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Obituaries
Thursday, December 6, 2001




Service today for
Pearl sailor lost at sea


Star-Bulletin staff

Petty Officer 2nd class Randy Glenn Whitaker, a sailor based at Pearl Harbor who was lost in the Indian Ocean, will be remembered in a memorial service 4 p.m. today at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel.

The Navy said Whitaker, 44, from Trinidad, Texas, was reported missing after a 4:30 a.m. roll call Friday on the destroyer USS Russell.

The Russell, which left Pearl Harbor Oct. 25 on a six-month Western Pacific deployment, was 850 miles southwest of India at the time.

The 500-foot destroyer, with its crew of 25 officers and more than 300 enlisted sailors, joined the frigate USS Ford and the destroyer USS John Young from San Diego to enforce U.N. sanctions against Iraq in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

An additional memorial service will be held in Texas.

Whitaker was born in Amarillo, Texas, on Feb. 7, 1957.

He had served in the Navy since 1988.

Whitaker is survived by his wife of 22 years, Melinda; daughter, Lindsay; son, Ross; mother, Glenda Faye Sain; and brothers, Roger and Rodney


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Kam Yuen Chun Akana, 94, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, a retired schoolteacher, died Monday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sister Miu Wah C.A. Lum and nieces and nephews. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Homelani Memorial Park.

Monica "Moning" Cadiz, 90, of Waipahu died Nov. 13. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Marcelo, daughter Norma Ga-liza, sister Mary Sagadraca, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2313 Nuuanu Ave., call after 6 p.m.; and 10:15 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha or casual attire.

Lorraine Lokelani Carvalho, 59, of Hilo, a physical therapist aide, died last Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Todd and Glenn Loa, and John Carvalho; hanai son Damon Loa; daughters Leslie Colby and Toni Odle; brother Betram; sisters Mabel Silva, Marie Kelson, Claudia Spillman and Janice Tachera; and nine grandchildren. Private services.

Jennifer Keao Cowley, 43, of Honolulu, a former cashier for Goodwill Industries in Hawaii, died Nov. 23 at home. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Alister and brother Daniel Keao. Private services.

Rosalie Elaine Huailikapu Lyons Davis, 67, of Honolulu, died last Thursday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William G.; daughters Leimomi Riley, Piilani Roberts, Pumehana Davis-Wadsworth and Waileia; brother Merlyn Lyons; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Central Union Church. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaii Foodbank or the Punahou Class of 1952 Scholarship Fund.

William Lawrence Denis, 90, of Honolulu, a retired salesman for Westinghouse, died Sunday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elsie B.; sons William L. Jr., Allen, Gerald and Stephen; daughter Sylvia Allen; 24 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church. Call from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Diana Kay Dobbins, 45, of Washington state, a sales associate for Wal-Mart, seamstress and cake decorator, died Monday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband David S.; daughter Jennifer H.; sons Peter J., Alexander J. and Christopher S.; brothers Alfonso Jr., Andrew and Anthony Valiente; and sisters Rosanna Hake, Yolanda Valiente, Ramona Brown and Marianna Guillen. Memorial services will be held in Washington.

Victoria Ferreira, 94, of Ho-nolulu, a retired federal laundry worker, died Nov. 26. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Rd. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Adele Betty Fine, 77, of Keaau, Hawaii, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by daughters Barbara Paola and Donna Clayton, son Alan Drettler, sister Rita Weinsheink, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

The Rev. John S. Gill, 86, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a division manager at Sears Roebuck Co., died Nov. 16 at home. He was born in Philadelphia. He is survived by brother Nick Gulesich. Fellowship services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Hospice of Hilo, located on Waianuenue Avenue. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Richard Takeo "Hick" Goya, 88, of Hilo, a retired salesman at Hawaii Motors, Hilo, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Charlotte, sons Tommy and Harold, daughter Sandra Nagata, brother Ronald, sister Ellen Ivey and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hiroshi Gushikuma, 75, of Aiea, a retired meat cutter supervisor for the U.S. Navy, died Nov. 30 in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in North Kohala. He is survived by wife Nancy S.; daughters Gayle A. Ikehara and Iris N. Gushikuma-Seino; brother Henry T.; sisters Kimie Oshiro, Janet H. Lee and Marian M. Mita; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Daniel T. Hagio, 40, of Wahiawa, an employee for the Public Works Center at Pearl Harbor, died Nov. 26. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by son Brandon, parents Yutaka "Jimmy" and Jane Chizue, brother Allen and sister Myrna Suzuki. Private services.

Willis Hight, 88 of Puna, a high school science and humanities teacher and a disabled World War II veteran, died Oct. 8 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by friends in Hawaii and Florida. No local services.

Phillip A. Kahanaoi, 77, of Waimanalo, a retired U.S. Merchant Marine and WWII veteran, died Nov. 17. He was born in Maui. He is survived by brothers Joseph, David, and Peter Kahanaoi, and Gilbert Pine; and sisters Annie Andaya, Winnie Chartrand and Pearl Barrett. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St.. George Episcopal Church in Waimanalo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

John Moku Kahoonei, also known as "Duke" and "Ioane," 88, of Kailua, a retired brakeman/engineman for the U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot at Lualualei, died Nov. 24 in Kailua. He was also a groundskeeper for the city Department of Parks and Recreation and a steel guitar musician. He is survived by wife Julia C., sons John and Kenneth, daughters Bernie Pascual and Norma, nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ah Dong Lau, 81, of Pearl City, a retired bartender for Hilton Hawaiian Village, died Nov. 27 at home. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Kam Chor; son Kelvin; daughters Pearl Loo, and Elizabeth and Corinne Lau; sister Amy Wong; and five grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Tracey Elmore Lauder, 78, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, who retired from the U.S. Army, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was also a flower grower and a member of the Governor's Commission on Flowers and Foliage, Honolulu. He was born in Baltimore. He is survived by wife Keum Soon and several nieces and nephews. Services: 5 p.m. today at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 4 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.

Burnice Luke Lum, 78, of Honolulu, a retired accounting clerk at Rattan Art Gallery, died Nov. 23 in St. Francis Medical Center, Liliha. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John, son Jeffrey, daughters Darrylene Chun and Natalie Hanson, brother Herbert Luke, sisters Mae Young and Betty Yin, and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Franklin Satoru Muraki, 67, of Kaneohe, a retired technician for Xerox Co., died Friday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice M.; sons Lance, Glen and Todd; and two grandsons. Services: 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after noon. Cremation to follow. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tamotsu Ogawa, 77, of Ho-nolulu, a retired computer operator for the federal gov- ernment at Fort Shafter, died Monday in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Fujiko, daughter Lisa Toma, brother Kazumi and sisters Matsue Nishi and Yaeko Ogawa. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Rose Kawaihau Ohera, 78, of Waimanalo died Nov. 24 in Kailua. She was born in Hono-lulu. She is survived by sons James Kamai, Jack Golding and Leighton; daughter Luana Mossman; brothers Joseph, Henry and Charles Kamai, and George Ewaliko; sister Ruth Kamai; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Laura Kimiko Okamura, 87, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired beautician at Laura's Beauty Shop, died Sunday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Norman; sons Alan, Neil and Michael; daughter Eunice Ellis; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary, 529 18th Ave., Hono-lulu. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Edward Francis Peine, 80, of Aiea, a retired senior chief petty officer for the U.S. Navy, died Nov. 17. He was also a businessman in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Julie, sons Vladimir Korolen and Robert Peine, daughters Carol Suiter and Cheryl Wilkinson, brother John, sisters Rosemarie Hill and Marjorie Busch, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Lung Association of Hawaii.

Valentine Peroff Sr., 86, of Honolulu, formerly of Kauai, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard master sergeant, died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Valentine Jr., daughters Valerie Imanaka and Rowena Blaisdell, brothers Borick and Nick, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church, 720 N. King St. Call after 4:30 p.m. Private Inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Michael L. Popa, 83, of Hono-lulu, a retired airline pilot, died Nov. 20 in Oahu Care Facility. He was born in Romania. He is survived by sons Alex, Christian and Anthony M.; three grandchildren; and companion Angela. Private services.

Joseph "Joka" Redo, 79, of Makawao, Maui, a retired longshoreman for Pacific Maritime, California, and Castle & Cooke, Honolulu, died Nov. 26 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Joseph A., daughter Elizabeth K.R. Franklin and sisters Elizabeth Tanaka and Mary Estrella. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Dec. 15 at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire. Reception to follow.

John A. Silva, 81, of Waimanalo, a retired machine operator at Hawaii Kai Golf Course and Waimanalo Polo Field, died Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Eugene "Gene"; daughters Evon Silva, Linda Duvauchelle, Doreene Kealohanui and Kathleen "Kathy" Teixeira; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. George Catholic Church, Waimanalo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Corinne Harriet Skinner, 92, of Makakilo, died Saturday. She was born in Tennessee. She is survived by daughter Gladys I., hanai sons and daughters, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples.

Kimiyo Takahashi, 103, of Kaloko, Hawaii, died Sunday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by sons Tatsuo, Haruo and Herbert; daughter Geraldine Harano; sister Dorothy Ikeda; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kona Koyasan Daishiji. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shinzo Takahashi, 93, of Honolulu died Nov. 27 in the Convalescent Center of Hono-lulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services.

Donald Setsuo Ueda, 66, of Hilo, a retired electrical engineer, died Oct. 24 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hakalau. He is survived by friends Clay and Pat Mendonca, and several uncles and aunts. Private services.

Clyde John Vasconcellos Sr., 74, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed tile setter doing business as C & C Tile, died Monday in Hale Malamalama. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Clyde Jr., Cory and Sean; brothers Cornwall and Douglas; sister Frances Chun; brother David; and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Sergio "Shorty" Domingo Villanueva, 90, of Waipahu, a retired cane haul driver at Oahu Sugar, died Nov. 29. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Sergio, Timothy and Rubin; daughters Bernadette Raymond, Christine Elliott, Charlene Sodaria, Gwen Trueman, Sheila Esparto and Suzanne Onto; sister Julian; 34 grandchildren; and 47 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

David M. Will, 90, of Pearl City, a retired farmer, died Nov. 26. He was also a custodian for the county of San Diego. He was born in Minnesota. He is survived by sons Edward and the Rev. D. Richard, hanai son Bob Iverson, daughter Judith Limtiaco, hanai daughter Avis Iverson, six grandchildren and three hanai grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pearl City Community Church. Call after 6:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Inurnment on the mainland.



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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