Obituaries
Advertiser Staff
ELAINE ULULANI KEKOA BUTLER, 83, of 'Aiea, died Oct. 3, 2007. Born in Wai'ohinu, Hawai'i. Retired Dole Cannery can inspector. Survived by daughters, Sybil Leilani Kam and Rowena Leimomi Baker; hanai daughter, Loveymae Nuuanu; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
GENEVIEVE B. DIVINA, 77, of Waimea, Kaua'i, died Oct. 14, 2007. Born in Hawai'i. Gardener. Survived by sisters, Hazel Faccentti, AnnaMae Kona, Mary Jane Cabral and Rose Poirier; brother John Rapozo. Graveside service 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.
ALFRED FRANCO JR., 74, of Waimea, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died Sept. 30, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Restaurant owner. Survived by daughters, Mary Witthans and Mele; brother, James Young; sisters, Joanna Lum, Bernadette Nishimura and Velma Caycayon; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandson. Visitation 10 a.m. Oct. 27 at 'Imiola Congregational Church, Waimea; service 11 a.m. Service also 11 a.m. Nov. 3 at Aki-Franco Ranch, 53-490 Kamehameha Highway, Punalu'u, O'ahu. For more information call 808-989-2932. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i, Kailua, Kona.
JANET ETSUKO HANAFUSA, 70, of Honolulu, died Oct. 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Airport Automotive Parts office manager. Survived by sons, Grant, Michael and Roger; brothers, Alvin, Richard and Gary Nishi; sisters, Helen Nakashima and June Takenaga; two grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.
KIKUJI HIMEDA, 85, of Honolulu, died Oct. 2, 2007. Survived by wife, Tokie; sons, Dr. Scott and Clark; daughter, Lynne; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Edgar; sisters, Asayo Tamura, Harriet Matsuoka and Masako Yamamoto. No service, flowers or gifts.
JEANETTE KUULEI KAAPUNI, 66, died Sept. 23, 2007. Born in Los Angeles. McKinley High School graduate; retired from the Los Angeles Unified School District. Survived by daughters, Judith and Lara; mother, Jeanette Ishiki; sister, Katherine; brother, Richard. Private service.
BOB HIDEO KANESHIRO, 84, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8, 2007. Born in Kipapa. Retired Sears Appliance Service repairman. Survived by wife, Tsuruko; sons, Kelvin and Edwin; five grandchildren; brothers, Larry, Bill and Brian; sisters, Peggy Higa and Nancy Nakata. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
JEFFREY LAWRENCE KIM, 52, of Wahiawa, died Sept. 25, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired mason. Survived by mother, Mary Kim; brothers, Rodney and Dennis. Private service held. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.
GLADYS MITSUKO KOYANAGI, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 26, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by son, Michael; daughter, Faye; sisters, Florence Mitsunaga and Esther Suzuki; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
RESTON DAVID KAMMY LEE SR., 64, of Tacy, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died July 27, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Served in the U.S. Navy for eight years; brother of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. Survived by wife, Luciana "Twinkle"; son, Reston Jr.; daughters, Rhonda Leinaala Taavao and Moana Naomi Lee; 10 grandchildren; mother, Justine Riley; stepfather, John Riley; brothers, Donald and Kamery Akana Lee III, Grover, Harold and Jay Macolgan; sisters, Lorraine Deegan, Yvonne Chance, Ardy, Rocky and Sharon Macolgan. Visitation 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Private interment.
YOSHIMI "YOSHI" MATSUMOTO, 83, of Waipahu, died Aug. 14, 2007. Born in Waipahu. Retired state securities examiner; World War II veteran. Survived by wife, Jane; son, Wayne; daughter, Lynne Daley; three grandchildren; brother, Isamu; sister, Christine Mayeda. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
WILLIAM "BILL" RICHARD OLIVER, 93, died Oct. 14, 2007. Born in England. Pilot for many years with the RAF, the RCAF, Transocean Airlines and others; Aloha Airlines dispatcher. Survived by daughter, Monica Murphy; niece, Jane; caregivers, Elizabeth, Louisa, Maria and Nina. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawai'i Kai Retirement Home. Donations to the Hawaiian Humane Society or the Sounds of Aloha Chorus.
EMIKO OMURO, 75, of Honolulu, died Oct. 5, 2007. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Retired from K.C. Drive Inn. Survived by husband, Charles; son, Lester; daughters, Shirley Yokota and Michelle; sister, Shigeko Kawamoto; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.
MARGUERITE CAMPBELL OOKA, 92, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Oct. 11, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired state Department of Education school administrator; teacher at many rural schools on the Big Island. Survived by sons, Jeri and Carey; daughter, Margo; sister, Jeanne Rhys; half brothers, Thomas Lee and John Bailey Campbell; grandchildren, Kirk and Sean Salazar, Sammuel Ooka and Aldine Arce; great-grandchild, Daylene Arce. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of the Holy Apostles, Hilo; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park Section No.1. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
MARIANO "BO" PACLEB, 73, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Oct. 4, 2007. Born in Kapaia, Kaua'i. Retired proprietor of Bo's Masonry Service. Survived by companion, Kim Look Chang. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery pavilion; service 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at the cemetery. Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
RODRIGO PADILLA, also known as RUDY RAYNO, 70, of Riverside, Calif., died Sept. 9, 2007. Born in Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i. Aerospace engineer. Survived by wife, Dolores; daughter, Michelle; sisters, Lauretta Ambrosio and Sally Vincent; brothers, Lawrence Lauas, Joseph Rayno, Nelson Galasi, Raymond Rayno, Vernon Losser, Russell Bardago, James Rayno, Glenn Rayno, Eldridge Brown, Weston Brown and Jed Brown. Service 11 a.m. Oct. 28 at Nimitz Beach, Kalaeloa/Barbers Point.
EDWARD CHARLES PEDRICK JR., 27, of Kihei, Maui, formerly of Medford, N.J., died Oct. 11, 2007. Born in Stratford, N.J. Fiber optic cable installer. Survived by mother, Katherine Filer; stepmother, Marie; stepfather, George IV; sister, June. Visitation 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at Come Alive New Testament Church, 240 Marlton Pike, Medford, N.J.; service 2 p.m. Donations to the Christian Caring Center's Jack Stelle Emergency Men's Shelter Program by calling 609-893-0700. Remembrances and expressions of sympathy can be posted at: http://edward-pedrick.memory-of.com or www.myspace.com/edwardpedrick. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
SOTERO VALENCIA REVILLA, 84, of Waipahu, died Oct. 2, 2007. Born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by daughters, Francisca Navarro, Sally Santa Monica and Ligaya Solar; son, Jimmy; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; sisters, Elena Agawin, Concepcion Maluyo and Lorie Tamayo; brother, Ignacio. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
CONDRADO RICO JR., 62, of England, died Sept. 19, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. Survived by stepmother, Pauline Salado; biological mother, Elizabeth Bergado Consul; companions, Clifford and Twila Smith; brothers, Arnold and Leroy, Paul Farnacio and Angel and Michael Asuncion; sisters, Donna Rico, Alice Ome, Maria Harbert, Perla Consul, Dora Corpuz and Tina Racilis. Mass 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Church; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
THEODORE "TED" TERRENCE TARAIL, 94, of Pa'auhau, Hawai'i, died Oct. 9, 2007. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Retired Alameda County social worker in Oakland, Calif.; professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Survived by daughters, Alice and Phyllis; stepsons, Art and Mel Simburg; stepdaughter, Shari Simburg; grandsons, Matei and Eron; four stepgrandchildren; one great-granddaughter; two stepgreat-grandchildren. Service at a later date. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i, Kailua, Kona.
ELEANOR SUMIYE SAKATA TAKESHITA, 93, of Waipahu, died Oct. 11, 2007. Born in Honokohau, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Terril and Wayne; daughter, Deanne Kekoolani; brother, Miles Sakata; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Inurnment service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
ARTHUR WILLIAM TODD, 93, of Honolulu, formerly of Baltimore, Md., died Oct. 11, 2007. Born in Baltimore. In the entertainment industry for many years. Survived by sister, Ottole Schaedel; nephew, Robert Todd. Visitation 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; fellowship to follow service. Burial at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, Calif. Flowers welcome. Aloha/casual attire. Donations to the University of Maryland System Foundation for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, 110 S. Paca St., Baltimore, MD 21201.
ROBERT "BOB" DOUGLAS TOUGH, 84, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Oct. 11, 2007. Born in Chicago, Ill. Auditor controller of the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District of San Francisco; served during World War II as an Army Air Corps pilot. Survived by wife, Terry; son, Chris; stepson, Bob Pothier; stepdaughters, Denise McBride and Andree Pothier; brother, Jack; sister, Lauralice Collins; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Celebration of life 1 p.m. Saturday at the Regency at Hualalai, Kailua, Kona. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i, Kailua, Kona.
IVY KALANI HANAKAHI WOO, 79, of Puna, Hawai'i, died Oct. 11, 2007. Born in Kalama'ula, Moloka'i. Retired teacher at Makaha Elementary, Wai'anae High School and Pahoa High School; singer and songwriter. Survived by husband, Kenneth; daughters, Len Erna Cotton, Ivy "Maile" Andrade and Claudia Parmeter; son, Stennett; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Lei welcome. Casual attire.