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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, June 1, 2007

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

PATRICIA A. AUTEN, 76, of Kailua, died May 22, 2007. Born in Colfax, Wash. Retired English teacher at Saint Louis High School, 1976-1992, and Hawai'i public school system. Survived by husband, John; sons, Douglas and Gary; daughters, Katherine Erwin and Kimberlea Johnson; brother, Dennis Meyer; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lanikai; please call 429-8057 for information. Aloha attire. Donations to Castle Medical Center ICU, 640 Ulukahiki St., Kailua, or to a charity of your choice. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

RAPHAEL CARREIRO, 93, of 'Aiea, formerly of North Kona, Hawai'i, died May 28, 2007. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Ancid and Jack; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 12:30 p.m.; burial service at 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

RICHARD C.H. CHANG, 89, of Honolulu, died May 16, 2007. Born in Waiakea, Hawai'i. Retired assistant golf pro. Survived by wife, Mabel; son, Dixon; brother, James; sister, Sister Ann Faber. Private service held. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i

GENEVIEVE MARY COBB-ADAMS, 55, of Kailua, died May 27, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired state Medicaid specialist. Survived by husband, Gerald; sons, Eugene and Christopher Healing, Afa, Marc and Kaai Cobb-Adams; six grandchildren; sister, Linda Lidstone. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at St. John Vianney Church; Mass 11 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

KAP NYO HAN, 92, of Honolulu, died May 20, 2007. Born in South Korea. Survived by daughter, Jung Sook McIntosh; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

LEROY HERBERT HILL, 67, of Kailua, died May 23, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Honolulu Police Department officer. Survived by daughters, Lynn, Lorrie, Cori Lei Clarke and Marlene Nuesca; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Ginger Bender. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

JANE MITSUE NISHIMURA IKEDA, 76, of Indianapolis, Ind., died March 3, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Kenneth and Robert; daughters, Debra and Mary Griffith; grandchildren, Heather and Marcus; sisters, Kazuko Nishimura Hardy and Juliet Shimabukuro. Service 10:30 a.m. June 7 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire.

ALTHEA JOSETTE "ONAONA" IONA, 71, of Honolulu and Moloka'i, died May 25, 2007. Employed by Borthwick and Mililani Mortuary. Survived by sons, Samuel and Ronald; daughters, Phylamae Ayala, Carrmela Vigue, Kapua Taketa, Naomi Annino-Luat and Kanoe Gillespie; brothers, Clifford, Wayne, Darwin and Gregg Kaneaiakala; sisters, Paula Kaneaiakala and JoAnn Kaea; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery chapel. Ashes to be scattered at a later date.

SELA HINEMOA TALANOA LAUTAHA, 74, of Waipahu, died May 23, 2007. Born in Tonga. An elementary teacher; president of Relief Society in the Ward and Stake in Tonga. Survived by husband, Sione Mau Lautaha; sons, Siaosi, Sioape Faonelua, Sione Tuipulotu and Veamoni; daughters, Losaline Lakai Tupou, Ana Tilia Naupoto and Seiloni Fonua; 23 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Pita and Taufui Toloke Talanoa. Visitation 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu Stake Center. Visitation also 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at La'ie Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LARRY TO SONG LEE, 88, of Wahiawa, died May 26, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Leroy, Larry Jr., Alan and Leonard Sr.; daughter, Kathleen Saeng; 10 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; brothers, Stephen and Paul; sisters, Hazel Chung and Sheila Lee. Private service. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

WALLACE LUIE LEE, 94, of Kekaha, Kaua'i and California, died May 28, 2007. Born in Kekaha. Retired tractor driver. Survived by daughters, Margaret Corpuz, Laurette Ahlo, Toni Mellish and Ginger Corpuz; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Theresa's Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Kekaha Chinese Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

ROBERT WILLIAM LEVY, 83, of Honolulu, died May 26, 2007. Born in Boston, Mass. Retired executive in the construction materials industry. Survived by wife, Betty; daughter, Karen Newman; sister, Lois Van; nieces; nephew; caregiver, Violet Wong. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

JOSEPH KAULA LUM HO JR., 81, of Wai'anae, died May 20, 2007. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Former security specialist at Lualualei Naval Ammunition Depot for 34 years. Survived by wife, Shirley; sons, Dexter and Mark; daughter, JoAnn DeCambra; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

CHARLES A. MALM, 58, of Hawai'i Kai, died May 29, 2007. Born in Grand Forks, N.D. President of Canada Discount HealthCare Centre of Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Ron and Matthew; daughter, Trace Klein; brother, Timothy; sister, Lauria Bjornaraa; ex-wife, Lorraine; five grandchildren. Service in Grand Forks. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

LANDON MARKWITH, 70, of Lahaina, Maui, died May 25, 2007. Born in Tifton, Ga. Retired from the U.S. Navy. Survived by wife, Janice; stepdaughters, Deanna Hockstad and Doreen Davis; four grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

MARY ANN McCARTY, 84, of Honolulu, longtime resident of Scituate, Mass., died May 21, 2007. Born in Boston, Mass. Retired housekeeper. Survived by sons, Steve and Gary; daughter, Diane Shaw; seven grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

THOMAS C. NANCE, 75, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died May 30, 2007. Born in California. A communication technician. Survived by wife, Carol; daughter, Tami Singer; two grandchildren. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Sunday at the Gage residence, 3691 Lohe Road, Kalaheo; 332-8390. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

GEORGE R. OLIVEIRA, 85, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 25, 2007. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawa'i. Retired planting machine supervisor for the former Mauna Kea Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Emma; son, Lester; one granddaughter. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Dodo Mortuary chapel, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; service 10:30 a.m.; entombment 1 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park Mausoleum. No flowers. Casual attire.

JOSEPH COSTA RITA JR., 55, of Gilbert, Ariz., died May 29, 2007. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Former mechanic for Phoenix Transit. Survived by wife, Patricia; sons, Keone, Timothy, Kevin and Casey; brothers Alvin and Gerald; sisters, Mildred, Yvonne and Adele. Mainland service. Donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Arrangements by Angels Cremation and Burial, Mesa, Ariz.

MARY M. SHAW, 91, of Honolulu, died March 22, 2007. Born in Oregon. Retired librarian with the federal government. No known survivors. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

GARY MARLIN SOLI, 71, of Kane'ohe, died May 12, 2007. Born in Eldora, Iowa. Retired chiropractor who practiced in Kane'ohe for 17 years. Survived by wife, Betty; daughter, Kristen Soli-Jochumsen; sister, Arlyn "Pug" Cobb; two grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John's by the Sea Episcopal Church; reception to follow. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

WILLIAM LEO SOUZA, 74, of Newport News, Va. and Florida, died May 26, 2007. Born in Kealia, Kaua'i. Retired from the U.S. Army. Survived by wife, Evelyn McKeague; son, William III; daughters, Linda Barney, Valerie Blackman, Leola Baggett and Verena; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brothers, Maurice, Duane and Gareth; sisters, Maureen Bloom, Wilma Boudreau and Duanne Torres. Mainland service pending. Arrangements by Peninsula Funeral Home, Newport News, Va.

JOAN A. SUR, 76, of Pearl City, died May 26, 2007. Born in Bridgeport, Conn. Survived by husband, Joseph; son, William Lotzko Jr.; stepson, Eton; stepdaughters, Diane Saki and Stephanie; sister, Louise Vetrano; three stepgrandchildren; seven stepgreat-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

MINORU GUY UJIIE, 86, of Kahului, Maui, died May 14, 2007. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. maintenance worker. Survived by sister, Mae Furomoto; six nephews; three nieces; nine grandnephews; five grandnieces. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

OTA UYEHARA, 101, of Honolulu, died May 11, 2007. Born in Okinawa. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Majorie, Pearl Teruya, Margaret Takara, Violet Irinaka, Nancy Higa, Beatrice Isobe and Vicki van den Burg; 12 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren. Private service held. No monetary gifts. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

VICTORIA SUSAN WARREN, 51, of Waikiki, died May 22, 2007. Born in West Virginia. A data processor. Survived by son, John Nelson; grandchildren, Joshua and Kaylee Nelson; brothers, Jim and Robert Anderson; sister, Billie Cory. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ROSE N.S. WONG, 93, of Honolulu, died May 17, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Curtis, Alton and Neal; daughter, Sylvianne Young; sisters, Helen Ching and Violet Ing; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. tomorrow at Star of the Sea Church; service 11 a.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.