Obituaries
Friday, June 21, 1996



Richard Borges, 59, of Keaau, Hawaii, a bus driver for Laupahoehoe Transportation, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by wife Belinda K.; stepfather Sune Hoglund; sons Ronald and Richard Borges, and Anthony, John, Benjamin, Randall and Clarence Hatori; daughters Tracy, Tammy, Coreena, Serena and Pua Borges, and Cecilia Kahooelihala; brothers Benjamin Delos Santos, and Julian Jr., Dwight, David and Daniel Borje; sisters Vivian Dela Cruz, Eufrasia Reyes, Lucy Stokes, Rose Hezekia, Victoria Garza, Lorraine Cornwall, Gwendolyn Fuller, Lydia Galasa and Emma Hoglund; and 28 grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pahoa Assembly of God Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Pauline P.K.L. Ching, 87, died June 16. She is survived by son Paul Winford; daughter Adrienne; sisters; and a granddaughter. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: Manoa Chinese Cemetery. No flowers.

Blaine K. De Coite, 13, of Kula, Maui, will be remembered in services Tuesday and Wednesday. Blaine's body was found in a farm field along Omaopio Road on Maui. He is survived by mother Jocelyn; father Joseph N. Molina; sisters Kamela and Jenny Molina; brother Joseph Molina; and grandparents Albert and Rose De Coite and Joseph and Esther Molina. Service: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Ghost Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Thelma E. De Sa, 73, of Hilo died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. She is survived by husband Alfred; sons Alfred Jr., Robert and Patrick; brothers Edward and Herbert Ornellas; sisters Beatrice Toledo, and Elizabeth and Mildred Correa; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary, call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.

Daryl K. Erhardt, 33, of Ewa Beach died last Friday in Ewa Beach. He is survived by father Louis D.; mother Nancy C.; and sisters Tami J. Carlos, Cheryl L. Magalianos and Michelle Erhardt. Call: 2 p.m. Sunday at Ewa Beach Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kaneo Fujiye, 76, of Honolulu, a construction worker, died Monday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Laura Kayahara and Rosie Kuramoto. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary.

Sophie K. Hanashita, 89, of Honolulu died Wednesday in the Aloha Health Care Center. She is survived by daughter Joan Yamashita; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Michael M. Hazama, 73, of Pukalani, Maui, former deputy district superintendent of education for the Maui district, died Wednesday at home. He is survived by wife Jean; son Mitchell; daughter Janet Sato; brother Noboru; sisters Mildred Machids and Jane Vaughan; and a grandchild. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kahului Union Church. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Tadamasa Isokane, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Board of Water Supply pipefitter, died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. He is survived by wife Fusae; sons Michael T., Gary K. and Rodney T.; brother Jerry M.; sisters Irene Doi, Dora Manabe, Billie Uematsu, Yoshie Shibuya, Betty Hashizume, Sally Hamada and Eleanor Teraoka; and three grandchildren. Service: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Darlene K. Johnson, 45, of the Marshall Islands, formerly of Hawaii, a youth organizer and health issues activist who founded the non-profit youth education program called Youth-to-Youth in Health, died Tuesday in the Marshall Islands. Johnson's Youth-to-Youth program won international recognition from several agencies including the World Health Organization, U.S. Public Health Service and Pacific regional organizations. The program, which distributes health information to other youths, has reached youths in Guam and Hawaii. Johnson is survived by husband Giff. Services to be held later.

Lillian R. Kapololu Grimm, 74, of Honolulu died June 5 in Honolulu. She is survived by two sons; a daughter; sister Doris Sands; and brothers Stanley, Clifford and Richard. Private services.

Carlos C. Languit, 38, of Wahiawa died June 7 in Kaiser Hospital. He is survived by wife Alvita R. "Beth"; daughter Maureen; son Henry; brothers Cesar, Mario, Sam and Raul; and sisters Myrna L. Manggad and Elizabeth Bautista. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 A California Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nelson S. Lingaton, 64, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired E.F. Nilson truck driver, died yesterday in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by wife Lucy; sons Nelsons and Michael; daughters Donna and Patty; brother Manuel Furtado; sisters Nora Wright, Trini Lasconia and Gina Texeira; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Masato Matsuno, 94, of Honolulu, a retired machinist who received the sixth- class order of the Sacred Treasure from the Emperor of Japan, died June 13 at home. He is survived by wife Sadayo; daughters Alma M. Nagao and Betty Y. Lum; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Takako Nagahisa, 79, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii County senior citizens craft instructor, died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. She is survived by daughter Karen Garkow; brothers Shoichi, Yoshitugu, Mike T. and Saichi Maeda; and a grandchild. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Sunday at Higashi Hongwanji on Mohouli Street. Call after 3 p.m. No flowers.

Kathryn M. Ng, 43, of Honolulu died Monday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by husband Lesner W.S.; daughter Jennifer Schmitzer; and mother Virginia. Service: 11:15 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Kay K. Pasion, 86, of Ewa Beach died Wednesday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She is survived by husband Maximino; son Glenn; daughters Irma Yoshimura and Henrietta "Pualani" Hashimoto; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three sisters. Service: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

Jack C. Pittsford, 84, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys B.; daughters Pamela C. Pittsford and Priscilla E. Cinavi; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Clement Episcopal Church. Donations suggested to St. Clement Episcopal Church.

Clement S. Rodrigues, 46, of Waipahu died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by mother Dorothy; and brothers Mike and Ben. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Henry T. Scott, 73, of Wahiawa died May 31 in Wahiawa. He is survived by ex-wife Helen; and nurse Francine Mundine. Private services.

Joe Siliado, 76, of Kahuku, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard commander, died June 12 in the Maunalani Nursing Home. He is survived by wife Deanna; sons Peyton and Derek; daughters Maria, Jennifer and Cathrina; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.

Ruth M. Simlick, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Pineapple Cannery forewoman, died Sunday at home. She is survived by sons William Jr., Robert, Albert and Craig; daughter Monette Gilding; sister Pearl Kamaiopili; brothers Daniel and Benjamin Ogden; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Amy Skipper, 78, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Judy Tacon; son Robert; sisters Vera Jackson and Ethel R.; brother Arthur Ackerman; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Kazue "Kay" Suzuki, 83, of Honolulu, retired owner of M&K Candies, died June 13 at home. She is survived by son James N.; daughter Ruth M.; brothers Toshio and Raymond S. Yamada; sister Katsuyo Yamada; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Jamie T. Trudell, 26, of Honolulu, a computer technician for Damon Key Bocken Leong Kupchak law firm, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by mother Sheri; and fiancee Sunway Chong. Service: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Lorraine J. Uale, 50, of Kaneohe, an Outrigger Hotel telephone operator, died Wednesday in Castle Hospital. She is survived by husband William J.; son William J. Jr.; daughters Vennie Medeiros, and Willette, Michelle and Tessa Uale; mother Catherine Peresa; brothers Harold and Michael Ramaes; sister Josephine Mangrum; and seven grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow.

Adelino S. Vares is also survived by daughter Audreen A. Kailihiwa. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Lawrence L.H. Young, 82, of Honolulu, died June 13 at home. He is survived by wife Clara L.; and sisters Florence Wong and Elsie Ho. Private services.




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