Obituaries

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See also: Kamalei Sataraka

Joyce Leimamo Abcede
Nov. 10, 2005
Joyce Leimamo Abcede, 65, of Ewa Beach, a Kailua school bus driver, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Noe S. Jr.; sons Ralph L.I. Keliihoomalu, Michael K., Wilson N.K. and Christian K.K. Abregano-Abcede; daughter Noelani K.; stepdaughter Noeriza Nunes; sisters Dorothy L. Leong, Esther H. Smith, Ruth L. Williamson, Linda G.W. Hopeau, Evalyn C. Kahaleua, Henrietta H.L. Hopeau, Wilma W. Kahoiwai and Kelly L. Keliihoomalu-Abregano; brothers Henry K. and Roland H. Keliihoomalu; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Mercedes Galius Aricayos
Nov. 24, 2005
Mercedes Galius Aricayos, 76, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Hospital maintenance employee, died in Los Angeles. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Samuel B.; sons Reggie, Stanley and Stuart; daughters Diane Kalama, Edeline Abregano, Cynthia Dacanagan, Beverly A. Nicely and Colleen Sabarre; brothers Emilio Galios, Gillermo, Richard, Albert and Joseph Galius; sisters Shirley Lozano and Gloria Galius; 23 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Michael's Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Wailua. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, mauka chapel. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Carlos Calamaan Baluran
Dec. 1, 2005
Carlos Calamaan Baluran, 83, of Waikapu, Maui, a retired Hawaii Commercial & Sugar irrigation worker, died at home with hospice care. He was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosalina; children Violeta Bolibol, Carmelita Atud, Estela Galanto and Bobby; sister Rita Gansatao; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Vernon Bortz
Nov. 29, 2005
Vernon "Red" Bortz, 94, of Honolulu, a retired lawyer, died. He was born in Iowa. He is survived by wife Doris, son William, daughter Karen and brother Arthur. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Nativity church. No flowers.

Helen Yet Jan Ching
Nov. 20, 2005
Helen Yet Jan Ching, 88, of Honolulu, a retired B.J. Furniture employee, died in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Frances H.C. Young, Janet T. Wong and Mary E. Hinck; brothers Dai Hing, Tai King, Tai Lin, Thomas, Arthur, and Stanley Loo; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Encarnacion Agpaoa Corpuz
Nov. 16, 2005
Encarnacion Agpaoa "Carning" Corpuz, 79, of Keaau, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Solsona, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Sixto; sons Bernardino "Narding", Froilan and Rodrigo; brothers Serapio, Gregorio and Alfredo; sister Gloria Pasion; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Interment to be held in the Philippines. Casual attire.

Thomas P. Curammeng
Nov. 20, 2005
Thomas P. Curammeng, 85, of Wailuku, a Wailuku Sugar Co. field worker, died in Hale Makua Kahului. He is survived by wife Ester; children Bonifacio L., Rogelio L., and Mary F. Calegari; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Jerome G. Estavillo
Nov. 19, 2005
Jerome G. "Jerry" Estavillo, 68, of Aiea, a former HPD/state narcotics enforcement administrator, died at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Rose; daughters Sandra Agbayani and Reyne; brothers Edward, Martin and Gordon; sisters Ethel Davenport and Alice R. Le Gurche; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

John Paul Hom
Nov. 25, 2005
John Paul Hom, 94, of Kailua, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 31 machinist, died in Kailua. He was born in Butte, Mont. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Bruce, Brian and Gordon; daughter Cassandra Johnson; 16 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. Services: noon Saturday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.

George Tai Chang Hong
Nov. 24, 2005
George Tai Chang Hong, 65, of Kailua, a Hawaii Newspaper Agency district manager, died in Kailua. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Pauline; sons George Jr., Joey and Randall; sisters Gladys Lau and Elsie Silvers; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Leonard Adam Kainoa Sr.
Nov. 23, 2005
Leonard Adam Kainoa Sr., 52, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a Kau-Andrade Contracting heavy equipment operator, died in the Kau Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by son Leonard Jr.; daughters Lynell Kainoa-Cho, Levanda Kainoa-Salvador, Kellene Kainoa-Aukai and Klevette; father Adam; brothers Llewellyn "Boy", Allan and Ronald; sister Janice Workman; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at the Kau Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Naalehu, Hawaii. Additional services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the Naalehu Community Cemetery. Casual attire.

Raymond W.C. Kam
Nov. 22, 2005
Raymond W.C. Kam, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Castle & Cooke employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Gerald H.T. and Wesley H.S. Kam, daughter Audrey Kahoohanohano, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

John Joseph Lynch Jr.
Oct. 31, 2005
John Joseph Lynch Jr., 57, of Nanakuli, a University of Hawaii at Manoa Facilities Management Department maintenance instructor, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Betty; sons Renny Keliiahonui, Reno, Joshua and Ramone; mother Thelma; brothers Harold, Floyd and Alex; sisters Joanne Valentine, Mary Rodrigues, Katherine Kauai and Frances Johnson; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Maili Ward. Call after 5 p.m.

Luisa T. Mendez
Nov. 27, 2005
Luisa T. Mendez, 80, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Rose "Freda" Sanchez, Valerie, and Yvonne Colazo; sons Jeffrey, Reginald and Irving Sr.; sister Rose Pacheco; brother George Willis; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.

Mildred Fumiko Muranaka
Nov. 30, 2005
Mildred Fumiko "Violet" Muranaka, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Ala Moana Hotel paymaster, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ernest "Mac," son Kyle M., daughters Heila S. Yamamoto and Ilsa M., sister Sally Peterson and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at the Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society. Casual attire. No flowers.

Andrew Asa Ogura
Dec. 1, 2005
Andrew Asa Ogura, 65, of Honolulu, a retired Matson Navigation Co. employee, died at home. He is survived by brother Issac A. Committal service: 2 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

Paul William Schrader
Nov. 29, 2005
Paul William Schrader, 45, of Kailua, a federal firefighter, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cookie, sons Bronson and Kamu, daughter Sara, father Charles, brother Kalani, sister Malia and a grandson. Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Kaneohe Yacht Club, 44-503 Kaneohe Bay Drive. Call after 2 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Rosita Paulino Subia
Nov. 28, 2005
Rosita Paulino "Rosing" Subia, 76, of Stockton, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a retired Kuakini Medical Center housekeeper, died in Stockton, Calif. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Donato; sons Jimmy, Rudy, Zaldy, Eddie, Fred and Donrose; daughters Josie Vallesteros, Remy Vidad, Cecilia Cadelina and Maribeth Seymour; brother Benito; sisters Juanita Medrano, Concepcion Gesteuyala, Carlota Dolor, and Rosario and Florence Paulino; 22 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 9:15 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

Ping Hung Yung
Nov. 28, 2005
Ping Hung Yung, 79, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Hong Kong. He is survived by wife Lai C.T.; sons Vincent, Jimmy, Bobby, William and John; daughter Mary Goulart; brothers Stephen, Arron and Larry; sisters Yin F., Wai F. Lum, Rowena Ma and Helen Ming; and nine grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.