Obituaries
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BEATRICE KAM LIN ABILAY, 91, of Lahaina, Maui, died Oct. 26, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Lahaina Cannery trimmer. Survived by sons, Joseph, Bobby, Kenneth and Kay Abilay, and Ben Pamatigan; daughters, Teresa Mansano, Lorraine Pires and Jane Felicilda; brother, Joseph Chang; 29 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; lunch to follow, burial 1:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Flowers welcome.
JOSEPHINE LEILANI ADKINS, 68, of Wai'anae, died Oct. 28, 2008. Born in Hau'ula. Survived by sons, Thomas, John, Morgan and Paul; daughters, Josephine, Naomi, Annie Cabral, Amy Namau'u and Patricia Viela; 25 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, George, David and Rabano Keo; sisters, Jeannie Kahlbraum, Helen Peterson and Annie Clay. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Aloha attire.
NATHANIEL "TANIE" A. AGCAOILI SR., 56, of Kahului, Maui, died Oct. 19, 2008. Born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Maui Pineapple Co. mechanic attendant. Survived by wife, Elvie Balanay; son, Nathaniel Jr.; daughters, Sharon, Sheila and Sandy; brothers, Pedro, Eliser and Javier; half brother, Silver; sisters, Eufemia Bautista, Natividad Mata, Nancy Ferguson, Cely Quibar and Minda Dumas; half sister, Karen Suniga; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Chapel; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
JUDITH SAU CHAN BOYNTON, 83, of Kane'ohe, died Nov 6, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Coast Guard accounting clerk. Survived by daughters, Lenore Sheldon, Marsha Cruz, Bonnie Kua and Nani Boynton; sons, Mason and Dennis; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, brothers; Sun Kien "Sunny," Ernest and Sun Choy Lam; sister, June Chun. Visitation 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ROSEMARIE "ROSIE" BARBARA CARDOZA, 74, of 'O'okala, Hawai'i, died Nov. 3, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A housewife and babysitter. Survived by husband, Herbert; daughters, Jennifer and Rochelle Silva, Michelle, Lisa and Peggy Cardoza and Joann Maximo; hanai daughters, Judy Aku, Maria De Los Santos and Randalyn Kaupu; sister, Cecelia Nobriga; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 6:15 p.m.; cremation to follow. Visitation also 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Papa'aloa; Mass 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Rev. Dr. ELEANOR K. CORPUZ, 80, of Waipahu, died Oct. 7, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Minister with the Universal World Church. Survived by husband, Philip; sons, Manfred Corpuz and Fred Merryman; daughters, Adele Bonafacio, Penny Piercy, Doreen Joseph, Dawn Gallegos and Yvonne Crawford; 41 grandchildren; 80 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.
EARL BONNER GILBERT, 88, of Kapolei, died Oct. 26, 2008. Born in Halesburg, Ala. Survived by sons, David and Dwight Foster; daughters, Violona Miyashiro, Sallie Donna Gilbert, Bobbie Notmeyer and Georgia Wireman; 13 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Donald Gene, Robert Lee and Chester Edward Gilbert; sisters, Betty Jean Worthy, Margaret Rose Gilbert and Barbara Jane Skipper. Visitation 8 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.
NOBUO HAYASHI, 97, of Honolulu, died Nov. 2, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Sterling Drugs Winthrop Pharmaceutical-Division representative. Survived by wife, Evelyn; son, Glenn; caregiver/daughter-in-law, Gaye; three grandchildren; brother, Bert; sister, Amy Nishijima. Visitation from 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m.
JUAN DAYOAN INES, 93, of Wahiawa, died Oct. 25, 2008. Born in Poblacion, Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by son, Juanito "Jonnie"; sister, Adela; grandson, Jayarr; granddaughter, Rhea. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
KAWIKA STERLING ING, 34, of Honolulu, died Oct. 23, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A Honolulu Fire Department firefighter. Survived by wife, Mary; daughters, Taylor-Marie and Kayla; sons, Kyle, Kason, Kavin and Koen; father, Sterling; mother, Leilani; grandmother, Julia; sisters, Liilani Ing, Malia Sakata and Pualani Thomas; brothers, Iokepa, Kaleolani. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Schools Bishop Memorial Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
WILHELMINA "MINA" HOKE KAIUWAILANI, 96, of Punalu'u, formerly of Maui, died Oct. 23, 2008. Born in Waimea, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Benjamin Jr. and Ashton; daughters, Laura Cummings and Lorna Akima; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
GARY GEE SHIN KAU, 62, of Kane'ohe, died Nov. 6, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Teacher/administrator. Survived by wife, Laola; sons, Ammon and Joshua; daughter, Taunalei Wolfgramm; parents, Bernard and Jennie; brother, Glenn; sisters, Laurie Maw and Debbie Decker; two grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waikalua Chapel, Kane'ohe; service 6:30 p.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
RODNEY DAI KIL KIM, 85, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died Nov. 5, 2008. Born in Hakalau, Hilo. Retired Hawaiian Tel/GTE repairman. Survived by daughter, Tina Froom; two grandchildren; sister, Florence Hibbs. Service and inurnment 2 p.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Family reception Saturday; location to be announced. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i.
KAM HUNG LEE, also known as HEONG LEE, 94, of Honolulu, died Oct. 28, 2008. Born in Zhongshan, China. Retired renowned chef at the Four Seas Chop Suey; director of Lung Doo Society. Survived by wife, Esther; son, Nathan; daughter, Darlene Aldrich; five grandchildren; sister, Moo Li. Visitation 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; Taoist service; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
CLIFFORD BERNARD MEDEIROS SR., 73, of Kawaihae, Hawai'i, formerly of Kalaoa, Kona, Hawai'i, died Nov. 4, 2008. Born in Keopu, Hawai'i. Retired Makalei Country Club maintenance technician. Survived by companion, Diane Hillen; son, Clifford Jr.; daughter, Tammy Sipaea; hanai daughters, Jadelynn Akau and Desiree Hillen; brothers, Alfred and Harvey Stevens; sisters, Patricia Haleamau, Violet Alameida and Jolene Tilley; hanai mother, Patsy Yamasaki; hanai brothers, Raymond, Milton and Morris Yamasaki; hanai sister, Karen Akashi; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Holualoa. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
JANE REIS, 73, of Wailuku, Maui, died Oct. 28, 2008. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Retired restaurant cook. Survived by sons, Moses Jr., Wendell, Jerry and Nolan Sr.; daughter, Terrie Serrano; brother, Joseph Torres; sisters, Rosita Moniz and Ann Gusman; five grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christ The King Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
GALE DUANE SUNDSETH, 64, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Nov. 6, 2008. Born in Bellingham, Wash. Sundseth Builders proprietor/general contractor. Survived by wife, Tsuneyo; sons, David, Keoni, Michael and Andrew; daughters, Marlo Foster and Anna Brough; father, Victor; nine grandchildren. Service 3 p.m. today at Calvary Community Church. Casual attire. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory & Funeral Home of West Hawai'i.
DAVID MARTIN THIELK, 66, of Haiku, Maui, died Nov. 2, 2008. Born in Michigan. A retired Maui Community College math teacher. Survived by wife, Margaret; sons, Derrick and Glenn; daughter, Andrea Bullock; stepsons, Randy, Bryan, Michael and Gary Augustin; stepdaughters, Shirley Gurat, Christine Trier and Linda Lara; sisters, Elizabeth Mitchell, Jacqueline Kunysz, Joyce Opramolia, Shirley, Dorothy, Kathryn Warras, Margaret Zukowski and Rose Popowitz; brothers, Edward, Donald, Thomas and John; 25 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations to the Thielk Family, P.O. Box 2905, Wailuku HI 96793. Arrangements by Borthwick Norman's Mortuary.