Obituaries

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Theodore Winnick / 1912-2007

Talai Afalava
April 24, 2007
Talai Afalava, 84, of Mililani died at home. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Faleu and Siitia, daughter Lepopea Tuisalo, 14 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ierusalema Fou Christian Church, 616 N. School St., Honolulu. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

William Seriaco Apilando
April 27, 2007
William Seriaco Apilando, 77, of Waiahole died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by sons John, Gordon and Chris; daughters Vernalisa Apilando, Michelle Zalonka and Willareen; brothers Francisco and Simeon; sister Amelia Poli; 26 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Santiago Benitez Blanco
May 1, 2007
Santiago Benitez Blanco, 84, of Honolulu, a retired real estate broker, died. He was born in Manila. He is survived by wife Gisela and five sisters. No services.

Sina Catian
April 27, 2007
Sina Catian, 90, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Leeward Integrated Health Services. She was born in Vaitogi, American Samoa. She is survived by son Frank; daughters Lauvi Puna, Eseta Afalava, Maximina Catian, Linda Pilago and Felomina Cintron; 23 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Samoan Congregational Christian Church. Call after 8 a.m. Cemetery services to follow.

Joe DeFore
April 26, 2007
Joe DeFore, 76, of Honolulu, formerly of Michigan, a retired Ford Motor Co. quality automotive inspector, died at home. He was born in Georgia. He is survived by children Daniel, Joseph and Lisa DeFore, Margaret Craig and Elizabeth Knasko. Services to be held in Michigan at a later date.

Mary Monson Gere
April 27, 2007
Mary Monson Gere, 53, of Waialua, a bookkeeper, died in Waialua. She was born in Escanaba, Mich. She is survived by daughters Briah Gere and Mecca Monson-Gere; hanai daughters Bianca and Kea; brothers Clinton, Bob and Stewart Monson; sisters Marilyn Christianson, Nancy Brown and Sandy Shepley. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Puuiki Park in Waialua. Reception: 8 p.m. at Dos Cholos. Casual attire.

Wanda Li Kaapuni Hobbs
April 24, 2007
Wanda Li Kaapuni Hobbs, 63, of Waianae died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Roger K. and Jack K.J., daughters Weena L. and Verna E.Y.H., brother Bernard K. Halama, sister Diana L. Pauole, 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers.

Sakae Kai
April 17, 2007
Sakae Kai, 97, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Liliha Health Care Center. She was born in Kapulena, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Mildred Nakano, Karen Kai-Dyas and Gail Kai; sisters Michiko Shimotsu and Sumiko Matsuura; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Eufemia Domingo Lamug
April 13, 2007
Eufemia Domingo Lamug, 68, of Waipahu died. She was born in Claveria, Cagayan, Philippines. She is survived by husband Severo B., sons Calixto and Renald, daughter Daisy D. Batangan, brother Alfonso Domingo and eight grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Arthur Wesley Low
April 27, 2007
Arthur Wesley Low, 77, of Kahului, a retired County of Maui accountant, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Colorado. He is survived by son David A., daughter Andrea M. and brother Clifford. Private services.

Mieko Namba
May 2, 2007
Mieko Namba, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Kuakini Medical Center housekeeper, died in Liliha Health Care Center. She was born in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan. She is survived by son Michael Y., stepsons Masanori and Richard I., and four grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.

Rose Chong Apio Sandy
April 27, 2007
Rose Chong Apio Sandy, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Campbell High School custodian, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Kalamaula, Molokai. She is survived by sons Stephen and Solomon Apio; daughters Arlene Andrade, Alverna Takashima and Carroll Apio; brothers Charles and Richard Chong; sisters Maryn Yee, Esther Peters and Constance Prange; 21 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Cemetery services to follow.

Hugh Sun Chung Say
April 14, 2007
Hugh Sun Chung Say, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Virg Davidson Chudacoff employee, died. He was born in Hanalei, Kauai. He is survived by sons Calvin, Kerwin and Heu-Wynn; daughters Valerie Daog and Susan Tamanaha; brother Sun Kow "Shorty"; sisters Violet Ho, Ellen Chang and Amy Say; and 11 grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Henry Young Mun Shinn
April 20, 2007
Henry Young Mun Shinn, 79, of Pearl City, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel PBX repairman, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Marge Okutsu-Shinn, sons Gary and Gregg, daughters Cynthia Carlson-Shigemasa and Allison Shinn-Yuen, sister Betty Shiroma, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Charles Stubblefield
April 27, 2007
Charles "Stubby" Stubblefield, 85, of Kailua, a retired KHET program manager and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Valerie, son Larry, daughter Marga, brother Sam Carter Jr. and a grandchild. Services to be held at a later date.

Michael J. Sutherland
April 26, 2007
Michael J. Sutherland, 48, of Honolulu, a security guard, died at home. He was born in Cambridge, Mass. He is survived by father Andrew F. and sister Andrea Pizzi-McFarland. Private services.

Alton Nobuichi Uyeno
April 27, 2007
Alton Nobuichi Uyeno, 68, of Kihei, a retired U.S. Postal Service supervisor and U.S. Army captain, died in Wailuku. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Chong Suk; sons Raymond and John; daughters Carol Uyeno, Iris Mason and Jill Delsman; sister Karen Zufelt; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Paul Tsukasa Yamauchi
April 22, 2007
Paul Tsukasa Yamauchi, 68, of Honolulu, a retired Hicks Homes carpenter, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Alice M., son Ross T., daughters Kelley G. and Jade M., mother Haruko, brothers Arthur H. and Herman R., sister Margaret S. and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Cathy Lynn Zane
April 16, 2007
Cathy Lynn Zane, 53, of Honolulu, a Queen's Medical Center registered nurse, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Allen, mother Betty, brother Robert, sister Susan Teruya and hanai sister Judy Trubiana. Private services.