Obituaries

Tuesday, June 23, 1998

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Dorothy D. Branco, 72, of Honolulu died Thursday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Allen Jr., Mark, Scott and Guy; daughter Michele Perry; brothers Herbert and Kenneth Dias; sisters Ella Ravn and Miriam Foltz, and 12 grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial to follow.

Helen S. Dias, 80, of Hilo died yesterday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by son Alvin P.; daughter Jodi Ariyoshi; brother Albert Souza; sisters Elizabeth Araujo, Mabel Cabral and Christine Azevedo, and three grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ethel T. Fitchett, 79, of Kailua died Saturday at home. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by sons Hal Jr. and Art; daughter Dorie; brother Edward Umeda, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Catherine Flickinger, 72, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired university administrator, died June 5 at home. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by husband Reed A. Jr.; son Reed A. III; daughter Maria I. Baldwin; brothers William and Jim Merola, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Earl F. Frandsen, 78, of Honolulu died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Catherine May; daughter Earline Ralph; sons Henry and Fred, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Carol M. Gonzales, 60, of Wahiawa died Wednesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Rhonda Faleafine and Liza Marquez; father Amado Montalbo; brother Russell Montalbo; sisters Lucille Moreno, Sunny Carrera, Diane Jaeger and Dina Montalbo, and eight grandchildren. Mass: 4 p.m. Thursday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No wreaths. Leis and bouquets welcome.

Winifred M. Kamai, 60, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by brother Alfred “Ohu” Hookano and sisters Grace and Mary. Services: 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Kekaha Church of Latter-day Saints. Call after 4 p.m. Inurnment: Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery, Kauai.

Benjamin “Ben” Kamaunu Jr., 83, of Kailua, a retired custodian, died June 14 in Kailua. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by sons Matthew K. and William K.; daughters Bine Rodrigues, Gwen Wan, Ruth Kakae, Emily Phillip, Carol Costa and Myra, Delores and Laelia Kamaunu; sister Dora Kalani; 42 grandchildren, 112 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

The Rev. Beatrice T. Kaya, 77, of Honolulu, a minister at Tenrikyo Waikiki Kyokai, died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Thomas T. and Darrick H.; father the Rev. Hidekichi Nakamoto; brother Satoshi “John” Nakamoto; sisters Flora Kabazawa, Jean Inenaga, Ethel Hamada and Amy Hikita, and two grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 7 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mitsue “Mitsi” Hamamoto Kido, 70, of Honolulu, a retired beautician, died June 15 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by son Byron N.; brother Takumi Hamamoto; sisters Ellen Ozaki, Tomiko Okamoto and Kazue Harada; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Dolores V. Mendez, 68, a retired licensed practical nurse, died June 13. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Mariano; sons Roy T. Villaflor and Patrick A. Mendez; daughters Dora-Jeanne Clisham and Anna Marie Mendez-Paro; brother Bo Desuacido; sisters Ama da Ambe, Christine Lee and Barbara Duenas, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Aloha attire.

Yoshiko Michihara, 95, of Mililani died June 15 at home. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by sons Joe M., Henry T. and Robert T.; daughter Joyce M. Ohta; brother Ted M. Tahira; sisters Kay S. Yasui and Nellie F. Oshige, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Roger Lee Mills, 73, of Ewa Beach, a retired house painter, died June 15 in Ewa Beach. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by sister Dale Julian and caregivers Isabelle, Clarence and Eddy Fraser, Ernie and Priscilla Arriba and Mike Harmon. Private services.

Richard M. Murata, 56, of Honolulu, a retired manual and food coordinator for Transpacific Restaurant, died June 4 in Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rita; son Tobin; daughters Kimberly Fosenburg and Terra Murata; mother Setsu; sisters Amy Murata, Jayne Kawakami and Sharon Umeda, and three grandsons. Private services.

Eugenio B. Nacnac, 68, of Eleele, Kauai, a retired irrigation technician with McBryde Sugar Co., died June 15 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Wailua. He is survived by wife Lucena; sons Alejo, Eugenio Jr. and Edwin; brother Lysander; stepbrothers Rizal and Alejo Jr.; sisters Tranquilina Alejandro, Priscilla Andres and Nely Macadang, and stepsister Ortencia. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of the Nazarene in Hanapepe. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Ray M. Nakamura, 82, of Lahaina died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Doris; son Harvey; daughter Phyllis, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Haruko Ogata, 84, of Kahului died last Tuesday in Hale Makua. She was born in Keahua, Hawaii. She is survived by sister Satsuki Napolis. Private services.

Aleck A. Pavo, 49, of Honolulu, an employee of Ron's Auto Parts & Performance, died Friday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sons Aleck J. and Anthony; daughters Tina, Jennifer, Anna and Nicole; father Alejandrino “Alec;” mother Marie Zike; hanai mother Iris Cantiberos; brothers Stephen Lum, Tony Cantiberos, Kevin Sao and Irving and Jason Pavo; sisters Alexis, Scarlet and Simone Pavo, Pearl Kapule, Gloria Reaume and Sonya Solmirin, and five grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Patricia P. Pichay, 95, of Honolulu died June 13 at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Rita Cabasug and two grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lois P.A. Purdy, infant daughter of Eben Purdy Jr. and Emily Okamura died June 8 in Kapiolani Hospital. She is also survived by sister Celia and grandparents Eben and Mildred Purdy and Leslie and Pua Okamura. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Keawalii Church.

Jose A. Quiray, 95, of Kahului died Thursday in Hale Makua. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Ignacia; sons Glen, Daniel, Patrocinio, Paul and Sabas; daughter Luisa Bustillos, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Henry F. Rosa, 81, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a welder for Lihue Plantation Sugar Co., died Thursday at home. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen F.; sons Robert, Howard, Philip and Lawrence, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Concep tion Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Shigeru Sakamoto, 85, of Honolulu, a retired service station attendant at Hickam Air Force Base, died June 14 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Waipahu. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services.

Hope P.M. Santiago, 51, of Waimanalo died yesterday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Charles; son Randy “Bimbo;” daughters Tammy “Hanaku” Coffin and Manuokalani Santiago; brother James Boswell; sisters Jacqueline Hattori, Faith “Pinky” Pebria and Charity “Chinney” Bush, and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Usa Shimabukuro, 92, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Kekaha Sugar Plantation field worker, died Friday in Kauai Care Center. She was born in Okinawa, Japan. She is survived by son Katsuichi; daughters Hatsuko Gushiken, Sumiko Tanioka, Mitsuko Nakayama, Estelle Suzuki, Aiko Hong and Julia Toyama; sister Yoshiko Arakaki, 17 grandchildren and 15 great- grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Waimea Honpa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire.

William J. Sinclair, 83, of Fern Acres, Hawaii, a retired science professor, died June 7 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Alice G.P.; sons Michael S., Charles, William H. and Robert C.; daughter Patricia Kiernan, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Manuel J. Souza, 77, of Kaneohe, owner of Souza Brothers Dairy, died June 13 in Castle Hospital. He was born in Puukolii, Maui. He is survived by brother Clarence. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Church in Kaneohe. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Vanessa T. Tomas, infant daughter of Joy Tomas and Taveke Taveke Jr. of Honolulu, died Thursday in Kapiolani Hospital. She is also survived by brother Vaughn; sisters Valene, Vatrysh, Vannalyn and Valissa; grandparents the Rev. Siosaia and Litia Vea and Taveke and Mulu Taveke, and great-grandmother Saiselu Aneki-Tui. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park.

Ida Ann Tonner, 88, died Friday at home. She is survived by daughters Nellie Robinson and Miriel Tom, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Angeline F. Torricer, 83, of Nanakuli died June 15 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Alfred Robino and Sonny and Paulino Basilio; daughters Frances R. Agosto, Olivia R. Tubon, Magdalena “Maggie” R. Kaaukai and Ruby Stender; brothers Gilbert, Joseph and Able Cruz and Manuel and Albert Orta; sisters Helen Santos and Adeline Sabanal; 37 grandchildren, 99 great-grandchildren and 19 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 9 to 11 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Eryn H. Toyama, 2, of Kona, Hawaii, died Thursday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Bert and Sharyn, and grandparents Jenny Toyama and Kalford and Hazel Yee. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Community Church of Honolulu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Apoga T. Williams, 63, of Mountain View, Hawaii died Sunday. She is sur vived by husband Sione; daughter Fiaoo Ofisa; brother Ioelu Talaimatai; sisters Nuuese Ofagalilo and Apo Maliga, and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Walter D.S. Wong, 85, of Honolulu, a retired pharmaceutical clerk at Kaiser Health Care Foundation, died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. He was a World War II veteran. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wesley W.S. and Timothy W.K.; daughters Geraldine L.C. Arai and Carolyn L.J. Young; brothers Bung Yen and Sun; sisters Rose Wong and Mabel Chock, and five grandchildren. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Ruth M. Yamamoto, 74, of Waimea, Kauai, a retired Kauai Veterans Hospital licensed practical nurse, died June 10 at home. She was born in Koloa. She is survived by husband Yoshito and sisters Kazue Tachikawa, Miyoshi Fujimoto, Violet Matsumoto and Lillian Akagi. Private services.