Obituaries

Tuesday, June 9, 1998

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Vivian E.R. Aguinaldo, 89, of Kahului, a cook in Wailuku, Maui, and a custodian at the old Navy Base in Puunene, died Thursday in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Franklin; daughters Linda Albete, Pasita Pladera, Juanita Duldulao, Estrella Agpalo, Gloria Curammeng and Lydia Yamaguchi; sisters Bonifacia Ramil and Eusebia Constantino; 31 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Marcelo C. Ariola, 85, of Honolulu died Saturday. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Concepcion; sons Marcelo Jr. and Mark; daughter Grace; sisters Severa Galleto and Celerina Cabradilla, and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Norah Y. Avison, 76, of Kailua died Thursday in Kailua. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by daughter Frances Moon and sister Charlotte Ebesu. Memorial services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, 860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu, HI 96817. Aloha attire.

Platon A. Badua, 87, of Aiea died May 30. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Florenda; sons Martin and Paul; daughters Lolita Cadavona, Dorothea Heath and Kathleen Mesa; brothers and sisters, and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.

Ben V. Baron, 76, of Honolulu, a retired painting contractor, died May 24 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Josephine; son Arnold, and brothers Antonio and Consolacion. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Louis A. Carlone, 55, of Honolulu, a substitute public schoolteacher, died Sunday at home. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by sister Matilda. Memorial services: 7 a.m. Friday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Private scattering of ashes.

Margaret M. Correa, 89, of Kalaheo, Kauai, died Saturday in Hale Omao Nursing Home. She was born in Koloa. She is survived by sons Richard, Jerry and John; daughter Rose M. Lopez, 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Mass: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kalaheo. Call after 2 p.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Toraichi “Tora” Deguchi, 67, of Pearl City, retired owner of Modern Business Machines, died May 29 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by wife Jean J.; son Nelson N.; sisters Chiyoko Hashimoto, Doreen Inazu and Kiwae Hokama, and two granddaughters. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Herbert Demello, 78, of Aiea, a retired supervisor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , died Friday in Aiea. He was born in Paiea, Maui. He is survived by wife Dorothy; sons James and Ralph; sister Cecilia Koester; brother Martin Gustafson, and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Stephen V. Dziadul, 86, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y. He is survived by son Stephen V. Jr.; daughters Stephanie Kahawaii, Anna May Dela Cruz and Sandra Kovach; sister Clara Auersweld, nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery with military honors. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Floyd J. Fitzgerald Jr., 61, of Kapaa, Kauai, a corrections officer at Kauai Community Correctional Center and a retired Navy petty officer, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Michigan. He is survived by wife Grace K.; daughters Debbie Brown and Grace Carveiro; sons Floyd Jr. and William; hanai son George Kupihea, and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kapaa Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Casual attire.

Anatalia B. Galletes, 64, of Honolulu died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Domingo G.; son Fernando; brothers David and Fred Bedonio, and two grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Nancy E. Jordan, 59, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired cashier at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, died May 12 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Haleiwa. She is survived by husband Tony; mother Bernice I. Baquering; sons Kerry, Bryan, Shannon and Michael; daughters Sandra Jordan and Toni Hall; sisters Karen Crozier, Phyllis Fleming, Camilla Croder, Michelle Martin and Odette McCoy; brothers Brett and Bart Baquering, and 14 grandchildren. Services: 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call from 5 to 7 p.m. Casual attire.

Lucy T. Kawasaki, 77, wife of former state senator and deputy city managing director Duke T. Kawasaki, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Duke; son Guy; daughter Jean Okimoto; sisters Elsie Matsushima, Jean Yamanaka, Marion Nagaishi, Ellen Yamaguchi and Harriet Ueno, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.

William M. Keahi, 68, of Honolulu, a retired electrician with Dole Pineapple Co., died May 25 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Aileen J.P. Clifton and Jeane Keahi. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 622 N. Judd St. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Eugene A. “Gene” Kerwin, 76, of Honolulu, a retired restaurant equipment account executive, died Saturday at home. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Harriet; brother Arthur, and sister Rosemary Dolan. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Seibu Kiyuna, 85, of Honolulu, a retired custodian for GTE Hawaiian Tel, died Thursday. he was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Masako; sons Edward, Dr. Robert and Stanley; daughters Judith Sheldon and Isabelle Matsumoto; brothers Dr. Harold and Fred; sisters Kameko Inamine and Marilyn Shiroma, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tadashi Koizumi, 95, of Hilo died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Tadao, Kenneth and Albert; daughter Alice, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

The Rev. Eddie M.C. Kung, 78, of Mililani, a retired minister of the Universal Church of the Master, died May 25 in St. Francis Hospital. He was also a carpenter. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by sons David M., Ivan R. and Gregory E.; daughter Chandra M. DeMorier; brother Paul M.; sisters Frances T. Kung, Mildred M. Lau, Annie Yoshino and Dolly T. McReynolds, and seven grandchildren. Prayer services: 1 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Flora G. Lagadon, 62, of Aiea, a former employee of Hawaiian Tuna Packers and Ige's Catering, died May 26 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Damaso Salud; daughter Lucrecia L. Marr; sons Reynaldo G., Cresencio G. and Nelson G.; brothers Precelo and Eulogio Garduque; sister Matilde Vitin, and a grandson. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Robert Y. Maeda, 70, of Honolulu, a retired custodian for Aina Haina Elementary School, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edith K.; sons Eric K. and Neal H.; daughters Lynette Y. Miyamura and Naomi K. Maeda; brothers Muneto, Thomas and Joe; sister Sue Fukumoto, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shigeru Muraoka, 67, of Koloa, Kauai died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Hiroshi, Susumu, Dan and Stanley, and sister Eiko Umino. Private services.

Ford Okada, 74, of Lihue died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Itsue; daughters Lea and Sue; brothers George and Motonobu, and sister Fumiko Shiraishi. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ernest Pereira, 88, of Honolulu died Saturday in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Grace; sons Joseph, Ernest Jr. and Michael; daughters Laurie Ching, Bernadette Cardines and Shandra Mae Adams; sisters Maria Ortiz and Clara Torino, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 8:45 a.m. Friday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Call from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Thelma “Katy” Rathbone, 85, of San Jose, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, died Wednesday in San Jose. She is survived by husband C.E. “Ted”; son Don, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society.

Richard W. Sorensen, 53, of Pahala, Hawaii, a former machinist for the Kau Agribusiness Co., died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Detroit. He is survived by son Richard W. Jr.; daughter Leona Ortega; brothers James, Gary and Charles, and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Pahala Assembly of God Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Shigeko Tomita, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Ebisu Catering cook, died May 30 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. She is survived by sons Richard U., Hisao, Thomas T., Kiyoji and Fujio; daughters Betty Maruya and Setsuko Yoshida; brothers Kiyoshi, Masato and Tadao Shiraki, 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Temple Renovation Fund, 1727 Pali Highway, Honolulu 96813.

Kam Hoi Yan, 48, of Waipahu, a cook for Lin's Canton Foods, died Thursday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Wan Ping; son James; daughter Laura; parents King Lee and Yuet Siu Yen; brother Kam Shing Yen, and sisters Anita Yen Lam and Joyce Yen. Traditional Chinese services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Michael M.C. Yee, 52, of California and formerly of Honolulu, an employee of Continental Airlines, died May 21. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons William H., David K., Jason Y. and Ian M.Y.H.; daughter Danielle; parents Wadsworth and Hunnie; brothers Jeffrey M.J., Alan M.L., Randall M.L. and Brian M.K., and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. today at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.

Josephine F.K. Yim, 87, of Honolulu, a retired cook for the Prince Kuhio Restaurant, died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son George Jr.; daughters Gladys Lam and Lorna Y. Anderson; brothers Joseph Fook Yau and Jacob Fook Loy; sisters Mary Ann “Girlie” Rondaris, Annie Thomas and Dorothy “Dottie” Hannahs; 13 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Audrey Y.T. Zane, 67, of Mililani, a retired state clerical worker, died last Tuesday in Honolulu. She was Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Kenneth; daughters Kendra and Sheri Zane and Cindy Chun; son Kenneth K.K.; sisters Ellen Lim, Jean Nathaniel and Allison Char; brothers Maurice, Marvin and Myron Char, and a grandchild. Services: noon Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.