Obituaries

Tuesday, June 2, 1998

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Henry P. Akana, 62, died May 23 in Waianae Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Helen Tozer, Evelyn Joseph, Pearl Fritas and Patsy Claymer, and brothers Joseph, Peter, Edward and Fred Gonsalves. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Rest Camp Army Beach Road in Waianae. Aloha attire. Leis welcome.

Domingo A. Bitonio, 63, of Waipahu died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Nieves C.; sons Eddie and Rudy; daughters Evangeline Naidas, Veronica Lazo, Evelyn Dizon, Susan Ramos and Irene and Michelle Bitonio; mother Maria A.; brother Pablo; sisters Lydia Cabico and Cathy Caberto, and 12 grandchildren. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church in Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Domingo A. Bundang, 75, of Ewa Beach died Wednesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was Born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Venancia; sons Ernesto, Roberto, Rogelio and Orlando; daughters Edna Dunlap, Lilibeth Adona and Roselyn Abrigo, 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Abel Castro, 68, of Waianae died May 22 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Roberta S. “Bobbie”; son Michael A.; daughters Ella L. Tong and Jacqueline M. Reveira; mother Mary Attig; sisters Beatrice Rurkowski and Anne Worthan, and eight grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Diane F. Conway, 60, of Honolulu died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Timothy; mother Theresa Lo Monte; sister Barbara Ferreira, and uncle and care-giver Clarence Ferreira. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hannah C. “Big Aunty” DeMello,88, of Lahaina died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Andrew and Ronald; daughters Sally Ann Medeiros and Pamela L. Silva; brothers Edwin and Alexander Chan; sisters Sally Nishimura, Mary Yamamoto and Fannie Schick, and eight grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Innocents Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Mary R. Fearon, 75, of Waimea, Hawaii, an artist, died yesterday at home. She was born in Hollywood. She is survived by sons Tom and Steve, and three grandchildren. Memorial gathering: 4 p.m. Thursday at her home. Aloha attire. Flowers and leis welcome.

Shizuo Gibo, 81, of Aiea, a retired baker, died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kiyoko; sons Gary and Miles; daughters Edna Gushikuma, Charlotte Matsuda and Irene Miyamoto; brothers Toshio and Shigeru; sisters Usako Kashima and Nancy Shintani, 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Felipe Lariosa Jr., 56, of Ewa Beach, a retired helicopter pilot, died May 21 in Honolulu. He was born in Ewa Beach. He is survived by wife Bonnie “Tina”; daughter Charmaine Gaspar; son Duane; father Felipe; brothers Richard Marhan, Thomas Anguay and Wayne and Gale Lariosa; sisters Loretta Bates, Suzanne Watanabe, Angeline Vedder, Virginia Ferguson and Myra Malek, and three grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 12:15 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Annie Maialoha, 90, of Kaneohe died May 25 in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nephew Frank Zablan and hanai niece Leocadia Hashimoto. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Apostolic Faith Church, 1043 Middle St., Honolulu 96818.

Ted H. Morales, 88, of Honolulu died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Clara; sons Johnny Alamar and Pedro Morales; daughters Severina Tovia, Maria and Barbara Morales, Felicia Nasaire and Betty Dela Cruz; brother Perfecto; sister Rosario Costales, and 17 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 tonight at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: noon tomorrow at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Koto Moriyasu, 94, of Wailuku, Maui, owner of Miyama Taylor Shop in Kahului, died Wednesday in Hale Makua in Kahului. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by sons Henry M. and Shigeru; daughter-in-law Katherine; brother Seiso Shinbayashi, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Tetsu Murata, 99, of Ewa Beach died May 23 at home. She was born in Shizuoka, Japan. She is survived by sons Osamu and Fred T.; daughters Betty T. Murakami and Kay H. and Esther S. Murata; sister Jane K. Yamaki, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.

Glenn L. Perreira, 48, of Lihue, Kauai, a carpenter, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Tracey A. and Chad L.; daughter Lauren; hanai daughter Janice Weeks, and father Ernest T. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Chieko Tarumoto, 90, of Honolulu died Thursday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Albert M. and Raymond M.; daughters Beatrice T. Sugimoto, Betty K. Kajiyama and Frances K. Kagawa, 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Douglas J.H. Wong, 36, of Honolulu, a flight attendant with Hawaiian Airlines, died May 6. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents James and Beverly Wong and Emma “Snooks” Keawe-Aiko; brothers Dennis Wong and E. Puni Keawe-Aiko III; sisters Dana Wong, Hauoli Medina, Noelani Keawe-Aiko and Kryste Wong, and grandparents Paul and Marcellina Wong and Genoa Keawe. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Kawaiahao Church. Aloha attire. No flowers.

George S. Yamamoto, 79, of Honolulu, a World War II veteran, died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Blossom; sons Laurence and Ernest; daughters Charlotte Unni, Beverly Descalzi and Phyllis Abe; brother Ernest; sisters Dorothy Hironaga and Beatrice Young, and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.