Obituaries
Wednesday, July 3, 1996



Ushi Ajifu, 101, of Honolulu died Saturday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She is survived by sons Harold G., Kenneth K. and Tatsuo; daughters Fumiko Kawaguchi and Vivian C. Miyasato; 21 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Macario L. Alce, 70, of Hawaii, a retired landscaper, died June 21 in Castle Hospital. He is survived by sons Ronnie and Jose; daughters Gertrude Vano, Rebecca Estorba, Milagros Alce and Geraldine Durango; and sisters Anastacia Sensontic and Rosario Alce. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. George Catholic Church. Service: 9:20 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Haruko H. Asato, 89, of Waianae, a retired vegetable farmer, died June 25 at home. She is survived by son Herman S.; daughters Rose T. Yamanoha and Janet Schutze; brother George Y. Higa; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Deborah K. Asperilla, 72, of Nanakuli died June 19 in Nanakuli. She is survived by sons Edward and Leonard Asperilla, Aloyisus Kaluna, and Charles and Marshall Poaha; daughters Juanita L. Ippolito, Florence K. Asperilla, Rose L. Mikasobe and Frances N. Dongog; brothers William K., Manuel H. and Joseph M. Sylva; sisters Julia Jones, Elizabeth L.S. Among, Mary K. and Winifred Sylva, Katherine Valdez and Janice H. Uneta; 32 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday at the mortuary and from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the family home in Nanakuli. Burial: Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Bernice L. Barboza, 79, of Honolulu died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by husband Abel; daughter Charlene Hart; brothers Paul B. and Gilbert J. Leong; sisters Amy and Clara Lee, Dorothy Wong and Evelyn Leong; and three grandchildren. Service: noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Entombment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jacinto E. Cabatbat, 68, of Waipahu died June 24 in St. Francis Hospital. He is survived by wife Brigida S.; sons Rodrigo S., Jacinto S. Jr. and Rodolfo S.; daughters Rosalinda S., Marilyn S. and Marilou S. Cabatbat, Milagros C. Magzano and Emele C. Antonio; brother Aurelio; sister Carmen Manaois; and eight grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Wapio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held later. Casual attire.

Nathan K. Castro, 37, of Makawao, Maui, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He is survived by ex-wife Raenette; daughter Tiera M.; brothers Zachary N., John K. and Albert K. Jr.; and sisters Renee L. Benson and Anna Marie N. Kahunahana-Castro-Howell. Services over his ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Maui Uplands, 64 Ulana St.; and 10 a.m. July 13 at the Hawaii Kai Boat Harbor Park. Burial to follow.

Lindsey P.K.H. Coelho, 32, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a food service manager for Hawaii Preparatory Academy, died June 24 in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by parents Kenneth J. and June; and sister Odetta Yoshimatsu. Service: noon Saturday at the New Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimea Ward. Call from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial: Waimea County Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elmer W. Conant Jr., 70, of Lihue, a retired self-employed auto mechanic, died June 25 in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by daughters Elmyra Takahashi and Beatrice Conant; son Elmer W. IV; sisters Maude Conant, Lillian Lopes and Ann Raydon; and five grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery.

Reginald Y. Fukuda, 76, of Mililani, a retired Public Works Center painter, died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. He is survived by wife Michiko; sons Channing Y., Colin J. and Kalani M.; daughters Leimomi Y. and Naomi N.; sister Helen S. Nikaido; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

James P. "Jimmy" Garcia, 89, of Honolulu, owner of Tropical Lamp & Shade Co., died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by caretaker Emily; sons James Jr. and Clifford J.; daughters Audrey Newboro, Patricia Porter and Carleen Wooden; sister Jenny Brilhante; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Stephen's Church on Pali Highway. call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow.

Jane H. Harada, will be remembered in an 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Aiea. Private inurnment. No flowers. Information was inadvertently omitted from an obituary published yesterday.

Kimiko Hirai, 77, of Kealia, Kauai, a retired Kapaa Big Save Co. cook, died Sunday in the Mahelona Hospital. She is survived by sons Richard and Brian; daughters Larraine Hartley and Sharlene Crawford; sister Tsuyako Kameda; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service: 5 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yoshiaki Ishikawa, 80, of Honolulu, a retired HPC Foods Ltd. supervisor, died Thursday at home. He is survived by sons Ronald Y., Jerry S. and Melvin N.; daughter Emi E. Higuchi; a brother; and a sister. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yaeju Iwasaki, 95, of Honolulu died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She is survived by sons Shigetoshi, Noriyuki, Daniel S., Andrew K. and Benjamin Y.; daughter Mihako "Gail" Kajiyama; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Service: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Adriano R. Jacinto, 81, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a Lihue Plantation sugar processor, died yesterday in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by wife Asencion; daughters Laverne Villaflor and Lornalynn Mederios; sons Leonard and Leslie; two sisters; and 10 grandchildren. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. No flowers.

The Rev. Thomas K. "Kahu Tom" Kalili, 66, of Hilo, pastor of the Berean Bible Church, died Sunday at home. He is survived by wife Pat; son Tom; daughter Amy; brothers the Rev. John Jr. and Sammy; sisters Amy Asano, Hauoli Hiers and Nona O'Neil; and two grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Helen "Pok Soon" Kim-Antonio, 75, of Honolulu died June 21 in Columbus, Miss. She is survived by son Dennis Y.S. Yang; daughter Lorraine O.S. Atkins; companion Francis Antonio; brothers Norman and Edward Kim; sister Grace Fukumoto; six grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.

James L. King, 74, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, died June 21 in Tripler Hospital. He is survived by wife Carla; daughter Jimi Lin; stepchildren Lisa T. Steven and Heidi Seifert; and a grandson. Service: 4 p.m. Friday at Cannon Club, Upper Lanai.

Ivy S. Lee, 73, of Waianae died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by sons Robert K. Cummings, Anthony "Chico" Carreiro and John Lee Jr.; daughter Charlene Valpoon; sisters Agnes "Tete" Mendiola and Erma "Buddy" Costa; 22 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Service: 11:15 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 85-786 Old Government Road. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Charles M. Loomis, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base civil service employee, died Friday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Relda; daughters Jean Kellerman, Barbara North, Margaret French and Shirley Dusendschon; sons Charles "Cap" and Dwight Perkins; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Holy Nativity Church. Inurnment: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.

John Makuakane, 61, of Kaneohe, a crane operator at Pearl Harbor and Coast Guard retiree, died Friday at home. He is survived by wife Kathryn K.; sons John K. and James K. Makuakane, and Kamehameha Kane; brothers Lawrence A. Makuakane, Luther Keliikuli, James K. Simmons and Jack K. Makuakane; sister Lucianna K. Tripp; and five grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and after 8:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Jonathan Marin, 62, of Honolulu died June 12 in Queen's Hospital. No survivors. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Park of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Norman Y. Matsumoto, 58, of Gardena, Calif., native of Koloa, Kauai, a metallurgist for McDonnell Douglas Torrance and a U.S. Air Force veteran, died June 10 in Gardena. He is survived by daughters Marianne Matsumoto-Rees and Leilani Abyad; brothers James, Stanley and Ralph; sister Bernice Browser; and three grandchildren. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Baptist Church, 2010 Nuuanu Ave. No flowers.

Robert G. Polelia, 21, of Honolulu died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by daughters Chasslyn Polelia-Amina and Chelsea Polelia-Amina; father Richard E.; mother Francine P.; stepmother Mililani Maika'i-Glenn; brothers Franklin P. Perreira and Richard E. Polelia Jr.; stepbrothers Randy B. Maika'i and Calvin Glenn; sisters Mary M. Pavao and Richelle K. Polelia; and grandmother Julia K. Mass: 7:30 p.m. today at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Ashes to be scattered: noon Saturday at Zablan Beach in Nanakuli. No flowers.

Maura Rabago, 83, of Aiea died June 17 in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by son Ireneo; daughters Marieta and Rose; brother Danny Rivera; and a grandson. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Marcelo Romero, 87, of Kekaha, Kauai, an agricultural control/researcher for Kekaha Sugar Co., died Sunday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He is survived by wife Consolacion; daughter Lillian De Costa; son Roger Marzan; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Kekaha, Kauai. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens.

Rory A. Ross, 36, of Hilo, a former Hamakua Sugar Co. employee, died Monday at home. He is survived by son Jake; parents Donald and Amy; brother Curtis; and sisters Sharon Ross and Carol Aiona. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Shirley Marie C. Ryan, 58, of Honolulu, a former wikiwiki bus driver and singer who also recorded with the musical group Hoomele in 1989, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by husband Edward Jr.; son Edward "Cooke"; daughters Cherylanne "Wehi" Ryan and Nadine "Dee" Goard; brothers Thomas "Sonny" and Wayne "Deenie" Cummings; sisters Ramona Akau, Patricia "Midge" Solomon and Jennifer Cummings; and seven grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Corrected information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Marcos S. Sagocio, 81, of Waialua died June 9 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He is survived by children Trinidad Pascua, Honorato and Tomas "Doming" Sagocio; siblings Lazaro, Manuel, Avelino and Pedro Sagocio, and Feliciana Aranda; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kathryn C. Sera, 30, of Aina Haina, a San Francisco Waldenbooks assistant manager, died Thursday at home. She is survived by parents George N. and Jean T.; brother Wayne P.; and grandparents Edwin H. and Eleanor M. Sera, and Nora B.Y. Pang. Service: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masao Takatsuki, 78, of Wailua Houselots, Kauai, a state agriculture research technician, died Monday in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by wife Kiyoko; sons Dennis and Thomas; daughters Shirley Spano, Sharon Takatsuki and Faith Tanaka; sister Thelma Tanji; brother Henry; and a grandchild. Service: 3 p.m. Saturday at Kauai Soto Zen Temple in Hanapepe, Kauai. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

George R. Tiqui, 52, of Ewa Beach died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. He is survived by sons George R. Jr., Greg, Gerald and Dominique Tiqui, and Joey Kaeo; daughters Gina Dristy, Angelique "Ipo" Faurot and Chrystal Ching; brothers Richard and Fermin Jr.; sisters Gloria Cabbob and Veronica "Ronnie" Tiqui; and 20 grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Mary F. Victorino, 92, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. She is survived by sons Herbert, Daniel Jr., Edward and Theodore; daughters Alice Flores, Loretta Sumiki and Irene Mitchell; seven grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.




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