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Solomon Amante Acol
Oct. 13, 2004
Solomon Amante "Sandy" Acol, 81, of Kailua-Kona and Honalo, Hawaii, a coffee farmer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a retired HPM Building Supply warehouseman and truck driver. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Douglas, Rodney Sr., Jerry, Gilbert Sr., John and Jerome; daughters Sandie Hamora, Millie McClean and Francine Cabanatan; hanai son Hugh Sapp; brothers Cansio, Phillip, Juniom and James Sr.; sisters Maria Perez, Christina Ganab, Abbie Aclain, Octavia Muraoka, Olivia Sasada and Judith DeMello; 35 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Catholic Church in Honalo. Call after 4:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Dionicio Subia Albano
Oct. 13, 2004
Dionicio Subia "Dennis" Albano, 69, of Keaau, Hawaii, a self-employed papaya farmer, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Severina; sons Bernard and Mario; daughters Ofelia Ramento, Marichu Paz and Mardiorie Villamor; brothers Alejandro and Eustaquio; sisters Francisca Visaya and Victoria Aguiran; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: all night at family residence in Keaau. Call after 10 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section.

Fusae Araki
Oct. 17, 2004
Fusae Araki, 80, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Masaru; sons Alvin, Edward and Dick; daughter Claudia Uyeda; sisters Edith Kimura and Helen Matsuo; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Lana Claire Bryant
Oct. 21, 2004
Lana Claire Bryant, 56, of Kailua, died at home. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by husband Paul; son Joshua; daughters Tabitha Huffman, Charity Fincher and Erin Bryant; mother Rita Korotkin; sisters Shelly Supple and Terry Blakeley; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hope Chapel in Kaneohe. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire.

The Rev. Anthony R. Castanon
Oct. 5, 2004
The Rev. Anthony R. Castanon, 78, of Hauula, a retired construction maintenance supervisor and Hauula Greater Mount Zion Holiness Church elder, died in Kailua. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Doris D.; sons Anthony A. Castanon and Anthony B. Castro; daughters Tonette Castanon, Leilani Castro and Laura D. Hollis; brother William H. Castro; sister Virginia C. Costa; 16 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday at Greater Mount Zion Holiness Church, 53-776 Kamehameha Highway, Hauula. Call after 5:30 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Marion Mew Hoo Chang
Oct. 11, 2004
Marion Mew Hoo Chang, 69, of Honolulu, a retired United Airlines food services employee, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Gilbert B.K., son Charles P.L., daughter Dr. Rosemarie S.W., brother William Lum and sister Victoria. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

Molly Pui Wah Chun
Oct. 14, 2004
Molly Pui Wah Chun, 75, of Honolulu, died in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Howard, Henry and Edward; sisters Rose C. Wong and Mabel; and companion Albert Hashimoto. Private services.

Tomas Deboma
Oct. 16, 2004
Tomas Deboma, 75, of Waipahu, formerly of Lakewood, Wash., a U.S. Army civil service communications supervisor, died at home. He was born in Botolan, Zambales, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonora L., son Lyndon, daughters Cleo Asher and Diane Doggett, brother Florencio, sister Alberta Homyak and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire.

Violet Winona De Rego
Oct. 13, 2004
Violet Winona De Rego, 72, of Makakilo, a retired Kahuku High School teacher, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Charles Hassard, hanai daughter Qualani White, sisters Barbara Hao and Amoy Leavitt, former husband William and four grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Virginia Briones Fores
Oct. 15, 2004
Virginia Briones Fores, 73, of Honolulu, died in the Philippines. She was born in Mexico, Pampanga, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Amor, Eduardo, Mario, Alexander and Joseph; daughters Teresita Geyrozaga, Milagros Byers and Wilma Fores-Obusan; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Estelle Mokulehua Gonsalves
Oct. 11, 2004
Estelle Mokulehua "Aunty Lawaina" Gonsalves, 72, of Kailua, an entertainer, musician and songwriter, died in Castle Medical Center. She also was a co-owner of the Billy Gonsalves and Paradise Serenaders Group. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Walter, John and Joseph Mokulehua; daughter Geri Arias-Nomura; brothers Charles, Denny and Ronald Dement and Edward "Afon" Tseu Sr.; sisters Betsy Bode, Theresa Colburn, Maile Shidaki, Sweetie Medeiros and Marvis Fujita; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire.

Juvanni Maglasang Hernandez
Oct. 16, 2004
Juvanni Maglasang Hernandez, 22, of Waimanalo, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Urbano; mother Antonia Valmoja; brothers Jimmy and Joseph Hernandez and Romnick and Emman J. Valmoja; sister Joann; grandmother Dominga; stepfather Manny Valmoja; and stepmother Gelia Hernandez. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. George Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Paulina Daguro Jacinto
Oct. 3, 2004
Paulina Daguro Jacinto, 90, of Waipahu, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Alejandro, son Claudio, daughter Emi and brother Pedro Daguro. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

William K. Kahikina Sr.
Oct. 21, 2004
William K. Kahikina Sr., 65, of Hilo, a retired Yamada and Son's truck driver and Jack's Tours and Green Travel tour guide, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ninole, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Beverly A.; sons Radford K., William K. Jr., Kavin H. and Kelvin K.; daughter Renee L. Cook; sister Sarah Texeira; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Myrna Mileilani Karratti
Oct. 20, 2004
Myrna Mileilani Karratti, 61, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Ross sales clerk, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John K.; sons Shannon, Daniel and Sheldon; daughter Shelly-Ann K. Ramos; mother Edna Kaui; brothers Leonard and Wendell Kaui; sister Marvalee Kaui; and 10 grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Herman Kapahi Kau
Oct. 7, 2004
Herman Kapahi Kau, 62, of Honolulu, a fisherman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Marion Leopoldo, hanai sister Linna Crawford and brother Joseph Kekahuna. Services: 9:30 a.m. today at Sand Island Beach Park.

Chris Matthew Kauwe
Oct. 19, 2004
Chris Matthew Kauwe, 26, of Hilo, a Goodfellow Brothers Inc. employee and Taylor'd Dreams Residential Maintenance proprietor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Livermore, Calif. He is survived by wife Caress K., daughter Taylor, brothers Eric and George, sisters Rhonda Hempy and Janae Hagemann, hanai parents John and Sherry Franks, hanai brothers John and James Franks, and hanai sister Fawn Agliam. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Littar Laellan
Oct. 10, 2004
Littar Laellan, 82, of Ocean View, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Aur, Marshall Islands. She is survived by sons Moren, Telio, Bokerak, Lotia and Hentan; daughters Ruth and Neijo Nathan and Mary Bano; and 21 grandchildren. Services to be held in Marshall Islands.

Devering Knight Lewis
Oct. 17, 2004
Devering Knight Lewis, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 38 machinist, died in Leeward Integrated Health Services. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Viola; sons Deering, Donovan, Douglas, Dickson and Kenneth; sister Lillian Wall; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Elizabeth Kawaiulalani Keliipaakaua Loando
Oct. 10, 2004
Elizabeth Kawaiulalani Keliipaakaua "Tawai" Loando, 77, of Opihihale, Hawaii, a retired Kona Farmer's Coop office manager, died in Kona Community Hospital. She also was a substitute teacher for Alae, Hookena, Honaunau and Konawaena Schools. She was born in Keei, Hawaii. She is survived by husband August Sr.; sons August Jr., Oswald and Michael; daughter Pearl Simmons; brother Joseph Keliipaakaua Jr.; sister Mary Baysa; 12 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua-Kona Ward. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at West Hawaii Cemetery No. 3, Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alana Noelani Lowery
Oct. 10, 2004
Alana Noelani Lowery, infant daughter of Alicia and Clifton Lowery, of Kaneohe, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by grandparents Kimberly Akai, Charles Johnson, Clifton Lowery Jr. and Kelly and Anthony Richardson; great-grandparents Daniel and Jean Akai; and great-great-grandparents Sadako Sadoyama and Odella Rogers. Private services.

Brenda Eileen Mathias
Oct. 19, 2004
Brenda Eileen Mathias, 56, of Ewa Beach, a Kokua Kalihi Valley Health Center executive director, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. She is survived by son Joshua; daughters Suzanne Mathias Delarosa and Yvette L. and Julie T. Harrington; mother Lendina; brothers James and Ken; sisters Patricia Hamilton, Deborah Mathias Niehaus, Cathleen Mathias Teed and Michelle Mathias Hunker; and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kalihi Baptist Church, 1888 Owawa St., Honolulu. Casual attire.

Teruo Matsuda
Oct. 18, 2004
Teruo "Larry" Matsuda, 80, of Honolulu, a retired University of Hawaii painter, died at home. He was born in Koloa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy M., son Mark, daughters Elaine Buccat and Colleen Houghtailing, brother James, sister Fusae Jyo and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Mitsue Mc Donald
Oct. 20, 2004
Mitsue Mc Donald, 86, of Hilo, a retired store clerk for the former S.H. Kress Store in Hilo, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Kaiwiki, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Shigeo and Tsuneo Yamaguchi, and sisters Sumie Hamamoto and Lillie Y. Noble. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Gladys Suzanne Medeiros
Oct. 21, 2004
Gladys Suzanne Medeiros, 87, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by sons John and Howard Medeiros, daughter Jean Alves, brother Edward Arruda, sisters Rose Perry and Jessie Oliveira, six grand- children, and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nellie Victoria Moniz
Oct. 19, 2004
Nellie Victoria Moniz, 92, of Kailua, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Richard "Buddy," Kenneth, Thomas and Alan; daughters Yvonne Wong and Janice Bermudez; brother James Victoria; sister Eleonor Francis; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Church. Burial: 2 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Felix Baltero Nartatez
Oct. 12, 2004
Felix Baltero Nartatez, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Castle & Cooke Terminals winchman and crane operator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Santa, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons Robert and Clifford Lucas; daughters Alma Ojerio, Lorna Sagario, Donna Pagdilao and Patricia Foo; brother Antonio; sister Caridad Balete; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Hayato Okino
Oct. 12, 2004
Hayato Okino, 92, of Hilo, a retired co-founder and manager of Automotive Supply Center, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Glenn, Nelson and Clyde; sister Sally Okubo; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Anna Pedeferri
Oct. 21, 2004
Anna Pedeferri, 81, of Kailua-Kona, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in New York. She is survived by sons Joseph H. Pedeferri Jr. and Ramon Harder-Cooper; daughters Linda L. Graham, Cynthia Irons and MaryAnn Goodwin; brother Peter De Paola; sister Victoria Bonini; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Community Church, above Lako Street, off Kuakini Highway in Kailua-Kona. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa, Hawaii. Casual attire.

Matthew William Pilipo
Oct. 17, 2004
Matthew William Pilipo, infant son of Don "Ka'imi" Pilipovich and Vicki "Pua" Rowe, of Kapaau, Kohala, Hawaii, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honoipu, Kohala, Hawaii. He is also survived by grandparent Janette Pilipovich. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kalahikiola Congregational Church in Kapaau. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Waianaia Cemetery in Halaula, Kohala. Aloha attire.

Shirley Patricia St. Martin
Oct. 21, 2004
Shirley Patricia St. Martin, 81, of Lahaina, a bookkeeper, died at home. She was born in Long Beach, Calif. She is survived by son Paul Dean, brothers Louis and Paul, sister "Margie" Chatterley, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services. For more information, call 298-8527.

Alo Faafouina Vaaimamao
Oct. 15, 2004
Alo Faafouina Vaaimamao, 61, of Kahului, a Maui Airport Wackenhut security guard, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Samoa. He is survived by wife Initia; daughters Atarah and Hotia; brothers Afamasaga, Ipulasi and Seresese; sisters Savalivali Tagaloa, Seupepe Teo, Siaitolo Poufa and Faleatoa Tomane; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kahului Union Church. Call after 3 p.m. Burial in Samoa. Casual attire.

John Walter Vorfeld
Oct. 19, 2004
John Walter "Jack" Vorfeld, 92, of Peoria, Ariz., a retired Oahu Sugar Co. superintendent, died in Sun City, Ariz. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Judy, sons Peter and Ted, brother Bob, sister Charlotte Fleener, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Services in Phoenix. Donations suggested to Calvary Community Church, 12612 N. Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix 85029; or the American Cancer Society.

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