Obituaries

Thursday, January 22, 1998

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Betty L. Alexander, 85, of Honolulu, a retired operator for the Honolulu Advertiser, died Sunday in Hale Nani Health Care. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by daughter Betty Valenti, sister Genneive Windler, brothers Lewis and Bobbie Black, a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 8 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.

Katherine D. Alip, also known as “Kay” or “Talina,” 68, of Kaauhuhu Homestead, Kohala, Hawaii, a former housekeeper at the former Leialoha Hotel and Kailua International Inns, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. She was also a proprietress of Halewaiwai Ceramics in Waimea. Born in Keopu, Kona, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Gregorio Jr. and Gwendol; daughters Gloria Townsend, Gladys and Garylyn Alip, and Geraine Smith; sisters Lillian Lum, Mary Maligad and Annie Caravalho; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

June Amii, 71, of Honolulu, director and vice president for Amii’s Inc. and Pacific Furniture, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Richard, son Grant, daughter Carlene Tsukada, brothers Donald and Roy Tsukiyama, sister Caren Hubin and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rose A. Arnold, 69, of Hawi, Kohala, Hawaii, a retired administrative assistant, died Jan. 12 at home. Born in California, she is survived by sons Martin, Leslie, John and Joel; brothers Jack Birdsall and John Bowmen; sister Barbara Hollowell; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Keola Mau Loa the Church Hall. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to North Hawaii Hospice.

Norman S. Cabral, 76, of Hanapepe Heights, a retired electrician with Kauai Electric Co., died Jan 10 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Irene S., sons Arnold and Norman P., daughter Patricia Ozaki, brother Everrett, sisters Mildred and Winona and eight grandchildren. Private services.

William Castillo, 58, of Waimea Valley, Kauai, an antenna rigger with ITT Federal Service Corp., died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Kalaheo, Kauai, he is survived by wife Joanna; daughters Jolene Caberto, Candace Agustin and Melissa Fernandez; sons William Jr. and Nicholas; father Nick; mother Violet Gotcher; brother Miguel Legaspi; sisters Rosaline Tomaskick, Helen Ceballos and Amorita Jones; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Kekaha St. Theresa Catholic Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hymie J. Castro, 73, of Kaneohe, a retired machine operator from State Tile, died Jan. 14 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Pulehu Camp, Maui, he is survived by son Hymie Jr.; daughters Piilani Arcilla and Sheila Carinio; brother Fidel; sisters Marcia Garma, Jean Azcueta, Gloria Gonzales, Loretta Asuncion, Virginia Nahoopii, Juanita Nuesca, Theodora Daclison and Helen Bagamentol; seven grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.

Tomas Q. Coloma, 91, of Makaweli, Kauai, a sugar plantation laborer, died Jan. 12. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by many friends and family. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Sacred Hearts Church. Casual attire.

Ellen E. Dela Cruz, 81, of Kaunakakai died Tuesday in Molokai General Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Severino “Bull” and Richard; daughters Josephine Manaba and Julia Kaiwi; brothers Alexander and Herbert Paleka; sister Harriet Kaonohi; 19 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ka Hala Laa O Iruselema Hou Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kanakaloloa Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Sabas “Sonny” Evangelista, 56, of Pearl City, a retired machinist foreman from Pearl Harbor Shipyard Shop 31, died Friday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Kahuku, he is survived by wife Geraldine “Gerri”; sons Steven T. and Mark S.; daughters Michelle M. Lee and Stephanie L. Evangelista; hanai son Jay Souza; brother Tedorico; sisters Inga Motta, Inez Remigio, Cristina Ramelb and Vivian Ramirez; and nine grandchildren. Prayer services: noon tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.

Kiyoto Fujioka, 85, of Honolulu, a retired owner of K. Fujioka Public Accounting, died Jan. 9 in Castle Hospital. Born in Naalehu, Hawaii, she is survived by son Neal; daughters Lynn Kau, Diane Miyamoto and Gay Kunimitsu; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Rose T.J. Fung, 84, of Honolulu died Jan. 12. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Paul and Richard; sisters Edna Hee, Lily Young and Florence Zane; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Steven V. Gamulo, 89, of Waimanalo, retired from Leahi Hospital after 47 years, died Jan. 12 in Castle Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Elizabeth and son Steven Jr. Private services. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.

John H. Gomes, 65, of Waipahu died Jan. 11 in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Catherine E.; sons Hugh A., Darrin P., Clint A. and Clyde A.; daughter Cindy M. Kons; brothers Alfred Jr. and William C.; sister Dorothy Kidder; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

William “Chuck” Greenlees, 70, of Honolulu died Jan. 14 in Honolulu. Born in Michigan, he is survived by friend Sandra Kahoano. Private services. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Esther H. Hu, 46, of Honolulu and formerly of Ewa, an employee of Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange, died Jan. 13 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Ewa, she is survived by husband Herbert; stepson Glenn; stepdaughter Kelly; brother Dwight Higashi; and sisters Janice Kaji, Margaret Higashi and Jane Sarte. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Kailua United Methodist Church. Call from noon to 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elizabeth K. Kalama, also known as “Aunty Nana,” of Kailua, kumu hula of Ha-lau Ha’a Hula ’O Kekau’ilani Na Pua Hala O Kailua, died Jan. 3 in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Charles, Cy, Clyde, Corbett, Colin and Chris; daughters Puna Dawson, Cyra Lopez, Kaui Akana and Charlani Kalama; brothers Henry, Daniel and Victor DeFries; sisters Esther Smythe, Heanu DeFries, Helen Sham and Violet Anakalea; hanai sister Nellie Hookano-Nunes; 38 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire.

Nathan “Manahui” Kalulu, also known as “Big Head” and “Pops,” 44, of Hauula, a ranch hand for Meadow Gold Farms, died Friday. He was also a sergeant in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Born in Wahiawa, he is survived by wife Verna; sons Nathan Jr. and Noland; daughters Shana, Sharmin and Shantee; mother Helen; brothers John, Waldimar, Willard, Steven, Ronald and Lawrence; sisters Helen and Annie; and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Haleiwa Beach Park.

Janyce F. Kawabata, 68, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired secretary with the Konawaena High School, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. Born in Kealakekua, Hawaii, she is survived by son Donn; daughter Lory Logan; brothers Roger, Tom and Robert Ban; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church. Call after 3 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. Jan. 30 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Richard C.M. Kim, 79, of Honolulu, a retired accountant for Dillingham Bros., died Jan. 9 in Queen’s Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tsuyako “Helen,” daughter Suzanne Kim-Tanori, brother Kenneth, sister Estrella Igarta and a grandson. Private services.

Gladys F. Kukita, 66, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired accountant and bookkeeper for the former Ben Franklin Store, died Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, she is survived by husband James I. “Jimmy”; son Wayne I.; daughters Janice K. Brennan and Donna M. Lim; mother Hagino Harai; brothers George A., James S. and Norman Y. Harai; sister Faith Y. Shimizu; and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Robert K. Kurashige, 63, of Oklahoma and formerly of Honolulu, retired from the city road division, died Dec. 31 in Lawton, Okla. Born on Lanai, he is survived by wife Betty; sons Kirk and Michael; daughters Kim and Kelly; parents Iwao and Aiko; stepson Doug; stepdaughter Kay Foster; sisters Setsuko Hashimoto, Hideko Saruwatari, Mitsuko Matsuda and Edna Egami; and grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Angel G. Labrador, 63, of Kahuku is survived by son Antonio. Incorrect information was provided in an obituary Wednesday provided by the mortuary.

Esperanza H. Lacuesta, 79, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired outpatient nurse with Wilcox Hospital, died Monday at home. Born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Glenn and Warren Takabayashi; daughters Fay Rapozo and Raquel V. Lacuesta; sisters Rosita Santiago, Juanita Umipeg, Eleanor Manaday, Camela Sasan, Bradamante Rodrigo, Florida Fry, Emma Suarez and Edith Alba; brother Sunday Sabala; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary.

Paul M. List, 32, of California, a professional baseball player, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in California, he is survived by parents Joel and Gunn and brother David. Services on the mainland. Call Williams Funeral Services for information.

Chris R. Madrid, 40, of Honolulu died Monday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Arkansas, she is survived by husband Dennis, son Andrew, father Robert Kelly, mother Mimi Kelly, brother Keith and sister Dede. Private services.

The Rev. John K. “Tootie” McCandless, 68, of Honolulu, a retired pastor of Waimanalo Assembly of God Church, died Saturday. He was also a retired state civil engineer. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by children Layne, Lehua, Kalei, John III, Eve and Samson; mother Paula E.; sisters Paula K. Mahoney and Jean L. Young; brother James S.; and 10 grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Satoshi “Paul” Mito, 85, of Honolulu, a retired store clerk for Y. Hata, died Jan. 7 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Naalehu, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Peggy; sons Harold and Clifford; daughters Violet Nakashima and Janice Yasuda; brothers Tokuo Okimoto and Takaji Arinoki; sisters Fujie Tokuoka, Sumako Chinen and Ritsuko Arinoki; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Tsugie “Doris” Morishige, 80, of Kaneohe died Jan. 12 in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Gene T. and Stanley S., two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kunio Ogata, 80, of Kahului, retired from Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Puunene, Maui, he is survived by wife Fumiko; sons Curtis and Lee; sisters Yoshie Shoji, Misae Takehara, Mitsue Matsumoto, Sakaye Ogata and Hisako Wilhelm; and a grandchild. Services over ashes: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire.

George A.K. Pang, 77, of Honolulu, a retired manager for Tower Finance Co., died Monday at home. Born in Kula, Maui, he is survived by wife Amy; sons Gay Lawrence and Vernal Pang; sisters Annie Lum and Evelyn Chun; brothers Wilfred and Stanley; and four grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Mystical Rose Chapel. Call after 2 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Richard K. Saito, 78, of Honolulu, a retired dispatcher for MTL Inc., died last Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Ewa, he is survived by wife Mildred H.; sons Miles T. and David H.; daughters Claudia Awai and Dorothy M.F. Hirata; sisters Kimiko Ikeda and Hideko Sakata; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

William M. Shavonis Jr., 59, of Honolulu, an employee of Pearl Harbor Volkswagen for 23 years, died Tuesday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son William III, daughter Wendy Matsuura, brother Calvin Bettencourt and four grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 2:30 p.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Frances E. Sperring, 78, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a retired bookkeeper, died Friday at her daughter’s home in Waikoloa. Born in South Africa, she is survived by daughters Sally J. Johnson and Gail V.F. Lewis, brother Derek Savage, sisters Beryl Savage and Joan Dixon and five grandchildren. Private services.

Hatsue Tabata, 87, of Captain Cook, Kona, Hawaii died Friday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Kau, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Gilbert S. and Wilfred A.; daughters Nora Koyanagi, Norma Nakamoto, Ethel A. Loui, Thelma A. Narita and Lorraine S. Sakamoto; hanai sons Jack and Samuel; brother Fusao Uchiyama; 16 grandchildren; and eight great- grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Marneen B. Tierney, 50, of Ewa Beach, a beautician, died Jan. 13 in Ewa Beach. Born in San Francisco, she is survived by daughter Kathy Flood and two grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice-West. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Elizabeth Vieira, 98, of Honolulu, retired schoolteacher with the state Department of Education for 35 years, died last Thursday in Arcadia Health Care Center. Born in Hana, Maui, she is survived by son Harry, daughter Bernice Mendes, half-sister Doris Lee, 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Private services.

William R. Wickland, 89, of Honolulu, a retired harbormaster in Hilo, died last Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Oregon, he is survived by wife Floy and daughters Carol Briggs and Donna Brownell. Private services. Call Williams Funeral Services for information.

Geraldine P. Wong, 65, of Honolulu, who worked for Mary Worral Associates Inc., died Sunday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Wisconsin, she is survived by sons Kerry, Kurt and Kyle; brother Robert Packard; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Waiokeola Congregational Church. Call after 2 p.m. Private inurnment.

Norman E. Yett, 76, of Bellevue, Wash., a real estate developer, died Friday in Honolulu. He was also an avid yachtsman. Born in California, he is survived by sons Stephen and Russell and companion Jeanette Lum. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Windward United Church of Christ. Call after 10:30 a.m. Private scattering. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Heart Association.

Wai Kin Yuen, 89, of Aiea, died Jan. 8 at home. Born in China, she is survived by daughter Lena C. Wong, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Call from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services to be held. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.