Obituaries

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Roy Louis Allegretti
July 3, 2008
Roy Louis Allegretti, 81, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a Ford Motor Co., Westinghouse, Philco-Ford Aerospace, Beckton-Dickinson and Smith-Kline Corp. mechanical engineer and a Navy veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War, died at home. He was born near San Francisco. He is survived by husband James Allegretti-Davis; sons Mark, Michael and Roy D.; daughters Hugheen Timm, Tricia Boerma and Margaret Allegretti; and seven grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Puna Hongwanji Temple, Keaau.

Glenn Owen Bell
July 4, 2008
Glenn Owen Bell, 50, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a construction worker and Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Dora; sons Richard and Glenn Bell Jr., Makaio and Ricaurte Rios-Sanchez Jr., and Kelii Farias; daughters Patricia Murray, Glenda Ornellas, Jasmine Gonsalves and Mokihana Rios-Sanchez; mother Gwen Walker; father Robert; brothers Robert and Matthew; sisters Gwen Earll, Blossom Bell-Kukonu and Kimberly Keolanui; and six grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pokai Bay. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary Joan Calimpong
July 9, 2008
Mary Joan Calimpong, 54, of Pearl City, a Conrad Enterprises secretary, died in Pearl City. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Glenn, sons Jason and Jamie, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m.

Lawrence Paul Carlos
July 9, 2008
Lawrence Paul Carlos, 76, of Waianae, a Carlos Dairy owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jacqueline, sons Glen and Norman, daughters Lori Wilson and Nora Westberg, brothers Herbert and Walter, sisters Hilda Costa and Beatrice Himenes, and six grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Sacred Heart Church, Waianae. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Myrtle Yet Kam Chun
June 16, 2008
Myrtle Yet Kam Chun, 91, of Honolulu, a retired federal government computer tech supervisor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Charlene C. Hee and brother George. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, c/o Myrtle Yet Kam Chun, 860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu, HI 96817.

Jeannette Irma Cochrane
July 8, 2008
Jeannette Irma Cochrane, 65, of Kailua-Kona, a We Sell Shade owner, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Portland, Ore. She is survived by husband Bob, son Larry Schucht, daughters Terrie Schucht and Tracy Shaver, brothers Richard and John Horton, sister Patricia Horton and five grandchildren. Private services.

Angel Gragasin Daguio
July 3, 2008
Angel Gragasin Daguio, 79, of Waipahu, a Mililani Town Association maintenance employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Gerona, Tarlac, Philippines. He is survived by wife Angelina; sons Yulimpio, Carlito, Willie and Emeterio; daughters Carmelita Casil, Estelita Gragasin, Angelita Galanza and Florita Tabago; 26 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Ronnie Lee Esperas
July 6, 2008
Ronnie Lee Esperas, 59, of Hilo, a casino industry dealer, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by son Ryan; daughter Elizabeth Procopias; stepson Chris Ross; stepdaughter Jolene Heinz; mother Benita R.; brothers Randy, Bobby, Dean and Jon; sisters Lynn Kollath and Roxanne Herron; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Hatsuko Fujimori
June 10, 2008
Hatsuko Fujimori, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Alfred Shaheen's seamstress, died. She was born in Wainaku, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Edwin, Roy and Bert; daughter Gladys Sato; brothers Yasuyuki and Takayuki Maeda; sisters Shizuko Mitchell, Yaeko Okita and Rieko Maeda; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services held.

Jose Garcia
June 27, 2008
Jose Garcia, 80, of Honolulu, a retired merchant seaman who served in World War II, died in Kapolei. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brother Ismael. Private services.

Arthur Rodney Garrison
July 5, 2008
Arthur Rodney Garrison, 81, of Makawao, Maui, a public high school teacher, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Pittsburgh. He is survived by wife Janet P., sons James and David, daughters Gail Garrison and Heather Peck, sister Patricia Green and five grandchildren. Private services.

Donald William Geyer
July 4, 2008
Donald William Geyer, 65, of Haleiwa died in Haleiwa. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by daughters Wendy Gordon and Heidi Geyer, sister Nancy Remiker and three grandchildren. Private services.

Cecilia Lily Hewetson
June 23, 2008
Cecilia Lily Hewetson, infant daughter of Eric and Allyson Hewetson of Keaau, Hawaii, died in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. She is also survived by grandparents Bill and Elisa Hewetson and Allan and Beverly Cortez. Private services.

Charles Yukitaka Hiromasa
June 25, 2008
Charles Yukitaka Hiromasa, 54, of Mililani died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Clara K.; brothers Robert, Richard, Eugene and Patrick; and sister Dorothy Gushiken. Private services.

Laura M. Hiura
June 21, 2008
Laura M. Hiura, 93, of Mililani, a Laura's clothing store owner, died in Wahiawa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Al; daughter Jerri Fujii; sisters Lillian Takiguchi, Violet Seu and Mitsuko Kawaoka; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Paul Mamoru Kamakura
June 23, 2008
Paul Mamoru "Mamo" Kamakura, 64, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Fire Department captain and Paul's Maintenance and Service owner, died in Honolulu. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ruby; son Kevin; brothers Kenneth, Terry, Harold, Albert and Delbert; sisters Doris Bangay and Aileen Murakami; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Virginia Tom Lee
June 28, 2008
Virginia Tom Lee, 88, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Michael; daughter Aimee Tang, Lynette Furutani and Karen Lee; brother Lawrence Tom; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Margaret Theresa Louis
June 27, 2008
Margaret Theresa Louis, 96, of Waipahu died in Ka Punawai Ola Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Harold, Earl, Patrick and William; daughter Mildred; brothers Henry and Richard Glendon; sisters Estelle Coffey and Rose Davis; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Isabella Silva Low
June 23, 2008
Isabella Silva Low, 94, of Waipahu died in Ka Punawai Ola Nursing Home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Francis, Joseph Jr., Robert and James; daughters Rose Marie Morikawa and Lianne Flournoy; 27 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Betty F. Masuda
July 7, 2008
Betty F. Masuda, 74, of Lihue, a retired State of Hawaii clerk, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Puhi, Kauai. She is survived by husband Satoru, sons Edwin and Eric, daughter Debbie Harris and five grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Jessie G. McJannet
July 10, 2008
Jessie G. McJannet, 100, of Maalaea, Maui, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Scotland. She is survived by caregiver Jeanne D. McJannet, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Gerardo Cadiz Mendoza
June 22, 2008
Gerardo Cadiz "Jerry" Mendoza, 71, of Waipahu, a retired construction laborer, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Corazon M.; son Alex M.; daughters Connie M. Banda, and Marie M. and Shirley Mendoza; father Silvino; brothers Jack, Nicacio and John; sister Felicidad Agustin; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 8:30 a.m.

Katsumi Nishida
June 27, 2008
Katsumi Nishida, 77, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. equipment installer, died at home. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Betty, son Randal, daughter Stacey and sisters Tsutako Izuno and Natsuko Fukuda. Private services.

Sharon Kehaulani Paoa
July 3, 2008
Sharon Kehaulani Paoa, 54, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a hotel and travel industry employee, died. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Keoni; hanai daughter Alisha Deguair; brothers Wayne and Earl Casil; sisters Marsha Miyataki, Claudette Mahoney, Lyren Maika and Lori Ann Honl; and two grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Outrigger Keauhou Beach Hotel.

Rodrigo Barruga Pinacate
June 20, 2008
Rodrigo Barruga "Rudy" Pinacate, 64, of Waipahu, a Hawaiian Dredging construction laborer and former Chuck's Steakhouse and Black Angus cook, died. He was born in Vira, Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria "Mary;" sons Robert "Allan," Derick and Randy; daughter Racquel Alvarado; brother Reynaldo; sisters Isabel P. Butac, Petra Ranga and Pascuala Salvador; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Raymond Ramones
June 24, 2008
Raymond Ramones, 65, of Waipahu, a Honolulu Country Club golf marshal, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Darren; daughter Rhonda Talub; brother Gregorio Jr.; sisters Dolores Kuahine, Nobresa Pasatiempo, Felipa Dias and Florence Amadeo; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.

Louise Elnora Rodrigues
July 6, 2008
Louise Elnora Rodrigues, 83, of Kailua, a caregiver, died in Kailua. She was born in Douglas, Wyo. She is survived by husband Alfred B.; sons Jimmy, Kammy, Jay, Fred, Ronnie and Kalani; daughters Mary "Sister," Stella and Aulani; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Phillip Dewaine Sappington
July 10, 2008
Phillip Dewaine Sappington, 61, of Kailua-Kona, an artist and a San Francisco General Hospital registered nurse, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He is survived by companion John Pelanconi and brother Edward. Services pending. Donations suggested to Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation.

Jessie Yoshiko Spencer
July 1, 2008
Jessie Yoshiko Spencer, 95, of Honolulu, a retired barber, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. Private services.

Jeannine Marie Spenser
June 30, 2008
Jeannine Marie Spenser, 72, of Kihei, Maui, a retired Bank of Hawaii Wailuku branch teller, died at home. She was born in Canada. She is survived by husband Clarence, sons Clarence H. Jr. and Beau H., daughter Billie Jo, brother Gill Bonenfant, sister Helen Bonenfant, caregiver Frances Garcia, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Gwen Mie Tamashiro
June 26, 2008
Gwen Mie Tamashiro, 39, of Waipahu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Dane Saito, mother Gail Santos, father Alvin Tamashiro, stepfather Alex Santos and grandparents Roy and Elsie Monma, and Irene Tamashiro. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. No flowers.

Haruko Tanioka
June 14, 2008
Haruko Tanioka, 76, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Kiyoshi H.; sons Van, Guy, Todd and Les; brothers Masayoshi, Yoshio and George "Andy" Nishimori; sisters Sumiko Nishimori, Mae Walter, Florence Higa, Sonya Gumbs and Jane Miyasaki; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Florence Fusae Wong
June 15, 2008
Florence Fusae "Niibu" Wong, 80, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by husband James Y.; sons Philip and Lester; daughter Sandra Abdelahad; brothers Jack and Melvyn Niibu; sisters Ellen Au, Nancy and Carolyn Hokama, and Rosaline Shinkawa; and five grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Walter Kong Wong Sr.
July 8, 2008
Walter Kong Wong Sr., 79, of Laie, a retired Laie Elementary School head custodian, died. He was born in Laie. He is survived by wife Pola Dorothy; sons Walter Sr., Warren, Lanice and Thomas; daughters Lora Santiago, Loreen Leota, LeeAnn Duque and Nancy Drozdek; brothers Wilfred and Wallace; 27 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.

Ivan Paul Woodburn
July 2, 2008
Ivan Paul Woodburn, 91, of Aiea, a retired Holsum Bakery superintendent and Air Force veteran, died. He was born in Providence, Utah. He is survived by son George and Brent, daughters Karan Morgan and Marsha Lo, nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Fuji Xing
July 9, 2008
Fuji "Fred" Xing, 66, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, died in Honolulu. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Anna J. Chiao; daughter Jiachen "Jenny" Chen; brother Fuqun; sisters Xiaopei, Yongde and Chongchen; and two grandchildren. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Chinese Baptist Church.

Kazumi Yamamoto
July 3, 2008
Kazumi Yamamoto, 89, of Chino, Calif., a retired flower farmer, died in Chino. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Fumiko; daughters Ruby Uehara, Gail McDonald and Carroll Takasaki; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.