Obituaries

Tuesday, October 14, 1997

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Sadakichi “Teki” Arakawa, 70, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. heavy equipment mechanic, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Puunene, Maui, he is survived by wife Jean K. Chinen; son Gary; daughter Jan Yoshimoto; and eight grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jon P. Avigdor, 50, of Honolulu, a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, died last Tuesday. Born in Cambridge, Mass., he is survived by children David J. Avigdor and Suzanne I. Williams. Services: 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at St. Anthony’s Retreat Center, 3351 Kalihi St.

Glen W. Bitle, 86, of Kaaawa, an entrepreneur, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Monmouth, Ill., he is survived by sons Glenn and Dean; daughter Deanna Pabila; brother David; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes. Donations can be made to the Disabled American Veterans.

Amelia S. Cacpal, 90, of Waipahu died Oct. 3 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Onomea, Hawaii, she is survived by daughters Violet Tripp, Ramona Mercado and Ethel Rivera; brothers Joseph, Ernest and William Soares; sisters Mary Boyles, Victoria Higa, Mabel Santiago and Violet Soares; 15 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Trinidad U. “Trining” Calulot, 83, of Ewa Beach, died Oct. 6 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Engracia T. “Linda”; sons Lolito, Efren, Trinidad Jr., Jose, Edwin and Joseph; brother David; sister Romana Llapitan; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Edwin Canizo, 47, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a cane truck driver for Hamakua Sugar Co., died Oct. 4 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Haina, Hawaii, he is survived by fiancee Michelle Betonio; daughters Novagin W., Rose Marie and Edwina L.; hanai sons Evika and Joseph Betonio; brothers Alfred Lorenzo and Moses “Moke” and Jaime Canizo; sisters Rose Marie Levita and Diana Bunting; and four grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honokaa. Call 6-9 p.m. Servic es: 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kukuihaele County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Chong “Richard” Chang, 72, of Pearl City died Oct. 1 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Sau Lin; daughters Cynthia and Sandra; sons Vernon, Dennis, Stanley and Edmund; sisters Lillian Tung and Violet Ho; and 12 grandchildren. Call from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services will be held. Burial: Lin Yee Chung.

Richard R. DeCoster, 69, of Mililani, a former employee of Pan American Airlines and a communications worker at Camp Smith, died Oct. 4 in Tripler Hospital. He also served in the U.S. Navy where he spent the majority of his time in submarine duty. Born in Appleton, Wis., he is survived by wife Kristin “Kiddy”; adopted son Robert S.; and a granddaughter. Mass: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church.

Cacafranca R. “Rudy” Delos Santos, 58, of Honolulu died Oct. 4 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by companion Caridad O.; son Elmo O.; daughters Fe O. Delos Santos, Gina O. Roberts and Roda O. and Zona O. Delos Santos; wife Michelle A.; son Michael A.; brother Paul C.; sisters Mary D.S. “Cion” Supnet and Carmen S. Simene; and two grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Grace T. Fontanilla, 82, of Kailua, the first woman to retire from the Glaziers’ Union, died Wednesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Kekaha, Kauai, she is survived by son Larry; daughters Judy Bremer, Ellen Fontanilla and Blossom Stone; hanai son Michael Oshiro; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Guillermo “Indian” Francisco, 68, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Ookala, Hawaii, he is survived by sons George, Gordon, Gregory and Gary; brothers Toribio, Rufino and Fred; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kevin Fu, 49, of Honolulu died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Vietnam, he is survived by wife Annie F.; son Ryan; daughter Emily; and sisters Yen Nga Pho and Kim Tran. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Gregory P. Garrigan, 51, of Hauula, a retired schoolteacher, died Wednesday in Kahuku. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Karie; sons Gregory and Clayneal; daughters Mileka Tilini and Karen Garrigan; and sisters Alma Babb, Elizabeth “Ipolani” Magalei and Darlyne Garrigan-Lealao. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Gilbert Y.S. Goo, 70, of Honolulu, a U.S. Postal Service retiree, died Oct. 3 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Kamuela, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Laura Lung; sons Garrett and Bryan; and sisters Ruth Tang and Jennie Goo. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Alwyn G. Hansen, 86, of Medford, Ore., a retired Pacific Machinery manager, died Wednesday in Medford. Born in Kekaha, Kauai, he is survived by wife Mary; daughters Kathleen Hansen, Jeanie Holzworth and Jo Anne Dean; son William W.; and sister Olga O’Neal. Private services. Contributions suggested to Rogue Valley Manor Foundation, 1200 Mira Mar, Medford, OR 97504 and Providence Community Health Foundation (Hospice), 1111 Crater Lake Ave., Medford, OR 97504.

Ruth M.C. Helfand, 88, of Honolulu and Los Alamitos, Calif., a retired editor for U.S. Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base, died Aug. 4 in Los Alamitos. Born in Asheville, N.C., she is survived by brother Charles J. Cliff. Burial on the mainland.

Pauline G. Imoto, 61, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired secretary with Nishimoto Plumbing Co., died Friday at home. Born in Waimea, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Toshio “Toshi”; daughters Gwendolyn De Coito, Vanessa Kauina, Paulette Kurakazu and Iris Camara; and five grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Papaikou. Call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Yoshio “Inouye Sensei” Inouye, 90, of Honolulu and formerly of Waimea, Kauai, a retired principal and teacher of Waimea Japanese Language School, died Oct. 5. Born in Hanamaulu, Kauai, he is survived by wife Momoe; son Winfred T.; daughter Helene M. Kamita; and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

William P. “Billy” “Colombo” Kaai, 56, of Waianae, an employee of Serta Mattress Co., died Sept. 15 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Flora Y.H.; sons William “Billy” and Melvin Perry and David Kaluhiokalani Jr. and Mason and Guy Koa; daughters April Prevette, Annie Mitchell and Royleen and Bonnie Ann Kaai and Shawn Koa, Cindy Brinton and Rusielyn Koa; sister Patricia Scoby; mother Thelma; and 25 grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Hearts Church, Waianae. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Lily K.W. “Mama Lily” Kamakeeaina, 58, of Hauula, a retired grounds-keeper, died Thursday in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Horace “Bozo” and Albert “Alapaki”; daughters Lily Burke, Clara “Keala” Gonzaga, May Warren, Filsann and Linda Kamai; hanai daughters Ellen Kilbey, Pearl Kealohanui, Layla Burke, Tammy Kaanaana, Becky Jensen, Emma Kaleo, Lei Palakiko, and Mary and Esther “Tita” Kamai; hanai sons Clarence Kaina, Nolan Potts and Louis and Minoru Kamai; sisters Annie Kealoha and Ellen Ulii; and 40 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday. Burial: Hauula Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Toka Kirita, 99, of Manoa, former owner of Kirita Store, Kohala, Hawaii, died Friday at home. She is survived by son Ralph H.; daughters Sally S. Tsuneishi, Marian T. Takagi, Pat S. Nomura and Esther R. Noguchi; 23 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Richard R. Kunihisa Jr., 74, of Honolulu died Oct. 6 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Schofield, he is survived by son Bert H.; daughter Gail M. Kawaharada; brother Roy; sisters Helen Hoota, Betty Obayashi and Jane Kubo. Private services.

Chang Ling Leong, 97, of Honolulu, died Sunday. Born in China, she is survived by sons Wallace T.U., Roderick T.H. and Clement T.K.; daughters Caroline W.J. Young and Margaret W.H. Lau; 18 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9-11:30 a.m. Wednesday with services and cremation to follow.

M. Neil Macintyre, 78, of Orange Village, Ohio, a professor of anatomy at CWRU Medical School, died Thursday in Cleveland. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Mary-Grey; daughters Anne M. Bloomer and Jane H. Melcher; sons Stephen S. and David N.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Burial on the mainland. Contributions suggested to the Medical School of CWRU and Culver Academy.

Frances N. Matsumoto, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department secretary, died Friday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Richard A.; daughters Lori L. Sigler and Donna K. Sasaki; brothers Suichi and Clarence Omai; sisters Doris M. Gushi; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mamoru “Mamo” Matsumura, 70, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education principal, died Oct. 5 in Kaiser Hospital. He was also a former principal of Dole Intermediate and taught at Aiea High, Roosevelt High and Wahiawa Intermediate. Born in Kapahi, Kauai, he is survived by wife Carol K.; daughters Jeanie Kurosu and Carol Ann Shimomura; brother Gary H.; sisters Alice K. Shinn and Nancy K. Tada; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Joseph McGrew, 59, of Honolulu, a cargo agent with Pan Am and material specialist at Tripler Hospital, died Thursday in Straub Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Elsie; daughters Lise and Kristen; son Jeremy; brothers James and Gilbert Maggay; and sister Mary Fabre. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call from 8:45 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Wilhelmina Medeiros, 76, of Keaau, Hawaii died Saturday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Kukaiau, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Harry V.; sons Rodney G. and Harry J.; daughters Janis Hilderbrand and Dayna Unea; brother Joe Rodrigues; sisters Marie Henry and Katherine Vincent; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Tiburcio A. Moreno-Monroy, 48, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a chef and landscaper, died Oct. 2 in Hilo Hospital. Born in El Salvador, he is survived by wife Patricia “Patty”; stepson Wayne Gonsalves; stepdaughters Colleen and Jessica Kobayashi; brothers Eugenio, Cremigio, Juan and Angel Moreno; sisters Dominga, Victoria, Marcelina and Agustina Moreno. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Marion V. “Manny” Morioka, 63, of Aiea, a retired international inflight caterer, died Oct. 5 in Aiea. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband George; daughter Sheri Wagner; sons Bradley, Randall and Troy; sisters Lillian Ishikawa and Sarah Mendonca; brother Thomas Villarin; and five grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Matsuo Nishida, 84, of Hilo, a retired contractor, died Oct. 2 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Papaikou, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Ronald and Lawrence; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Edith M. Nishimura, 77, of Kapaa, a retired tour driver, died Oct. 6 in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Kukuiula, Kauai, she is survived by husband Fred H.; daughters Claire Hayashida, Susan Horikawa and Nora Napoleon; brother Isao Takemoto; sister Victoria Yoshimura; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Bertram H. Oshiro, 60, of Manoa, a retired technician for GTE Hawaiian Tel, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Guy H.; daughter Joni C. Chang; mother Ethel S.; brothers Edward Y., Craig H. and Leslie S.; sister JoAnn S. Yamasaki; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6:30 p.m.

David K. “Doughboy” Panoke, 55, of Honolulu died Oct. 1 in Hilo Memorial Health Care. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Martha; sons Eric Kala, David Kaleohano, Curtis Pomaika‘i and Hiram and Roman Panoke; daughters Opal M. Panoke-Ledford and Amanda and Joanne Panoke; mother Alice Kaeo; brothers Herbie and Buddy; sisters Winifred Hodges and Anela Bryan; and eight grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Scattering of ashes: 3:30 p.m. at He‘eia Kea Pier, Kaneohe.

Ada M. Ross, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired dental hygienist, died Sept. 27 at home. She was born in Pennsylvania. No immediate survivors. Private services.

Teruki Sakogawa, 78, of Waialua died last Tuesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Waialua, he is survived by sister Daisy H. Munetake. Memorial services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission, 1067 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Walter H. Tanouye, 57, of Honolulu, a retired jewelry salesman, died last Tuesday in California. He is survived by son Jared; daughters Cynthia Sakata and Michel Tanouye; brother Harry; sister Judy McCoy; and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment.

Thomas G. “Toshio” Toda, 73, formerly of Honolulu, a retired canal zone engineer and 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran, died Aug. 21 in Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Blanca; daughters Olga Ring, Cindy and Marilyn Hunt; brother Harvey H.; sisters Constance M. Hagiwara and Frances S. Tagami; and four grandchildren. Inurnment services held.

Edith S.Y. Tong-Tehero,75, of Honolulu, died Thursday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband William; daughters Sandy “Davis” Izumi and Beverly “Davis” Espiritu; sisters May Tong Kam-Young and Josephine “Tong” Mohammed; brothers Charles, William and Henry Tong; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Casual attire.

Martha E. Ufuti, 58, of Kaneohe died Saturday in Castle Hospital. Born in American Samoa, she is survived by husband Fred; sons John and Robert; daughters Joann Maa‘e, Jessie Helsham, Jerry-Ann and Liza; brothers Steve and Robert Steven; sister Margaret; and seven grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.