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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, August 17, 2007

Obituaries

 •  Celebrating Roger Long at theater

Advertiser Staff

PAUL MONROE AKEO, 66, of Pearl City, died Aug. 12, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Sheetmetal worker. Survived by wife, Zaida; sons, Ladd Paul, Chris Monroe, Sean Aukai and Kaulana Noah; brothers, Guy Aquino Bello, Victor Jr., Naka and Hardy Cleaver; sisters, Mona Hoopai and Audrey Aki; nine grandchildren. Visitation 1 p.m. Sunday at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel at Kamehameha Schools; service 2:30 p.m.; celebration to follow at the Atherton Halau at the Bishop Museum. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

MARY ELIZABETH "MARY BETH" KAPUAHAULANI ALDOSA, 42, of Waipahu, died July 31, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Graduate of Sacred Hearts Academy and University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu. Survived by husband, Leonard; sons, Leonard, Lincoln and Lolena; daughter, Libby Jean; mother, Vivian Su'a; brother, Frank Su'a; sister, Cathy Kaaina. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire.

BERSAMINA "INANG" BALAGOT ANDRADA, 85, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 12, 2007. Born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Juan and Benito; daughter, Virgilia Caoagdan; brother, Emilio Balagot; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua Section. Casual attire.

JOHN KEAHIALOA AUNA, 77, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Aug. 8, 2007. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Retired U.S. Army staff sergeant. Survived by wife, Ginger; son, Myles; daughter, Lynn Hanato; brothers, Alexander and Harvey; sister, Lois Timmie; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua, Kona. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. next Friday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at the West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

FRANCIS TROTTER BELL, 85, of Orinda, Calif., died May 30, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Officer of several community organizations, including Friends of Orinda Library, Orinda Garden Club and Orinda Art Council. Survived by husband, Howard; numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Orinda service held; Honolulu service pending. No flowers. Donations to Orinda Library, 24 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563, or charity of choice. Arrangements by Hull's Walnut Creek Chapel, Walnut Creek, Calif.

CHRISTINE RONNIE BROWN, 70, of Honolulu, died Aug. 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Active member of Downtown Neighborhood Board. Survived by daughters, Hazel Brown-Bartholoma, Georgia Chung and Wendy Kealoha; sisters, LaVerne Kalahiki-Kauhane and Edwina Haipo; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Casual attire.

EMILIO CASTRO, 89, of Honolulu, died Aug. 9, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard fuel dispatcher. Survived by four nephews and two nieces. Private interment held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ERIC S.H. CHING, 55, of Mountain View, Calif., died July 28, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Rita; parents, Anthony and Amy; brother, Alan; sister, Lisa. California service held; ashes scattered. Arrangements by The Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary, Mountain View.

LEO LUKE CULLEN JR., 87, of Wai'anae, died Aug. 7, 2007. Born in Waiahole. Retired machinist foreman at Lualualei Naval Depot; worked in security at Makaha Resort. Survived by daughters, Caroline Sonsteng, Valerie Garcia, Primrose, Cynthia Cullen-Sotelo, Janice Collins and Rita Marquez; sons, Leo III, Wayne, Paul, Brian, Francis and Wendell; sister, Annie Lee; brothers, James, Patrick, and Jerry; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Aug. 25 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Graveside service 10 a.m. Aug. 27 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

DOROTHY TERUNO ISHIBASHI, 79, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12, 2007. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. Retired state Department of Education cook at Lanakila Elementary School. Survived by husband, Harold; sons, Carl and Steve; daughters, Charlotte Goodman and Tammy Nagahama; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Tomoji Tom and Nobuo Ray Horiuchi; sisters, Shinobu Maruyama and Miyoko Sakamoto. Visitation 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

FRANK SEISHUN KUBA, 85, of Kane'ohe, died July 23, 2007. Born in Lawa'i, Kaua'i. Retired electrician with American Electric. Survived by wife, Tomoko; brothers, Thomas and George; sisters, Rosalind McGarry, Trudy La'a, Rose Mizokawa and Margaret Craven. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

ELAINE NAM MIN, 88, of Honolulu, died July 17, 2007. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Co-founder of Min Plastics, and retired instructor at Kapi'olani Community College. Survived by son, Dwight; daughter, Donna Min Shiroma; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

SETSUKO NAKAUCHI, 76, of Kane'ohe, died July 26, 2007. Born in Kobe, Japan. Supervisor for the Department of Education in Japan. Survived by brother, Masayuki; nephew, Lawrence. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

CHIYOKO ONO, 82, of Honolulu, died Aug. 11, 2007. Born in Waiakoa, Maui. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Warren, M.D. and Allan; daughter, Donna Nagatoshi; six grandchildren; brothers, Henry and Richard Kobayashi; sisters, Thelma Liu and Arlene Honda. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at University Avenue Baptist; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

BRYSON PAGADUAN, 10, of Wailuku, Maui, died Aug. 14, 2007. Survived by parents, Tyson and Billye-Mae; sister, Jasmine; grandparents, Lawrence Jr. and Katherine Pagaduan, Bill and Willet Medeiros and Anna Mae Redo. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. tomorrow at Door of Faith Church; burial 11:30 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

RIZALINA "ANNIE" ESTEBAN SOARES, 61, of Kailua, died Aug. 11, 2007. Born in Cavite City, Philippines. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Herman; sons, John and Jayson; granddaughter, Emily; brothers, Romulo, Raul and Rogelio Esteban. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Committal service 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

TADAO "MORRIS" WADA, 82, of Honolulu, died Aug. 1, 2007. Born in Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i. U.S. Army veteran, and retired Polynesian Hospitality tour bus driver for Kobayashi Travel. Survived by mother, Shizuyo; wife, Yoko; son, Wesley; sisters, Tsuyuko and Janice; brothers, James and Ernest. Service 3 p.m. Aug. 25 at Nichiren Shoshu Honseiji Temple, 44-668 Kane'ohe Bay Drive. Burial 2 p.m. Aug. 27 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Greenery optional. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

RITSUKU SEWAKE YANAGIHARA, 81, of Wahiawa, died July 27, 2007. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired teacher/counselor for Leilehua High School and Wahiawa Intermediate School. Survived by daughters, Donna and Lynn; son, Lyle Craig; sisters, Yukiko Nakashima, Mitsuko White and Chieko Tonai; brothers, Richard and William Sewake; five grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6 p.m. No koden (monetary gifts). Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

MARY MAMALA NGHIT YIN YEE, 95, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10, 2007. Born in Kalama'ula, Moloka'i. Owner of rental properties. Survived by son, Warren; daughters, Marilyn Lee, June Wong, Aileen Tang and Lynn Coon; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; brothers, Charles and Richard Chong; sister, Constance Prange. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 6 p.m.; private burial. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

DEXTER Y.S. YOUNG, 53, of Las Vegas, Nev., died June 22, 2007. Restaurant chef/manager. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by son, Sheldon; sisters, Ruby Ho and Jeanette Brantner; brothers, Lenard, Gilbert and Phillip. Service 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of the Nazarene, Kane'ohe. No flowers. Casual attire.