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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, December 11, 2009

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

Orlino Pampo Bautista, 88, of Honolulu, died Nov. 29, 2009. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired Liberty House tailor. Survived by wife, Catalina; sons, Ernesto, Lawrence and Orlando; daughters, Estrella Malaluan, Laureen Miguel and Sonia; brother, Antonio; sister, Elizabeth; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church; family service 10:15 a.m.; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

William Edward Buck, 75, of Honolulu, died Dec. 6, 2009. Born in New York. Airline training director. No service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.

Frank Earven Edwards, 75, of Honolulu, died Dec. 6, 2009. Born in Camden, N.J. Retired New Jersey minister; volunteer of various hotel chaplaincy services in Waikíkí; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Pauline; daughter, Linda Sakihara; brother, Bruce; sister, Alma Jackson; two grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; entombment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers.

Francis Sadao Fujioka, 86, of Honolulu, died Dec. 7, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Ilima Insurance agent; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Kimiyo; son, James; sister, Ethel Nishida; two grandsons. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Malvern Gilmartin, 82, of Honolulu, died Aug. 27, 2009. Born in Los Angeles. Former University of Hawaii associate professor of oceanography. Survived by sister, Evangeline Orchard; children, Malvern III, Dale, Ian and Dareen; two grandchildren. Committal service 3 p.m. today at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Yoshie "Janet" Hokama, 85, of Mililani, died Nov. 16, 2009. Born in Laupähoehoe, Hawaii. Retired from Continental Investment Co. Survived by sons, Bruce and Wayson; daughters, Eileen Breiland and Charlotte Okada; brothers, Eishi Miyasato and George Uechi; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. No monetary gifts. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

Lily Kawachi, 79, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Dec. 5, 2009. Born in Glenwood, Hawaii. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Takeshi; son, Randall "Isamu"; daughters, Rosalyn "Susu" Macabio and Lois Lopez; brother, Moses Pestano; sisters, Margaret Kalima, Shirley Buyuan and Juanita Chun; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No.2. Casual attire.

June Shigeko Mutobe, 72, of Mililani, died Nov. 28, 2009. Born in Hilo, Hawaii. Retired executive secretary. Survived by husband, Mace; sons, Glen, Craig and Curt; two grandchildren; brother, Herbert Hironaka. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Odetta Viola Leiponimoi Nakaahiki, 71, of Hauula, died Dec. 2, 2009. Born in Waimea, Kauai. Retired Crouching Lion Inn food pantry worker. Survived by husband, Douglas; children, Gabyann Hickman, Zeralda Marasco, Uilani Bourgeois and Keola; brother, Vincent "Kaleo" Furtado; 25 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m. to noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Woolsey Mortuary Services.

Stanley Hiromi Nakaya, 58, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Nov. 24, 2009. Born in Toyohashi Air Force Base, Japan. Survived by sons, Randal and Grant; mother, Aiko; brothers, Allan, Clyde and Glenn. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Puna Hongwanji Mission, Keaau; service 4 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Andres Aduan Pregillana Sr., 101, of Honolulu, died Nov. 24, 2009. Born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Retired Maluhia Hospital licensed practical nurse. Survived by son, Andres Jr.; daughters, Elaine Higa, Frances Pregillana-Morishige and Susan Abaya; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Monday at St. Philomena Church; Mass noon; burial 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

Donal H. Quinn, 83, of Käneohe, died Dec. 8, 2009. Born in Long Beach, Calif. Facilities planner for PACDIV; U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by wife, Marilyn; sons, Daniel, Brian and Patrick; daughters, Beth, Donna, and May Okihiro; brother, Niall; four grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.

Steven Ruiz, 47, of Hawaii, died Dec. 3, 2009. Born in Los Angeles. 1980 graduate of El Monte High School. Survived by mother and stepfather, Carmen and Daniel Espinoza; father, Alfredo; grandmother, Angie Alvarado; sisters, Elsa Ayala, Dora and Elizabeth; brothers, Fred and Gilbert; stepbrothers, Daniel and David Espinoza. Service noon Monday at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Chino Hills; burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Covina.

Florence Santiago, 89, of Mililani, died Nov. 20, 2009. Born in Eleele, Kauai. Member of United Puerto Rican Club. Survived by sons, Robert Louis and Rodney Allen; daughter, Diane Carvalhokane; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; brother, Clement Palmeira; sister, Sophie Rapoza. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Alan Patrick Simpkins, 89, of Kailua, died Dec. 4, 2009. Born in Iowa. Retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel; retired University of Hawaii-Mänoa professor of psychology. Survived by sons, Mike, Brian and Kevin; daughters, Janet Andrade and Patricia Lopes; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Frank. Visitation 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Louise Shingle Stevenson, 94, of Honolulu, died Dec. 3, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by son, Gaylord Wilcox; daughter, Patricia Sheehan; brother, James Shingle; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Service 4 p.m. Wednesday at Oahu Cemetery family plot. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.

Yasumori "Walter" Tomei, 90, of Honolulu, died Nov. 17, 2009. Born in Puna, Hawaii. Retired merchandiser for 7UP/Pepsi Co. Survived by wife, Lillian; sons, Michael and Albert; daughter, Helen Nagata; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Seigi Isa, Seigi, Seijo and Yasuharu; sisters, Elsie Nakandakari, Masae Higa, Yukiko and Mitsuko. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Bruce Elia Tupuola, 52, of Fagaalu, American Sämoa, died Nov. 21, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Building inspector for American Sämoa Public Works Department; U.S. Air Force veteran. Survived by mother, Sina; brothers, Elden and Wayne; sister, Deborah Tupuola-Freitas. Visitation 9 a.m. Tuesday at Resurrection of The Lord Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

Josephine Martinez Wilson, 73, of Honaunau, Hawaii, died Dec. 6, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker and retired sales consultant. Survived by husband, Donald Jr.; children, Desiree Maldonado, Lowell, David, Lori Sharpe and Donald III; sister, Frances Martinez Rhodes. Visitation 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kona Faith Center, 81-6224 Mämalahoa Highway, Captain Cook. Inurnment 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kona Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.