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Obituaries


ANITA LIPTAK / 1928-2002



Angeline May Akina, 77, of Honolulu, a retired teacher at Island Paradise School, died April 2 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Douglas "Duke"; sisters Christine Corriea, Harriet Organic and Letitia Neve; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady Of the Mount Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. No flowers.

Allen Alvarado, 30, of Waipahu, who died March 31, is also survived by grandmother Marie and great-grandmother Misao Grubb. Additional information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published Thursday.

Angela "Angie" Heresa Amion, 67, of Ewa Beach, died March 26. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Milicio "Mel"; sons Miles and Alden; daughter Stella Furukawa; brother Manuel Heresa; sisters Rose Silva, Mela Izon, Helen Roach, Mary Gorospe and Pilar Ebalaroza; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Henry Elisha Andrews Jr., 62, of Honolulu, who died March 31, was also a retired roofer. Additional information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published Saturday.

Susannah Chung Angeles, 79, of Honolulu, a retired GTE California employee, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in Kunia. She is survived by sons Edward Cwynar and Charles Cwynar; daughter Helena Corcoran; brothers Thomas, William and Alvin Chung; sister Janice Tsuchitori; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m.

Josefa Bayudan Asuncion, 89, of Honolulu, died March 30 in Hale Nani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Carmelo and Marcelino, daughters Sabina Bocoboc and Consolacion Laoan, sister Hermana Simpliciano, 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.

Constance A. "Tutu" Barrett, 80, of Honolulu, a World War II veteran with the U.S. Army, died April 2 at home. She was born in New York. She is survived by daughters Lorrie Fantino and Kimberly Morales, son Thomas Washburn, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Ethyl Maude Comer, 81, of Kihei, Maui, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Harpers Ferry, Va. She is survived by daughter Pamela Craig and two grandchildren. Private services.

Patricia Jean Davis, 81, of Placerville, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, a retired real estate worker, died Thursday. She was born in Berkeley, Calif. She is survived by daughters Carolyn Barla and Linda Alexander, stepchildren Britt Davis and Cindy Dahlstrom, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services to be held Saturday in California. Donations suggested to a charity of choice.

Byron Duane Drummondo, 56, of Laie, died March 31 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Laie. He is survived by brothers John A. III, Darrell L. and Theron A.; sister Thomasina L.; and stepsister Joann. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow.

Vera Bu Kyung Lee Duncan, 88, of Kailua, a retired sales clerk at Liberty House, died March 31. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Chiquita V. Olmos and Sylvia White, brother George H.N. Lee, sister Daisy L. Copelan, nine grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Miguel "Mike" Esperanza Eala Sr., 81, of Honolulu, a retired working foreman at Hawaiian Electric Co., died March 23. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eleita, son Emil, daughter Ethelyn Barcelona, sister Francisca Jacob and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

James Thomas "Kamaki" Kalaau Sr., 70, of Waianae, a retired city refuse collector and senior deacon at the Congregational Church of Wahiawa, died March 28. He was born in Halawa, Molokai. He is survived by wife Betty, son James Jr., daughters Roxanne "Kehau" Kalaau and Maleka Hauhio, and seven grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Takeji "Blackie" Kinoshita, 82, of Honolulu, a retired auto body and fender foreman at Roger's Repair and a veteran with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, died March 27 at home. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Miles and Wayne, brother Torakazu, sisters Miyoko Kawamoto and Grace Yamashiro, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Misao Kuniyoshi, 92, of Mililani, died Thursday. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by sons Kenneth "Mamo" and Haruo, sister Kameko Sueyoshi, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Nancy Sen Fai Lam, 87, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Clyde and Calvin, daughter Maxine Baba, brothers Dick Yen Wong and Dick Sum Wong, sisters Shin Yee Wong and Sen Ping Wong, and 11 grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lopaka Li'i Lee, 8-month-old son of Lawrence and Kehaulani Lee of Waianae, died March 25 at home. He is survived by sister Kayla, grandmothers Jacque Lee and Valerie Decherong, and great-grandfather Mark. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Family requests no red clothing be worn.

Taoulileuluatuiana Ma'aelopa, 63, of Honolulu, a Lazy Steel Co. employee, died March 30 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Foutama; sons Lawrence T., Jordan M., Billy and Michael Ma'ae; daughter Jessie; brothers Vevesi and Etisone; sisters Luanei Houk, Venise Alo, Marie Alo and Sasa Silifaiva; and 21 grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at the Samoan Congregational Church, 616 N. School St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples.

Miyoshi Matsukawa, 75, of Honolulu, a self-employed businessman, died March 23. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Vivian; son Michael; daughter Corrine; brothers Haruo, Shinzo and Gengo; sisters Kikuyo Hatakeyama and Mary Yamakawa; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Emilio "Big Boy" Millare, 85, of Ewa, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. employee, died March 10. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Valentina; son Benne; daughters Leda Barbieto, Teresita Ongais and Judith Sinclair; sister Honorina Princena; 12 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ritsuko Kobayashi Nishida, 77, of Aiea, a retired tax clerk at the state Department of Taxation, died March 31 in Hale Puamamau Skilled Nursing Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Tadao "Norman"; sons Dennis, Glenn and Leslie; brother Goichi; sister Fukiko; and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Thomas Tsutomu Otsuka, 79, of Hilo, a truck driver and heavy equipment maintenance worker at Ookala Sugar Co., died March 26 at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Evelyn; daughters Perry Harada, Sandra Takai and Arleen Yamasaki; son Harvey; sister Harue Nishida and 11 grandchildren. Private services.

Kenneth Wade Pagan, 45, of Wailuku, owner of Tastes of Mexico Restaurant, died Saturday at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by partner Larry Weinstein; sisters Linda Saranillio, Betty Texeira, Jane Ortiz, Kathleen Pagan-Sandoval, Rose, and Agnes Cravalho; brothers Manuel "Boy" Planesi and Leslie, Jeff, and Ralph Pagan; and hanai brother Doug Stauffer. Private services. Donations suggested to the Maui AIDS Foundation, P.O. Box 858, Wailuku, HI 96793.

Margaret Palting, 80, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died March 21. She is survived by sister Rose Akau Madeira. Services pending.

Lynn Parlette, 64, of Honolulu, a project manager at Kalu Glass, died Sunday. He was born in Lima, Ohio. He is survived by wife Mary Ann, son Daniel, daughter Shawna McBride, mother Florence, brothers Denis and Rick, sister Pam Butters and three grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society.

Hermogenes Agapay Rivad, 90, of Honolulu, died March 19 in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Celestina Cabaccang, Menchie Eda, Thelma Castillo, Raquel Paredes and Florence Paredes; sons Mark, Bonie and Antonio; sisters Cecelia Rivad and Gregoria Asinas; 26 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Lester Joseph Rose, 83, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed real estate broker, died March 27 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Bishop J. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Koganji, 2869 Oahu Ave. No flowers. Casual attire.

Yuri Shoho, 107, of Eleele, Kauai, a retired agriculture worker at Kauai Pine Co., died April 1 in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Yasunobu, Haruto, Russell, Reynold and Donald; daughters Hatsumi Nakagawara, Chizuko Shinseki, Yoshino Tamaye, Ann Yoshioka and Ethel Matsuda; 23 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alexander "Tiny" Spencer Sr., 73, of Kaneohe, who died April 2 in Castle Medical Center, is survived by son Alexander Jr. Incorrect information appeared in an obituary published Sunday.

Richard Isoo Sugi, 87, of Pearl City, formerly of Waipahu, a retired pipefitter, died Thursday. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Douglas Junichi Takagi, 82, of Honolulu, a retired insurance agent at Occidental Underwriters of Hawaii, died March 31. He is survived by wife Marian; sons David and Verne; stepsons Robert and Theodore; daughters Gail Takagi and Joyce Parlis; stepdaughter Marilynn Nakata; sisters Toshie Isosaki, Katherine Sanbei and Jean Ozaki; and seven grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at the First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, 1822 Keeaumoku St. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to First Presbyterian Church.

Tracey Mieko Tominaga, 37, of Pearl City, a refreshment center attendant at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, died in Honolulu. She is survived by parents David and Betty, brothers Darren and Richard, sister Michelle Jackson, grandmother Harue and grandfather Suichi Arakawa. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Leeward Community Church, 1860 Komo Mai Drive, Pearl City. Inurnment to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Carmen Udarbe Umbay, 65, of Waialua, Hawaii, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. employee, died March 13. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Pantaleon; sons Jerry, Glen and George; daughter Gloria Razon; brothers Alejandro, Mariano, Elpidio and Peter Udarbe; sisters Mary Fabro and Faustina Abrencilo; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 6 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bernard Chun Wong, 88, of Honolulu, died March 25 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Ruth W. Shak. Private services.

Setsuko O. "Sally" Yoshitake, 82, of Honolulu, a retired sales clerk, died April 1 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Shigeyuki; daughters Gail Tomita and Linda Kumasaki; brothers Akira, Satoru, George and Richard Okamoto; sisters Etsuko Shiro, Martha Ohtani and Sumiko Ching; and four grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.



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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