Obituaries

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Howard Charles Aikala
April 8, 2006
Howard Charles Aikala, 75, of Fountain, Colo., an Army administration retiree, died at home. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Shirley; sons Sherman, Howard, Bernard and Grant; brothers Daniel, Martin and George; hanai brother Samuel Rawlins; sisters Vivian Aki, Agusta R. Plante, Lillian Rosa and Harriet Lindsey; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Teofilo Peralta Alagao
March 27, 2006
Teofilo Peralta Alagao, 98, of Waipahu, a retired sugar plantation laborer, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marina; sons Cesar, Pedro, Emerson and Arnulfo; daughters Felomina Carbonel and Emily Wessel; stepdaughters Romula Duldulao and Norma Manuel; 18 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Dana Meulan Pua'ala Alama-Yap
April 10, 2006
Dana Meulan Pua'ala Alama-Yap, 40, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Blayne; children Brock and Brooke Yap; parents David and Sandra Alama; sisters Darsey and Darlene Alama, Debbie Dias and Cyndy Nobriga; and brothers David "Kaui" Jr., Kimo and Gary Alama. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Schools' Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire.

Pedro Arellano
April 9, 2006
Pedro "Pete" Arellano, 60, of Waipahu, a construction glazier, part-owner of Alpha Glass Inc. and former Wally's Flooring employee, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Ignacio B. Jr. and Milton Arellano, Ashford Spencer and Heston Nakamura; and sister Cynthia. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Augustine Carlo Breithaupt
April 4, 2006
Augustine Carlo Breithaupt, also known as "Pops" and "Auggie," 67, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a Kahuku Ranch ranch hand, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Naalehu. He is survived by sons Ryan Breithaupt and Thomas De Coito, hanai daughter Winona "Ala" Reyes, mother Elizabeth K. Macomber-Breithaupt, brother Ernest "Peewee," sister Helen Velez, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Naalehu Assembly of God Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Naalehu Community Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Timothy Harlan Carvalho
April 6, 2006
Timothy Harlan Carvalho, 45, of Hauula, a hotel housekeeping employee, died in Kailua. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dinah "Robin," daughter Cassia Welch-Carvalho, and brothers Gerald and Derrick. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Greater Mount Zion Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Chew Yew Ng Chun
March 22, 2006
Chew Yew Ng Chun, 88, of Honolulu, died. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by son George, daughter Bo Kam, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Herman Franklin Gipson
April 3, 2006
Herman Franklin "Frank" Gipson, 57, of Kailua-Kona, a retired United Airlines service director, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He also was a former head basketball coach at Laupahoehoe, Waiakea and Konawaena high schools and Hawaii Preparatory Academy. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Donella; son Jonathan Nacis; daughters Justina Kekaualua and Kimberly Gipson; brothers James, Melvin, Gregory, Isaiah, Charles and Frankie; sisters Maggie, Lois and Cora; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Solid Rock Ministries, Kailua-Kona. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Friday at Glad Tidings Church, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Edward Yuzuru Imanaka
April 10, 2006
Edward Yuzuru "Chick" Imanaka, 83, of Kaneohe, a retired construction heavy equipment master mechanic, died in Honolulu. He was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Setsuko "Sets," sons Dennis and Dean, daughter Wendy Kurata, brother Thomas, sister Katsuko Takata and four grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 2 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Rose Kaoiwi
April 2, 2006
Rose Kaoiwi, 76, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Moses Jr.; daughters Pauline K. Young and Robynne Brown; brothers Richard Savilla and Milton Mendoza Sr.; sisters Christine Adams, Pauline Shove, Sonia Leonard, Ding Kennedy and Lei "Leona" Otani; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Kui Soon Kim
April 13, 2006
Kui Soon Kim, 79, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Nam Won, Korea. She is survived by sons Jong Dae "John" and Jong Oh; daughters Pan Im and Jina Kim, and Yong Suk Kim Goto; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m.

Hiti Hanaka'i Lono Jr.
March 28, 2006
Hiti Hanaka'i Lono Jr., 62, of Waimanalo, a security guard, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by siblings Carolyn Roberts Lono, Maydean, Gwendolyn, Gary Lono, Charlene Kailihiwa, Mona Taniguchi, Laverne Simmons, Clyde and Vicent Lono, Millicent Kaheiki and Michele Kaeo. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes: noon at Kaiona Beach Park, Waimanalo. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Ralph G. Lusk
April 9, 2006
Ralph G. Lusk, 83, of Honolulu, a retired accounting services proprietor, died in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Betty, sons Bernard and Brad, daughter Roxanna Ching, sister Loki Winchester, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hawaii Baptist Academy or Olivet Baptist Church.

Violet Sumako Matsuda
April 7, 2006
Violet Sumako Matsuda, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Pacific Sportswear seamstress, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Homer H., Dennis H. and G.T.; daughter Yvonne M. Watarai; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Clara Asako Moriyama
April 2, 2006
Clara Asako Moriyama, 72, of Aiea, a retired Ewa District Court employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Donald S., son Corey A., daughter Donna M. Imai, sisters Edith Makishima and Susan Nakamura, and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.

Henry Masao Murata
April 10, 2006
Henry Masao Murata, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaiian Dredging and Construction construction manager, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen S., sons Keith and Sheldon, brother Richard and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kalihi Union Church. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tadashi Nobunaga
April 12, 2006
Tadashi Nobunaga, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Army chief warrant officer and transportation specialist at Fort Shafter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by son Eric T., daughter Ann T. Loo, brothers Masaru and Harold T., sister Gladys H. Fujioka and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Waialae Country Club. Call after 5 p.m.

Walter Woodrow Parris Jr.
April 8, 2006
Walter Woodrow Parris Jr., 60, of Kula, Maui, an Alexander Electric electrician, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Virginia. He is survived by wife Rosemary V.; children Roxanne Prito, Sherri Mendes, and Mark, Mike and Walter W. "Woody" III Parris; brother Robert; and sisters Marty Chan and Mary Urujigo. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church.

Benjamin Publico
April 7, 2006
Benjamin "Ben" Publico, 52, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a self- employed Floral Construction carpenter, died in Hilo. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by companion Rochelle Ishikawa; sons Kwai-Chang, Alika and Ben; daughter Keiko ; hanai son Shane Satomba; hanai daughters Shanna and Sharla Satomba, and Shanette and Sharmaine Galon; brothers Manuel and Thomas; sister Gene Russell; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Regina Spinola Ruis
April 9, 2006
Regin Spinola Ruis, 89, of Honolulu, died at home. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Irma L. Malone, Kathleen Brilhante and Juanita Ruis; brother Herbert Spinola; caregiver Charles Malone Jr.; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Adele P. Santana
April 5, 2006
Adele P. Santana, 87, of Honolulu, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Donald, daughter Annette Saimone, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mihealani Desirae Silva
April 4, 2006
Mihealani Desirae "Dez" Silva, 40, of Kaneohe, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Josephine Lau, brother Koahana, sister Noenoelani Lau, stepfather Willie Lau, stepbrothers Gerald and Paul Lau-Brown, and grandparent Julia Kama. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Miguel Abalos Simon
March 21, 2006
Miguel Abalos Simon, 90, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Adelino, Rudy, Ferdinand and Charlie; daughters Erlinda Romero, Nelia Castro, Cecilia Tumamao and Adelia Dela Cruz; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Louis Agustin Ventura
March 10, 2006
Louis Agustin Ventura, 43, of Honolulu, a Rolloffs Hawaii maintenance worker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Florida, brother Benjamin and sister Ida V. Morales. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Additional visitation: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information was published in an obituary March 19.

Gerald T. Walsh
April 6, 2006
Gerald T. Walsh, 78, of Wailea, Maui, a retired salesperson, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Omaha, Neb. He is survived by sons Jerry Jr., Steve and Scott; daughter Colleen Rice; brother Tom; sisters Ann Suboda and Mary Cornellius; and 12 grandchildren. Mass: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 11:30 a.m. Aloha or casual attire.

Winifred O.T. Young
April 8, 2006
Winifred O.T. Young, 73, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaiian Telephone traffic line assigner, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Wallace W.K., sons Michael and Gregory, daughter Kathleen Lum, sister Mae C. Wong and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.