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Obituaries
Wednesday, August 1, 2001


E.R. "Champ" Champion / 1911-2001



Percie Tenaza Abella, 88, of Honolulu, died July 15. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services.

Evelyn Fumiko Akitake, 76, of Honolulu, a retired bank teller from First Hawaiian Bank, died July 22. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clifton H. and Bert K., daughter Corynne A. Akitake-Telles, brother Stanley Amao, sister Ethel Asatani and five grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Patrick Masami Akiyama, 86, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed contractor doing business as Akiyama Plumbing, died July 24 in Liliha Health Care. He was born in Kumamoto-Ken, Japan. He is survived by wife Harue "Doris"; sons Larry, Kerry and Leslie; daughters Irene Baniaga and Janet Watanabe; brother Andrew; sister Grace Smith; and six grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Eufrocina "Senang" Vidad Albano, 90, of Waipahu, died July 13. She was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Federico Jr., daughters Natividad Prudencio and Helen Albano, brothers Francisco and Leandro, 16 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lance Maunahina "LB" Bush, 32, of Honolulu, died July 24. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by wife Ramona "Mona," mother Lucille "Lucy," brother Louis "Louie" and sisters Lou Ann and Laverne Bush and Linda Lee Macapagal. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Pantaleon P. Cabrido, 66, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, who retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, died July 4 in Las Vegas. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by daughters Naidah Gamurot and Patricia Cabrido; brothers Raymond, Flaviano, Pedro, Anatalio and Sunday; sister Pauline Villa; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Charlotte Coen of Honolulu died Saturday in Hospice Hawaii's Kailua Home, Hale Malama. She is survived by husband Ray, daughter Deborah Kula, two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Prayer services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Holy Trinity Church. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, 860 Iwilei Rd., Honolulu 96817-5018.

Eunice McKeel Dunne, 95, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died Saturday in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Grand Junction, Colo. She is survived by son Willis E., daughter Willa D. Zoobi, brother Gerald McKeel, four grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Lorene Lydia Dusosky, 82, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor, died Sunday in Kaiser Medical Center. She is survived by children Gerry D. Dusosky and Sandra L. Arntzen, and brother Ralph Delzer. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday on the beach fronting Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Anola M. Frederick, 83, of Honolulu, died Friday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Washington. She is survived by husband Vincent, children Brian and Carol, sister Betty Purkis, three grandchildren and a great-grandson. Private services. Donations suggested to Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem Program with checks payable to Hiilei O'Kamalii, c/o Family Court.

Roland Stephen Gomes, 58, of Santa Monica, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died July 8 in Santa Monica. He is survived by mother Melba; sons Terrence, Anthony and Jason; sister Noreen Tanner; and two grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Church, 5919 Kalanianaole Hwy. Call from 10 to 11:45 a.m. No flowers.

Peter Alexander Harada, 53, of Mililani, a systems operations engineering manager for the Federal Aviation Administration, died Monday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edith; sons Bryan, Paul and Michael; parents Masato Bernard and Emma Harada; brothers Andrew and Benjamin; and sisters Naomi Isaacson and Deborah Harada. Memorial services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. No flowers.

Mildred Hartnett-Carroll, 83, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher from Syracuse, N.Y., died last Wednesday in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Springfield, Mass. She is survived by husband James Carroll; sons John, Richard and William Hartnett; and eight grandchildren. Private services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice (Sister Maureen Keleher Center), 24 Puiwa Rd., Honolulu 96817.

Kathleen S. Kaohi, 55, of Eleele, Kauai, died Sunday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Francis Jr., Gaylord and Jed; daughter Tracey; brothers Raymond, Glenn, Allen and Michael Shimizu; sisters Lillian Yokoyama and Edith Harada; and eight grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hanapepe Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2:30 p.m. Inurnment: Hanapepe Japanese Cemetery. Casual attire.

George "Keoki" Lin Kee, 80, of Honolulu, a retired heavy-duty mechanic for the Navy Public Works Center of Pearl Harbor, died Sunday. He also retired from KCAA Preschool. He was born in Pukoo, Molokai. He is survived by daughters Cynthia Mann and Sandra Mactagone, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaimuki Ward. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Joan L. King, 74, of Wahiawa, who retired from the Long Beach, Calif., school system, died Friday. She was born in New York. She is survived by son Michael Vutnoski, sister Lucille Fernsted and a grandson. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waipio Grace Brethren Church, 95-035 Waimakua Dr. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bernadette "Berna" J. Lalosin, 55, of Honolulu, died July 21 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ruddy; sons Rudy, Raymond and Daniel; daughter Bernadine; mother Violet Martin; sisters Pat Dudoit, Geraldine "Geri" Lee-Hong and Isabel "Liz" Davis; and two grandchildren. Call from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yuk Mui Chun Liu, 97, of Kaneohe, died July 16 in Honolulu. She was born in Waihole. She is survived by sons Aldrich and Wallace; daughter Vivian Gima; brothers John, Kenneth, Benjamin, Herbert and Harry Chun; sisters Muriel Char and Mabel Medeiros; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Private services.

Bertha "Betty Sue" Coen Lucas, 70, died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Gaby, Frankie, John, Sonny, James and Wayne; daughter Grace Patterson; brothers Tom and Norman Coen; sisters Rita Nicholson, Grace Tui, Florence Grey, Anna English, Eleanor Hire, Joyce Moniz and Anita Alcantara; and 14 grandchildren. Call after 11 a.m. Saturday at Honolulu Assembly of God Church. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Lawrence Yun Lum, 82, of Honolulu, a retired pipefitter, died July 16 in St. Francis Medical Center. He is survived by son Clayton and sisters Dorothy Wong and Clara Young. Private services.

Arthur Eugene Mancier, 55, of Aiea, who worked at a Navy College, died July 13 in Aiea. He was born in Boston. He is survived by mother Alice; brothers Tim, Carl and Don; and sisters Elaine Wilson and Ruthann Mancier. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Friday at Pearl Harbor Sub Base Chapel. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Bruno Manibog, 92, of Kahului, a retired tractor operator at Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co., died Monday at home. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mitsuko; sons Ernest, Alan and Stanley; daughters Esther Miyasato and Eleanor Manibog; 17 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Maui Evangelical Church. Call after 10 a.m. Reception to follow. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Taki Miura, 93, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Puuhale Barber Shop, died Saturday. She was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She is survived by son Harry "Charlie Brown," daughter Ruth Yamasaki, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a hanai great-grandson. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Wallace Torajiro Nakagawa, 87, of Wahiawa, a retired auto mechanic from Wahiawa Transport, Leeward Bus Co., Leilehua Motors and Service Motors Wahiawa, died Sunday. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Jeanette Kiyo; daughters Dulcie Honda, Gay Chinen and Lori Yoshizu; brothers Saburo, Seishiro and Akio; sisters Kiyoko Inowe, Masako Tsujiguchi and Setsuyo Kokubun; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ume Nakata, 97, of Volcano, Hawaii, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. She is survived by sons Takao Araishi and Albert and Richard Nakata; daughters Elaine T. Sawa, Masako Kimura, Jeanette Ferreira and Yoshie Ikeda; two sisters in Japan; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. No services.

Haruyo "H" Kaide Nakayama, 87, of Kona, a retired lau hala weaver and coffee farmer, died Friday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kona. She is survived by son Gilbert; daughter Marjorie K. Fergerstrom; brothers Sidney and Akeji Kaide; sisters Matsuno Yanagawa, Yukie Minatoya and Tsuyako Sue Hokama; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masatsugu Okuno, 82, of Honolulu, a retired cement mason, died July 21 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by wife Nancy, daughter Audrey Higa and sister Masako Iwamoto. Private services.

Alfredo Cacho Potes Jr., 47, of Waipahu, died Thursday. He was born in Zambales, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Ryan, Patrick and Kelly; parents Alfredo and Priscilla; brothers Daniel, David and Michael; sisters Naomi Potes and El Wallace; former wife Roxanne Higa; and a granddaughter. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers.

Virginia Yadao Shorey, 49, of Vancouver, Wash., formerly of Hawaii, a high school teacher at Fort Vancouver High School, died July 6 at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by mother Sofia Yadao, daughter Heather, son Rocky, sisters Cora Honma and Rosita Dayoan, and brother Carlito Yadao. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kona Ward I. Memorial donations suggested to the Child's College Fund Donation CCSECU, P.O. Box 1739, Vancouver, WA 98660.

Oliver "Sonny" Eugene Kehaulani Swift, 59, of Wailuku, a retired heavy equipment operator for Fong Construction, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by brothers Merton Kekiwi and Gary and Fred Tam, and sisters Eloise Kapuniai and Linda Ann Tam. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. Leis only.

Candido Tumacder, 94, of Kahului, a retired landscaper at Maui Economic Opportunity, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Candido Jr. and Rizal, daughter Warlita Andaya, 22 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Rudolfo "Rudy" Gachola Valdez, 74, of Pearl City, a retired electrician for the Naval Shipyard, Public Works Center, died last Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Myrtle; sons Rudolfo Jr., Alan and Ty; daughters Francine Tolentino, MyrtleMay Kamoku, RudyAnn Neves and Stephanie Antolin; sisters Alice Kea and Marlene Facuri; 43 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Rd. Call after 8:30 a.m. at the mortuary. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Wai Cum C. "Mary" Wong, 82, of Honolulu, died July 17. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Christopher Y.; daughters Priscilla O.C. Wagner, Frances W. Ijiri and Christine O.W. Chee; brothers Kenneth and Walter Choy; sister Adeline Choy; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Masaharu "Steve" Yoshida, 84, of Hilo is survived by sister Setsuko Uyeno. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.

Michael "Dr. Mike" C. Young, 51, of Kailua, a chiropractic doctor, died Friday in Castle Medical Center. He was also owner of Young Health Clinic Inc. He was born in Peoria, Ill. He is survived by companion Ginger Suriano, father Clifford and sister Marcey Nott. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Services and burial at a later date.



You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.



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