Obituaries

---

---

Nancy Iwalani Alpis
Jan. 8, 2008
Nancy Iwalani "Nani" Alpis, 58, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Jerry "Keli" Alpis Jr. and Stephen "Coach" Cramer; daughters Jerrilyn "Kanani" and Roselyn "Apples" Alpis, Daphne "Kaleo" Kaio and Sherilynne "Moki" Cramer; brother Markham "Jojo" Kaio; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow and 11 a.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. tomorrow and after 10 a.m. Friday. Cremation to follow. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Monday.

Allan Masashi Araki
Jan. 15, 2008
Allan Masashi Araki, 61, of Aiea, a retired CTI/KALU Glass glazier, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Wenda; sons Marc and Darrin Araki, and Kendric Ching; mother Doris; brothers Melvin and Roy; sisters Evan Shipley, Gayle Hironaka and Joan Kuroda; and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Pearl City Community Church. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Takaji Arinoki
Jan. 14, 2008
Takaji Arinoki, 78, of Kualapuu, Molokai, died at home. He was born in Kamalo, Molokai. He is survived by wife Rosie; sons David and Craig; sisters Fujie Tokuoka, Sumako Chinen and Ritsuko Arinoki; and five grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church in Hoolehua, Molokai.

Rodolfo Pascua Barroga
Jan. 19, 2008
Rodolfo Pascua Barroga, 78, of Lahaina died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Natividad; daughters Cynthia Agustin and Grenoble Castillo; brothers Jose, Amado, Angel, Jaime and Sergio; sisters Nicolasa Salvador, Nemecia Bistayan, Josefina Apostol and Matea Balboa; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 1 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial in the Philippines at a later date.

Jean Hatsue Carmichael
Jan. 18, 2008
Jean Hatsue Carmichael, 84, of Haleiwa, a homemaker, died in Haleiwa. She was born in Kona. She is survived by children Gil, Mark and Henry Carmichael, Julia Fetzer and Allison Adams; brothers Fukutaro "F" and Kikumi "Kiku" Kishi; sisters Toshiko "Dottie" Leasure and Misao "Nicky" Yim, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 3 p.m. Reception to follow. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at the park cemetery. Aloha attire.

Benton Bung Tan Chang
Jan. 19, 2008
Benton Bung Tan Chang, 84, of Honolulu died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret S.M.; son Kelvin M.F.; daughters Jadyn Loedding, Carolyn Chun and Gwendolyn M.W. Chang; sisters Violet Hara, Lily Chang, Dorothy Chock and Pauline Au; and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.

Clayton Kam Hung Chock
Jan. 12, 2008
Clayton Kam Hung Chock, 65, of Honolulu, an Oahu Towing Co. manager and part owner of Oahu Auto Services, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Milton and Dalton K.L. Taoist services: 9 to 11:45 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Sanford Alvin Deutsch
Jan. 15, 2008
Sanford Alvin Deutsch, 81, of Honolulu, owner and operator of Aero Courier, died in Hono- lulu. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Larry and Jozef; daughters Roberta Vollmert, Eileen Smith and Katherine Hicks; and five grandchildren. Graveside services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Fritz Alfred Gasper
Jan. 8, 2008
Fritz Alfred Gasper, 84, of Hono- lulu, a personnel specialist, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons David, Jonathan, Robert and Paul; daughters Christine, Margaret, Linda and Susan; and several grandchildren. Services held. Private cremation and burial at a later date.

Thomas Hiroshi Hironaka
Jan. 16, 2008
Thomas Hiroshi Hironaka, 81, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Hilda R.; sons Gary K., Daryl N. and Dwayne T.; daughter Arleen K. Ho; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Fred Tadashi Ishibashi
Jan. 16, 2008
Fred Tadashi Ishibashi, 88, of Honolulu died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Katherine A.; son Herman H.; daughter Reba H. Choo; sisters Peggy Arizumi, June Kanada, Joyce Kimura and Molly Tokunaga; and two grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Arnold Kalani Kassebeer
Jan. 4, 2008
Arnold Kalani Kassebeer, 42, of Kailua, a construction worker, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Eliza Cummings; brothers Stanley and Augustine Almeida, and Abraham "Mongie," Albert "Al-Boy" and Allen-Lyle Kassebeer; and sisters Avis and Terre Almeida, Alonza "Ti-Girl" Scott, Alberta "Bootsie" Liu and Alexis-Ann Kassebeer. Mass: 1:15 p.m. Friday at St. George Catholic Church, Waimanalo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Benjamin Puakuni Keau Jr.
Jan. 20, 2008
Benjamin Puakuni Keau Jr., 61, of Kula, Maui, a retired Iwado Realty accountant, died at home. He was born in Kula. He is survived by mother Hilda M., sister Melvia Kalawaia and caregivers David and Lillian Morreira. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady Queen of Angels. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Holy Ghost Church Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Denimlee Ann Uilani Kaulia Mayoga Kipilii
Jan. 15, 2008
Denimlee Ann Uilani Kaulia Mayoga "U'i" Kipilii, 43, of Kailua-Kona, formerly of Pukalani, Maui, a Ross Store sales associate and Denny's Restaurant hostess, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alfred Jr.; brothers Gilbert and Patrick Mayoga, and Daniel, David, Dennis, Donald and Dwayne Kaulia; and sisters Nalani Chun, Marjorie Tote, Pua Mahoe, Doreen Adams, Debra Ayala, Donnalyn Kaulia and Dayna Kaulia-Webb. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Holualoa. Call after 9 a.m. Additional services on Maui at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Agnes Asao Lee
Dec. 27, 2007
Agnes Asao Lee, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired state employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons James Asao and Samuel Lee, daughter Dawne Lagon and sister Jean Kagehiro. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kaneohe, 45-150 Waikalua Road. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Juanita Julitta Lowe
Jan. 17, 2008
Juanita Julitta Lowe, 53, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by husband Alan; son Jason Brandon; daughters Vesterine White and Bathsheba Daniel; sisters Celeste Wynn, Brenda Hill and Denise Anderson; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Pacific Revival Center, 419 Waiakamilo Road.

Basilio Manguchei
Jan. 20, 2008
Basilio Manguchei, 78, of Lihue, a laborer, died in Garden Isle Healthcare Center. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Bonnie Lee; children Deborah Perreira, Clifford Bauerle, Linda Hilton, and Richard and Robert Henderson; sister Kelly McGill; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Dorothy Kuulei Mawae
Jan. 15, 2008
Dorothy Kuulei "Dot" Mawae, 82, of Longview, Wash., formerly of Kauai, a former Roberts Tour Co. employee, died in Washington. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Jonah, David, Joseph, Harry and James; daughters Aileen and Sharleen Canino; 29 grandchildren; and 47 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Colton Tae Suk Miske
Jan. 15, 2008
Colton Tae Suk Miske, infant son of Kyung Hei and Walter "Chuck" of Waipahu, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Walter T. "Chuck" and Tuyet Galvin, and Bum Suk and Kyung Sun Su. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Fred Tsutomu Nakamoto
Jan. 14, 2008
Fred Tsutomu Nakamoto, 91, of Honolulu died. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Haruko, son Randall, daughter Deena Tamayori, brother Tomi and two grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Timothy Gerad Nunes Sr.
Jan. 19, 2008
Timothy Gerad Nunes Sr., 59, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a self-employed auto mechanic for Sears, Taba Bros. and Bill's Service, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Bernadette; children Timothy Jr. and Shanna Nunes, Serena Soto and Terri Cardenas; sisters Mildred Orsatelli, Shirley Martin, Marjorie Nunes and Loretta Grace; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary Chapel, Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Shizume Matsumoto Sawamura
Jan. 20, 2008
Shizume Matsumoto Sawamura, 82, of Aiea, a retired state Department of Transportation secretary, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Keith, brother Tsune Matsumoto, sister Kikuno Arakawa and a grandchild. Services: noon Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Waylen Ikaika Duk Wa Silva
Jan. 11, 2008
Waylen Ikaika Duk Wa Silva, infant son of Eric K. Silva Sr. and Sandra M. Ritte of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brothers Eric K. Jr. and David K.G.W. Silva, and Ekahi Kamakani G.W. and Ryan K.P. Ritte; sisters Jazzmine N. and Alexandra K.; stepsister Brandy Briggs; and grandparents Siu Fun Chan, Gilbert Silva Jr., and Jacquelyn and Virgil Olivera. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Orchids of Waiahole, 48-190 Kamehameha Highway. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.

Noatia McCarthy Soliai
Jan. 16, 2008
Noatia McCarthy Soliai, 76, of Hauula, a retired Polynesian Cultural Center nursery worker, died. She was born in Moto'otua, Western Samoa. She is survived by husband Edwin Pine; children William, Miller, Eddie, John, Violeta, Ricky, Aima'asu, Fetaula'i, Gaseolela'i, Ma'atusi, Keleni, Falani, Roena, Fa'aiuga, Tony, Malaki, Vaipapa, Vagivagi, Solomona, Fa'atui, Vivi, Josephine, Lucy, Luaiva, Fiti, Tofiga, Meleki, Maelega, Talapelo, Fano, Philip, Siliako, Soloua, Oitto and Randy; 288 grandchildren; and 77 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Hawaii Stake Center. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Casual attire.

Sally Koloakeaokalani Kealoha Tanigawa
Jan. 13, 2008
Sally Koloakeaokalani Kealoha Tanigawa, 74, of Waipahu, a state Department of Education school cafeteria manager, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Mark and Brad; daughter Alysum "Emi" Ehrler; stepsons Richard, James "Ken," Clinton and Jonah Tanigawa, and William Brede; stepdaughter Cecilia "Coco" Nahahira; sister Alice N. Kealoha; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Felix Umblas
Dec. 26, 2007
Felix Umblas, 17, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hono- lulu. He is survived by mother Filomena G. Ramelb, father Estelito B. and half-brothers Ferdinand Galo and Nicholas Ramelb. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

David Alan Woll
Jan. 18, 2008
David Alan Woll, 66, of Hono- lulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Josie, sons Jason and Kieran, daughter Cassilly, brothers Ed and John, sisters Elizabeth and Barbara Feldmann, and six grandchildren. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Star of the Sea Church. Casual attire. No flowers.