Obituaries

Thursday, May 28, 1998

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Services Sunday for
organ donor advocate

By Star-Bulletin staff

Mary Ann Mazzola-Driver practiced what she urged others to do.

The public education director for the Organ Donor Center of Hawaii became a corneal donor after she died May 20 in Queen's Hospital of cancer.

Judy Swanson, donation coordinator for the center, said Mazzola-Driver, 45, made her promise that the donation would be carried out. “ ‘I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't donate ev erything,' she often said.”

Mirella Vasquez-Brooks noted that Mazzola-Driver's goal in 1991 was to allow people to designate themselves as organ donors on drivers licenses. Now the Organ Donor Center says the number of drivers who say they would donate organs has reached 25 percent.

Friend Carolyn Messina said: “Her job was beyond liking. She felt as though she wanted to do all she could to help families in Hawaii because she saw how the ending of one life meant in some cases the prolonged life of others.”

She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ted Driver; mother Mary Mazzola; sisters Marilyn Jolliff and Myrna Zezza, and brothers Michael and Jim Mazzola.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church, 5339 Kalanianaole Highway. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Robert D. Anderson, 62, of Honolulu, a retired state court clerk, died May 15. He was born in New Haven, Conn. He is survived by son Evan. Private services.

Teru Brady, 71, of Honolulu died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Japan, she is survived by husband William. Services were private.

Norberto F. Bumanglag, 78, of Kaimuki died Monday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Emeteria; sons Norberto Jr., Alfredo and Dencio; daughters Esmeralda Esperanza, Benedicta Pascua, Mildred Tomas, Norma Udani and Lina Decierdo; brothers Justino and Eugenio, 27 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Howard J. Caires, 71, of Kailua, a retired production manager, died Monday in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Maude “Jackie”; sons Howard F. and Russell; daughters Maude Bettencourt and Yvonne Loo; brothers Louis, Manuel, Tommy, Alfred and Louis; sisters Katherine Gouveia, Roseline Hunt and Christine Mendonca, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

George Chappel, 67, of Honolulu is also survived by wife Lavina and brother Larry. Additional information for an obituary published Tuesday was provided by the mortuary.

Remigio B. Dancel, 68, of Waipahu, a math professor at a Philippine university, died May 19 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Patricia; daughter Cecille D. Demesillo; brothers Francisco and Jaime; sisters Rosita Manglicmot, Arsenia Bulosan, Felisitas Lorenzana and Pacita Facun, and a grandchild. Services: 8 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Bella P. Faria, 95, of Kaimuki will be remembered in a Mass at noon tomorrow at St. Patrick Church. Call from 8 to 11:15 a.m. at Borthwick Mortuary. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.

Geraldine Freemanwas 67. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published Friday.

Teruko Hamamoto, 78, of Honolulu died Sunday. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Frank R. Hicks, 77, of Keaau, Hawaii, a manager of generation at Hawaii Electric, died Sunday at home. He was also superintendent of Power Generation for Puna Sugar and HCP Co. in East Hawaii, a mechanical engineering consultant and an electronic technician for the U.S. Navy. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jo Ann; son Randy; daughters Penny Greene and Hetty Bizzell; stepson Charles Lorenz; stepdaughters Andrea Kennedy, Lucinda Browning, Jane Matteson and Mary Booth; sister Margaret Wight, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hicks' residence in Keaau. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl, at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo.

Hajime Ikemoto, 80, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired carpenter/mason with Kekaha Sugar Co., died Tuesday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Chiyono; son Kenneth; daughters Linda and Evelyn Oshima, Helene Ichiki and Arlene Campos; brother Tatsuo; sisters Yoshiko Shigematsu, Shizue Matsusaka, Jean Lovell and Lillian Idouchi, 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. No flowers.

Naohiko “Nick” Iwakawa, 52, of Honolulu, founder and president of Sun Planning of Hawaii Inc., died May 18. He was born in Nagoya, Japan. He is survived by wife Rita; son Tony; mother Kazuko, and sister Michiyo Tamogami. Private services.

Ann D. James, 82, of Kailua is survived by 10 great-grandchildren. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Alan K. Kaido, 52, of Hilo, a self-employed computer consultant, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by mother Tomiko. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Karl H. Kumbroch, 68, of Kailua-Kona, a retired furniture executive, died Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Germany. He is survived by wife Rosalind; sons Uwe, Rainer and Kent, and a grandson. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday aboard the Kim III, which will depart Honokohau Harbor for scattering of the ashes.

Mildred W. Lee, 79, of Honolulu died Tuesday. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Guy M., Hugh M., Wayne C. and Jay S.; daughters Franceen Tomosada, Loreen L. Lee and Jorgeen Lee-Ching; sister Margaret Y.T. Yee, and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Gladys Y. Nakahodo, 69, of Honolulu died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Koolauloa. She is survived by sister-in-law Jean and half sister Naeko Miyagi. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Eugene T. Nonaka, 59, of Pearl City, a Sida taxi driver and dispatcher, died Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Eileen; son Richard; daughter Laurie; brothers Howard and Gary, and sister Pauline Schmalle. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Cyril R. Pao, 47, of Hilo, a self-employed painter, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sherrie; sons Kilila and Ikaika; daughter Linaka; brothers Charles Jr., Clayton, Carlson and Christopher; and sisters Coreen Mulkey, Charmaine Caster, Claudia Fuata and Claire Arhelger. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Puhi Bay. Casual attire. Leis and loose flowers welcome.

Radford W. Pate, 86, of Honolulu died Sunday in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. He was born in Nebraska. He is survived by wife Irene; sons James, Robert, Radford and Brian; daughters Dorothy Bramlett and Angela Pate, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 5 to 8 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.

Bob L. Roberts, 75, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, died yesterday at home. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by son Bob L. and daughters Anna C. Rose and Leslie N. Pantenberg. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Sts. Peter and Paul Church.

Oker Sesario, 69, of Honolulu, a retired city utility worker at Ala Moana Park, died May 19 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Palau. He is survived by sister Miwako Sungino and nephew Haruo Joshua. Services: 7 p.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Amy S. Shimabuku, 58, of Waimanalo, a clerk-typist for the Hawaii Housing Authority, died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Russ M.; daughters Rhonda E. Limasa and Rona C. Nakao; brothers Walter S. and George M. Oshiro; sister Faye M. Yoshimura, and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dorothy Mae Swan, 70, of Hilo, a retired site manager for Keaau Nutrition Center, died May 4 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Oakland, Calif. She is survived by son Albert; daughters Marian Swan and Mary “Swanee” Rillanos; sister Vivian Kubo, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Eucharist services: 12:15 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hilo. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Inurnment: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Sione Tilini, 88, of Hauula, a retired vegetable farmer, died Friday in Kahuku. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by sons Otu, Peni and Viliami; daughters Laumanu and Mele Tilini, Kulukona Taumoepenu and Ofa Naapuku, 36 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula 6th Ward, Makai Chapel. Call from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.