Obituaries

Friday, November 6, 1998

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Julio “Bill” Agcaoili, 61, of Kaneohe, a retired battalion chief with the Honolulu Fire Department, died Monday in Duarte, Calif. He was also an instructor at Honolulu Community College. Born in Kahuku, he is survived by wife Coreen; daughter Andrea; son Kenneth; brothers Sebastian and Bonifacio Corpus and Espididado and Marcelino Agcaoili; and sister Arsenia Eugenio. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the cemetery.

Pablo Alejandro, 72, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired irrigation crew chief for the Lihue Plantation Co., died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Francisca D.; son Mark; brothers Leon, Manuel, Feliciano Jr. and Reynald; sisters Marciana Manuel and Clarita Remigio; hanai mother Maximina Pascual; and hanai sisters Sally Rasay, Catherine Lo, Adeline Sasaki and Merlyn Chan. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Arthur F. “Ted” Baker, 68, of Kaneohe, a retired Army major and educator, died Tuesday in Kailua. Born in Mexico, he is survived by wife Barbara; daughters Melissa Siener and Cynthia Hall; stepson Russell Pincoe; stepdaughter Diana Ocean-Ortiz; sisters Carlota Moody, Barbara Lani and Pamela McAllister; and seven grandchildren. Services over ashes: 7 p.m. Monday at Windward United Church of Christ. Call after 6:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.

Carl A. Bannister, 67, of Waipahu, a retired pipe fitter for Pearl Harbor Shop No. 56, died Sunday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Dolores C., sons Kale and Michael, daughters Cookie Joseph and Sonia Bode, brothers Walter Bannister and Morris Grip, sister Mildred Hook and seven grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jayme A. Camero, 18, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a student at Hawaii Community College, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by parents Jaime and Claire, brothers Jason and Jay, grandparents Francisco and Margarita Camero and Nobuo and Shimako Kunishi, and godmother Charlene Miyashiro. Wake: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Call from 8 to 8:45 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Douglas S.K.C. Chang, 49, of Kailua-Kona, a retired carpenter, died Monday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons Cordell S. and Noah E.; and sisters Arlene Tahere, Janice Chong, Sharon Fujita and Valerie Chun. Gathering: 10 a.m. to noon Sunday at Keauhou Bay Volleyball Court in Keauhou, Kona. Scattering of ashes at sea to follow. Casual attire. Leis and loose flowers welcome.

Wilfred C. Cornel, 71, of Waialua, an employee at the Army Air Force Exchange System Wheeler Service Station, died Oct. 21 at home. Born in Wahiawa, he is survived by wife Helen L.; sons Brian T. and Jason C.; daughter Rose E.M. Baldogo; brothers Edward, Larry, Leroy, Phillip, Richard and Gordon Lorenzo and Nicholas, Alfred and Edward “Eddie” Delos Santos; sisters Elizabeth Sensano, Nina Pangelinan, Leonora Quartero, Rosita Saromines and Conchita Lizares; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. Michael's Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave. in Waialua. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Laurencio G. Gadingan, 64, of Honolulu died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by sons Reynaldo, Jeffrey and Noli; daughters Edith Molina, Cathy Fernandez and Fely, Emma and Lucia Gadingan; brothers Purisimo, Anselmo, Jhony, Ricardo, Rudy, Jesie and Victor; sisters Andrea Pastor, Norma Dangtayan, Elizabeth Valdez, Glory Mendoza, Paz Sarte, Josie Tanega and Susan Montero; and 18 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Esther S. Gibson, 91, of Mililani, a retired X-ray technician at Hawaii State Hospital, died Oct. 24 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by son John, daughters Betty Lou Ching and Marlene Izumigawa, sister Setsuyo Suematsu, 14 grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren. Private services.

Yolanda P.Y. Godfrey, 47, of Kailua, an owner of a child-care service, died Oct. 25 in Kailua. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Willene Yau, Maple Rusto and Alyeska Kea; son Christopher Yau; mother Nellie Mae Yau; grandmother Elizabeth Punahele; sisters Vanda Mae Schneider, Renee Chong and Nellie Mae Kea; brothers Sterling and Adrian Yau; two grandchildren; and hanai children. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nora O. Hao, 85, of Honolulu is survived by daughter Nora M. Dumaran. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Alton T. Hiwatashi, 39, of Kahului, an air conditioning mechanic at Maui Memorial Hospital, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Wailuku, he is survived by mother Akime; sons Beau, Nicholas and Joshua; daughter Heidi; and brother Dain. Private services.

George S. Kado, 97, of Hilo and formerly of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired proprietor for the former George's Tavern, died Oct. 11 in Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Hilo, he is survived by son Richard; brother Sueo; sisters Shizuko Onizuka, Shigeko Matsuo, Ichie Hashimoto and Umeyo Katahira; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Elma K. Kaleikau, 85, of Vacaville, Calif. and formerly of Waipahu, a bookkeeper for Williams Mortuary in Honolu lu, died Wednesday in Vacaville. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband William, daughter Bernadeen Valdez, stepdaughter Madeline Lee, stepson Francis, sister Velma Weltmer and two grandsons. Services on the mainland.

Mary A. Keawe, 88, of Honolulu died Monday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons John B.K. and Kaimana, daughter Ah Lan Alameida, son Hauoli, sister Helen Cockett, brother Abraham Aiona, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2313 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Harold Dai You Kim, 74, of Honolulu, a retired special education and shop teacher at Kalakaua Intermediate School, died Oct. 24 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by sons Michael, Lawrence and John; brothers David “Rusty” and Rodney; and sister Florence Hibbs. Private services.

Odetta H. Kiyuna, 52, of Hilo died Tuesday at home. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Mark M.K. Kiyuna; sons Jaynard P. Kahanaoi and Keolaokalani M. and Kainoa C. “Pinto” Kiyuna; daughter Starlet K.K.K. Vares; brother Howard Kahanaoi; and four grandchildren. Wake services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.

Stanley A. Kobashigawa, 55, of Kaneohe, a retired plumber, died Wednesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Kahaluu, he is survived by wife Queenie K.H.; sons Randall K. and Reid K.; daughters Rayann L. Silvestre and Shawn K. and Tanya M. Kobashigawa; brothers Thomas K., Andrew S. and George S.; sisters Sadie Tokumori and Ruth Asato; and six grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 7 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples.

Helen C. Lee, 88, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Stevens T.T. and Bunny T.B.; daughters Shirley L. Bergreen, Priscilla L. Tong and Flora L. Miyamoto; 16 grandchildren; 13 great- grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Evangeline R. Lizama, 88, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired teacher for Kapaa Elementary School, died Tuesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Born in Kapaa, Kauai, she is survived by daughters Monica Enoka and Trudy De Busca; sisters Mary Texeira, Julie Lizama and Violet Brandt; brothers Joseph and Alfred Rodrigues; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Augusta C. Medeiros, 85, of Hilo died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by son David; daughters Betty Carvalho, Shirley Lorenzo, Eleanor Galante, Bernadette Ladd and Linda Rodrigues; sisters Nettie Duarte and Emily Hixson; 16 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Charleen W. Nelson, 52, of Waianae and formerly of Lahaina, a cake decorator with Safeway-Lahaina, died Sunday. Born in Lahaina, she is survived by companion Albert Baker; daughters Kimberly Frenca and Tanya Reed; sons Albert III and Donald; sisters Mele Cordeiro, Dodie Iwamoto, Davida Galon and Marie Oyadomari; brothers Landis Ornellas, Stanley Belaski and John, David Jr. and Leonard Ornellas; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Maili Beach Park. Call after 5 p.m. Scattering of ashes: noon Nov. 14 at Mala Bay Maui. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masakichi “Joe” Oshiro, 83, of Honolulu, a retired head custodian at Roosevelt High School, died Wednesday in Leahi Hospital. Born in Makaweli, Kauai, he is survived by wife Kimie, son Roy S., daughters Patsy A. Oda and Judith Y. Matsumoto, brothers Masao and Masaichi, sister Tsuruko Gushikuma, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services over ashes: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Maria “Marta” Tesorio, 91, of Kahului died Oct. 20 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, she is survived by sons Alex and Cayetano, daughter Julia Ven, 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 tonight at 577 Pohaku St. in Kahului. All-night vigil to follow. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.