Obituaries

Thursday, October 1, 1998

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Lucille Benevides, 58, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Manuel; sons Christopher, Kenneth and Douglas Pang; mother Margaret Lopez; brother Joseph Lopez; sisters Lorraine Apo, Diane Cravalho and Dolores Chun; and eight grandchildren. Graveside services: 8 a.m. Saturday at Homelani Cemetery, Hilo. Casual attire.

Urbano J. Dacuag, 88, of Waipahu, died Monday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Navotas, Laoag City, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Soledad; sons Emmy, Arthur and Randall; daughter Beverly Cacabelos; brothers Basilio and Modesto; sister Trinidad Tomas; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Josephine P. Dayacos, 67, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died Saturday in Ewa Beach. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Alfred; son Alfred Jr.; daughters LaVerne Villanueva, Annette Civeralo and Jo Ann Dayacos; sister Anisia Heresa; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veteran Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Mitsugi Doi, 88, of Honolulu, a retired agronomist for Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, died last Thursday at home. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by wife Hisae; son Dean A.; daughter Leora Y. Okumura; brothers Yoshio and Tadashi; sisters Fumie Hanafusa and Tomie Yoneda; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Nicole A.H. “Nikki” Driggs, 20, of Kailua died last Sept. 23 in San Antonio, Texas. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Robert III; parents Drew Taylor and Suzanne Scott; sister Tuesday “Pualani” Coppinger; and grandparents Robert and Laurena Scott, Sr., Jacqueline and Berry Hall and Hazel M. Taylor. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Chapel. Visitation: 4-9 p.m. today at same chapel. Services: noon tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Inurnment: Hawaii State Veteran Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Francis J. Flanigan, 50, of Waianae, an employee of Paradise Skycap & Chevron Hawaii Refineries, died Saturday. Born in Hoboken, N.J., he is survived by fiancee Winona M. Blanchard; sons Frank and Sean; daughter Shannon; father Edward F.; sister Tricia Ruskin; and one grandchild. Wake services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Ichiro Hiraoka, 77, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Sept. 19, in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Mae M.; daughters Pamela K. Johnson and Rae R. Kajioka; brothers and sisters; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Hiroji Kamishita, 81, of Waimea, a distributor for Fuller Brush and a sales representative with Electrolux, died yesterday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in Waimea, he is survived wife Orleen; sons Clyde, Edwin and Galen; brother Seiso; and sister Kazue Taniguchi. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Waimea Honpa Hongwanji Mission. No flowers. Casual attire.

Gideon K. “Sandi” Kane, 43, died last Friday at home. Born in Nanakuli, he is survived by brothers John Jr, Joseph, Greg and Reginald; and sister Danette. Private services.

Hyrum W.C. Lee, 63, of Pearl City, died Tuesday in Pali Momi Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by wife Linda S.Q.; sons Reynold and Regan; daughter Rhonda Higashihara; mother Anna; brothers Joel and Gregory; sister Patricia Leong; and one grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Ben Y. Matsubara, 78, of Hilo, a retired project inspector and safety coordinator for Hawaii Electric Light Co. and an IBEW union representative, died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Paaulo, Hawaii, he survived by wife Sakiko; son Benjamin M.; daughters Gayle Kamisato and Marianne Shimada; brothers Takara and Kiyoshi “Bill”; sisters Betty Sekido, Ella Stone, Doris Kita, Akiko “Alice” Kawamoto and Sadako “Jean” Oda; and seven grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Toshio Matsuura, 74, of Aiea, a retired Nissan Corp. auto mechanic, died Friday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honomu, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Agnes S.; sons Brian N. and Craig Y.; brothers Masaichi and Haruo; and sisters Shizue Oshita, Fumiko Imada and Yukiko Maeda. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Darrly D. Mercado, 41, of Kaneohe died Sunday in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, he is also survived by grandmother Jenny Vasquez. Additional information for an obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary. Private services.

Nobuo Shimatsu, 84, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired plumber with Kekaha Sugar Co., died yesterday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Born in Kekaha, he is survived by brothers Yoshiharu, Hisae, Fumi, Setsumi and Nore. Private services.

Herman “Freckles” Teves, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop No. 06 employee, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Honokaa, he is survived by wife Ramona; daughters Noelani Whittington and Konowahinekapu-Eva; son Herman “Brother” Jr.; brother Eugene; sister Winona Paschoal; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Pius X Church, Manoa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Chew L. Wong, 99, of Honolulu, died September 23 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Kahaluu, he is survived by son Lester; daughters Myrtle Kaya, Doretta Wong, Doreen Shimabuku, Darleen Pang, Vicky Chee and Carolyn Chong; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Taoist service. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Manoa Cemetery. Casual attire.

Sadako K. Yoshimura, 74, of Lihue, a housewife, died Tuesday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Lester T.; son Michael; daughter Cynthia Matsuoka; brothers Kazuo, Kiyoshi, Iwao, Haruyuki, Fred and Donald Kamemoto; sisters Chiyoko Kunishige, Yoshiye Oda and Violet Matsumura; and five grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at the Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Memorial Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at the Shinshu Kyokai Mission, Honolulu. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Kauai Hospice.

Nobuo Yuuki, 70, of Waipahu, retired owner of Nobu's Glass Sales & Services, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Janet C.; son Eric S.; daughter Lynn S. Yoshida; brother Sam I.; sister Doris M. Muramoto; and one grandchild. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. No flowers. Casual attire.

Patricia A. Zimmerman, 53, of Kilauea, Kauai, a shiatsu therapist and holistic healer, died yesterday at home. Born in Illinois, she is survived by son David Lopez; daughter Theresa Lopez; brother Richard Calkins; and sisters Susan Davis and Joan Calkins. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hanalei Bay. Scattering of ashes to follow. Reception to follow services at Patricia Zimmerman's residence, 4441 Kaluamakua Place, Kilauea, Kauai. Casual attire.