Obituaries

Wednesday, November 26, 1997

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Herbert Y.T. Au,72, of Halawa Heights, a retired planner/estimator for Public Works Center, died Sunday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Frances C.; son Carlton; brother Dennis; and two grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Interment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Salvador Baring,70, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired farm laborer, died Friday in Honolulu. Born in Ola’a, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Misako; sons Paul and Dennis; brothers Eugenio Baring and Ralph, Alfredo and Edwin Lagaso; and sister Rose Malakaua. Private services.

Cheuk Y. Cheung,73, of Las Vegas died Nov. 9 in Sunrise Mountainview Hospital. Born in China, she is survived by son Sam C.Y.; daughters Cheung Tai Chin and Kwan Ying Cheung; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Alvin L. De Mello,76, of Hilo, a retired accounting supervisor for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died yesterday at home. He was also a high priest of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a stake clerk. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Sylvana “Sylvia”; daughters Marilyn Nerveza and Tina Mochida; sister Maile Stone; and brothers Clifford “Sonny” and Stanley; and four grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Kilauea Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Chris T. Escalante,62, of Honolulu died Nov. 11 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Tayum, Abra, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Emiliana R.; sons Ben, Bert and Flory; adopted son Ferdinand Manarpiis; daughters Angelita and Marilyn; sisters Pelagia Olbes, Ignacia Macatula and Pacita Garduque; and eight grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, 1614 Monte St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Interment: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Joseph D. Evangelista,57, of Hilo died yesterday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Sandra; daughters Rose Bellaver, Delphine Kealoha, Gail and Joyce Evangelista, Jean Pang and Mary J Victorino; sons Gary and Mark; four sisters; 20 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Edith Y.P. Faildo,67, of Ewa Beach died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Daylan; daughter Deenette Woodward; brothers Raymond, Wilfred and Edwin Tang; sisters Rose Tam and Violet Miyashiro; and four grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call from noon to 1:30 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis-West Hospice Center.

Robert M. Harris,66, of Pupukea, president and founder of the Apollo Sales Group Inc., doing business as Central Vacuum Systems of the Pacific, died Nov. 18 at home. Born in New York, he is survived by wife Sandra; son Michael; daughter Sheryl; six grandchildren; and brother Earle. Memorial services: 8 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Bay Beach Park. Regrets only: 638-1116.

Pauline S. Kumalaa,75, of Waianae, a retired groundskeeper for Makaha Valley Golf Course, died Nov. 16 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons William J. Jr. and Walter C.; hanai daughter Penelope Amatokumalaa; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and sister Anastasiea Makua. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Marilyn P. Lono,38, of Hana, Hawaii, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by parents Francis K. Jr. and Anna; son Kaipo; brothers Arnold, Donald and Donovan; and sister Orieth. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Church, Hana. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Puuiki Church Cemetery.

Shimano Maeda,96, of Aiea died Friday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Waimea, Kauai, she is survived by daughters Ethel K. Sekine and Dorothy M. Urashima; brother Richard G. Hayashi; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers.

Yoshimi “Mousey” Matsuura,71, of Pearl City, a retired installer for Hawaiian Telephone Co., died last Wednesday in Las Vegas. Born in Ewa, he is survived by sister Elsie Y. Yoneda. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation follows. Casual attire. No flowers.

Florence T. Mau,63, of Gardena, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a clerk with the Los Angeles Police Department, died Saturday in University of Southern California Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by brothers George, William, Walter and Francis Mau and Leonard and Charles Young; and sisters Gloria Fuge, Grace Fukui and Annabelle Pa. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10:45 a.m. Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Florence “Momi” Meshke,63, of New London, Wis., died Nov. 12 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Harold; daughters Haroldeen Bohn and Carol A. Danke; sons Robert, Theodore and Matthew; brothers Avard Ostrom and Willie G. and Roger T. Bright; and sisters Victoria Rego, Mary K. Penaroza and Helen Furtado. Private services.

Winona L. Mitobe, 53, of Torrance, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a data processor for El Camino College, died Oct. 29 in Torrance. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Eric T.; sons Derick and Mark; daughter Tricia; mother Ruby Lum; brother Barry Lum; and sister Linda Oki. Services held.

Harold Y. Nakamura,90, of Honolulu died Sunday at home. Born in Kona, he is survived by brothers Teruo, Hideo and Todomu; sisters Haru and Masano Nakamura, Yoshie Hayata and Sueno Ota; sons Russell and Floyd; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Kona Hongwanji.

Chiyoko Nonaka,78, of Hanapepe, Kauai, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Wahiawa, Kauai, she is survived by husband Takao; sons Allen, Edward, Alvis, Harry and Clifford Nonaka and Bert Nishida; daughters Irene Yoshioka, Lynda Makanui, Amy Sunada and Janice Akiyama; 22 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sister Fujiko. Services: 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Kauai Soto Zen Temple Zenshuji, Hanapepe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mamerto Nuses,83, of Honolulu died Nov. 12 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by daughter Trisha; and sister-in-law Beatrice Kuma. Call from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Inurnment to be in Hilo.

Kumi N. Ogawa,70, of Honolulu died Nov. 14 in Honolulu. Born in Japan, she is survived by son Ishiro Sakurai. Private services.

Walter H.S. Pang,79, of Wahiawa died last Wednesday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughter Donna Matsuda; son Stephen; two grandchildren; brother Watson; and sisters Esther Kang, Thelma Shibata and Audrey and Barbara Lee. Private inurnment.

Alden C. Paine,84, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a retired college textbook editor/publisher with McGraw-Hill, Holt Rinehart Winston and Mayfield Publishing, died Friday in Keauhou Rehabilitation Healthcare Center. Born in New York, he is survived by wife Elizabeth R.; sons Christopher Paine and Dr. Oliver A. Ryder; daughters Hilary Paine and the Rev. Anne Ryder; and three grandchildren. Private services will be held at a later date. Donations suggested to Alzheimer’s Association, Kona Hospice and North Hawaii Hospice.

Juan Palacol,84, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a state maintenance worker for the Peace Corps, died Nov. 18 in Hilo Hospital. Born in San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur, the

Philippines, he is survived by wife Lourdes R.; daughters Clarita Ayson, Conchita Sahagun and Nancy Peterson; sons Felipe Rosario and Juan Palacol Jr.; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Papaikou, Hawaii. Call after 7 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sun Pang,82, of Honolulu, a retired meat cutter at the former Chun Hoon supermarket, died Friday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Sook Jun; sons Francis, Daniel and Leslie; daughters Yuk Tung Lum and Yuk Lung Chung; five grandchildren; and brother Yat Hoo. Taoist services: 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

it Jeremiah K. Phillips, infant son of Louis J. Phillips and Jeannette M. Inouye of Kailua, died Nov. 18 in Honolulu. The baby is also survived by brothers Jacob and Joshua Inouye, and Zachary Nanbu; grandmothers Jacqueline Teasdale and Sandy Phillips; and grandfather Clyde Phillips Sr. Private services.

it Flora F. Sakurai, 85, of Honolulu, died Nov. 16 in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Richard I.; sons Walter K. and Kenneth M.; daughters Janet H. Abellira, Joyce S. Nakamura, Judy K. Kohashi and JoAnn T. Uyehara; brother Toshio Hasegawa; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Victorio B. Salvador,87, of Honolulu died Nov. 10 at home. Born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Petra D.; daughters Neldie Ramos and Velma Salvador; sons Roger and Victorio Jr.; sisters Vicenta and Amalia Ramos; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Darlene K. Takayama,50, of Honolulu died Thursday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Richard; son Hokule’a; parents Emory and SueNee Keolanui; brothers Emory Keolanui Jr. and Hoku Keolanui; and sister Venus Manipon. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: 4 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Gertrudis S. Tomas,87, of Waipahu died Nov. 8 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Paniqui, Tarlac, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Ponciano G.; sons Catalino, Hospicio, Anatalio and Alejandro; daughters Ignacia Reyes and Angelita Pagarigan; brother Emilio Martinez; 33 grandchildren; and 52 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Interment: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mai Thanh Diep Truong, 78, of Honolulu, died last Wednesday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Vietnam, she is survived by husband Pho Bao Diep; sons Tom Yeh, Yeh Shih Ching, Billy Yeh and Ming Yeh; daughters Tran V. Thanh, Jenny Yeh Chan, Diep Quyen, Diep Lien and Mary Yeh; brother Duc Can Truong; sister Thanh Lan Truong; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Buddhist services: 9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Dec. 4 at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

Emily N. Ueda,73, of Waimea, Kauai, a retired dental technician assistant, died last Tuesday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in Kapaa, Kauai, she is survived by husband Kiyoshi; sisters Eleanor Sasaki, Helen Hamamura, Elsie Koigawachi and Gladys Yamashiro; and brothers Robert and Albert Tsuchiya. Private services.

Ellwood E. Van Gieson,of Hilo, a retired state deputy director of personnel, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. He was also a World War II veteran. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Aileen C.; daughters Joann Guillary, Earleen Rapoza; brother Donald; sister Leinani Rodenhurst; and two grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Hilo. Call from 11 a.m. to noon. Committal site services: 10:30 a.m. next Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Inurnment to follow.

William C. “Bill” Watson,59, of Princeville, Kauai, a retired movie actor, died Nov. 5 at home. He was also proprietor of Luana of Hawaii. Born in Chicago, Ill., he is survived by daughter Mililani; sons William II and Keoni; and brother Jim. Commemorative remembrance: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Black Pot Beach, Hanalei.

Kimiye Yamada,70, of Honokaa, Hawaii, died Sunday in Hamakua Health Center. Born in Honokaa, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Kazuto; sons Duane and Cary; daughter Lena Hashimoto; brothers Shoichi, Kenn, Noboru, Hiroshi and Isamu Shigematsu; sisters Tsutae Nakahara, Emiko Sumitani, Marge Sato, Aiko Sakazaki and Leatrice Okamoto; and seven grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Honokaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Agnes M. Yoshida,69, of Aiea, retired from Byron II Restaurant, died Nov. 17 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Stanley K.; sons Wallace K., Stanley K. and Thomas K.; seven grandchildren; brothers Kenneth, Richard and Eustace Suzuki. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.