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Obituaries
Tuesday, January 29, 2002


Anna Oi Sin Arizumi, 76, of Mililani, a retired bookkeeper, died Jan. 17. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Richard "Jiggy" Jr., John and Thomas; brothers Richard and James Wong; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Shirley Frances Cabral, 81, of Honolulu, a crafter for Lanakila Crafts, died Jan. 20. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert Anthony, daughters Sylvia Combis and Shirley Laa, seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Juan Colcol, 64, of Hanapepe, Kauai, an irrigation specialist for McBryde Sugar Co., died Jan. 18 in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mahelende "Helen"; daughters Lydia Dumlao and Jaime Ellen Colcol; father Tranquilino; stepmother Patricia; brothers Alejandro, Nemecio and Virgilio; sister Lydia Tumacder; and two grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Eleele Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery.

Patricio Magsayo De Leon, 61, of Kaneohe, a machine operator for Young Brothers Ltd., died Jan. 20 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rosita; sons Patricio Jr., Duane and Bruce; daughters Paulandrea and Miriam De Leon, and Elizabeth Fao; brothers Catalino and Claudio Suan, and Salvador, Bobby and Tommy Nillias; sister Lourdes Suan; and three grandchildren. Mass: noon tomorrow at St. Ann's Church, Kaneohe. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Nora Dias, 77, of Hanalei, Kauai, a retired trimmer for Hawaiian Fruit Packers, died yesterday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was also a retired taro farmer. She was born in Hanalei. She is survived by sons Norman Carlos, William Carlos and Sal Talha; daughters Dorothy Yatsuoka and Elizabeth Garma; brothers Andrew and Vincent Napolis; sisters Elizabeth Bierat and Mary Allinson; 18 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Lydgate. Call after 10 a.m. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers.

Stewart "Stu" Kamalani Foster, 44, of Waipahu, a warehouse technician for NAPA Auto Parts, died Jan. 20 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Helen; brothers Edwin, Ryan, Floyd, Sterling, Wynster and Godwyn; and sisters Ramona Kepoo and Airnette Chung. Call 6-9 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu Stake Center. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.

Iris Shizuko Fukuroda, 88, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Dec. 27 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kohala. She is survived by son Fred, daughter Janet Okada, sisters Betty Tamura and Dorothy Kiriu, four grandchildren and a great-grandson. Private services.

Chokusei "Jin-San" Futemma, 63, of Honolulu, owner of Jin-San's Fashions, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Okinawa, Japan. He is survived by son Naohito; daughters Ikuyo Ashimine and Michiyo Teruya; sisters Setsuko Harper, Emiko Tomoyose and Keiko Takara; brothers Chokuichi, Naomichi, Naokatsu, Naomatsu and Naotatsu; and four grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at the Japanese Seventh-day Adventist Church, Manoa.

Brother Edward L.K. Gomez, 64, of Honolulu, former principal of St. Anthony School, Wailuku, and St. Louis School, Honolulu, died Jan. 21 at home. He was also administrator of the Marianist Center of Hawaii and a Catholic Brother in the Marianist religious order. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Claire Frances Heyeme and Bibiana Lucille Flazer. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Mystical Rose Chapel, Chaminade University/St. Louis School campus. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. next Tuesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Graveside services: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Gomez Family Endowment Scholarship Fund, St. Louis School Education Foundation, 3142 Waialae Ave., Honolulu 96816.

Sharla Rosana Jackson-Pullen, 37, of Kihei, Maui, and Bellwood, Ill., died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by mother Dr. Earnestine Pullen. Private services.

Matilda Marion Kasprzycki, 89, of Kihei, Maui, a legal secretary, died Jan. 10 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Rhode Island. She is survived by sons Jan and Paul, three grandchildren and a great-grandson. Private services.

John F. Killian, 93, of Honolulu, a retired chief for the U.S. Navy, died Sunday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was also a retired federal civil service worker and was a chief radio man for Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai. He was born in Lynn, Mass. He is survived by daughters Ruth Johnson, Lorrie Maland and Mary Keegan; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Friday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Winifred Masako "Ma-Chan" Kishaba, 82, of Kahului, a retired employee for the Maui Beach Hotel, died Jan. 21 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Harold R., daughter Annette Y. and sister Shizuko Tamashiro. Private services.

Tetsuo Koga, 81, of Honolulu, a retired pest control technician, died Thursday at home. He was also a tech sergeant interpreter for the Military Intelligence Service and a veteran of World War II. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Miyuki; son Ken; daughters Margaret Kagawa, Naomi Koga-Smith and Tina Koga; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Kenneth H.Q. Lee, 71, of Aiea, a retired employee for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop 56, died Jan. 21 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by brothers Arthur Y.Q., John C.Q., Hang Quan and Kwai Quon; and sisters Lani Lumibao, Koon Chee Chang and Amy Young. Private services.

Albert Joseph Lloyd, 76, of Hilo, a retired ramp services employee for Aloha Airlines, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Irene, son Keola, daughters Queenie and Chellsee, sisters Lena Apana and Florence Fitzgerald, and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Malia Puka O Kalani Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Joselito "Smiley" Cortez Nacapuy, 38, of Waialua, an employee for Delta Construction, died Jan. 9. He is survived by daughter Jolene; parents Ismael and Valentina; brothers Nestor and Mhel; and sisters Evelyn Carino, Marilyn Ramirez, Chita Banis, Jessica Guzior and Venalyn Dunbar. Wake service: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mabel Hisami Ozaki, 72, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired non-foods manager for Sure Save Supermarket, Kamuela, died Friday at home. She was born in Kamuela. She is survived by daughters Diane Sugiyama, Barbara Ozaki and Donna Kimura; son Neil; father Yutaka Kimura; brothers Samuel, Thomas and Charles Kimura; and a granddaughter. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Segundina Tingco Celestino Pajela, 88, of Hanapepe, Kauai, died last Tuesday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Ernest, daughters Juliet Domingo and Jean Dela Cruz, brother Juan "Martin" Celestino, 11 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Margaret "Wawa" Maka-leka Kaluahine Panui, 89, of Waipouli, Kauai, an operator and office worker for Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Sunday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kalihiwai. She is survived by daughters Merrilee Chandler, Marjorie Kanani Kahaunaele and Diana Napua Nakamura; sons James and Paul; sisters Vivian Youn and Eleanor Ma-lone; 36 grandchildren; 80 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.

Florence Chock Quon, 97, of Honolulu, a retired first-grade teacher, died Saturday at home. She was also a travel agent. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Mildred "Millie" Ho, sons Kenneth "Sonny" and Steven, 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Arthur Hyde "Bo" Rice Jr., 90, of Kailua, a retired stockbroker, died Jan. 14 in Kailua. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Wendy, son Allen, daughters Sharon King and Cindy Johnson, niece Bebe Sumner and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Interment of ashes: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Honorio Tamayo Ronquillo, 72, of Waipahu, a retired stock person for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, died Wednesday. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Felipa; sons Leo and Al; daughter Shirley Castillo; brothers Pedro, Henry and Graciano; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Madeline Sarino, 78, of Waimanalo, a retired cosmetologist for Walrich's Drugs, died Jan. 20 in Honolulu. She was also a nursing assistant for the State of Hawaii. She is survived by husband Bill, son Bill, daughters Winona Dean-Arb and Nancy Coconate, brother Nicholas Ramos, sister Isabelle Canon, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 2:15 p.m. Saturday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Caesar Souza, 80, of Koloa, Kauai, a welder, died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Koloa. He is survived by wife Kathy, daughters Carol Strom and Caesarline Bartels, and numerous grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Raphael's Church, Koloa. Casual attire.

Herbert Medeiros Subica, 72, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired anthurium farm laborer, died Thursday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Olaa. He is survived by brother William Subica. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Homelani Memorial Park. Interment to follow. Casual attire.

James Masanori Suenaga, 65, of Kaneohe, a retired electrician for Wasa Electric Co., died Jan. 17 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nancy, son Ryan, daughter Tracie Matsukado, brothers Dr. Alexander and Franklin, sisters Doris Tomita and Audrey Kagawa, and a granddaughter. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

William Randolph Sullivan, 80, of Pearl City, a retired colonel for the U.S. Air Force, died Sunday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was also owner of Hairport Beauty Salon. He was born in Jackson, Miss. He is survived by wife Toshi "Toby," son Richard, daughter Nancy Soto, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Committal service: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Stephen Minoru Takamiyashiro, 75, of Honolulu, a retired auto mechanic for Servco Motor Imports, died Jan. 17. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Stephen Jr. and Mark; daughters Fay Sumada and Fran; brothers Wallace, Thomas and Allen; sister Rose; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary.

Matsuno Yanagawa, 92, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Holualoa. She is survived by son Tom, daughters Ruth Jaeger and Irene Kaneshiro, brothers Sidney and Akeji Kaide, sisters Yukie Minatoya and Tsuyako Hokama, 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.



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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