Obituaries

Tuesday, January 27, 1998


Gregorio P. Almogela, 73, of Las Vegas and formerly of Pearl City, a retired Hawaiian Dredging employee, died Jan. 12 in Las Vegas. Born in San Manuel, Pangasinan, the Philippines, he is survived by sister Juana. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Nancy M.L. Arincorayan, 57, of Mililani, a retired salesclerk with Sears Pearlridge hardware department, died Thursday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She was also a cashier at Aloha Stadium. Born in Kawaihae, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Felipe; son Derrick; daughter Tammy Castro; mother Nancy Tamashiro; brothers Larry, Michael, Keith, Lindsey Tamashiro and Royden Hussey; sisters Leonetta Lee, Frances Laybon, Liberta Albao and Emmarene Smock; and two grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Margaret G. Batalon, of Ewa died Jan. 15. Born on Maui, she is survived by daughters Alicia Palencia, Lenora O. Tubania, Loraine Atkins and June B. Raymondo; sons Clemente Jr. and Timothy Orallo, and Dennis Batalon; sisters Eveline Gomez, Madaline Mafnas and Alberta Manijo; brothers Willima “Bill” and Henry Slavis; and 28 grandchildren. Graveyard services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire.

Tanya R. Cabacongan, 45, of Honolulu died Friday in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Barbara Kahoano; sons James and Jason Oliva, Keoni Jesus and Richard Ontiveros; daughters Nicole Cabacongan, Theresa McGinnis, Clarissa Ontiveros and Nena Morales; father William; mother Mildred Martines; sisters Linda Lopes, Cozette Caraballo, Patricia Basque and Denise Arguinzoni; brothers Gary and Ricky Rivera; and six grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at First Christian Church of Honolulu. Casual attire. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Helen S.L. Chun, 93, of Honolulu died Jan. 15 in Liliha Health Care. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Edwin, Calvin and Daniel; brother Raymond Wong; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Jack B. Cinco Sr., 86, of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, a retired heavy equipment operator for Hamakua Sugar Co., died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Olaa, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Marion H.; sons Jack B. Jr., Gary and Kenneth; daughters Patricia Pung, Alberta Dobbe, Nancy Armstrong and Pauline Hong; sister Lucy Nuesca; 23 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 tonight at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayers: 9 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park.

Michael T. Cloyd, 55, of Honolulu, a retired superintendent Shop 67 Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Saturday in Straub Hospital. Born in Los Angeles, he is survived by wife Mary; and parents Burne and Elizabeth. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to a favorite charity.

Helen DeRego, 88, of Makawao died Sunday in Castle Hospital. Born in Makawao, she is survived by son Alfred Jr.; daughters Agnes “Tudy” Char-Nixon, Lorraine Souza, Pauline Sylvester and Susan Souza; brother Manuel Gomes; 21 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call from 9 a.m. to noon. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

William E. Fanning, 77, of Ewa Beach died Dec. 25 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Connecticut, he is survived by brother George. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Lusia Hahn, 69, of Waianae is also survived by sister Malia Seanoa. Additional information for an obituary published Saturday provided by the family.

Ronald L. Horne, 49, of Honolulu died Jan. 13 in Honolulu. Born in Oklahoma, he is survived by brothers Roger and Robert; and sister Sandra Shoot. Graveside services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Call Williams Funeral Services for information.

James B. Houghtailing, 51, of Waipahu, a senior computer operator for Ceridian, died Jan. 18, in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Belinda, daughters Brandie A. and Jodie L.; mother Rose; and a grandson. Memorial services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m.

Martha K.S.L. Howland, 87, of Kaneohe, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by daughters Rose Alapai, Ann Rodrigues, Margaret Uyehara, Maile Fung, Doreen Kalahiki, Gwendolyn Gallantine, Pearl Fernandez and Irene Valdez; sons Samuel Lim, and Edward and Irvine Howland; 46 grandchildren; 77 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Edward L. Jose, 66, of Honolulu died Jan. 18 in Hale O Aloha. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Dorothy; sons Derek, Dean and Douglas; daughters Debora Anderson, Dorie Baker and Elizabeth Santiago; brother Donald; sister Delores Swayne; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Umeko “Mildred” Kadosaki, 88, of Paia, Hawaii died Jan. 18 in Kahului Hale Makua. Born in Makawao, Maui, she is survived by brother Asao. Private services.

Sandra S. “Sandy” Krajchir, 53, of Paradise Valley, Ariz., formerly of Honolulu, died Jan. 13 at home in Paradise Valley, Ariz. Born in Alameda, Calif., she is survived by husband James, mother Frances Melcher; sons John Bass, and Christopher and Anthony Krajchir; and daughter Kimberly.

Alicia Lee, 82, of Honolulu died Thursday in Maunalani Hospital. Born in Hong Kong, she is survived by daughter Shelley Germain; sisters Elsie and Marjorie Ching, Constance Yee and Rachel Wong; brother Sonny; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Call from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to First Presbyterian Church, Gospel Over Seas, or Maunalani Nursing Center. Aloha attire.

Kimiyo Matsumoto, 91, of Hilo, a retired proprietress for S. Matsumoto Nursery, died yesterday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Mt. View, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Dan K., Ken H., Richard Y. and Stanley K.; daughters Thelma Lim, Myrna Muraoka, Dorothy Yamamoto and Gladys Otsuka; sisters Matsue Tamekuni and Ayako Nakata; 21 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Michael T. McDonald, 48, of Honolulu, an electrician, died Dec. 23 in Honolulu. Born in Texas, he is survived by brother Darrell. Graveside services: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Call Williams Funeral Services for information.

Mary A. Nunes, 66, of Pahoa, Hawaii, and Hilo died Friday in Hilo Hospital. Born on Maui, she is survived by husband Domingo R. Sr.; son Domingo “Chucky” Jr.; daughters Julia Kunewa and Marie Hughes; mother Julia Mercado; brother Manuel “Sonny” Mercado; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Dorothy T. Oka, 73, of Aiea, a retired city Federal Credit Union accounts clerk, died Thursday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was also an independent orchid grower. Born in Kahului, she is survived by son Edwin; daughters Annette Fukunaga and Kathleen Oka; sisters Jean Hayashida and Lillian Oka; seven grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. next Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Abbie K.L. Peroff, 84, of Honolulu, a retired educator with the state Department of Education, died Jan. 17 in Honolulu. She was also a 1931 Kamehameha Schools graduate. Born in Kohala, she is survived by husband Valentine Sr.; son Valentine Jr., daughters Valerie Imenaka and Rowena Blaisdell, six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Kamehameha Schools. Call after 4 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

George K. Yogi, 77, of Aiea died last Tuesday. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Ayako; sons, daughters; brothers; grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joyce A. Zimmerman, 53, of Honolulu died Dec. 20 in Honolulu. Born in Macon, Ga., she is survived by daughter Rhonda; mother Dorothy Singleton; and sisters Marian Witherow and Martha Husser. Private scattering at sea. Call Ultimate Cremation Services for information.




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