Obituaries

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Walter Aki Jr.
May 8, 2007
Walter Aki Jr., 69, of Waianae, a retired Honolulu police officer, died at home. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Jean Y., sons Marshall and Markham, daughter Charlene Yamamoto, brothers James and Wayne, and sister Muriel Sakanaka. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Gregory Haulani Awana Sr.
May 5, 2007
Gregory Haulani Awana Sr., 59, of Kapolei, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Donna M., son Gregory H. Jr., mother Mary K. Lee, brother Thomas K. Jr. and sister Arlyne A. Lee. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Rita's Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway, Nanakuli. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Marilou Nulot Cacal
May 9, 2007
Marilou Nulot Cacal, 48, of El Paso, Texas, died in El Paso. She was born in Manila. She is survived by husband Dante; son Michael; daughter Nicole; mother Mercedes Nulot; brothers Bienvenido, Jerry, Benjamin and Juanito Nulot; and sisters Marilyn Pascua and Victoria Ramos. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Roch's Church in Kahuku. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Committal services: 10 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Herman Hasegawa
May 4, 2007
Herman Hasegawa, 70, of Kapaa, Kauai, a farmer, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by brother Vincent. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Kapaa Hongwanji Church. Casual attire.

Margaret Kamealoha
May 12, 2007
Margaret Kamealoha, 69, of Wahiawa, a dog breeder and groomer, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by daughters Linda Naniseni and Roberta Calzo, sister Barbara Strittmatter, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Sunday at Aiea Heights Park, first pavilion. Casual attire.

Pastor Cacal Madolora
May 5, 2007
Pastor Cacal Madolora, 91, of Waipahu, a retired Armed Forces veteran in the Philippines, Service Motors/Servco Pacific employee and care home operator, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Cadaratan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Noemi F.; children Henry, Gremy, Ely, Willy and Rey Madolora and Fe Villanueva; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2313 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu. Call after 5:30 p.m. Additional services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Neomai Lolo Moungaloa Mataele
May 9, 2007
Neomai Lolo Moungaloa Mataele, 83, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Tonga. She is survived by husband Heamasi L.; sons Tupouinua and Sione Latu, Tutulu Peatau, Kolomitoni, Sione Lolo, Lileni Feleti, Samuela Kauasi, Esei Olioni and Maika Laws; daughter Ofakipouono Fusitua; brother Viliami Maumau; 49 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahala Stake. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe II Stake. Burial: 10 a.m. at Green Haven Cemetery.

Kenji Matsumoto
May 14, 2007
Kenji Matsumoto, 89, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. tractor driver, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by son Kenneth; daughters Jane Toyama, Judy Nakamura and Carol Prepose; brother Paul; sister Matsuko Beverage; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Private inurnment to be held.

Everett J. Pacheco Mendez
May 13, 2007
Everett J. Pacheco Mendez, 63, of Kanaio, Maui, a self-employed worker, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Adeline; daughters Bridget, Lynette Acain and Shawna Cruz; brothers Denis and Rodwin Pacheco; sisters Nalani Meyer, Danette Lee and Linda Pacheco; and 10 grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jude Catholic Church in Makakilo. Services on Maui pending. Casual attire.

Myron Kalina Olsen
May 10, 2007
Myron Kalina Olsen, also known as "Oli" and "Bimbo," 81, of Honolulu, a retired city refuse collector, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marie; daughters Marie Bertelmann, Elizabeth Wilson and Eloise Edwards; hanai daughter Sandra Olsen; brother Bernard; sister Hannah Chenoweth; 13 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild. Services: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Michael Pantohan
May 3, 2007
Michael "Mike" Pantohan, 58, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by son David M.; daughters Dominique and Drianna; brothers Eusebio, Gilbert, Charlie, Mark, Calvin and Bryan; sisters Kathleen Angog, Shirley Devecchis and Valerie Tanioka; and three grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Reese Sonny Lamadrid Rosco
May 4, 2007
Reese Sonny Lamadrid Rosco, 19, of Waipahu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Joseph L., mother Yolanda T. Lamadrid, sister Kyleena M. Rosco Lamadrid and grandparent Mary G. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Abraham B. Sobrado
May 8, 2007
Abraham B. "Bill" Sobrado, 77, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Star-Bulletin district manager, died in Palolo Hospice. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by adopted son Gaynon, brother Emmon, sister Magdalena Castillo and two grandchildren. No services. Scattering of ashes to be held Sunday in Waikiki.

Catherine Tavares
May 14, 2007
Catherine Tavares, 73, of Hilo, formerly of Kona, Hawaii, a homemaker and former employee of J.C. Penney Co., Dr. Geiger and Kona Inn, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Edward "ET"; daughters Yvonne Bailey, Debby Ann Powell, Joanne M. Tavares and Cathy Costa; brothers Antone and Alfred Vincent and William and Albert Vicente; sister Margaret Branco; 15 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Section 7. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lawrence Akira Tsuruda
May 2, 2007
Lawrence Akira Tsuruda, 78, of Honolulu, a retired No Ka Oi Realty real estate broker, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret; sons Ronald, Terry and Paul; daughter Lori Matsumoto; brothers Richard "Peppy," Thomas "Tomato" and Roy; sisters Grace Kondo, Shirley Naruse and Janet Kaneshiro; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Harry Hei Choon Yuh
May 7, 2007
Harry Hei Choon Yuh, 83, of Wahiawa, a retired Hickam Air Force Base firefighter and U.S. Army veteran, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rosalie S.; sons Harvey and Steven; daughter Madeline Laymon; hanai daughter Faafetai Jennings; brothers Howard, Stanley, Larry and Raymond; sisters Ella Hong and Helen; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.