Obituaries

Tuesday, June 29, 1999

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Cora Mae Carlson, 67, of Pearl City died Wednesday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Moline, Ill., she is survived by son Steve C.; daughters Nancy Lynn Han, Sharon K. Miyashiro and Dianne E. Pana; brothers Mike and Gary Kerofski; sister Donna Lawhorn; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Mabel S.I. Dearmore, 75, of Honolulu died Friday in St. Francis-West Hospice. Born in Kailua, she is survived by husband Nathaniel J., son Nathaniel “Ed,” stepson Kenneth, brother Albert Wong, and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.

Humphrey M. Fernandez, 51, of Mililani died June 18 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Connie M. Scheumann; sons Christopher “Kaipo” and Francis “Kelii”; daughters Juliet M. Evangelista, Joan N. Kauka, Marsee K. Gomera and Roslyn K. Fernandez; hanai daughter Candace Herbias; brothers Earl R. and Joseph M. Fernandez and Ben K. Crabbe Jr.; sisters Bernadene P. “Deenie” Miner, Lilyrose A. Gouveia and Pamela W. Rodrigues III; and eight grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Pearl City Community Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Scattering of ashes and celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Alii Beach Park in Haleiwa. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ignacio E. Hayman, 75, of Lahaina, a tractor operator for Pioneer Mill, died last Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Evangeline; sons Ernie, Eddie, Patrick, Wilfred and Aaron; brother Harry Haime; sisters Rosie Perza, Pauline Robang and Carnation Nanod; and six grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Yuriko “Yuri” Iwamoto Kido, 65, of Honolulu, a retired accounts payable clerk for Hawaiian Electric Co., died Saturday at home. Born in Paia, Maui, she is survived by companion Donald Chun, daughter Iris Young Sik, brothers Motokatsu and Tamotsu Iwamoto, sisters Fusako Shimizu and Mieko Fukushima and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire.

Fermin S. Motilla, 89, of Puhi, Kauai, an irrigator for Grove Farm Sugar Industry, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. Born in La Union, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Catalina L.; daughters Pacita Ganiron, Priscilla Fabro and Narcisa M. Gonzalez; son Victor; sisters Urbana Macayan and Juanita and Yrinea Motilla; brothers Florencio and Alejandro; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Stanley M. Muranaka, 77, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by wife Florence; daughters Audrey and Lynn Bush and Joanne Muranaka; brother Kiyoshi “John;” sister Patsy Chesser; and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Manuel C. Rapozo, 85, of Honokaa, Hawaii, proprietor of Rapozo's Service and Repair, died Sunday at home. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by wife Adelaide R., sons Manuel III and Tyrone, daughter Bernadette Rapozo-Mattos, brothers John and Alfred, sister Caroline Fichera, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Felipe L. Repollo, 72, of Haleiwa, a retired butcher at Kit's Super Market, died June 21 in Queen's Hospital. He was also an employee at Central Oahu Senior Day Care Association Inc. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Rebecca E.; sons Felipe E. Jr., Vergilio E. and George E.; daughters Gloria R. Jiminez, Betty R. Alfanta, Fredieswinda R. Sistoso, Milagros R. Lawi-An, Aida R. Maldonado, Estrellita R. Garcia and Ana Melody E., Mary Ann F. and Theresa Lyn E. Repollo; sisters Patrosenia Bunda, Dominga R. Rubio and Baleriana Labajo; 40 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Michael Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lorraine W.U. Richards, 69, of Honolulu, a retired Public Works Employee for Camp Smith, died Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Hoolehua, Molokai, she is survived by sons Francis Jr., Dana and Dexter Richards and Newell Makahanaloa; daughters Twiladon Torres, Harkangel Richards and Zelinda Macalino; brother Frederick P. Bartels; sisters Genevieve Aana, Luana Kalaiwaa and Deriah De Mello; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Paul T. “TR” Rupert, 46, of Kihei, a self-employed carpenter for Rupert Cabinetry, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was also an artist. Born in Butler, Pa., he is survived by ex-wife Melissa; mother Hallie; son Justin T.; daughter Jessica Guaderrama; brothers Don, Robert and George; sisters Donna Bortmes, Penny Cypher and Marion Young; companion Denise Hess,Neve; and a grandson. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Leis welcome.

Diana Mae Simmons, 64, of Pearl City, a retired department manager for Gem's Department Store, died Wednesday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Manuel “Junior,” sons Curtis and Chris, mother Flora Flores, brother William Flores Jr., sisters Joyce Herceg and Patricia De Dios, and five grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

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