Obituaries

Wednesday, February 10, 1999

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Sugayo O. Abe, 91, of Hilo died Jan. 26 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Harold and Ronald; daughters Janet Chin, Ethel Tsue and Nancy Bauer; brother Masaru Oda; sisters Harue Nakahara and Shigeno Oda, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services. The family requests there be no monetary offerings or floral gifts.

Sagele Amitoelau, 56, of Waipahu died Friday in Waipahu. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by sons Viliamu S. and Wilson V.; daughters Vaiala N. and Brandi V.; brother Iese (Peka) Saofia; sisters Sivaiala (Sefo) Lau, Faatu (Laulu) Laulusa, Laugutu (Pati) Amisone, Tapuono Saofia, Tamaga Roberts, Malo (Poupou) Iosua and Faoloto (Toaono) Sunia, and a granddaughter. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Maria S. Barut, 71, of Ewa Beach died Jan. 25 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Andres and Jaime; brothers Pedro and Juan Sales, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

William V. Bigay, 71, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a groundskeeper foreman, died Jan. 31 in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by companion Mary; sons Patrick, William Jr., David and Lonnie; daughter Valorie Spotwood; sisters Rose Acosta, Mary Meir and Lina Bonifacio, and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kukuiula Harbor. Casual attire.

Juliana C. Cacatian, 81, of Hilo, a retired laborer for various plant nurseries, died Jan. 18 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Melchor; sons Victor “Gideon,” Daniel, Samson and Melencio “Rolly”; daughters Zenaida Alba, Lolita Islaias, Monica A. Tejera and Nely S. “Manuela” Aquino; brothers Bonifacio, Fidel and Ciano Canosa, 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery.

Pablo P. Canape, 59, of Waimanalo, a retired Ameron worker, died Jan. 28 in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jeff, John and Jonathan; brother Joseph; sister Ella Catekista, and three grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Lui Ako Chang, 76, of Pearl City, a retired boiler house maintenance supervisor at Waimano Home, died Jan. 26 in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. He was born in Kaunakakai, Molokai. He is survived by stepsons Stanley and Howard Leslie; stepdaughters Myrtle Walentine, Wanda M. Leslie, Ululani L. Chang and Jane Smotherman; brothers Barnabas A. and William; sister Mary Mattocks, and stepgrandchildren and great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha or casual attire.

Maria Dickson, 82, of Kurtistown, Hawaii died Jan. 30 at home. She was born in Austria. She is survived by sons Patrick A. and John A.; brother Albert Gartner-Nowotny, and nine grandchildren. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Mountain View, Hawaii. Casual attire.

Ernest Elizares, 71, of Ookala, Hawaii, a retired road construction supervisor for Hamakua Sugar Co., died Monday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Kaiaakea, Hawaii. He is survived by care-givers Kenneth and Wendy Urbanozo. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Papaaloa, Hawaii. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Papaaloa Catholic Church. Casual attire.

Ludwina B. Ferreiro, 82, of California and formerly of Maui, died Sunday. She is survived by children Joseph, Lawrence and Eileen Boteilho, Louise Casipit, Charlotte Sullivan, Eleanor Mastropaolo, Rosemary Briant, Bernadette Corral, Joanne Collins and Charles Taylor; sister Emily Penny, 30 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Vigil 7 p.m. tomorrow at Machado's Hillside Chapel, Hayward, Calif. Funeral Mass 1 p.m. Friday at St. Joachim's Catholic Church, Hayward.

Alfred E. “Uncle Al” Gallant Jr., 90, of Honolulu, a retired marine engineer for the U.S. Navy, died Friday in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Meg Goffredo and Mimi Nemec, brothers Girard and Paul, and four grandchildren. Celebration of life: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Church in Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Ann's School or Knights of Columbus. Scattering of ashes at a later date.

Georgiette T. Guieb, 17, of Waipahu died Jan. 25 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Joe and Judy; sister Janice; brother Jason, and grandparents Francesca Guieb and Daniel and Maria Tabula. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Jack A. Hall, 86, of Eleele, Kauai, a retired federal postmaster, died Sunday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He was born in New York. He is survived by sons Alan and Gary;daughters Luana Yamato and Lydia Hall; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kalaheo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Clifford D. Hobby, 63, of Kau, Hawaii, an environmental supervisor with International Paper, died Thursday in Kau Hospital. He was an ordained minister and an elder in the Jehovah's Witnesses. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Sonja L.; son Christopher; daughters Tamara Barker, Kimberly Paz and Eden Hobby; mother Vera, and seven grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Naalehu.

Jean G. Hunt, 76, of Ewa Beach died Friday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by son Howard G. and daughters Susan and Leslie. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Margaret S. “Margie” Jaderstrom, 77, of Hilo is survived by son Noel. Services: noon Monday at St. Ann's Church, 46-129 Haiku Road in Kaneohe. Call after 11 a.m. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Matilda Molina, 78, of Honolulu, an interim chairwoman for the Democratic Party, died Feb. 2 in Maluhia Hospital. She was also a clerk for the late U.S. Sen. Spark Matsunaga. She was born on Maui. She is survived by son Orlando Orpilla; daughters Leonora “Ann” Curammeng, Esmeralda Crenshaw and Barbara Leite; brothers George Manintin and Magnus and Alex Godick, and sisters Eloise Smith, Hilda Mabe, Anna Godick, Greta Gonzalves, Elsie Popelack and Hulda Guyton. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 8:10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Howard P. “Pee Wee” Moreira, 83, of Kailua is survived by sister Melba. Incorrect information for an obituary published Sunday was provided by the mortuary.

Erwin M. Motoyama, 52, of Kilauea, Kauai, died last Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by brothers Gary H. and Ray S., and sister Jeanne H. Yaguchi. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church in Kapaa. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tadao “Naka” Nakahara, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired masonry specialist, died Jan. 29 in Castle Hospital. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yukie; daughter Naomi Matsuda, and brothers Wallace and Fujio. Private services.

George Namauu III, 70, of Hilo, a retired state highway road division supervisor, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He was also the former owner of B&G Taxi. He was born in Keaukaha, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sarah K.; daughters Laverne “Lovey” Toki, Beatrice Toutai and Margaret “Maggie” Kimura; sister Beatrice Johnson; hanai daughter Ramona J. “Mona” Kepoo, 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Memorial Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kilauea Ward. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Albert K. “Nappy” Napoleon II, 67, of Waianae, a retired heavy equipment operator from Local Nos. 3 and 368, died Jan. 31 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Richard “Jun,” Albert “Al” III, Samuel “Sammy,” Rayben “Ray,” Keith and Kevin “Nap”; daughters Lorna Mae “Mop” Mahiai and Lee Ann and Lillian “Welo” Napoleon; brothers Sherman, Eben and Roger, 28 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Leon N. Negranza, 92, of Honolulu died Feb. 1 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Linda and daughters Jocelyn and Genevee. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Stanley Pickarski, 78, of Honolulu, a retired electronic engineer from the U.S. Coast Guard, died Friday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He is survived by wife Sarah; daughters Pamela Croxton and Paula Leong, and five grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Stephens Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Private burial.

Cynthany P. Pickner, 51, of Makawao, Maui, an investigator for the Department of Liquor Control, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was also retired administrative corporal for the Ukiah, Calif., sheriff's department. She was born in Ukiah. She is survived by son Cory; daughter Dana; parents Howard and Beverly Rhodes; stepmother Lucille Rhodes; brother Frank Morello; sisters Melodee Foster and Betty Morello, and three grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at 310 Makia Place in Makawao, Maui. Leis only.

Nicholas A. Quiocho, 80, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Jan. 26 in Straub Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Remedios A.; sons Elvin, Wilfredo and John; daughters Justina Feria and Evelyn Patoc; brother Tomas “Cardo,” 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Clement “Nene” Ramos, 84, of Hilo, Hawaii died Jan. 29 in Life Care Center in Hilo. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Richard Agan and Patrick Ramos; daughter Barbara Respicio; brother Dionicio “Lolly” Jr.; sisters Marian Nobriga, Angelina Gambsky, Lorraine Medeiros and Vivian Ramos, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kalaoa Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Pedro Sado, 91, of Wailuku, Maui, died Thursday in Hale Makua. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Douglas, Pedro Jr., Clayton and Joseph; daughters Patricia Fabro, Lorraine Adolpho, Louisa Sabal and Francesca Tokunaga; brothers Anicito, Evaristo and Fidel; sister Floentina Cabuyadao; 21 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Leon P. Salviejo, 83, of Honolulu, a retired plasterer for Mathew Kang Construction, died Jan. 26 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Augustina; sons Alberto, Perfecto “Pete” and Louie; daughters Felicitas “Fely” Versoza and Cornelia “Connie” Semana, and seven grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 8:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Albert R. Santiago, 86, of Kapaau, Hawaii died Monday at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Florence N.; sons Yoneichi Nakamura, Rafael Rodrigues and Albert Santiago Jr.; daughters Angelina Sarte, Alberta Gouveia, Linda Nasario and Lisa M. Martell; sisters Lucy Silva, Beatrice Carvalho, Mary Patrini, Margaret Guzman, Rose Garcia, Christina Texeira and Ramona Pacheco; brothers Neves, Carlos and Frank; 19 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church in Hawi, Hawaii. Call from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Burial: Halawa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Florence M. Silva, 84, of Honolulu died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Honokohau, Maui. She is survived by son Earl; daughters Gladys and Dorothy Silva, Vivian Carter, Roseline Covington, Florence Kaopio, MaryAnn Chinen and Pearl Cummins, and grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Leslie R. “Rocky” Smith, 91, of Honolulu, a retired insurance agent with Fireman's Fund American Underwriters of Hawaii, died Jan. 19 in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Hadley, Mass. He is survived by daughters Laura Smith-Clawson and Leslie L. Smith. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 5156 Kalanianaole Highway. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire.

Gilbert Soueira, 76, of Honolulu died Thursday in Beverly Manor Convalescent Home. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Helen; stepdaughters Sharon Matayoshi and Carol Teshima, and four stepgrandchildren. Private services.

Robert “Nigga” Tau-a, 66, of Nanakuli died last Wednesday at home. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Palmyra “Sweetie”; son Robert Jr.; daughters Palmyra “Kahea” Billings and Robbie “Kaleo” Souza; brothers Walter, William and Denver; sisters Hannah Akoi, Alvina Akui and Caroline Tau-a, and hanai daughter Devlyn “Kalele” Tanioka. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire. Cremation to follow.

Esther Tom, 93, of Honolulu died Feb. 1 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Robert, Herbert and William Lee; daughters Betty Young, Peggy Chun and Esther Wong; 25 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at United Church of Christ on Judd Street. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Rodney V. Tuquib, 30, of Honolulu died Jan. 5 in the Philippines. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by parents Leon and Loneta; brothers Eddie and Sonny; sisters Alejandra Agtang, Dolores Lau, Josefa Abad, Francisca Alexander, Mary Jane Cabato and Leslie and May Tuquib, and grandmother Bernarda Soliven. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Bruce V. Wellsman, 45, died Dec. 20 in Honolulu. He was born in San Francisco. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joachim Catholic Church in Punaluu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Call Mitchell Balutski at 293-8397 or 293-8409 for information.

Fujie F. Yamamoto, 79, of Hilo, a retired office manager for the state Department of Health in Hilo, died Thursday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Kanichi; daughter Elise; son David; brothers Shinji and Kazumi; sisters Aiko Kawaguchi, Chizuko Imata, Yukie Tonoyama and Michiyo Fujishige, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Kiuei Yamashiro, 97, of Kaneohe died last Wednesday at home. He was born on Okinawa. He is survived by sons Hiroshi, Tsuneo, Roy, Harold and James; daughters Helen Whitehead, Eleanor Husnick and Gladys Yamashiro, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mi Ye Yi, 74, of Honolulu died Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Korea. She is survived by three sons, four daughters, 14 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Mary L. Young, 87, of Honolulu died Feb. 2 at home. She was born in Pearl City. She is survived by daughters Florence Webster, Mary “Annie” Young and Sharon Martinez, and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Clement's Episcopal Church, 1515 Wilder Ave. Casual attire. No flowers. Private inurnment. Donations suggested to the Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Waialae Ave.