigi
Oct. 29, 2007
Kenneth Motoyuki "Moyan" Shiigi, 85, of Hilo, a former Shiigi Drug Store pharmacist and owner, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Naomi, sons Glenn and Stephen, daughter Cindy Fullmer, brother Shizuo and two grandchildren. Private services.

Allan Hakaru Shimizu
Nov. 7, 2007
Allan Hakaru Shimizu, 69, of Honolulu, founder of Master Sheet Metal Inc., died in Honolulu. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by son Garner, daughters Cheryl Shimizu and Skye Matsumoto, mother Mizuno, brothers Harold and Calvin, sisters Eleanor Kawamura and Trudie Nakamura, companion Jin Hui Collopy and five grandchildren. Gathering: 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at Honolulu Country Club. Call after 4:30 p.m. No flowers.

Junichi Suzurikawa
Oct. 24, 2007
Junichi Suzurikawa, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Carpenters Union Local 745 carpenter, died at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by daughters Judith H., Eileen S. Cho and Carol Ikari; and two grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Frances Louise Watson
Nov. 4, 2007
Frances Louise Watson, 85, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in San Pedro, Calif. She is survived by daughter Stephanie. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha and casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Michael John Weinberg
Nov. 6, 2007
Michael John Weinberg, 61, of Waipahu, an ammunition manager for the Army, died at home. He was born in Marquette, Mich. He is survived by wife Sam Ye and son Christopher Stob. Burial: 10 a.m. Nov. 23 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Julie Reiko Yukimura
Nov. 6, 2007
Julie Reiko Yukimura, 59, of Lihue, Kauai, a Kapaia Stitchery owner, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by mother Masako, brothers Paul and Peter, and sister Lisa Jeffery. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Lihue Christian Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Julie R. Yukimura Charitable Fund, P.O. Box 1327, Lihue, HI 96766.