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B2 Tuesday, November 17, 1998 The Honolulu Advertiser OBITUARIES Rose Fernandez, entertainment matriarch vived by wife, Kathy; son, Henry; daughters, Tracey and Francine. Visitation for Vietnamese Buddhist service 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 :45 p.m at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Kulani; brothers, Scott and Charles Allen; sister, Rachel Bradford; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Punahou School's Thurston Chapel, followed by a service at 2 p.m. and burial at 3:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, P.O. Box 11270, Honolulu, HI 96828-0270. Make out checks to UH Foundation-CRCH. fair. "My mom was a very upbeat, gay person, an elegant lady, always well-dressed, who loved people and show business," son Kane Fernandez said last night.

"E.K. ran the business, but while he was alive, she was the feminine spirit behind the business and involved in helping select the shows and whatever he was dealing with," Kane Fernandez said. E.K. Fernandez died in 1970 at the age of 87. Rose Fernandez is survived by a son, Kane; a daughter, POLICE BEAT Fires damage 2 homes on Kauai KAPAA, Kauai Two Kauai homes were damaged by fire Sunday in separate incidents.

A two-bedroom home on Maha Road in Omao was gutted and a storage shed destroyed when flames that began in the storage shed about 2 a.m spread to the house, said fire Batallion Chief Paul Silva Jr. A father and daughter escaped unharmed. Later in the morning, four rooms were destroyed in a three-bedroom house on Ioana Street in Kapaa. Kauai police said no one was home at the time of the 11 a.m. blaze.

Woman arrested after Lahaina fire LAIIAINA, Maui Maui police have arrested a 45-year-old Kihei woman in connection with a weekend fire in Lahaina. Police said the woman had been seen leaving an unoccupied house just before smoke and flames were reported early Saturday afternoon. Police said it had been the home of her ex-boyfriend, who had permission to store belongings there. The woman was released pending further investigation. Assistant Fire Chief Clayton Ishikawa said the Kale Street house was engulfed in flames when Lahaina firemen arrived shortly after 1:30 p.m.

Damage was estimated at $110,000. Minor damage was reported to a boat and pickup truck parked at the home, and an estimated $20,000 of damage to the vinyl siding on a neighboring house. HARUO OMURO, 82, of Haleiwa, died Oct. 23, 1998. Bom in Honolulu.

Survived by brothers, Jack and Charles; sisters, Toyoko Yamamoto and Carol Saito. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. ERNESTO ALGAflNE PERLAS 88, of Waialua, died Nov. 7, 1 998.

Bom in Lapas, Abra, Philippines. Survived by wife, Andrea; children, Edgar Valen-zuela, Marie Shaw, Cora Lihilihi, Ernesto Jr. and Michael Pao; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; rosary 7 p.m.

Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 1 1 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

PRESTIN MIDORI TOKTTA, 16, of Omao, Kauai, died Nov. 12, 1998. Bom in Lihue, Kauai. Kauai High and Intermediate School student. Survived by mother, Shayne; father, Jett; sister, Rhi-annon; and grandmother, Miyoko Horita.

Visitation 1 to 1 :45 p.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary; service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. MONSEY PERRY TORRES, 87, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Nov.

14, 1998. Bom in Napoopoo, Kona, Hawaii. Hilo Sugar Co. laborer. Survived by daughters, Sarah Pacheco, Mary Riveira, Dolores Riveira and Gloria; sons, Joseph, Benjamin and George; brother, Simon; sisters, Francis Perez and Dorothy Mathis; 30 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Also visitation 10 a.m. to noon Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; service 12:15 p.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery.

No flowers. Casual attire. JOHN N. WEEK, 80, of Kaneohe, died Nov. 12, 1998.

Bom in Wisconsin. Retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and IBM salesmen. Survived by sons, John Jr. and Russell; sister, Lolita Seguin; two grandchildren.

Private inurnment at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii. JAMIE M. WONG, 33, of Kailua, died Nov. 14,1998.

Bom in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Kevin; mother, Gail Silva; father, Allen Silva; brother, Scott Silva; grandmothers, Eva Silva and Clementine Costa. Visitation 9:30 to 1 1 a.m. Thursday at St. John Vianney Church, Enchanted Lake; Mass 1 1 a.m.; scattering of ashes to follow.

Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Advertiser Staff Rose Fernandez, the widow of legendary Hawaii showman E.K. Fernandez, died Friday on Kauai after a brief illness. She was 87. Fernandez, who came to Hawaii at age 16 as a tightrope walker in a family circus troupe, became the grande dame of entertainment in the Pacific as the wife of Edwin Kane Fernandez, whom she married in 1933.

Born Rose Dallas Allen in Illinois, Fernandez began per The Advertiser publishes obituaries about people of interest to our readers as a free public service. Obituaries may be submitted by mortuaries or, with proof of death, by individuals in writing. Fax 525-8037 or write to Obituaries Editor, Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 31 10, Hdnolulu, HI 96802. Include a contact name and phone number.

We reserve th4 right to edit for form, style and news-worthiness. Date of publication cannot be guaranteed. To publish paid death nopces, call the Hawaii Newspaper Agency classified ads at 521-91 11. MINATO "PEANUT" AKIYAMA, 72, af Hanamaulu, Kauai, died Nov. 6, 1998.

Bom in Hanamaulu. Lihue Sugar Co. cane haul truck driver. Survived by sons, Minato Tyress, Warren Ditch, Donald Ditch, Stewart Ditch and George Kupi-hea; daughters, Cherisse Relacion, Cynthia Pundyke, Sandy Kiilau, Margaret and Camellia Crosby; 22 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, Toshio; sisters, Ann Yasutake, Kikue Agena and Nancy Westlake. Private memorial service held.

Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary, Kauai. PELAGIA ALBIOS, 94, of Waialua, died Nov. 10, 1998. Bom in Cebu, Philippines. Member of Filipino Catholic Club.

Survived by daughter, Anatalia; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Makai Chapel; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

CATHERINE AHANA AU, 100, of Honolulu, died Nov. 13, 1998. Bom in Huleia, Kauai. Charter member of Lihue Baptist Church. Survived by sons, Allen, Lawrence, Gilbert and Stanford; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brother, Ah Sau Ahana; sister, Harriet Albao.

Burial 1 1 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Kauai memorial service 1 1 a.m. Nov. 28 at Lihue Baptist Church.

No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. RICHARD C. CALLEON, 19, of Aiea.

died Nov. 13,1998. Bom in Honolulu. Alliance Fire Protection plumber. Survived by wife, Sheryl; sons, Ricky, Leroy forming on the high wire when she was 9, following her mother, stepfather and sister on the carnival and circus circuit.

It was while play Fernandez: In 1988 ing the Pomona County (Calif.) Fair that she met Fernandez, who was looking for a show to bring to Maui for the county and Richard daughters, Michell and Tammy; parents, Fred and Louise; brother, Fred sisters, Myma Gou-viea, Isabell Chang, Celestina Aveno and Eloise Yuen. Visitation 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:45 a.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers.

Aloha attire. BRADLEY JOHN KUNANE CASTILLO, 42, of Waialua, died Nov. 5, 1998. A mason foreman at Quality General. Survived by sons, Kekoa and Ikaika; daughter, Anuenue; mother of his children, Joyce; hanai son, Edward Yacapin; brothers, Benjamin, Brian Kaninauali'i, and Barry stepbrother, Randall Cuarisma; sisters, Bernamae "Baa" Aumua and Gwendolyn Vierra; stepsister, Wendy Kanehailua; parents, Mercy Castillo, and Berhamin "Ben" and Sylvia Castillo; grandmother, Flora Dela Santos.

Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waialua Chapel; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Hauula Congregational Church; service 1 1 a.m.; burial to follow in church cemetery. Flowers welcomed.

Casual attire. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services. GEORGE FOOK CHOW CHUN, 87, of Honolulu, died Nov. 11, 1998 Bom in China. Past president of Yee Yee Tong and See Yup societies.

Survived by wife, Clara Yuk Ngo; son, Harvey; daughter, Winona "Winnie" Tanaka; sisters, Margaret Wong and Rose Sen; two grandchildren. Visitation forTaoist service 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

No flowers. Aloha attire. LORENZO B. COMILANG, 97, of Honolulu, died Nov. 12, 1998.

Bom in the Philippines. Survived by sons, Teofilo Poller and Sinfroso; daughter, Christine Woo; 1 3 grandchildren; and 1 2 great grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. to 1 2:30 p.m Monday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Gardens, Kauai.

Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary, Honolulu. ELIZABETH ENGLISH, 86, of Waipahu, died Nov. 13, 1998. Bom in Newburgh, frM estimates mi io.

in in. 1 1 by Mililani Downtown Mortuary. ARTHUR LEIWALO 67, of Ewa Beach, died Nov. 11, 1998. Bom in Honolulu.

Retired heavy equipment operator. Survived by sons, Arthur Clayton, Nelson and Michael; daughter, Florence Mattos; 15 grandchildren. Graveside service 1 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. CLARENCE SHIGERU MORITOMO, 86, of Kaneohe, died Nov. 10, 1998. Bom in Waipahu. Retired carpenter.

Survived by wife, Ritsuko; son, Ernest; daughters, Nancy Yamachi and Lois Funai; five grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

AMY EMI NAKAMURA, 82, of Aiea, died Nov. 12, 1998. Bom in Honolulu. Kailua Products Ltd. employee.

Survived by sons, George and Rodney; daughter, Janet Hotema; sisters, Jean Aoki and Patsy Ishikawa; six grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.

NIKKI MOKIHANA HIROKO NAKA-SONE, 1 1, of Kaaawa, died Nov. 10, 1998. Bom in Honolulu. Hauula Elementary School. Survived by mother, Lyn-nette Burdette-Lopez; stepfather, Jesse Lopez; father, Neal; brothers, Lincoln and Ikaika Lopez; sisters, Tazmyne and Jessina, and Jasmine and Jessica Lopez; maternal grandparents, Vincent Sr.

and Blossom Burdett, and Nora and Juan Lopez; paternal grandparents, Harry and Joyce. Visiation 8 to 1 0:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, service 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. JOHN NGUYEN, 48, of Honolulu, died Nov.

11,1 998. Bom in Vietnam. Sur- TOO MANY BILLS? if FrM consultation fi N.Y. Retired assistant administrator for Mount Saint Mary's Catholic convent. Survived by son, Robert; daughter, Beverly Kavalawski; three grandchildren; one great-grandson.

Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. ARTHUR C.

H. FUNG, 71, of Wailuku, Maui, died Nov. 15, 1998. Bom in Kula, Maui. Public school teacher.

Survived by wife, Myma; sons, Scott. Ricky, and Daniel Kunishlge; daughters, Alison Kunishige and Heather; brothers, George and William; sisters, Violet, Doris Chock and Rose Crawford. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at lao Congregational Church, Maui. No flowers.

Casual attire. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary. HANNAH LAI TIM HOLOKAHI, 78, of Kaneohe, died Nov. 7, 1998. Bom in Waiohinu, Ka'u, Hawaii.

Retired Tripler Army Medical Center nurses' aide. Survived by daughter, Luana Hook; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Lai Hing Won, Lai Moi Lum and Lai Wan Martinson; hanai brothers, Herman and James Awai; and hanai sister, Mary Peters. Visitation 9 to 1 1 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Fourth Ward, Kaneohe; service 1 1 a.m. Burial 1 1 a.m.

Nov. 24 at Greenhaven Memorial Park, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. HARRIET MOKUOLA KAMAKAWV WOOLE KAMANU, 71 of Waimanalo, died Nov.

6, 1998. Bom in Honolulu. Retired Dole Corp. forewoman and mother with Kailua Pentecostal Church. Survived by husband, Oscar, sons, Aran and Eric; daughters, Trudy Chang and Ethel; brothers, Douglas and Francis Kamakawiwoole; sisters, Mary Johnson, the Rev.

Ethel Amina and Barbara Baker, 1 4 grandchildren; 1 8 greatgrandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Friday at Kailua Pentecostal Church, service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m.

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