Obituaries

Tuesday, July 21, 1998


Bullet Ronald C. August, 68, of Hilo, a retired residence manager, died last Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. He was also a professional locksmith and photographer. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Mercy; daughters Valeriemae Campbell and Lorimae Thompson; brothers Robert August, Alfred Yap and Coache Carriera; sisters Evelyn Medeiros and Ardis Scotti; and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.

Bullet Bienvenido F. Bautista, 58, of Honolulu died Friday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Cavite City, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Nora; daughters Rosalie Sanidad and Catherine Chappell; sons Geminiano and Bienvenido Jr.; brothers Ramon and Emmanuel; sisters Soledad Samaco and Rosario Putal; and a grandson. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: noon Saturday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Call from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bullet Sylvia F. Book, 59, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in Bremerton, Wash. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Hazard, Nathan and Duke; daughters Heidi Ballena, Naydene Book-Matteson and Darlene DePonte; parents Walter and Hilda Azevedo; brothers Lowell and Chris Azevedo; sister Gail Ogao; and 11 grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Magic Island, Diamond Head side. Casual attire.

Bullet Frances J. Caitano, 75, of Hawi, Hawaii, died Wednesday at home. Born in Hoea, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Frank; sons Frank Jr. and Kenneth; daughters Ellen, Carol and Alice Caitano and Shelly Kato; sisters Elizabeth Molale, Dorothy Ebeling, Florence Thomas and Mary Mederios; and three grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to North Hawaii Hospice, P.O. Box 1236, Kamuela, Hawaii 96743.

Bullet Romualda A. Cajimat, 86, died Wednesday. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by daughters Lolita Talbo and Penny Hattal; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Bullet Domingo Calabucal, 88, of Lihue, a retired automotive maintenanceman with McBryde Sugar Co., died last Tuesday in Wilcox Hospital. He was also a night cleaner with Coco Palms Seashell Restaurant. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private cremation. Casual attire.

Bullet Isabella “Bella” Carveiro, 81, of Kalaheo, Kauai died Sunday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in Wailua, she is survived by husband William; sons Edward and Charles; daughters Janet Carveiro, Isabelle Tavares and Maryann Vanderveen; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: noon tomorrow at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kalaheo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Kalaheo Catholic Church. Casual attire.

Bullet Alfred K.B. Chang, 79, of Honolulu, a logistic supply manager for the military, died Wednesday. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons Dr. Rodney and Clayton; daughters Verna Ing, Sylvia Loo and Sandra Young; sister Gladys Goo; brothers Koon Bun, Thomas, Clifford, Ralph, Ernest and William; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Inurnment to follow.

Bullet Archie W. Chatterley, 77, of Honolulu, a retired lieutenant colonel for the U.S. Air Force, died July 13 in Honolulu. Born in San Francisco, he is survived by wife Marge; children Susan L. Greer, Scott R. Chatterley and Carol A. Sears; sister Lois M.; and eight grandchildren. Private services.

Bullet Juanita B. Coloma, 79, of Honolulu died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by son James Daguimol; brother Ricardo Baldogo; sister Augustina Lorenzo; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Bullet Valerie T. Condon, 64, of Pearl City, a retired general manager for Al Phillips the Cleaner, died Wednesday. Born in Kaimuki, she is survived by daughter Victoria James; brother Richard Jr.; sisters Priscilla Torres and Margaret DePonte; brother Erbin DePonte; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Bullet Alejandro A. Daquip, 83, of Honolulu, who retired from the Oceania Floating Restaurant, died July 8 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by sons Pedro, Quintin, Leo, Juanito and Alex Jr.; daughters Julita Malabed, Monica Padunan, Matilda and Trinadad Agliam and Louisa Bagaoisan; 35 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Bullet Shirley Mae Dixon, 73, of Honolulu was born in Wisconsin. Incorrect information for an obituary published Friday provided by the mortuary.

Bullet Thomas K. Holtz, 67, of Absarokee, Mont., formerly of Honolulu, who retired from Western Union, died July 9 in Absarokee. Born in Absarokee, he is survived by brother Jack; stepsisters Mary M. Arthun and Donna Nystul; and stepbrother Jack Ross. Memorial services at a later date. Donations suggested to Hawaii Yacht Club's Junior Program, 1739C Ala Moana, Honolulu 96815.

Bullet Marlon B. Imasa, 22, of Las Vegas and formerly of Honolulu, a retail store clerk, died Thursday. Born in Tamuning, Guam, he is survived by mother Marilene B.; father Jimmy C.; sisters Maybelle B. and Janice B.; and grandparents Lourdes and Marc Bacani and Josefa Imasa. Memorial services on the mainland.

Bullet John P. Kamakana, 61, of Kahaluu died Sunday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Patricia G., sons William “Kaipo” and John P. IV; daughters Deborah G. Ganzagan and Dawn A. Kamakana, sister Pualani McGinness; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again after 3 p.m. Friday at Punahou School's Thurston Chapel. Celebration of life and scattering of ashes: Shriner's Beach Club in Waimanalo.

ue8 nl,3 Bullet Susan Keon Tai Lau, 79, of Honolulu, a retired telephone operator from GTE Hawaiian Tel, died last Tuesday in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Wailuku, she is survived by brothers Joseph and Dan Wong; and sisters Alice Hanaike, Evelyn Wee, Alma Dunn, Adeline Leong, Anna Fujioka and Constance Crump. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Bullet Jung-Hsiu Chang Lee, 79, of Honolulu died last Tuesday. Born in China, she is survived by husband Juo-Ching; sons Hsieh-Ho, Hsieh-Chun and Hsieh-Chung; daughters Yu-Jan Tsang, Chia-Ling Canape and Chia-Li Lee; and nine grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Bullet Robert J. Mendoza, 36, of Ocean View, Hawaii, a customer service associate with Tesoro Gas Express, died July 12 in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a chef at a restaurant. Born in Santa Barbara, Calif., he is survived by father Joe J.; brothers Luke and Eduardo; sisters Debbie and Peggy Mendoza and Catalina Mendoza Castellanos; and hanai father Larry G. “Jerry” Nowell. Rosary and mass on the mainland. Memorial services in August at Hove, Hawaii.

Bullet Thomas T. Miura, 90, of Pearl City, a retired warehouse foreman for the state Department of Transportation, died Thursday at home. Born in Pearl City, he is survived by wife Dora T.; son Robert K.; daughters Carolyn C. Uehara and Louise S. Miura; brother Clarence M.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bullet Tom T. Morishige, 84, of Lihue, retired owner of Tom Morishige Painting Contractor, died Sunday in Villabrille Care Home. Born in Hanalei, Kauai, he is survived by sons Glenn and Mervin; daughter Diana Horita; sister Lena Nakashima; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bullet Pauline S.M. Munford, 88, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Donald Zane; sisters Dorothy Mathews and Nani Edwards; and two grandchildren. Taoist services: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Bullet Robert T. Nakasone, 79, of Honolulu, a retired heavy equipment operator, died June 29 at home. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Mitsuko; sons Dickie Shimoko and Glenn, Leslie and Clayton Murata; daughters Kayoko Kiyota, Susan Ihira and Blanche and Gale Nakasone; brothers Frank, Ronald, Lawrence and Francis Agena; sisters Florence Kamiyama, Harriet Kaneshiro, Katherine Parker and Marian Inamine; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Bullet Masako Nishimoto, 93, of Pearl City died Sunday in Pearl City Nursing Home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons George, Dr. Joseph T., Edwin “Barry” and Brian; daughter Emma Koshiro; brother Tsutomu Yonemoto; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church. Inurnment: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bullet Tristan Nobriga Jr., 66, of Poway, Calif., who retired from Continental Graphics in San Diego, died June 24 in Los Angeles. Born in Honokaa, Hawaii, he is survived by daughters Michelle Arguellas and Kathy Nobriga; mother Philomena; sisters Marietta Gouveia, Audrey J. Nobriga and Beverly Miller; brother John; and a granddaughter. Private services. Condolences suggested to Michelle Arguellas, 910 E. Grand Ave. No. 27, El Segundo, Calif. 90245.

Bullet Allan S. Okuda, 54, of Simi Valley, Calif., an aerospace engineer for Rocketdyne-Boeing, died Saturday at home. Born on Maui, he is survived by wife Rita; daughters Jennifer Mariko and Lisa Tamiko; mother Fusae; brothers Yuji, Masaru, Tadao, Richard, Robert and Glenn; and sister Jean Okuda Tawata. Memorial services on the mainland.

Bullet Anna U. Persons, 77, of Kula, Maui, a retired teacher at Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School, died July 13 in Kula Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son H. Dempsey and Amal; brothers Roy and Herbert Bodnar; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Bullet Tsuyako A. “Kay” Pitcavage, 68, of Kailua died Saturday in Kailua. Born in Tokyo, she is survived by husband Vincent F.; sons Joseph and Francis X.; and three grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Bullet Walter E. “Walt” Pollack, 83, of Honolulu, a photographer, died July 13 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Cohoes, N.Y., he is survived by son Walter Jr.; daughters Margaret Berry and Joan Keaulana; sisters Josephine Skillman and Jessie Humphrey; 16 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Private services.

Bullet Harry T. Saito, 81, of Honolulu, a retired shipping clerk for Castle & Cooke, died June 7 in Straub Hospital. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Marion T.; sons Dane T. and Derri S.; brothers Tadao and Teruo; sisters Hatsue Nozoe, Hisako Takahashi, Hanako Katagiri and Dorothy Y. Kamiya; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Bullet Dora H. Sakamura, 61, of Honolulu, a housekeeper for the Andersen family of Wailupe, died July 10 in Aiea. Born in Honokaa, Hawaii, she is survived by mother Hatsuko; brothers Raymond, Ralph and Gerald; and sister Jane Nakamura. Private services.

Bullet Isidro L. Saplan, 58, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a hand-harvester for Mac Farms of Hawaii, died last Tuesday at home. Born in Tarlac, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Adelina; daughters Myrla Alagano, Myrle Combes, Marcelina Andrade and Liza and Lina Saplan; son Leo; brothers Rufino and Manuel; sister Natividad Lodivero; and nine grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Saplan residence, H29 Melia St. in Naalehu, Hawaii. Prayer services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Naalehu County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Bullet Haruto Shigemoto, 81, of Puhi, Kauai, a retired lumber mill worker with Hale Kauai Co., died June 30 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by sons Lloyd and Van; daughter Elaine Yamamoto; brother Tamotsu; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

ue8 nl,3 Bullet Thomas A. Sofos, 77, of Honolulu will be remembered in services 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Constantine's and Helen's Greek Orthodox Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Constantine's and Helen's Greek Orthodox Church. Incorrect information for an obituary published Saturday provided by the mortuary.

Bullet William J. “Jun” Takano, 56, of Kapolei, a state carpenter, died July 13 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Judy M.; sons Keith K. and Ryan Y.; daughter Leanne R.; brother Jimmie S.; sisters Ruby E. Nitta and Judith Y. Parker; stepson Lance M. Ifuku; stepdaughters Valerie A.Y. Valenzuela and Denise M. Ragudos; and nine grandchildren. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private graveside services. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bullet Sione K. Toli, 36, of Waianae, a mason for R.H.J. Lee Construction Co., died last Tuesday in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Facility. Born in Kolomatua, Tonga Island, he is survived by wife Seiniti Linda; sons Wesley L., Sione K. Jr. and Sateki A.; daughters Elizabeth V. Eteaki and Ilisapesi F. and Potesia O. Toli; brothers Ofa Moalaeua and Toni and Manu H. Tahaafe; and sisters Mele T., Ane, Toakase and Potesia Tahaafe, Uinise Moalaeua and Nailepa Moimoi. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Waianae United Methodist Tongan Congregation Church. Call from 5 to 10 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bullet Lillian C. “Ah Mi” Tung, 91, of Honolulu died Friday in Waimanalo. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Francis; daughters Beryl Tung and Marian and Jacqueline Burnett; care-giver Beverly Dela Cruz; sister Violet; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. George's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Bullet Pauline Van Dorn, 74, of Honolulu died Thursday in Healdsburg, Calif. Born in San Francisco, she is survived by sisters Ann Commick and Mary Zootis. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Constantine's and Helen's Greek Orthodox Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society.

Bullet Alfred E. Voyce, 87, of Kailua, a retired sales manager for American Tourister, died July 9 at home. Born in Shanghai, China, he is survived by daughters Elaine Voyce Nelson and Patricia Voyce Herman; sisters Mary Brodd and Lola Shirachitsu; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Bullet Henry C. Wise, 96, of Honolulu, a retired state chief tax assessor, died Friday in Beverly Manor Convalescent Home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by daughter Pauline W. Faria; sons Rudolph and R. Kenneth Jr.; brother James; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Bullet Dorothy H. Wong, 72, of Waianae died Thursday. Born in Hawi, North Kohala, she is survived by husband Arthur; son Arthur; daughter Raynette Younge; sisters Alice May and Martha Montgomery; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Bullet Mary K. “Aunty Mary” Zablan, 88, of Honolulu died July 11 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons John H. “Johnny Boy,” James “Kimo” and Nicholas Joaquin; brother Donald Akana; sisters Margaret Wong and Caroline Akana; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.



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