Obituaries

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Lomboy Mejia Abad
March 8, 2007
Lomboy Mejia "Boy" Abad, 55, of Wahiawa, a Marian's Catering employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Jones, Isabela, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Carmelita B. Ancheta; stepson Roland Ancheta; stepdaughter Shirley Lara; brothers Liberato, Julio and Jaime; sisters Dolores Lucas and Trinidad Bernardino; and three step-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Eulogy: 11 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Margaret Braun
March 20, 2007
Margaret "Grandma" Braun, 91, of Kilauea, Kauai, a childcare provider, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Norman, Albert Jr. and David; daughters Vivian Rhorabough, Bev Harter and Patricia Duarte; brother Ally Christian; and sisters Helen Bettencourt, Beatrice Perin, Katherine Winton and Annabelle Christian. Mass: 1 p.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after noon. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.

Stanford Kawika Braun
March 16, 2007
Stanford Kawika Braun, 34, of Hilo, a former Kimo's Furniture warehouse manager in Kona, Hawaii, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by companion Iris McGuire; sons Gabriel J.K. and River; hanai son Christian D. Kahookaulana; daughter Mikaila B.; father Gerald; mother Harriet Mamone; brothers Sergio and Chris Mamone; sisters Haliaka Rapoza, Gina Mamone-De Motta, Angie McKeague and Pomai and Rosanna Mamone; numerous hanai brothers and sisters; and hanai grandparent Robert DeMotta Sr. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mamone residence, 131 Hoohua St., Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alfredo Itabac Carbonel
March 11, 2007
Alfredo Itabac Carbonel, 86, of Omao, Kauai, a retired McBryde Sugar Plantation boiling house supervisor and Koloa Cultural Center owner, died. He was born in Solomaque, Ilocos, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Aida; sons Alfredo and Albert; daughters Lorraine Schmidt and Arlene Carbonel-Santana; brothers Daniel, Ernesto and Rudolfo; sisters Flora Serrano and Adelina Rivad; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Raphael's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.

Kan Yin Chang
March 24, 2007
Kan Yin Chang, 73, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Garden Island Motors auto parts department sales representative, died. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Doris; sons Clyde, Frederick and Patrick Chang and Robert Rumion; daughters Darlene Hatakeyama, Sharlene Rumion and Michelle Colley; brothers and sisters Esther and Bessie Pang, Kan C., Kim M., Kan K. and Kim L. Chang and Yuki Hashimura; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.

Carol Michiko Chin
March 17, 2007
Carol Michiko Chin, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Community Correctional Center secretary, died. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by husband Howard, son Darryl, daughter Cyndy and sister Martha Nose. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Robert Hon Tim Ching
March 18, 2007
Robert Hon Tim Ching, 59, of Honolulu, a Bob Ching Sales owner and Local Motion Hawaiian Surfing Co. representative, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Laurie, sons Nicholas and Christopher, mother Beatrice, brothers Gerald and Wesley, and a grandchild. Celebration of life: 4 p.m. Saturday at Iolani School St. Alban's Chapel. Call after 3 p.m. Reception to follow at Student Center. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Red Cross Hawaii State Chapter.

William Shing Kwong Chu
March 21, 2007
William Shing Kwong Chu, 87, of Honolulu, a Chu's Party Supply proprietor, died in Kahala Nui Care Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Randy; daughters Wilma Chung, Elena Settler and Carolee Kubo; brother Dr. Norman; sisters Thelma Chang, Marian Yap and Hester Pang; and two grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kingston Kamokukuha'aheoipomaikai'iaenakane'elua Davis Patrick Kainoa Robert Epstein Davis
March 21, 2007
Kingston Kamokukuha'aheo-ipomaikai'iaenakane'elua Davis, infant son of Hannah Pascual, and his father Patrick Kainoa Robert Epstein Davis, 22, of Kaneohe, will be remembered in services at noon Saturday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. They died in Kahaluu. They were born in Kaneohe. Kingston Davis is survived by grandparents Alfred and Henrietta Nihipali, and Renee and Alan Motonaga. Patrick Davis is survived by companion Hannah Pascual, mother Renee Motonaga, father Alan Motonaga, brothers Ryan Davis and Branden Motonaga, and grandparents Everette, Julia and Odeleen Davis. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow.

Lillian Leialoha Keaweehu Dela Cruz
March 15, 2007
Lillian Leialoha Keaweehu "Linda" Dela Cruz, 77, of Hilo, a Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee, will be remembered in services 7 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. She died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Joseph Aukai Sr.; son John Jr.; daughters Josephine "Jojo" Tanimoto, Jo-Ann L. Kalamau, Jeanah Ventura and Joanie Kealoha; brothers Hall Kaiwa and Joseph Jr., Wallace, Lindsey and Roy Aukai; sisters Francis "Momi" Miller, Janet "Kahili" Ongoy, Eleanor "Darling" Beimes, Eloise Ishimine and Arlene Hudman; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Call after 5 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m. Friday. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Ellwood Leialoha Fern Jr.
March 23, 2007
Ellwood Leialoha "Woody" Fern Jr., 62, of Wahiawa, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Christian and Alan, daughter Charle, hanai daughter Chris Pier and brothers Austin, Dennis and Peter. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Punahou School Thurston Memorial Chapel. Call after 2:30 p.m. Aloha attire.

Eugenio Jimenez
March 25, 2007
Eugenio Jimenez, 87, of Lihue, a retired state Department of Transportation highway construction inspector, died at home. He was born in Kapaia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Pacita A.; sons Eugene, Ryan and Mark; daughter Rowena Tachibana; brothers Bernardo, Pedro II and Roberto; sister Eileen P. Wright; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at Lihue Christian Church. Celebration of life to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

David W. Kaili Jr.
March 25, 2007
David W. Kaili Jr., 67, of Kaneohe, a retired United Airlines ramp serviceman, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Violet, sons Anthony and Eugene, daughter Davianne Youngblood, brother Henry, sister Genie Kaopua and four grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 11 a.m. Eulogy: noon Casual attire. No flowers. Leis welcome.

Charles M. Kaneyama
March 16, 2007
Charles M. Kaneyama, 99, of Aiea, a retired Kekaha Sugar Mill safety director, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by sons Alvin, Wayne and Ray; daughter Lois Tranilla; sisters Florence Kamei and Fumiko Koike; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Waimea United Church of Christ in Waimea, Kauai. Casual attire.

Randall Laumania Kapololu
March 12, 2007
Randall Laumania Kapololu, 22, of Las Vegas died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by fiancee Sheena DeCastro; daughters Kanoelani Manner and Anayha; parents Russell and Corinthia; brothers Russell Jr. and Randy Kapololu and Hailama Haasenritter; sisters Roberta Lewis and Rayleen Kapololu and Cheyanne Kapololu-Ayau; and grandparents Vivian Kapololu and Harriet Haasenritter. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Dorothy Sumie Katsuyama
March 15, 2007
Dorothy Sumie Katsuyama, 88, of Honolulu, a retired city Redevelopment Agency secretary, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Albert; daughter Joanne Swearingen; brother Wallace Yamashita; sisters Grace Tokuda, Yvonne Uchida and Elaine Nakamoto; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church, 1124 7th Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary printed Monday.

Sean Kealii Marpel
March 18, 2007
Sean Kealii Marpel, 28, of Honolulu, a hotel front desk agent, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Seanson, daughters Anela Deaguiar and Gabrielle L., father Edward, mother Valerie, brother Matthew and grandparents Willa and Domingo Padilla, and Jack and Elizabeth H.M. Marpel. Private services.

Mildred Asae Mau
March 6, 2007
Mildred Asae Mau, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Princess Kaiulani Hotel employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Wilfred, son Mitchell, daughter Beverly Tamashiro and Charlotte Hee, mother Utano Okita, brothers Melvin and Gary Okita, sister Sharon Chung and a grandchild. Private services.

Diane Joan Pang
March 20, 2007
Diane Joan Pang, 54, of Waianae died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Park Falls, Wis. She is survived by husband Alejandro; sons Franklin Antonio and Alejandro Jr.; daughters Holly Boyce, Christine Demonia and Elizabeth; brothers Theodore and Patrick Boyce; sisters Janice Boyce and Roberta King; and five grandchildren. Services and gathering: 11 a.m. Sunday at Pokai Bay. Casual attire.

George William Paz
March 20, 2007
George William Paz, 53, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Airlines employee and U.S. Navy veteran, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Denise, son Matthew, daughters Danielle and Patricia, brother Alan and sister Delphia Paalani. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Heart Association-Hawaii Chapter.

William Recktenwald
March 25, 2007
William "Bill" Recktenwald, 84, of Kailua, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Olean, N.Y. He is survived by son Mark, sister Mary Dahill and two grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Private burial. No flowers. Donations suggested to USS Missouri Memorial Association, P.O. Box 879, Aiea, HI 96701.

Nina Thelma Root
March 6, 2007
Nina Thelma Root, 88, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter Iwalani D. White, son Michael E. White, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Charles Tai
March 18, 2007
Charles "Pico" Tai, 65, of Honolulu died in Aiea. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by brother Milton and sister Valerie Y. Kapahua. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park, behind Kalapawai Store. Casual attire.