Obituaries

Saturday, August 15, 1998, and Monday, August 17, 1998

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Saturday, August 15, 1998

Herman R. Achong, 79, of Honolulu, retired from Pearl Harbor, Public Works Center, died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Eunice; sons Brynner “Tim,” Kevin, Robert and Kenneth Keen; daughters Alberta Daugherty, Candi Pereira, Joleen Achong and Wilma Burns; mother Eleanor Kong; brothers Alfred and Stephen; sister Elizabeth Awana; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call from 9 a.m. to noon. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Prisco Agbayani, 92, of Waipahu died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lourdes M.; daughters Lory G.Ancheta and Emily A. Agbayani; brother Jaime; and two grandchildren. Wake services: 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

George A. Aiona, 73, of Waianae died Thursday in Tripler Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Emma Jean; brother Edward; sister Nani Kam; and hanai daughters Carrie Meluso and Sherry Ellis. Private services. Family gathering and fellowship: Noon tomorrow at 86-089 Pokai Bay St. in Waianae.

Francis Sung Hee Au, 85, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor for the Naval Supply Center at Pearl Harbor, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian; daughters Eunice Whitaker and Carol Devenot; brother Sung Hin; sister Rose Choy; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 12:15 p.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ralph A. Butler, 64, of Honolulu died Aug. 4 in Tripler Hospital. He was born in Appleton, Maine. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons David Winchenbach and Tracy Butler; daughters Adreinne “Sue” Baliko, LaTonya Kalua-Summers and Tammy Zimmerman; brother Wayne; sister Cindy Blackington; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private scattering of ashes at sea.

Petrocinia C. “Eusebia” Cordero, 94, of Hilo died Thursday at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Santiago, Alfredo and Leonardo; daughters Consolation Garcia, Josephine Galeon and Rosamellia Carvalho; hanai son Moses Yabes; sister Trinidad Bugaoisan; 21 grandchildren; great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ainaola Ward. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Claire M. Davies, 76, of Honolulu died Tuesday. She was born in Paris. She is survived by brother Daniel Steeg; sisters Janine Peyre and Magali Corvasce; daughters Susan Davies and Claire Lutu; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Arcadia, 1434 Punahou St.

Isabella R. “Bella” Gouveia, 67, of Wailuku died Sunday in Hale Makua-Kahului. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by son Richard Jr.; daughters Haunani Gapero, Winona Fukutomi, Ululani Santos and AnnaLee Silva-Gouveia; hanai daughter Sandy Comeau; brothers Moke, Albert and Earl Regidor; sisters Mary Lee and Ilima Fujimoto; 15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Anthony's Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Ruth N.T. Graham, 81, of Honolulu will be remembered in services 6 p.m. Tuesday at Makiki Christian Church, 829 Pensacola St. No flowers. Donations suggested to Makiki Christian Church. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

ue8 Jie Pei Guo, 59, of Honolulu died Aug. 8 at home. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Shao-Ling Hauang; son De-Had; and daughters Dee-Hong Chen and Sophia Guo. Services: Noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Earl K. Hanakahi, 79, of Aiea, a retired tugboat captain, died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Josephine B.; son Desmond K.; daughters Ida Grand and Elizabeth C. Wallace; brother Harry; sisters Kalani Woo and Ruby Camara; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire.

Walter Y. Hayashibara, 67, of Hauula, a retired physical education teacher, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Laie. He is survived by companion Shelley Miller; brother Reynold; and sisters Ruth Von Reicher, Doris Kuboyama and Betty Y. Furumoto. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.

Richard K. Higa, 77, of Los Angeles and formerly of Honolulu, a retired self-employed carpenter, died July 17. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Carol T.; brothers Sam, James Z., Stanley and Roy; and sister Lorraine Nakamaejo. Services and inurnment held. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers.

Kana Hirakawa, 99, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, is survived by daughters Janet Shaw and Sandra Tsutsui. Incorrect information for an obituary published Monday provided by the mortuary.

James A. Hoapili, 51, of Paradise Park, Keaau, Hawaii, a self-employed truck driver, died Thursday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son James Jr.; daughters Stacey L. and Kelly K.; mother Alice; and brother Patrick K. Graveside urn committal service: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Call after 12:30 p.m. Casual attire. Leis welcome.

George I. Kuba, 88, of Haleiwa, a retired headquarters master for the federal government, died Wednesday. He was born in Haleiwa. He is survived by daughters Gwendolyn Gallant, Laverne Watson and Georgiana Jaeger; son Merlin; brother James; sisters Kay Mock, Gertrude Minatoya, Cynthia Kuba, Leatrice Takushi, Janet Yamasaki and Rosemae Yamaura; 13 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Cecilia V. Lopez, 51, of Waipahu, a day-care specialist in Hawaii and Los Angeles, died Aug. 4 in Cedars Sinai Hospital. She was also director of religious education at St. Joseph Church. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Franklin; son Matthew F.; mother Maria Jones; brothers Bernard and Andrew D. Bonifacio; and sisters Rogelia Tarbutton and Conchita Remington. Wake: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church. Call 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

John P. Marasovich, 33, of Saratoga, Calif., and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, a commercial fisherman, died Wednesday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by mother Teresa Casale; brother Michael; sister Cindy Kemp; and fiancee Kelly Shreve. Memorial gathering: 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Honokohau Harbor by the Wild West charter boat. Boats will scatter loose flowers and leis at sea.

Asako Masuchika, 73, of Hilo, a retired accounting clerk for Y. Hata and Co. in Hilo, died Sunday in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kaneohe. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Glenn; brothers Yukio and Thomas Nakano; sister Yaeko Shiotsuka; and a grandson. Private services.

Michele M. McGill, 73, of Hilo died Aug. 1 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Paris. She is survived by sons Richard V. and Joel Kapp; daughter Margaret Kapp; and two grandchildren. Private Mass.

Richard M. “Jalopy” Morita, 81, of Lanai City, a former Maui County police officer on Molokai, died Tuesday at home. He was also a retired fish and game state enforcement officer on Lanai. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Phyllis McFadden, Alberta de Jetley, and state Rep. Hermina and Trudy Morita; sons Richard Jr., Albert and Wallace; sisters Phyllis Matsunaga, Myrtle Nanbara, Mae Oyadomori, Evelyn Mitchell and Janet Tanaka; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Memorial Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Lanai Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Sarah E. Mowery, 83, of Honolulu, a retired major with the U.S. Army, died Sunday at home. She was born in Shamokin, Pa. She is survived by nieces Carol Lachenmayer, Sarah Perdoni, Marlene Terranova and Paulette Mowery; and caregiver Anne Strand. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church or a charity.

Torao P. “Tiger” Nakamura, 72, of Kapaa, Hawaii, a supervisor and president of C. Nakamura Trucking and Construction, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. He also served in the U.S. Army. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Sarah O.; son Creighton; daughters Ilima Eulalio, Mapuana Hoopii and Leimamo Sheldon; foster daughters Dorothy Quintera and Alice Barona; sisters Madeline Loui and Mildred Nakamura; brothers Joseph, Anthony and Robert; 18 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kapaa Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.

Walter T. Nakamura, 56, of Honolulu, a retired cashier for Makaala Store, died July 19. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Fusae; brother Warren; and sisters Ellen Matsuura and Ann Takeuchi. Private services.

Tomas U. Ribao, 64, of Wailuku, a gardener and landscaper at Kihei Garden Shop, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Dominga P.; daughters Teresita R. Acosta, Ofelia R. Luzano and Rewelyn P. Ribao; sons Mario P., Aniceto P. and Samuel P.; sisters Maria R. Menor, Hermosa U. and Herminia U. Ribao, Magdalena R. Tabuyo and Matilde R. Narido; brother Federico U.; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Aug. 24 at the mortuary. Call from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Charles A. Robel, 84, of Wahiawa, a retired military and federal employee at Schofield, died Thursday in Wahiawa Long Care Facility. He was born in Homestead, Pa. He is survived by daughter Claudia Ballesteros; son Thomas; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Louis Santiago Jr., 82, of Mililani, who retired from Oahu Sugar Plantation, died Sunday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Florence P.; daughter Diane Kane; sons Louis R. and Rodney; brother Stephen; sisters Christina Anderson, Mildred Slade and Julia Gonsalves; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great- great-grandchild. Services: Noon Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

George A. Strekow, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired naval base police liaison with the Honolulu Police Department Junior Police Officers Program, died Aug. 6 in Kailua. He was born in Milwaukee. He is survived by wife Ella S.Q.; sons Raymond Chun, Kenneth Sing and Robert Strekow; daughters Patricia Mendonca, Loretta Wong and Ella J. Bator; brother Robert Bean; sisters Shirley Barwick and Betty Tschudy; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial at a later date.

Richard M. Sugahara, 78, of Honolulu, a retired general contractor, died Aug. 1. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Lorry; son Wade; daughter Patricia Higashionna; brother Thomas; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Dorothy H. Tamashiro, 79, of Haliimaile, Maui, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by husband Kikuo; sons Emory and Amos; daughters Susan M. Hirata, Jean Kawaguchi, Dawn M. Taniguchi and Ruth Murata; sisters Misao Kim, Ellen Santos, Kay Shimabukuro and Nancy Johnson; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services over ashes: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pookela Church in Makawao. Call after 10 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

J. Rentz Thomas of Honduras was a former teacher in the Honolulu school system. Incorrect information for an obituary published Thursday provided by the family.

Jerome M. Weaver, 70, of Kailua, a retired Army officer, died Monday in Kailua. He was also a manager for Hawaiian Telephone Co. He was born in Menocqua, Wis. He is survived by wife Verna; sons Michael and Patrick; daughters Claire Woods, Jenifer Giovanetti, Monica Woodward and Sharianne Walker; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Aug. 24 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

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Monday, August 17, 1998

Josephine Theresa Gouveia, 59, of Honolulu, died Saturday at Straub Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Anthony, son Steven L., daughter Cindy Hookano and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call: 6 to 9 p.m. Aloha attire.

James A. “Jimmy” Hoapili, 51, of Paradise Park, Keaau, Hawaii, a self-employed truck driver, died Thursday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son James Jr., daughters Stacey L. and Kelly K., mother Alice and brother Patrick K. Graveside services: 1 p.m. today at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Call after 12:30 p.m. Casual attire. Leis welcome.

Walter Tooru Nakayama, 90, of Pearl City, died Thursday at St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Honolulu. He was a retired owner of Club Garage. He is survived by sons Ronald and Clyde, daughter Elaine Tsumura, brothers George and Takashi, sister Kikuye Sakata, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Casual attire.