Obituaries

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Benjamin Acierto
Dec. 29, 2006
Benjamin Acierto, 69, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Rosalina; sons Phillip and Mark; stepsons Derek, Guy and Rad; stepdaughters Roberta Genuso, Jo-Elizabeth Aspera, Rosanne Beauchamp, Annette Griffen, Valerie Parker and Twinny Orbase; brothers Contrado and Alfred; sisters Lazara Labaugawan, Gloria Rivera and Mary Link; 37 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Concepcion Buenafe Basconcillo
Dec. 18, 2006
Concepcion Buenafe "Con-sing" Basconcillo, 90, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Oribi Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by husband Leon; sons Alberto and Danilo; daughters Teresita Castaneda, Rosita Battad, Fatima Alforo, Corazon Basconcillo and Juliana Trinh; brother Nicolas Buenafe; sister Cecilia B. Redosado; 16 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. 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. Casual attire.

Avelina Labrador Cadiz
Dec. 29, 2006
Avelina Labrador Cadiz, 97, of Honolulu, a retired Kamehameha Schools and Oahu Lumber custodian, died in Honolulu. She was born in Laoag City, Philippines. She is survived by sons Francis, Jesse and Albert; daughters Esperanza C. Galinato and Linda C. Marks; brother Artemio Labrador; sisters Eusebia Sahagun and Isabel Cadiz; 17 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Lemuel Pangilinan Capili
Dec. 30, 2006
Lemuel Pangilinan Capili, 17, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Clark Air Force Base, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. He is survived by parents Ben Jr. and Daisy, brother Benigno III, sister Daynnie G. and grandparents Estelita and Vicente and Carmelita Pangilinan. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary- Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Pelagia Matias Corpuz
Jan. 5, 2007
Pelagia Matias Corpuz, 88, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Laoag City, Philippines. She is survived by sons Ely M., Juan, Loreto, Rolando and Francis; half sister Cristeta M. Anacleto; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the cemetery. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Earl Cox Jr.
Jan. 2, 2007
Earl Cox Jr., 51, of Mililani, a retired U.S. Air Force computer analysis, production control manager and entertainer, died in Aiea. He was born in North Carolina. He is survived by wife Pamela M.; son Jason; stepson Kalani Magaoay; daughters Jennifer and Grace; stepdaughter Naomi Magaoay; brothers Samuel and Vernon McKenzie and James and Ronald Cox; and sisters Sandra Harrleson, Vivian Minor and Donna Kay Cox. Visitation: 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Services: noon tomorrow at Hickam Air Force Base Chapel. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Evangeline Labrador Domingo
Dec. 15, 2006
Evangeline Labrador "Vangie" Domingo, 50, of Waianae died in Los Angeles. She was born in Lubnac, Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by husband Erenio S.; sons Randy and Arnold; brother Alfredo Labrador; sisters Leytenia Ramos, Mercy Ines, Grace Datuin and Maryjane Labrador; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Gorgonio A. Fernandez
Dec. 21, 2006
Gorgonio A. Fernandez, 77, of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, a retired Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. employee, died in the Philippines. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by sons Jaime, Gerry, Richard and Freddie; daughters Myrna Vite, Conchita Abarra, Jackie Baguio and Merlyn Fernandez; brother Faustino; sisters Leonora Molina, Adelina and Adelaida Domingo and Placida Vallebo; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Dorothy Yvonne Cambra Francis
Jan. 8, 2007
Dorothy Yvonne Cambra "Dora" Francis, 90, of Vacaville, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a Mutual Telephone Co. employee and homemaker, died. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons John W. and Stephen A., daughter Yvonne Miranda, sister Irene Newton, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Graveside services: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Tenney Helenihi
Dec. 19, 2006
Tenney "Tenney Boy" Helenihi, 71, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired federal government truck driver, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Beverly A., daughter Aolani Mills, sister Vi-Lani Robertson and a grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Richard Higa
Jan. 6, 2007
Richard "Sus" Higa, 74, of Honolulu, a U.S. Post Office clerk, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Norman S. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Florence Fumiyo Horie
Jan. 13, 2007
Florence Fumiyo Horie, 84, of Hilo and formerly of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Walter K.; daughters Susan Horie and Janet Esaki; brothers John, Richard and Henry Iwamoto; sisters Yoshiko Hamada and Harriet Kimura; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Toshie Iseri
Jan. 4, 2007
Toshie Iseri, 102, of Kaneohe, a retired Woolworth's kitchen helper, died in Pohai Nani Care Center. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons George T., Harold A. and Gene S.; daughters Ruth H. Hayashi and Edna Y. Shimabukuro; sister Tatsuko Uemura; 16 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Glenn Keonaona Kalima
Dec. 30, 2006
Glenn Keonaona Kalima, 58, of Honolulu, a Waikiki Shopping Plaza security director, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sybil; sons Kaili, Dayle and DukeDean; daughter Denese; brothers Jeremiah and Gaynor; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Queen Emma Leong
Dec. 30, 2006
Queen Emma Leong, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Waimano Training Hospital employee, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Rex Sr.; sons Rider and Rex Jr.; daughters Primrose Leong-Nakamoto, Roxanne "Pua" Edayan and Tatiana Montez; hanai daughter Cathy Zamudio; brothers Henry, Castle, Solomon and Herman Waiolama; sister Carol Ramos; 15 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 9 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Raymond Shigeyuki Mizuno
Jan. 7, 2007
Raymond Shigeyuki Mizuno, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and U.S. Post Office employee, died in Aloha Nursing Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence, sons Earl and Dwight, daughter Diane Higa, brother Yoshimitsu, sisters Jane Miyamura and Yukie Yakuma, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Norman Edward Nutter
Dec. 28, 2006
Norman Edward Nutter, 67, of Ewa Beach, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and the Queen's Medical Center employee, Realtor, property manager and teacher, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Freeport, Maine. He is survived by son Jose A. Aponte and a grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church. Call after 10 a.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Gregory House Project or Shriners Hospital.

Hiroko Sato Okumura
Jan. 7, 2007
Hiroko Sato Okumura, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Foremost Dairies account clerk, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Frederick T. and Peter T.; brother Kenzo Sato; sisters Bessie A. Takeshita, Toshie Suzuki and Amy Aoki; and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Makiki Christian Church. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Jose Borling Pagente
Dec. 22, 2006
Jose Borling "Joe" Pagente, 95, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar truck driver and the Officers Club broiler chef at Hickam Air Force Base, died at home. He was born in Basac, Siquijor, Philippines. He is survived by daughter Connie Herolaga, hanai daughter Melody, sister Eriberta Yurong, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Eulogy: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: noon at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Masaru Tanaka
Dec. 26, 2006
Masaru Tanaka, 89, of Aiea, a retired maintenance supervisor at Barbers Point, died in Kapuna Wai Ola. He was born in Waimanalo. He is survived by wife Betty Y., son Jon Y., daughter Ann Y. Teruya and two grandchildren. Private services.

Kikuyo Uyemura
Jan. 6, 2007
Kikuyo Uyemura, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Ishii Garden Tea House cook and owner, died in Hospice Hawaii Kailua House. She was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. She is survived by son Stanley T.; daughter "June" J. Ikehara; brothers Fred, James and Kenneth Morihara; caregiver Frances; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.