Obituaries
Tuesday, July 15, 1997


Shoji Abe, 84, of Honolulu died July 4 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Ewa, he is survived by brother Tatsuo. Private services.

Rufino A. Alminiana, 83, of Honolulu died June 25 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Bacnotan, La Union, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Teodocia; sons Nestor and Glenn; daughter Christina; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Ruben Aspili, 56 of Keaau, Hawaii, a truck driver with Puna Sugar Plantation, died last Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Olaa, Hawaii, he is survived by companion Lisa Le; sons David and Derrick; daughter Deborah; sisters Leonora Villafuerte, Rosalina Bender and Carmen Canda; father Cornelio L.; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Consolacion Barot, 79, of Honolulu died July 7 in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, she is survived by son Richard Palafox; sister Mercedes Canne; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ruby Beardsley, 93, of Kailua died Sunday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Parnell, Mo., she is survived by son William; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services at a later date.

Helen G.K. Billson, 68, of Kailua died Friday in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Conrad, Charles and Laurence; daughter Robin; brothers Hiram, Myron and Bernard Olsen; sisters Edith Dryoff, Pearl Lang and Hannah Chenoweth; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Unity Church, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. Burial at a later date. Casual attire.

Shon C. Bowden Jr., 67, of Hilo is also survived by son Matthew. Incorrect information for an obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Ronald F. Brissette III, 55, of Amissville, Va., who worked in Hawaii’s restaurant industry, died Wednesday. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by companion Jeanne Garbisu; parents Ron and Bernice; and sisters Kathy Kennedy, Myrna Junk and Anita Bruce. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney’s Church, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. No flowers.

Benjamin Caravalho, 74, of Cottonwood, Calif. died Wednesday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by wife Gwenath; daughters Carmen Spratt, Leah Andeson, Annette Harper, Rachael Lynn and Tillie Mansanas; sons Benjamin Jr. and Sky Edward; sisters Shandre Coit, Dorothy Wells and Pauline Kekuawela; brother Frank; 19 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Halawa Cemetery, Kohala, Hawaii. Aloha attire.

William De Mello, 72, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a retired equipment operator with Hamakua Sugar Plantation, died last Tuesday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Paauilo, he is survived by wife Eleanor; and sister Elsie Viera. Private services.

Agnes K. Harada, 74, of Honolulu, a retired salesclerk at McInerny’s, died June 14 at home. Born in Waimanalo, she is survived by sister Ruth H. Takiguchi. Private services.

Dorothy F. Hay, 75, of Keaau, Hawaii, a state Department of Education secretary, died Friday at home. Born in Illinois, she is survived by son Douglas M.L.; daughter Dorothy L. Paiva; sister Jeanne Coffey; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Inurnment services: 2 p.m. today at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ruth F. Higa, 66, of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii died Friday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Kaauhuhu Homestead, Kohala, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Robert K.; daughters Natalie Higa and Renee Gonsalves; sons Tyrus and Zackery; brothers Takeo, Haruo and Chosei Maekawa; and four grandchildren. Services over ashes: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Papaaloa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4:30 p.m. Inurnment services: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Shigeo Higa, 83, of Waipahu, a retired state worker, died July 6 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation Nursing Center. Born in Honouliuli, he is survived by wife Chiyoko; sons Ronald, Eugene, Stanley, Wilfred and Gary; brother Noriyasu; sister Florence Miyashiro; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mitsuko Hiyoto, 84, of Hilo died Thursday in Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Hilo, she is survived by sons Harry, Bert and Gary; daughter Helen Tanioka; brothers Masato and Takeshi Hirata; sister Pauline Leong; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Stanley H. Kaito, 75, of Honolulu, a city government retiree, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Puuloa, he is survived by daughter Ramona L.K. Kaito-Poe Poe; brothers Ben F. and Masanori; sister Laura Y. Nakahara; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masako Kashimoto, 78, of Hilo, a salesclerk with Roberts Bakery, died Sunday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by son Kalvin; daughter Kayleen Yuda; brothers Tsutomu, Susumu and Eichi Shigemasa; sisters Sadako Sasaki, Hatsue Matsuura and Eiko Nagano; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1856 Kinoole St., Hilo. Call after 3 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Thursday in Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Renee V. “Ping” Kim, 77, of Hawaii, a retired telephone operator with Sheraton and Princess Kaiulani Hotels, died Wednesday in Honolulu. Born on Kauai, she is survived by husband Walter T.P.; and brothers Faustino and Allan Verano. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Darlene I.V. Krimm, 54, of Kaneohe died July 5 in Kaneohe. Born in Dayton, Ohio, she is survived by children Chris N. Krimm and Dusty M. Williams; brother Doug Cosby; and a granddaughter. Private services.

Lin Tim Lee, 98, of Honolulu, a butcher, died July 2. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons Victor and Robert; daughters Frances Au, Betty Whang and Ethel Goodman; 22 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Boyd E. Lee, 77, of Honolulu, a retired lieutenant commander of Naval Reserves, died Thursday in Honolulu. He served in World War II and the Korean War. He also worked as shift superintendent with Spreckles Sugar Co. and was an apartment manager in California and for Chaney Brooks & Co. Born in Portland, Ore., he is survived by wife Winifred; sons Brian C. and David E.; daughters Judith H. Author and Linda Carole-Lee; sisters Genevieve Friedstrom and Maxine Drozanowski; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Glenda S.K. Makaiwa, 62, of Mililani died Saturday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Wendell and Wesley Wasano and Frank Makaiwa Jr.; daughters Lana Mae Jackson, Berlyn Evans, Serina Makaiwa, Virginia Kaohi and Brandi Makaiwa; brothers Albert, Patrick and Clarence Lee; sisters Esther Gilliam, Alice Hayes, Viola Whaley, Beatrice Lederer, Elsie Kanana and Mary Baird; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Librada B. Miguel, 73, of Honolulu died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, she is survived by daughter Josefina Estrella; sister Maxima Viloria; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony’s Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Richard S. “Dick” Mishima, 81, of Honolulu, a retired salesperson with Meadowgold, died last Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Nancy S.; son Gordon I.; daughters Susan S. Ventura and Sandra S. Mishima; sister Bernice K. Preda; and a granddaughter. Private services.

Francis N. Nagatori, 86, of Honolulu, a retired real estate broker, died Wednesday in Straub Hospital. Born in Kona, he is survived by wife Hajime; sons Carl R. and Francis S.; daughter Cheryl Y. Campbell; brothers Philip and Norman; sisters Sueko Tanaka and Florence Golden; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lawrence Y. Nagatoshi, 79, of Honolulu, the retired owner of A & E Equipment Rentals, died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Keopu, North Kona, he is survived by wife Margaret M.; sons Kenneth Y. and Eugene M.; daughter Annette Y.; brothers Stanley, Masayuki, Richard S. and Hachiro; sisters Doris H. Akeyama, Bessie Hirao and Carol Shiraishi; and six grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elizabeth W. Nahm, 81, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in San Francisco, she is survived by son Craig; daughters Trina Nahm-Mijo and Lia Nahm; brothers Paul and Francis Whang; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Khue D. Nguyen, 72, of Honolulu died yesterday. Born in Vietnam, he is survived by wife Hong-An Thi Dinh; sons Viet Duc and Anthony; daughter Lisa Mikami; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Clarence F. “Pops” Oliveira, 81, of Honolulu, a retired mason, died Thursday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by son Clarence G.; daughter Linda M. Gentry; sisters Violet Ferreira and Adalaide Aveiro; and three grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Inurnment services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Wallace Y. Oshiro, 54, of Kaneohe, a retired carpenter, died Saturday in Castle Hospital. Born in Kaneohe, he is survived by son Donny; daughters Kathylyn and Brandy; mother Kamado; brother Yasuo; sisters Hatsue Tengan, Fumiko Arakaki, Betty Ikehara and Jane Young; and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Ordenstein’s Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Frank “Panicky” Rocha, 95, of Kahului died Friday in Kahului Hale Mauka. He played semi-pro baseball on the mainland. Born in Hamakuapoko, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Mary; sons Leroy and Jerome; daughters Eleanor Watanabe, Patricia Shishido, Lavina Silva and Leona Wilson; 21 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Christ the King Church, Kahului. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Flaviano B. Sidiaren, 87, of Honomu, Hawaii, a proprietor, died July 4. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by sons George and Harold C.; and daughter Elsie V. Correa. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call 8:30-10:30 a.m. Burial at a later date in Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.

Myrtle O.B. Spurlock, 76, of Kaneohe died Friday in Castle Hospital. Born in St. Louis, she is survived by daughters Marion Villanueva and Laurie Spurlock; son L.C. Gilmore; sister Marion Landers; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-8 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Amador P. Tabon, 81, of Kahului died Saturday in Kula Hospital. Born in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Emiliana; sons Benjamin, Al, Walter, Orlando, Larry, Loreto and James; daughters Orlina Tranilla, Elizabeth Slyter, Gloria Webb and Nancy Tabon; brother Alfredo; sister Concepcion Tesoro; 21 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman’s Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Federico S. Tamayo, 45, of Waipahu died June 21 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Cristina; sons Jeffrey and Jerry; parents Jatonias and Marciana; brothers Carlos and Macario; and sisters Tomasa Costuna and Dolores and Demy Tamayo. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

The Rev. Tadao “Papa” Tanaka, 88, of Aiea, a retired carpenter, died Sunday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons the Rev. Robert T. and Edward A. Tanaka and Kenneth A. Villabrille; daughters Momi Kwan, Iwalani Gomard, Evelyn Kamakawiwoole, Annie Plunkett, Wilma Makilan, Louise Nawatani and Merlette Liu; brothers Charles Tanaka, Patrick Luka and Harold, James, Douglas and Donald N. Tanaka; sisters Florence Watanabe and Phyllis Nosaka; 47 grandchildren; 75 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call 4-9 p.m. Services: 9:15 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Mary R. Vagnarelli, 88, of Kaneohe died last Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Pittsburgh, she is survived by daughter Chiara Makekau; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Carl R. Wagner Jr., 50, of Honolulu, an employee on Johnston Island, died June 6 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Mississippi, he is survived by wife Joli Maiola-Wagner; son Jonathon; stepdaughter Preshess; stepson Kaha‘i; mother Louvee Dickens; and sisters Peggy Woods, Barbara Chaney, Mildred Sanders, Mary Lou Beck and Joan Wagner. Visitation: 8:30-9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Takeji Watanabe, 75, of Kahului died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born on Oahu, he is survived by wife Florence Y. Tamaki; daughters Lynn Lazzarini and Ann and Judy Watanabe; sister Mildred Maeda; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Eleanor Young, 84, of Honolulu, a retired beautician, died July 5 in Straub Hospital. Born in California, she is survived by calabash family Marge and Karen and many friends. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. today at Elks Club, Waikiki. Aloha attire.




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