Obituaries

Wednesday, December 17, 1997

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Jo-Lynn K. Abihai, 38, of Honolulu, a former custodian for Klinko Janitorial Services, died Dec. 8 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by mother Aorandi “Honey” Wong; brothers Wadsley, Wesley, Charlson and Algene Abihai and Kimo Wong; sister Pohai; and companion “Chucky” Leopoldo. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Felipe A. Agustin, 67, of Honolulu, a tractor driver at Schofield, died Dec. 8 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Ewa Plantation, he is survived by brothers Erenio and Albert. Call from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Mass: 12:30 p.m. at St. Philomena Church. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Richard L. Brown, 50, of Waipahu, a retired mailroom supervisor at Hawaii Newspaper Agency, died Dec. 7 in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Elaine Shimabukuro; daughter Tracey; son Richard L. Jr.; mother Lillian; brother Robert Takushi; and a grandson. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Eunice I.Y. Ching,53, of Waialae Iki, a gifted and talented teacher at Koko Head Elementary School, died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Dr. Kin M.; sons Dr. Michael, Jonathan and Derek; brother Gail G.F. Au; sisters Aileen Y.W. Zane, Frances I.F. Apo and Beatrice I.F. Kam. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Estela D. Domingo, 61, of Honolulu died Nov. 27 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by daughter Amee; son Ricky; mother Juanita; sisters Francisca Tumamo, Carlina and Belen Domingo and Demie Guira; and brothers Oscar and Macario. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Tehane H. Doroen, infant daughter of Wayne and Jaycee died Nov. 19 in Sacramento, Calif. She is also survived by sister Hualalai; and grandparents Joseph and Joan Young and Suzanne Doroen. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary.

Tomoko Furugen, 73, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Head Start director with Kauai Economic Opportunity Inc., died Monday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Lihue, she is survived by daughter Kathy Nohara; sons Keith, Mark, Colin and Kip; brothers Keiji and Harold Itokazu; sisters Kiku Miyasato and Tomiko Yamashita; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa United Church of Christ. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elena M. Gallardo, 71, of Honolulu died Nov. 21 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by daughters Victoria G. Willison and Cristalina G. Albano; brothers Mariano, Roque, Abraham and Felipe Marcelino; sister Beatriz Guttierez; and two 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 mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Sabina R. Gorospe, 89, of Hilo, a retired papaya picker, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by sons Juan and Vidal; daughters Marina G. Bueno, Petra G. Fernandez and Marylou G. Rabena; brother Basilio Rafanan; sisters Antonina and Serefina Chan and Loretta Rodrigues; 26 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Memorial Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayers: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Olive E.P. Hua,67, of Honaunau, Kona, Hawaii, a retired meat cutter with the former Kona Meat Co., died Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by son Henry Jr.; daughters Yvonne Leslie and Julia Kohltfarber; sisters Odetta and Sharon Peralta, Florentina Brown and Uriel Konanui; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Seventh Day Adventist Church. Call after 5 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ruperta C. “Etang” Ibanez,96, of Wahiawa died Dec. 8 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by son Fordentio Dongog; daughters Clarita Pimentel, Linda Ilagan and Millie Encarnado; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Joseph K. Kukea,83, of Waialua, a retired firefighter captain of the Rescue Squad, died Dec. 5 at home. Born in Waialua, he is survived by son Kahele, daughter Mele Kimura and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Schools, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Duke Kahanamoku Outrigger Foundation, Kala Kukea Memorial Fund, 2909 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu 96815.

Kwai F.L. Kwong,73, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress for a textile manufacturer, died Dec. 5 in Honolulu. Born in Malaysia, she is survived by son William Y.; daughter Helen Goo; sisters Lam K. Mui, Lum K. Chun; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nuuanu chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Kwai C.C. Leong, 85, of Honolulu, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Harry C.Y. Liu, 90, of Waipahu, retired from Pearl Harbor Shipyard, died yesterday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Hanalei, Kauai, he is survived by sons Wilfred, Calvin and Elmer; daughters Janice Liu and Wanda Chang; brothers Anslem and Elsworth; sister Eunice Kumalae; 18 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Haruko “Florence” Moribayashi, 78, of Honolulu, a retired sales clerk from Sears Roebuck & Co., died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Puunene, Maui, she is survived by son Alvin K.; daughter Robin S.; brothers Kosuke, Seikichi, Jack and Susumu Ganiko; and sister Tsuruko Chinen. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Shizue Nakamura,102, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper, died Dec. 7 at home. Born in Kumamoto, Japan, she is survived by sons Victor Y. and Stephen S.; daughters Ruth Y. Uramoto and Sue S. Miller; 15 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Linda A.R. Perreira, 53, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a cafeteria worker for the Royal Waikoloan Hotel, died Sunday at home. Born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Thomas J.; sons Keith Kaniho Jr. and Thomas J.K. Perreira; daughters Lori Ann Robledo, Dayna Kutsunai and Jade K. and Jasmine L. Perreira; mother Ruby Robledo; brother David Robledo Jr.; and a grandchild. Memorial wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Waimea Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Memorial Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 7 a.m. Burial: Waimea County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Manuel P.M. “Aka” Perry, 87, of Lawai, Kauai, a supervisor for E.F. Nielson Construction, died at home. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by wife Elsie; son Anderson; daughters Sonia Gay, Diana Cummings, Yvonne Alakai and Annabelle Sanchez; brother Frank; sisters Isabella Bosboso, Sophie Kilauano and Angeline Perez; 22 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo. Call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual or aloha attire.

Emilio Ponce,69, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a power generator chief at the former Davies Hamakua, died Thursday at home. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Bebe; daughters Annette Pascual and Colleen Matsuura; sons Brian and Wayne; brothers Ponciano Ponce and Alfred, Pepe and Delphine Hernandez; sisters Feliza “Peling” Jones and Juanita Balmores; and five grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Crystal L. Raymondo,44, of Makawao, Maui, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Lihue, she is survived by husband Benjamen; father Galdino Cabinatan; sons Benjamen Jr. and Joshua; daughters Chantel Laderta and Bernie, Christy and Camay Raymondo; brothers Robin, Reuben and Gal Cabinatan; sisters Caridad Merritt, Valerie Cabinatan, Pearl Macres, Gay Rapisora and Stacie Tanigawa; and two grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Makawao Cemetery. Casual attire.

Allen K. Reeves,57, of Mililani, owner of Royal Food Broker, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Wisconsin, he is survived by wife Maile; sons Scot and David; daughters Robin Grover, Stephanie Nagaoka, Bonnie Deques, Carrie Akina and Tiare Hee; mother Rose Njegomir; sisters Maria Lucero, Leonette Pullar, Lei Hallford and Dawn Reeves; hanai mother Sarah Lum; and 10 grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mililani Stake Center. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.

Joseph Ricca Jr.,52, of Kaneohe, owner of Doggone Groomers, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Sal Ricca and Tinky and Rodney Gray; sister Bernelie Ricca-Kishaba-Chong and Clarenli Yokoi; and lifelong friend David Mills. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Scattering of ashes: Kailua Beach. Aloha attire.

Marge Silva, 64, of Kapaa, Kauai, an office manager for Time Shares, died in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Illinois, she is survived by husband Clarence; daughters Beverly Weatherby and Clare Silva; brothers Raymond and James Williams and Daniel Karkotsky; sisters Beverly Leota and Louise Bozarth; mother Margaret Hanton; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Lihue Aloha Church. Casual attire.

Ellsworth L. “El” Simeona, 64, of Las Vegas and formerly of Aiea, a retired business agent for Masons’ Union Local 1 and Local 630, died Dec. 5 in Las Vegas. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Madeline M.; sons Chris R.K., Daren Y.K., Troy S.K. and Ellsworth L. Jr.; daughter Shani S.M. Naleieha; brothers Alfred Jr. and Wilmer “Chiefie”; sisters Eleanor Rawlins, Rachel Mahuna, Elizabeth and Sharon Simeona, Evelyn Pavao, Sandra Evangelista; and 16 grandchildren. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

George S. “Melon” Suenaga, 83, of Honolulu, a retired driver salesman for Meadow Gold Dairies, died Saturday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Ritsuko; son Van M.; daughters Sharlene S. Kim and Diane S. Okuma; brother James M.; sisters Doris T. Hiromoto, Kiyomi Katahara and Ethel O. Masuda; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masao Taba,83, of Honolulu died Dec. 6 in Straub Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Mary; brothers Kiyoshi and Stanley; and sister Elaine Kutaka. Private services.

Dorothy T. Tao, 80, of Honolulu, a local activist, died Dec. 8 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Sam; daughter Grace; sisters Virginia Takaki and Carole Okamura; and a grandson. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary.

Egnacio N. Vinigas,83, of Honolulu, a retired bartender, died Friday at Honolulu Airport. He was also a merchant marine. Born in Luna La Union, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Roseline; sons Thomas and Rudy; daughters Sandra Ocreto, Carmen Pogtis, Frances Quintero; 19 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Willie S. Wong,76, of Honolulu, a retired federal jet mechanic, died Dec. 9 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Oakland, Calif., he is survived by wife Ella L.; sons Wayne and William; daughters Wynlene Souza and Wynnona Yoshimura; brothers George and Henry; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

James H.M. Young,69, of Honolulu, a proprietor of K & Y Chevron on Queen Street, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Audrey; son Franklin; daughters Carol Merrell, Donna Stierli and Eva Stetler; brothers Charles, Harold and John; sister Mary Wong; and nine grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.