Obituaries

Thursday, October 16, 1997

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Patricia J. Abbott, 55, of Lahaina died Tuesday at home. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by husband LeRoy II; son Roy T.K.; and daughter Wendy G.H. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Maui Memorial Hospital Oncology Memorial Fund.

Abraham K. “Kelii” Aka, 82, of Koloa, Kauai, a county foreman, died Monday in Wilcox Hospital. Born on Oahu, he is survived by wife Carylin; daughters Mamo Arruda and Kamalani Aka; stepchildren Penny Auau and Robert Ford; sister Mary Toulezk; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Celebration: 5 p.m. Saturday at Poipu Beach Park. Scattering of ashes will follow. Casual or aloha attire. Leis only.

Lorna B. Beck, 92, of Honolulu, died July 20 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Hampton, Iowa, she is survived by daughter Patricia. Services on the mainland.

Eusebio D. Caday, 88, of Eleele, Kauai, a truck serviceman in the sugar industry, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Catalina; daughter Crystal; sons Eldred L. and Oliver; brother Ricardo; and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call from 1 to 2:45 p.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Felix D. Castro, 76, of Honolulu, a carpenter, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Felicidad; son Felix Jr.; and brothers Francisco and Liberato. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Gregory P. Garrigan, 51, of Hauula will be remembered in services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Additional information for an obituary Tuesday provided by the mortuary.

Joan G. Guittap, 64, of Honolulu, an employee of Hawaii Building Maintenance, died Oct. 3 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by husband Francisco G.; children Emmanuel Guittap, Virginia Dela Cruz, Gloria Agtang, Cristina Agorilla, Grace Fermin, Sevilla Geronimo, Roger Guittap, Olga Jane Cabreros and Jesus Guittap; brother Lino; sisters Lucia Guittap, Francisca Saguiguit and Juanita Huyong; and 15 grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:15 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Rocky M. Laga, infant son of Emmy Mareko and Rocky Laga of Hilo died Monday in Hilo Hospital. He is also survived by brother Afoa L. Mareko; grandparents Lamo and Lynn Mareko and Faafetai and Avon Laga; and great-grandparents Laga and Maga Tupua. Graveside

services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Homelani Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Alice Y. Leong, 80, of Honolulu, who opened the Red Rooster Chop Suey on Piikoi Street and the Golden Duck Chop Suey in McCully, died Monday in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Stevenson, Douglas and Gregory; brother Lawrence Young; and six grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

William F. Manago, 68, of Lawai, Kauai, a commercial fisherman, died Oct. 8 in Wilcox Hospital. Born on Oahu, he is survived by wife Lillian C.; sisters Gloria Small, Joy Kong, Hope Brainerd and Grace Kupukaa; half sister Valerie Villanueva; brother James; half brothers Felix Villanueva and James and Christopher Manago; and a stepmother. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: St. Raphael’s Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire.

Nora T. Nakamura, 59, of Aiea, a retired medical assistant at Honolulu Medical Group, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Kawaihau, Kauai, she is survived by husband Kenneth T.; daughters Cheryl K. Fong, Mona M. Tom and Liane K. Nakamura; brother Walter A.; sister Grace S. Mukai; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Mary N.M. Nicholas, who was born in Hilo, died Oct. 2 in Anchorage, Alaska. She was a former Department of Education educator and past president of Hawaii State Teachers Association. She is survived by daughters Becky Pitlo, Marilei Daniels and Joanne Vierkoetter; sons Grant, Craig and Perry; sister Leina’ala Devine; brother Peter McLean; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday on the American Dream at Fisherman’s Wharf, slip 3. Scattering of ashes will follow. Family requests leis be worn.

Michie Ota, 93, of Hilo and Honolulu died yesterday in Nuuanu Hale Nursing Home. Born in Papaloa, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Robert M. and Dr. George O.; daughter Maude S. Kasuya; sisters Shigeko Uemoto, Toshiko Kimura, Kikuno Yamase and Yachiyo Muranaka; nine grandchildren; and two great-grand children. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Honomu Henjoji Mission, Hilo. Casual attire.

Miriam L. Paea, 69, of Hawi, Hawaii died Monday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband David; sons David III, Matthew and Edgar; daughters Ululani Lopes and Margaret Duadua; brothers William Abraham and Joseph and Timothy Papalimu and Jack Odani; sisters Rebecca Baji, Lydia Perreira, Beth Ehu, Ruth Papalimu, Elaine Grace and Lillian Esperanza; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hawi congregation. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Bienvenida A. Pagaragan, 65, of Waipahu is also survived by brother Federico Albano. Additional information for an obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Fernando D. Parinas, 89, of Kaumakani, Kauai, a retired cane carrier operator with Olokele Sugar Co., died Oct. 6 at home. Born in Langiden Abra, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Antonia; sons Donato, Puleriano and Nestor; daughter Rose Perona; brother Jose; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Stanley T. Shiroma, 74, of Hilo, a retired meat inspector with the state Department of Agriculture, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Chiyoko M.; sons Norman T. and Glenn S.; brother Henry; sisters Asayo Fusato and Agnes K. Iha; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Church of the Holy Cross, 440 W. Lanikaula St., Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Inurnment services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Homelani Memorial Park main columbarium. Casual attire. No flowers.

Eiko K. Ueoka, 65, of Aiea and formerly of Paia, Maui, a tour guide with Akina Aloha Tours, died Monday at home. Born in Tokyo, she is survived by son Mark N.; daughters Sharon A. and Joan M.; brother Yasuo Kishimoto; and sister Toshiko Kishimoto. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Paia Mantokuji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Emily E.A.K. Wentzel, infant daughter of Robin and Deborah Wentzel, died Friday in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is also survived by brother Thomas; paternal grandparents Robert Wentzel and Cathie Parrish; maternal grandparents Solomon and Lydia Kauha; stepgrandfather Bob Parrish; stepgrandmother Sharon Wentzel. No services.

Elsie K. Yogi, 80, of Kaneohe died Saturday at home. She is survived by husband Soyei; sons Robert Y. and Warren Y.; daughter Aileen N. Sadoyama; brother Clarence Y. Toguchi; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. today at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Helen A. Young,79, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Friday at home. Born in Naalehu, she is survived by husband Robert C.; son Jerry; daughter Pat; brother Masao Obata; sister Fujie Sato; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Wen-Chi Lin Yuan, 55, of Honolulu died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Taiwan, she is survived by husband Kuo-Ming; son David; and daughter Irene. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at First Presbyterian Church, 1822 Keeaumoku St.