Obituaries

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Eliseo Garcia Bonilla
April 16, 2008
Eliseo Garcia "Ely" Bonilla, 88, of Honolulu, a carpenter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Paciencia G., son Luisito Sr., daughter Lulu Palileo, sister Juanita B. Piedad, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Betty Hatsue Calabrese
April 23, 2008
Betty Hatsue Calabrese, 87, of Wahiawa, a retired federal government employee, died at home. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Anthony Jr. and Claude; daughters Gayle Omaye, Merle Calabrese and Elizabeth Heidelberg; brother Yukio Matsuoka; sisters Violet Depew and Helen Morikawa; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

June Kam Hu Chun
March 25, 2008
June Kam Hu Chun, 60, of Honolulu, a music director, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert Hsia, daughter Kyla Hsia, brother Rodney, sister Quonnie and companion Dr. Wayne Lum. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers.

Hilda Hisae Doi
April 19, 2008
Hilda Hisae Doi, 83, of Honolulu, a retired clerk for the Army, died. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Masami and Charles S., and sisters Diana Berry, Bertha Kugiya and Constance Fukumoto. Private services.

Martin J. Echiribel
April 27, 2008
Martin J. Echiribel, 29, of Kahului died at home. He was born in Culver City, Calif. He is survived by daughters Mia and Malina, parents Michael and Yolanda Longboy, brother Robert and sister Naya. Services to be held in California.

Howard Leonard Flazer
April 17, 2008
Howard Leonard Flazer, 60, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard toolmaker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Reyna; stepson Randal Mello; stepdaughter Rochelle Yatsu; brothers George, Arthur, Leslie and Donald; sister Sophie Vereze; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.

Charles Vinton Gage
April 28, 2008
Charles Vinton Gage, 94, of Makawao, Maui, a retired Realtor, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Sherman, Texas. He is survived by daughters Kathy and Nita, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services to be held in California.

Masanori Genka
May 1, 2008
Masanori Genka, 77, of Honolulu, a retired computer specialist for the Army, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Carol, son Jon, daughter Jolene Chock, stepdaughter Cathleen Seta, sister Harue Lee and three grandchildren. Private services.

Donald Ernest Griffin
April 23, 2008
Donald Ernest "Don" Griffin, 89, of Kaneohe, a retired city Department of Design and Construction facility planner and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by wife Dagmar S.N.; daughters Janice L. and Tracy J. Griffin, and Kim D. Hanson; brother Kenneth; sister Ganelle; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Koolau Golf Club, 45-550 Kionaole Road. Call after 4 p.m. Refreshments to follow. Burial to be held in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl, at a later date.

Rose Yet Kui Kam-Mau
April 23, 2008
Rose Yet Kui Kam-Mau, 92, of Honolulu, formerly of Waipahu and Kaneohe, a retired Chuck Mau Law Firm administrative assistant, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by daughter Loretta Wee, sisters Doris Kam and Lillie Woode, and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Esther Soon Yee Hong Kang
April 26, 2008
Esther Soon Yee Hong Kang, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base clerk, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Sylvia-Donna Chun, Alicia-Candace Kang and Marcia-Lea Miyasato; sisters Lillian Kang and Clara Chung; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Private services.

James S.S. Kim
April 13, 2008
James S.S. Kim, 86, of Pearl City, an Army veteran who served during World War II, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by wife Kaoru; sons Robert and Michael; sisters Ruth Chatham, Betty Shin and Barbara Kim; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Joy Kamaukukani Kong
April 25, 2008
Joy Kamaukukani Kong, 68, of Ewa died in Ewa. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Arthur Yoneshige, son Clifford Manago, sister Hope Brainerd and Grace "Mapu" Kupuka'a, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Lucy Troche Metiz
April 17, 2008
Lucy Troche Metiz, 76, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Pablo; sons William J., Glenn G., Stephen D. and Gary T. Medeiros; daughters Lucy M. Medeiros and Brenda A.M. Rabellizsa; brother Domingo S. Troche Jr.; sister Genevieve Moura; 17 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Road. Call after 10 a.m. Eulogy: 11:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Neal William Ontai
April 13, 2008
Neal William Ontai, 62, of Honolulu, a city power mower operator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tafailagi, mother Peggy N. Nishizaki, brothers Clifford and Ronald, and sisters Carolyn Tomasa and Debra Ontai. Private services.

Visitacion Dagdagan Pagdilao
April 22, 2008
Visitacion Dagdagan Pagdilao, also known as "Citang" and "Cion," 84, of Waipahu, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by daughters Valerie Ann Hoffman, Sally J. Von Oelhoffen and Estrella Ramiscal; brothers Juan, Florendo and Jumer Dagdagan; sisters Eutropia Dagdagan and Margarita Samontina Sr.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Masayuki Sawada
April 24, 2008
Masayuki Sawada, 86, of Hilo, a self-employed painting contractor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Itsuko, son Wesley, daughter Rene Nishimoto, brother James, sister Toshie Hayashi, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Marcelino Cabasug Sumibcay
April 17, 2008
Marcelino Cabasug Sumibcay, 74, of Honolulu, retired Arcadia Retirement Residence houseman, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Clarita S.; sons Eduardo and Roger Sumibcay, and Joseph Sabugo; daughter Julita Cabucana; brother Luncio; sisters Lourdes Naval and Dominga Sumibcay; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Chrysantos A. Taiping
April 26, 2008
Chrysantos A. Taiping, 80, of Tacoma, Wash., died in Tacoma. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by son Gerald; daughters Christina Carr, Cynthia Kagan, Anna Kauinui and Sheila Gerona; brothers Jose and Elpedio Quilet and Reuben and Robert Escuadro; sisters Arpinia T. Sampaga, Carolina Takafuji, Juanita Q. Pascual and Betty Jane Macalino; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Lakewood, Wash.

Helen Kiyoko Tanigawa
April 17, 2008
Helen Kiyoko Tanigawa, 89, of Honolulu died in Hale Malamalama. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Wayne T., daughter Charlene S. Nomura, brother Robert T. Tomita, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Sally Sadako Sukehira Yaguchi
April 29, 2008
Sally Sadako Sukehira Yaguchi, 93, of Waimea, Kauai, a guide for Roberts Hawaii Tours, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. She is survived by sons Lester T. and Ralph R., daughter Naomi Burkart, four sisters, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Waimea Honpa Hongwanji Church. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers and monetary offerings, donations suggested to Waimea Honpa Hongwanji.

Mark Sunao Yamamoto
April 10, 2008
Mark Sunao Yamamoto, 40, of Mililani died in Mililani. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tammy, daughter Kalyn, parents Allen and Annette, and sisters Michele Aki and Melisa Au. Private services.

Kazu Yamanishi
April 11, 2008
Kazu Yamanishi, 88, of Kahului died at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Marion, son Jeffrey, daughter Faith Kalima, brother Richard, sisters Ruth Kanada and Jenny Seno, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Richard Shinichi Yamauchi
April 24, 2008
Richard Shinichi "Chuck" Yamauchi, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Terminix estimator and former Meadow Gold Dairies milkman, died. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by daughters Lois Y. and Laura M. Yamamoto, and Lynn Y. Odani; brother Gavin T.; sisters Marilyn T. Sakuda, Sue Y. Yamane and Carol H. Toyota; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Palolo Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.