Obituaries

Saturday, October 25 and Monday, October 27, 1997

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Saturday, October 25, 1997

Thompson K. Apolo-Basso, infant son of Stewart Basso and Gwen Apolo, died Sept. 30 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is also survived by sister Brittany; brothers Ikaika and Solomona; grandparents Eddie and Hannah Apolo and Gene and Betty Basso. Graveside service: 11 a.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.

Burnett H. Cabral, 68, of Honolulu, a retired warehouseman, died Wednesday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Norman, Everett, and Richard; and sisters Mildred and Winona. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Rory J.K. “Willow” Carvalho, 8, of Honolulu, died Oct. 14 in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by parents Ronald and Beverly; sisters Rhonda, Rhoda and Rona; brothers Ronald Jr. and Royce; and grandmother Priscilla. No services. Donations suggested in care of Beverly Carvalho and James Toyama, P.O. Box 90970, Honolulu 96835.

Wilford S.Y.I. Ching Sr., 59, of Laie, a retired Honolulu police officer, died Wednesday in Kailua. Born in Kauai, he is survived by wife Barbara; sons Wilford Jr. and Wade; daughters Darlene Abraham, Cathy Ponciano, Movita Yohe and Tanya Smith; brothers Clesson, Lester and Harmony; sister Opal Trembath; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 6th Ward, Laie. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery. Casual attire.

Kandee C. “Su” Kalima, 48, of Kailua died Oct. 16 at home. Born in Washington, she is survived by daughter Kelliann; son Jason Holmbo; brother Leonard Garrett; and one grandchild. Private services.

Esther C. Kam, 94, of Honolulu, died Oct. 15 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Punaluu, she is survived by sons Albert and Raymond; daughters Caroline Konn and Lillian Lee; sisters Helen Chow, Alice Ching, and Daisy and Elsie Ho; 12 grandchildren; and 19 great grandchildren. Visitation from 9 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services follow. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Harold K. Kukahiko, 60, of Kaneohe, a retired city bus driver, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughters Robin Kaaiakamanu, Ellamarie Kukahiko and Kealoha Pa‘aao; hanai daughter Valerie Canon; brothers Wentworth, Jeremiah, Alexander, Valentine and Eldean Kukahiko and Albert Kalakau; sisters Alice Flores, Nellie Wa‘a, Estelle Akina, Alixia Tacuban and Taira Kukahiko; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Services: noon Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Gloria Ann K. Lewis, 59, of Honolulu, died Monday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by brothers Gilbert and Robert; and sisters Audrey Mangrobang and Marian Ishiki. Services: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Monica Y.Y. Moylan, 13, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Wednesday in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by parents John C. and Mee-Ling “Mabel”; brothers Martin M., Marcellus K. and Matthias O.; sisters Marita B., Miriam D. and Margaret C.; grandparents John J. and Elizabeth Moylan, and Ming Kan. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Juan F. Naputi, 55, of Waianae, a retired 1st Sgt. in the U.S. Army and Vice President of Paradise Chapel in Maili, Hawaii, died Sunday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Merizo, Guam, he is survived by wife Faith D.; sons Juan F. and Jeffery W. Naputi and Casey M. Sakamoto; daughters Sharon “Leimomi” Seabrooks and Carolann P. Rowe; brothers Francisco F. and Joaquin F.; sisters Encarnacion N. “Chong” Cruz and Rosario Conception; and nine grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Norman M. Pradia, 44, of Honolulu, a hairstylist, died Monday in Honolulu. Born in Houston, he is survived by parents Thelma and Michael; sisters Cynthia Matthews and Katherine Hill; and brother Vincent. Services 4 p.m. Sunday at Dis ’n Dat, 1315 Kalakaua Ave. No flowers. Casual attire.

Daniel Pu, 66, of Waianae, a Board of Water Supply retiree, died Oct. 20 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Born in Hana, he is survived by wife Hazel; sons Daniel Jr. and Anthony W.; daughters Tricia Potts and Tracy Pu; brothers Eddie and James; sister Valerie Park; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Rita Church. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Pedro C. Tangalin, 86, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired sugar plantation employee, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Margarita; sons Alvin and Marcelino; daughters Annie, Angelica, Herminigilda and Sinorosa; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Donald L. Thomas, 82, of Kailua, an Amfac retiree and president of Jon Thomas Associates, an electrical supply corporation, died Oct. 12 in Castle Hospital. Born in California, he is survived by sons Michael Thomas and Robert Nelson; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kailua Boat Ramp. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Christopher Senior Day Care Center Kailua.

Evelyn L. Trapido, 77, of Honolulu, will be remembered in services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Temple Emanu-El. Private inurnment: Oahu Cemetery. Incorrect information ran yesterday.

Yoshino Urata, 93, of Eleele, Kauai, died Tuesday in Hale Omao Care Home. Born in Wahiawa, Kauai, she is survived by sons Jackie and Walter; daughters Yuriko Takekuma, Chieko Miyamoto, Nobuko Hashimura, Yaeko Koga, Etsuko Arashiro and Sueko Higa; brother Tatsuo Sakai; sisters Ayano Arakawa and Shimeyo Horita; 22 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hanapepe Soto Zen Temple. Casual attire. No flowers.

William L.K. Vincent, 54, of Waianae, died Wednesday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by companion Lorelei Shimabukuro; parents Henry and Lulu; brother Henry; and sisters Charlene Lui, Haunani Mackey and Lehua Vincent. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

George S.L. White, 78, of Kapaa, a retired Standard Oil Refinery warehouseman, died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons Gerek K. and Kamu White, Nelson M. Kane, and Henry K. McShane; daughters Roseann K. Kon, Stephannie M. Poepoe, Malia Silva and Leioni White, sisters Frances K. Ohai and Blossom W. Kauanui; 25 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Oahu services: noon Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu. Call after 10 a.m. Kauai services: noon Thursday at Kapaa Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Kauai Municipal Cemetery. Aloha attire.

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Monday, October 27, 1997 Herbert V. Brine, 83, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Scottsdale. He was a U.S. Navy civil service employee. Born in Brighton, Mass., he is survived by wife Benita J.; daughter Catherine B. Henderson; sisters Madeleine Cullen; brothers Joseph W.; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Matsuno Higashi, 76, of Lihue, a retired Kauai Electric Co. employee, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Kalaheo, Kauai, she is survived by husband Kumao; sons Robert, Clarence and Dennis; daughter Penelope Chen; sister Mildred Watanabe; and nine grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Haruko Kubota,94, of Honolulu, a retired laundry worker for Maunalani Nursing Center, died Oct. 13 at Maunalani Nursing Center. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Ted H., James M., Harry J. and Robert H.; daughters Julia H. Sakamoto and Ethel S. Tokunaga; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Sunday at the chapel of Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Samuel S. Kuramoto,71, of Hawaii Kai, a retired U.S. Army Sergeant, First Class, died Wednesday at his home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Peggy A.; son Barry M.; daughter Jane F. Kanekoa; brother Edwin T.; sisters Kikuye Muneoka, Beverly T. and Bessie M. Roth; and four grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary; visitation from 5 p.m. Private inurnment at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers.

Duke T. Miyamoto, 87, of Honolulu, a retired sales manager for World Book Encyclopedia, died Oct. 10 in Paradise Respite Care Home. Born on Maui, he is survived by wife Mildred M.; brothers Donald and Yukio; and sister Esther Hasegawa. Private services.

Thomas T. Muranaka, 54, of Honolulu and San Marino, Calif., died Oct. 13. He is survived by wife June; daughter April; mother Elizabeth; brother Stanley; and sister Marsha Johnson. Services on the mainland.

Iseko Takahashi,60, of Mililani, a sales clerk with Duty Free Shoppers, died Monday at her home. Born in Yokohama, Japan, she is survived by husband Tateo; daughter Amy K. Takahashi; brothers Koichi and Kisaburo Suzuki; sister Nakako Kobayashi. Private services were held.

Larry M. Takenaka,80, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed furniture sales representative, died Wednesday at his home. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by wife Gladys; daughter Ruth Hirahara; and a grandson. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Thursday at the Palolo Hongwanji Mission. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Patricia A. Zych, 60, of Kailua, a hypnotherapist, died Oct. 15 in Kailua. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she is survived by son Jeffrey; and brother Thomas Johanni. Private services. Contributions can be made to Windward Unity Church and to any women’s shelter.