Obituaries

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Rosita Toribio Asuncion
Nov. 3, 2007
Rosita Toribio Asuncion, 89, of Pearl City died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by son Adriano, daughters Evelyn Bass and Fely Asuncion, sister Maria Corpuz, 18 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Wednesday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Call after 11 a.m.

Howard Crawford Bell
Nov. 13, 2007
Howard Crawford Bell, 74, of Wailuku, a retired Maui police officer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son Randy, daughters Zina Matsui and Dana Kokubun, brother Douglas, sisters Luella Holt and Clarysse Crane, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Bernice Mokihana Bell-Sanford
Oct. 29, 2007
Bernice Mokihana Bell-Sanford, 80, of Nanakuli died on Oahu. She was born in South Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband William; sons William, Brian and Todd; daughters Hedy L. Rutkowski, Bonnie Perry and Deidre; sister Blossom Saffrey; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

Ann Blauvelt
Nov. 5, 2007
Ann Blauvelt, 77, of Wailuku died at home. She was born in New York. She is survived by companion Thomas McDonald; sons James, John, George R. and Richard Howell; sisters Helen Paz, Gracie Ruckstuhl and Susan Winegardner; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mariano Montero Cabello
Oct. 31, 2007
Mariano Montero Cabello, 97, of Wahiawa, a retired Dole Co. machine operator, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by sons Jasimo, Daniel and Abraham; daughters Rosita Valdez, Narcisa Callejo and Erlinda Yoshida; 23 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

See Chung Fu
Oct. 5, 2007
See Chung Fu, 79, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by wife Oi Chun Lau; son Jie; daughter Lisa Kakleas; brother See Yin; sisters Siu Fong, Siu Fun and Siu Li; and two grandchildren. Taoist services: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jeanne Anne Haslwanter
Nov. 10, 2007
Jeanne Anne Haslwanter, 64, of Honolulu, an X-ray technician, died in Hospice Hawaii Kailua House. She was born in Morristown, N.J. She is survived by sister Carol Gensler. Private services. Donations suggested to St. Jude's Children Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude, Memphis, TN 38105.

Lillian Fumiko Nakagawa Hayashi
Nov. 3, 2007
Lillian Fumiko Nakagawa Hayashi, 87, of Lihue died. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Jerome, a grandchild and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Robert Yuan Shuan Hsu
Oct. 25, 2007
Robert Yuan Shuan Hsu, 62, of Honolulu, owner of Maple Garden Restaurant, died at home. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Esther, daughter Roberta, brother Roger and sister Linda. Services: 10 a.m. today at First Chinese Church of Christ.

Aileen Misao Ige
Nov. 6, 2007
Aileen Misao Ige, 87, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Edmund Z.; sons Frederick T., Patrick and Theodore; daughter Sharon N. Yanazaki; brother Denis Makiya; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Toshiaki Ito
Nov. 8, 2007
Toshiaki Ito, 88, of Honolulu, formerly of Honokaa, Hawaii, proprietor of Ito Electric Co. in Honokaa, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Myra M., sons Calvin and Clayton, brother Sadamu and sisters Irene Suzuki and Hinae Hashimoto. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Honokaa Hongwanji. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Nov. 30 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to Honokaa Hongwanji or Pa'auilo Kongoji. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Wednesday.

Tadashi Kanno
Oct. 19, 2007
Tadashi Kanno, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired state building construction inspector and an Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary, son Russell, daughter Alison Numata and brother George. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Charnell Keolaokalani Kuamoo-Palisbo
Nov. 11, 2007
Charnell Keolaokalani "Nell" Kuamoo-Palisbo, 35, of Mililani, an Aloha Airlines supply clerk, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Joseph A., parents Bernard and Theola Kuamoo, brother Bernard Kuamoo Jr., and sisters Kimberlyn Kuamoo-Pavao III and Chardunais Kuamoo. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, Honolulu. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 7 p.m. Monday and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hilo Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 5 p.m. Monday and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Homelani Cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome for Hilo services only. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.

Lily Ching Leong
Nov. 7, 2007
Lily Ching Leong, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Hartfields salesperson at Ala Moana, died in Pearl City. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gilbert, Wendell and Sterling; brothers Clarence and Wilfred Ching; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 9:30 a.m. next Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Barbara Joyce Lewis
Oct. 14, 2007
Barbara Joyce Lewis, 71, of Kailua, a retired Royal Kona Coffee executive secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Georgia. She is survived by sons Marc and Brian; mother Louise Tillman; brothers Al, John and Butch; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Florence Bergmark Ley
Nov. 3, 2007
Florence Bergmark Ley, 90, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in South Bridge, Mass. She is survived by husband Dr. Albert "Al"; children Rock, Karen, David and Christopher; brothers David and George Bergmark; and three grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to American Friends Service Committee.

Leroy Edward Lopes
Nov. 12, 2007
Leroy Edward Lopes, 54, of Kailua, a finish carpenter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Penny, sons Stanley and Shawn, father Edward and sister Linda Kahanaoi. Services: 12:30 p.m. next Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. No flowers.

William M. Lovell
Nov. 8, 2007
William M. "Bill" Lovell, 68, of Mililani died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Jersey City, N.J. He is survived by wife Keiko, son Anthony and daughter Naomi. Private services.

Carolyn B. Lowrey
Nov. 11, 2007
Carolyn B. Lowrey, 79, of Sequim, Wash., formerly of Kailua, died in Sequim. She was born in Alhambra, Calif. She is survived by husband William R., daughters Cara L. Takamori and Brenda R. Lowrey, stepdaughters Pandy Reiser and Jill Dowd, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. No services. Donations suggested to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362.

Rose Pasadava Macalutas
Nov. 13, 2007
Rose Pasadava Macalutas, 91, of Waipahu, a retired Kala Casuals seamstress, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by children Dorothy Burkner, Abraham and Daniel Macalutas, and Lolita Lum Hoy; brothers John and Joseph Pasadava; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Eleanor H. Mackowski
Nov. 13, 2007
Eleanor H. Mackowski, 83, of Honolulu died. She was born Newark, N.J. She is survived by daughters Diane M. Peter and Elaine F. Mackowski. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Waikiki. Call after 6:30 p.m. Burial in New Jersey. No flowers.

Betty Lou Maldonado
Nov. 9, 2007
Betty Lou Maldonado, 61, of Haiku, Maui, died at home. She was born in Kula, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Alex; daughters Sandra Bayona, Francine Maldonado-Fernandez and Dorene Singson; stepson Billy Medeiros Jr.; brothers John, Tony and George Kanoho; hanai brother Raymond Connor; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Tuesday at Holy Ghost Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery.

Tadashi Minagawa
Nov. 2, 2007
Tadashi Minagawa, 94, of Waipahu died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Etsuko, daughters Lorraine Yamamura and Alyce Minagawa, brothers Katsusuke "Roy" and Toshiho "Andy," sisters Sally Okuno and Kimiyo Fuse, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Henry Hidetoshi Mizuno
Nov. 4, 2007
Henry Hidetoshi Mizuno, 81, of Honolulu, an Army veteran, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jessie, sons John and Dean, daughters Rayna Jenks and Shanti Mizuno, sister Edith and a grandchild. Committal services: 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Stephen William Mooz
Nov. 9, 2007
Stephen William Mooz, 50, of Kihei, Maui, a self-employed home inspector, died at home. He was born in Staten Island, N.D. He is survived by father Harold Mooz, mother Beatrice Goodere, stepfather Steve Goodere and sisters Elizabeth Geeslin and Carolyn Mooz. A celebration of life will be held at 9 a.m. today at Kanaha Beach.

Ethel Omayo Nakagawa
Nov. 9, 2007
Ethel Omayo Nakagawa, 88, of Waialua died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by son Michael H., daughters Carol Ishimoto and Sharon Nakagawa, and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Thomas J. Ontiveros Sr.
Nov. 14, 2007
Thomas J. "Tom" Ontiveros Sr., 69, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a salesperson, died at home. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by son Thomas J., daughter Ann Clark, brother Chuck and two grandchildren. Services at a later date; contact family members for more information.

Alfredo Manzano Palaruan
Nov. 11, 2007
Alfredo Manzano Palaruan, 59, of Kailua-Kona, a KTA Supermarket employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Matilde Claracay; stepson Jordan Claracay; stepdaughter Maria Afan; brother Moses; sisters Felicitas Smith, Gaudencia Parker, Trinidad, Eleanor Miyashiro and Magdalina Woodruff; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment in Kona. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Kaname Saito
Oct. 24, 2007
Kaname Saito, 89, of Honolulu, a Straub Clinic & Hospital medical technologist, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son Dr. Albert and three grandchildren. Private services.

Jimmy Seikichi Senaga
Nov. 7, 2007
Jimmy Seikichi Senaga, 82, of Honolulu, a Sunset Produce self-employed worker, died in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Tsuruko; son Gary; daughters Lydia Morikawa, Lynn Kitamura, Carol Nakamura and Janet Khil; sisters Kay K. Hokama, Stella C. Kanemoto, Shirley M. Saito and Lillian T. Okada; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Cressie Marie Sylva
Nov. 13, 2007
Cressie Marie Sylva, 88, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in Kaupakalua, Haiku, Maui. She is survived by sons Allan J. and Stanley P. Almeida, daughter Lucy M. DeRego, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Frank Ho'oululahui Sylva
Nov. 2, 2007
Frank Ho'oululahui Sylva, 96, of Lahaina, a retired Maui Fire Department captain at Lahaina Fire Station, died at home. He was born in Moanui, Maui. He is survived by wife Adelaide K; children Marybud Kobatake, June Kalepa and Frank W. Sylva; seven grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lahaina Ward. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Ronald Joemar Tavares
Nov. 11, 2007
Ronald Joemar Tavares, 21, of Hilo, a construction industry laborer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by parents Richard and Shirley; foster parents Kaleo and Debbie Motto; brothers Boye and Richard Santiago; sister Jane Tavares; and grandparents Richard and Jenny Tavares, and Emmeline Foster. Services: 11 a.m. next Saturday at Spencer Park.

Haruyo Tsuneta
Nov. 11, 2007
Haruyo Tsuneta, 97, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Lillian S. Kanno, Florence Arasaki and Norma M. Sims; sister Nancy S. Okada; and 13 grandchildren. Private services.

Doris Yasuko Watanabe
Nov. 10, 2007
Doris Yasuko Watanabe, 92, of Kaunakakai died. She was born in Hauula. She is survived by sons Teruo "Buddy," Mitsuo, Kiyoshi and Myles H.; daughter Lillian S. Mochizuki; sisters Pauline Taguma and Sadako Matsuura; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Winston Tsutomu Watanabe
Nov. 10, 2007
Winston Tsutomu Watanabe, 84, of Kahului, a self-employed Realtor, died at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Midori F., son Neil and sister Ellen Kasai. Private services.

Sally Suzanne Weaklend
Nov. 14, 2007
Sally Suzanne Weaklend, 76, of Kihei, Maui, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Cadillac, Mich. She is survived by husband Roy E., mother Katherine Pappin, daughter Suzanne E. Perkins, sister Mary Kay O'Brien and three grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa Church. Call after 6:30 p.m.