Obituaries

Wednesday, May 27, 1998

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Mary N.K.P. Abao,72, of Waianae died May 15 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Waianae. Survived by sons Paul H., Albert, Raymond and Robert Patcho; daughters Rosemarie and Darlene Patcho, Ann Carlson, Deborah Aguilar, Sandra “Dukie” Puahi and Tracy Givens; 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 5 p.m. Saturday at Pokai Bay. Casual attire.

Charles K. Apo,90, of Honolulu, a retired electrician, died May 16 in Honolulu. He was born in Lahaina. Survived by wife Miu lang; daughter Charlene Smoyer; brother Peter; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Florencio “Sonny” Badis,66, of Waianae died Friday in Waianae. He was born in Waipahu. Survived by brother Jose, and sisters Rose Mandrial, Betty White, Helen Figueroa and Emily Nakabayashi. Services: 2 p.m. today at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Delpina E.O.E. Cabalis,68, of Pearl City, a retired licensed practical nurse at Waimano Home, died May 17 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Kaheka, Waialua. Survived by husband Manuel “Eddie”; sons Arnold, Paul and Ivangordon; brother Conrado Edayan; sister Tircila Edayan; 9 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Silvino P. Dumlao,93, of Mililani, who retired from Kau Sugar Plantation, died May 3 in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Adelaida D.; sons Jaime and Ernesto; daughter Camila Ramos; 7 grandchildren; 7 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 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bella P. Faria,95, of Kaimuki died Friday in Liliha Health Care. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. Survived by son Walter Tegge; daughters Blanche Enos, Thelma Robello and Ada Dias; brother Frank Rosa; sister Virgina Farmer; 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8 to 11:15 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Chiyoko “Lily” Fukumoto,82, of Whitmore, a retired seamstress from Aloha Tailor Shop, died Thursday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Wailua, Kauai. Survived by husband Shunichi “Roy”; sons Harold T. and Edward T.; brothers Charles I., Kazuo, Kiyoto, Teruo, Satoshi and Tomio Yoshimura; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandsons. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elizabeth L. “Lizzy” Haluapo,86, of Omao, Kauai, a tuna packer, died May 15 in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. Survived by sister Magnoha Kelly; sons Iwani, Kawano, Charles, Samuel and David Haluapo, Edward K. Keoho and Clifford K. Lee; daughters Makalepna Haluapo, Hattie Tellas and Kathy Louis, and grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Lihue First Church. Call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Teruko Hamamoto,78, of Honolulu, retired owner of Hama's Store, died Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by son Chester; daughters Margaret Tokita and Frances Kapololu; sister Peggy Sera; 7 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Chapel. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire. No flowers. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

George Hirokawa,74, of Wahiawa, a retired painter at Barbers Point Naval Air Station, died last Wednesday in Wahiawa. He was born in Kawailoa. Survived by wife Ruth S.; sons Robert and John; daughters Carol Tada and Otis Thomas; brother Wallace; sisters Thelma Urabe, Beatrice Endo, Mildred Young and Bernice Uehira; 9 grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.

Pitt Franklin Hurley Jr.,75, of Mililani, a retired bus driver, died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. Survived by wife Angie B.; sons Pitt F. III, Patrick O. and Timothy K.; daughter Patricia I. Fujihara; brothers Benjamin and Stanley; sisters Ida Hayselden and Bertha Osterman; 13 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Eulogy: 12:45 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Ann D. James,82, of Kailua, a retired executive secretary for the federal government, died Sunday in Castle Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by brothers Tim and Reginald Correa; sisters Agnes Teixeira, Adele Vasconcellos, Sylvia Waiwaiole and Jenny Coelho; 4 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Peter K. Kahikina,76, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired Kau Agribusiness Co., harvesting supervisor, died Monday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Honohina. Survived by wife Clara S.; daughter Ann Fuerte; son Peter K. Jr.; brothers John Aleka and William Kahikina; sister Sarah Texeira; 5 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Naalehu Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Naalehu County Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Richard T. Kaneshiro,67, of Yountville, Calif. and formerly of Pauoa Valley, a retired registered nurse at the Veterans Hospital in Napa, Calif., died May 12 in Yountville. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter Jennifer; brothers Yoshio, George, Robert T. and Thomas, and sisters Eleanor Hosaka, Ellen Collins, Lillian Noguchi, Margaret Mayer, Betty Shimabukuro and Lois Miyake. Services held.

Jacob Keliikuli,76, of Kailua, a retired stevedore, died May 19 in Kailua. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. Survived by sons Luther, Jacob, David, Randolph and Luther II Keliikuli; daughters Roselani Lui Jr., Julia Keliikuli-Peters and Cherilyn Keliikuli-White; sisters Mildred Kaholo and Elizabeth Kala; 14 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:15 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Antonio D. Lagpacan,73, of Honolulu, who retired from Dot's Inn, died May 12 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by sons Florencio, Charlito, Ray and Bobby; daughters Letty Coloma, Vivencia Talana, Hermie Baltazar, Estrelita Amodo, Gloria Ildefonso, Rose Agmata, Emerlita Corpuz and Mary Ann Valdez; 30 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, 1614 Monte St. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary Jane Y.N.C. Lau,85, of Honolulu, co-owner of Modern Printing Inc., died May 16 at home. She was born on Kauai. Survived by son Lawrence; daughter Lois Lum; sisters Mabel DeCastro and Rose Ching; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

May Yin Lum,78, of Honolulu died Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Canton, China. Survived by sons Collen and Stephen Lo and Charlie Lum Jr.; daughters Christine Lum and Charlene Kim; stepson Kan Lo; stepdaughter Mary Chan; brother Augustin Chinolla; sister Mei Lan Loo; 15 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. June 4 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers.

Arthur R. “Art” Medeiros,60, of Hilo, a parts department manager for Hawaii Motors-Hilo, died Monday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Papaikou. He is survived by wife Frances D.; daughters Terry J. Okuda and Roxann M. Kagawa; mother Helen; sisters Patricia Troutt and JoAnne Cox; 4 grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Graveside services: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elsie Y. Muraoka,78, of Aiea, a retired warehouse clerk for Hickam Base Exchange, died last Wednesday in Hale Pulama Mau. She was born in Waipahu. Survived by husband Masuo; son Glenn S.; daughters Colleen M. Perovich and Linda N. Nakasone; brothers Dr. Stanley H. and Leslie T. Yanase; sisters Dorothy N. Nakamura and Gladys S. Morioka; 2 grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elizabeth K. Quintal,73, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired Kau Agribusiness Co. laborer, died yesterday in Hilo Hospital. She was born at Kapapala Ranch, Pahala, Hawaii. Survived by husband George; sons George Jr., James and John Quintal, Richard Johnasen and Thomas Piga; daughters Barbara Hashimoto, Maybelle Okinishi, Rose L. Ramos, Linda Kailiawa, Angie Cardines and Pearl, Liz and Pansy Quintal; mother Lizzie Johnasen; brother Daniel Johnasen; sisters Abbie and Theresa; 42 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Naalehu Assembly of God Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Naalehu County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Cindy K. Richardson,20, of Aiea is survived by brother James A. Memorial services: 5 p.m. today at Kamehameha Schools, Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. Incorrect information for an obituary published Saturday was provided by the mortuary.

Robert G. Rigler,72, of Lanikai, a retired radiologist at Straub Hospital, died May 17. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa. Survived by wife Jean; daughters Linda Rasmussen and Margaret Taylor; son Donald; brother Thomas; 6 grandchildren. Private services.

Alfred A. “Sonny Boy” Rodrigues,67, of Pukalani, Maui, died Sunday at home. He was born in Haiku. Survived by brothers Joseph, Gordon and Theodore, and sisters Alice Texeira, Mary Lou Santos and Rita Kennedy. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Makawao Veterans Cemetery.

Lei F. Soares,63, of Honolulu died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by daughters Francis and Mary. Private services. Call Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii for information.

Helen Y. Suzuki, 80, of Kahuku, also known as “The Barber,” died May 17 in Kahuku. She is survived by sons Ronald and Gordon; daughter Evelyn Kamikawa; sisters Lily Yamada, Betty Terashima, Flora Iwata and Elsie Kamakawa; brothers Kaneo and Robert Kumasaka; 5 grandchildren. Private services.

Gertrudis F. Tagata,75, of Honolulu died May 7 in Straub Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. she is survived by sons Diego F., Efren F., Lazaro F. Jr., Domingo F. and Primo F.; daughters Celerina T. Galon, Faustina F. Butin and Hipolita F. Ruiz; 31 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Shonosuke “Masa” Takayama,96, of Waipahu, who retired from Oahu Sugar, died May 10 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by sons Kunio and Kuichi; daughter Matsue B. Tsujimoto; 10 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Shoichi Uchida,71, of Pearl City, a retired house painter, died May 19 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Tuksu Yukuno; brothers Henry M., Jerry M. and Kenneth Y., and sister Florence F. Tsuji. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.