Obituaries

Wednesday, January 13, 1999

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Yuriko O. Agena, 73, of Makaha, a retired seamstress, died Saturday in Ewa Beach. She is survived by husband Teruji and brothers James Toshio and George Ogusuku. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Jikoen Temple. Casual attire.

Donald H. Akashi, 59, of Waipahu, a sales manager for Hawaii Candies & Nuts (Menehune Mac), died Thursday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sooyang; daughter Lynn; mother Nobue, and brothers Lloyd, Cyril and Isaac. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Huan Alfiche, 64, of Honolulu, who retired from Delta Airlines, died Jan. 1 in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Gertrude A.; daughters Yvette Tamamoto and Hualynne Alfiche-Lowndes, and brothers Sam and Marc. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire.

Pilar N. Cabico, 82, of Honolulu died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Oscar and Domingo; daughter Gliceria Oliver; sisters Maria Tamayo and Filomena Peralta, and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Sing Chang, 87, of Kaneohe, who retired from Hickam Air Force Base, died Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by wife Dorothy; sons Mervyn and Robert “Bobby”; daughter Jacqueline Faria, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Justin Das, 53, of Waianae died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shirley; daughter Leona Steel; parent Gloria Pagelsdorf; brothers Florentino, Ronald and Dennis, and sisters Sylvia Day, Virginia Das and Pearl Pagelsdorf. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Lualualei II “Middle Park” in Waianae. Call after 10:30 a.m.

Roland B. Estes, 86, of Hilo, a retired retail tire dealer, died Sunday in Keauhou Rehabilitation Healthcare Center. He was born in Missouri. He is survived by son Ronald; daughter Victoria Moore; brother Jack R., and three grandchildren. No services.

Crispollo O. Ewe, 81, of Wahiawa, a retired truck driver for Dole Corp., died Jan. 2 at home. He was born in Ewa Beach. He is survived by wife Mary R.O.; sons Leonard P. and Ronald; daughter Judy A.; sister Paula Delgado, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Armel J. “Frap” Frappia, 71, of Honolulu, a retired insurance adjuster for First Insurance Co., died Jan. 3 in Honolulu. He was born in Nebraska. He is survived by daughters Anne Kalianoff, Jeanne Wolf and Deirdre Lum; sons Nicholas and Charles Laturner, and 15 grandchildren. No services. Scattering of ashes: 10:30 a.m. Jan. 23 behind the Ilikai Hotel.

Nadine A.G. Friel, 62, of Kona, Hawaii, a self-employed accountant with NKO Accounting, died Jan. 3 at home. She was also a judge at the Kamehameha Day parades. She was born in American Falls, Idaho. She is survived by son Richard E. Ebenezer; hanai sisters Beverly Young and Gayle Hind, two grandchildren and two hanai grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ Church Episcopal in Kealakekua, Kona. Wake and potluck gathering: Nadine Friel's residence at 76-973 Aeo St. at Iolani in Holualoa, Kona. Burial of ashes at sea to follow.

James H. Fujimoto, 67, of Pearl City, who retired from the U.S. Army, died Sunday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He also retired from the Hawaiian Telephone Co. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife June J.; sons Dr. Harry H., Stanley and Craig K.; daughters Valerie Ah Cook and Dr. Lillian H. Fujimoto; mother Helen H.; brothers Hideaki and Roy; sister Betty C. Hasegawa, and six grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kikiyo Fukuda, 97, of Kalaheo, Kauai, proprietor of Fukuda Farm in Kalihikai, Kauai, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Kikuo and Allen; daughters Mikiko Muraoka, Betsy Yamane and Mitsuko Ikeda; sister Haruko Izumi, 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dionicio A. Galiza, 91, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter for Hawaiian Dredging, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Josephine G. Reyes; sons Rosalino, Florendo and Vicente; brothers Emilio and Teodolfo; sisters Juanita Mata and Teresa Galiza; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, and companion Felizas Malacas. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to noon. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Marian L. Gomes, 66, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired employee of Sunshine Farm in Keaau, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Larry, Wendell and Roland Galban and Dean and Dan Gomes; daughters Laureen Antolin, Joyce Somera, Debbie Gomez and Donna Geraghty; brothers Albert, Bernard, Donald and Lionel Silva; sisters Dolores Pihi, Loretta Lorenzo and Pearl Kahakua, 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.

James B. “Jaime” Guerpo, 70, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired cleaning plant operator for the former Hamakua Sugar Plantation, died Saturday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is sur vived by wife Felicidad; sons Romeo, Mario, Danny, Henes and Jaime Jr.; daughters Helen Realpe, Juliet Quinlan and Marilyn Cabinatan; mother Marcela; brothers Mariano and Florencio; sister Consolacion Sanchez, 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Honokaa Salvation Army Chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Honokaa County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Mannosuke “Joe” Gyotoku, 92, of Ewa, who retired from Ewa Plantation, died Dec. 31 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Fukushima, Japan. He is survived by sons Richard T., Lawrence T. and Alan M.; daughters Ruth R. Choi and Jeanne K. Shimomura, 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Theodore K. Hanson, 93, of Honolulu, a retired purchasing agent with Combined Insurance Co. of America, died Thursday in Hale Nani Health Center. He was born in Alexandria, Va. He is survived by daughter Sue and brother Frederick. Memorial services: 3:30 p.m. Friday at Waiokeola Church. Call after 3 p.m. Inurnment to follow. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Waiokeola Memorial Fund or Koko Head Lions Club. Casual attire.

Ella K.H. Higa, 75, of Honolulu, a retired waitress for the Spencecliff Corp., died Jan. 5 in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Papaloa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Matsumori; daughters Larraine Yamada and Cynthia Kunihisa; brother Charles Hokama; sisters Jane Miyashiro, Janet Nakasone, Helen Bowar, Emy Nishimoto and Irene Oshiro, 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

The Rev. Clement Hoopai Jr., 63, of Wailuku, a pastor at Wailuku Church of God, died Thursday in Wailuku. He was also pastor of the Church of God at Kona, Molokai and Lahaina, and had been a steelworker and heavy equipment operator. He was born in Kohala Estate, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Cecilia; sons Adam, Louis K. and Adrian K.; brother James; sisters Elsie Kahoopii and Miriam Key, and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call from 8 a.m. to noon. Burial: Makawao Cemetery. Aloha attire. Leis only.

Ronald J. Kalk, 64, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, a retired property manager for residential homes, died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born in Muskegon, Mich. He is survived by wife Judy A.; sons Grant, G. Eddie and Johnny Madden; daughter Kerry Wyatt; sister Carol Boone; brother Alan, and six grandchildren. No services. Donations suggested to the Alzheimer's Foundation or the Salvation Army.

Alice “Inagaki” Kam, 70, of Honolulu died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Leonard K.L.; son John “Keone” Young; daughter Alison Romero; brothers John and Louis Inagaki, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dorothy K. Kelliher, 56, of Kula, Maui, an artist, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in St. Paul, Minn. She is survived by sons Michael T. and William E. Davis and Jason K. Kelliher; daughters Katharine K. Davis, Airin M. Vailea and Lanakila M. Kelliher, and two grandchildren. Services at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to the family.

Patsy S. Kinoshita, 82, of Paia, Maui, died Dec. 28 in Kahului Hale Makua. She was born in Paia. She is survived by son Woodrow; daughter Audrey Nishimura; mother Tama Sakamoto; brother Wayne Sakamoto, and sisters Betty Ishimoto, Dorothy Ono, Jane Higashiyama, Esther Tyau, Edith Ichiriu and Ethel Walley. Services over the ashes: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kahului Union Church.

Edward K. “Eddie” Ku, 54, of Kona, Hawaii, a commercial fisherman with Ed's Fishing, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a U.S. Army veteran and a singer and musician with “Ulumahiehie” group. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Peggy; son Edward K. Jr.; daughters Tamara, LisAnn and Tracy; brother Frank Jr.; sister Shirley Kala, and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Florence E. Lee, 76, of Aiea, a retired dietician, died Dec. 14 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Glenna Couts; sons Guy and Marion; brothers Edward, Thomas and Kenneth Clark, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aiea Ward. Casual attire. No flowers.

Wilbert Lee, 73, of Honolulu, a retired carrier for the U.S. Post Service, died last Wednesday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Terry, Daryl and Steven; daughter Vicky Fraher; brothers, sisters and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Newman Center on the University of Hawaii campus. Casual attire. No flowers.

Philip K.T. Luke, 72, of Honolulu, a retired estimator for Hawaiian Electric Co., died Sunday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Akiko “Marion”; daughters Colleen Furutani and Alison Luke; sister Jennie Chi, and brothers Clarence and Raymond. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Akio Maeda, 78, of Honolulu, a retired owner of A. Maeda Sign Service, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys; son Jon Kobayashi; daughter Sheri Lou; sister Sally Masamune, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lonagale L. “Momi” Mailua-Homalon, 53, of Honolulu died Dec. 26 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Rodney K. Homalon; brothers John K., Julien L. and Paul K. Mailua; sisters Katherine L. Brown and Estrella K. Mailua; half-sister Helen A. Padua, three grandchildren and a step- grandchild. Memorial services over the ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Aloha attire.

Robert F. Main, 89, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a retired principal, died Monday in Keauhou Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Mae F.; son Robert D.; brother Lawrence, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Central Kona Union Church. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Gregorio B. Malapit, 90, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired coffee farmer and kitchen helper at the former Kona Hilton Hotel, died Jan. 5 in Keauhou Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Helen K.; sons Matthew and Magdalino; daughter Caralita M.; hanai son Herman P. Kuanoni, and six grandchildren. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Catholic Church in Kealakekua, Kona. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Angel I. Medina, 63, of Kaumakani, Kauai, a retired crane operator with Olokele Sugar Co., died last Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Norma; sons Armando, Rizalde and Danilo; daughters Jesusa Llego and Rosemarie Medina; sisters Gloria Tombucon and Amparo Nakaula, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Garden Island Mortuary. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eleele. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Francisca C. Menor, 81, of California, formerly of Hawaii, died Dec. 18 in California. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Eustaquio and Florencio; daughter Violeta Cabato; sisters Magdalena and Isang Cabato, 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 5 to 8 p.m. All-night vigil: family residence. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Raymond C. Montero, 38, of Kilauea, Kauai, a foreman for Princeville Corp., will be remembered in an overnight visitation after 6 p.m. Friday at the family residence, 2385 Oka St. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Sylvester's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kilauea Public Cemetery. Casual attire. He drowned Jan. 4 while picking opihi along the Princeville cliffs. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Nora A.; daughter Reena Mae; sisters Lourdes Landagora, Jacinta Manuel and Fortunata Lacaden; brothers Mariano, Narciso and Juan Montero, and mother Emilia.

Momoyo Moribe, 81, of Kapaa, Kauai died yesterday in Wailua Care Home. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Yasuo; daughters Barbara Nishida and Amy Nakamura; brother Dr. Richard Haruki; sisters Yoshie Kodama, Tokiyo Arita, Julia Suzuki and Sumie Haruki, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kapaa Jodo Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tsuyako Nago, 73, of Kapaa, Kauai died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Shirley Webster, Kathleen Hsu and Jeanette Wellman; sons Gary, Norman and David; sister Sumae Shiroma; brothers Hiroshi and James Inouye, 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa United Church of Christ. Casual attire.

Mary Y. Ogawa, 80, of Honolulu, a retired principal at Honolulu Mary'nette Sewing School, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. She also taught adult education at Kaimuki High School. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by brothers Shigeto, Kazumi and Tamotsu, and sisters Matsue Nishi and Yaeko and Masuko Ogawa. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kame Oshiro, 93, of Honolulu, formerly of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired baker's helper at King's Bakery, died Jan. 4 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Ozato, Okinawa. She is survived by sons Yuken and Albert; daughters Ayako Hunt, Katsuko Oshiro, Shigeko Eguchi, Edith Kamida and Gladys Akasaki; three sisters on Okinawa; 24 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Yoshiko Oshiro, 80, of Honolulu, a retired cafeteria worker, died Saturday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by son Patrick; daughters Evelyn Nakamura and Eloise Miyasaki; brother Hideo Toyama, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dennis A. Palmer, 45, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, died last Wednesday at home. He was born in Manhattan Beach, Calif. He is survived by parents Al and Arline, and brothers Clark Palmer and Peter Quackenbush. Private services.

Flora T. Perreira, 80, of Ahualoa, Hawaii, died Thursday in Honokaa Hospital. She was born in Ahualoa. She is survived by sons Manuel, John and Daniel T.; daughter Beverly A.; brother Manuel Tavares, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Honokaa Catholic Church, Our Lady of Lourdes. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayers: 9 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Leslie J. Richards, 59, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Philadelphia. He is survived by daughter Leslie Z. and a granddaughter. Private services.

Tuumafua F. Salepaga, 44, of Honolulu, a nurse at Tripler Hospital, died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by husband Faaolaina; sisters Nelaso Viena, Ese Lei, Peka Oge and Sofai, Milovale, Lisa, Fuatai and Avonda Tuato'o, and brothers Pua and Siufaga Poloai and Seakerise and Sega Tuato'o. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 4 to 9 p.m. Burial in Samoa.

Loreto A. Servito, 68, of Kapolei died Dec. 26 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Teofilo T.; sons Cesar, Arthur, Lito, Romeo, Lolito, Leonard, Rodolfo and Melchor; daughter Evangeline; brothers Jose and Calixto Agustin; sisters Myrna Leal and Conchita Molina, and 23 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ken K. Sueoka, 85, of Honolulu, a plumbing contractor, died Dec. 25 in Queen's Hospital. He was also an owner of Pacific Plumbing & Sheetmetal and a World War II Army veteran. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Steven K. and Carlton S.; daughter Sandra J. Sueoka-Matos; brother Shoji; sister Sue I., and a granddaughter. Private services.

Saburo Suzuki, 78, of Honolulu, a retired McCabe Hamilton and Renny longshoreman, died Jan. 2 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by son Ronald M.; daughters Dale N. Hirouji and Wendy N. Suzuki; sisters Elsie Matsumura and Beatrice S. Yamane, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Max T. Takeuchi, 80, of Honolulu, a supervisor with Oahu Transportation Services, died Jan. 3 at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by daughters Rosemarie N. Hamasaki, Shirley K. Isara and Violet N. Chang; sisters Sachiko Samukawa, Marsha T. Inouye and Ikuyo Takeuchi, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Kiyoto Wada, 97, of Honolulu, a retired masseur who did business as K. Wada Massage, died Saturday in Ann Pearl Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. Hew was born in Hiroshima-Ken, Japan. He is survived by sons Thomas, Stanley, Henry and Robert; daughter Dorothy Tenn, 23 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Eleanor M. Wallwork, 87, of Honolulu, a secretary at Hickam Air Force Base, died Sunday in Hale Malamalama. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Francis W. Markham; stepsons Robert and Aylett, and three grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Mass: 11 a.m. Sunday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Aloha attire.

Charles R. Wark Jr., 81, of Lahaina died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Valparaiso, Ind. He is survived by wife Pauline; daughters Peggy Hoffman, Penny Hoopai and Pat Nelson; brothers Harry and Jim; sisters Irene Coover, Mary Keller and Ruth Heller, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Tsuruko F. “Pat” Wilson, 76, of Waianae, a former employee at the Bayside Drive In in Waianae, died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Hilo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband James T.; sons John M., James T. Jr. and Craig A.; brother Masamori Funamori; sisters Yoshiko F. Isa and Kimiyo F. Hutchinson, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Casual attire.

Michael M. Yoshinaka, 87, of Honolulu, a retired civil engineer with the U.S. Department of the Interior, died Friday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by wife Ruth; son Bruce; daughter Linda Ohtake; sisters Shizuko Suzuki, Chieko Higa and Misao Sasaki, and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.