Obituaries

Monday, September 14, 1998

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Leonardo Cabillon “Pete” Amano, 67, of Mililani died Tuesday. He was born in Puukolii, Maui. He was a retired plant clerk. He is survived by wife Yvonne; son Johnny; daughter Esther “Lei”; brothers Harry, Domingo, Alfredo “Pedong,” Roger, Reynold “Rudy” and Sonny; sisters Magdeline “Maggie” Williams, Felicidad “Fely” Lia, Veronica Publico and Delores “Goring” Agcolico; and four grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Gene Cabamongan Cambe, 87, of Honolulu died Tuesday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He was a retired barber. He is survived by wife Juanita; sons Gene A., Roy, Jeffery, Alvin, Kenneth and James; daughters Rosalinda, Labuanan, Madeline, Carolyn Nakatsu, Dina Smith and Priscilla Casabar; 18 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery. Casual attire.

Alfred Kwong Wo Chong, 79, of Honolulu died Tuesday. He was born in Hawaii. He was a retired shipyard general clerk. He is survived by wife Elizabeth K.; son Jerry B.K. Chang; daughters Debbie (Ricky) Amby and Brenda M. Dunham; sister, Bernice Au; sister-in-law Lily Chong; nieces and nephews. Service: 9 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary, East Chapel. Call from 8 a.m. Interment to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Genoveba Carmen Gantong, 81, of Honolulu died Sept. 5 at Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Dominador; daughter Elma Domingo; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. George Church in Waimanalo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Harry Hirotane Isobe, 76, of Honolulu died Tuesday at Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Japan. He was a retired engineer. He is survived by wife Shizue “Claire”; son Brian S.; daughter Debra F. Ng; mother Chiseko; brothers Shigemi and Naohiko; and sisters Kazuko and Satoko. Service: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Mitsuko Hatanaka Kalawa, 81, of Honolulu died Wednesday at Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She was a retired barber. She is survived by son James K.; 10 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Service: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

James Tamotsu Kashiwada, 76, of Honolulu died Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He was a partner of James T. Kashiwada and Co., CPAs. He is survived by wife Itsuyo; son Grant; daughter Lois; brother Alvin; sisters Mildred and Irene Sakakida; and three grandchildren. Service: 5 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m.

Soon Im Kim, 85, of Honolulu died Friday. She was born in Korea. She was a homemaker. She is survived by sons Myong Jung, Thomas and Won Chu; daughters Supok Han, Sun Cha Choi and Kwang Cha Shin; 19 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service: 10:50 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park East Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

Shigeru Richard Nakano, 84, of Honolulu died Sept. 5 at home. He was born in Japan. He was a retired supervisor at Lone Star Industries. He is survived by wife Helen Mineko; sons Gary T. and Andrew S.; daughter Patsy L. Fong; brother Thomas T.; sisters Betty-Anne R. Okumura, Ruth K. Matsushita and Lillian T. Matsuda; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Makiki Christian Church. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Vernon Kenzo Sato, 76, of Honolulu died Sept. 4. He was born in Lawai, Kauai. He was a retired mechanical engineer. He is survived by his wife Grace; sons Vernon Jr. and Glenn; daughter Sharon Tamayoshi; brother Harry; and four grandchildren. Private services held.

Noboru “Paul” Shimabukuro, 82, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6 at Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Lahaina. He was a retired city worker. He is survived by son Gary N.; brothers Ronald, Joji and Heiji; sister Sueko Magalianes; and a grandchild. Service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Lucille Souiera, 85, of Honolulu, died Sept. 5 at Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. She was retired from Diamond Head School for the Deaf and Blind. She is survived by daughters Barbara Sullivan and Doris Victor; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Service: Noon Saturday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Entombment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

Masaru “Masa” Sugai, 71, of Ewa Beach, died Wednesday at Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He was a former foreman at Kahua Ranch, manager at Diner's Drive Inn and a Honolulu Police Department reservist. He is survived by sons Randy, Alex and Garrett; daughter Lani Boldt; mother Komano; brothers Wallace, Gilbert, Francis, Kiyoshi, Bruce and Walter; sisters Masako Toda, Margaret Matsufuru and Esther Mori; and five grandchildren. Service: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary Chapel. Aloha attire. No flowers.

John Choong “Johnny” Sur, 87, of San Francisco, died Aug. 23 in San Francisco. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice H.; sons John Jr., Harlan, Julian and Gregory Chun; daughters Laura Chun, Marleen Puller, Sandra Chun and Laureen Chun; brothers Henry, Joseph, Walter and Kingsley; sisters Helen Lee, Esther Case, Elsie Kim, Winifred Weaver and Audrey Chun; 12 grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren. Private services held.