Obituaries

Wednesday, May 13, 1998

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Carmela B. Acohido, 86, of Wahiawa, a U.S. Army quartermaster laundry retiree, died May 5 in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Ben, Donald, Joe and Ernie; daughters Carol Lim and Celina Lynch, 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Wahiawa. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park.

Elpidio Acopan, 89, of Honolulu, a retired ti-leaf and banana farmer, died May 5 in Hale Pulama Mau. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Nobuko; sons Elpidio Jr., Alfred, James, Lawrence and Johnson; daughters Frances Bayes and Sharon and Rosie Ramiro; brother Guillermo, 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.

Clarence P. Adams, 73, of Nanakuli, a retired rigger supervisor at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died May 1 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Deborah L.K. Robinson and Cynthia L.P. Villaver; sons Clarence P. Jr., Cleighton P., Gregory K., Ellsworth K. and Gordon K.; brother Bernard; sister Agnes Hala; hanai sister Bernice M. Pali, 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

The Rev. Hopoate Aholelei, 51, a minister of the Waianae United Methodist Church, died Saturday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Ane; sons Christopher and Sione; daughters Hulutungua Sekona and Sulia and Patricia “Lisa” Aholelei; brothers Viliami, Fatui, Semisi, Paula, Ahofono, David, Paea and Siosifa, and sisters Veiongo Manoa, Peleketi Mafileo and Meleane Aonga. Services: Friday, in English at 5 p.m. and in Tongan at 7 p.m., at Waianae United Methodist Church. Also, services Saturday at 8 a.m. at the church. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.

Ignacio G. Antolin, 68, of Honolulu died April 27 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosario F.; brother Ariston, and sisters Francisca Rafael and Elena Farnung. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 8:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Albert “Paki” Apolo, 69, of Nanakuli, an Oahu Refuse Co. driver, died May 3 in Nanakuli. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Eleanor E.; sons Russell Burt and Harry Apela; daughters Virginia A. Ching, Margaret M. and Gwendolyn N. Apela and Nelwyn Whitney; hanai son John Perkins; hanai daughter Yvonne Roque, 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Rita Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jose Blando, 81, of Kahului, Maui, an irrigator for HC&S, died Sunday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mercedes; sons Marlon, James and Danny; daughter Pamela; brothers Martin, Paulino, Laureano and Balbino; sister Mercedes Baruella, and three grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ellis G. Bugarin, 83, of Mililani died April 27 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mercedes U.; sons Ellis U. Jr., Edward U., Elmor U. “Boogie” and Edwin U.; daughter Marjorie B. Ortega; sisters Encarnacion Pascual, Rufina and Bernardina Bugarin and Eugenia Cabigas, and 10 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ruth L. Conner, 85, of Kailua-Kona, a retired teacher, died Sunday at home. She was born in Plaska, Texas. She is survived by son David M.; daughter Susan; hanai son David B.; hanai daughters Tetsi Wierenga, Jai Asuncion and Koco, Dawn and Jenni Conner; brother John Lamb; sisters Faye Smith and Rhea Foster; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Felipe U. Dumalanta, 97, of Waipahu died April 20. Born in Burgos, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by daughters Lydia D. Bayani, Rebecca D. Lopez and Rosita D. Alisdan; sons Josue, Jovito and Jose; 23 grandchildren; and 58 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Kerry L.K. Gouveia, 16, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii died May 5 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kona. She is survived by parents David M. and Tammy R.M.; brother David; sisters Davy-Ann, Crystal, Ucila, Candace, Victoria and Alsha; grandfather David Carvalho, and grandmother Elizabeth Asuncion. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holualoa Imin Center. Burial: Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa. Casual attire. No flowers.

Betty M. Horan, 78, of Naalehu, Hawaii died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Nebraska. She is survived by husband John; son Charles; sisters Ruth Cassriel, Doris J. Kujawski and Ethel Short; brother Charles Cornell, and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kauahaao Congregational Church. Call after 10 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Roman “Patrick” Igdamen Jr., 57, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for the former Puna Sugar Plantation, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by daughter Romana Spencer; sons Shawn and Roman III; brother William Egdamin, and sisters Fil Edgamin, Dotty Frasco and Abing Bento. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Isaiah K. Ka‘aihue, 72, of Pahoa, Hawaii, also known as “Primo” or “Pops, a retired crew chief for Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co., died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Kakaako, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Isaiah Jr., Garry and Will; daughters Royenna

Yoshimura, Faith Mokiao and Abigail and Olivia Ka’aihue; brother John, 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kau Ward in Naalehu. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Naalehu County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Margaret K. Kamana, 77, of Nana kuli, a kupuna, died April 24 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Kaneohe. She is survived by sons Walter, Hiram and Lincoln; daughters Pearl L. Ioane, Florence Barrozo and Donna Mae Gaspar; brothers Hyel and Paul Ching; sister Maude Kane; 24 grandchildren, 42 great- grandchildren and three great-great- grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Chiyokichi “Tom” Katahira, 91, of Waipahu, retired owner of Tom’s Auto Repair Shop, died Thursday in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Fukushima, Japan. He is survived by wife Kiso; daughters Flora T. Katahira and Jean K. Yama; sister En Yamaki; brother Tadao, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clarence T. Kuraoka, 85, of Honolulu died May 3 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Alan T.; daughters Katie K. Watanabe and Rene O. Gerwin; sisters Clara H. Nishimoto, Sadie Y. Ogura, Nancy S. Oishi and Betty M. Yamamoto, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Kenneth L. Ladine, 55, of East Sound, Wash., formerly of Hawaii, a carpenter at Bronkey Construction, died April 25 in Seattle. He was born in Chico, Calif. He is

survived by son Stephen; daughter Tiffany; brothers Keith and Kirk, and a granddaughter. Private services. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society.

Jay J.K. Nagamine, 23, of Kula, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by parents Russell M. and Kelly L.; sister Tiana, and grandparents Bill and Jean Pierceall. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Makawao Veterans Cemetery.

Iris Nickelson, of Mililani died Friday in Tripler Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Gilbert and Jungshim. Private services.

Amy Osheskie, infant daughter of Frank and Mary Osheskie of Ewa Beach, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She is also survived by brother Kyle; half sisters Katherine and Emily; grandparents Mary and Fred Osheskie and Kathleen and Larry Baker, and great-grandmother Mary Treichei. Services held.

Kimiko “Kay” Oyama, 80, of Pearl City, a retired seamstress, died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wayne M., Glenn K. and Howard T.; brother James Nitta; sisters Rose Kumasaki and Amy Ikeda, and five grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joshua N. Pitko, 25, of Honolulu, a laborer in the construction industry, died May 5 in Honolulu. He was born in Connecticut. He is survived by son John J.; parents Jerald P. and Eunice J. Denison; brothers and sisters Jerald and Timothy Pitko, Tammy Jack and Donna Sue Ratliff, and grandparents Grace Denison and Leonard and Helen Pitko. Services: 10

a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Donations suggested to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness. Aloha attire.

Martin Reynoso-Yanez, 48, of Honolulu, a retired beauty salon owner, died May 5 in Honolulu. He was born in Cuautla, Mexico. He is survived by mother Juventine and sisters Maria del Carmen and Hortencia Villanveva. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Church of the Crossroads. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Save the Food Basket, P.O. Box 235798, Honolulu, HI 96823-3513. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Mary I. Rezentes, 87, of Kurtistown, Hawaii died Saturday at home. She was born in Keaau, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Diane M. Fernandez, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Minnie Rezentes, 87, of Kaneohe died April 29 in Hayward, Calif. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Rudolph, daughter Elsie Pacheco, 11 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Saturday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Call from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lily K. Sakamoto, 72, of Honolulu died April 30 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Toru; brothers Joe Y. Ichikawa and George K. Kobayashi, and sisters Rose M. Hamamoto and Beatrice Y. Kobayashi. Private services.

Catherine L.M. Santiago, 58, of Waianae, also known as Catherine Wiley, formerly a newspaper carrier, died April 17 in St. Francis Hospital. She also drove an ice cream truck on the Waianae Coast. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons William Guzman Jr., Ronald Wiley Jr. and John Jr., Antone and Clifford Santiago; daughters Lydia Guzman, Laureen Wiley and Valerie Santiago; brother Ben Cabiles; sisters Juanna Sampaio, Claudina Lopez, Patricia Saballa, Priscilla Kelley, Stella Ostapiej and Genevieve Kinney; hanai children Jeff Foster, Cherish Santiago and Patricia Beaman; godson Larry Alota, 22 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Carol Ah Siu, 83, of Waianae died Friday in Kaneohe. She was born in Pearl City. She is survived by husband Sweeney; son Sweeney Jr.; daughters Ellabelle Kaiama, Emily Kaniho and Barbara Rego; brothers Joaquin and Patrick Dutro; sister Kathrine Kaukau; 20 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Myron N. Suyetsugu, 91, of Honolulu, a retired account clerk at the city Finance Department, died May 2 in Hale Pulama Mau. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by niece and caregiver Anna C. Nomura. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Katsumi Tanaka, 86, of Aiea, a retired photographer, died last Wednesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Aiko. Private services.

Leong Yuet Sim Tang, 87, of Honolulu died April 30 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by sons Calvin and Calmond, and three grandchildren. Buddhist services: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Ronald T. Tsugawa, 54, of Richmond, Calif. died April 12. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Candice; son Ryan; daughter Lynne; parents Morito and Ethel, and sisters Gail Tokuda and Myra Watanabe. Private services.

Jo J. Wampler, 56, of Pahoa, Hawaii died April 5 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Fresno, Calif. She is survived by husband Joe; son Neal Nelson; daughters Michele Haertjens, Jennifer Goldsworthy and Anne Wampler; sister Ann Naifeh, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Elaine Y. Wunsch, 79, of Stoughton, Wis., died March 30 in Stoughton. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Roberta Kinney; son Tony; brother Herbert Ihara; sister Asae Okamura, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Eutropia I. Yadao, 91, of Kilauea, Kauai died May 3 in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Bernard, Jose and Juny; daughters, Esmenia Belmonte, Katy Constantino, Josephine Asuncion and Frances Bilog; sister, Matilde Yagyagan, 28 grandchildren and 51 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Sylvester Church. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Kilauea Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Charlotte C. Yamada-Wai, 55, of Waipahu died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Henry K.C. Wai; sons Eric and Jon Wai; daughters Lissa Matsumoto, Christine Sanpei, Paula Keliinui and Kathy Wai; brothers Leness, Raymond, Walter, Gary, John, Stanley and Brian Yamada; sisters Hilda Kono, Merle Masuda and Thelma Lum, and nine grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dennis Y. Yano, 51, of Aiea, a GTE Hawaiian Telephone retiree, died Friday in Aiea. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Claudia F., son Blaine M., mother Roseline T. and sisters Gayle Y. Lum and Diane S. Yanagihara. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.