Obituaries
Wednesday, September 11, 1996



Malcolm Atoa, 26, of Kailua-Kona, a house person and bus driver for Kona Coast Resort, died Friday in Elko, Nev. He is survived by wife Christine B.; daughter Sierra A.; parents Jeffie and Rosalita; brothers Verna, Levi, Jeff W. and Chuck M.; grandparents Sio and Maria Atoa, and William and Merapi Nansen; hanai parents Tupu and Eli Paogofie; hanai brothers Pele, Clinton, Wilton and Kona Paogofie, and Leko Mareko; and hanai sisters Leetha Buyten, and Noe and Vaipuna Paogofie. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kona Outdoor Circle Educational Center, 76-6280 Kuakini Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. For information, call Jeff Atoa at 329-1897 or Christine Atoa at 329-7858. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Frances L.D. Baker, 70, of Waianae, an Aloha Airlines retiree, died Sept. 3 in Waianae. She is survived by son John P. Jr.; sisters Alice K. Freitas, Marion O'Brien and Elizabeth Drew; hanai sister Katherine N.D. Lee; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: noon Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Ireneo Balanay, 91, of Haleiwa died Thursday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He is survived by children Emeteria "Eme" Omalza, Felicia Deliz, Barbara Edwards, Rosalina "Rose" Acierto and Annette Griffen; 36 grandchildren; 102 great-grandchildren; and 24 great-great-grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Peter M. Belles, 91, of Kahului, died Saturday in Hale Makua. He is survived by sons Manuel, John and Moses; daughters Mary Burgo and Lupe Null; 17 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Graveside service: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Raymond A. Caguioa, 76, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He is survived by wife Josefina R.; sons Raymundo and Salvador; daughters Esterlita and Angelita Caguioa, and Norma Funtanilla; brothers Alipio and Teofilo; sisters Maria Decena, Nenita Umayam, Natalia Pastrana, and Benjamina, Cecilia and Gloria Caguioa; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Fernando S. Feliciano, 86, of Honolulu, died Aug. 26 in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dolores N.; daughter Florita; and son Florence. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Harry J. Friedman, retired University of Hawaii Political Science Department chairman, who died May 10, will be remembered in an 11 a.m. service Sept. 29 in Orvis Auditorium on the University of Hawaii-Manoa campus, corner of University Avenue and Dole Street. Donations may be made to the Harry J. Friedman Memorial Scholarship Fund, care of the UH Department of Political Science.

James E. Griep, 54, of Honolulu, died Sept. 1 in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by sons Jim Jr., Troy, Bill and Diedrick; daughters Kathy and Keala; father Marshall; brother Wayne; sisters Kitty, Marsha and Annette; and several grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sand Island Park. Casual attire.

Stephan J. Guss Jr., 80, of Honolulu, a retired New Jersey high school teacher, died last Wednesday in Straub Hospital. Guss, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, is survived by sons Stephan J. III and Jeff K.; daughters Suzanne R. Aiona and Cynthia L. Guss; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services held.

Samuel M. "Sammy" Higuchi, 42, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He is survived by brothers Roy S., Robert A., William T. and Dick M.; and sister Florence T. Nagatori. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers.

Ollie A. James, 90, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, died Aug. 28 in Kona Community Hospital. She is survived by daughters Wilma Walters, Mary Edwards and Geneva Beck; sons Paul, Ben and Kenneth Burruss, and Russell Stevens; 40 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. No services.

Eva M. Jones, 90, of Halawa, died Aug. 23 in the Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She is survived by son Robert P.; daughter Barbara J. Williamson; sisters Mildred Guerry, Lilly Cabral and Ethel Pires; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. No flowers.

Katherine M. Lovejoy, 82, of Lihue, a teacher, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She is survived by daughter Bonnie Peters; sister Helen J. Eamman; brother H. Donovan Simson; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 10 a.m. Friday at Sun Village Apartments by the pool. Scattering of ashes: 4 p.m. Saturday at Salt Pond in Hanapepe.

Eliza K. Nahinu, 79, of Waimanalo, a retired lei seller, died Thursday at home. She is survived by daughters Noreen Kapahua, Winifred De Soto, and Sherry M. and Jacquelyn "Jackie" Nahinu; sons Charles, Samuel, Randall and Sherwood "Biggie"; hanai sons Jacob and Robert; brothers Richard, Joseph and Edward Kahoalii; sister Hilda Palos; 31 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary, call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Helen H. Morita, 60, of Ewa Beach, died Saturday at home. She is survived by husband Harold H.; son Ezra T.; daughter Amy K.; brothers Richard, Edward and George Yamamoto; and sisters Alice Takamoto, Grace Kamei, Jane Kuniyuki and Nancy Agodone. Memorial service: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Elizabeth L.P. Nuesca, 56, of Lahaina, died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She is survived by sons David J. Jr., Michael and Daryl; daughters Charmaine Ganer, and Chevelle "Pito" and Tina Nuesca; sister Patricia Kamalu; brother Edmund AhNee; and seven grandchildren. Service: 8 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 11 a.m. Saturday at Sadang's Place in Kahana, Maui. Casual attire.

Harold J. "Obie" Oberhaus, 80, of Aiea, manager of the Land on Pool Co. and an umpire for the American Softball Association, died Friday at home. Oberhaus, a retired U.S. Navy commander, is survived by wife Harriett; sons Tom Oberhaus and Michael Zonata; daughters Nancy Oberhaus and Laura Huff; and four grandchildren. Private services held. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.

Pedro O. Parong, 86, of Seattle, formerly of Honolulu, a retired laundryman, died Thursday in Seattle. He is survived by daughters Paulette Parong-Waters and Myra Snow; stepson Kenneth Camacho; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Homelani Memorial Park.

Daniel Pinho, 86, of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard retiree, died Monday in Kaiser Hospital. He is survived by wife Rose; sons Daniel Jr., Edward and Michael; daughters Rose Long, Letitia Pinho and Cheryl Bodge; brother Antone; 22 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Service: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Barbara C. Powell, 60, of Newport Beach, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, died Sunday at home. She is survived by daughter Elizabeth Rabosky; and son Ashley. Service: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial to follow.

Susan Prindle, 44, of Honolulu, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by mother Elsie Y. Pang; daughter Tricia K.; brothers Michael, Roger, Fred, Steven and David Pang; and sisters Sandra P. Sarcedo and Stephanie Pang. Service: 8:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers.

Daniel C. Raniada, 79, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Plantation mechanic helper, died Sunday at home. He is survived by wife Andrea A.; daughters Elaine de la Cruz, Sandra Yokotake and Danette Ozoa; brother James C.; and two grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Waialua United Church of Christ, 67-174 Farrington Highway. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ricardo S. Sahagun, 84, of Kihei, Maui, died Aug. 30 in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Cecilia; sons Virgilio, Benjamin, Daniel, Reynaldo and Eduardo; daughters Nenita Sahagun and Evelyn Caba; 21 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wake: 6 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. No service. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Sugao Saito, 80, of Pearl City, a retired carpenter, died Sunday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He is survived by wife Clara S.; daughters Dr. Sherry A. Saito and Patti M. Isaacs; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leonard C. Sanidad, 80, of Ewa Beach, died Aug. 28 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He is survived by wife Eustacia V.; sons Samuel, Jose, Arthur, Leo, Joseph and Alexander; daughters Estrelita and Leonora; sister Soledad Aquino; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 714 N. School St. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.




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