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ROBERT MATSUNOBU KAWATE, 82, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died Aug. 24, 2000. Born in Pahoa, Hawai‘i. Proprietor of Kawate Seed Shop; retired as a custodian at Keaukaha School. Survived by wife, Matsuyo "Thelma"; son, Randy; daughters, Karen Moyer, Laraine Yonemura, Maureen Izuno and Pearl; brothers, Seiji and Yoshimi; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary-Hilo, service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
SHOKICHI "FROGGY" KUNISHIGE, 78, of ‘Ewa Beach, died Aug. 21, 2000. Born in Lawa‘i, Kaua]i. Retired as a carpenter for Horita Contracting. Survived by wife, Jane; daughters, Amy Kam, Lisa Spillner and Susan Furuta; three grandsons; sister, Yukiko Tsuyama. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park mauka chapel, service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
BERNARD G. MATTOS, 76, of Honolulu, died July 12, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nev. Born in Hawai‘i. A heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Melva. Private service held on the Mainland.
MARIANO BERMODES RABAGO, 68, of Honolulu, died Aug. 9, 2000. Born in Laoac, Pangasinan, Philippines. Retired from highway construction. Survived by wife, Mercedes; sons, Ariel and Wilson; daughters, Leticia Tagama and Lina Recaido; brother, Robert; sister, Inocensia; eight grandchildren. Visitation 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. today at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, Mass 8:30 a.m. at St. Anthony Church at 640 Pu‘uhale Road; burial 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.
AYANO SATO, 82, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 21, 2000. Born in Kukui‘ula, Kaua‘i. A member of Wahiawa Hongwanji and Daini Fujin Kai. Survived by son, Earl; daughters, Elaine and Rachel Sato; two grandsons; brothers, Masao and Mamoru Takeuchi; sisters, Toneyo Choriki, Satsuyo Mekari, Sadako Matsuoka, Haruko Fuji, Margaret Amaki and Dorothy Clapper. Memorial service 6 p.m. Tuesday at Wahiawa Hongwanji. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.
BOBBIE HELEN WITT, 54, of Mililani, died Aug. 19, 2000. Born in Texarkana, Ark. A member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church; also a teacher at Navy Hale Keiki School. Survived by husband, Richard Jr.; son, Richard III; daughter, Nichelle Davidson; brother, Woodrow Nelson; sisters, Bettye Gipson and Shirley Graham; five grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai‘i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.
LEHUA J. KUIWAILEHUAMAKANOE YIM, 67, of Honolulu and Kapa‘au, Hawai‘i, died Aug. 22, 2000. Born in Honolulu. A Kohala hospital volunteer. Survived by husband, Herbert; sons, Jon, Matthew, Mark, Luis and Robert; daughters, Tiare Rebuldela and Lydia Ornellas; 10 grandchildren; brother, Libert O’Sullivan; hanai sister, Mapuana Teixeira. Visitation 9 a.m. today at O‘ahu Cemetery chapel, memorial service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Leis accepted. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.
DONALD ELIA BISHAW JR., 50, of Honolulu, died Aug. 22, 2000. Born in Honolulu. Self-employed. Survived by wife, Lori Ann; sons, Elia, Mamoru and Shane; stepmother, Eliza; brother, Dudley; sister, Leilani Ostrowski; stepchildren, Didi Chong, Pualani Hew-Len, Anthony and William De Costa. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine’s Church in Waikiki. Aloha attire. Private inurnment at O‘ahu Cemetery. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.
REGINALD H.Y. BOW, 77, of Honolulu, died Aug. 19, 2000. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Pearl Harbor Public Works Center. Survived by wife, Elsie; son, Clifford; daughters, Laurie Ibaraki and Karen Bow-Villanueva; brothers, Frank, Raymond and Patrick; sisters, Patrick Mow, Rose Au and Jane Harvey. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
FELIE "ELLEN" DIRIGE COLOMA, 37, of Pearl City, died Aug. 19, 2000. Born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A project secretary for Nordic Construction. Survived by husband, Rudy; mother, Felisa Leary; brothers, Alex Dirige and Eduard Dirige; sisters, Melinda Madrid, Jocelyn Guerette and Merilyn Lamug; grandmother, Caridad Cabanting. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park mauka chapel, wake service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel; burial at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
TORIBIO FRANCISCO, 72, of Laupahoehoe, Hawai‘i died Aug. 20, 2000. Born in O‘okala, Hawai‘i. Retired as chief crushing plant operator at Hamakua Sugar Co. Survived by wife, Violet; daughters, Sharman Haunga and Natalie Francisco; son, Kaihikapu R.; brother, Rufino; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hilo Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hawai‘i Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire.
KATSU FUKUMOTO, is survived by her husband, Ryuzo, and daughter, Chiyo Jitchaku, among other relatives. Corrected information was provided by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JACOB-DEAN WILLIAM LEIMAKANAMAKAMAE HAMMOND, infant son of Walter "Kealoha" and Rudynn "Dina" Hammond, died Aug. 20, 2000. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by sisters, Amanda and Samantha; grandparents, Linda and Ronald Rivera, and Connie Dupio-Tanaka and Jerry Tanaka, and William and Joanne Hammond; great-grandparents, Helen Hammond and Richard Bizek, Lola, Jack Dupio and Rose. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Kamehameha Schools Bishop Memorial Chapel, service 5 p.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. Friday at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
LAWRENCE ENOKA "STEAMBOAT" KAANAPU, 93, of Honolulu, died Aug. 20, 2000. Born in Honolulu. A retired truck driver. Survived by sons, Lawrence, Raymond and Carleton; daughters, Raynette Kahawaiola‘a, Dawn and Ruth Cherrill Vierra; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, service noon; burial 1 p.m. Aloha attire.
LORRAINE W. KAM, 53, of Pukalani, Maui, died Aug. 24, 2000. Born on O‘ahu. Survived by daughters, Celeste Cabanit, Cecelia "Sweetie" Klug, Dawn Naeole and Natasha Naeole; brothers, Dean Davis and Roy Davis; four grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church in Makawao, Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial at a later date on O‘ahu. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick/Norman’s Mortuary.
CLAYTON KATSUMI KANNO, 38, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 20, 2000. Born in Japan. Survived by mother, Takayo Kanno; sister, Carol Phillimore. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.
MISAE KATO, 86, of Lahaina, Maui, died Aug. 21, 2000. Born in Lahaina. A warehouse worker at Maui Land & Pineapple Co. Survived by sons, Alvin and Larry; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.
JOSEPH KUMUKAMALII "SONNY" KAUNAMANO SR., 78, of Waimanalo, died Aug. 13, 2000. Born in Honolulu. A forklift operator. Survived by sons, Joseph Jr. and Samuel; daughters, Loveette Fernandez, Pamela Kalama and Nyla Herrera; daughter, Norma; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Friday, service 10 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
The Rev. Dr. ABBIEGAIL WATKINS KEAHI, 75, of Nanakuli, died Aug. 21, 2000. A minister of The Crusade of the Holy Spirit Church. Survived by sons, William and Lambert; daughters, Nancy Ornellas and Pua‘ala McElhaney; brother, Edwin Lee; sisters, Hattie Holderbaum and Elizabeth Kalama; eight grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Thursday, service 10:15 a.m.; committal service 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.
MELVYN SUNG HO KWON, 62, of Honolulu, died Aug. 19, 2000. Born in Honolulu. A retired electrician. Survived by wife, Pelepetua Sele; sons, Michael, Mark, Matt, Makaala, Kekai, Keaka and Ulelemaikalani; daughters, Athena Miles and Maria; five grandchildren; sisters, Lorna Park and Greta Yueki. Memorial service 11 a.m. Sept. 9 at O‘ahu Cemetery chapel. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai‘i.
BARTOLOME "TOMMIE" JOSE LUIS SR., 76, of Waipahu, died Aug. 5, 2000. Born in Buttong, Laoag City, Philippines. Survived by wife, Fidella; sons, Tommy, Pepito, Ricardo, Agustin and Dionicio; daughters, Matilda Aganos, Ruby Pungtilan, Eliza Basilio and Nancy Tabilisma; brother, Arsenio Luis; sister, Maxima Gaoiran; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park mauka chapel, service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church in Waipahu, Mass 9:45 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
DAVID H. "SONNY" MEDEIROS SR., 68, of Pukalani, Maui, died Aug. 22, 2000. Born in Pa‘ia, Maui. Survived by wife, Priscilla; sons, Clyde and David Jr.; daughters, Karen Cordeiro, Crystal Vares and Stacie; brothers, Stephen and Tony; sisters, Rosaline Estrella and Margaret Sexton; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Church in Makawao, rosary 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Tuesday at the church; burial at the church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick/Norman’s Mortuary.
TAKESHI "TA-KE" NAKAMURA, 71, of ‘Aiea, formerly of Lana‘i City, Lana‘i, died Aug. 21, 2000. Born in Lana‘i City. Retired as a cargo agent with Continental and Pan American airlines; a Korean War veteran. Survived by wife, Jane; sons, Neal and Ted; daughters, Aileen Playter and Elissa Richardson; six grandchildren; brothers, Terao "Tommy" and Kenji; sisters, Masako Yanagawa, Mieko Fujimoto, Fusae Yoshikawa and Jean Worley. Visitation from 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, service 6 p.m.; inurnment 10:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire.
LOURDES ACOBA OBRA, 78, of Pepe‘ekeo, Hawai‘i, died Aug. 20, 2000. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A salesclerk retired from Robins Department Store in Hilo. Survived by daughters, Janet Tomas, Irene Pacol, Caroline Ducosin and Judy Parker; brothers, Quentin Acoba and Nicanor Candolizas; sisters, Felicidad Alatan, Caridad Leyson, Flora Reyes, Leonora Ilac and Feliza Comilang; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papa‘ikou, Mass 10 a.m.; burial at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary-Hilo.
ANDREA "DIDING" PARDILLO RAYNO, 80, of Wai‘anae, died Aug. 18, 2000. Born in Boljoon, Cebu, Philippines. Survived by husband, Bonifacio; son, Allan Medalla; daughter, Baby Mary Luz Makinano; brother, Teodorico Pardillo; sisters, Brigida Sanchez and Blaza Talens; eight grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park makai chapel, service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. Casual attire.
RAYMOND RODRIGUEZ, 61, died Aug. 21, 2000. A retired Army lieutenant colonel; also retired from Finance Center Federal Credit Union. Born in Hawai‘i. Survived by wife, Marianne; daughter, Monica Rodriguez Pottschmidt; four grandchildren; brother, Sabrino Jr.; sister, Juana Zane. Mainland service Tuesday. Entombment with military honors Oct. 23 at Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Kane‘ohe on Oct. 23. Memorial donations to the American Heart Association.
ROSAPINA DELA CRUZ SALAZAR, 81, of Mililani, died Aug. 17, 2000. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Guadalupe; sons, Max Manijo, Thomas and Norman Esperanza; daughters, Aileen Lee, Virginia Robello and Lourdes Hill; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park mauka chapel, service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. Casual attire.
