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Obituaries

Saturday, April 14, 2001


Carlos "Carlito" Ordonez Cabus, 79, of Honolulu, formerly of Salt Lake, who retired from Hawaiian Telephone Co., died April 4. He was born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Soledad; sons Charles, Barney and Glenn; brother Simeon and two grandsons. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Carlos Zulueta Consolacion, 82, of Ewa Beach, died March 29. He was born in Iloilo, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria; sons Steve, Harry and George; daughters Aurora Agacaoili, Carmen Camallan, Grace Carlos and Sandra Hargrove; brother Rafael; sisters Remedios Asian and Mercedes Consolacion; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

King Crosno, 75, of Kailua-Kona, a retired lawyer, died April 4 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Toledo, Ore. He is survived by wife Dona Marie; children Tom, Mike, Randy and Mark Crosno and Scott and Stacey De Bisschop; brother Ted and 14 grandchildren. Private services.

Kakuichi Enseki, 81, of Eugene, Ore., an elementary school teacher, died April 2. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Carol and Marjorie Enseki and Audrey Enseki-Tom, and three grandchildren. Public ceremony: 10:30 a.m. June 30 at Hilo Hongwanji. Family suggests no monetary offerings. Donations suggested to the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii or charity.

Kuniko Fujinaga, 87, of Honolulu, died April 6 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Manchuria, China. She is survived by daughter Hatsue "Diana" Akamine, sister Chiyoko Fukuyama, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Shigeo "Bill" Fukuda, 92, of Honolulu, a retired mechanic, died April 2 in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diane; daughters Amy Stevens, Aileen Rose, Lois Sharrer and Billiann Kuranishi; son Roy Fukuda; 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Grace Momoyo Goshima, 82, of Honolulu, died March 19 in Honolulu. She was born in Hilea, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Roberts, son Cyril, daughters Elaine Mizobe and Doreen Filipo, brother George Tanaka and a granddaughter. Private inurnment.

Precious Higashi, infant daughter of Patrick and Anita, died last Saturday. She is also survived by brothers Matthew and Daniel; sisters Anna, Sarah and Sharon; grandparents Tokie Higashi and Harold and Kathryn Holgersen, and great-grandmother Sophia Haramis. Private services.

Berenice C. Holmes, 94, died last Saturday. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Barbara H. Schaefer and Carol H. Case, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Margaret Pelare Johnson, 70, of Deming, N.M., died Sunday at home. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Dr. Harold G.; sons Harrold G. and Eric C.; brothers Cressencio P., Constantino P., Tranquilino P., Florentino P. and Victorino P. Gomez; sisters Lucia P. and Tranquilina P. Gomez; and four grandchildren. Cremation held. Private services.

Spike Isamu Kanja of Lihue, a retired carpenter, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by brothers Masaru and Kenneth, and sisters Fumiyo Kouchi, Masako Shintani and Aiko Akioka. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Lihue Hongwanji Temple. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masayoshi "Masa" Kawamoto, 86, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor at Matson Co., died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ai, son Galen H. and brother Osamu. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Luncheon: Makiki Christian Church. No flowers.

Solomon Keawe, 77, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a retired iron worker with AFL-CIO, Local No. 625, died Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons Dennis and Vernon; daughters Mona Richardson, Lisa Iranon, Emalia Tilton and Antoinette and Michele Keawe; brother Jonah; sisters Maile Chang and Emma Freedman; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Keei Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, Kailua-Kona, Hwy. 19, Mile 89. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rachel Thelma Krilla, 77, of Jonesboro, Ga., died Thursday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Cathy Hart, Rosemary Sigler, Michele Jarrard and Raeliene Smith; sons Robert, Dennis, Richard, Steve, Patrick and Paul; sister Muriel Aspera; brother Joseph F. Kaleinahea; 27 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church in Jonesboro, Ga.

Herbert Y.T. Leong, 93, of Honolulu, who retired from Honolulu Gas Co., died April 4 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Frances B.K.; daughters Patricia and Terryl Leong and Indivar Sivanathan; brother Ah Nee and sisters Mabel Abili and Ah Quon McElrath. Private services.

Nick "Big Nick" Sene Ma'afala, 33, of Honolulu, died last Saturday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shannon; daughter Ceslie; sons Sene and Nick Jr.; mother Lusia; brothers Albert "Sepu," Tenari "T," Benson "Snappa" and Roy "Sexy Chocolate" Ma'afala and Chris "Fu" Fuamatu-Ma'afala; and sisters Puao Brown, Katherine Ieru, Leimomi "Mommy-mo" Ma'afala, Naomi Ma'afala-Maiava and Tanya Fuamatu-Ma'afala. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Katherine Frances Machado, 81, of Pukalani, Maui, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughters Winona M. Machado and Audrey A. Santos, sisters Cyrilla Gonsalves and Dorothy Apuna, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: church cemetery.

Anoimau Mata'utia, 80, of Aiea, died Tuesday at home. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Tele'a and Carl; daughters Fa'amaile Jan Fisher, Sina Taua'i, Malia M. Poyer, Pelenise E. Mose and Mary, Anoimau A. and Pikake N. Mata'utia; brother Lutu Tenari Fuimaono; 26 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Aiea United Methodist Church. Call from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Agnes "Neki" Alapai Moniz, 49, of Waianae, died last Saturday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Steve; son Jonathan; daughter Shay; brothers Wayne Yamamoto and James, Allen and Steven Alapai; sisters Almira Kam, Angie Torres, Laverne Kunukau, Wanda Mamaril, Alohalani Alapai and Hope Rowland; and a grandson. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Paul Y.S. Moon, 76, of Honolulu, a retired World War II veteran, died April 6 in Maluhia Hospital. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by sons Paul Jr., Orson and Myron; brothers Charles and Jacob; sisters Theresa Kaneshiro and Sylvia Lawton; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Walter Akiharu Nishibayashi, 66, of Pukalani, Maui, died April 6 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Jane; daughter June; brothers Donald, Wallace and Bill; and sisters Marion Klauz, Loretta Makaena, Sally Ting and Ann Arakawa. Wake: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Reception to follow. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Yoshie Oyadomari, 97, of Lihue, a seamstress, died April 2 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Japan. She is survived by daughters Alice Bisley, Jane Sadamitsu and Ruby Saito; sons George, Dwight, James, Kenneth and Thomas; 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Robert Pilario Paloma, 81, of Honolulu, died March 28 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Elizabeth Brilliant, brother Buenaventura and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Rudolph W. Ronczkowski, 83, of Kapolei, who retired from the U.S. Army, died last Saturday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He is survived by wife Shige; daughters Mika Vuto, Sakura Wilkinson and Donna Pingleton; son Bobby; brothers Henry, Eddie and Theodore; sisters Stella, Helen, Irene and Bernice; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Graveside services over ashes: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Takeo Suma, 79, of Pearl City, died April 2. He is survived by wife Hanayo, son Reggie, daughter Iris Tamayose, brothers Dr. Yoshitsugi and Yoshiaki Hokama, sisters Alice Higa and Shizue Kiyabu, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Maurice Toshiki Takamoto, 86, of Honolulu, a retired tour driver for Grayline Tours, died April 1 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shizuko, sons James and Mike, daughter Betty Lou Nakamine, brother Masaki, sister Sueno Goto, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Dorothy Stanbridge Tanner, 91, of Hauula, a retired bookkeeper, died April 5 at home. She was born in Kobe, Japan. She is survived by sons Michael and David, daughter Sharon Seu, sister Gladys Schlick, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.



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