Obituaries

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Halford Joseph Cheung Amana Sr.
Dec. 19, 2007
Halford Joseph Cheung "Hal" Amana Sr., 73, of Hilo, a retired Kulani Correctional Facility lieutenant and JC Penney, Firestone and Midas Muffler brake specialist, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Kalford Sr.; daughters Maeliette Amana, Antoinette Chartrand, Novette Amana-Dancy and Shannaliette Forman; hanai daughter Raenette "Pua" Chamberlin; brother Lauren Wong; sisters Mei Jean Ching and Queenie Kwock; 18 grandchildren; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Graveside services: 9:15 a.m. Friday at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Marjorie Patricia Andrade
Dec. 17, 2007
Marjorie Patricia Andrade, 73, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Robert; sons David and Michael; brothers Anthony, John and Harry Botelho; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.

Loretta Maria Lordes Martinez Apilado
Dec. 21, 2007
Loretta Maria Lordes Martinez Apilado, 78, of Kilauea, Kauai, a Kauai Resort Hotel pantry prep cook, died. She was born in Kilauea. She is survived by daughter Donna Apilado-Schumacher; stepsons Herminio and Justin; brothers Elpidio, Feliciano and John Martinez; sisters Maria Miranda, Trinidad Barbusa and Procides Busto; and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Calvary Chapel North Shore. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.

Lucy Carvalho Calistro
Dec. 19, 2007
Lucy Carvalho Calistro, 93, of Kailua, a retired Clipper Transfer Co. secretary, died at home. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by son Douglas F., daughters Joan C. Kuhlman and Mildred C. Kane, sister Rose Calistro, 13 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Kaneohe. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Manuel Calamaan Coloma
Nov. 28, 2007
Manuel Calamaan "Manning" Coloma, 79, of Waipahu, a retired Ewa Sugar Plantation planter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Valeriana B., son Maynard, brother Pacifico and sisters Christeta Coloma, Francesca Deuz, Aniceta Bumanglag, Deogracia Perez and Regina Baldugo. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Charles Freitas
Nov. 29, 2007
Charles "Charlie" Freitas, 46, of Waianae, owner of Charlie's Pumping/Septic Service, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jaime; children Kahiau and Charles Freitas Jr.; father Joseph; mother Lorraine Schucht; brothers Merton and Robin Stevenson, and Glenn, Gilbert and Franklin Freitas, and Frederick Jr., Henry and Mark Schucht; and sisters Lillian Pomaikai, Minnie K. Richard, Lorraine Jenkins, and Ellen De Cambra and Cora Freitas. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. Friday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Yoshio Harada
Dec. 18, 2007
Yoshio Harada, 90, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired Puna Sugar Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Mountain View. He is survived by sons Melvin, Dennis and Gene; daughter Linda; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Puna Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.

Shane Timothy Harrington
Nov. 30, 2007
Shane Timothy Harrington, 51, of Waipahu, a Lyden Vinyl Sidings employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by wife Valerie, stepson Deacon Fernandez, brother John Harrington and two step-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

George Iwao Inabata
Dec. 11, 2007
George Iwao Inabata, 83, of Honolulu, a retired city Parks and Recreation Department mechanic, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Holly Y. Nakasone, brothers Lawrence A. and Thomas M., sisters Ruth Y. Nakano and Bessie Uchiumi and two grandchildren. Private services.

Frederick Haruo Iwamoto
Dec. 9, 2007
Frederick Haruo Iwamoto, 76, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Hawaiian Airlines employee, died in Life Care Center of Kona. He was born in Kainaliu, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Nathalie Tucker, brother Francis Iwamoto, sisters Alice Nakamura, Lily Iguchi, Hannah Okimoto, Nancy Sakata and Mabel Tam. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Joaquin Michael Joseph Jr.
Dec. 17, 2007
Joaquin Michael Joseph Jr., 77, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired cowboy, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diane; sons Joaquin III, Melvin P., Daniel and David Joseph, and William C. and John B. Mariani IV; daughters Ivy Ortez, Evon Joseph, Joeann Freitas, Anna M. Ismael and Jessica Velez; brothers Richard and Patrick; 37 grandchildren; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Naalehu Community Cemetery. Casual attire.

Kikuye Morita Kadota
Dec. 15, 2007
Kikuye Morita Kadota, 88, of Hilo, a retired Kilauea Military Camp account clerk, died at home. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Riley, daughter Sandra and brother Herbert Morita. No services.

William Kaniho Jr.
Nov. 27, 2007
William Kaniho, Jr., 83, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Henrietta; son James; daughters Henrietta Crabbe, Charlotte Torres, June Molinari and Noreen Pine; brothers Sonny, Thomas, Kenneth and Martin; sisters Jane Gouveia and Mary Tegman; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Joseph K. Konanui
Dec. 13, 2007
Joseph K. Konanui, 81, of Opihikao, Hawaii, a County of Hawaii heavy equipment operator and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Pahoa, Hawaii. He was born in Opihikao. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; sons Jerry and Howard Sr.; daughters Sheila Aiona and Janet Gladden; brothers Charles, Joseph and Bernard; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Church. Call after 7 a.m.

Lawrence Kekulani Lee
Dec. 16, 2007
Lawrence Kekulani Lee, 59, of Kaneohe died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by wife Della; sons Robert L. and Scott; daughters Erika Lee and Rachel Martinez; mother Viola; brothers Paul Jr., Samuel Sr., Jarrett, Hauoli and Kel; sisters Leilani Domingues and Pinan Lewis; and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe First Ward. Call after 10 a.m.

Josephine Foong Gee Lum
Dec. 16, 2007
Josephine Foong Gee Lum, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Transit Service clerk, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Glen Paul Manloloyo
Dec. 4, 2007
Glen Paul Manloloyo, 56, of Mililani, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Rhelee, sons Christopher L. and David T., daughter Emily S., father John Sr., brother John Jr. and sisters Christine Diehl, Victoria Ishibashi and Veronica Magalion. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha or casual attire.

Edna Shizue Matsuura
Dec. 6, 2007
Edna Shizue Matsuura, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel Minute Chef waitress, died at home. She was born in Amauulu Camp 4, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Russell I., Norman T., Reginald M. and Carl M.; brother Richard T. Shimabukuro; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Lynnette Keiko Kyono Meatoga
Dec. 13, 2007
Lynnette Keiko Kyono Meatoga, 43, of Kauai died in Hawaii Medical Center. She is survived by husband Kenny, sons Vaughn M.K., daughter Kelly, mother Jean S. Kyono and brothers Steven, Russell and Glen. Celebration of life: 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Kalaheo Missionary Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth Carrera Medeiros
Dec. 15, 2007
Kenneth Carrera Medeiros, 76, of Waianae died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kathleen; sons James, Stephen and Kenny; daughters Cynthia, Julie, Tracie, Pattie and Debra; brother Glenn Medeiros; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Aloha attire.

Emeren Muritok
Dec. 12, 2007
Emeren Muritok, 47, of Honolulu, an elementary school teacher, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Chuuk, Micronesia. She is survived by husband Lesther ; sons Wesley, Dexter and Buster; daughters Leserine and Lesleen; and two grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.

Dana Sachie Nakamura
Dec. 15, 2007
Dana Sachie Nakamura, 29, of Hillsboro, Ore., formerly of Hilo, died in Portland, Ore. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by parents David and Ellen, brother Scott, companion Chris Dickson and grandparent Chiyoko. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Sixto Agustin Pastor
Dec. 10, 2007
Sixto Agustin Pastor, 81, of Waipahu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village housekeeper, died in Waipahu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Venancia; sons Julio, Robert and Johny; daughter Rose Bareng; sisters Eufemia Pedro, Carnation Jacob, Natividad Acob and Edith Agustin; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Egnacio Perez
Dec. 7, 2007
Egnacio Perez, 95, of Manoa died in Manoa. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Sylvia, son Ignacio, daughter Joan V. and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services held.

Dominado Pilanca
Dec. 18, 2007
Dominado Pilanca, 73, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a Kau Agribusiness Sugar Co. laborer, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Solita; son Jefferey; daughters Elaine, Zelda and Mary Pilanca, Debra Arase, Teri Victor and Kathy Gaytan; mother Evangelista Pantaleon; brothers Philemon Pilanca, and David and Vicente Pelanca; sister Gloria Castaneda; 20 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at 95-5584 Lokelani St., Naalehu. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 1 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after noon. Burial to follow at Naalehu County Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

William Lepelio Puha Sr.
Dec. 15, 2007
William Lepelio Puha Sr., 43, of Paia, Maui, a Rojac Trucking Inc. truck driver, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cherleen; sons Allen "Kato," William Jr. and Waylen "Bubba"; daughters Willeen L. and Whitney "Anela"; father William K.; mother Charlotte; brother Wayne K.; and sisters Tami Villegas, Wendi "Keala" Hoopai and Babette Kahalekai. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 2 p.m. Valley Isle Memorial Park.

Corazon Escobar Quinajon
Dec. 18, 2007
Corazon Escobar Quinajon, 85, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Reynold, Clarence, Michael and Byron; brother Manuel Escobar; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Jessua Kalei O Lanakila Rosaga
Dec. 13, 2007
Jessua Kalei O Lanakila "Buda" Rosaga, 3, of Kihei, Maui, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by father Cecilio, mother Casandra Santos, sister Chaya-Rae and grandparents Hermaine and Kimo Souza, Donald and Germaine Hurdle, and Anthony Rosaga and Lehua Aquino. Services: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m.

Robert Thomas Simmons
Dec. 13, 2007
Robert Thomas Simmons, 63, of Hakalau, Hawaii, a retired automotive mechanic, died at home. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y. He is survived by sons Carl and Brian; sisters Virginia Simmons, Karin Cressman and Janet Sorenson; and two grandchildren. No services.

Harold V. White Sr.
Dec. 21, 2007
Harold V. White Sr., 92, of Kihei, Maui, a precision prototype machinist, died in Wailuku. He was born in Providence, R.I. He is survived by son Harold V. Jr., daughter Lana J. Senge, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services in Rosemead, Calif.

Sheila M.K. Wilkins
Dec. 18, 2007
Sheila M.K. "Aunty Sheila" Wilkins, 74, of Nanawale Estates, Pahoa, Hawaii, a lei maker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Thomas "Kamaki" Leslie, hanai son Kanalu Wilkins-Kepaa, stepdaughter Desiree Wilkins-Kepaa and sisters Harriet Sholtz and Maureen Paradis . Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Pastor Annie Keaka Wong Yuen
Dec. 18, 2007
Pastor Annie Kaeka Wong "Micey" Yuen, 77, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired Kauahaao Congregational Church Kahu in Waiohinu, died at home. She was born in Honoapu, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Walter and Haddon; daughters June and Junette "Hana" Wong Yuen, and Dale Anderson; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. No services.

Fumiyo Yamada
Dec. 16, 2007
Fumiyo Yamada, 90, of Hilo, a retired Hongo Nursery employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Onomea, Hawaii. She was born in Onomea. She is survived by sons Jimmy and Albert; daughters Janet Hirata, and Evelyn and Dora Yamada; sisters Betty T. Nagata, Terry Hamamoto and Doris Uehara; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. No flowers.