Leo W. Bringman Jr. of Hilo, a retired C. Brewer & Co. refractory manager, died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. Bringman, 76, was born in Springfield, Ill. He is survived by wife Aileen F.; sons Robert D. and Michael W.; daughters Daisy L. Bringman and Kathy K. Hurd; sisters June Dudley and Betty Moore; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home-Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.
Stuart M. Brown Jr. of New York, formerly of Hawaii, retired Cornell University administrator and professor who was the vice president of academic affairs at the University of Hawaii in 1970, died Monday in New York. Brown, 80, a U.S. Army veteran, was born in Concord, N.C. He is survived by wife Catherine D. Hemphill; son James; and daughters Deborah New and Margaret Cassiday. Services to be held on the mainland. No flowers. Donations may be made to Reconstruction Home, 318 S. Albany St., Ithaca, N.Y. or to SPCA, 1640 Hanshaw Road, Ithaca, N.Y.
Trey Caldwell of Texas, formerly of Hawaii, a worker in the film industry, died Sunday in Dallas. Caldwell, 42, was born in Midland, Texas. He is survived by daughter Anna N.; parents John I. II and Georgiana M.; and brothers Jeffrey S., Stephen C. and Cary M. Services held on the mainland. Donations may be made to Midland Liver Transplant Support Group or Hospice of Midland, P.O. Box 2621, Midland, Texas 79702.
Federico G. Canlas of Waipahu died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. Canlas, 78, was born in Pampanga, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Aurora; daughters Venus Canlas and Estrella Pajimula; sons Redentor, Cicero, Aristotle, Adonis and Achilles; and 17 grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Kaleo K. Chong, infant son of David N. and Corinna A. Chong, will be remembered in services Tuesday. The baby, who wandered away from his parents during a party Saturday and was found floating in a swimming pool, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital. Born on Dec. 2, 1994, he is also survived by brother Salem; sisters Chelsey and Kelsey; and grandmother Linda Macloves. Service: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Evangeline "Pua" Crabbe of Mililani died Sunday at home. Crabbe, 71, was born in Pearl City. She is survived by husband Benjamin K.; sons Earl R. and Humphrey M. Fernandez, and Benjamin K. Crabbe Jr.; daughters Bernadene P. Miner, Lilyrose A. Gouveia and Pamela W. Rodrigues; sisters Myrtle Wong and Lydia K. Akiona; 26 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday, Pearl City Community Church. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Monday. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Harold C. Evangelista of Las Vegas, formerly of Hawaii, a merchant seaman who served during World War II, died Friday at home. Evangelista, 69, was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Benita; sons Arnold, Harold Jr., Dennis and Byron; daughter Ranel; several brothers and sisters; and several grandchildren. Services in Las Vegas.
Alan D. Gehlert of Kailua-Kona, a carpenter, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. Gehlert, 38, a U.S. Army veteran, was born in Fredonia, Kan. He is survived by wife Cynthia A.; sons Matthew and Jeffrey Gehlert-Gehn; parents Harold O. and Laurel; brothers Durand H., Owen L., Lynn C. and Lyle E. Gehlert, and Roy Byers; sister Ann M. Sullivan; and grandmother Esther Raitz. Service: 5 p.m. today, Hale Halawai O Holualoa, 76-6224 Alii Dr.
Catherine E. Hamilton of Honolulu died Tuesday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Hamilton, 88, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Roland N. and Edward A.; and 10 grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Ashes to be scattered.
Tai Moi Hung of Honolulu died Sunday in Leahi Hospital. Hung, 78, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Samuel; brothers Stanley, Richard and Wellington Pang; sisters Bertha Awa and Edna Redoble; and three grandchildren. Service: noon Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elsie H. Jose of Kaimuki died last Friday in Straub Hospital. Jose, 72, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George W.; son Michael J.; daughter Jo Ann K. Dowling; sister Jessie T. Matsuo; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Earl B. Kajiwara of Mililani, formerly of Maui, a maintenance worker for Daiei, died March 12 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Kajiwara, 57, was born in Wailuku. He is survived by mother Beatrice F.; and brothers Clifford I., Ralph M., Lloyd K. and Edwin F. Private services.
David Kolona of Kaneohe, a retired city construction foreman, died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. Kolona, 80, was born in Waihee, Maui. He is survived by wife Helen; son David Jr.; daughters Jerilyn and Jaclyn Ching, Joyce Hashimoto and Myra Matsumoto; brother Koon Huckso; sister Pauline Murray; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m.
Jennie Y. Lu of Kaneohe, a retired federal food manager, died Wednesday at home. Lu, 80, was born in Waiahole. She is survived by son Wayne M.T.; brother Helmuth Yim; sister Lovelyn Gorai; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Ernest I. MacNeill of Kailua-Ko na, a retired heavy equipment operator, died March 13 in Kona Community Hospital. MacNeill, 93, was born in Beadle County, S.D. He is survived by wife Elietta F. Service: 6 p.m. today at his home. Burial will be held on the mainland.
Janet P. Madison of Kihei, Maui, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Madison, 69, was born in White Plains, N.Y. She is survived by son Robert; daughter Lynn Wroski; sister Martha Smith; and five grandchildren. Memorial service: 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Royal Mauian in Kihei, Maui, in the gardens. No flowers. Donations may be made to a charity.
Patricia Martos of Aiea died March 14 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Martos, 89, was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Barney R. Jr. and William R. Hanson, and Milton Martos; sister Mabel Reyes; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Takayo Miyahara of Wahiawa died March 13 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Miyahara, 92, was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Hiroshi, Hisashi, Yukio, Dr. James T. and Richard Y.; brother Edward Wakabayashi; sisters Matsue "Helen" Yamauchi, Tome "Grace" Kohama and Kameyo "Doris" Yoshida; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
David A. "Derts" Munzig of Lahaina, a self-employed landscaper and carpenter, died last Friday at home. Munzig, 43, was born in San Diego. He is survived by father Carl W.; mother Patricia Ann Johnson; brother Scott; sister Helen Sterns; and sons Joseph and Kai. Ashes to be scattered at sea.
Juka Muraki of Honolulu died Monday in Kaiser Hospital. Muraki, 74, was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sisters Mildred Urasaki, Bessie Nishida and Tsuyako Sakagawa. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Toyomi Muraoka of Pearl City, a retired Young Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. laundry sorter, died March 13 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Muraoka, 71, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Masato; son Michael K.; brothers Naoaki and Naoyuki Takaoka; sister Esther T. Nakamura; and a grandchild. Private services.
Charles T. "Pops" Nishi of Hilo, a retired Kuwaye Trucking Co. heavy duty mechanic, died Sunday at home. Nishi, 66, was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Genevieve "Jan"; son Starett; daughters Charlene Lanosa, Sharon Harada, Beverly Taise and Ronda Acol; brothers Yoshinori Nishi and George Sanborn; sisters Madeline N. Takaki, Betty Rabisa and Diane Santos; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Monday at Glad Tidings Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mitsuhiro "Mits" Nishida of Honolulu, a retired engineering program manager for the state Department of Transportation, died yesterday at home. Nishida, 55, was born in Hilo. He is survived by brothers Yoshihiro, Masahiro and Kanehiro; and sisters Shigeko Kimura, Claire M. Yahata, Hiroko Arisumi, Chikae Nishida, Terry T. Petersen and Kiyoko Nakamoto. Service: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment to be held in Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joaquin Ornellas of Kapaa, Kauai, a County of Kauai park employee, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. Ornellas, 76, was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Michael, Dennis and Gabriel; daughter Christine Stier; sisters Regina Ventura, Pauline Fernandes, Julie Souza, Theresa Martin, Mary and Eva Ornellas, Sister Mary Katherine; brothers John and Patrick; and six grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Kapaa, Kaui. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.
William R. Pahukoa of Keanae, Maui, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Pahukoa, 27, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Ryder K. Frame-Pahukoa; parents James and Phyllis; brothers Jerry and James Jr.; sisters Jasmine M. Frame and Cathy Pahukoa; and companion Kanani M. Frame. No services.
James W. Pierce Jr. of Kaloko, Hawaii, a retired restaurant owner, died Saturday at home. Pierce, 71, a U.S. Navy veteran, was born in Lake Charles, La. He is survived by son Michael; daughter Kathy Bumpus; sisters Mary E. Grove and Claudia Knox; brother Claude; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 5 p.m. today at Honokohau Harbor. Ashes to be scattered at sea. Call 329-1012 for the location. A farewell gathering will follow at his home. Casual attire. Loose flowers and leis welcomed.
Theodore L.O. Seto of Gardena, Calif., formerly of Kalihi, a retired Pan Am Airlines fleet service technician, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. Seto, 69, was born in Kalihi. He is survived by wife Irene K.H.; daughters Irene H.K. and Stella E.K.K. Seto, and Stephanie O.L. Riley; sons Theodore M., Richard P., Robert B., Dennis, Thomas, Charles, Walter D., Peter J., Gordon A. and Abraham J.; sisters Laverne Kala, Maria Chang and Olga Seto; brothers Henry and Lester; 37 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services held.
Earl C. Silva of Desert Hot Springs, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, a U.S. Navy retiree, died March 11 in California. Silva, 64, was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Roberta; daughter Jaclyn Correll; stepson Michael Green; mother Virginia; brother Dr. Cordell De La Pena; sister Delores Phillips; and seven grandchildren. Services held on the mainland.
Patsy S. Yoshida of Waipahu, a retired barber and owner of Blue Lei Barber Shop, died Sunday in Honolulu. Yoshida, 77, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Masao; sons Milton M. and Clayton S.; daughter Karen S. Russell; brother Koichi Sato; sisters Doris M. Tanaka and Maizie S. Sakoda; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.