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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, March 7, 2006

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

EDWARD BANCE, 69, of Honolulu, died March 2, 2006. Born in Haiti. Retired tour guide. Survived by sons, Lionel and Ed. Celebration of life 2 p.m. Saturday at Wa'ahila Ridge Park, St. Louis Heights. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

FLORENTINO "DONG" BIHAG, 70, of Pearl City, died March 1, 2006. Born in Hanalei, Kaua'i. Retired state laborer. Survived by companion, Regina Anguay; son, Brennan; daughter, Brianna-Rose Anguay; brother, Richard; sisters, Antonina Christe, Victoria Bihag and Tessie Icari. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ALBERT RAPOZA BORGES JR., 34, of Waimanalo, died Feb. 20, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Natasha; mother, Juliana "Tootsie" Kaapuwai; father, Albert Sr.; brother, Christian "Masa"; sister, Mona; grandmother, Violet. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o, Mauka Chapel; service noon; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

CHUSABURO CHINEN, 89, of Honolulu, died Feb. 16, 2006. Born in Hau'ula. Retired from Eastman Kodak Co. Survived by sons, Steven and Melvin; daughter, Sandra Caitano; five grandchildren; a great-grandson. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

TRINIDAD KAPADA DELA CRUZ, 89, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2006. Born in Hamakua, Hawai'i. Survived by daughters, Felicidad "Fely" Otis, Louella Santiago and Luverne Quemuel; brother, Juanito Capada; 27 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. Visitation has been changed to 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kaheka Street; Mass 8 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

PURIFICATION TOMAS GOROSPE, 93, of Honolulu, died March 3, 2006. Born in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Constantino Manuel, Cornelio Sergio and Conrado Tomas; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

KENNETH KANICHI HIGASHIHARA, 94, of Honolulu, died Feb. 23, 2006. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Retired bookkeeper for Honolulu Gas Co. and American Cancer Society. Survived by wife, Mildred; daughters, Gwen Morlan and Vera Okamura; son, Ken; six grandchildren; sisters, Daisy Nitta, Annie Iwane, Nancy Matsumoto, Akino Matsubara and Nora Morihara. Service 4 p.m. Sunday at Olivet Baptist Church. No flowers. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

DONALD HINANO HOOPAI, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 23, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Self-employed tree harvester; U.S.Army World War II veteran. Survived by two grandchildren; a great-granddaughter. Gathering noon to 1 p.m. Sunday at Onekahakaha Beach Park Pavilion No. 3. Graveside urn committal noon Monday at Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

VIOLA L. KAMA-KAUPU-PEREZ, 48, of Waimea, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died Feb. 22, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Alfred Perez; son, James Kaupu Jr.; stepson, Everett Perez; daughters, Lyla-Ann Kaupu and Aliana Akana; stepdaughter, Olivia Perez; mother, Violet Kama; brothers, Joseph "Joey" Jr. and Leonard "Pake" Kama; sisters, Christine Dochin, Ululani Kesio, Lucille Kama, Lorraine Yoshida and Joann Kama; hanai sister, Maggie Hirakawa; two grandchildren. Service 7 p.m. Saturday at O'ahu Cemetery. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FREDERICK JOSEPH MERINO, 70, of Honolulu died Feb. 23, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Waikiki beachboy; retired V.I.P. limousine driver for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel. Survived by sons, Michael, Steve and Raymond; daughter, Kimberly Akau; brothers, Paul, John, Fred and William; sister, Melba Tovar; 15 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter. Service and celebration of life 8 a.m. Saturday on Waikiki Beach fronting Duke's; scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MICHAEL JUN NAKAMOTO, 58, of Honolulu, died Jan. 31, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by mother, Ethel; uncles, aunts and cousins. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

NAMIKO NODA, 92, of Kahului, Maui, died Feb. 11, 2006. Born in Pu'ukoli'i, Lahaina, Maui. Survived by sons, Wesley and Ray; daughter, Hiroko; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary, Maui.

YOSHIKO ODA, 88, of Honolulu, died Feb. 25, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by son, Chester; daughters, Shirley Nishiyama and Amy Umebayashi; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

OLIVIA ORTIZ, 68, of Las Vegas, died Feb. 12, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Well-known Hawaiian entertainer in the 1950s and 60s. Survived by daughter, Madonna Silva-Viskovich; a granddaughter; brothers, Godfrey, Gaylord, Claude and Everett; sisters, Shirley, Estelle Green and Veronica Buck; companion, Amilcar "Che" Prol. Visitation 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2 p.m.

BETTY-JANE "MIKI" ELIZABETH SANKIETA, 64, of Kailua, died Feb. 22, 2006. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Survived by children, Lee Ann "Kehau" Canne, Deldee "Ululani" Canne-Hale and Jonathan-Philip Nery; brothers, Robert "Chubbie," Manuel "Keke" and Norman Dias; sister, Roselind "Rosie" Derby; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church, Kailua; Mass 7 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

MARJORIE CAMPOS "SALVADOR" SHERAM, 55, of Mililani, died Feb. 6, 2006. Born in Waialua. Tripler Army Medical Center employee; co-owner of M & M Rentals. Survived by husband, Marvin "George"; daughters, Faye Kawamata and Barbara; mother, Dionicia "June" Welcome; four grandsons; brother, Severino Salvador Jr. Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o, Mauka Chapel; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at the chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

BETTY HAMAKO TANAKAYA, 86, of 'Aiea, died Feb.27, 2006. Born in 'O'okala, Hawai'i. Seamstress. Survived by son, Gary; daughters, Sue Muranaka and Gloria Hiramoto; sister, Ellen Hasegawa; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

MITSUKO JEAN UYEHARA, 87, of Waialua, died Feb. 25, 2006. Born in Waipahu. Survived by daughters, Carol Koga and Judith Nakata; sisters, Kiyoko Ishii and Sueko "Sue" Fujiwara; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o, Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

JOANNE FAY MARUMO WONG, 46, of Honolulu, died March 2, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Welton; daughter, Caitlin; mother, Thelma Marumo. Service 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

APRIL HATSUYE YATOGO, 49, of Honolulu, died Feb. 25, 2006. Born on Moloka'i. A Maryknoll Elementary School teacher. Survived by mother, Masako Shimizu; stepfather, Donald Shimizu; stepsister, Gail Mora; half brother, Roland Yatogo; half sister, Jo-Ann Yatogo. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Visitation also 9 a.m. March 16 at St. Sophia Catholic Church, Kaunakakai, Moloka'i; service 10 a.m.

CHARLES "CHARLEY" HOOK UNG YOUNG, 84, of Honolulu, died Feb. 24, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired Tripler Army Medical Center, chief of plans and operations; chairman, state Disaster Preparedness Committee; active with Hawai'i Opera Society Board, Chinese Chamber of Commerce and See Dai Doo Society; volunteer Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Hawai'i History Center Chinatown tour guide. Survived by wife, Elizabeth "Betty"; children, Linda Starr, Libby Lew, Jenner and Carl Young and Pamela Kurose; sister, Mary Wong; brothers, Harold and John; six grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Star of the Sea Church; service noon. Inurnment 12:45 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.