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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, April 29, 2006

Obituaries

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ELSIE LUM CHANG, 92, of Honolulu, died April 25, 2006. Born in Manoa. A Kong Chow Society member. Survived by sons, Warren, Melvin, Adrian and Alan; daughter, Barbara; brothers, Joseph and John Lum; sister, Betty Lum Lee; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation for Taoist service 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial service 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

CHARLOTTE N. DION, 90, of Kailua, died April 26, 2006. Born in Attleboro, Mass. Retired real estate office manager. Survived by daughters, Cheryl McIlroy, Constance Longworth and Christine Atkin; brother, Karl Nittel; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. No service. Donations to Hospice Hawai'i. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

VIOLET KEALAEHU ENGSTROM, 80, of Wai'anae, died April 24, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Joaqiun Costa and Buddy; daughters, Ann Baker, Viola Costa, Patricia Eckman and Doreen Kaluna; 21 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brother, William Rezentes. Service 10 a.m. tomorrow at Poka'i Bay Beach Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

GILDO AMERICO ROBERT FERRARO, 72, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died April 26, 2006. Born in Glencoe, Ill. Retired carpenter; U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Korea. Survived by wife, Barbara; daughter, Leonora Prince; brother, Richard; sister, Leonora. Private service at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

BETSY SUEKO FUNATSU, 86, of 'Aiea, died April 21, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired tax preparer. Survived by husband, Mitsuo; daughters, Jean Huptich and Ruby Igarashi; four grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

SHOSHANA WEISSBLUTH HERZIG, formerly of Hawai'i, has died. Survived by daughter, Illana Weintraub; grandchildren, Ari, Ami and Jody. Mainland service held; burial at Shalom Memorial Park, Chicago. Donations to Meir Panim, 5316 New Utrecht Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11219. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals, Chicago.

PAUL WILLIAM HINDEMITH, 84, of Pearl City, died April 23, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired OTS supervisor. Survived by wife, Betty; sons, Jesse and Eric; daughters, Lisa Hindemith and Diane Barnard; sister, Helen Lambart; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

VIOLET TSUTAE KIDANI, 94, of Honolulu, died April 15, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired office manager for Del Monte. Survived by husband, Isami; sister, Martha Irish. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

DEZIREE' KAMLIN PUCAN, 26, of Honolulu, died April 20, 2006. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Carlos III; son, Austyn Pi'ikela; daughter, Austys Anuhea; parents, Eddie Rangasan and Pat Hardy; sister, Rena Queja; brothers, Stanford Lanias, Eric, Rick and Cass Gorloff and Russell Hardy; grandparents, Ben and Marie Ferandez. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 11:45 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

CLEMET HENRY ROGERS, 88, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died April 26, 2006. Born in Rapid City, S.D. Retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer; retired from Naniloa Hotel; proprietor of the former Rogers Locksmith Co. Survived by daughters, T.C. Yugawa and Susan Johnston; son, Louis; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

HELEN ROBERTA SKAHAN, 88, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died April 26, 2006. Born in Illinois. Member of the Bridge Club and Guild Club. Survived by sons, Gail, Kevin and Kenneth; four grandchildren. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

TOMOE TAGASHIRA, 103, of Honolulu, died April 18, 2006. Born in Hiroshima, Japan. President of Taiyo Inc. Survived by son, George; caregiver/daughter-in-law, Miriam; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HIFUMI UMEDA, 80, of Wahiawa, died April 6, 2006. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. U.S. Army master sergeant; former satellite city hall manager. Survived by son, Blake; sisters, Mitsuko Saito, Tsuyako Sumida, Sue Eaton and Sachie Soga; one grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

LINDA GLORIA PUAMAIHELANI VINCENT, 44, of Phoenix, died March 22, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Thelma Puamaihelani Paulos; brother, Matthew Yadao; sisters, Ella Paclib, Debora Wegesend and Carmella Rosa. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Kaumakapili Church; service 7 p.m.; scattering of ashes at a later date. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Greer-Wilson Funeral Home, Phoenix.

JOHN ANDREW WINSLOW JR., 69, of Waipahu, died April 26, 2006. Born in Homestead, Pa. MARISCO Electrical electrician. Survived by brother, Joseph; sisters, Joan Monahan and Jean Onderko. Committal service 2 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

CHEW KING WONG, 91, of Honolulu, formerly of Pittsburgh, died April 4, 2006. Retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel; veteran of three wars. Survived by sons, Richard and Henry; daughters, Jennie Chau and Irene Moy; sisters, So Wan Yu, Ruby Tom and Mo Ching; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FLORENCE YANAGIDA, 83, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died April 24, 2006. Born on Kaua'i. Retired County of Kaua'i clerk. Survived by sons, Russell and John; four grandchildren; brother, Eddy Hashimoto; sisters, Helen Wilibourn, Pearl Okino and Elsie Hiraoka. Service on Kaua'i at a later date. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.