Obituaries

Tuesday, October 13, 1998

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Herman A. Awana Jr., 61, of Honolulu, a retired Tripler Hospital medicine distributor, died Oct. 2 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Rick, Rebel and Herman IV; daughter Loveyann Awaya; mother Evelyn Kanakolo‘onalani Colburn Awana; sisters Moana Wilkins, Charlotte Bush and Toni Hiro; and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Nancy E. Boffey, 74, of Princeville, Kauai, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Indiana. She is survived by sons Barnes, Daniel and Peter; sister Holly Turner; and four grandchildren. Gathering: Noon Thursday at Anini Beach Park. Donations may be made in her memory to Hale Omao Home Health (808-245-7211) or Wilcox Hospital Foundation (808-245-1198).

Harry K. Chun, 87, of Honolulu, owner of Ying Hing Market, died Oct. 2 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Chungsan, China. He is survived by sons Jack, Roland and Dr. Patrick; daughters Victoria On, Lynette Honjiyo and Wendy Chun; and nine grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Alejandro G. Damaso, 90, of Kahului, Maui, a retired Hawaii California & Sugar employee, died Sunday in Hale Maku-Kahului. He was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Consolacion A.; sons Romulo F., Ted A. and Edward J.; daughter Josephine Fisk; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Robin R. Dias, 44, of Honolulu, a MOS Foods West Hawaii operation manager, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by parents David and Dolores; brothers David, Wendel and Samuel; and grandmother Mary Rapozo. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass on Kauai: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Rafael Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Casual attire.

Hideo “Eugene” Doi, 81, of Pearl City died Oct. 6 in Kuakini Hospital. He was retired and a member of Club 100, “C” Chapter. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Hiroko; son Brian K.; daughters Gail M. Ige and Audrey N. Doi; brothers James M., Masami and Charles S.; sisters Hisae Doi, Diana Berry, Bertha Kugiya and Connie Fukumoto; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, 30 N. Kukui St. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations may be made to Club 100 or to the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Mission.

Lorraine R. Duarte, 71, of Las Vegas, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Henry; sons Henry, Howard and Michael; daughters Gwen Hensley and Penny Geter; brother Lorenzo Ramos; sisters Marcella and Josaphine Jose; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Alice C. Eto, 71, of Kaneohe, a retired office manager for Koolau Farms, died Oct. 6 in Castle Hospital. She was born in Kaapahu, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Toshiyuki; daughter Nora Gono; brothers Richard and Mitsuo Yamamoto; sisters Nancy Kidani, Sally Matsushima, Betty Narimatsu, Molly Hara and Patricia Nakaji; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Wayne Y. Fukagawa, 47, of Pukalani, Maui, a state Department of Labor employee, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by wife Helen A.; parents George and Dorothy; grandmother Tsuruko Nakagawa; sons Brent and Cy; and sister Gwen Fukuyama. Services: 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Kahului Baptist Church. Casual attire.

Brian K. Ha‘o, 33, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a Max Dynamic Plumbing Inc. employee, died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Michele; sons Keith K. and Zachary K.; daughters Krystal Ho‘onani and Brandi K. Ha‘o; parents Charles and Azucena “Sue” Jr.; brothers Charles “Kale” and Chad; and sister Gina. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. No flowers.

Alice H. Horikawa, 78, of Eleele, Kauai, a retired Big Save Inc. food service helper in Eleele, died Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Pakala, Kauai. She is survived by husband Shigeki; son Alan Horikawa; daughter Vicki; brothers Clarence and Arthur Kashiwai; sisters Yoshiko Hirokawa and Kimie Yamamoto; and one grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at the Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Sakae Horike, 86, of Hilo, Hawaii, a housewife, died Oct. 4 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son George; daughters Mildred “Tanya” Paltin and Jane Horike; brother Haruto Taniguchi; sister Nancy Iida; five grandchildren; and one great- grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Kelly Ifenuk, 50, of Weno, Chuuk, Micronesia, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Micronesia. He is survived by wife Joanna; sons Kaybo, Jim and Nickson; daughters Joyce, Judy, Alhoma and Emilly; brothers Melchor, Kirasy, Sitiro, George, Joanes and Stephan; sisters Markarita and Achunsion; and two grandchildren. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary.

Frederick G. Irwin, 86, of Redlands, Calif., a Theo H. Davies and Co. sales and management employee in Hilo and Honolulu, died Wednesday in Redlands. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy M.; son Dr. F. Michael; daughter Dr. Linda J. Smith; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations may be made to Plymouth Village Residents Association Fund, 900 Salem Drive, Redlands, CA 92373.

Patricia J. Jenkins, 79, of Waikiki, a housewife, died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by son Tom and one grandchild. Private services.

Emily N. Kapu, 79, of Punaluu, a Dole Cannery retiree, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Emily Gomes; sons John III, Henry, Samuel and Eli; sister Hannah Hiu; brothers Sam and Ernest Kam; hanai son Sam Rowland; hanai daughters Ellen Vierra and Mirima Naone; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, Vineyard Chapel, and 11 a.m. Saturday at Hauula Congregational Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: Hauula Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Edna F.M. Kelii, 80, of Hilo, Hawaii, owner/president of Kelii Electric Contracting Co., died Sunday at home. She was born in Piihonua, South Hilo. She is survived by sons Ronald, Elroy, Wendell and Kelvin; sister Mattie Soultz; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

Victor S. Laforteza, 49, of Ewa Beach died Sept. 30 at home. He was born in Pinili, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Julita; sons Victor Jr. and Sonny; father Narciso; brother Florencio; and sisters Pacita Fernandez, Carina Laforteza and Remigia Gabriel. Mass: 8 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Valentin H. Lavaro, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base barber, died Oct. 2 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Victorina “Vicky”; sons Jonathan and James; daughters Normelita “Lita” Delahunty, Flora Kobayashi, Lisa Arashiro, and Linda, Mila and Jovi Lavaro; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Symantha E.K. Lewis, daughter of Harry and Anna Lewis, died Oct. 5 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by sister Tiffiny M.; brother Xavier J.; maternal grandparents Lois and Gary Stiltner; paternal grandfather Harol E.; maternal great- grandparents Harold and Katherine Goss. Private services.

Chiyoko “Jane” Mark, 75, of Waimanalo, died Saturday in Kailua. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by husband Joseph; son Raymond; daughters Beatrice “Aiko” Manasas, Carole A. Dunifer, Shirley Ginoza and Debbie Lalau; brothers Yoshio, Seichi, Shoji, Takeshi, Harry and George Katayama; sisters Alice Migita, Ruth Goo, Sueko Burns and Beatrice Bennett; 12 grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Francisco R. Medrano, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor pipe fitter, died Oct. 4 in Kailua. He was born in Bayambang, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lucy; sons Frank E., Stanley G., Adam G. and Paul G.; daughters Lucy Gay and Carolyn Boylan; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Grace Y. Miyamoto, 86, of Honolulu, a retired presser for Hale Niu, died Oct. 3 in Straub Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters-in-law Mildred and Elsie. Private services.

Mike P. Noriega, 89, of Honolulu died Sept. 18 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria; daughters Rosita Garcia and Aleja Ancheta; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Dolores H. Orden, 71, of Honolulu died Sept. 28 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in San Fernando, La Union, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Agaton; son Glenn J.; daughters Rosario Ordinado, Delia Rilles and Rowena Supnet; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Anthony T. Pratt, 62, of Kaneohe died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara H.; sons Timothy W. and Robert A.; stepson Glenn Osborne; hanai son Gerald Wan; daughter Angela Po‘omaihealani; brothers Wallace, Merlin, Clarence and Edward; sisters Naomi Victorino, Lorna Loo, Genevieve Pratt and Emmaline Yen; and nine grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel, Kamehameha Schools. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Alfonso B. Rivera, 75, of Honolulu, a retired state electrician, died Oct. 2 in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lourdes B.; sons Alfonso Jr. and Eric; daughters Shirley A. and Roberta Rivera, Diana Kaleikini; brothers Terry and Floro; 11 grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kalihi. Burial: Hawaii State Veteran Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Ruth E. Roberts, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Wahiawa Elementary School teacher who also taught on the Big Island, died Oct. 2 in Arcadia Retirement Residence. She was born in Crane, Mo. She is survived by nephew John Dillard and niece Ruth E. Shay. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park.

Cecilia D.S. Salazar, 77, of Honolulu died Friday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Hilo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Amedio E.; children Lena Salazar-Torco, Wallace and Amedio E. Salazar Jr., Jane Salazar-Hart, Bernie Salazar- Ornellas and Anabelle Salazar- Kennedy; sisters Mary Correa, Margaret Lancaster and Katherine Keomaka; stepbrother Johnny Farias; 19 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Ann Church, Kaneohe. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Fumikazu Tanabe, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Tripler Hospital baker's helper, died Oct. 6 in Kuakini Hospital. He was also a member of “H” Company, 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son Dr. Fred S.; daughter Anne M. Rivers; brother George; sisters Yoshiko Fukai and Marian Hayashi; and one grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Randell S. Tsuhako, 80, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired maintenance worker with the University of Hawaii Oceanography Department, died Oct. 3 at home. He was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. He is survived by daughter Linda Harrington; sons Randell Jr. and Ken K.; brothers Roland S., Isamu P., Gene S. and Kernel S.; sisters Matsue Ikeda and Hannah H. Uemura; ten grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren. Donations suggested to Hospice of North Hawaii Inc., P.O. Box 1236, Kamuela 96743. No service.

Harold G. Uehara, 81, of Honolulu died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorie K.; sons Gary and Neal; brother Kinsei; sisters Florence Takara, Jean Uyehara, Grace Sagami and Nancy Manabe; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire.

Norman Vidinha, 55, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a veteran of the U.S. Army, died Friday at home. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by sons Anthony Jr. and Ashley; daughters Celeste and Chantal; mother Emily; brothers Robert, Ernest and Alfred; and sister Marie Perreira. He is also survived by Cecilia Vidinha. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kalaheo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe. Casual attire.