Obituaries

Tuesday, February 16, 1999

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Masato Aoki, 68, of Kaneohe, an instructor for the Oahu Bowling Association, died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua-Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shirley I.; sons Charles T. and Wayne H.; brothers Kiyoto and Haruo; sisters Namie Kunihiro, Yachiyo Kukita and Janet Tobara, and a granddaughter. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Daniel K. Bartholomew, 80, of Waianae, owner of the 50th State Tree Trimming Co., died Feb. 5 in Waianae. he was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Audrey; daughters Ilima Kahapea and Danielle Niihau; hanai son Kenneth Swift, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday at Greenhaven Memorial Park.

Nora “Ma Lisa” Billingsley, 72, of Ewa died Feb. 8 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Kenneth W. and Gary “Dino” Robley; daughters Margie Silva, Lynn and Sandra Billingsley and Darlene Robley; brother Manuel Gonsalves Jr., 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Richard D. Coleman, 68, of Waianae, a retired merchant seaman, died Nov. 15 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in California. He is survived by friend Joseph M. Thomas. Inurnment services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Ricardo S. Dait, 68, of Honolulu died Jan. 24 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Louisa; sons Reynaldo, Freddie, Wilfredo, Danny and Albert; daughters Luzviminda Abes, Clarita Agaloos and Fredesminda Dait, and sister Luz. 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 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.

Robert F. Davis, 49, of Lahaina died Jan. 19. He was born in California. Graveside services: 11 a.m. today at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Ira E. Earll, 71, of Pahoa, Hawaii, formerly of Waianae, a retired dairy farmer in Waianae, died Feb. 8 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Boone, Iowa. He is survived by wife Karen H.; sons Jon and Ira R.; sisters Lullabell Kelly, Alice Tilley, Rosie Hacklander and Ina and Mary Runyan, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Louis J.E. Elsen,77, of Hilo, a retired plant manager for Barcolene Co., died Feb. 8 in Hilo Hospital. He was a U.S. Marine World War II veteran. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by daughters Kai Elsen and Chris Ridley and three grandchildren. Private services.

Masamitsu R. Fujimoto, 66, of Waipahu, a U.S. Army retiree, died Wednesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was employed by Allied Machinery. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by wife Yong Y.; sons Dr. Staphe T. and Jayson S.; mother Nancy; brother Joe; sisters Yvonne Oka, Doris Tengan, Thelma Misawa, Violet Stockstill, Millie Tomooka and Elsie Shimizu, and five grandchildren. Memorial: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Consuelo M. Guerrero, 81, of Wailuku, Maui, a dietary aide, died Feb. 8 in Straub Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Roger, Jesus, Rudolfo Jr., Eddie and Sixto; daughter Irene Estrella, 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortu ary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Makawao Cemetery.

Janet N. Hirata, 82, of Honolulu, a retired office manager for Honolulu Medical Group, died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers William, Francis, Stanley and Thomas, and sister Hilda Inouye. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Edward M. Hose, 87, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired heavy equipment operator for the former J.M. Tanaka Construction Co., died Feb. 4 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in South Kona. He is survived by wife Katherine P.; sons Roger, Edmund, Harry, Charles, Roland, Thomas and Alexander; daughters Beverly Kaleohano, Mildred H. Graham and Nancy, Lydia and Lucy Hose; stepdaughter Caralita Malapit; brother Lawrence; sister Hazel Hayakawa, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Benedict's Church Hall in Honaunau, Kona. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Cal after 8 a.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rudolf J. Kartes, 71, of Maui and Rochester, N.Y., a retired carpenter, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Moselle, France. He is survived by wife Lieselotte F.; daughters Silvia Rodak and Helga Hess; sisters Maria Lang and Irene Steffensky, and three grandchildren. Services at a later date. Donations suggested to the Cancer Clinic of Maui, 221 Mahalani St., Wailuku 96793 or the American Cancer Society.

Thomas T. Kuwazaki,79, of Greeley, Colo., a retired Teamster, died Feb. 4 in Colorado. He was born in Kahului, Maui. He is survived by wife Marcella; sons Thomas Jr., Harold, Stanley G., Bobby, Roy and Raymond; daughters Rosemary Ching, Cynthia M. Kuwazaki and Mary Bowers; sisters Yachiyo Noda, Hanae Teramae and Judy Smith, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Lillian L.H. Leong, 75, of Honolulu, a clerk-typist for the federal government, died Feb. 6 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Steven and Matthew; daughter Patricia Menor; brothers Buddy and Robert Ho; sisters Alice A.M. Wong, Mary L.F. Chong and Margaret K.K. “Tiny” Tomita, and five grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow.

Cirilo A. Medrano, 74, of Wahiawa, a retired city truck driver from the Wahiawa Division, died Feb. 8 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Cathy Aulaumea, two grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Donald O. Newbill, 72, of Keaau, Hawaii died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Clovis, N.M. He is survived by wife Betty; daughters Denise Thompson, Michelle McKinney and Renee Stein; sister Romaine Maynard, and three grandchildren. No services.

Alberto Ochimas, 91, of Waimanalo, a retired groundskeeper with Castle Hospital, died Feb. 6 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Robinson, Jeffrey and Rodney; daughters Abigail Keawe-Aiko and Barbara Howez, 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Marcelo Pagat, 93, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired elevator operator, died Thursday in Keauhou Rehabilitation Healthcare Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Viola D.; sons Marcelo Jr. and Gilbert Pagat and David Kaleikau; daughter Sybil Pruett, 19 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at James Walker Hall in North Kohala, Hawaii. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Diane Park, 50, of Aiea, a retired probation officer for Family Court, died last Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Beatrice. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.

DeLos A. Seeley, 84, retired deputy director of the Honolulu Parks and Recreation Department, died Feb. 4 in Fowlerville, Mich. He was born in Franklin, Mich. He is survived by son William H.; daughter Marilynn K. Gaspar; sister Josephine E., and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Church of the Holy Nativity in Aina Haina. Burial: church columbarium. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.

Joseph Vierra, 72, of Wahiawa died last Tuesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by brothers Tony and Albert. Prayer services: 9:15 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.