Obituaries

Monday, June 21, 1999

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Milton H. Gossom, 68, of Pahoa, a sales representative, died June 15 at home. Born in Virginia, he is survived by wife Maja; daughter Gem; brother Henry; sisters June, Meg and Mildred Blaine. No memorial services held. Ashes were scattered at sea.

Siu Kau Lum, 69, of Honolulu, a retired fish cake dealer at Oahu Market, died Saturday at St. Francis West Hospital. Born in Canton, China, he is survived by son Jack; daughters Linda Lum and Roni Matsuda. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Ling Ying Chung Cemetery (Manoa Cemetery). Casual attire.

Don R. Olsen, 60, of Meridian, Idaho, and formerly of Hawaii, died June 9 at home. Born in Cleveland, he is survived by wife Rosemarie; daughter Karen; father John Skalsky; sister Rhonda Malvay and brother Ron. No services were held.

Calvin Oi Dak Pang, 80, of San Jose, Calif., a retired shipwright with Pearl Harbor and Alameda Naval Shipyards, died June 14 in Santa Clara, Calif. He is survived by wife Petronella; daughters Patricia, Camille Rico, Danelle Pacyao, Brenda Morton and Beryl Agua; son Melvin; 12 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held Saturday in San Jose.

Dat Quon Pang, 77, of Honolulu, a retired civil engineer with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died May 30 at Kuakini Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Beatrice; son Daryl; daughter Cara Gee; sisters Kam Lin Jaena, Kam Oi Lai, Kam Hoong Siu, Ng Moi Lau, Wai Hin Gum, Mee Jun, Mee Chai Rabanal, Mee Quai Loo, Sun Mee; and two grandchildren. Private services were held.

Mary Ann Paona Toralba, 86, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a housewife, died Saturday at Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by sons Bartolo, Clyde, Charles and Albert Saragosa; daughters Betty Ann Fernandez, Margie Carter, Evon Sayer, Molly McRight and Mona Costa; sister Beatrice De Mello; 35 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after noon. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Marcia A. Watabu, 55, of Wahiawa, who died June 14, will be remembered in a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. An incorrect time for the memorial service was listed in Saturday's Star-Bulletin.

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