Obituaries

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Linda Dela Cruz / 1929-2007

Gertrude Bettencourt
March 13, 2007
Gertrude Bettencourt, 73, of Lahaina, a retired Lahainaluna High School baker, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by mother Beatrice C. Abilay; father of children Gilbert R.; children Gilbert S. and Mark M. Bettencourt, Mahealani S. Bettencourt-Hultquist and Penny U. Despins; brothers and sisters Alfredo and Benjamin Pamatigan, Terry Mansano and Pacifico, Joe, Bob, Kenneth and Kay Abilay and Jane Felicilda and Lorraine Pires; hanai sister Linda Lotulelei; 10 grandchildren; a hanai grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Dale A. Botelho
March 12, 2007
Dale A. Botelho, 56, of Kekaha, Kauai, an ITT lab technician, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Veronica V., sons Dareen and Daymas, daughter Sarah Mal-Soon, mother Sally Y., brothers Daniel Jr. and Rodney, sister Sonya B. Chun and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow.

John B. Busto
March 14, 2007
John B. Busto, 97, of Kilauea, Kauai, a retired Kilauea Sugar Plantation employee, died in Garden Island Health Care. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Pracides, son Benjamin, daughters Lydia Champion and Edralin Prodoehl, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kilauea Japanese Cemetery. Casual attire.

Harold Yuen Hoon Chang
Feb. 26, 2007
Harold Yuen Hoon Chang, 86, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Nuclear Engineering technician, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Stephen and Daniel, daughters Sarah Ing and Ruth Chang, sisters Lily "Yuki" Pang and Frances "Bobbie" McMoore, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Alfred F. Chun
March 8, 2007
Alfred F. Chun, 83, of Pearl City, retired J&P Sign Service owner, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Peggy; sons Alfred and Vincent; daughters Ellen Ho and Jackie Wong; sisters Annie Dias, Mary Kapuniai and Emma Yu; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Scott Davies Clawson
March 12, 2007
Scott Davies Clawson, 58, of Kalihi, an Allied Builders Systems project supervisor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Utah. He is survived by wife Marcia A. Dolotina-Clawson, sons Roberts Stevens and Scott M. Clawson, mother Margaret D., brothers Murray and Dave, sister Meg Osgthorphe and seven grandchildren. Services to be held in Hawaii at a later date. Scattering of ashes to be held in Utah.

Marina Talavera Dahilig
March 5, 2007
Marina Talavera "Maring" Dahilig, 84, of Mililani died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Manila. She is survived by sons Richard and Robert; sisters Venancia Carreon, Flora Cruz, Elisea Alpuerto, Elena Zafra, Remedios Tan, Purita Cunanan and Virginia McCook; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Wahiawa Christian Church, 1710 Royal Palm Drive, Wahiawa. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Sherman Charles Dudoit Sr.
March 13, 2007
Sherman Charles Dudoit Sr., 74, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a Happy Time Balloons sales representative in California, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Sherman Jr. and Bruce Dudoit and David Vida; daughter Haunani Dudoit-Kary; sister Gladys; and numerous grandchildren. No services.

Bay Thi Duong
March 6, 2007
Bay Thi Duong, 89, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Vietnam. She is survived by daughters Tanya Tiet and Mai Yuan Dinh, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Vietnamese Buddhist services. Cremation to follow.

Catalina Espiritu
March 9, 2007
Catalina Espiritu, 76, of Lihue, a Beachboy Hotel chambermaid, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by son Ross; daughter Leiwelyn Espiritu-Cadiz; brothers Rogelio, Eusebio, Vicente and Virgilio Tanicala; sisters Josepha Florentino, Ursula Aguda and Petra Peralta; and three grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. next Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Joseph Galacia
March 14, 2007
Joseph Galacia, 91, of Honolulu, a retired James W. Glover Ltd. construction foreman, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. He is survived by sons Godfred and Arnold; daughter Cynthia Louie; brothers William "Bill," Carlos Jr. and John "Nani"; sisters Mary Rodrigues, Rosie Fernandez and Lulu Martelles; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Waialae Baptist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Toshiko Hiraki
Feb. 25, 2007
Toshiko Hiraki, 90, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Iris Matsumoto; brothers Naoto Kotaki and Teruji and James Sugahara; sisters Hazue Masaki, Sumiye Takeguchi, Toyoko Lee and Reiko Sugarara; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joseph K. Kamai Sr.
Feb. 20, 2007
Joseph K. Kamai Sr., 80, of Nanakuli, a retired city laborer, died in Pearl City. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by sons Joseph Jr. and Wesley; daughters Blossom Kaleleiki, Kalaniwahine Combs and Debra and Kathleen Ahuna; hanai daughter Sheila Robertson; brother Louie; 18 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire.

Lawrence Ichiro Kawashima
March 5, 2007
Lawrence Ichiro Kawashima, 68, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Airlines avionics technician, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Haleiwa. He is survived by mother Norma; brothers Norman, Alan and Dennis; and sister Sandra. Private services. Donations suggested to Parkinson's disease organization or charity.

Clifford Sin Kue Liu
Feb. 26, 2007
Clifford Sin Kue Liu, 98, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Newspaper Agency employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Owen, daughter Shirley Lee, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Madeline C. Lopez
Feb. 28, 2007
Madeline C. Lopez, 82, of Honolulu, an Our Lady of Peace Cathedral Church cook, died. She was born in Waipio. She is survived by son Thomas Olegario, daughters Doris J. "Dori" Cantere and Patricia Ann "Patti" Lopez, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Road, Honolulu. Call after 6:30 p.m. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aloha attire.

Lorraine Fumie Matsui
March 8, 2007
Lorraine Fumie Matsui, 86, of Kahului, a Soil Conservation Services secretary, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Reid and sisters Ritsuko Fukuda and Harriet Yoshina. Private services.

Clarence Joseph Medeiros
March 8, 2007
Clarence Joseph Medeiros, 92, of Kailua, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. inspector, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice; daughter Luana Zylla; stepchildren Sunday June Kenison, Charmaine Moura and Wayne and Wade Wells; 16 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Tomo Kiikuni Naito
March 14, 2007
Tomo Kiikuni Naito, 105, of Wailua Houselots, Hawaii, a retired Lihue Barbecue Inn kitchen helper, died. She was born in Nawiliwili, Kauai. She is survived by children Esther Tamaribuchi, Alice Tsuda and George, Joan, Dora, David and Albert Naito; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. March 25 at Lihue Christian Church. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Patrick Gill Newman
March 13, 2007
Patrick Gill Newman, 64, of Hilo, a Hilton Waikoloa Village assistant executive steward, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Oklahoma City. He is survived by wife Kathy; sons Cush, Cord and Casey; and six grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth Clain Pettingill
March 7, 2007
Kenneth Clain Pettingill, 73, of Oceanview, Hawaii, a property manager, died in Kau Hospital. He was born in Elba, Idaho. He is survived by wife Ann, son Kenneth, daughter Lisa Lorenzo, sister Phyllis Tracey and four grandchildren. No services.

Eleanor Tada Sasaki
March 13, 2007
Eleanor Tada Sasaki, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired supervising nurse, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Jack, son Arnold, stepdaughter Pamela Shigematsu, sister Shinami Tanji, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Esther Ipuni Sha
March 4, 2007
Esther Ipuni Sha, 92, of Waipahu died in Waipahu. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Ivan Chow, daughter Eunice Young, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Satoru Shimabukuro
Feb. 17, 2007
Satoru Shimabukuro, 88, of Waipahu, a retired taxi driver, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born on Maui. He is survived by sons Kenneth, Ronney and Wayne; sister Jane Mizushima; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Jean Yukiko Uyehara
Feb. 12, 2007
Jean Yukiko Uyehara, 91, of Honolulu died. She is survived by sons Richard and Herbert, daughters Carol Nakayama and Jeanne Donovan, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alipio Paguirigan Yadao
March 4, 2007
Alipio Paguirigan "Alip" Yadao, 65, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Plantation heavy equipment operator, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Tapao, Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Marilou M., son Nestor, daughters Susana Sahagun and Renette Yadao, stepdaughter Marissa Ilac, brothers Crispolo and Primitivo, and eight grandchildren. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.