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Obituaries
Thursday, November 8, 2001


ALVIN E. PIERCE / 1924-2001



Eugene S.N. Babauta, 55, of Honolulu, a public defender for the government of Micronesia, died Saturday. He was born in Saipan. He is survived by wife Maria; sons Bryan, Ron, James and David; daughter Louisa B. Doone; brothers Ben and Fidel; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Charlotte Spaulding Bowman, also known as the "Lady in Green," 100, of Hilo, a medical social worker in Kula and at the former Hilo Hospital, died Sunday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Rutland, Vt. She is survived by son Frank L. "Bill" Fletcher and friends and caregivers Dr. John and Mrs. Mildred "Midge" Mebane. Private services.

Irvine Tewksbury Baptiste Brilliande, 86, of Honolulu, died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Robert, Gary, Timothy and Michael; daughter Karen Bumatai; sister Lillian Adams; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Church. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers.

Helen Sau Kam Loo Ching, 102, died Oct. 25 in Wahiawa. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.

Steven DeMello, 58, of Pahoa, Hawaii, head chef for Travelodge, Hilo, died Friday at home. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was born in Olaa, Keaau. He is survived by sons Joseph Buckner, and Kumalani, Steven, Benjamin and David; daughter Lydia Jones; former wife Patricia; sisters Ivy Chandler, Leilani Anthony, Adeline Valdez, Betsy Flowers and Alice Porter; brothers Benjamin II and Caesar; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call 6-8:30 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.

Dorothy Glasgow, 92, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retiree, died Oct. 31 in Hale Omao. She was born in Mystic, Iowa. She is survived by son Duane, sister Arlene Gotheridge, two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a great-great- grandchild. No services.

Arthur Goodwyn, 44, of Lahaina, a salesman for a retail coffee company, died Friday in Lahaina. He was also a former managing director of the Americas for 7Global, and a former executive for Microsoft. He was born in Tucson, Ariz. He is survived by parents Lt. Col. Arthur F. and Irene B., and brothers Carson L. and William F. Services on the mainland. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association or Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Ira Louis Grishaver, 58, of Portland, Ore., director of a community nonprofit organization, died Sunday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by son Adam Jones, daughter Scotty Lynn Clem-ents, father Mitch and sister Elly Leary. No services.

Rolland W. Hamelin, 86, of Honolulu, a retired colonel for the U.S. Army, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Aberdeen, S.D. He is survived by sons Rol and Robin. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Hawaii Parkinson's Association.

Juanita L. Harris, 84, of Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Ho-nolulu, died Monday in Albuquerque. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Yeuell, daughters Jerrilyn Ewing Foster and Charlyn Campbell, and five grandchildren. Services: March 2002 in Hawaii. Donations suggested to the University of Hawaii Foundation, Friends of Music Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 11270, Honolulu 96828.

Toshiko Hayashi, 82, of Kaneohe, died Oct. 19. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Minoru; daughters Harriet Uyeda, Barbara Tomishima and Marian Shitabata; sisters Kimiko Morita and Mitsuko Arakawa; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

George Jeadrik, infant son of Georgeston Lang and Josephine of Kahului, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is also survived by grandparents Rosabella and Edward, and Toreka and Toshira Lewis. Wake: 6 p.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Family Life Center. Call 3-10 p.m. Aloha attire.

Charlotte Elizabeth Sorenson Schenck Johnson, 86, of New Braunfels, Texas, died Oct. 31 in New Braunfels. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Barbara Coughlin, brother Edwin Sorenson, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

Thomas Moana Kamalii Jr., 49, of Waianae, died Oct. 15. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Thomas; daughters Tina Marie Ababon and Mary Nicole Manuo; brothers Gary, David and John, and Bernard Gante; sisters Aloha Wanda Trice and Aloha Linda Nunies; and two grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Ulehawa Beach Park, Maile. Call after 8:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.

Solomon "Sonny" K. Lincoln, 65, died Oct. 31 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by wife Genevieve "Jenny" K.Y.; sons Brian and Marc; daughter Deb-ra Chuckas; brothers August and Abraham; sisters Elva Mae Marr, Helen Wood and Mere-dith Marquez; and three grandchildren. Services over ashes: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Bishop Memorial Church, Kamehameha Schools. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Private inurnment at a later date.

Alice Grace Brown Mendoza, 91, of Hilo, a kitchen worker for Hilo Hospital, died Oct. 29 in Hilo Medical Center. She is also survived by sister Louise Mahilona. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Monday.

Robert W. Miller, of Hono-lulu, former supervisor for the Adult Education Program at the University of Hawaii, died last Thursday in Portland, Ore. He was also a lay leader and lay reader for St. Andrew's Cathedral. Services on the mainland.

Edwin Masayuki Oie, 66, of Honolulu, died Oct. 29. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Herbert and sisters Nora Uratani and Marian Motoyama. Private services.

Fabiola Agnes Parker, 94, of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., and Hilo, formerly of Kailua-Kona and Lihue, a retired silent-movie pianist, died Friday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Tuesday.

Robert James Pickens, 63, of Hilo, a retired commercial sales manager for the Hilo Tire Co., died Oct. 26 at home. He was born in Wheeling, W. Va. He is survived by wife Henrilene K., son Robert N.W. and daughters Roblene K. and Rayna K.. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Manuel Victorino, 79, of Ho-nolulu, died last Thursday at home. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Lulu; son Scott; daughters Antionette Vogel, Drusilla Goo and Charleen Cadiente; six sisters; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Sherry M. Woodbury, 49, of Kealakehe, Kona, a secretary and office worker, died last Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Caldwell, Idaho. She is survived by husband Stanley Earl, daughters Shawntelle and Michelle, mother Roxie Mae Fix, brother James Fix, hanai son Joe DuBose and hanai daughter Kathy Del Rosario. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at the Woodbury residence, 74-803 Uluaoa St. Light refreshments to follow. Call 1-5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Larry Edward Zuber, 56, of Haleiwa, a scholar, died Sunday. He is also survived by son Alex Reeves and daughter Jessica Reeves. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.



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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