Obituaries

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Theresa Mei Ling Ah Yuen
Dec. 14, 2007
Theresa Mei Ling Ah Yuen, 64, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Julia M. Ching, brother Hsieh Y. Kwong and two grandchildren. Private services.

Michael John Baxter
Jan. 1, 2008
Michael John Baxter, 58, of Front Royal, Va., formerly of Schofield Barracks and Pearl City, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, died. He was born in Seattle. He is survived by wife Kathryn, sons Adam and Ryan, parents Norma and Arthur, brother Dennis and sisters Patricia Gutzeit and Cyndi Denomic. Burial held at Arlington National Cemetery.

Elsie Lunasco Berkeley
Jan. 3, 2008
Elsie Lunasco Berkeley, 86, of San Antonio, an Army and Air Force special services librarian, died in San Antonio. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Catherine S. Berkeley-Jones; brothers Mariano, George, Joseph, David and Laurence Lunasco; sisters Lily Freitas, Rose Baltazar and Adeline Covington; and six grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to Army-Navy Relief Fund or charity.

Caroline N. Bray
Jan. 8, 2008
Caroline N. Bray, 96, of Alameda, Calif., died in Alameda. She was born in Ahualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Henry Jr., daughter Leonetta T. Paguyo, 15 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Services in California.

Rosario Monderin Cayabyab
Jan. 6, 2008
Rosario Monderin Cayabyab, 67, of Milpitas, Calif., a retired executive chef for numerous hotel restaurants, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Manila. She is survived by wife Erlinda; children Teresita Agorilla, Rosana Cayabyab, Emily Bertrand, Rosauro "John" and Chiqui; brother Marcelino; sister Nenet; and nine grandchildren. Services in San Jose, Calif.

Janet Claire Delery
Jan. 6, 2008
Janet Claire Delery, 85, of Annandale, Va., died. She was born in Louisiana. She is survived by children Steven and James Delery, and Annette Weaver; and 12 grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Camille M. De Troia
Jan. 4, 2008
Camille M. De Troia, 86, of Mililani, a retired Fire Department secretary, died in Pearl City. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by daughter Barbara and grandson Michael. Private services.

Virgilio Diego
Jan. 4, 2008
Virgilio Diego, 57, of Eleele, Kauai, a lobby porter, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mila; sons Joehanne, Jerahmel, Lawrence and Dearland; daughter Sheleah Watson; parents Lauriano and Asuncion; brothers Eduardo and Nestor; sisters Puring Macatdon, Conchita Vidal, Esther Camaso, Linda Bonso and Angheles Abaquita; and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. next Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, Koloa. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.

Ruperta Jimenez Floresca
Jan. 2, 2008
Ruperta Jimenez Floresca, 67, of Kaunakakai, Molokai, died at home. She was born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by sons Stephen and Paul A., daughters Grace and Karla, and two grandchildren. Services held.

Jane Nakano Fultz
Jan. 2, 2008
Jane Nakano Fultz, 90, of Honolulu, a retired University of Hawaii professor, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by brothers Joseph and John Nakano, and Yoshiharu Iwamura; and sister Mieko Miura. Private services.

Misao Sato Gillispie
Jan. 1, 2008
Misao Sato Gillispie, 73, of Mililani, a retired Wheeler Elementary & Intermediate School cafeteria cook, died in Hospice Hawaii, Palolo Home. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. She is survived by son William L.; brothers Shigeru, Isao, Mutsuo and Kenshichi Sato; and sisters Teruko Baba, Toshiko Harada, and Mitsue and Yoshiko Sato. Private services.

Fermin Vergara Gines
Dec. 29, 2007
Fermin Vergara Gines, 85, of Kualapuu, Molokai, died in Kaunakakai, Molokai. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Corazon; sons Paulino, Danilo and Nestor; daughters Zenaida Alcala and Bella Mateo; brother Loreto; and 17 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Saint Sophia Catholic Church, Kaunakakai. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kapaakea Cemetery.

Cleo Menard Harrington
Dec. 31, 2007
Cleo Menard Harrington, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. senior underwriter, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Fisher Branch, Manitoba, Canada. She is survived by husband Ian, stepdaughters Susan White and Cindy Krause, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Nancy Lynn Holm
Dec. 28, 2007
Nancy Lynn Holm, 58, of Oceanview, Hawaii, a Manuka Farms organic farmer and former restaurant owner, died at home. She was born in Carmel, Calif. She is survived by mother Margaret and brother Gordon. Services in Carmel.

Henry Hisao Ibara
Jan. 8, 2008
Henry Hisao Ibara, 68, of Wailuku died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Faye, son David, brother Stanley, sisters Christine Hamada and Mary Saito, and a grandchild. No services.

Kimiye Ikeda
Jan. 1, 2008
Kimiye Ikeda, 91, of Mililani, a retired Diamond Bakery Co. packer, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Helen Sakai, Eileen Aniya and Joy Ikeda; brother Masuichi Yoshikawa; sister Kinuyo Iwasaki; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alfred K. Karratti Jr.
Dec. 19, 2007
Alfred K. Karratti Jr., 79, of Honolulu and New York, a retired Citi Bank of New York systems analyst and Navy veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services.

Samuel Johnson Linn
Jan. 4, 2008
Samuel Johnson Linn, 79, of Kailua, a Navy veteran, retired radio sales manager and voice of United Airlines' television and radio commercials, died. He was born in Fairmont, W.Va. He is survived by son Daniel W., daughters Kathleen Ann Galveso and Kellie M. Farag, and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Evelyn Wai Yeu Chang Lum
Jan. 7, 2008
Evelyn Wai Yeu Chang Lum, 76, of Kaneohe, a Department of Defense executive secretary and Chinatown docent, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Dorman; sons Jonathan "Jon" and Jeffrey "Jeff"; daughters Paula Wilbur and Michele Chang; brothers Alvin, Ernest, Lawrence and Leonard Chang; sisters Gladys Tang and Betty Chun; and six grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Betty Yoshie Maeshiro
Jan. 7, 2008
Betty Yoshie Maeshiro, 83, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Robert, Roy and Russell; brothers Theodore and Andre Ajimine; sisters Margaret Quon, Violet Higa, Doris McAmis, Katherine Mahelona and Nancy Boyle; a grandchild; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hiroko T. McGarvey
Dec. 30, 2007
Hiroko T. McGarvey, 84, of Makakilo, a retired Marine Corps tailor at Camp Smith, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by husband Edward J., sons Miki and Ken, daughter Yumi Neefe and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Helen Laureta McLeod
Jan. 8, 2008
Helen Laureta McLeod, 73, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a registered nurse, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by husband David; son David Andrin; daughters Pamela Lindo and Leona Silva; brothers Leonard and Bernard Ganialongo; sisters Ethel Mina, Irene Bueno, Elizabeth Kunishima and Norma Badoyen; a grandchild; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

David Hamilton Moore
Jan. 9, 2008
David Hamilton Moore, 63, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a former director of engineering for television stations KHON, KITV and KHNL in Honolulu, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Summit, N.J. He is survived by companion Christopher Pao, son Andrew, mother Ruth, daughter Kerry, sister Barbara Van Zandt and a grandchild. Private services.

Thomas David Nichols
Jan. 4, 2008
Thomas David Nichols, 81, of Oklahoma City, a Union Oil drilling engineer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Peason, La. He is survived by son David E., daughter Rhea Yamashiro, sister Dorothy Hughes and two grandchildren. Private services.

Norbert Niro
Dec. 30, 2007
Norbert Niro, 26, of Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Micronesia. He is survived by mother Epifania; brothers Norman, Norson and Herman; and sisters Noriena and Noreen. Private services.

Victoria Namahana Noa
Dec. 22, 2007
Victoria Namahana "Vicky" Noa, 50, of Nanakuli died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Nanakuli. She is survived by brothers Mike Pilialoha and Joseph, Armond and Charles Noa; and sisters Sharon Aipoalani, Louisiana Hatchett, Debra Kaeo, Alice Noa and Judy Maielua. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Jesus the Bread of Life, 89-446 Keaulana Ave. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Nanakuli Homestead. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

John Pelish
Jan. 2, 2008
John Pelish, 65, of Ewa Beach, a retired Air Force supply sergeant and veteran, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in New York. He is survived by brother Robert. No services.

Mary Elizabeth Leilani Pickard
Jan. 5, 2008
Mary Elizabeth Leilani Pickard, 70, of Kahuku, a retired schoolteacher, died in Kahuku. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Thomas and James. Private services.

Edward S. Sasaki
Dec. 18, 2007
Edward S. Sasaki, 83, of Honolulu, a retired federal government employee and an Army veteran who served in World War II and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, died in Arcadia Retirement Residence. He was born in Keaau, Hawaii. He is survived by sisters Irene Sugai, Edna Watanabe and Harume "Barbara" Kobayashi. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Wally Kaoru Sato
Dec. 20, 2007
Wally Kaoru Sato, 89, of Kailua-Kona, an Albers Milling Co. mill supervisor and Shigetomi Feed Store handyman, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Emiko, daughter Susan Wong and two grandchildren. Private services.

Dian Michelle Singer
Dec. 5, 2007
Dian Michelle Singer, 61, of Kaneohe, a retired Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station financial analyst, died in Kaneohe. She was born in St. Petersburg, Fla. She is survived by husband Clifford; daughters Daphne Izu and Danielle McPherson; siblings Jeanea Gentry and Jerry, Jon and Mark Flynn; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Lasaro Sorinio Sodaria
Jan. 5, 2008
Lasaro Sorinio Sodaria, also known as "Saro" and "Larry," 94, of Waipahu, a retiree of Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association in Kunia, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Barangay Baclig, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Felicitas P.; children Ted, Dave and Christopher Sodaria, and Patricia Rolle; brother Pelegrino; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Gertrude Hattie Souza
Dec. 7, 2007
Gertrude Hattie "Gertie" Souza, 87, of Waianae, a retired Tamura's Market meat packer, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George; sons Douglas, Halford "Sam," Emerson, Wyatt and Sean Souza, and Lionel Kahele; daughter Odetta Medeiros; and numerous grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Beatrice Mew Kung Takata
Jan. 8, 2008
Beatrice Mew Kung Takata, 77, of Mililani died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Shoichi; sons Gregory, Lance and Paul; daughter Michelle Koyanagi; brothers Arthur, Alfred and Herbert Char; and six grandchildren. Mass: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.