Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
CHRISTINE ACOBA, 71, of Waimea, Kaua'i, died April 15, 2006. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Joveto "Jay"; sons, Corwin and Christopher; daughter, Joveen; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brother, Lawrence Ariola; sisters, Florence Begonia, Celia Dana and Carol Sonoda; hanai son, Pat Baniaga; hanai daughters, Fran Acoba and Nadine Mier. Visitation 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Mission Church; Mass to follow. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
MELVILLE HENRY BAPTISTE, 81, of Honolulu, died April 8, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired from United Airlines. Survived by cousins. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations to Catholic Charities, Hawaii. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
DIANA "TULSI" LEE BEACH-MEHEULA, 54, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died April 9, 2006. Born in Portland, Ore. Retired cable television representative, bartender and manicurist. Survived by son, Joe Beach Meheula; sisters, Marilyn Olson, Caroline Ojerio and Pamela Dant; brothers, Barney and Charles Beach; mother, Anna Beach; numerous hanai children. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Helani Church, Mamalahoa Highway, Keauhou Mauka, Hawai'i. Casual attire. Loose flowers and lei welcome. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i.
BERNARD EUGENE BOTELHO, 77, of Novato, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died April 15, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A Hickam Air Force Base employee; and Hickam Federal Credit Union president. Survived by wife, Peggy; six children; 15 grandchildren; sisters, Genevieve Boyd and Harriet Mattos. Novato services Wednesday; burial at Valley Memorial Park, Novato. No flowers; donations to Knights of Columbus, c/o Our Lady of Loretto Parish, or charity of choice. Arrangements by Adobe Creek Funeral Home, Petaluma, Calif.
ROMAN SANCHES DOMBRIGUES SR., 95, of Lana'i City, Lana'i, died April 6, 2006. Born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Retired field supervisor. Survived by wife, Maria; children, Rosemary, Zenia, Roman Jr., Rosalinda and June; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Visitation from 11 a.m. Friday at Lana'i Filipino Clubhouse; service 7 p.m. Service also 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary Church, Lana'i; burial to follow at Lana'i Cemetery; reception to follow at the clubhouse. A novena continues through Monday at the church.
BRUCE IRVING GILBERT, 77, of Kailua, died April 16, 2006. Born in Ocean City, N.J. Electronics engineer for the federal government at Pearl Harbor. Survived by wife, Patricia; sons, Bruce, John, Christopher and Glenn; daughter, Nanette; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service. Donations to Castle Medical Center Building Fund or one's favorite charity. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
GERALDINE AGNES GOMES, 72, of Kailua, died April 9, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Anthony; daughters, Renee Gomes and Karen Weisberger; two grandchildren. Committal service 2 p.m. Friday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
KEITH R. HILL, 83, of Honolulu, died April 8, 2006. Born in Pueblo, Colo. U.S. Navy veteran; member of Pearl Harbor Survivors Association; retired U.S. Customs investigator. Survived by daughters, Ina Ray Costa and Donna Vecchione; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service in June at Pearl Harbor. Donations to Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
MARY ANN MAUELE HUTCHINSON, 85, of Honolulu, died March 31, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired clerk at Honolulu Police Department; member of the Ka'ahumanu Society. Survived by sons, Howard and William; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Jerry Urbshot. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:15 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
CLARENCE KAZUMI KINOSHITA, 86, died March 31, 2006. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Retired from the airlines and as a restaurant owner. Survived by sons, Michael and Albert; daughters, Lorina, Clarice and Roberta; brother, Tamotsu; sisters, Kimiko Kobayashi and Fukiko Takahashi; 31 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
RONALD YUN CHOW LEE, 77, of Diamond Head, died April 4, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired lawyer; co-owner of Ronwill Wholesale Distributors and Ala Moana Keiki Land. Survived by wife, Wai Jen "Jennie"; son, Keith, daughter, Bobbie Pang; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
LUCY C. MANUS, 87, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died April 5, 2006. Born in Lawa'i, Kaua'i. A knife sharpener; and Kaua'i Pine forelady. Survived by husband, Daniel Sr.; son, Daniel Jr.; daughters, Madeline Braddock and Dolores Saladaga; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brothers, Joaquin Ayres and Charles Costa; sisters, Virginia Mendez and Violet Clario. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kalaheo; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow in church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Kaua'i.
ADRIANA DELA CRUZ MARTIN, 70, of 'Aiea, died April 8, 2006. Born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by husband, Federico; sons, Edwin and Roquito "Rocky"; daughters, Josie Vicente, Estrella "Lilia" and Julita Maximo; sisters, Antonia Corcino and Leonida Gapal; six grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church; Mass 12:30 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
CLESSIE ALBERT MCFARLAND, 81, of Honolulu, died April 3, 2006. Born in Wahiawa. Bookkeeper. Survived by mother, Nellie; sister, Alice MacDutrow. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
TOSHIKO MORGAN, 79, of Waialua, died April 12, 2006. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Member of Waialua Senior Center. Survived by sons, Esawo, Terry, Jerry and Andrew; daughters, Midori Morgan-Gaide, Morgan Banks, Barbara and Sandi; a brother and two sisters; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Waialua United Church of Christ; service 10 a.m.; committal service 11:30 a.m. at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o.
ALICE SHIZUKO NAGANO, 77, of Honolulu, died April 7, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Masakazu; sons, Steven and Clint; sisters, May Fujimoto, Dorothy Moriyasu and Betsy Fujio; two grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers. No monetary gifts. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
PATRICIA R. O'CALLAGHAN, 58, of Kane'ohe, died April 3, 2006. Born in Massachusetts. Teacher at St. Ann's Model Schools for 28 years. Survived by hanai families, Glenn, Janet and Pekelo Franchele, Keoke, Tristin, Darius and Demas Martin, Jay, Sandy, Katy and Jenny Linskey, Maureen Lee and St. Ann's Ohana. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Church; memorial 10 a.m.; service 11 a.m.; scattering of ashes to follow at He'eia Pier. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
RICHARD ZENJI ONZUKA SR., 71, of Pearl City, died April 1, 2006. Born in Wahiawa, Koloa, Kaua'i. Survived by wife, Rolande; sons, Richard Jr., Robert, Christopher and Michael; daughter, Terri-Lyn Onzuka-Fukuda; brother, Benjamin; sisters, Shirley Igarashi, Patricia Dela Cruz and Thelma; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o; Makai Chapel; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
BRETT ALLAN PERGUSON, 47, of Kailua, died April 5, 2006. Born in Barstow, Calif. Irrigation engineer for Mid-Pac Country Club. Survived by wife, Vicky; stepdaughter, Alexandria; mother, Elaine; brother, Blaine; sister, Brenda Mocear. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
CHONG AE PHILLIPS, 59, of Honolulu, died Feb. 27, 2006. Born in Korea. Homemaker. Survived by son, Junu; daughter, Sue Mutton. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
LORNA HANAKO SERRAO, 72, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 31, 2006. Born in Hilo. Retired Bank of Hawaii manager. Survived by son, Joseph Jr.; sisters, Mildred Taketa and Renee Von Elsner; brothers, Raymond and Ronald Kobayashi. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
ANASTACIA PASCUAL SIATRIS, 69, of Lahaina, Maui, died April 2, 2006. Born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Royal Lahaina Hotel laundry attendant. Survived by sons, Robert and Mario; daughter, Lori; brothers, Metheus and Bartolome Pascual; sisters, Veronica Ranches and Marciana Pascual; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary, Maui; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at Maria Lanakila Church, Lahaina; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
ALEPIO "AL" SOLMIRIN, 73, of Pearl City, died March 30, 2006. Born in Waipahu. Retired U.S. Army sergeant first class; and a retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Juana "Susie"; sons, Alfred, Adam and Edward; daughters, Anita Solmirin-Owens and Karen Bedford; sisters, Magdalina Babas and Josephine Vegas; brothers, Roque, James and John; 28 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o, Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Casual attire.
EUSEBIO TOMBOC SOMERA, 98, of Kapehu, Hawai'i, died April 4, 2006. Born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Retired Laupahoehoe Sugar Co. plantation worker. Survived by nephew, Ricardo Tomboc; nine hanai grandchildren; six hanai great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i; service 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at 'Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
ESTHER F. SUTO, 87, of Honolulu, died April 3, 2006. Survived by son, Wendell; daughter, Suzanne Kawamoto; sister, Mrs. Fukuda; granddaughter, Jennie Shimamoto. Private service held. No koden (monetary donations). No flowers. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
MILDRED ASAKO SUZUKI, 92, of Waipahu, died April 10, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired office worker at Theo Davies. Survived by son, Mel; brother, James Kumagai; sister, Harriet. Service 10:30 a.m. today at Epiphany Church. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
GUY TAKEO TATSUNO, 47, of Wai'anae, died March 16, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Herbert; mother, Elsie; brothers, Derek and Mark; sister, Joy. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
YOSHIKO TSUKIMURA, 94, of Honolulu, died April 11, 2006. Born in Pearl City. Survived by sons, Duane and Melvin; daughters, Doris Tanahara and Jane Picht; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
REBECCA SUSAN "AUNTY RICKY" YABUI, 91, of Honolulu, died April 7, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Gordon; daughters, Janice Kahakauwila and Mae; 17 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Herman Legros and Edward Nunez. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:45 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
KAZUO YOSHIMURA, 87, of Wahiawa, died April 12, 2006. Born in Kilauea, Kaua'i. Retired superintendent at Hawaiian Dredging. Survived by wife, Yoshie; son, Kenneth; daughter, Katherine Ross and Karen Maddox; brothers, Iwao, Kiyoto,Teruo, Satoshi and Tomio; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.