Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
JOHNNY O. ABASOLO, 81, of 'Aiea, died March 1, 2008. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. A retired bartender with the hotel Industry. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, John, Jerry and Phil; sister, Sally Coronel; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m.
HIROSHI "HANK" "HENRY" ADACHI, 74, of Honolulu, died April 1, 2008. Born in Osaka, Japan. Retired from Japan Airlines; a photo technician. Survived by wife, Mildred Sachiko; daughter, Lynn Choi; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
CLARA "KAY" KIYOKO AWAKUNI, 90, of Honolulu, died April 6, 2008. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired seamstress for Lola of Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Roy, Edwin and Gene; daughter, Sandra Miyasato; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Seiyei and Harold Chinen; sisters, Janet Tamanaha and Stella Kenner. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
MICHAEL "MIKE" BARHAM SR., 58, of Pearl City, died April 3, 2008. Born in Memphis, Tenn. Coordinator for O'ahu Civil Defense; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Lou Anna; sons, Jeffrey and Michael Jr.; daughters, Liza Williams, Suzanne Perreira and Brianna; brother, Patrick; sister, Suzanne Milstead; three grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
MATEO LAEM BINABISE, 66, of Waipahu, died March 30, 2008. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired Del Monte Fresh Produce heavy-equipment operator. Survived by wife, Lina; daughters, Janette Tan and Malyn Ann; son, Allen John; five grandsons; sisters, Nora Domingo, Pacita Raymondo and Rose Clavel; brothers, George Binabise and Franklin Benabise. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
FEDERICO CADIZ BOLOSAN, 92, of Honolulu, died March 16, 2008. Born in the Philippines. Retired Pagoda Hotel maintenance man. Survived by wife, Maria; sons, Johnny, Benito, Andres, Manny and Severo; daughters, Josephine Bolosan-Isidro and Annie Bolosan-Tuliao; brothers, Regino, Pedro and Silvero; sister, Gorgonia Deus; 21 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. April 19 at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
GERRY MATSUKO BRYANT, 84, of Na'alehu, Hawai'i, died March 25, 2008. Born in Captain Cook, Hawai'i. Lab technician. Survived by brothers, Masakatsu, Yoshitake and Katsuyuki Tsukahara; nieces; nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
JACOB C.K. CHOY, 86, of Honolulu, died April 5, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Reiko; son, Cyrus; daughter, Cynthia; sister, Mary Kang. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
HERBERT "HERB" KUM SIU CHUN, 79, of Kane'ohe, formerly of Pearlridge, died March 28, 2008. Born in Hale'iwa. Retired Hawaii National Bank manager; retired U.S. Navy senior chief. Survived by wife, Sylvia-donna; sons, Carlton Chun and David Nahuina; daughters, Lorna Chang, Regan Horike and Leslie Kang-Harris; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, David, Henry and Thomas; sisters, Grace Siu, Lila Chrystal and Gladys Lee. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
MARILYNN MEI LIN MARUYAMA CRAW, 63, of Honolulu, died March 29, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Licensed real estate sales agent; established Marilynn Maruyama Realty. Survived by husband, Ken. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; celebration of life 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
ABRAHAM "BRA" J. CUMMINGS, 76, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died April 4, 2008. Retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. PBX technician. Survived by wife, Helene Roselani Bailey Cummings; children, Abraham, Willie, Aaron, Rinda Aiu, Mamo Graham, Koki, Keliilani Cummings and Cindra Manera; stepchildren, Lance, Aric, Keith and Derek Koerte, Alane Cole, Lynn Mooneyland and Crissy Shamblin; sister, Lovey Tokioka; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. April 25 at Kapa'a First Hawaiian Church; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at a later date. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.
GRACE ANN DE CECCO, 93, of Honolulu, died March 13, 2008. Born in Scranton, Pa. Survived by husband, Frank; son, Frank; daughters, Grace Nakagawa and Santa-Marie Yim; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
EUGENE CALVIN EDAYAN SR., 55, of Waialua, died April 3, 2008. Born in Wahiawa. Operation manager for May's Wonder Garden. Survived by wife, Rene; sons, Eugene "Gino" Jr. and Starsky; daughters, Amanda and Genie; brothers, Antonio "Tojo," Ryan, Don, Derwin, Ralph, Withney and Richard; sisters, Diane Kittleson, Pacita Edayan and Yvonne Alejandro; seven grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire.
JUDITH KALEO'OKALANAKILA KEALOHA HEMENWAY, 42, of Waimanalo, died April 4, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A medical transcriptionist. Survived by husband, Charles Henry Jr.; children, Haukea, Makaala, Jun, Alfie and Haupia; brother, Thomas Kealoha; sisters, Leslie Poulivaati and Mary Helen Cathcart. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo Ward; service 7 pm. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the church; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
LARRY W. KE, 86, of Honolulu, died April 4, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Straub Clinic and Hospital; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Thi Ba "Judy"; sons, Gordon, Gregory and Alan; daughters, Maylene Kodama, Mavis Kunitake, Lauretta Valenciano and Mai Lan Busing; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Inurnment service 9:30 a.m. April 21 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.
TAI KYUNG "DUKE" KIM, 88, of Honolulu, died March 21, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired welder. Survived by sons, Wayne and Alvin; daughters, Linda Yoshida and Marlene Young; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
ANDREW HOOK NGIN LEW, 89, of Waialua, died March 28, 2008. Born in Waialua. Survived by sons, Wayson and Jeffrey; daughter, Penny; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
EDWARD DAVID MACHADO, 97, of Honolulu, died March 14, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A retired city Department of Waste Water Management supervisor. Survived by companion/caregiver, Mary Rose Gonzales; hanai sons, Dominic and Nicholas Ah Nee, Kawika and Ronald Cahill and Danny Rittimister; hanai daughters, Malia and Jamie Cahill, Florence and Liz Shelton, Chelsea and Kristie Ah Nee and Dora Rittimister; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at St. Philomena Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Lei only. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
LUCY MIRANDA, 92, of Wai'anae, died March 25, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Joanna; grandchildren, John Kaluna Miranda, Lee Ann Lewis, Tracey Miranda and Rose McIntosh; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brother, Wilbert "Sonny" Castro Sr.; sister, Hazel Van Blarcom. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Wai'anae; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 1:15 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
SHIGEMATSU RAYMOND MIYASATO, 81, of Honolulu, died March 25, 2008. Born in Kalaheo, Kaua'i. Retired Willamette Western Dredging Welder. Survived by wife, Nobu; sons, Jack and Wallace; daughters, Marlene Yamasaki and Irene Kobayashi; seven grandchildren; brothers, George and Richard; sisters, Judy Kaneshiro and Tomiko Fuchihara; half sister, Jane Kinjo. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
SUMIE ARAI NEWMAN, 77, of Waipahu, died April 9, 2008. Born in Yokohama, Japan. A homemaker Survived by husband, Paul; daughter, Pauline Curnutt; son, Michael; sister, Hisako Arai; brother, Toshikazu Arai; two grandsons. Private service. No flowers. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
CALVIN EUGENE PETERSON, 51, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died April 5, 2008. Born in Corcoran, Calif. A grounds maintenance consultant. Survived by mother, Alice; sons, Jonathan and Zachery AdamsPeterson; hanai brother, Pat; niece, Jennifer Haney; two grandnieces. Service 10 a.m. April 19 at St. Benedict's Church. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory & Funeral Home of West Hawai'i.
MELVIN MANUEL RODRIGUES, 56, of Waipahu, died March 18, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Chad; daughter, Shelley; mother, Wilfreda Padie Cabiles Rodrigues; grandson, Jordan Cacao; sisters, Dorothy Pantohan, Norma Jane Kekahuna and Winifred Buss; brothers, Jacinto Senados and Michael Rodrigues. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service noon; burial 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
SEOK "SONG" SOON VALLORTIGARA, 77, of Kailua, died March 21, 2008. Born in Puyo, South Korea. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Ramona Sarkissian; brothers, Seok Woo and Seok Nam Song; grandchildren, Adina Vallortigara, Angelica and Alana Grimble and Alexandria Sarkissian; great-granddaughter, Rain Iwalani Makekau. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of The Pacific. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
YUKIO YAMADA, 94, of Pearl City, died April 4, 2008. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Retired wood shop manager for Central Intelligence Agency. Survived by wife, Toshiko; sons, Stanley and Kenneth; daughter, Nancy; three grandchildren; brother, James "Biggie"; sisters, Marilyn Joe and Thelma Suzuki. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.