Obituaries
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JULIAN BRADFORD, 35, of Hawai'i and Western Australia, died Dec. 29, 2007. Survived by son, Pierce; Hawai'i family. Final aloha 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at 4161 Blackpoint Road. Ashes to be placed into the ocean at his favorite dive spot off Diamond Head.
ERNEST G. CORDERO SR, 65, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 1, 2008. Born in O'okala, Hawai'i. A retired truck driver for Hawaii Planing Mill. Survived by wife, Caroline "Carol"; daughters Connie and Laura; sons, Ernest Jr. and Timothy Cordero; brother, Alfonso Sr.; sisters, Petronilla "Nina" Agliam and Caridad Gallegos, Feliza "Fely" Paglinawan and Esabel Domingo; eight grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel; eulogy and tributes 10 a.m.; prayer service noon; burial 1 p.m. at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
LOUIS "UNCLE LOUIE" CORREA, 88, of Waialua, died Jan. 27, 2008. Born in Waialua. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard welder. Survived by brother, Lawrence; sister, Madeline Jamieson; nieces; nephews; grandnieces; grandnephews. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10 a.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
AQUILINO "GEORGE" F. DEGUZMAN SR., 85, of Waipahu, died Jan. 23, 2008. Born in Paranaque, Philippines. Retired from U.S. Navy; retired meat cutter at Pearl Harbor Commissary. Survived by wife, Feliciana "Faye"; sons, Aquilino "Mike" Jr., Ruben and Ricardo; daughters, Merry Ann and Felicia DeGuzman and Rosalani "Nicki" Kapele-DeGuzman; sister, Emiliana Encarnacion; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 9:45 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
TERRENCE MAKOA DE SILVA, infant son of Victoria "Vicki" and Dominic De Silva, of Kahuku, died Jan. 30, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by grandparents, Josephine and Gregory Faustino and Debbie and William III De Silva; great-grandmother, Genesa Balanay. Visitation 7:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter and Paul Mission in St. Michael, 59-810 Kamehameha Highway; service 8:30 to 8:45 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Woolsey Mortuary Services.
HERMAN BADUA DEUZ SR., 98, of Waialua, died Jan. 31, 2008. Born in San Nicolas, Philippines. A sakada retired from Waialua Sugar Co. Survived by sons, Joseph Banes, Herman Jr., Stanley and Samuel; daughters, Miriam Balidoy, Marcy Javinar, Janet Baligad, Florence Peiler, Filomena Madden, Alicia Pasco, Sandra Sagaysay, Connie Herron and Faye Wilson; sisters, Belen Dela Cruz Deuz, Benedicta Dumayag, Felomina Pascua and Felissa Sevella; 51 grandchildren; 117 great-grandchildren; 22 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Waialua United Church of Christ; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
DAVID W. EYRE, 95, of Honolulu, died Jan. 30, 2008. Born in Salem, Ore. Retired vice president of Castle & Cooke and founding editor of Honolulu Magazine. Survived by daughter, Conard; son, David Lawrence; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Thurston Chapel, Punahou School. Aloha attire. Donations to The David and Cynthia Eyre Young Artists Fund, c/o Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawai'i Public Radio (Hawaiian Language Programming) or Hospice Hawai'i.
ROSALINE REKARTE GAZMEN, 90, of Lahaina, Maui, died Feb. 3, 2008. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. Packer for Maui Pine. Survived by husband, Bienvenido; sons, Phillip Reyes and Roger Ross; daughters, Janet Magalianes, Rosalia Baduria, Elizabeth Dela Cruz, Barbara Holt, Rosemary Droney, Doreen Labat, Diane Agdeppa, Grace DiFranco, Sylvia Lapiana and Charlotte Ranger; brothers, Frank and Alfred Velligas; sisters, Anna Dizon, Mathilda Nahooikaika and Primrose Keahi; 38 grandchildren; 74 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary; prayer service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; prayer service 9:30 a.m.; burial 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
KENNETH JEROME HAMILTON, 64, of Honolulu, died Jan. 28, 2008. Born in Tennessee. Worked for the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts; U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by wife, Andrea; son, Justin; daughters, Shannon Wilson and Makena; brother, Melvin; sisters, Coralee, Kathy Charles, Helen Whittington, Sallie and Dorothy. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Academy Chapel; Mass 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
EMMA LUE DRAKE JOHNSON, 89, of Honolulu, died Jan. 15, 2008. Born in Manitou, Colo. A retired special-education teacher; one of the first women in Hawai'i to volunteer for the Women's Army Corps. Survived by sons, Robert and Franklin; daughter, Karen; brother, Edgar Drake; three grandchildren; a great-grandson. Service 3 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
CLARENE PIKAKE KAMAI, 48, of Wailuku, Maui, died Jan. 31, 2008. Born in Fort Ord, Monterey, Calif. Retired veteran. Survived by mother, Ruth Lei Kamai; companion, Kathy Wade; brothers, Clarence Jr., Larry, Duane, Paul and Matthew Kailihou; sisters, Tasha Kama, Serine Feliciano, Hoku, Faye "Ilima," Lehua Jackson and Nayleen. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 10 to 11:30 a.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
HARRIET KU'ULEI KALA'AU PALEKA KAONOHI, 78, of Kahakuloa, Maui, died Jan. 25, 2008. Born on Moloka'i. Former hotel housekeeper. Survived by sons, Kalani Lloyd Kekona, Jonathan Pilialoha Kaonohi and Kendall "Chico" Kaonohi; daughters, Luna Kanaha, Priscilla Hoopii and Maryann Young; 17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kahakuloa Hawaiian Congregational Church; service 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at the church cemetery.
DOROTHY BERTHA KIDDER, 78, of Kailua, died Feb. 1, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by daughter, Sharon Mon; seven grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; brother, William Gomes. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.
DORA KE'ALAILIAHI LINDSEY, 81, of Nanakuli, died Jan. 31, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Professional Hawaiian musician. Survived by children, Doreen Hobdy, Al Akeo, Charles, Lamont and Dean; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7:45 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 9 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary; service 8 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.
MASUO MIZUNO, 81, of Kualapu'u, Moloka'i, died Jan. 19, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Libby-McNeil/Dole Co. truck driver manager. Survived by wife, Chisato; sons, Curtis, Harold and Michael Mizuno and Gary De Mello; daughter, Dawn Manangan; brother, James; sisters, Dorothy Iwaishi and Louise Sakaida; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 23 at Guzeiji Soto Mission of Moloka'i, service 11 a.m. Private burial. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
TERUYO HATA NAKAMOTO, 84, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died Feb. 1, 2008. Born in Kurtistown, Hawai'i. Partner of Wally's Watch Service, Kainaliu; retired state Department of Education educational assistant. Survived by sons, Wallace, Michael and Warren; daughters, Ruth Powers and Susan; brother, Daniel Hata; sisters, Alice Spencer, Seiko Grote, Mary Nakashima and Fuku Hata; seven grandchildren. Celebration of life 9 a.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church, Kainaliu; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i, Kailua, Kona.
WILFREDO ALMOGELA NEBRE SR., 64, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Jan. 31, 2008. Born in San Manuel, Pagasinan, Philippines. A truck driver with McBryde Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Bella; sons, Wilfredo Jr., Alexander, Jonathan, William and Joseph; daughters, Amy Maglinti and Jocelyn Nebre; brother, Alfredo Jr.; sisters, Sandi Inanod, Loreen Caberto and Didi Chock; nine grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Kauai Memorial Gardens. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
SHERMAN ATKINS OTSUKA, 50, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Feb. 4, 2008. Born in Ho'olehua, Moloka'i. A nursery supervisor for Hawaiian Phoenix Nursery in Kea'au, Hawai'i. Survived by brothers, Lyle, Gary, Rocky and Freddy; sisters, Corrina Ahuna, Thelma, Deborah and Doreen Griffith. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Additional service at a later date on Moloka'i. Casual attire.
PEDRO PAHINTE, 88, of Honolulu, died Jan. 29, 2008. Born in Makaweli, Kaua'i. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard machinist. Survived by daughters, Josephine "Ping Ping" Cabiles and Corazon Campbell; 48 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Mass 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Church, 'Aiea; inurnment 11 a.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Casual attire.
KEVIN PERRY KEONI PARKER, 47, of Waiki'i, Hawai'i, died Feb. 1, 2008. Born in Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i. Self-employed carpet cleaner. Survived by son, Kevin Jr.; daughter, Jessica; father, Phillip; brother, P.D.; sister, Kim. Celebration of life 5 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Honokohau Harbor Big Island Gamefishing Clubhouse. Donations to North Hawaii Hospice. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.
ROBERT CHASE PROUTY, 79, of Kula, Maui, died Feb. 3, 2008. Born in Blythe, Calif. Vice president of a food processing company. Survived by wife, Jacqueline; sons, Mark, Martin and Dennis; daughters, Theresa Roberts, Mary Davis and Geralyn Gerber; hanai daughter, Jasmine Kear; 13 grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. Friday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Donations to Imua Family Services, 95 Mahalani St., Suite 19A, Wailuku, HI 96793. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
LIBERTA "BERTA" PAGATPATAN RANON, 76, of Honolulu, died Feb. 1, 2008. Born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Housewife. Survived by husband, Ponciano; son, Edwin Ranion; daughters, Josefina Duco, Rosemarie Marquez, Grace Herrera, Helen Humann, Agnes Cerda, Perla "Margie" Omalin and Adela Barayuga; 15 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at O'ahu Cemetery Chapel; service 7 p.m. Interment at a later date in the Philippines. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
ALBERT GONZALES RODRIGUEZ, 71, of Kihei, Maui, died Feb. 4, 2008. Born in Los Angeles. Industrial Electrical Manufacturing sheet metal man. Survived by wife, Arlene Nuanez Rodriguez; sons, Tony, Albert, Daniel and Paul; daughter, Alice Aguilar; sisters, Tillie Rojo, Velia Alvarado, Bertha Cordova, Rachel Orta and Esther Renteria; brothers, Max, Ruben, Ernie and Manuel; four grandchildren. Service at Chapel of the Chimes, 32992 Mission Blvd., Hayward, Calif. Donations to the American Cancer Society or one's favorite charity. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
VICTOR SEGOBIA, 82, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 1, 2008. Born in Los Angeles. The proprietor of El-C0 Cabinets; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Eleanor; sons, Armando, Robert, Alex, Roberto and Ramon; stepson, Richard Leslie; hanai son, James Kimura; daughters, Christina Ramos, Lucille Lopez and Belinda Lara; 28 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; entombment to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
TAKASHI SHIGAKI, 86, of Napili, Maui, died Feb. 5, 2008. Born in Ulumalu, Ha'iku, Maui. Retired Maui Land and Pine Co. supervisor. Survived by wife, Sawayo Ueno Shigaki; daughters, Linda and Aileen; sisters, Tetsue Nohara and Adele Okimoto. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
Donations in memory of JOHN "JACK" G. SIMPSON, 83, of Honolulu, who died Jan. 6, 2008, may be sent to the American Cancer Society Hawai'i Pacific Inc., 2370 Nu'uanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817. Simpson was past president of Spencecliff Corp. and Hawai'i Visitors Bureau, and chairman of the board of the American Cancer Society, Hawai'i-Pacific Division. A Mainland address was mistakenly given in an earlier obituary. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
LINDA ANN TAGUD, 59, of Kahului, Maui, died Feb. 7, 2008. Born in Makawao, Maui. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Burt Salud; sons, Dale Tavares, Bert Christoper and Joseph Michael; sisters, Darlene Tavares, Doris Kenui and Sherry Tavares; three grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
BENJAMIN CANCERAN TELAN SR., 79, of Kailua, died Jan. 31, 2008. Born in Cagayan, Philippines. Survived by wife, Lourdes; sons, Ulysses and Benjamin Jr.; daughters, Divina Robillard and Rouina Dumlao; brother, Manuel; sisters, Leticia Santos and Carmen Rosete; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Church; Mass 11 a.m. Inurnment at a later date in the Philippines. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
BRANDON SALVADOR TOLENTINO, 24, of Honolulu, died Feb. 1, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Harry; mother, Cherry Salvador; brother, Davin "Kelii"; grandmothers, Nicolasa Tolentino and Remedios Salvador. Visitation 12 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 1:30 p.m.; burial 3:30 p.m. at Valley of The Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
MARY "NICHA" LOUISE VIERRA, 76, of Kahului, Maui, died Feb. 2, 2008. Born in Kahului. A retired trimmer for Hasarot Cannery. Survived by sons, Tony and Manuel; daughter, Margaret Texeira; brother, Roland Lum; sisters, Helen and Margaret Lum; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; prayer service 12:30 p.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
HARRRIETT McGOWAN WARREN, 89, of Nu'uanu, died Feb. 8, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A retired secretary for Hawaiian Trust. Survived by husband, Harris; sons, Kimo, Alika, Kawika, Kamuela and Moke; nine grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
DARLENE "DOLL" LEINANI WONG, 60, of Honolulu, died Feb. 5, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Working supervisor at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa. Survived by father, Larry; brother, Larry Jr.; sister, Kathleen "Kats." Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.