Obituaries

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Paul Kwai Tung Chun / Chun Kim Chow Ltd. / 1922-2007

Sandra Lee Barth
June 20, 2007
Sandra Lee "Cassie" Barth, 64, of Waipahu, a Pictures Plus employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Victoria Pacheco, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Celebration of life: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Sand Island State Park.

Hermo Cabato Cabagbag
July 14, 2007
Hermo Cabato "Emmo" Cabagbag, 69, of Honolulu, a retired construction laborer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Pinipin, Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosita "Rose"; children Elvie Lozano, Mercedes Daguro, Emy Terry, Carmen Cabato, Rosemarie Lacuesta and Carlito "Tito," Cresencio "Kincho," Milton and Ronniegene Cabagbag; brothers and sisters Victorino, Steve, Claro and Marcelina Cabagbag, Remedios Cabradilla, Nina Javines and Dolores Pangan; 20 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. next Wednesday at St. Philomena's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Andrea Diane Carbone
July 13, 2007
Andrea Diane Carbone, 20, of Kailua, an Abercrombie and Fitch store salesclerk, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Eric W. Funk; father Frank J.; mother Frances H. Martinez; brother Alfonso M. Martinez; sisters Alicia C. and Angela E. Martinez and Ashley T. Lacomette; and grandparents Toshi Headland, Diane D. Decker and Bill W. King. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Evelyn Yuk Sim Chun
July 5, 2007
Evelyn Yuk Sim Chun, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Central Intermediate School cook, died in St. Francis-East Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gary and Wendell; daughters Barbara Zane, Beverly Hee and Debra Shiroma; brothers Alfred, Charles and Libert Lum; sisters Bessie Fong and Helen Latham; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 9:30 a.m. next Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Matilde Laguitan Ferido
June 15, 2007
Matilde Laguitan Ferido, 76, of Haleiwa, a retired Rusty's Flowers employee, died at home. She was born in San Narciso, Zambales, Philippines. She is survived by husband Rockefeller; children Mercy Antolin, Evangelyn De Gunya, Rockefeller Ferido Jr., Joyceline Onza, and Scott and Danny Ferido; brother Paulino Laguitan; sisters Librada L. Navarette, Anecita L. Callejo and Julita L. Siscar; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Lucille Ferreira
July 14, 2007
Lucille "Lucy" Ferreira, 82, of Waianae died at home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Lawrence O., Lewis M. and Lawton M.; daughters Judy Ann Ferreira, Susan "Sue" Lind and Arlene C. Kim; sister Irene Tam; stepbrothers and stepsisters; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Eleanor Agnes Fischer
July 15, 2007
Eleanor Agnes Fischer, 90, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Reno, Nev. She is survived by sons Brendan and Paul; daughters Sister Francis Clare Fischer, Mary Yardley and Anne Pontius; brothers Gerald and Frank Smith; sister Bonnie Wheeler; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Reception to be held at Father Damien Hall.

Herbert Chew Him Hee
July 15, 2007
Herbert Chew Him Hee, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Schuman Carriage auto parts supervisor, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ronald K.C. and Richard K.C., daughter Lorraine Y.C., brothers Raymond and Albert, sisters Nora Wong and Margaret Akiona, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 8 a.m. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers.

Akiko Hirata
June 30, 2007
Akiko Hirata, 85, of Wahiawa died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by husband Isami; sons Bob, Roy, Larry and Paul; daughter Karen Hanabusa; brother Sakae Tsukamoto; sister Sueko Nakashima; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Clarence Kamana Kealoha
July 16, 2007
Clarence Kamana Kealoha, 46, of Nanakuli, a U.S. Air Force master sergeant, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pohai; son Kamana; daughters Brittany and Kailee; brothers Kaleo and Phillip; hanai brothers Walter Jr., Murphy and Ed; sisters Gwen Kealoha; hanai sisters Jerrilee Alexander and Jeidi Kealoha; and a grandchild. Services: noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Trucilla Keanini
July 12, 2007
Trucilla "Aunty Honey" Keanini, 60, of Lahaina, a retail worker, died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by brother Samuel K. and Joseph K. Jr.; sister Agnes Moleta; hanai sons Kevin Kahaialii and Joseph K. III and Jason K. Keanini; hanai daughters Nani Mendoza, Diane Amaral and Napua Kahele; hanai brother Walter B. Kahaialii; and five grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Puehuehuiki County Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Tokushio Kina
July 11, 2007
Tokushio "Frank" Kina, 93, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired Masaru Oda Painting painter, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Waiakea Uka, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sadako; sons Thomas, Alfred, George, Howard and Dick; daughter Helen Garrett; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert Mitsuo Kiriu
July 2, 2007
Robert Mitsuo Kiriu, 85, of Honolulu, a Chico's Pizza Parlor general manager, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy; daughters Gail, Karen Morrison and Amy Akamine; brother Hisao; sister Beverly Furuya; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Shizuko Kunichika
July 5, 2007
Shizuko "Arlene" Kunichika, 82, of Honolulu, retired Liliha Bakery employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Puukolii, Maui. She is survived by husband Robert T., son Dr. Eric T., daughter Lori A. Tamayori, sister Kimiyo Sasaki and two grandchildren. Private services.

Walter Satoshi Kushimi
June 29, 2007
Walter Satoshi Kushimi, 66, of Mililani, a retired Fort Shafter employee, died at home. He was born in Kemoo Camp. He is survived by wife Dorothy K., son Mark M., daughter Janel K.K. Oshiro, brothers Richard and Thomas, sister Eunice and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Herman Z. Luna
July 5, 2007
Herman Z. "Jerry" Luna, 70, of Waianae, retired from the U.S. Navy and a retired rigger from Shop 72, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Angeline; sons Kenneth, Benjamin, Christopher and Jason; daughters Lory Higa and Debra, Valerie and Virginia Luna; brothers Antonio, Mario, Manuel, Maximo, Reynato, Danilo and Leonardo Jr.; sisters Violeta Luna-Hill, Estrella Kuehnel, Corazon Smith, Carmelita Navasca, Gracita Gomez and Leonora Ventura; and 22 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Tuesday.

Geraldine Maurer
June 26, 2007
Geraldine Maurer, 100, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher and librarian, died at home. She was born in Keota, Iowa. She is survived by husband Dr. Walter H. Private services.

Correena Leialoha Medeiros
July 7, 2007
Correena Leialoha Medeiros, 39, of Waianae, a Maui Memorial Hospital housekeeping worker, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by companion John Nelson; brothers David Jr., Manuela, Gilbert and Charles; and sisters Girlty Medeiros, Mary Fe'aomoeata, Pauline Easley, Ramona Difolco and Hannah Silva. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Makaha Beach, across from Cornets. Scattering of ashes: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Kailua Beach, after the bridge. Casual attire.

Mariano P. Mendez
June 26, 2007
Mariano P. Mendez, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center licensed practical nurse, died in Honolulu. She was born in Asingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by sons Roy Villaflor and Patrick Mendez, daughters Dory Clisham and Anna Paro, seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.

Troy Vernon Miles
July 10, 2007
Troy Vernon Miles, 64, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a carpenter and U.S. Navy veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Yakima, Wash. He is survived by caregiver Sylvia Gonzalez, brother Ray and sister Rita. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kurtistown Assembly of God Church. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Carol Morishige
June 28, 2007
Carol Morishige, 53, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Church of Light minister, died in Hawaii Medical Center Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Iwao, mother Kinu and brothers Melvin and Wayne. Private services.

Gladys Chiyoko Navarro
July 7, 2007
Gladys Chiyoko Navarro, also known as Gladys Chiyoko Yoshino, 99, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Heeia, Hawaii. She is survived by hanai daughters Joy and Rhoda Yoshino, and brother Eisuke Yoshino. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Evelyn Kawailani Kahalehoe Olsen
June 11, 2007
Evelyn Kawailani Kahalehoe Olsen, 63, of Pensacola, Fla., formerly of Honolulu, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Abel III, Patrick and James Fernandez, Ramona Oliveira and Ralph Jr., John and Hank Olsen; mother Ellen K. Kahalehoe; brothers Wally, John, Jimmy and Tony Kahalehoe and Peter A'i; sisters Gwendolyn Rowland and Pua'ala McElhaney; 20 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 2-7 p.m. Aug. 4 at Waianae Army Rest Camp. Aloha attire.

Teodocia Sahagun
June 24, 2007
Teodocia Sahagun, 92, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Laoag City, Philippines. She is survived by daughters Pauline S. Dela Cruz and Leonora S. Sahagun-Sarmiento, brother Manuel V. Delos Santos, sisters Martha Guillermo and Mary Belanio, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Paul Ezra Taylor Jr.
July 16, 2007
Paul Ezra Taylor Jr., 84, of Kailua, a retired electrical engineer, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Denver. He is survived by companion Nancy Yuen, daughters Carolyn Leffler and Diane Mitchell, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 8:30 a.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial to be held in Denver at a later date. Casual attire.

Helen Yukie Uechi
June 28, 2007
Helen Yukie Uechi, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Melville W.D. "Denny"; daughters Marguerite M.S. Brodeur, Linda H. Madsen and Holly A. Racker; brothers Theodore and Andre "Andy" Ajimine; sisters Betty Maeshiro, Margaret Quon, Violet Higa, Doris McAmis, Katherine Mahelona and Nancy "Sue" Boyle; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Japanese Seventh-day Adventist Church. Aloha attire.

Makoto Usui
July 6, 2007
Makoto Usui, 92, of Honolulu, a retired auto parts clerk, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth, son Gordon and three grandchildren. Private services.

Lilian Ruth Vasey
July 14, 2007
Lilian Ruth Vasey, 89, of Honolulu, a teacher and elementary school principal, died at home. She is survived by husband Lloyd R. "Joe"; daughters Kristine, Karla and Kari; and a grandchild. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Lloyd R. "Joe" and Lilian Vasey Fellowship Program. For more information on this endowed fund, go online to www.csis.org/experts/fellows/vasey; contact Pacific Forum/CSIS, 1001 Bishop St. Suite 1150, Honolulu, HI 96813; e-mail pacforum@hawaii.rr.com; or call (808) 521-6745.

Edie Satsuki Yamashita
July 10, 2007
Edie Satsuki Yamashita, 37, of Kaneohe, a legal secretary for Li & Tsukazaki law firm, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Eric Y. and Earl S. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.