Obituaries

Thursday, December 24, 1998

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Mary G. Akiona, 91, of Waianae, died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Hauula. She is survived by son Raymond “Sonny”; daughters Molly Moniz, Dolores Camacho and Pearl Reimers; brother Manolo Gutierres; 17 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Salome P. Bautista, 75, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired papaya packer for Tropical Hawaiian Product, died Dec. 14 at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Roldulfo and Benito; daughters Avelina Ayap and Tesie Bautista; brother Faustino Pallorina, 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home in Hilo. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Puna Congregational Christian Church. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park.

Alfred F. Cabrera, 85, of Kalihi, a retired automobile mechanic for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Dec. 16 in Straub Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Roberta “Bea”; sons Alfred and Patrick; daughters Roberta “Bobbie” Halm, Carolyn Saplot, Sandra Ventura, Thelma Dela Cruz and Victoria “Mona” Cardona; sisters Eusebia Bacani and Maria Collo, 20 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony's Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

William W. Char, 89, of Honolulu, died Dec. 16 in Castle Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence Kaloi-Char; children Bill Char, Wendy Cockett, Charlene Miyasato and Marilyn Van Scoy; hanai daughter Gail “Mamo” Thornton-Martin; stepchildren Conrad and Milton Pa, Helene Cornevsky, Lorraine Soriano, Harriet Pa, Nalani Hosesisters, Harriett Cavaco, Mae Mahuka, Rose Mahelona and Julia Kekuhiwa, 36 grandchildren zand 43 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 5 to 8 p.m. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Hisako L. DiMarco, 73, of Ewa Beach died Monday in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Peter. Private services.

Anthony K. Favinger-Kahoonei, 3, of Wahiawa, died Dec. 9 in Honolulu. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by mother Maile Kahoonei; father Jonathan Favinger; brother Jonathan Jr.; sisters Casey and Chanel; grandparents Linda Kahoonei, Rex Aplaca, Glenn Williams, Emily Favinger and Margaret Kahoonei, and great-grandmother Juanita Kahoonei. No services.

Alberto C. Garcia, 67, of Honolulu, a retired grounds maintenance man for Oahu Cemetery, died Friday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Apolinaria; sons Joe and Peter; daughters Myrna Cabrera, Aurea Garcia-Agas and Corazon Bolos; sister Dominga Cabico; brother Juan, and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.

Charlotte Gonsalves, 57, of Aiea, a state cafeteria worker, died Dec. 13 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph Jr.; son David; daughter Debbie Baquiran; brothers Ernest, Jerry, Danny and Leroy Perreira and Jimmy Quinones, and seven grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Max W.J. Graham, 78, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired naval officer, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in South Carolina. He is survived by wife Mary A.; sons Marc and Max W.J., and daughter Neilani M. No services.

Herman H. Hamada, 59, of Hilo, a retired general operation manager for Koga Engineering & Construction Inc., died Saturday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Maile; sons John and Herman H. Jr.; daughters Dana-Mae “Manu” Burch and Hermanie Hamada-Aquinde; hanai daughter Brandi-Ann; mother Annie Hamada-Carreira, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Yasuo Katsuhiro, 77, of Aiea and formerly of Wahiawa, a retired sales manager for Tileco Inc., died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Jean T.; daughter Stella Shido; brothers Noboru and Tadao; sister Hideko Watanabe, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire.

Raymond L. “Ray” Kekoa, 50, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor machin ist, died Friday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth K.; brothers Edward Jr. and Francis Kekoa and Warren White, and sister Pua Akana. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Mary M. Kimm, 90, a retired matron for the Department of Institution, died Tuesday in Honolulu. She was born in Hu‘elo, Maui. She is survived by daughter Audrey K. Caver; sons Edward G. and Glenn, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Jan. 4 at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Harold E. “Don” King, 62, of Kaneohe, an owner and proprietor of Windward Coins, died Sunday in Castle Hospital. He was born in Edwardsville, Ill. He is survived by wife Shirley K.; son Michael M.; daughters Denise H. Gaeta, Diane Y. Bingo and Sandra K. Shim; sisters Mildred M. Temple and Wanda Pitra; stepfather James E. Moran, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Caesar T. Koyanagi, 65, of Honolulu, a retired driver for Dole Corp., died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by wife Emma N.; daughters Clarice S., Lee Ann Y. and Carrie, and sister Natsue Hall. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.

Tam Yee Leong, 77, of Honolulu, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by son Allen Tak Fong; daughters Kathy Mei Yong Lin and Maureen Mei Lin Castilloux; brother Thomas Tim Kui Ho; sister Janie Sun Yee Gum; stepmother Hung Oi Ho, and six grandchildren. Chinese Buddhist services: 10 a.m. to noon Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Burial: Manoa Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Emilio G. Leorna, 49, of Sacramento, Calif., a billing clerk for the University of California Davis Hospital, died Dec. 6 in Kaiser South Hospital in Sacramento. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by mother Isabella; sisters Marcy Guerpo, Annie Delostrico and Cynthia Leorna; brothers Patrick, James and Ben, and hanai sister Teresa Lynn Ells. Private services. Condolences suggested to Annie Delostrico, P.O. Box 52, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96745.

James S.T. “Jimmy” Leu, 83, of Honolulu, a retired boatbuilder of Shop 64 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by caregiver Betty Elzey; brothers Walter Leu and Richard Liu, and sisters Helen Young, Margaret Loo, Nancy Lum and Violet Chun. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Henry G. Lincoln, 65, of Hilo, a retired tour bus driver for Grayline Tours & Trans, died Dec. 15 at home. He was also formerly with Miko Meats Co., Hawaii Protective Association and Holmes & Narver, and a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Shawn M.; daughter Evangeline “Angie” Leinaala; brothers Alexander, Francis “Lani” and Val; hanai brother John Keawe; sisters Marian Kanoa and Barbara L. Amina, and three grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Services: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.

Takeshi “Stan” Nakamoto, 60, of Garden Grove, Calif., died Dec. 11. He is survived by wife Ruth; brothers Tamotsu, Tokuzo and Robert M., and sisters Kiyoko Okunami, Sylvia Kishimoto and Judy Mattos. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Antonio T. Pascua Jr. 46, of Honolulu died Dec. 16 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jeremey, Derin and Brandon; daughters Sharolyn, Jennifer and Terrilyn; father Antonio; mother Carol Hirasuna, and sisters Antoinette Ah Sing and Sharon Cargo. Private services.

Franklin “Frank” Soriano, 50, of Mililani, a retired master sergeant from the U.S. Air Force, died Dec. 15 in Straub Hospital. He also worked at Aloha Island Air and Hickam Air Transit. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Natividad C. “Naty”; daughters Joanne Lee and Jenny Lynn; brothers Mariano Lampitoc and Melvin Soriano; sisters Josephine Alvarez, Felicidad Leonard, Diana Sasan, Lolita Toves, Felomina Ahina, Rosalina Agni, Arsenia Schroeder and Connie Hoshibata, and stepmother Victoria. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sundayat Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Noriyoshi Taba, 80, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired push rake operator for Kekaha Plantation Co., died Tuesday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by sister Fusae Hayashi. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

George K. Wahinepio, 46, of Honolulu, an employee of the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Loana; son Elliott; daughters Icelynn and Malia; mother Kealoha Hoomanawanui; brothers Garrett and Calvert; sister Ruby Ann Hale, and a grandson. Memorial services and scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kuhio Beach, by the wall. Beach attire.

Bessy K. Yasunari, 83, of Honolulu, a retired dental lab clerk for Wally's Dental Lab, died Sunday at home. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Rodney and Loren; daughter Janis Ota; sister Jane Hamamoto, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.