Obituaries

Wednesday, July 29, 1998

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Marcela Q. Amoroso, 87, of Koloa, Kauai, proprietor of a billiards recreation in Koloa Pool Hall, died July 16 in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Vicente; sons Frank and William; daughters Juanita Agu, Elizabeth Malapit and Rosita Phillips; sister Guillerma Nacapuy; 22 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Raphael's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Koloa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.

Paul U. Anderson, 65, of Kapolei, a retired building material salesperson, died Friday in Kapolei. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Jennie; sons Mark, Adam and Ryan Marumoto; daughters Kimberly-Ann Embernate, Penny Kahalepuna and Pamela-Jean Anderson; sister Winifred Yamashita; brother Francis; and four grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Milagros A. Andino-Sandoval, 16, of Antioch, Calif., died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. Born in San Francisco, she is survived by mother Lydia Sandoval, father George Andino, brothers Juan Salazar and Kennedy Herrera Jr., sisters Desiree Velasco and Bernadette Herrera, and grandmothers Consuelo Sandoval and Sheila Rosales. Services in California.

Bonifacio D. Antonio, 91, of Waipahu, who retired from Oahu Sugar, died Friday at home. Born in Pangasinan, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Dorotea, sons Elpidio Antonio and Alberto Torrate, a sister in the Philippines, eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and three hanai children. Prayer services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

David J. Atkinson, 29, of Waimea, Hawaii, a landscaper for Rainyday Landscaping in Waimea, Hawaii, will be remembered in memorial services 8 p.m. Friday at Waikoloa Community Church, 68-3625 Paniolo Ave. Call from 7 to 9 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. He died in Kona Community Hospital after a car accident Sunday in South Kohala, Hawaii. Born in Palo Alto, Calif., he is survived by fiancee Debby M. Carvalho, father William, mother Nancy Allen, sister Barbara Murrey and hanai daughters Faren and Porsha Salinas.

April L. Au Hoon, 59, of Waianae, a warehouse marker for the Army Air Force Exchange System, died Saturday in Kaneohe. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Romey P.; daughters Cheryl Hamada, Tammy Isom and Tracy Hiapo; stepfather Henry Ortiz; sisters Patricia Silva, Priscilla Martin and Sylvia Pacheco; brothers Stanley Kapepa and Henry Jr. and Whitney Ortiz; and six grandchildren. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Llewellyn L. Biven Sr., 64, of Kaneohe, a Realtor with Real Isle Properties, died Sunday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Eliza J.K.; sons Cyryn, Llewellyn Jr., Glenn, James, Richard, Rus and Zayn; daughter Eliza; brothers Dr. Glenn and Earl; sister Carnation; and eight grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Oahu Cemetery, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call from 4 to 8 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Barney N. Blake, 42, of Honolulu, who worked in the visitor industry, died July 21 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by ohana. Private services.

Fructosa V. Corpuz, 75, of Waipahu, an employee at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, died July 5 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Juan J., daughters Sianing Coloma and Liz Delfico, son Pablo, brothers Macario and Peter Ventura, eight grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Sister Miriam Ferry, 87, a sister of St. Francis, died Saturday. She was also a veteran educator. Born in Kurtistown, Hawaii, she is survived by sisters Angelina Ferry and Beatrice Pieper. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Francis Convent, 2715 Pamoa Road. Call from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Cemetery. No flowers. Contributions suggested to St. Francis Care Site, 2715 Pamoa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822 or St. Francis School, 2707 Pamoa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822.

Pauline L. Fukunaga, 52, of Wailuku, a consultant for the state Workforce Development Division, died Saturday. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Howard, children Tisha and Ward, parents Paul and Lena Loo, brother Robert Loo and sister Lily Ann Loo. Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Manuel Furtado Jr., 64, of Hilo, a maintenance supervisor at Nani Mau Gardens, died July 21 at home. Born in Kalaheo, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Faith “Lei;” sons John, Calvin, Jason and Jeffery Furtado and Don and Dwight Nakooka; daughters Kathleen Kali, Susan and Michelle Duarte, Brenda Viguelia, Rochelle Wagner, Earllyn Grace, Marchell Saplan and Nohea, Shaena and Allyson Nakooka; sisters Eleanor Wright and Virginia Texeira; 19 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

William E. Jackson, 90, of Honolulu, died July 19. Born in Denver, he is survived by wife Marguerite, son William II, daughters May Candler and Joan Fariel, eight grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 12:30 p.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.

Isaac K. Kanahele, 49, of Makaweli, Kauai, a musician, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Born on Niihau, he is survived by wife Bernice, brother Wilson, and godchild Kanani Oka Maku A Lani Niheu. Services: 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at Waimea United Church of Christ, also known as Waimea Hawaiian Church. Casual or aloha attire.

Bertha C. Kau, 82, of Honolulu is survived by daughter Annette K.L. Kozuki. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Bobbie K.H. Kent, 63, of Wahiawa died July 19 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Himaje, Japan, she is survived by husband Robert B.; sons Ernest and Robert B.; daughters D. Lee Jackson, Catharine Kent and Sonya Helliangao; brother Katsumi Takahashi; sisters Janice Yi and Song Crowe; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Wahiawa, 1233 California Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Pearl Leopoldino, 66, of Hilo died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Richard; sons Richard W. “Rick” and Morgan; daughters Yvonne Kunimoto and Wanda Lee Leopoldino; sisters Bertha Low, Eleanor Chow, Mabel McNicoll and Ethel Fernandes; and brother Thomas Rapoza. Private services.

Ruth E. Mantz, 79, of Mililani, a retired cashier for the Army Air Force Exchange System, died Thursday. Born in Paris, Ill., she is survived by daughter Peggy Decano and a granddaughter. Memorial services and inurnment: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Keith Y. Matsumura, 49, of Honolulu, an employee at Ocean Cablevision, died July 21 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Born in Hamakua, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Dora M.; son Derick I.; father Noriyoshi; brothers Clifford and Glenn; and sisters Myrtle Umayam and Faye Wung. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary G. Namuo, 85, of Honolulu, died July 20 in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, she is survived by daughter Barbara Malone; sons John Enos Jr. and George, Manley and Clyde Namuo; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No wreaths. Flowers donated to church. Casual attire.

Patricio Natividad, 89, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired foreman for Kauai Pine, died July 17 in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was also a maintenance man for Outrigger Prince Kuhio. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by daughter Sarah Villaros; stepdaughters Myrtal Canavaral and Mary Kaahui; stepsons Roland and Ernest Canavaral and Eugene Mika; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great- grandson. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kekeha St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Frances N. Noyama, 72, of Honolulu, a retired administrative secretary for the city Deptartment of Wastewater Management, died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Hideo “Joe,” sons Craig H. and Jared S., sisters Dorothy Yokoyama and Florence T. Sakaitani, and a grandson. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kanichi Oshiro, 73, of Hale Ho Aloha Nursing Home and formerly of Waipahu, a retired dispatcher at Wheeler Air Force Base, died July 20 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Bill, sisters Take Uechi and Nancy China, and granddaughter Noelani C.L. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Leonard P. Remley, 87, of Honolulu, a retired purchasing agent, died last Wednesday. Born in Durango, Colo., he is survived by wife Lorraine, sons Robert and Ronald, daughter Susan Stern, sisters, six grandchildren, and a great- grandson. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Henry J. “Hank” Schainck, 87, of LaPine, Ore., a manager of the Kuilima and Ala Moana Hotels, died July 16 at home. He was also a manager of Las Vegas restaurants, a captain in the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War, general manager of the Sanno Hotel in Tokyo, and manager of the Merlin Hotel in Hong Kong and the Americana Hotel in American Samoa. Born in Ogden, Utah, he is survived by wife Yoko; sisters Nellie Springer and Mary Spiering; children Geraldine Stacey, Virginia Read, Henry C. Wyman, Mickey S. Netzler, Yvonne Keller and Daisy Schainck; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Burial on the mainland. Donations suggested to local hospice organizations.

Thomas R. Shields Jr., 77, of Kaneohe, a retired lieutenant colonel for the U.S. Air Force, died Saturday in Kailua. Born in Pennsylvania, he is survived by wife Shigeko K.; daughters Wendy Wickenden, Marianne McCracken, Nancy Shields and Virginia Malloy; son Thomas III; stepdaughters Janice Milbrad-Schmidt and Vicky Cooper; brothers Alan and Robert; sister Mabel; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Antonia R. Suguitan, 95, of Lanai City, died Monday in Lanai Community Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by daughter Florentina Asuncion; sons Henry, Marcellino and Eusebio; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at the residence, 1320 Jasmine St. All-night vigil after 1 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lanai Sacred Heart Church. Burial: Lanai Cemetery. Casual attire.

Masami “Masa” Tashiro, 70, of Kaneohe, a retired assistant manager of the Schuman Carriage Auto Parts Department, died Saturday at home. Born in Kailua, he is survived by wife Elsie S., children Glenn M. and Mary F., sister Joyce Yamane, and two grandchildren. Memorial services over ashes: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Parker United Methodist Church, 45-211 Waikalua Road. Inurnment services: 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Juan B. Tolentino, 76, of Kaneohe is survived by daughters Conchita Burwell and Cora Tolentino. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Tram Thi Tran, 82, of Honolulu died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Vietnam, she is survived by grandniece Kimberly Vuong, great-grandniece Cindy Vuong, and great-grandnephew Dustin Vuong. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Elder A. Trawick, 76, of North Kohala, Hawaii, a pastor of Landmark Baptist Church in Puuehuehu, died July 21 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Lucedale, Miss., he is survived by wife Bertha; sons Alton D. and Nathanael K.; daughters Mellonie Hogan and Dana Mentas; brothers Horace, Glessner and Elton; sisters Voncille Kidd and Maxine Balzli; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Landmark Baptist Church in Puuehuehu. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth M. “Ken” Yamanaka, 81, of Honolulu died June 28. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Hanako and daughter Sharon. Private services.

Jean F. Yokoyama, 56, of Las Vegas and formerly of Honolulu, a former operator for GTE Hawaiian Tel, died June 28. Born on Lanai, she is survived by mother Fumiko; brothers William, George, Thomas and Herbert; and sisters Asako Yagi, Midori Oganeku and Sally Nakamatsu. Private services.