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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, September 4, 2008

Obituaries

GREGORIO A. ARCIBAL SR., 76, of Waimanalo, died Aug. 27, 2008. Born in Balaoang Paniqui, Philippines. A land surveyor in the Philippines; Equitable Life Insurance Co. insurance agent; employed by Meadow Gold Dairy and Sea Life Park. Survived by sons, Greg and Jeffrey Jr.; daughters, Daisy Tiongson, Miriam Bicoy, Patsy Wallace and Viola Alipio; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the Kailua Community Church; service 10 a.m.; graveside service noon at the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

FRANK HONG WAI BOW, 81, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 28, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A retired civil service worker. Survived by wife, Margaret; daughter, Margo Tavares; hanai children, David Dominici, Lorilei Scholtz, Melodie Pelletier, Stephanie Silva, Sabrina Jones and Daylen Toro; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Private service held. Donations to Hospice of Hawai'i. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ALFRED "BIG AL" A. CAPASSO, 94, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 31, 2008. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Retired U.S. park policeman in Washington, D.C. Survived by wife, Rosalie; daughter, Barbara Smith; two grandsons; brother, Lou; sisters, Rita Ryan and Val Caputo. Private service. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

WAI MAN CHAN, 91, of Honolulu, died Aug. 22, 2008. Born in Zhongshan, China. Survived by son, Yu Feng Yee; four grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; Chinese Buddhist Service.

PACIFICO CALAMAAN COLOMA, 75, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 12, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Leahi Hospital kitchen helper/cook. Survived by wife, Leticia; sons, John and Nathan; brother, Jimmy; sisters, Christeta, Francisca Duez, Aniceta Bumanglag, Deogracia Perez and Regina Baldugo; grandchildren, Joshua, Chantel "Channy," Johnathan and Jasmine; great-grandchild, Austin-Joe. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

JAMES THOMAS GREENE, 69, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12, 2008. Born in Milledgeville, Ga. A clinical psychologist. Survived by wife, Patricia; sons, Jason and Charles; daughter-in-law, Loretta; grandson, Reece. No service. Donations to The Nature Conservancy (www.nature.org).

RICHARD ISHIHARA, 83, of Honolulu, died Aug. 25, 2008. Born in Hono-lulu. Retired salesman. Survived by daughters, Sharon Bonham, Janis Obara and Deborah; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

PHILLIP JEIK, 58, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 26, 2008. Born in Namdrik, Marshall Islands. An elementary schoolteacher in the Marshall Islands. Survived by wife, Louise; son, Donald; daughters, Joanna, Neimos and Rika; brother, Michael; sisters, Sepe Helgenberger, Wina Peter, Wanbe Mesubed and Jeik Josea; nine grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

DAVID "LEI" K. KAHANAOI SR., 79, of Wai'anae, formerly of Kane'ohe, Moanalua and Kalihi, died Aug. 3, 2008. Born in He'eia Kea. A former merchant marine. Survived by wife, Jeanne Kaaa-Kahanaoi; sons, David Jr., Damien and Duane; daughters, Debra, Davelynn Kuhiiki, Darlene Sharpe and Denise; brothers, Gilbert Pine and Peter; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

MASARU KANESHIRO, 84, of Honolulu, died Aug. 26, 2008. Born in 'Ewa. Retired Shell Oil Co. clerk. Survived by wife, Itsuko; sons, Michael and Eric; daughter, Lynn Takahashi; four grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

VICTORIA KAPUANANA KAULIA, 51, of Nanakuli, died Aug. 24, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by grandmother, Emma Ku; brother, Jacob Ku; caregiver and sister-in-law, Trina Ku; sisters, Michelle Tuiloma, Jacquelyn and Paula Ku; aunt, Kapiolani (Dolly Ku) Naiwi; six nephews; five nieces; Kamealoha and Kaaialii 'ohana. Soka Gakkai International service 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ku residence; eulogy 11 a.m. to noon; scattering of ashes to follow. Cool attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

SAMUEL KAMUELA KEANAAINA SR., 81, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Aug. 30, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired musician at the Mauna Kea, Kona Inn and Keauhou Beach Hotels. Survived by wife, Claudia; sons, Samuel Jr., Glenn, Jack and Clyde; stepsons, W. Clay and Clark Brand; daughters, Violet Sweetheart, Carolann Kala, Sandra Keanaaina and Tammy Jones; hanai daughter, Kathy Kuikahi; brothers, Luther and Norman; sisters, Rose Keanaaina and Phoebe Gomes; 22 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua, Kona; service 3 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

BONG LIN KIM, 84, of Honolulu, died Aug. 29, 2008. Born in South Korea. Retired tailor. Survived by wife, Sin Il; sons, Sung Soo and Kwang Soo; daughter, Myung Wha Oh; five grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

JEFFREY L. MASON, 50, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2008. Born on Guam. Retired U.S. Air Force airman. Survived by father, Charles; brother, James; niece, Liana. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

GLADYS TOKIYE NAKAGAWA, 82, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 26, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired secretary, personnel department, for Matson Navigation. Survived by husband, Yoshio; son, Brian; grandchildren, Kelly Tasaki, Micah and Christopher; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

JOSEPH ERIC NEILSON, 94, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 30, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired from 3M Co.; previously employed by Hawaiian Electric Co.; past president and member of Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club. Survived by wife, Mary Rose; sons, Joseph, David, Paul and Sean; daughters, Nora, Frances Bahrenburg, Theresa, Rosemary "Rosie" Neilson-Nenezich, Martha "Margie" Memminger and Kathleen "Keiki" Kobayashi; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandson. Visitation 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Elizabeth Church; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual or aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

RONALD "RONNIE BOY" WAYNE PERREIRA JR., 36, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died Aug. 29, 2008. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. A Delta Construction heavy equipment operator. Survived by parents, Ronald and Valerie; fiancee, Sanoe Ho'okano; brothers, Greg and Jason; grandmothers, Hilda Perreira and Helen Martin. Visitation 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church, Kalaheo; Mass 11:30 a.m.; celebration of life to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

ALICE "SABUGO" SUMIE PRIMACIO, 80, of Kapolei, died Aug. 14, 2008. Born in Makawao, Maui. A retired Dole Pineapple Cannery pineapple trimmer. Survived by sons, Alfred "Sabugo" Sefronio, Gerald Sabugo and Donald Ortiz-Sabugo; daughters, Cynthia "Amy" Hanaoka, Tanya Wong and Judy Sabugo; stepfamily, Junior and Patsy Primacio; 19 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; brothers, Stanley Sunao, Alvin Maruo and Thomas Takaki Yumen; sisters, Sally Satsuko Yumen Hiyakumoto and Stella Matsuko Yumen Yamada. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; Catholic prayer service noon; graveside service 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

JO ANN NAOMI SATO, 63, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died June 28, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Proprietor of JoJan's Snack Shop at Keahole International Airport; active member of Ho'opono State Services for the Blind and the Hawai'i Association for the Blind. Survived by aunts; uncles; cousins. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; inurnment 12:45 p.m.

ALFRED E.R. TOM, 88, of Waipahu, died Aug. 15, 2008. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Melvin, Alan and Warren; daughters, Elaine Alverio, Lynette Silva, Doreen Min and Pamela Chin Meun; sister, Nancy Silva; 12 grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

BETTY FUJIE WONG, 81, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 29, 2008. Born in Paahao, Hawai'i. Retired Hickam Air Force Base, Base Supply employee. Survived by husband, George; sons, Larry and Randall; daughters, Cindy Barrows and Donna; sister, Nancy Lee; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Inurnment service 11 a.m. Sept. 11 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.