Obituaries

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Mary Almeida
Oct. 31, 2007
Mary Almeida, 97, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died in Waipahu. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by son Clifford, daughter Geraldine Tomlinson, sister Frances Warford, seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 22 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Raymond Aquinde Jr.
Oct. 28, 2007
Raymond Aquinde Jr., 71, of Kahului, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Eleanor "Bobo"; sons Russell, Bradford, Dexter and Christopher; brothers Peter, Juan, Sergio and Marsilo; sisters Francisca Nelson, Eleanor Clampitt and Paulina Sweeney; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Ashley Marie Leilani Au
Oct. 28, 2007
Ashley Marie Leilani Au, 18, of Tulsa, Okla., and Honolulu, died in Tulsa. She is survived by mother Cindy, father Duane, stepmother Cheryl Scott, brother Jason, sister Jade Brueckner and grandparents Ethel Au and Wilbur and Mary Lue Goodsell. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kamehameha School Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.

John Akana Awana Jr.
Oct. 24, 2007
John Akana Awana Jr., 78, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. engineer, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Violet "Dede," son John Keola, daughter Kawehi Keliipuleole, sister Roen Sunn and five grandchildren. Visitation: 4:15 p.m. Wednesday at Kamehameha Schools Chapel. Burial: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Mario Thomas Cordero Sr.
Nov. 3, 2007
Mario Thomas Cordero Sr., 67, of Hilo, a Yamada Transfer Co. repairman and retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. cane truck driver, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kalopa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Luana; sons Ricky Kahapea and Mario T. Jr., Samson and Dale Cordero; daughters Julia Hoke, LuLani Tomazeski and Faith Cordero; brothers Ernest Sr. and Alfonso Sr.; sisters Petronilla "Nina" Agliam, Caridad Gallegos, Feliza "Fely" Paglinawan and Esabel Domingo; 25 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Eugene Kekaa Duvauchelle
Nov. 7, 2007
Eugene Kekaa "Duva" Duvauchelle, 82, of Kailua, a retired city Refuse Department and Kapaa Quarry employee, died in Kailua. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Linda; sons Scott Duvauchelle and Anthony De Motta Jr.; daughters Penny Makaila, Jean and Cookie Duvauchelle, and Mahealani De Motta; sister Ella Young; 15 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Eulogy: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Reception to follow. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire.

Violet Carol French
Nov. 5, 2007
Violet Carol French, also known as Carol French, 89, of Wailuku, a retired Maui Pineapple Co. and Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. executive secretary, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hono- lulu. She is survived by son Joe B., daughter Valerie Gorski, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Adele Kahaleuka Ahuna Greenleaf
Nov. 4, 2007
Adele Kahaleuka Ahuna Greenleaf, 79, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Harold N. Ahuna; daughters Ellen Chartrand, Roberta "Nani" Castillo, Roxanne "Sandy" Ballesteros, Adele Sabagala, Babbette "Babs" Schad and Teresa "Tessie" Greenleaf; numerous hanai children; sisters Gladys Welsh, Ellen Pahinui, and Helen and Pauline "Lillian" Ahuna; 17 grandchildren; numerous hanai grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Kinh Ha
Nov. 1, 2007
Kinh Ha, 82, of Honolulu, a retired public schools teacher, died in Queen's Hospice. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by wife Kia Thi Nguyen; sons Thuc Van, Hiep Hao, Hung Hong and Hanh Huu; daughters Lang Thi and Thuthuy Thi; brothers Nhuan and Phuc Van; sister Nhi Thi; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Scattering of ashes in Vietnam.

Charles Kahele Hassard
Nov. 9, 2007
Charles Kahele Hassard, 80, of Waipahu, a World War II veteran, died in Hawaii Medical Center-West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Charles, daughter Bertha Roxburgh and sister Mary Lou Walters. Committal services: 2 p.m. Nov. 19 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Kenneth Wah Hung Kong
Oct. 29, 2007
Kenneth Wah Hung Kong, 67, of Kaneohe, a power plant control man, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Eileen; sons Darin, Henry and Kenneth; brothers Henry, Phillip, Stanley, Reuben and Maurice; sisters Mary Jane Doyle, Ruby Johnson, Amy Marsden and Bernice Gangale; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.

Dung Yong Kwon
Nov. 5, 2007
Dung Yong Kwon, 73, of Pearl City died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Kim Hae, Korea. He is survived by wife Ok Hun; son Daniel; daughters Nani Avery, Chaya Street and Yong Dawson; sister Sue Mew; and nine grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Eva Kapilialoha Lagodlagod
Nov. 7, 2007
Eva Kapilialoha "Kapili" Lagodlagod, 68, of Honolulu died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Donicio; daughters D. Kehau Sanchez, Candis K. Castro and Cheryl K. Martin; mother Beatrice K. Loman; brothers Joseph and Dennis Keola, and Charles Miller; sisters Dorothy Pergil and Darlene and Tammye Keola; and six grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Mount Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Maizie Mew Ung Loo
Oct. 13, 2007
Maizie Mew Ung Loo, 78, of Broomfield, Colo., died in Louisville, Colo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Richard W.L.; son Stephen; daughters Susan and Barbara Loo; brothers Charles, Ronald, Theodore and Richard Ho; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Jason Antonio Lorenzo
Nov. 7, 2007
Jason Antonio "Apostol" Lorenzo, 57, of Kahului, owner of Servpro of Maui, died in Hale Makua-Wailuku. He was born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Merlyn G.; daughters Dorothy and Iris; brothers Jovencio, Pacifico and Cesar; and sisters Loring Bartolome, Nati Aquino, Puriza Manuel and Conchita Barett. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.

Patricia Ann McDermott
Nov. 8, 2007
Patricia Ann McDermott, 86, of Honolulu, retired Antiques Pacifica owner, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John W., son Dennis Boyer, daughter Carole Renfrow and three grandchildren. Services: 8:30 a.m. Friday at Outrigger Canoe Club. Scattering of ashes to follow. Donations suggested to Hono- lulu Academy of Arts, Attn: Development Department, 900 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96814. Casual attire. No flowers.

Minnie Morales
Oct. 26, 2007
Minnie Morales, 82, of Wahiawa died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. She is survived by son John; daughters Valerie Colon and Roberta Raguirag; brothers Daniel, Frank and Baptiste Rivera; sisters Bella Boreliz, Marsha Stant and Mary Gandia; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403A California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

George Harris Murray
Oct. 29, 2007
George Harris Murray, 69, of Waipahu, a retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Roberta Oneha and E. Nani Barboza. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Frank Hooululahui Sylva
Nov. 2, 2007
Frank Hooululahui Sylva, 96, of Lahaina, a retired Maui Fire Department captain, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Adelaide Kuamu, son Frank, daughters Marybud Kobatake and June Kalepa, seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lahaina. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.