Obituaries

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Janice Alohalani Avilla
March 14, 2008
Janice Alohalani Avilla, 42, of Makaha died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father James Sr., brothers James Jr. and Neal, and sisters Pamela Burdine, Cheryll Tolentino, Althia Chandler and Deborah DeAlba. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Waianae Baptist Church, 85-131 Ala Hema St., Waianae. Casual attire.

Monte Carpenter
March 7, 2008
Monte Carpenter, 74, of West Linn, Ore., a U.S. Air Force staff sergeant and self-employed food vender, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jean; children Venetia, Toni and Mark Carpenter, Dawn Carpenter-Kawano, Eva Iwalani, Jason Kaaina and Jan Aina; brothers Dante and Clifford; sisters Rikki Arikawa and Iwalani Sowa; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. April 12 at Bishop Memorial Church at Kamehameha School. Inurnment to be held at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Henry Yuen King Chun
March 17, 2008
Henry Yuen King "Ah Kung" Chun, 90, of Aiea, a general contractor and retired GTE Hawaiian Tel employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Henry H.T. "Gerard," daughters Mary Louise H.C. Chun and Elizabeth H.E. Chow, sisters Lorraine C. Dias and Connie C. Paresa, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. next Friday at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Joan White Dell
March 12, 2008
Joan White Dell, 86, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Baltimore. She is survived by sons Harold K. III and Warwick C.; daughters Sally Welch, Joannie Koch and Patricia Lam; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Lourdes Miranda Drew
March 14, 2008
Lourdes Miranda Drew, 76, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Theresa Falk. Services: 5 p.m. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at St. Alban's Church at Iolani School. Call after 4 p.m. Private inurnment.

Vernette Doris Heau
Feb. 21, 2008
Vernette Doris "Vickie" Heau, 78, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Minneapolis. She is survived by husband Reynold C., sons Daniel J. and Lawrence M., daughter Reynette A. Hong, brother Donald Saf and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Christ Lutheran Church of Mililani, 95-1361 Meheula Parkway. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dorothy L. Ho
March 9, 2008
Dorothy L. "Dot" Ho, 81, of Aiea died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Shirley H. Shojinaga, brother James Loo and a grandchild. Private services.

George Wah Yick Leong
March 13, 2008
George Wah Yick Leong, 84, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher and U.S. Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen, sons the Rev. Herman and Harvey, daughter Susan, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. No flowers.

Miyoko Masuno
March 7, 2008
Miyoko Masuno, 83, of Kailua, a retired Safeway cashier, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harry; sons Lawrence, Daniel and Glenn; brother Wilfred Takahashi; sisters Helen Watarai, Yoshiko Yasui, Amy Kajiwara, Barbara Desaki and June Ikezawa; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Cherry Reiko Matano
March 17, 2008
Cherry Reiko Matano, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired chief of staff for Sen. Spark M. Matsunaga, died at home. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by son Robert N. Katayama Jr.; daughter Alyce A. Katayama-Jenkins; brother Albert H.; sisters Florence H. Matano, Alice N. Fujieda and Caroline A. Yang; and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Moiliili Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Project Dana c/o Moiliili Hongwanji Mission, 902 University Ave., Honolulu, HI 96826; or Pacific Buddhist Academy, 1710 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817.

Adelaide Vance McLane
March 19, 2008
Adelaide Vance McLane, 86, of Anahola, Kauai, died at home. She was born in Santa Monica, Calif. She is survived by husband James H., son Patrick McLane, daughter Diane L. Hanson, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hale Malia, residence. Burial: 4 p.m. at St. Catherine's Church. Aloha attire.

Jane Ritsuko Nagai
Feb. 16, 2008
Jane Ritsuko Nagai, 70, of Waianae died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wayne and Reid, daughter Sherry and three grandchildren. Private services.

Joshua Kalai Nakata
March 16, 2008
Joshua Kalai "Josh" Nakata, 23, of Mililani died in Kahuku Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Gary and Belinda, brothers Gary K. Jr. and Chaz K., sister Rosalena M. and grandparent Rosalena M. Dungca. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Catholic Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Stanley K. Nicholls
Feb. 29, 2008
Stanley K. Nicholls, 86, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy Submarine Service lieutenant commander, died. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by wife Diane T., son Michael, stepsons John and Bob Trinka, daughter Karen Thorp and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. today at Submarine Base Chapel in Pearl Harbor. Call after 10:30 a.m. To enter Pearl Harbor, go through the Makalapa Gate. Military honors: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Donations suggested to Stan Nicholls Memorial Scholarship Fund at Pacific Fleet Submarine Association Scholarship Fund, 11 Arizona Memorial Drive, Honolulu, HI 96818. Additional information for an obituary printed Monday.

Sharyn Pantastico
March 8, 2008
Sharyn Pantastico, 62, of Ewa Beach, a Liberty House warehouse worker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Morris; sons Kanoa, Preston and Logan; brother Nelson Reinhardt; and sister Sandra Arthur. Services. 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Gabreil Lopez Pascua
March 8, 2008
Gabreil Lopez Pascua, infant son of Victor and Leizel Pascua of Waipahu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He is also survived by brothers Mark and Angelo; sister Valerie-Ann; grandparents Angel Pascua Sr. and Almeda Feltro and Marcelino and Arsenia Lopez; and great-grandparent Maximina Lopez. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Roy B. Polendey
March 17, 2008
Roy B. Polendey, 52, of Kaneohe, a Quality Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning shop foreman, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Jennifer A.L. "Jen," daughters Gabrielle M. and Elizabeth K., mother Jacinta and sister Jean B. Comer. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples. Services: noon Monday at Hope Chapel-Kaneohe Bay, 45-815 Pookela St., Kaneohe. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.

Charles Arthur Ritter
March 17, 2008
Charles Arthur "Chuck" Ritter, 84, of Kailua, a retired sales representative, died on Oahu. He was born in Iowa. He is survived by daughters Cathy Tilley, Mary Harshman and Ronni Ritter; brother James; and two grandchildren. Celebration of life to be held the first week of June.

Richard Ko Shim
March 16, 2008
Richard Ko Shim, 84, of Makapala, Hawaii, a retired Hawaii Electric Light Co. customer service manager and U.S. Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Makapala. He is survived by sons Rodney and Raymond; daughter Carolann Nakamura; brothers Leonard K.F. Sr., Edward, Francis and Roland; sister Florence Heu; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. March 29 at Kohala Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Call after 10 a.m. Celebration of life: 2 to 5 p.m. at family residence, 52-4601 Akoni Pule Highway, Makapala. Casual attire.

Myrtle C. Souza
March 19, 2008
Myrtle C. Souza, 91, of Honolulu, a Von Hamm Young saleswoman, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Ronald C. Todd and Alfred B. Jr. and Clayton C. Souza; daughter June Rains; brothers Albert and Marvin Carter; sister Mona Wong; 12 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ted Stratis
March 16, 2008
Ted Stratis, 83, of Honolulu, a real estate investor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by wife Saeko, son Daniel and daughter Theodora. Services to be held at a later date.

Doris Hisako Yamada
March 16, 2008
Doris Hisako Yamada, 94, of Waianae died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by sons Roy B., Wilfred, Glenn E. and Ben S.; daughter Dale J. Yokota; brothers Leslie E. and Bert E.; sisters Lylis Wakabayashi, Evelyn Orita and Allison R. Uyehara; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tomiko I. Yamashita
March 14, 2008
Tomiko I. "Timmy" Yamashita, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind schoolteacher, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by brother Harold Itokazu; sons Byrnes, Boyden, Bryan and Barry; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Waiokeola Congregational Church. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.