Obituaries

Friday, December 25, 1998

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Alfred A. Achong, 78, of Honolulu, a retired tour operator for Native Tours, died last Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cecelia; children Carleen Birnie, Joycelyn Sheely and Hughland, Alfreida and Hadrian Achong; brother Stephen; sister Elizabeth Awana, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Monday at Holy Trinity Church gymnasium, 5919 Kalanianaole Hwy. Call after 9:45 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Wanda L. Akuna, 60, of Waihee, Maui, a counter clerk for Waihee Inn, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waiehu, Maui. She is survived by brothers Kenneth N., Merle K., Edward K. and Danton R.K., and sisters Beverly A.F. Brown and Laurel L. Akuna. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Ka Home Maha Mau Cemetery in Waihee. Casual attire.

Francis K. “Honey Boy” Aona, 57, of Waianae, a Hawaii Army National Guard Vietnam War Veteran, died Dec. 13 in Wahiawa. He was born in Nanakuli. He is survived by wife Jeanne W.H.; daughters Blossom L. Aona and Joanne Hilderbrand; stepdaughter Doreen O. Thomas; son Paul K.W.; stepson Kennard K. Hicks; sisters Evangeline K. Kaeo and Elizabeth L. Short; brothers Reginald C. and Walter K., 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: Saturday at Pokai Bay. Casual attire.

Francisca C. Cabais, 93, of Honolulu, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Jayme Cabais and Larry Baquirig; daughters Trinidad Aquino, Antonina Antonio, Benita Siarot, Maggie Jacang, Salome Heresa, Susan Padua and Virgie Torres; 30 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Harold Claybaugh, 79, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Lebanon, Pa. He is survived by daughter Joanne Chorney; sister Mary Stickler, and a grandson. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Kidney Foundation or the National Cancer Society.

Ernesto P. Correa, 62, of Waipahu, who retired from the U.S. Navy, died Monday in Ewa Beach. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Bonnie; son Eric; daughters Eileen Brown, Elana North and Ernalyn Vicente; brothers Epifiano Correa Jr. and Virgilio and Cenisal Eusebio; sisters Lucinda Arbis, Teresita Guinto and Lourdes Giron, and five grandchildren. Services: Masonic rites at 11 a.m. Monday and Catholic rites at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Lucy Dorego, 99, of Kula and Wailuku, Maui, died Tuesday in Kula Hospital. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by sons Arthur, Augustine Jr. and Joseph; daughters Janet Rodrigues and Adele Fevella; 19 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Bera A. Flynn, 87, of Waimanalo, died Tuesday in Haleiwa. She was born in Alabama. She is survived by sons Jerry M., John J. and Mark S.; daughters Jeanea Gentry and Dian Singer; sister Mary Godwin, 10 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Private services. Donations are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd., Building D, Honolulu, HI.

Robert M. Goto, 66, of Mililani Town, a retired postal clerk, died Dec. 15 at home. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Clara A.; sons Steven M. and Clifford G.; sister Mildred G. Ouye, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yoshio Ibara, 84, of Wahiawa, is also survived by sons Stanley and Wayne. The additional information for an obituary published Wednesday was provided by the mortuary.

Toshiko S. Jeung, 76, of Pearl City, died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Sendai, Japan. She is survived by husband Bacu Young; daughters Betty Miyahara, Marie Tomita and Anna Chang; brothers Naritaka and Yukio Seki; sisters Tomiko Ikeda, Chiyoko Masuda and Yukiko Suzuki, and 10 grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Gabriel L. Kahalekomo, 70, of Waipahu, a heavy equipment operator, died Dec. 17 in Waipahu. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by caregivers Oscar and Perla Quijano; brothers George and Reuben Kahalekomo and Leialoha Kuapahi; sisters Jennie Keuma and Rachel Kahalekomo; daughter Myrna; hanai son Roy Apo, and a grandchild. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Lei Mamo Kahana, 88, of Papakolea, a retired baker from Love's Bakery, died Dec. 10 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Moanalua. She is survived by stepsons Daniel and Joseph, and stepdaughter Dorothy. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Valentine P. Kaloa, 69, of Honolulu, a retired mechanic with Aloha Airlines, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by aunt Judy Zablan and cousins. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church on Wilder Avenue. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park.

Barbara S. Mortenson, 71, of Honolulu, a publicity chairwoman for Adult Friends for Youth, died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Irvington, N.J. She is survived by husband Harold R. and son Jeffrey M. Memorial services: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Adult Friends for Youth.

Henry S. Nitta, 64, died Dec. 10. He is survived by father Henry Y.; brothers and sisters Fred, Ray, Glenn and Aileen Nitta, Julie Toyama, Sharon Nitta-Folster and Gayle Endow, and grandparent Riyo Orite. Private services.

Tazu Oda, 103, of Kaneohe, is survived by daughters Edna M. Fukuda and Patsy Y. Matsuoka. Incorrect information for an obituary published Wednesday was provided by the mortuary.

Fumi Oshiro, 94, of Pearl City, died Monday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Okinawa, Japan. She is survived by sons Hideo, Shigeyoshi, Raymond Y., David Y. and Ronald T.; daughter Margaret M. Young; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mae E. “GG” Osselin, 95, of San Francisco, co-owner of a real estate company in MiWuk Village, Calif., died Nov. 5 in Ann Pearl Nursing Home in Kaneohe. She is survived by daughters Ann H. Hanner and Vivian B. Fraser; 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes.

Lane C. Petrich, 35, of Aiea, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Brawley, Calif. He is survived by fiancee Selena M. Carranza-Petrich; son Christopher J.; mother Dianna Crawford; brother Michael, and grandmothers Hazel M. Craun and Lucia Petri. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call after 12:45 p.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Harold M. “Mitchell” Sakai, 72, of Pearl City, who retired from the Pearl City Post Office, died Wednesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by wife Rachel Y.; sons Mitchell Y. and Miles A.; daughters Yvonne M. Alboro and Sharon S. Oki; brothers Robert K., Ronald Y. and Don S.; sister Jean Coyle; and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary- Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kazuo Shigekane, 77, of Mililani, died Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Harry and Ronald; sisters Shigeko Mellen and Sumiko Shigekane; brothers William Shoji and Henry, Herbert and Richard Shigekane, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Sybil F.K.O.L.D. Silver, 84, of Wailua Homesteads, Kauai, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband David T.; son John D. Schuh; daughter Sybil L.S. Marvick, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at All Saints Church in Kapaa. Casual attire. No flowers. Remembrances suggested to Kapaa All Saints Church or Wilcox Hospital Foundation.

Josefina L. Soriano, 53, of Waipahu, a teacher at Holomua Elementary School in Ewa Beach, died Dec. 15 in Waipahu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Manuel C.; sons Bernard J. and Mark A.; daughter Jocelyn L.; brother Mario Lagoy, and sisters Myrna T. and Norma T. Lagoy and Susan Erguiza. Wake services: 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Resurrection of the Lord Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No black attire.

Nobuo “Steve” Takamori, 78, of Wahiawa, who served with the 442nd 522 Field Artillery Battalion, died Sunday in Wahiawa General Hospital. he was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Violet; son Craig; daughter Lynn Becones; brothers Richard A. and Robert Y.; sisters Annie F. Tamura and Grace M. Sueyoshi, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Harriet L. Valdez, 75, of Makawao, Maui died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in New York. She is survived by sons Marcus, Thomas and Robert; daughter Dorothea “Dee” Smith; sister Naomi Rosenfeld, and three grandchildren. Private services. Reception: 4 p.m. Sunday at 223 North Makaleha Place in Makawao, Maui. Loose flowers welcome.

George K. Wahinepio, of Honolulu, an employee at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, died Saturday. He also worked for Ala Moana Americana and Halekulani hotels, the Boys and Girls Club and Hawaii Caterers. He is survived by wife Loana; son Elliot; daughters Icelynn and Malia; mother Kealoha K.D. Hoomanawanui; sister Ruby Ann Hale, and brothers Garrett and Calvert. Memorial services: 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kuhio Beach, the wall. Scattering of ashes to follow.

Barbara S. “Baa” Waterhouse, 84, of Kula Kai, Maui died Tuesday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons A.D. “Puckie” Jr. and Kim S., six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the East Maui Animal Refuge, 25 Maluaina Place, Haiku, HI 96708. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Jan. 5 at 1112 Mano Drive in Kula-Kai. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Jan. 6 at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Ruth Wilkins, 97, of Kailua-Kona and formerly of Kailua and Xenia, Ohio, will be remembered in services at 10:15 a.m. Jan. 27 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. The additional information for an obituary published Monday was provided by the family.