Obituaries
CRYSTAL LAUREEN KEHAULANI CANITE, 38, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 23, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Rosalind; brothers, Donovan, Gary and Cory; grandparents, Hospicio Canite, Corazon Campbell and Alice Yap. Visitation 11 a.m. Friday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; inurnment 3 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
BETTY KAM PUI CHANG, 90, of Sacramento, Calif, formerly of Honolulu and Kane'ohe, died Nov. 11, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Graduate of St. Andrew's Priory and the Wolff School of Costume Design. Survived by daughters, Teena Ann Yee and Bettina Hirata; son, Garrick; five grandchildren; five great-grandsons. Service held at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif. Arrangements by Nautilus Society.
BEATRICE CHONG CHOY, 87, of Honolulu, died Nov 22, 2008. Born in China. Survived by son, Wendell; daughter, Lynn Fukuda; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Calvary Church of the Islands; service 10 a.m.; private burial. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
THOMAS MACKAY CLARK, 60, of Wai'anae, formerly of Volcano and Hawaiian Beaches, Hawai'i, died Aug. 18, 2008. U.S. Air Force veteran of Vietnam War; former backcountry laborer at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Survived by stepchildren, Trena Luanne O'Connor, Pamela Sue Jones and Nicholas Bryan Jones; three granddaughters; niece; nephew. Interment 2 p.m Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
MAGDALENA MORLA ESPIRITU, 61, of 'Ewa Beach, died Nov. 24, 2008. Born in the Philippines. Survived by daughter, Marlene; sons, Arnel, Ariel and Rolly; brother, Alejandro; sisters, Flora Nino and Esing Ramirez; five grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at St. John the Baptist Church; Mass 7 p.m.; burial in the Philippines. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
DEAN KATSU FURUKAWA, 50, of 'Aiea, died Nov. 20, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, James and Nancy; sisters, Diane Okawa and Dale; nieces, Stephanie Tabe and Kimberly Okawa; nephew, Brandon Hirahara. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
CIRILO "IRONG" RECOLCOLIN GAMPONIA, 100, of Honolulu, died Nov. 8, 2008. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired Pearl Harbor Public Work Center laborer. Survived by wife, Albina; son, Joseph; niece; nephew. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 6 at the mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
LEATRICE MICHIKO HIRANO, 91, of Honolulu, died Nov. 10, 2008. Born in Waialua. Longtime member of Makiki Christian Church. Survived by son, David; four grandchildren; brothers, Wilfred Nonaka and Matsuo Takabuki. Service 5:30 p.m. Friday at Makiki Christian Church. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
HARUKO KATHERINE KOGAMI, 93, of Auburn, Wash., formerly of Kailua, died Oct. 5, 2008. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Retired Hilton Hawaiian maid. Survived by daughter, Judith Matsumoto; son, Norman; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Private service held at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by the Neptune Society Cremation Service, Kent, Wash.
ALEXANDER DAVID MANANDIC SR., 88, of Wahiawa, died Nov. 24, 2008. Born in Lawa'i, Kaua'i. Survived by sons, Alexander Jr. and Leland; brother, Jose; sisters, Dolores Salcedo, Helen Rellin and Florence Carios; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Committal service 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
HAROLD TETSUO NISHIMOTO, 84, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Nov. 13, 2008. Born in Waipahu. Retired U.S. Army mechanic. Survived by sons, Nathan and Dr. Craig; brother, Robert; sisters, Stella Tsuchida, Carol Oyama, Jane Uyeno, Mitsue Sato and Helen Shimoda; four grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
HIDEO "JOE" NOYAMA, 85, of Honolulu, died Nov. 19, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Foodland Super Market Ltd. vice president of grocery operations; member of Regimental Headquarters Co., 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Survived by sons, Craig and Jared; grandson, Cory. Visitation 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
ALICE LEE NUTT, 97, of Honolulu, died Nov. 9, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by son, Gerald "Jerry"; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service 11 a.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Lei welcome. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
ELLA MITSUE OKAWA, 82, of Honolulu, died Nov. 5, 2008. Born in Kamuela, Hawai'i. Retired Hawaiian Regent Hotel housekeeper. Survived by husband, Gilbert; son, Curtis; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Kiyono Kawabata; brother, Clancy Fuchigami. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
RAYMOND H. PALOMARES, 82, of Wahiawa, died Nov. 10, 2008. Born in Wahiawa. Federal government employee with 48 years of service. Survived by sons, Vernon, Vincent and Victor; daughter, Cecilia Tamondong; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
LUCY KAMAI KELII ROBERTS, 96, of Honolulu, died Nov. 22, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughters, Lee Kapua Roberts and Lisa Parker; sons, Redge, Thomas and Wrex; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; hanai family, Alice Fukushima, Lori and Wes Faithful, Nikki and Marc Moulinet and Claudia Prado. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at Community of Christ Church; service 7 p.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
HATSUE TAMANAHA, 77, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Nov. 20, 2008. Born in 'Ola'a, Hawai'i. Retired elementary school teacher. Survived by brother, Kei; nieces, nephews. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
SETSUKO TAKEUCHI, 71, of Pearl City, died Nov. 19, 2008. Born in Okinawa. Retired Kabuki Restaurant and Shirokiya Ltd. cook. Survived by husband, Robert; daughters, Karen Cadabona, Laura Flanders and Michele; four grandchildren; brothers, Seiyu, Takashi, Seikyu, Seiji and Toshihiko Urasaki; sisters, Toyoko Ekemiyagi, Yoshiko Higa and Akemi Urasaki. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.
ERIC KAWIKA THOMPSON, 33, of Honolulu, formerly of Kaua'i, died Nov. 22, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Hawai'i Convention Center information technology manager. Survived by parents, Norman and Karen; fiancee, Shelly Bone. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6 p.m.; private burial. Service 3:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Kapa'a Missionary Church, Kaua'i. Aloha attire.