Obituaries

Tuesday, September 8, 1998

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Paul F. Auyong, 84, of Pearl City, a Honolulu Advertiser retiree, died Wednesday at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Davin; daughter Michelle; sister Violet Thompson and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Leon C. Buckley Jr., 12, son of Leon C. and Charlene Buckley Sr., died Aug. 31 in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sisters Leimomilani G. and Lehuanani M. Kamoku; and grandparents Annie K. Paia and Henry M. Apana. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call from 9 to 11 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

James H. Castle, 88, of Kailua died Wednesday at home. Born in Vermont, he is survived by wife Cordella; sons Thomas and Patrick; daughter Candy Bryant; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Mabel C.G. Chun, 75, of Honolulu died Aug. 30 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband James, daughter Sharilyn Ajimine; brother Ronald T.L. Chun; sisters Evelyn Lau, Carol Pang and Virginia Chong. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Violet L.H. Cup-Choy, 86, of Kokomo, Maui, a retired licensed practical nurse for Paia Hospital, died Friday at home. Born in Kaheka, Maui, she is survived by husband David A.F.; brother Quon Gee Lum Ho Jr.; and sisters Thelma Coan, Daisy Hall and Leilani Pisoni. Service: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, Norman's. Call from 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Friday at Paia Hawaiian Protestant Church. Call from 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lisa N. Cruz, 30, of Waianae, a cashier at a Texaco service station, died Aug. 30. Born in Honolulu, She is survived by fiance Mike Lasaele; son Chironi Leo; brothers Jason, Herbert, Edwin and Daniel; and grandmother Helen Kekoa. Private services.

Silverio C. Desamito, 76, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired factory worker for the former Puna Sugar plantation, died Aug. 28 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Dinalonan, the Philippines, he is survived by daughter Jayne; sons Cesar and Remegio; sister Francisca Nemedez; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Keaau. Call after 8:30 a.m. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Arlene L. Elliott, 69, of Waikoloa, a retired computer analyst with Hughes Aircraft Corp., died Aug. 29 at home. Born in Lodi, Calif., she is survived by daughter Jan Marie; son David D.; brother Howard Rode; sister Carolyn Gerlitz; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Thomas T. Endo, 59, of Honolulu, a batch plant operator at Hawaiian Cement, died Aug. 31 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by father Chinkichi; stepmother Masano; brothers Robert Y. and Paul N.; and sister Jeanne K. Private services.

Robert F.K. “Bob” Fong, also known as Bobby, 70, of Kaneohe, a retiree of the U.S. Customs Service, died Thursday in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Elsie; sons Raynard, Dan, Garrick “Gar,” Curtis, Derek, Michael and John; daughters Sherri, Jean, Darlene, Lori and Ivy; brothers Philip and William Chong; sister Mildred Range; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Service: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hope Chapel Kaneohe, 45-815 Pookela St. Call from 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hazel H. Kawano, 87, of Honolulu, formerly of Kaunakakai, a retired schoolteacher, died Aug. 31 in Straub Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Charles T.; son Kenneth I.; daughters Karen R. Koles and Carolene N. Neely; brother Jitsuo “Joseph” Yoshida; sister Harriet T. Eguchi; and three grandchildren. Service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii Kai Baptist Church. No flowers. Casual attire.

Elena Leonida, 53, of Honolulu, an assistant vice president for First Hawai ian Bank, died Wednesday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by mother Fortunata; sisters Aurora Los Banos, Laura Seibert and Maria Inocelda; and brothers Domingo, Joseph and Anthony. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call from 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Wai Ki Liu, 45, of Honolulu, a member of WOLOK Chinese Music Association, died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Hong Kong, he is survived by wife Ai Lian; sons Nathan K.M. and David K.J.; mother Lam Mui K.; brothers Norman W.K. and Raymond W.M.; and sisters Joanne C.L. Young and Diane C.L. Uyechi. Call from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Roland K. Miyasato, 56, of Pearl City, a mason, died last Tuesday at Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Theresa B.; sons Stacey P. of Hilo and PJ Lee; daughter Denise “Sunny” Oshiro; 12 grandchildren; parents Kotaro and Mary; brother Douglas L.; and sisters Elizabeth and Lynne Nakamura. Service: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Reid Z. Ogata, 43, of Kaneohe, a U.S. postal clerk, died last Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Peggy N.; son Evan K.; parents Albert M. “Lefty” and Ethel T. Ogata; brothers Russ Y. and Lance Y.; sister Brigitte M. Blair; and maternal grandparents Katsuyuki and Gladys T. Miyata. Service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call from 5 p.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.

Dionisio H. Tolentino, 89, of Keaau, Hawaii, retired Parker Ranch hand and cook, died last Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Arsenia M. and niece Edita Tumpap. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Rosary Church in Keaau. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.