Obituaries

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Anna Elizabeth Kiliaulani Aalona
Feb. 25, 2008
Anna Elizabeth Kiliaulani Aalona, 73, of Tacoma, Wash., formerly of Hauula, died. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by son Clifford, daughters Lurline Wirkkala and Yolanda Satele, brothers Joseph and Thaddeus, sisters Rochelle Tomaselli and Althea K. Naki, hanai sister Lei Kalani and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Hauula Cemetery.

Lillian Yasuko Ahn
Feb. 17, 2008
Lillian Yasuko Ahn, 73, of Aiea, a retired U.S. government secretary for the Department of the Army, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Puna, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Stanley; son Ronald; daughter Sharyl Cowan; brothers Toshi, George and Takeshi Tsukayama; sisters Hideko Tsukayama; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Mua'aufa'alele Vaaitino T. Atuatasi
Feb. 16, 2008
Mua'aufa'alele Vaaitino T. Atuatasi, 69, of Waianae, a retired DPW civil service employee at Schofield Barracks, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Piniki, son Vaaitino Jr. and daughters Sheila, Joyce and Rosemary. Visitation: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m. Monday at Samoan Christian Church, 87-140 Kahau Place, Nanakuli. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.

Michael Rios Bojorquez
March 3, 2008
Michael Rios Bojorquez, 59, of Kailua-Kona, an Emma's Flowers owner at Kona International Market Place and former U.S. Marine Corps corporal, died at home. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Andrea, mother Lilia, sister Joanne Ursich-Lopez and hanai son George Poppas. Services to be held at a later date.

Walter Wah Toong Choy
Feb. 18, 2008
Walter Wah Toong Choy, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Beverly K. Chrisman. Services held. Incorrect information given in an obituary Monday.

Sofia Aromin Cid
Feb. 23, 2008
Sofia Aromin Cid, also known as "Sofing" and "Sofie," 68, of Maili, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Bauang, La Union, Philippines. She is survived by husband Ernie; sons Joseph and Ernie A. Jr.; daughter Stephanie Tamayo; brothers Antonio, Julius and Lito Aromin; sisters Justiniana Dumo, Nemesia Bautista, Cecilia Aromin and Sister Maria Cruce; and five grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Jude Church, 92-455 Makakilo Drive, Makakilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Edith Lorraine Coghill
March 1, 2008
Edith Lorraine Coghill, 80, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Canada. She is survived by husband Sinclair, sons Bob and Bill, daughter Janet, sister Doreen Volkmann, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Queen's Medical Center.

Rebecca Lima Collins
Feb. 19, 2008
Rebecca Lima Collins, also known as "Becky" and "Nona," 75, of Kailua died at home. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Frank G. III and Coy L., daughters Sonja M. Collins and Kanai Guerland, brother Solomon "Duke" Lima, 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after noon. Graveside services to follow at the cemetery. No flowers.

Shirley Lane Crowley
March 4, 2008
Shirley Lane Crowley, 79, of Honolulu, a homemaker, business owner, medical psychologist and police officer, died in Honolulu. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by husband Gene P., stepfather Melbern "Daddy Red" Rabourn, hanai brother Michael M. Mook, hanai sister Pualani Kauila, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine by the Sea Church in Waikiki. Aloha attire. No black. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.

Larry DeLuz
Feb. 29, 2008
Larry DeLuz, 60, of Hilo, a Larry's Koa Carving proprietor and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by son Buddy, mother Thomasia, brothers Albert W. and Terry, and sisters Laverne Jacobson and Felicia Rankin. Committal services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Disabled American Veterans Chapter 6 in Hilo.

Marilyn G. Enos
Feb. 11, 2008
Marilyn G. Enos, 63, of Waianae, a St. John Vianny After School Care caregiver, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Craig, brothers Ernest Jr. and John, hanai daughter Kathleen and three grandchildren. Private services.

Victoria Lynn Farthing
Feb. 26, 2008
Victoria Lynn Farthing, 53, of Newport News, Va., formerly of Lihue and Honolulu, died. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Steven, daughters Aubrey Crouch and Summer Schrader, brother Russell M. Reynolds, sister Dorothy L. Reynolds-Yadao and four grandchildren. Graveside services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.

Joseph Paul Gutierres
March 2, 2008
Joseph Paul "Tutu Man" Gutierres, 84, of Honolulu, a retired federal government electrician and U.S. Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Albert K. and Clarence Ortiz, daughters Hannah E. Ball and Jeanette J. Palimoo Sr., brothers Frank and Sonny Gutierres, caregivers Jack and Jennifer Coe, 24 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St., Honolulu. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Marilyn Shizue Haraguchi
Feb. 28, 2008
Marilyn Shizue Haraguchi, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Employers Council clerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Tsutomu "Tom," daughters Gail Haraguchi and Sandra Kishi, brother Matthew Yogi, sisters Sue Gushiken and Leatrice Sugiura, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Perfecto Santiago Inciong Sr.
Feb. 28, 2008
Perfecto Santiago Inciong Sr., 75, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Navy veteran and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electrician, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Paranque, Philippines. He is survived by wife Sergia R.; sons Perfecto R. Jr., Hector R. and Kenneth R.; daughter Marie E. Sur; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Nanao Isobe
Feb. 18, 2008
Nanao Isobe, 73, of Waipahu, a U.S. Army veteran, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons Daryl H. and Wade M.; brothers Shinichi, Harold K., Sadaichi, Masaichi and Michael I.; sisters Sumiko Matsushima and Kimiko Takafuji; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Sueko T. Kaneshiro
Feb. 17, 2008
Sueko T. Kaneshiro, 89, of Torrance, Calif., died in Torrance. She was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. She is survived by son Bruce; daughters Naomi Terui, Lynn Kaneshiro and Debbie Miyake; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Kevin D. Keaweamahi-Medeiros
March 2, 2008
Kevin D. Keaweamahi-Medeiros, 40, of Henderson, Nev., formerly of Hilo, a McCormick and Schmick's Seafood Restaurant chef, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Crystallene K. Kaluhikaua Medeiros, daughter Kylene K. Medeiros, mother Doreen M. Johnson and father George Keaweamahi. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Masami Kumagai
Feb. 19, 2008
Masami Kumagai, 91, of Nanakuli, a retired plumber, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Marvin and Kelvin, daughter Wendy Taramasco, brothers Katsuhiro and Morito, sister Chisato Nihei and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Kenneth Kui Min Ling
March 2, 2008
Kenneth Kui Min Ling, 68, of Kailua, a retired state chief court administrator, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Karel; sons Scot, Mark and Lance; daughters Heidi S. Cummings and Heather K. Oleole; sister Cynthia Johanson; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Mele Kaipa Maka-Ofa
Feb. 27, 2008
Mele Kaipa Maka-Ofa, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Diamond Head Beach Hotel housekeeper and seamstress for Tonga's royal family, died at home. She was born in Tonga. She is survived by children Ileini Niu, Vaatisoni Maka, Siale Tafa Ofa, Nukufili Palu, Liuakileleiaehaeleki-Tonga Taufa and Hinaleimoana Wong; brother Sione Ofa; sister Valeti and Pasepa Ofa, Salome Lea and Vaimoana Tevi; 21 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-10 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial to be held in Tonga.

Dolores Marie Morris
Feb. 20, 2008
Dolores Marie Morris, 73, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born on Maui. She is survived by husband Sam; sons Dennis, Michael, Steven and Kenneth; daughters Lisa Morris and Laurie Garcia; two brothers; four sisters; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Edward Yoshio Nakamura
March 4, 2008
Edward Yoshio Nakamura, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Postal Services administrator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tomiko K., daughter Lynda M. Marshall, brother Takeo, sister Frances, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 9:30 a.m. today at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makiki Ward, 1560 S. Beretania St. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.

Lono Montgomery Nihoa
March 3, 3008
Lono Montgomery Nihoa, 42, of Nanakuli, a fisherman, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Winona K. Machado; sons Isaiah and Isaae; daughter Keaulani; brothers Roy, Solomon, Kimo, Kawika, Moki, Aliiloa and Eleu; sisters Jesse Nihoa and Corrie Nihoa-Galdeira; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Pacific Faith Fellowship Church. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Nanakuli Homestead.

Rosalie Frances Nunes
Feb. 20, 2008
Rosalie Frances Nunes, 70, of Kailua-Kona, a Travel Store agent, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by nephews and nieces. Services to be held at a later date.

George Matthew Orpilla
Feb. 21, 2008
George Matthew "Keoki" Orpilla, 40, of Honolulu, a Thunder Street band member, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Verna J.; sons George Orpilla II and Jeremy Reveira; daughters Pualani and Nohealani Reveira; father Orlando R.; brothers Orlando Jr., Gerald and Delancey; sisters Lana L. Rabun and Daphne Orpilla-Caraulia; and grandparents Miguel and Jaunita Lopez. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Rosina Arsisto Pascua
Feb. 23, 2008
Rosina Arsisto Pascua, 83, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by sons Marcos Jr., Michael, Melvin and Kelvin; daughters Rosetta M. Souza and Juliet Holley; brothers Martin Alcisto and Larry Amas; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Aurelia Barut Ranches
Feb. 20, 2008
Aurelia Barut Ranches, 90, of Kailua died in Kailua. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Elpidio, Orlando, Leonardo and Dionicio Ranchez; daughter Melirose Guillermo; brothers Virgilio and Eligio Ranchez; sisters Sozima Arciaga, Herminia Geneblazo and Nena Ramento; 20 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Aquilino Robles Rodillas
Feb. 19, 2008
Aquilino Robles Rodillas, 77, of Ewa Beach, a retired Ewa Sugar Plantation employee, died in Ka Punawai Ola. He was born in San Nicholas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by son Onofre, daughter Arlene R. Somera and four grandchlldren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.