Obituaries
Tuesday, May 20, 1997


Paul A.T. Akiona Jr., 69, of Kaneohe, a retired owner of Paul Akiona, Contractor, died Thursday in Kaneohe. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by companion Beverly Freitas; sons Paul A.T. III and Michael S.; daughter Leslie G.; sisters Lillian Highland and Vera Freitas; half-brother Newton; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Eulogy: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Ann’s Church. Mass: 8:15 p.m. Call from 6 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 8 a.m. Sunday at Heeia Kea Boat Harbor. Aloha attire.

Teodoro V. Arizala, 72, of Waianae, died May 7 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He is survived by wife Visitacion G.; sons Abbeth, Teodoro, Manolito and Lawrence Arizala and Lawrence, Leonard, Laurente, Lyndon and Lowell Patricio; daughters Hermina Handa, Teresita Velez and Losalyn and Loralie Patricio; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary, call from 6 p.m.; and 9 a.m. Friday at the mortuary, call from 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Charles P. “Uncle Charlie” Armstrong, 73, of Honolulu, died Sunday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughters Harriet A. “Jigs” Buen, Lovena K. “Vena” Hanada, Lydia M.K. Kaeka and Concetta K. “Cetta” Fialkowski; sons Charles A. “Butchy” and Earl K.; sister Bertha A. Moritz; 23 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Church, 2747 Pali Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Stella P. Buckowski, 80, of Aiea, a retired registered nurse, died on Sunday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Rhode Island, she is survived by husband George; sons Jan and George J.; and sisters Aldie Delay and Margaret Whiting. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Manuel Cambra Jr., 86, of Kapaa, Kauai, a maintenance worker for First Hawaiian Bank, died last Thursday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Eleele, Kauai, he is survived by companion Georgina Carvalho; sons Almo, Edgar and Kenneth; daughter Kathy Sofa; sisters Mary Reis, Frances Abrem, Emily Mendonsa and Adeline Christian; brother Lawrence; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church Kapaa. Mass: 3 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Friday, Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Libert C. Chan, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Gas Co. supervisor, died Thursday at home. Born in Hana, Maui, he is survived by wife Hazel K.; sons Libert Jr., Alfred, Edwin, Richard, Melvin and Douglas; daughter Winona Freitas; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bonnie W.C. Chang, 77, of Kailua, a retired Aloha Airlines Inc. captain, died Thursday at home. Born in Waimea, Kauai, he is survived by wife Anita T.; son Henry “Butch”; sister Frances C. Akana; brothers Kenneth, Alvin K. and Melton; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private burial.

Dorothy P. Chong, 86, of Waialua, a retired teacher and secretary, died Saturday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughter Dorothy K. Alo; son John L.; brother Daniel K. Poepoe; sisters Martha P. Hohu and Malia Hiapo; 16 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Kaumakapili Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

George Y.S. “BeeBop” “Ah Mong Chai” Chow, 59, of Makaha, a construction worker and pig farm owner, died Wednesday in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son George Y.S. Jr.; daughter Cheryl M.M.; brother Leonard; sister Priscilla Pau; and a grandson. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church. Call from 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Raymond K.Y. “Ray” Chow, 65, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, died May 11 in Las Vegas. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Lorranine N.C.; daughters Lorene S.Y. Rodrigues, Brenda S.P. Schell, Annette S.J. Warashina and Lianne S.L. Winter; father York L.; sisters Dorothy Chu and Amy Ho; and six grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Isabel G. Estomago, 89, of Kailua, died Thursday at home. Born in Cebu, the Philippines, she is survived by son Pedro Jr.; brother Ralph Genobatin; sister Ramona Cuyno; 17 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary, call from 6 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary, call from 8 a.m. Entombment: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Roy S. Iwatani, 80, of Pearl City, a retired Miramar Hotel bell captain, died Thursday at home. Born in Lihue, he is survived by wife Fujie “Frances”; son Gary I.; daughter Amy T. Maddox; sister Gladys C. Suzuki; and a grandchild. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

George J. Kanemoto, 73, of Honokaa, a retired state Parks and Harbors divisions employee, died Friday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Kanemoto, a member of the 442nd Veterans Club, was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii and is survived by wife Gloria C.; son Neil; daughters Lynn Kanemoto and Cara Kanemoto; brother Richard; and sisters Velma Oshiro, Ethel S. Yoki, Jane Akahiji and Nancy Lyum. Service: noon tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Kazuo Kimura, 75, of Honolulu, a retired NTA Pacific tour coordinator, died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Emiko; son Eric; daughter Frances K.; brother Mitsugi; sister Saeko Kuroda; and three grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

John N. “John John” Kuikahi, 63, of Kalaoa, Kona, a city heavy equipment operator, died May 12 in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Mountain View, Hawaii, he is survived by son Kaione; daughters Ipokailani and Ululani; sisters Angeline and Katherine; mother of his children Benjydette Puakela; and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Madeline N. Lindsay, 83, of Kaneohe died Friday in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Ronald and Jerry Bush; daughter Barbara Hamocon; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11:20 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Margaret N. Lothian, 94, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Thursday at home. Born in Selkirk, Scotland, she is survived by daughter Christina R.N.; son John; brothers George and Roger Newhall; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hilo United Methodist Church, 374 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo. Casual attire.

Chikao Masuda, 69, of Kailua, a retired city Building Safety Division electrical inspector, died Saturday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honaunau, Kona, he is survived by wife Miyuki; son Craig T.; daughters Colleen Y. Evans and Marian L. Matsumoto; brothers Chester, Kazunori and Toshiharu; sisters Nancy Higa, Rose Araki and Sumako Coker, and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Douglas H. Medeiros, 51, of Kaaawa, Oahu, a blacksmith, died Saturday in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Shirley; daughters Tammy D. Burgard and Wendy L. Medeiros; stepsons Charles L., Lawrence M. and Loren Beal; stepdaughter Renee N. Beal; brother Clarence T.; sister Darlene Plunkett; and several grandchildren. Mass: 6 p.m. Wednesday at St. John Vianney, Kailua. Burial services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Harry M. Nakasone, 41, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Newspaper Agency deliveryman, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by father Harry Y.; stepmother Linda; sisters Robyn De Leon, Lisa Nishiyama, and Tammy Nakasone; and brother Jimmy. Services: 7:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephen’s Church, 2747 Pali Highway. Call after 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Lourdes D.C. Nunez, 71, of Ewa Beach, formerly of Waipahu, died May 4 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in San Juan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Primitivo, Jose, Eduardo, Manuel and Marcelino; daughters Nellie Camero, Janet Viloria, Mary Lou Gorospe; several grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Nelson “Nele” Oasay, 48, of Ewa Beach, a Pearl Harbor Shipyard worker, died last Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Wahiawa, he is survived by wife Haunani “Nani”; daughters Kristin and Alison Oasay; mother Rose; brothers Rudy, Benny, Stephen, and Roderick; and sisters Elaine Patchrapong and Denise Kennedy. Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Ann Shiroma, 79, of Honolulu, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Seoul, she is survived by daughter Yeon-Ja Lee; sister Hui-Jeon Lee; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial service: 8 p.m. tomorrow, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

John Youn, is survived by sisters Dolores Keliikipi and Therese Almeida. Incorrect information was in an obituary Friday.




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