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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

JOHANNA MAILE AIU, 86, of Kane'ohe, died July 27, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Robert Sr.; sons, Robert "Bobby" Jr. and Milton "Butch"; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Francis, Richard, Robert and Donald Sing, and Henry Eli; sisters, Alma Sing, Rosina Akimoto and Thelma Lee. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Catholic Church; Mass 12:30 p.m.; graveside service 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

VICTOR "ANDY" GUILLERMO ANDRES SR., 84, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Aug. 6, 2006. Born in Isabella, Philippines. Retired Puna (Ola'a) Sugar Co. crane operator. Survived by wife, Paulina; daughters, Helen Einhorn and Gloria Newman; sons, Victor Jr. and Mario; six grandchildren. Graveside service 9 a.m. Monday at Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.

CHALLA JEAN ASH, 52, of San Antonio, formerly of Aikahi Park, and Portland, Ore., died Aug. 6, 2006. A former real estate agent. Survived by husband, David; son, Thomas; mother, Charlene Hurst; sister, Mart Hurst. Mainland service Thursday. No flowers; donations to Christ Lutheran Church, Alamo Heights, Texas. Arrangements by Meadow Lawn Funeral Home, San Antonio.

MARY KOA BARNARD, 69, of Waipahu, died Aug. 7, 2006. Born in Hale'iwa. An arts and crafts hobbyist and quilter. Survived by husband, Stanley; sons, Andrew and Gabriel Oga; daughters, Gloria Andersen, Charlene Awa, Laura Costner, Lehua Bonafede, Rannette Oga, Valerie Oga and Darlene Proctor; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; numerous great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m. Casual attire.

JAMES "JIMMY" ALLEN BOWIE, 51, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died July 25, 2006. Born in Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Self-employed landscaper and tour bus driver. Survived by brother, Michael Ruffalo; sister, Suzanne Stranahan. Private service held. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.

DOROTHY MIYOKO CHIYA, 89, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired travel agent. Survived by sons, Melvin and James; daughters, Ramona and Julie; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Nobuo Matsuda; sisters, Sumiko Yanagisako and Helen Khim. Visitation 3 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

RANDY LEE DAMIAN, 43, of Ho-nolulu, died Aug. 1, 2006. Born in Osseo Jackson, Wis. A newspaper carrier for The Honolulu Advertiser. Survived by son, Rande Katada; daughter, Sascha Wada; father, Geraldo; brother, Damazo Damian and Lonny Bullis; sisters, Linda Lambert and Rita Dufurrena. Visitation noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 1 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MICHAEL JOSEPH FYDA, 85, of Honolulu, died Aug. 6, 2006. Born in Chicago. Retired engineer and small-business owner. Survived by nephews, Edwin and Michael Cockrell; friend and business associate, Patricia Savard. Service 5 p.m. Thursday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel. No flowers. Aloha attire. Donations to one's favorite charity. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

ROBERT "BOBBY" GIRON, 76, of Alameda, Calif., formerly of Kahuku, died June 7, 2006. Equipment manager at the University of San Francisco; retired U.S. Army sergeant first class. Survived by wife, Jovita; sons, Robert Jr. and James; daughters, Rochelle and Jackie Kealohi; sisters, Adoracion Alvarado-Remular and AlohaLinda Kalahiki; eight grandchildren. Service held. Cards of condolences to Jovita Giron, 1116 Rosewood Way, Alameda, CA 94501. Arrangements by Greer Mortuary, Alameda, Calif.

DOROTHY MIEKO GRIFFIN, 85, of Fremont, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died June 29, 2006. Born in Papa'i-kou, Hawai'i. Retired accounting clerk for Royal Hawaiian and Sheraton Waikiki hotels. Survived by daughters, Dr. Doree Griffin and Patricia Shibata; three granddaughters, one great-grandchild; sisters, Margaret Kittaka, Alice Tagawa, Mabel Beck, Betsy Lee, Violet Pollock and Jeanette Eguchi; brothers, Arthur, George and Clarence Matsumoto. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Donations to Alzheimer's Association. Casual attire.

MARIANO GUIBARRA HABON, 92, of Pearl City, died July 11, 2006. Born in Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired state custodian. Survived by wife, Paciencia; son, Mario; brother, Emeterio. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

DONALD GERALD HALL SR., 64, of Pearl City, died Aug. 7, 2006. Born in Pearl City. Owner of A-1 Hawaii Trucking. Survived by son, Shannon; daughters, Stacy Hall-Lorenzo, Shirlynn Desilva, Shelly Hall and Samantha Alfaro; 23 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Phillip Sr. and Wayne Sr.; sisters, Lorraine Haine and Judith Wootton. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

ALBERT MICHIYUKI INOUYE, 79, of Makaha, died July 27, 2006. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired supervisor with Tower Construction. Survived by brother, Roy Inoue; sisters, Jean Katsuhiro, Mitzie Oroku and Janet Yamagata; stepdaughter, Aki Yoshii. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

FLORENCE MATSUKO ISHIHARA, 91, of Pearl City, died July 31, 2006. Born in Waialua. Retired forelady for CPC Cannery. Survived by son, Dennis; daughters, Inez Mann and Faith; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

ROBERT MICHAEL JOHNSON, 59, of Kona, Hawai'i, died Aug. 11, 2006. Born in Pasadena, Calif. Survived by son, Joshua. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

SELDON E. JONES JR., 53, of Lahaina, Maui, died Aug. 7, 2006. Born in Indianapolis. A real estate agent for the Embassy Vacation Resorts. Survived by fiance, Toni Schmidt; parents, Louise and Seldon Sr.; sister, Michele Bowling. Service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

LILLIAN YURIKO KATAHIRA, 83, of Honolulu, died Aug. 7, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired pharmacy stock clerk for Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Survived by sons, Francis, Roy, Wesley and Garret; daughters, Mildred Frank, Lois Tojio, Janyce Miyashiro and Sherry Ishikawa; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Sam, Shigeshi and Kenneth Kurosawa; sisters, Ruth Sato and Helen Wildermuth. Service 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

JEWEL DALE LEE, 59, of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Tyra Gouveia, Rechelle Gualdorama and Amanda Pacheco; sisters, Carol Hartman, Cynthia Brown and Linda Kondo; brother, Warren Franca; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandson. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:45 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

LUCY CHUNG LEE, 84, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Hark Soo; son, Gordon; daughter, Barbara Abe; three grandchildren; sisters, Gladys Taber and Cecilia Gannon. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

FIAO'O T. MAAFALA, 40, of Seattle, formerly of Waipahu, died Aug. 3, 2006. Born in Matu'u, American Samoa. Survived by husband, Sene; son, Benjamin; mother, Ata Maulupe; brothers, Tele Savea Jr., Noema Maulupe, Nimesa Savea, Laufoli Savea, Desmond Vaovasa, Siaosi Alapati and Saoloto Maulupe; sisters, Tualagi Savea, Matalena Brown, Iva Agasiva, Sifia Alapati and Talamele Tauai. Visitation 8 a.m. Saturday at First Samoan Assembly of God Church, Palama; service 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

TEODORA GANTALA MALVAR, 84, of Kapolei, died July 26, 2006. Born in Brgy. No. 4, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Worked for Rainbow Casuals and Tori Richard. Survived by son, Clemente; daughter, Herenia Irene Zuniga; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Cristino Gantala. Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena's Catholic Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Saturday at the church; Mass 9 a.m.; graveside service 10:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

DELFORD MATTHEWS, 60, of Waimanalo, died Aug. 1, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Emma; sons, Hilo, Jerusoe, Jerold and Jerome; daughters, Tina-Marie and Heidi; brothers, Samuel, Keith and Calvin; sisters, Reynette Ahuna, Sammunette Liftee and Darnell Zablan; 13 grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 9:45 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

JOSEPH A.V. KEALAPUA MELILLO, 58, of Honolulu, died July 26, 2006. Born in Summit, N.J. A chef and entrepreneur. Survived by companion, Patrick Lagon; brother, Fred; sister, Barbara. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Casual attire.

MARIANO FIGURA MOGOTE, 49, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Aug. 5, 2006. Born in Iloilo, Philippines. Engineering aide for Hawai'i County Board of Water Supply. Survived by wife, Elnora; son, Norman; daughter, Mariel; six brothers. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HILDA I. MURDOCK, 82, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 9, 2006. Born in Hilo. Retired caregiver. Survived by sons, Tom and Michael; sister, Betty Moore; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; urn burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Section 4. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

THOMAS KALEILEHUAOPANAEWA NAHULU, 83, of Wai'anae, died July 31, 2006. Born in Lualualei. Retired Lualualei Naval Ammunition Depot supervisor; farmer and businessman. Survived by daughters, Nola and Linda; sister, Beatrice Lopez; friend, Dorothy Lee. Private service held. Donations to Hawai'i Youth Opera Chorus, Thomas K. Nahulu Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 22304, Honolulu, HI 96823. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

DAISY SAEKO NITTA, 90, of Ho-nolulu, died July 28, 2006. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A housekeeper for a private residence. Survived by husband, Morito; sons, Wallace and Renny; daughter, Judy Okada; two grandchildren; sisters, Annie Iwane, Nora Morihara, Nancy Matsumoto and Akino Matsubara. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

PEDRO "BOY" SADO JR., 62, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 8, 2006. Born in Hana, Maui. Equipment operator; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Marjorie; sons, Michael and Nicholas; daughters, Cheryle Kaina, Kimberlyn "Keola" Aguinaldo and Mia; brothers, Douglas, Clayton and Joseph; sisters, Lorraine Adolpho, Louisa "Nani" Sabal and Frances Tokunaga; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Visitation also 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the mortuary; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.

THERESA "COOKIE" NALEIMAMO SUMNER, 52, of Waimanalo, died Aug. 9, 2006. Born in Honolulu. An outreach worker and community advocate. Survived by husband, Reed; daughter, Sasha Marie; parents, Buster Parker and Frances Parker; brothers, John and Chad Parker; sisters, Cindy, Bernie and Tracy. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. George's Church; service 11 a.m.; ocean celebration to follow at Kaiona Beach Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

JOSHUA "JOSH" TABISOLA, 25, of Waipahu, died July 27, 2006. A flight instructor and pilot on an Anderson Aviation Cessna 177B that crashed in waters off Moloka'i. Also employed as a chief scheduler at Aloha Airlines. Survived by parents, Fran and Edward; sister, Gina; grandmother, Feliza Salinda; fiancee, Kristen Okahashi. Mass today at 6 p.m. at the Mystical Rose Oratory chapel on the Saint Louis School-Chaminade University campus; program and fellowship to follow. No wreaths; flowers welcome. Casual attire.

JANICE SHIGEKO TAKIMOTO, 18, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Aug. 9, 2006. Born in Hilo. A homemaker. Survived by son, Tevyn; parents, Wade and Cindy; companion, Travis Okamoto; brother, Jason; sisters, Raynelle Nishihara and Christine Keanu. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Christian Fellowship, Hilo; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

MELVIN "MEL" KALEOALOHA THOMPSON, 76, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 11, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired from C. Brewer & Co. as a civil engineer and assistant factory superintendent. (former Hilo Coast Processing Co. and Pepe'ekeo Sugar Co.) Survived by wife, Priscilla; sons, Dr. James, Neal, Alan "Keone" and the Rev. Stephen "Keala"; daughters, Ann Yokers, Joan and Gloria Thompson, and Lianne Kaetsu; brothers, David and Earl Thompson and Joseph Silva; sisters, May Kaupiko and Beatrice "Puanani" Nahoolewa; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Hilo Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

CAROL UDD, 77, of Honolulu, died April 2, 2006. Born in Morristown, Minn. An artist and costume designer. Survived by husband, Elmer; daughter, Susan McKellar; son, Thomas; hanai sister, Susan Theiss; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service noon Sunday at Maunalua Bay Beach Park, just before the Hawai'i Kai bridge. Lei or loose flowers welcome. Donations to the Hawaiian Humane Society. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.