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Obituaries

Monday, April 30, 2001


Margaret Joyce "Peggy" Dack, 88, of Honolulu, died March 31 at home. She was born in England. She is survived by two sisters. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Clement's Church.

Alfred Ferreira, 88, of Kailua, a retired heavy-equipment operator at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 8, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Dorothy Kelepolo; sons Richard and Donald Sr.; sister Rose Reilly; stepdaughters Florenda Ferreira, Mercedes Dumlao, Gloria Roberts and Estrellita Morgan; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Haruo Fujii, 82, of Honolulu, also known as Herbert, a retired bookkeeper for Royal Hawaiian Perfumes, died April 21 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Theone. Services were private.

Siu Hoon Lee, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Hilo teacher, died April 21 in Hale Nani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Clifford and Oren, daughter Jo-Ann Baker, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services were private.

Gilbert Koon Tai Lum, 49, of Aurora, Colo., a United Airlines cargo handler, died April 23 in Colorado. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary Rasmussen, son Shawn, daughter Maureen, mother Violet Sato, brothers Clarence and Arthur, and sister Henrietta. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers.

Jacintho Gabriel "Jess" Medeiros, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard machinist, died April 22 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Caroline; daughters Nora and Alma; sisters Olive Kruse, Elizabeth Correa, Hilda Silva and Caroline Kuret; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.

Francisca Shizuko Minatoya, 72, of Honolulu, a retired private housekeeper, died April 23 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William; son Vincent; daughters Lynne Mento and Sharon Minatoya; brothers Elmer, James and Franklin Komeya; sisters Marguerite Komeya, Dorothy Ichikawa, Shirley Komeya and Ann Fujikawa; and four grandchildren. Services were private.

Katherine K. Napua, 81, of Honolulu, a retired reception supervisor for Honolulu Medical Group, died Wednesday in Leeward Nursing Home. She was born in Ookala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Susan and son Josiah Jr. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Leis preferred.

Felix Mero Pacyau, 89, of Kaneohe, a retired HC&D employee, died April 22. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Felix Jr. "Don," Daniel, Samuel, Kenneth and Richard "Keke" Kaupe; daughters Shirley "Pua" Kapahu, Marilyn Pacyau and Diane Ahrens-Obedoza; 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Ignacio "Andy" Sejalvo Paiste, 91, of Honolulu, a retired custodian at Ala Wai Elementary School, died April 16 in St. Francis Medical Center-Liliha. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Frankedado and George, daughter Beatrice Santiago, 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Vincent Melvin Sills Sr., 72, of Kaneohe, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Leimomi; sons Vincent Jr. and Russell; daughter Tomylu Whaley; brother Robert; sisters Margaret Ramsour, Agnes Cordeiro, Mary Gregory and Eleanor Muller; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park Cemetery.

Herbert Shang Oak Sur, 78, of Ewa Beach, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard machinist, died April 19 at home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Mary; son Mervin; daughters Evangeline Kane, Rosemary Abe and Shirley Miller; sister Minnie Slaughter; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.

Wallace "Sonny" Wesley Moku Swain, 56, of Keaukaha, Hawaii, a heavy-equipment mechanic for Raytheon, died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Kawekiulani; daughters Kuupuamakamae, Kaakapua and Kealaokuuleialoha; brothers Wilfred Nahooikaika and Wayne Nahooikaika; sisters Louise Kaaihue, Mona Kanae and Odetta Waipa; companion Grace George and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Sunao Takata, 85, of Pearl City, a retired facility maintenance supervisor for Pearl Harbor Public Work Center, died April 21 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yoshiye, son Wayne S., daughter Lynn A. Onuma, brother Takashi, sister Bessie S. Kida and two grandchildren. Services were private.

Jeremy Juan Tolentino, 18, of Mililani, a student at Mililani High School, died April 13. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Juan "John" and Cynthia "Cindy," sister Michelle and grandparents Josephine Tolentino, Ben Saguibo and Eleanor Saguibo. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.

Keola "Ola" James Lino Villarin, 25, of Makaha, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Sidney Torres-Villarin; mother Charlotte; father Albert; stepmother Patricia; sisters Michelle and Ali; stepbrothers Dane, Derek and Mike Kealoha; grandfather Morris De Rego; grandmother Hilda De Rego and companion Kahealani Florence. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon Thursday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Tai Mui Wong, 90, of Honolulu, died April 23 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Hung Cheong, Hung Fat, Hung Yin, Hung Kwai and Hung Yau Lau; daughters Yuk Chun Kung, Yuk Lin Ho and Yuk Ying Chin; 25 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: Friday between 9 and 11:30 a.m. at Borthwick Mortuary. Buddhist services. Burial: noon Friday at Lin Yee Chung Cemetery, Manoa.



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