Obituaries

Thursday, July 9, 1998

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Alexander R. Acosta, 73, of Waianae, a retired inspector from Lualualei Naval Magazine, died June 28 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Rose “Yeye;” sons Steven Cardenas, Alexander R. Jr., Ashford “Bones,” Christian “Kaai,” Anthony “Keanue” and Aldo Acosta and Agar English; daughters Tina Treu and Annette Naki; sister Lucille Whitthoeft; hanai son Apiuta Tiapula; hanai daughter Leonora Chang; 43 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Albert K. Bayong, 27, of Maui died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, he is survived by fiancee Gretel L. Koko; mother Nancy Prest; hanai parents Richard and Bernadette Bayong; sons Ikaika and Bernard Koko; daughters Kailani; grandmother Julia Boteilho; brothers Kawika, Allen and Jon Prest; hanai brothers Richard and Fred; sisters Brenda Prest and Stacy Medeiros; and hanai sisters Rullan Dougher and Rhonda Bayong. Services: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at Pookela Church on Olinda Road. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Jaime L. Cadiente, 91, of Honolulu died July 1 in St. Francis Hospice. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by wife Casianila; sons James, Benjamin, Roland and Donald; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers.

Juvenile F.S. Chang, 84, of Aiea, a retired land surveyor for Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, died Sunday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Odetta, daughter Juvenna Chang and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aiea Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Vincent C.S. Chang, 63, of Honolulu, an entomologist for the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, died June 30 in Honolulu. Born in Shanghai, China, he is survived by wife Asuncion; mother Beulah Ye Tan Niu; and sisters Kai Mei Parks, Charmaine Klepper and Annie Chang. Prayer services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call 1:15-2:15 p.m. Burial follows. Casual attire. No flowers. Contributions suggested to Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America Inc.

Howard P. DeMello, 44, of Wailuku, a heavy equipment operator, died Sunday at home. Born in California, he is survived by wife Sheila A.; mother Roseline; sons Howard Jr. and Russell; daughters Kimberly “Healani,” Chanel, Chelsie and Shaunte'; sisters Marlene Eleneki, Theresa Broadway and Janet DeMello; brothers David and Michael; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 5 to 8 p.m. Call again from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations accepted.

Donald “D.J.” Donnarumma, 60, of Honolulu, a retiree from the Federal Aviation Administration, died Monday in Honolulu. Born in Winthrop, Mass., he is survived by wife Jovita “Jovie;” sons Randy, Bradley, Donald Jr. and Kelly; daughter Dee; sisters Delores Woodard and Dorothy Coffman; brother Leopold; and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers. Leis welcome.

Remedios A. Dumadag, 71, of Honolulu died Saturday in Honolulu. Born in Bohol, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Faustino; sons Huberto, Miguel, Eric and Victor; daughters Erlinda Bakiril, Eduarda Snyder and Rosario Quiong; brother Decoroso Aca-Ac; sister Tita Aca-Ac; and 12 grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Grant L. Harrington, 75, of Kaneohe, a retired general contractor, died Saturday in Castle Hospital. Born in Seattle, he is survived by wife Patricia; children Eileen, Stuart, Katherine and Sharon Williams; brother Ian; and five grandchildren. Scattering of ashes at Malaekahana Beach.

Franklin H. “Frank” Fujimoto, 65, of Honolulu died Tuesday. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Ken K. Fujinaga, 67, of Kapaa, Kauai died June 21 in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Sophie, son Kent, daughters Susan Pang and Lani Pedronan, brother Fred and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Shinayo Ikemoto, 102, of Kahului, a retired Libby's Pineapple trimmer, died June 18 in Ann Pearl Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she is survived by sons Thomas T. and Wilfred T.; daughters Jane U. and Jeanette F. Iwasa, Humie Tanaka, Ruth M. Shigenaga and Judy C. Takayama; brother Yoshio Matsumoto; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Ellen Karren, 72, of Kualapuu, Molokai died June 26 in Molokai General Hospital. Born in Waiakea, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Ned; sons Kenneth, Joseph and Ralph; daughter Angela Florendo; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jehovah's Witness Church in Kalamaula, Molokai. Burial: Molokai Veterans Cemetery.

Sylvia M. Liu, 63, of Kula, Maui, died June 25 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born on Lanai, she is survived by husband Raymond; mother Victoria Kane; sons Norman K., Stanley K. and David K. Kinney; daughters Lydia Gay, Yolanda Crisostomo, Norma Losano and Joleen Minarik; brothers Walter Apiki and Robert Voyles; sister Beverly Toriki; 27 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Cremation follows. Private scattering of ashes.

Charlene L.H. Loveday, 40, of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., a restaurant supervisor for the Ogle's Water Park in Pigeon Forge, died Friday in Knoxville, Tenn. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by husband Randy, daughters Sherra T. and Lia J., mother Abigail K. Hoopii, brothers George M. and John L. Hoopii, and sister Abigail K. Nahooikaika-Hoopii. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick/ Norman's Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kahakuloa Hawaiian Congregational Protestant Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Dora Y. Manabe, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired laundry helper from Leahi Hospital, died June 26 in Kaneohe. Born in Hanamaulu, Kauai, she is survived by daughters Clara Moriyama, Edith Makishima and Susan Nakamura; sisters Kiyoko “Irene” Doi, Tomiyo Uyematsu, Yoshie Shibuya, Betty Hashizume, Sally Hamada and Eleanor Teraoka; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 5 to 8 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.

Betty F. Mukai, 87, of Aiea died Friday in Leahi Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by daughter Beatrice U. Kuwana; sisters Mildred Takemori, Elsie Horie, Peggy Horikoshi, Sueko Nomura, June Nagaue, Mae Otaki, Jane Kono and Nancy Fujino; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Warren W. Nunes, 56, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a self-employed office machinery repairman, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Sandra E., daughter Tina Orimoto, stepdaughters Stacy Gary and Elizabeth Speich, mother Lillian, brother Walter, sister Nadenia Kretch, and a grandson. Private services.

Satsuki Omura, 72, of Honolulu, a retired hearings officer for the Social Security Administration, died June 26 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by brother Ernest T. Private services.

Rupert P.S. Pine, 69, of Waianae, an employee at Lockheed, Hickam and Fort Shafter, died last Thursday at home. Born in Kamuela, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Rupert-Patrick, Derek, Kurt-Lyle and Keith “Kitsi”; daughters I. Charmagne and Lynne Matsushima; brothers Stanley, James, Frank and George Hanashiro and Charles, Levi, Keala, Robert and Sol Perkins; sisters Mabel Campbell, Nancy Luna, Florence Nakanelua, Helen Echerary and Margaret Hamocon; and 12 grandchildren. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ponciano R. Raguindin, 87, of Kamiloloa, Molokai died June 24 in Molokai General Hospital. Born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Corozan, sons Ponciano Jr. and Alan, daughter Arlene, and brothers and sisters in the Philippines. Services held.

Potenciano Rapisora, 89, of Kailua, a retired farmer of Campus Dairy, died July 1 in Pearl City. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by nieces Barbara Rapisora, Gloria Dennis, Carlinda Souza, Gene Bosley, Carmelita Augustiro and Marcella Miller, and nephews Frank, George and Enrique Jr. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Hattie R. Sadino, 79, of Hilo, a retired custodian for a mortuary, died June 22 in Life Care Center. Born in Ewa, she is survived by husband Lawrence; sons Raymond Figueroa, Kenneth Sadino and Ruben Ortez; and sister Julia R. Mohika. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Mac M. Sakanoi, 71, of Aiea, a retired mason, died Tuesday at home. Born in Olaa, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Sally; son Chet; daughters Valarie and Kathy; brothers Jun, Teiji, Tadao and Paul; sisters Kazuko Fukui, Tsukio Liu, Michi Hasegawa and Yaeko Vega; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.

Galina A. Shelton, 69, of Kihei died Friday in Honolulu. Born in Harbin, Manchuria, she is survived by husband Michael; daughters Lydia Richards, Patricia Shelton and Sylvia Grimes; brother Alexander Ivashkevich; and three grandchildren. Memorial services on the mainland.

Hideo Shiraki, 91, of Honolulu, a retired teacher from Kaimuki Intermediate School, died June 29 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by son Clyde; daughter Brenda; brothers Yukimasa “Yuki” and Tomeichi “Tom;” sisters Fumiko Miyazaki, Toshi Ishikawa and Yasuko Ishida; and a grandson. Private services.

Chau Ta, 68, of Honolulu died Saturday in Honolulu. Born in Vietnam, he is survived by wife Kim, son Minh and two grandchildren. Private services.

Tetsuo Tabuchi, 74, of Koloa, Kauai, a maintenanceman for the state Parks Division, died Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by caregiver Mildred Kunimura and brother Raymond. Services at a later date.

Francis “Frank” Tahata, 69, of Los Angeles, a retired electronic technician for Hughes Aircraft, died June 12 in Los Angeles. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Nancy; son Jay; daughter Kelly Nishimura; brothers James and William; sisters May Okano, Muriel Haginaka, Alice Okihara and Doris Hosokawa; and a grandson. Private services.

Helen Y.K.L. Tom, 74, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Theodore H.K.; son Darwin; daughter Lynette Ikeda; brothers Harry and Albert Leong; sisters Lena and Mildred Leong, Katherine Leong-Pang, Elsie Leong-Low and Dorothy Leong-Au; and two grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Charles T. Uchida, 59, of Honolulu, a former auto parts salesman for Automotive Warehouse, died June 27 in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Tod, daughter Tammie-Jean, brothers James and Howard, and sister Elsie Fong. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

John H. Wrath, 80, a retired Honolulu broadcasting executive, died July 1 in Fresno, Calif. He was also general sales manager of KUMU Radio. Born in Chicago, he is survived by sons Steven, David and James; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to hospice.

Shigeo “Yama” Yamada, 94, of Hilo, retired owner of S. Yamada Contractor, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Papaaloa, Hawaii, he is survived by daughters Jean Yamada, Eva Hirano, June Okino, Eleanor Miyashiro and Nancy Kikuchi; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.