Obituaries

Saturday, May 29, 1999

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Calvin K.F. Au, 61, of Honolulu died May 18 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brothers Douglas and Vernon and sisters Paulette Maeda and Charleen Takiguchi. Private services.

Mary M. “Maria” Bento, 81, of Wahiawa, a city maintenance worker, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Waiakea, Hawaii, she is survived by son Gerald; brothers Milton Moralino, Alex Costa and Walter Jardin; sister Irene Lopes; six grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Nazarene-Wahiawa, 1805 California Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.

Clayborn Brooks, 72, of Honolulu, a retired manager from Servco Pacific, Toyota Used Cars, died May 21 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Panola, Texas, he is survived by wife Patsy; son Curtis; brothers Ollie and Fred Jr.; sisters Ruth Pugh, Margie Hunt and Joyce Hammers; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Robert R.E. “Bob” Doe, 91, of Kula, Maui, a retired colonel in the U.S. Army, died Wednesday at home. Born in Medford, Mass., he is survived by son Harold W., sister Barbara Thurber, and four grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Keokea. Services: 1 p.m. next Saturday at Masonic Temple-Maui Lodge 472 F&AM. Burial at a later date in Maine. No flowers.

Shea Flanagan, 62, of Honolulu died Sunday in Ewa Beach. Born in Arkansas, she is survived by daughter Scarlett Williams; mother Lois Hill; brothers John Wayne Jr., Rex Vail, Neal Dee and Otho D. Hill; and a grandson. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Second Ward. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.

Stephen D. Gerona Jr., 56, of Aiea, a civil deputy with Hawaii sheriff's office, died May 20 in Aiea. He was also a former police officer and former supervisor with the Sacramento Tax Office. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by sons Russell, Stephen III and Ryan; daughter Ila Gouveia; parents Stephen and Hanako; brother Jeffery; sisters Angela Ho, Charlotte Perryman and Stephanie Mariano; and eight grandchildren. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Armengol F. Lehano, also known as “Amen” or “Al,” 74, of Nanakuli, a retired carpenter, died Tuesday at home. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by wife May Kaaiwela-Lehano; sons Leroy, Reginald, Wayne and Eugene; daughters April Curtis and Annette Hall; 31 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Call from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honolulu-Hawaii West Stake Center, 1723 Beckley St. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Aldine H. Marques, 101, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died Jan. 30 in Arcadia Retirement Residence. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Marjorie Davis and Eloise Thornes, sister Elma Cabral, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Herman B. Medeiros Jr., 30, of Seattle, an artist, died April 8. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by parents Herman and Shirley; and sisters Melinda Teves, Anna Medeiros and Stephanie Freitas. Memorial services: 10 a.m. June 7 at St. John Vianney Church. Scattering of ashes: Kailua Beach. Casual attire.

Leogarda C. Munar, 79, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a lab technician for Wilcox Hospital, died last Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by daughter Evelyn Macadangdang, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Immaculate Conception Church. Casual or aloha attire.

Chiyoto J. “Choto” Nishimura, 78, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired service truck driver with McBryde Plantation Co., died Monday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in Huleia, Kauai, he is survived by sons Michael and Wilson; daughter Mary Ann Shintani; brothers Yukio Nishimura and Tsukao, Yutaka, Hisamitsu and Sueji Haitsuka; sisters Sumiyo Matoba, Kinuyo Suzurikawa, Edna Min, Yoshiko Imanaka, Masako Horiuchi and Kimiyo Navarro; and three grandchildren. Mass: 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Koloa. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: Koloa Public Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Georgia J. O'Kelley, 55, of Waianae will be remembered in services 4 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Additional information for an obituary published Thursday provided by the mortuary.

Masaaki Oshiro, 78, of Waipahu, a retired supervisor from Ewa Plantation, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Ewa, he is survived by wife Gladys F.; brothers Robert E. and Yoshinobu; and sisters Grace M. Kaneshiro, Gladys K. Uchima and Lillian C. Sawai. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Richard K.L. “Ah Leong” Pang, 77, of Honolulu, a retired pipe fitter from Pearl Harbor Shop 56, died May 15 in St. Francis-West Hospice. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by brothers Kim Sin and Kim T. “Sam;” and sisters Fannie Lai Kau, Jennie Ching and Betty Zane. Private services.

Shirley M. Prines, 65, of Honolulu, died May 15 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Sabrina Ross and Susannah Park, sons Bobby Ross and Rod Perez, companion George Gilliam, three grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Albert K. Quartero, 78, of Honolulu will be remembered in services 7:45 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. next Friday at the mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. He is also survived by son Malcom. Additional information for an obituary published Thursday provided by the mortuary.

Getulio H. Sensano, 68, of Wahiawa, a medical technologist with the American Society of Medical Technology, died last Saturday at home. He was also a retired major from the U.S. Army and educational specialist for the Department of Pathology and Radiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Elizabeth; sons Michael D., Paul K. and Andrew C.; daughters Naomi L.P.N. Souza and Terese N. Sensano-Moniz; brothers Lawrence Cuesta and Richard, George A. and Johnson Sensano; sisters Shirley Thompson, Marilyn Moore and Kimberly Duke; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Raymond P. Solomon, 86, of Kaunakakai, a heavy equipment operator with Libby McNeil, died Monday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Ilo Ilo, Philippines, he is survived by wife Trinidad R.; sons Bartholome R., Wilfred R. and James R.; daughters Veronica R. Fernando and Janet R. Sithar; brother Benjamin P.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Prayer services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ann M. Stack, 74, of Honolulu died May 14 at home. Born in Connecticut, she is survived by husband Francis; sons James, Michael, Patrick and Thomas; daughters Judith, Diane and Marianne; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Emerson W.A. Stant Jr., 40, of Pukalani, Maui, who worked at a warehouse at Haleakala Dairy, died May 14 in Huelo, Maui. Born in Wailuku, he is survived by wife Marcy, son Evan, brother Henry, and sisters Sarah Ann and Sarah P. Memorial services: 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary.

Rose L. Tamamoto, 64, of Kahului died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Hoolehua, Molokai, she is survived by sons Ben, Alfred, Marcel and Paul; daughters Charlette Kanamu and Naomi Medeiros; brother Benjamin Kahikina; sister Mary K. Kelly; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Puehuehu Cemetery in Lahaina. Casual attire.

Masao Tamashiro, 70, of Waipahu, who retired from Okazaki and Sugai Plastering Co., died Sunday at home. Born in Puna, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Paul M., Ian M. and Karl Y.; daughters Carol T. Tashima and Naomi K. Tamashiro; brothers Shoichi “Mala” and Tommy M.; sisters Cynthia M. Uehara, Mitsue Regan and Kinuye Lawton; and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Benjamin “Ben” Wittig, 79, of Kula, Maui, a retired ship captain for Mobil Oil Co., died last Saturday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Hoisington, Kan., he is survived by wife Lorraine and sister Elsie Schlegel. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6:30 p.m. Burial at sea. Donations suggested to Emmanuel Lutheran Church or the Kula Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Fund. Casual attire. Leis only.

Robert B. Wood, 85, of Honolulu, a colonel in the U.S. Army, died last Saturday in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was also an engineer with the Corps of Engineers. Born in Detroit, he is survived by wife Aileen, stepsons Alan and Stuart Belshe, sister Elizabeth Youngs and a grandson. Private services.