SHIGEOMI KUBOTA / 1915-2001
Dionicio A. Cantillo, 100, of Honolulu, a retired machine operator at Waipahu Sugar Mill, died Nov. 23 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Upeniana Cambe and Anacleta Guiang; sons Satt R., Ladd R. and Pablo R.; 19 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; and three great-great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Additional services: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.Elizabeth Toy Castle, 102, of W. Jefferson, N.C., formerly of Honolulu, will be buried during graveside services at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Additional information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published Nov. 22.
Amoe Theresa Aki Casuga, 85, of Milolii, Hawaii, a homemaker, farmer, and fisherwoman, died Nov. 25 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kealia, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Ben Casuga Sr., Jack Casuga Sr., Pedro K. Casuga, Raymond Kuahuia Sr. and Steven Kuahuia Sr.; daughters Shirley, Pearline and Mildred Casuga, Dora Halena, Alice Gouveia, Elizabeth Taetuna and Rose Taylor; hanai daughters Christina and Laurie-Ann; 61 grandchildren; 149 great-grandchildren; and 32 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: Call after 5 p.m. Friday at the residence of Shirley Casuga in Milolii Village. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Milolii. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery.
Matthew Robin Fukuda Chun, infant son of Robin and Ailene, died Nov. 17. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Richard Chun, Helen Chun, Bert Fukuda and Ayako Fukuda. No services.
Eliza Malupo Chung, 98, of Honolulu, died Nov. 24 at home. She was born in Kahakuloa, Maui. She is survived by daughters Bertha Maunupau, Chloe Lowe, Euphemia "Foony" Nagashima, Fidelia "Cinny" Purdy, Henrietta Kanayama and June "Nani" Kudzia; sons Darius and Gaylord; sister Cecelia Ash; 29 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Florence A. Clifton, 92, of Honolulu, a retired bookkeeper, died Nov. 24 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She was born in New York. She is survived by four sisters. Ashes to be scattered at a later date.
Jose G. Cortez, 89, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Honolulu, a retired canine officer, died Nov. 25. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Helier, Joel, Jose Jr. and Jerry; daughters Josephine Aguiran, Jonalyn Ho, Jemmalyn Gasilos and Jorgen Kamada; 18 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi. Call after 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Estanislao "Eslao" Ramos Eugenio Sr., 90, of Ookala, Hawaii, a retired truck driver at the former Laupahoehoe Sugar Co., died Tuesday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; daughters LaVerne Kaniho, Verna M.I. Eugenio and Marilyn Tolentino; sons Estanislao Eugenio Jr. and Albert Maikui Sr.; 20 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Papaaloa. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Ookala Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.
Martha Lonokahiauokalani Fragas, 91, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor with the federal government, died Nov. 21. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Bernard Kinney and Kiha Kinney, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Stephen Bois Hard, 86, of Denver, Colo., a real estate developer, died Wednesday. He was born in Lawrence, N.Y. Private services. Memorial donations suggested to the Hamakua Music Festival and North Hawaii Hospice.
Thomas "Sampson" Soon Bok Hyun, 95, of California, formerly of Kapahulu, a retired city refuse and collection disposal inspector, died Nov. 19 in California. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by son Thomas Jr.; daughters Emma Thomas, Lehua Kalili and Rita Hyun; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Jean Sawano Kato, 95, of Honolulu, died Nov. 23. She was born in North Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Beatrice Mizumoto, Mildred Yonekura and Maude Kato; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Monique I. Keliiwaiwaiole, infant daughter of Mervin and Malia, died Friday in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brothers Mervin Jr. and Gage, grandparents Nelson and Sandy Kane and Homer and Bernadette Keliiwaiwaiole, and great-grandmother Malia Manoa.
Mitsuno Kobayashi, 86, of Ookala, Hawaii, who died Nov. 11 in California, is also survived by daughter Alice Higashi. Additional information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.
Hideko Kumai, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Nov. 23 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation Facility. She was born in Kawailoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Thomas, Lincoln and Arnold; daughters Ellen Hiromura, Eleanor Yoshimura, Ethel Webb and Valerie Nishimura; brother Saburo Watanabe; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Joan C. Lee, 53, of Kaneohe, died Friday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Ann L. Nitta. Private services.
Thelma Santos Lee, 73, of Kaneohe, a retired housekeeper, died Nov. 20 in Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. She was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. She is survived by two daughters, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.
Hifumi Minemoto, 92, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Nov. 25 in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Wallace and Lionel, daughter Eileen Makaea, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Victor Ray Neale, 41, of Honolulu, an employee at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, died Nov. 24 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Eugene, Ore. He is survived by companion Derek R. Tong, mothers Shari J. Middleton and Priscilla L. Tong, father Roger, paternal grandmother Constance, brother Michael and sisters Debra Chong and Tami Wong. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Tamotsu Nishio, 83, of Lihue, Kauai, a retired carpenter, died Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kilauea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Yoshie; son Glenn; brothers Tadao, Yoshito and Kelly; sisters Kiyoko Hasegawa and Flora Umehara; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Elizabeth H. Okamoto, 73, of Honolulu, died Nov. 23 at home. She was born in Waikapu, Maui. She is survived by sons Mitchell and Mark; daughter Jan Pfaltzgraff; sisters Vivian Aki, Irene Almeida and Elsie Morison; brother Lawrence Tengan; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Kiyoshi Bud Okubo, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired executive chef at Chicago's Drake Hotel, died Nov. 25 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He is survived by wife Robin, daughter Sheila Rock and brothers Shigeru and Tadao. Private services.
Matsue Omoto, 83, of Kahului, Maui, a retired employee at Maui Memorial Medical Center, died Tuesday in Kula Hospital. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Gene, Ike and Tamotsu Ikeda; and sisters Matsumi Takeshita, Suemi Matsuda, Helen Lum and Suzie Ikeda. Private services.
Janet "Jenny" Jan Roberts, 75, of Honolulu, proprietor of Jenny's Lei Shop, died Nov. 23. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Lloyd Jr.; sons Jimmy, Lloyd S. and Henry D.; brother George Lau; sisters Loretta Korzon and Doris Lyman; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Frank Rodrigues, 91, of Wahiawa, died Nov. 12 in Wahiawa General Hospital. No services.
Roseline Fujiko Tamashiro, 71, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Nov. 23 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond "Tiger"; daughters Lois Bac, Paula Moon, Iris Wolfe and Gwen Otake; brother Edward "Sonny" Hashimoto; sister Katherine Kanetoku; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Misayo Teruya, 96, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Nov. 20 in Liliha Health Care Facility. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son George H., daughters Hazel H. Murakami and Caroline Y. Hirasuna, brother Kotaro Tamashiro, sister Tsuyako Ginoza, 17 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Felix Tabiolo Tomas, 82, of Honolulu, died Nov. 21 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Ruperta; sons Flordelino, Elpidio and Norberto; 10 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Janice Pang Wong, 69, of Honolulu, a retired travel agent at International Travel Service, died Nov. 22 in St. Francis Hospice West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Brian, daughters Alison Alexander and Cynthia Wong, brother Milton Pang and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Nativity Church. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
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