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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, July 6, 2007

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

The Advertiser publishes obituaries about people of interest to its readers as a free public service. Obituaries may be submitted by mortuaries or, with proof of death, by individuals in writing. Fax 525-8037 or write to Obituaries Editor, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Include a contact name and phone number. We reserve the right to edit for form, style and newsworthiness. Date of publication cannot be guaranteed. To publish paid death notices, call the classified ads department at 521-9111.

MARGARET "MOMI" LEIMOMI CASWELL, 80, of Kailua, died July 2, 2007. Born in Hana, Maui. Retired supervisor for Title Guarantee; most recently employed with Centerplate. Survived by son, James; daughter, Cindy; sisters, Susan Pine, Murial "Babes" Hanchett and Elizabeth "Bubs" Chang; two grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kawaiaha'o Church; service 11 a.m.; burial service 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

BERNARDO S. GARCIA, 82, of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died July 2, 2007. Born in the Philippines. Laborer. Survived by wife, Josefina; sons, Cresencio, Jessie, Joven and Manuel; daughters, Gloria and Merilyn Garcia and Mila Char; 25 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren. Visitation noon to 1:45 p.m. tomorrow at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery Pavilion; service 2 p.m.; inurnment to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

CLARIZA FELIPE GARO, 74, of Wahiawa, died June 19, 2007. Born in Navotas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired fresh fruit inspector at Del Monte; kitchen helper at Zippy's Wahiawa. Survived by sons, Loreto Sampayan Garo and Gil Felipe Garo; brother, Andres Agtarap Felipe; sister, Remedios Felipe Tamondong; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

JOHN H. HOKAMA, 42, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, formerly of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 30, 2007. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Mason for Fields Masonry; previously employed at Hokama's Chevron in Hilo. Survived by son, Trevor Bernard; brother, William "Bill"; sister, Rosemary. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary chapel, Hilo; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

PETER JAN FEA HSU, 77, of Honolulu, died June 22, 2007. Born in Shanghai, China. Owner of Imperial Tailor. Survived by wife, Mabel; son, Steven; daughter, Loretta. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Casual attire.

GREGORY GEORGE JOHNSTON, 58, of Kahuku, died June 7, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. Mason worker. Survived by brothers, Charles Akana, George Ornellas, Blacky Malufau and Mauna Akana; sisters, Justina Soon, Gina Ornellas-Tabali, Guylyn Ornellas-Taniguchi, Lani Oguma, Lisa Bridges, Sherry Perry, Tracy Akana, Cecilia Paaluhi, Charlene Rowland, Barbara Gassaway and Charlie Girl Kealoha. Visitation 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; graveside service 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

MICHAEL AGSAO MANDAC, 83, of Wai'anae, died June 26, 2007. Born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired U.S. Army master sergeant. Survived by wife, Adeline; sons, Albert and Michael Mandac, Andrew and Abraham Montalbo; daughters, Leona Mandac-Ewig, Cynthia Mandac-Clark, Adeline Bailey and Arlene McArthur; 21 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Henry and Don. Private service. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

NORA MILOTTA-ROBARGE, 84, of Kapoho, Hawai'i, died July 2, 2007. Born in New Zealand. Served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II; former employee of Franklin National Bank in New York, First Hawaiian Bank in Hilo and the East West Clinic Inc. in Kea'au. Survived by family in New Zealand, Tahiti, Ireland and the U.S. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Pahoa; Mass 11 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

BETTY J. NICHOL, 69, of Tuckerton, N.J., formerly of Hawai'i, died July 2, 2007. Born in St. Louis. Customer service representative for Fleet Bank, Atlantic City. Survived by sons, Jeffrey Durhan and Christopher Nichol; daughter, Tonya Neuweiler; three grandchildren. Service 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, 126 North Green St., Tuckerton, NJ 08087. Donations to First United Methodist Church of Tuckerton, American Cancer Society or American Heart Association. Arrangements by Wood Funeral Home.

ANTONY P. SMART, 69, of Honolulu, died June 26, 2007. Born in Los Angeles. Stockbroker. Survived by son, Parker Damon Smart; daughter, Stefanie Lee Havens Smart; two grandchildren. Visitation 3 p.m tomorrow at St. Andrews Cathedral; service 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers and monetary gifts, donations in his name to Parker School, 65-1224 Lindsey Road, Kamuela, HI 96743.

TOM TAKASHI TANJI, 81, of Waipahu, died June 14, 2007. Born in Waipahu. Member of Leeward Oahu Lions Club and Waipahu United Church of Christ. Survived by wife, Mitsuye "Mavis"; daughter, Terri; son, Mark; brother, Dr. John. Visitation 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

MITSUKO TOYAMA, 75, of Honolulu, died June 28, 2007. Born in Okinawa, Japan. Retired Sheraton Hotel housekeeper. Survived by son, Carlon; brother, Shigeru Takeshima; sister, Shigeko Tsuhako. Visitation 3 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m.

KIYA-LESHAY ANELA KIYOKO WALKER, infant daughter of Kelsey and Dee Walker, of Honoka'a, Hawaii, died June 26, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived also by brothers, Kelsen-Jaye and Keiza-Tre; grandparents, Edward and Belinda Walker, Kenneth and Darice Kidani; great-grandparents, Edward and Maryann Walker; Hiroshi and Mieko Shigematsu and Tsuyako Kidani. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Hawaii Preparatory Academy Davies Chapel; service 2 p.m.; urn committal at a later date. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

GRACIANO "LARRY" EMMANA YLARDE, 77, of Honolulu, died June 22, 2007. Born in Tayug Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by wife, Fely Ylarde, M.D.; son, Roland; daughters, Lori Wells and Sharolyn; sisters, Felisa Duzon, Lolita Duzon and Rosita Cadano; three grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m., Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.