Obituaries

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CHRIS IIJIMA / 1948-2006

Dominador Abalos Sr.
Jan. 11, 2006
Dominador "Domingo" Abalos Sr., 80, of Pakala, Kauai, a field attendant, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Amparo; sons George, Domi and Anson; daughter Allison Hiranaka; brothers Pancho and Pantaleon Jr.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary Chapel, Koloa. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Robert Benny Cruz Aguigui
Jan. 4, 2006
Robert Benny Cruz Aguigui, 50, of Kapolei, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard environmental supervisor, died at home. He was born in Guam. He is survived by wife Dorothea "Dot"; son Richard Duenas; daughter Kristy Duenas; brother Jesus; sisters Rosario Aguigui, Doris Salas and Marie Nedlic; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Saturday at the cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Flordeliza Aguilar
Dec. 17, 2005
Flordeliza "Charing" Aguilar, 70, of Waipahu, a retired employee of Navy Exchange at Pearl Harbor, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Lawrence "Larry," hanai brother Norman and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Elizabeth Amaral
Jan. 1, 2006
Elizabeth "Aunty Sister" Amaral, 77, of Waianae died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Kau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Edmond; son Bud; daughters Dawn Naone, Holly Kuehu and Nalani Cline; brothers Kimo and Ronald Auld; sisters Charlotte Rowe and Luana Bernabe; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waianae Chapel, 85-574 Plantation Road. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Rose Maria Braun
Jan. 11, 2006
Rose Maria Braun, 81, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a homemaker and former employee of Big Save Inc., Coco Palms Hotel, Lihue Store and Hawaiian Fruit Packers, died at home. She was born in Hanamaulu. She is survived by husband Robert G.; children Sharlene Muraoka and Eric and Colin Braun; sisters Dolores Salcedo, Belin Rellin and Loling Carlos; brother Alexander Manandic; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Kapaa Missionary Church. Call after 1 p.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Leandra Tangonan Dela Cruz
Dec. 26, 2005
Leandra Tangonan "Andring" Dela Cruz, 76, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Santa Rosa, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by children Richard, Ben, Jesse, Nestor and Virgil Dela Cruz, Catalina Alonzo, Leah Cabauatan, Priscilla Rayray and Reynita Corpstein; brother Severo Tangonan; sister Cely Tangonan; 18 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Tetsuo Esaki
Jan. 13, 2006
Tetsuo Esaki, 80, of Anahola, Kauai, co-founder of Esaki Produce, died at home. He was born in Papaa Valley, Kauai. He is survived by wife Keiko; sons Samuel and Daniel; daughters Carol Brunson, Jean Sasaki and Jane McClaran; hanai son Darryl; brother Joseph T.; sister Michiko Kato; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.

Jane Lee Gaidos
Jan. 10, 2006
Jane Lee Gaidos, 72, of Honolulu, a former Beretania Florist employee in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Keauhou, Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Jack, son John, daughters Jocelyn Kaneshiro and Deborah "Debs" Dudoit, hanai son Ainsley Halemanu, brothers Gary A.C. and Robert A.F. Lee, sisters Gladys Halm and Doris Gusman, and four grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Sunday.

David Arthur Gill
Jan. 7, 2006
David Arthur Gill, 59, of Pearl City, a retired federal equal employment opportunity counselor for the Human Resources Division, died in Kaiser Medical Center, Moanalua. He was born in San Antonio. He is survived by wife Joan F., daughter Erika D. Rodgers, hanai son Toshio Ikene, brothers Michael and Daniel, sister Alison Austin and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

William Charles August Glaza
Jan. 7, 2006
William Charles August Glaza, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Northwest Airlines public relations manager, died. He was born in Detroit. He is survived by son Jeffrey, brother Joe, sisters Patricia McIntyre and Joan Goetz, and a grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Rayney Leihuanani Hokoana
Dec. 26, 2005
Rayney Leihuanani Hokoana, 43, of Nanakuli, a KN Lawn Service Inc. housekeeping consultant, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Roland Bilan; daughters Stephani and Jennifer Bilan and Tatiana Hokoana; parents Frank and Laura Tau'a; brothers Dedrick Rittmeister and Frank Jr. and Francis Tau'a; and sisters Laureen Kawano, Lurline Eli, Kawai Naum and Aloha Robinson. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nanaikapono Protestant Church. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Tadashi Kajiwara
Dec. 28, 2005
Tadashi "Opelu" Kajiwara, 81, of Olympia, Wash., formerly of Hilo, a retired I. Kitagawa & Co. employee and Army veteran and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company K, died in Seattle. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by daughter Yolanda Robertson, son Tad Humble, sister Asako Masuhara, brother Susumi and two grandchildren. Services held in Seattle. Additional services will be held in February at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.

Mary Ann Kaimilani Kupihe
Dec. 31, 2005
Mary Ann Kaimilani Kupihe, 62, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel housekeeping inspectress, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Tina Sape and Peter and Martin Vanderpoel; daughters Lisa Kupihe, Misty Kauahipaula, Nicole Makahanaloa, Nichole Kolo and Gwendolyn "Tita" Hoomanawanui; mother the Rev. Martha Kamai; brothers Walter and George Kupihe and Richard Kamai; sisters Linda Kamai, the Rev. Mabel Chang, the Rev. Molly Kalama, the Rev. Joyce Kamai, Patricia Kauahipaula and Velhma Johnson; and nine grandchildren. Services: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Lanakila Congregational Church, Kainaliu. Casual attire.

Benjamin Tajon Ladera
Dec. 18, 2005
Benjamin Tajon Ladera, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Royal Contracting Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Nagrebcan, Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Josefa; sons Romulo, Orlando, Armando and Jimmy; sisters Emiliana Tajon and Catalina Semana; brother Vicente; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Jennie Janice Lum
Jan. 9, 2006
Jennie Janice Lum, 80, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in California. She is survived by husband Gilbert Y.Q., sons Marty and Marvin, daughters Marla Lum and Marissa Myers, brother William Chan, sisters Eleanor Pong and Margaret Owyang, and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

The Rev. Samuel K.Y. Makekau Sr.
Dec. 31, 2005
The Rev. Samuel K.Y. "Ezekiel" Makekau Sr., 71, of Waimanalo, a Supreme Court chief clerk and minister for the General Assembly Church of the Firstborn of Jesus Christ, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons Sam Jr., Arthur and Patrick; daughters Elizabeth Makekau and Tricia Mortonsen; brothers Charles, Douglas, James and George; sisters Berthaline Henry, Emma Waldren and Jennie Cabinilla; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Roy Akira Maruoka
Jan. 9, 2006
Roy Akira Maruoka, 65, of Kapolei, a Modern Macaroni Co. manager, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Karen S., son Colin, daughter Marlis and sister Joanne Kikuchi. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Noema Maulupe
Jan. 6, 2006
Noema Maulupe, 92, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Saleitu, Sam, Sa'oloto and Fa'auma; daughters Fa'agalo Maiava and Ave Tivao; 27 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu Ward, 94-210 Kahualii St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park.

Emilio Musrasrik
Jan. 12, 2006
Emilio Musrasrik, 42, of Pohnpei, Micronesia, an assistant attorney general for the Federated States of Micronesia government, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Pohnpei. He is survived by son Kurt; daughter Cheri; parents Conrad and Manuelita; brothers Bruce, Andy, Johnny, Ron and John; and sisters Emy Musrasrik and Sue Musrasrik-Quiles. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Charles Tomikazu Oishi
Jan. 6, 2006
Charles Tomikazu Oishi, 82, of Waimanalo, a general contractor, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dolores; sons Brian, Aaron, Edwin "Rocky," Roy, Russell and Roderick; daughters Shirley Endo, Linda Agrigado, Arlene Perreira, Charon Kobashigawa and Carol Gascon; brothers George and Stanley; sisters Lillian Yamane and Rose Teshima; stepsister Ethel Harada; 20 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rufina Diego Pasion
Jan. 5, 2006
Rufina Diego Pasion, 77, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Cabaroan Marcos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Eduardo and Robert; daughters Rita Oasay, Norma Fernando, Gina Noble and Janet, Doreen and Ligaya Pasion; brother Bernadino Diego; sister Rosalina D. Bayudan; 22 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Ponciano Cruz Rasa
Jan. 8, 2006
Ponciano Cruz Rasa, 67, of Saipan, a real estate consultant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Sokehs, Pohnpei, Micronesia. He is survived by wife Vivian P.; sons Steven, Ponce and Ioanis; and daughters Nina Maria, Melina, Vivian and Christina. Services in Saipan.

Dr. Kyoung Chun Ro
Jan. 13, 2006
Dr. Kyoung Chun Ro, 83, of Honolulu, a retired physician, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Nae Im, sons Dr. Oh Sang and Dr. Min Sang, daughter Hae Shin Kim and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Korean Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Robert Douglass Russell
Dec. 24, 2005
Robert Douglass Russell, 79, of Cobden, Ill., a former Punahou School teacher and coach and Navy veteran, died in Cobden. He was born in Long Beach, Calif. He is survived by wife Lenore; sons Robert Jr., John Patrick and Matthew; sister Joanne Hamamoto; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Punahou School, Thurston Memorial Chapel. Aloha attire.

Jane S. Souza
Jan. 13, 2006
Jane S. Souza, 90, of Omao, Kauai, a retired pineapple cannery worker, died at home. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Antone, sons Denis and Kenneth, daughter Patricia Carvalho, sisters Ethel Farias and Bella Chandler, 16 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Raphael's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.

Alvin Hiromu Tomori
Jan. 13, 2006
Alvin Hiromu Tomori, 56, of Hilo, a retired U.S. Geological Survey seismologist, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Diana, sons Stephen and Hugh, mother Nobuko, brothers Glenn and Albert, and nine grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Priscilla Yee Moi Lee Wong
Jan. 8, 2006
Priscilla Yee Moi Lee Wong, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel service assistant and former president of Wong Kong Har Tong Women's Auxiliary, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Kenyon and Wyman; daughters Patricia Wong, Susan Adams and Georgette Wong; brothers Sai Kong "George" and Sai Quon Lee; sisters Winifred Lum and Minnie Chong; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.