Obituaries

Daniel Arias Sr.
April 23, 2012
Daniel "Swampy" Arias Sr., 90, of Kapolei, a retired Windward Passage maintenance employee, died in Kapolei. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Rodney Sr., Joseph and Daniel Jr.; daughter Nettie Simmons; brother Raymond; sisters Linda Drose, Rita Stair and Marie Mendes; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at the park mortuary. Online condolences: www.hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.

Lois Leticia Boeri
May 5, 2012
Lois Leticia Boeri, 64, of Lihue, a sales representative, died at home. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by husband Angelo; sons Michael and Christian; father Martin Kato; brother John; sisters Cecilia, Lucy and Mary; and two grandchildren. No services.

Earnest Euiung Byon
May 6, 2012
Earnest Euiung Byon, 68, of Honolulu, a retired businessman, died at home. He was born in Sam Chuk, South Korea. He is survived by wife Jin, sons Benjamin and Edward, sister Julie S. Okimoto and two grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at Korean Catholic Church Hawaii (church is at St. Pius X, 2821 Lowrey Ave.). Mass: 11 a.m.

Ronald Patrick Cassidy
April 23, 2012
Ronald Patrick Cassidy, 76, of Kaneohe, an Air Force veteran and employee for Veterans Affairs as administrator of the Health Care Department at Tripler Army Medical Center, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ronald P. Jr., Richard W. and Robbie; daughters Janu and Jana; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Online condolences: www.borthwickoahu.com.

Alfonso Chamizo
April 17, 2012
Alfonso "Bill" Chamizo, 91, of Waipahu, a retiree from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop 67, died in Waipahu. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Delphine; son Allan; daughters Barbara Racoma, Rhona Ouldhouse and Kathleen Carr; brother Daniel; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St., Waipahu. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Teruko Kuwamura Dennis
May 1, 2012
Teruko Kuwamura Dennis, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Eye Catcher sales associate, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Obihiro, Japan. She is survived by daughters Betty J. Ozaki, Elizabeth J. Dennis and Pamela J. Saito; brother Shoji Kuwamura; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Howard G. Dutcher
April 30, 2012
Howard G. Dutcher, 77, of Honolulu, a mining engineer and an Army veteran, died in St. Francis Hospice Honolulu. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by wife Sue, son Thomas D. and a grandchild. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pali View Baptist Church, 45-510 Halekou Road, Kaneohe. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Online condolences: www.borthwickoahu.com.

Helen Julia Ellis
May 1, 2012
Helen Julia Ellis, 84, of Wai•anae, a Royal Grove head housekeeper and state Department of Health retiree, died in Makaha. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Michael Alapai, and Herman R. Jr., Gary, Steven, Gordon, Dana and Timothy Ellis; daughters Donna Przygoda and Sharon Ellis; stepson Herman K.; 34 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Online condolences: www.borthwickoahu.com.

Richard Palma Estoesta
April 14, 2012
Richard Palma Estoesta, also known as "Chief Esto" and "Mr. E," 76, of Mililani, a retired federal fire department district chief and a Marine Corps veteran who served in the Korean conflict, died in Hono-lulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cecilia "Cil," sons Richard Jr. and Alan, daughters Alison E. Perales and Roberta Duncan, brothers Ed and Leo, sisters Addie "Nene" Tabije and Jane Lawton, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 6 p.m. Additional visitation: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Mass: 11 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Margaret Leboy Gonsalves
April 26, 2012
Margaret Leboy Gonsalves, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Benjamin Parker Elementary School teacher, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by numerous nephews and nieces. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church. Mass: 11 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Suye Hayashida
April 29, 2012
Suye Hayashida, 75, of Kaneohe, a retired Aikahi Elementary School teacher, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Ken, daughters Kris Wong and Sandy Joy, and six grandchildren. Visitation: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Grace Ah See Moi Ho
April 18, 2012
Grace Ah See Moi Ho, 87, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Honuapo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Wilfred M.Y. Jr., Douglas M. and Allan B.; daughter Cheryl L. Lum; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. Online condolences: www.hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.

David Kuali'i Hoapili III
April 5, 2012
David Kuali'i "Kawika" Hoapili III, 70, of Waianae, a retired Walker-Moody Construction Co. bricklayer, died in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons David IV and Norman; daughters Debra-ann Momoki, Daina Kalani and Jackalyne Kaleikini; sister Dolly Mae Gualdarama; 22 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Online condolences: www.borthwickoahu.com.

Esther Kealohapauole Lando Ibarra
April 25, 2012
Esther Kealohapauole Lando Ibarra, 60, of San Diego died. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by husband Jose; son Jason; daughters Jasmine, Jolene and Jessica; brothers Edward, George, Jack and Clyde Lando; sister Katherine Lando; and six grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Monday at Moanalua Mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Tamiko Inouye
April 23, 2012
Tamiko Inouye, 94, of Waimea, Kauai, a Lauhala Sportswear seamstress, died in Kauai Care Center. She was born in Hanalei, Kauai. She is survived by sons Michael and Allan, daughters Joyce Inouye and Barbara Saye•gusa, brother Itsuo Uyeda, sister Yukie Muraoka, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Nancy Kay Kaars
March 6, 2012
Nancy Kay Kaars, 67, of Champion, Mich., formerly of Kaneohe, died in Champion. She was born in Grand Rapids, Mich. She is survived by husband Nicolaas J., and brothers Doug and John Pemberton. Services held in Michigan. Donations suggested to Mitchell United Methodist Church, 207 N. Teal Lake Ave., Negaunee, MI 49866.

Grace Nobuko Kumagai
April 22, 2012
Grace Nobuko Kumagai, 90, of Honolulu, a Fisher Hawaii secretary, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Richard and Kenneth Miyazono, and sisters Florence Yamamoto and Clara Hirae. Private services.

Catalino Udan Legaspi
April 23, 2012
Catalino Udan Legaspi, 75, of Las Vegas, a retiree from Worldwide (Covan) Moving Services, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Pangasinan, Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosario; son Edison; daughters Roselyn Oderon and Arceli Legaspi-Mesina; brother Cesar W.; sisters Cerila L. Cargo, Cecilia L. Quirimit, Anselma L. Marin, and Felicitas and Virginia Duclayan; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Robert Bartolome
Raneses Sr.
April 27, 2012
Robert Bartolome Raneses Sr., 78, of Kaneohe, an electrical and lighting salesman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Eleanor, son Robert B. Jr. and brother Alika. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary, 1330 Maunakea St., Honolulu. Services: 10:30 a.m. Private burial.

Violet Hanako Suzuki-Hue
April 27, 2012
Violet Hanako Suzuki-Hue, 87, of Hilo, a retired seamstress and lei-making and quilting instructor at Keaau Senior Center, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Kaueleau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Richard, Chris and Ralph Ladera; sisters Virginia Peterson and Mabel Kawamoto; brother Roy Wilson; and a grandchild. Visitation: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Chanson Keoni Swafford
April 25, 2012
Chanson Keoni Swafford, 43, of Hauula died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Chanson and Travez; daughter Sierra; father Aaron "Haole"; brothers Aaron, Kyle and Quintin Swafford, and Mark Soares; and sister Sharon Chai. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at his home, 53-006 Halai St., Hauula.

Phyllis Ann Tomas
May 3, 2012
Phyllis Ann Tomas, 69, of Kapolei died in Kapolei. She was born in San Diego. She is survived by son Anthony J., daughters Christine M. Ankley and Andrea L. McGrath, sister Claudine Ituralde and four grandchildren. Committal services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Daniel Walter
Herbert Walker
April 20, 2012
Daniel Walter Herbert Walker, 81, of Kailua, a retired Army staff sergeant, died in Kailua. He was born in Zion, Ill. He is survived by wife Hatsuko, son Daniel W. and two grandchildren. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 11:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Jack Graves Waters Sr.
May 1, 2012
Jack Graves Waters Sr., 80, of Kahuku, an Air Force veteran and a civil service employee, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Gadsen, Ala. He is survived by wife Conchita S.; sons Jack Jr., James, Richard, Anthony and Michael; daughters Sharon Kelly, Connie Caulford and Linda Waters; three brothers; four sisters; 20 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Kaneohe Seventh-day Adventist Church, 45-566 Mahinui Road. Services: 4 p.m.

Yoshio Yoshikawa
April 20, 2012
Yoshio Yoshikawa, 96, of Pukalani, Maui, a Hawaii Commercial & Sugar Co. sugar boiler leadman, died in Hale Makua Kahului. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Harumi, sons Maurice and Terrence, daughter Valerie and two grandchildren. Private services.