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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, July 13, 2007

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

GASPAR FERINO ASPACIO, 98, of of Honomu, Hawai'i, died July 9, 2007. Born in Cabaroon Vigan West, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Pepe'ekeo Sugar Co. flume carpenter. Survived by sons, William Gascon, James and Roger; daughters, Florence Highland, Marilyn DeSa and Vivian Balberde;16 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a sister. Visitation 8 a.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Mission, Honomu; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Maunakea Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo.

CHRISTIAN VENEGAS BALISI, infant son of Ronald and Roshelle Balisi, of Waipahu, died June 29, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by grandparents, Cirilo and Evelyn Balisi and Jaime and Teresita Venegas; great-grandparents, Rosa Balisi and Victoria Venegas. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

BETTY WONG CHAN, 89, of Honolulu, died July 3, 2007. Born in Hartford, Conn. Homemaker. Survived by son, Theodore Jung; daughters, Elaine Chin and Sandra Balogh; sisters, Doris Chan and Dolly Lee; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

WALTER TEIHO CHENA, 88, of Honolulu, died July 4, 2007. Born in Kekaha, Kaua'i. Retired federal firefighter. Survived by wife, Irene; son, Clyde; three grandchildren; brother, Teimei; sister, Helen McKay. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m.; committal service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers.

SIXTA VALDEZ GATCHALIAN, 84, of Mililani, died July 5, 2007. Born in Balungao, Pangasinan, Philippines. A senior group member. Survived by son, Manuel; daughter, Erlinda Ganir; brother, Florencio Valdez; sister, Beatrice Valdez; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

EUGENIA KAHOOILINA KAALEKAHI, 90, of Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, died June 6, 2007. Born in Kealia, Kaua'i. Homemaker. Survived by children, Virginia Apana, Darlyn Napoleon, Pauline Pezel, Lily Kahalehili, Alfred Bush, Peter Dudoit Bush, Rachel Smith and Henry Bush; 30 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:45 a.m. tomorrow at Kane'ohe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; service 11 a.m. to noon. Graveside service and urn burial 10 a.m. Monday at Ka'awakea Cemetery, Moloka'i. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary, Wailuku, Maui.

SADIE SUMIE MATSUSHIMA, 89, of Mililani, died June 12, 2007. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Neal, Gary, Gene and Ricky; sisters, Doris Kawada and Leatrice Hamatake; brother, Francis Uyeda; five grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

HIROSHI MATSUURA, 87, of Pearl City, died July 8, 2007. Born in Kahuku. Retired from Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter; member of 100th Infantry Battalion, C Company. Survived by wife, Shigeko; son, Brian; daughters, Katharine Serikaku, Mae and Gayle; grandson, Shaun Serikaku. Visitation 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. No flowers. Casual attire.

MICHAEL G. MUNIVE, 85, of Honolulu, died July 2, 2007. Born in Chicago, Ill. Retired from the communications and technology fields; employee with Philco Corp., in Brooklyn, Philadelphia and San Fracisco; and strategic worker for the Navy. Survived by daughter, Corrine Ching; granddaughter, Anna Lauren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; inurnment 3 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrange-ments by Williams Funeral Services.

FRANKLIN "FRANK" KEISHI NISHIMURA, 72, of Honolulu, died June 26, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controller. Survived by wife, Kathleen; son, Dan; daughters, Jodie Masunaga and Kerri Nishimura; four grandchildren; brother, George; sister, Alice Uratsuka. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

SEIJI OGAWA, 79, of Honolulu, died July 7, 2007. Born in Hono-lulu. Survived by brother, Hoichi; sisters, Chiyeko Hayamoto and Gladys. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ELAINE CASAMINA PASCUA, 36, of Waipahu, died July 5, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Waipahu Na Pa'ani Softball Team team mom. Survived by son, Preston Castro; daughters, Amber Castro and Velaxis Cabral; father, Roland; mother, Edith; brother, Russell; grandmother, Felipa; grandfather, Santos Casamina; grandmother, Flora Casamina. Visitation also 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

DAVID AUSTIN SMITH, 59, of Honolulu, died May 23, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Rose; brothers, Harold and Noel; sister, Lunan Kauanaulu. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.