Obituaries

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Bettiemae Walling Boxold
Feb. 26, 2008
Bettiemae Walling Boxold, 80, of Lanikai, a retired Lewis Realty real estate agent and former Honolulu Star-Bulletin journalist, died at home. She was born in California. She is survived by sons Frederic Scott, Gregory Marc and Jonathan Toby; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Christopher Episcopal Church in Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes: noon off of Lanikai Beach. Donations suggested to Journalism Alumni Fund, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California Berkley, 121 North Gate Hall, Berkeley, Calif. 94720.

Marion Lai Chai Chang
March 6, 2008
Marion Lai Chai Chang, 82, of Honolulu, a retired travel industry employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Sun, son Leslie Y.H., daughter Wilma K.Y. Namumnart, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Epiphany Espiscopal Church, 1041 10th Ave., Kaimuki. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Ione Borges Chapman
Feb. 27, 2008
Ione Borges Chapman, 65, of Kailua, a travel industry management worker, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Donald; sons Derek Costa, and David, Paul and Mark Chapman; daughter Robin Costa Montgomery; brothers Johnny, Randy, Jerry and Norman Borges; sisters Josephine Botelho and Mildred Cadinha; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Paul C. Diggs Jr.
Feb. 20, 2008
Paul C. "Pudgy" Diggs Jr., 73, of Wahiawa, a retired Hawaiian Tug and Barge tugboat captain, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Albert "Skip," Paul C. "Rocky" III and Michael; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Thomas Michael Duggan
Feb. 16, 2008
Thomas Michael Duggan, 42, of Honolulu, died. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by mother Judith Fomasi and brother Neal J. Ruggles. No services.

Manuel Joaquin Eguires Jr.
Feb. 27, 2008
Manuel Joaquin Eguires Jr., 81, of Kaneohe, a U.S. Army veteran, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jerry, Lonnie, Bruce, Michael, Keith and Manuel; daughter Lanani; brothers Edward, Donald and John; sisters Shirley Texiera and Laura; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Greg Everett
March 4, 2008
Greg Everett, 66, of Makawao, Maui, a sales manager and KAOI Radio On-Air personality, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in St. Joseph, Mo. He is survived by wife Toni R., children Stacy D. Harding and Sean G. Everett, and a grandchild. Visitation: 10a.m. to noon tomorrow at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.
Clayton Kiyoshi Fukuhara
March 2, 2008
Clayton Kiyoshi "Clay" Fukuhara, 47, of Hilo, an Island Chevrolet automobile technician, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Raynell, son Kalaikona, daughter Leinela, sisters Sandra Ai and Myra Fukuhara, companion Debbie Mathieu and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire.

Teodora G. Ganal
March 2, 2008
Teodora G. "Doring" Ganal, 70, of Lihue, a laundry worker on Kauai, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Tarlac, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Juanito, brother Jose Guzman and sisters Maurica Rapada and Victoria Solliven. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. March 17 at Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall. Services: 9:30 a.m. March 22 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Muneyoshi Higa
Feb. 20, 2008
Muneyoshi Higa, 82, of Kapolei, a retired electrician and U.S. Army veteran, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by daughters Sharon Y. Horiuchi and Candice N. Nicholson; brothers Take "Lawrence," Ichiro "Henry," Goro "Donald," Yeabo "Roy," Hiromi "Glenn," Hachiro "Roy" and George; sisters Yuki "Alice" Yaw, Sumi "Barbara" Fujioka and Lorriane Suyama; and four grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Maria V.E.L. Johnson
March 4, 2008
Maria V.E.L. Johnson, 79, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Madrid, Spain. She is survived by husband William; sons Guillermo E., Fernando E., Jackie E. and William E. Johnson Jr., and Samuel Johnson-Espinosa; daughters Antonia E. and Francisca E.; 15 grandchildren; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. John's.

Cynthia Lalani Kaneakua
Jan. 30, 2008
Cynthia Lalani Kaneakua, 33, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Juanita; father Robert Jr.; brothers Robert III, Jonathan, Kevin and Henry; sisters Evangeline May, Katherine Kaneakua, Rachel Ifopo and Victoria Kaneakua-Johnson. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Winifred Au Kim
Feb. 27, 2008
Winifred Au Kim, 78, of Hono- lulu, died in Kaukini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Paul; daughters Paulette Lacad, Claudette Waltjen and Patti Snodgrass; brother Raymond Au; sisters Iris Yen and Wanda Miura; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Akisuke Kuwahara
Feb. 26, 2008
Akisuke "Aki" Kuwahara, 79, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired farmer, former state Department of Education teacher and U.S. Army veteran who served in Korean War, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Yoso, Saburo and Edward; and sister Reiko Kamimura. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Gladys S.O. Lee
Feb. 19, 2008
Gladys S.O. Lee, 94, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Eugene and Robert, daughter Judith Koga and Lorrie Stone, 13 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Robert Carleton Lee
March 5, 2008
Robert Carleton Lee, 94, of Waipahu, a salesman, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Boston. He is survived by wife Susan, son Jonathan, daughters Sondra Lee and Tiffany Stutesman, sister Grace and a grandchild. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Chinese Christian Cemetery, 352 Awiolimu St.

Margaret Miyoko Maeda
Feb. 18, 2008
Margaret Miyoko Maeda, 92, of Kaneohe, a retired Queen's Medical Center housekeeper, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert; daughters Laynette Chung, Sharon Yonamine and Patricia Maeda-Gibo; brother Yasuo Mito; sisters Grace Sadural, Lorraine Young and Judy Shima; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Valentine Kawohionalani Mahuka Sr.
March 4, 2008
Valentine Kawohionalani Mahuka Sr., 80, of Honolulu, a retired electrician, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Valentine Jr., Allen and Jason; daughters Leolani Iwaki and Gracie Benson; brother Norman; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Frances Leimoana Mailou
March 5, 2008
Frances Leimoana "Mona" Mailou, 77, of Paia, Maui, a retired Maui Land and Pineapple Co. trimmer, died at home. She was born in Keanae, Maui. She is survived by husband Elijah E. Sr.; sons Elijah Sr. and Barry; daughters Cynthia Kaina, Beverly Lonzaga, Delphia Mailou and Eileen Asuncion; brothers Richard, Patrick, Alexander and Peter Akuna; sisters Lono Anderson, Daisy Goodall, Mary Cie, Philomena Kahula, Rita Sommer, and Meiling and Gertrude Akuna; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Katherine Mitsuko Makishima
Feb. 21, 2008
Katherine Mitsuko Makishima, 85, of Kahului, a retired Maui Land and Pineapple Co. employee, died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Donald and Stanley, daughters Nora Hondo and Amy Takatani, brother Tetsuji Amine, sister Janet Sumida, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Florentino Garcia Manzano Sr.
March 2, 2008
Florentino Garcia Manzano Sr., 85, of Wailuku, a retired Wailea Golf Course heavy equipment operator, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Candon, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Florentino Jr. and Ernest, sisters Braulia and Florentina, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Masami Muromoto
Feb. 12, 2008
Masami Muromoto, 89, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Plantation field supervisor, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Lorraine N., sons Wayne and Neal, daughter May Gander, sisters Sadako Uchida and Sumi Kim and two grandchildren. Private services.

Violet Noah
March 3, 2008
Violet "Maudy" Noah, 92, of Hilo, a cannery and Saito Florist employee, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Ookala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons John Jr., Steven and Robert; daughters Ellen Noah, Kathleen Rapoza and Susan Quiocho; brother Charles Uyeno; sister Bonnie Perry; 15 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association.

Janna Michelle O'Connor
Feb. 23, 2008
Janna Michelle O'Connor, 24, of Waianae, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Oceanside, Calif. She is survived by mother Ruth E. Dadis-Butay, father Jeffrey M. Sneed, daddy Virgilio Butay, brother James Moore and sister Jamee Morales. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Rosina Arsisto Pascua
Feb. 23, 2008
Rosina Arsisto Pascua, 83, of Wahiawa, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by sons Marcos Jr., Michael, Melvin and Kelvin; daughters Rosetta M. Souza and Juliet Holley; brothers Martin Alcisto and Larry Amas; sister Connie Suan; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.

Mililani Emma Tagami
Feb. 21, 2008
Mililani Emma Tagami, 91, of Honolulu, a retired housing management office employee at Hickam Air Force Base, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by caregivers Ralph and Sandra Ichiyama. Private services.

Ida Sui Fook Tan
March 3, 2008
Ida Sui Fook Tan, 100, of Hilo, a retired Pearl Harbor maintenance worker, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Kukaiau, Hawaii. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Fernando Sanroca Viernes
March 1, 2008
Fernando Sanroca "Andong" Viernes, 99, of Hilo, a retired Kau Sugar Plantation seed cutter, died at home. He was born in Cabuloan, Urdaneta, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eustaquia "Estine," sons Ferdinand and Joel, brother Felix and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire.
Joanna Shook Kwan Wong
March 5, 2008
Joanna Shook Kwan Wong, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Mun Lun Chinese School teacher, died at home. She was born in Macau. She is survived by son Eric; daughters Lisa Wong-Yamamoto; stepmother Kit Chee Mak; brother Cheong Tung Choy; sisters Suk Tin "Amy" and Suk Woon Choy, and Suk Hung Choy Lee; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.