Honolulu Advertiser & Star-Bulletin Obituaries

January 1 - December 31, 2003

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RODNEY KUULEIALOHAPUMEHANO LAA SR., 56, of Honolulu, died July 16, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Shirley; daughters, Lisa Felise, Leann Fo and Lynette Laa; sons, Rodney Jr. and Daniel; brother, Peter Jr.; sisters, Maxine Keliiholokai, Dorothy Mason, Jacqueline Mathias and Charlene Mahoe; nine grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 03/08/2003]

ROLAND KAMALALAWALU LAA, 68, of Wai'anae, died May 11, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Stacy and Eddie; daughters, Kanani, Rita, Rose "Loke" and Valentina; brothers, Leiai, Ezekiel Kala, Ernest Kala and Donald; sisters, Narcissus Adams and Clerese "Pinky" Bacos; 29 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Casual attire. [Adv 04/06/2003]

MYLO KEHAULANI OILI LAA-O'BRIEN, infant son of Daniel "Kekahu" O'Brien Jr. and Chastity Oili Laa, died Jan. 4, 2003. Also survived by brother, Kalauokekoa; grandparents, Bobbie Beter-Moses, Daniel, Laura and Vernon Perreira; great-grandparents, Marion, Margaret and Alan Manosa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park. [Adv 16//01/2003]

DR. BRANKO S. LABAN, 70, formerly of Hawai'i, died July 17, 2003. Retired from the Honolulu Medical Group. Survived by wife, Zlata; sons, Filip and Savo; daughter, Svetlana; brother, Radun. Service in Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro. Arrangements by The Holy Mount Christian Orthodox Funeral Chapel, Chicago, Ill. [Adv 30/07/2003]

ARCHIBALD PAHUKULA LaBATTE SR., 67, of Honolulu, died Dec. 8, 2003. Retired as a groundskeeper who worked for the Hawai'i state government. Survived by sons, Archibald Jr., Varcus, DeWitt and Destin; daughters, Vyra Burgess, Vina Tanaka and Tanya Mason; 18 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, Francis; sisters, Elsie Ah Yat and Orelia Fernandez. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. [Adv 14/12/2003]

ROBERT ANDREW LaBENZ, 73, of Honolulu, died Nov. 30, 2003. Born in Kalihi. Outrigger Activities Center sales agent. Survived by wife, Martha. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. [Adv 03/12/2003]

ZACHARY G. LABEZ - Prominent Filipino community leader, civil servant and journalist Zachary G. Labez will be remembered during "a day with Zack" memorial program Saturday. Labez, senior community services planner with the Office of Community Services in the state Department of Labor, died Jan. 12, 2003 of a massive stroke. He was 53. Labez followed in the footsteps of his father, also a community leader and journalist, Ricardo Labez, and his wife, Experanza Garma. As a student in 1968, Labez was the sole Philippine delegate to the World Youth Forum at the United Nations. He was editor in chief of the Far Eastern University High School newspaper before coming to the United States in 1969. After eight years in the U.S. Navy in San Diego, the Pentagon and Pearl Harbor, Labez lived in California for several years before settling in Hawai'i in 1985. Here, he served as deputy director of the City and County Department of Information Technology from 1985 until he joined state government in 1997. Labez served as president of the United Filipino Council of Hawaii, president of the Filipino Coalition for Solidarity, executive director of the Philippine Medical Association of Hawaii, and adviser to the World War II Fil-Am Veterans, Hawaii Chapter. He was deeply involved in Filipino culture and performing arts, and had been a member of the Honolulu-based Pamana Dancers, a U.S. affiliate of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company. He founded the Sulyap Philippine Company for the Performing Arts in 1986, and more recently was a teaching resource for performance groups throughout the state. As a journalist, Labez worked as associate editor of the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle from 1995 to 1999, and was a contributing writer and then editor of the Fil-Am Courier at the time of his death. Labez is survived by sisters Alma Elmer, Joy Labez, Pat Muntz and Faith Labez; and brothers Hipolito, Balthazar and Lowell. A prayer service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Borthwick Mortuary Chapel, followed by inurnment at Hawaiian Memorial Park in Kane'ohe at 2:45 p.m. A candlelight gathering beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kane'ohe will conclude the day's events. [Adv 22/01/2003]

LYDIA IRENE LaBONTE, 99, of Oxnard, Calif., died Jan. 31, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Alice Gerrard; sister, Jeanette Smith; grandchildren, Gary, Ron and Bev Gerrard, and Lana Hassett; great-grandchildren, Jason and Jaci Gerrard, Jessica Sanchez, Michelle and Desire'e Gerrard and Joseph Hassett. Arrangements by Guardian Memorial, Camarilo, Calif. [Adv 22/03/2003]

ALICE "ELSIE" KALEIMOMI LABRA, 63, of Hale'iwa, died Aug. 1, 2003. Born in Waialua. Retired from Hale'iwa Post Office. Survived by husband, Richard Sr.; sons, Robert, Melvin and Maurice; daughters, Carolyn Owens and Claire Kumura; 14 grandchildren; brothers, Richard Spillner and Thomas Lopez; sisters, Irene Primacio and Lily Caban. Visitation 6 p.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. Sunday at the family residence, 61-247 Kamehameha Highway; service noon. Casual attire. [Adv 06/08/2003]

Joseph Juan Labrador Dec. 29, 2003. Joseph Juan Labrador, 57, of Hilo, a retired Mega Construction Co. carpenter, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ewa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Susan "Sue Lady"; son Theodore "Hawaiian"; daughters Laurie May, Shennel, and Monique "Nicky"; sisters Leinaala George, Jeanette "Janet" Curlee; Leonida "Tida" Kliphon, Felicidad "Feley" Agcaoili, Shaleen Curlee, and Rosemarie "Rose" Pacarro; brothers Leonard "Lenny" and Megan "Megs"; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center. Casual attire. No flowers. [SB 04/01/2004]

JUANITO LABRADOR, 77, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Dec. 24, 2003. Born in Koloa. An equipment operator for McBryde Sugar Plantation. Survived by sisters, Rose Wagner, Ida Mendoza and Florence Antiago; brothers, Larry and Perfecto. Visitation 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Raphael's Church; service 9 a.m.; burial at church cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

RAMONA "GAY" NAKAPALAHULU LACADEN, 74, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 3, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired state worker. Survived by husband, Estanislao; sons, Stanley, Charles and Ernesto; daughters, Bernadette Panui, Doreen Jona, Carlene Olguin, Juanita Lasconia and Theresa Salva; 30 grandchildren; 57 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth Kamalii, Roseline Panoke and Cecelia Gante; brothers, David Kuhia and Thomas Kamalii Jr. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; service 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. [Adv 17/01/2003]

BARBARA IRENE LACHAPPELLE, 53, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died May 13, 2003. Born in Rhode Island. A homemaker. Survived by husband, William; son, Scott Hirsch; daughter, Brenda Dickey; brother, William Gingras Jr.; sister, Diane Gingras; four grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i. [Adv 21/05/2003]

PATRICIA KIYOMI YOSHIKAWA LACIO, 65, of Mililani, died Oct. 26, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired Flamingo Restaurant, Pearl City, and Kings Bakery waitress. Survived by son, John Jr.; daughters, Pattieann Lacio and Debora Savea; sisters, Gertrude "Trudy" Lum, Carol Aki and Bernadette Kopa; brothers, Richard, Yoshikawa, James "Son" Yoshikawa Jr. and Michael Souza; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 06/11/2003]

LOUIS A. LACISTE, 74, of Waipahu, died Sept. 8, 2003. Born in Waipahu. A retired aircraft mechanic for the U.S. Air Force. Survived by wife, Estelita; son, Alan; brothers, Jose and Benflor; sisters, Dolores Ballesteros and Carolina Lacar. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 11:30 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. [Adv 25/09/2003]

ROSALINA "ROSAL" ILABAN LACUESTA, 84, of Waipahu, died April 3, 2003. Born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by husband, Andres; daughters, Teresita Basuel, Patricia Okino, Mary Andros and Lisa Lopez; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Josefina Ilaban. Visitation 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Resurrection of the Lord; Mass 12:15 p.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. [Adv 08/04/2003]

TEODORA ITABAC LACUESTA, 96, of 'Ewa Beach, died Feb. 2, 2003. Born in Ilocos Sur, Sinait, Philippines. Survived by sons, Macario, Emiliano, Ponciano and Alijandro; daughters, Aurea Cueva and Juliana Nichols; 31 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service noon; burial 1 p.m at Sunset Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 11//02/2003]

LAWRENCE LORENZO LADAO SR., 66, of Waialua, died Nov. 28, 2003. Born in Waialua. A civil service employee retired from the Department of Defense. Survived by wife, Rochelle; sons, Brennan, Edward and Lawrence Jr.; daughters, Lauriette Sampson and Laureen Castro; sisters, Elizabeth Molina and Sally Choi; 13 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; memorial service 11 a.m. Inurnment 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. [Adv 07/12/2003]

MERWYN HOOPII LAEHA SR., 70, of Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i, died March 8, 2003. Born in Wahiawa. Retired Honolulu Police Department sergeant; Korean War veteran. Survived by wife, Eleanor; sons, Merwyn Jr. and Keith; daughters, Lin Oi Nash and Ellawyn Kunitomo; sister, Kawaihona Poy; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary, Honolulu; service 6 p.m. Committal service 9:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire. Big Island service pending. [Adv 12/03/2003]

FRANCISCO PONCE LAFITA SR., 100, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 31, 2003. Born in Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines. Retired owner of the former Kababayan Store in Hilo; employed at Castle Medical Center. Survived by wife, Felicia; son, Frank Jr.; brother, Albert Batalia; grandson, Mark; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 6 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hilo Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. [Adv 12/06/2003]

NIEVES L. LAGOC, 75, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died June 16, 2003. Born in Kohala Grande, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Elena Menor, Teresita Guerrero, Angelita Ganotisi, Magdalena Butay, Christine and Lorraine; sons, Arthur and Marianito; brother, German Lagura; 29 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. [Adv 25/06/2003] 

Josephine Ching Lagrimas, 85, of Honolulu died Friday April 4, 2003 at home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Gilbert, daughter Karen Wong, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 9:45 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Entombment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. [SB 08/04/2003]

BRIAN LAGUISAN, 36, of Kane'ohe, died April 1, 2003. Born in Heildelberg, Germany. A deputy sheriff. Survived by parents, Venancio and Judy; maternal grandmother, Haruko Alivado. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. [Adv 07/04/2003]

ESPERANZA CRISTOBAL LAGUNDINO, 84, of Wai'anae, died May 19, 2003. Born in Navotas, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired cleaning maintenance worker. Survived by sons, Rogelio Agcaoili and Nestor; daughters, Lerie Agustin, Ophelia Pabalan, Amelia Asperin and Levita Ballao; 23 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brothers, Alipio and Anastacio Cristobal; sisters, Genoveva Bumatay, Candelaria Lamug, Virginia Carino and Lina Cristotbal. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. next Saturday at the mortuary; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. [Adv 07/06/2003]

ARCELI LODIVERO LAGUNERO, 57, of Honolulu, died Jan. 23, 2003. Born in Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines. A nurse at Hawai'i State Hospital and Kahi Mohala. Survived by daughter, Maria-Arceli; sisters, Rosita Mendoza and Mary Hughes; brothers, Elpidio and Freddie; mother, Guadalupe. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. [Adv 01/02/2003

Bertha Chong Lai Dec. 15, 2003. Bertha Chong Lai, 89, of Honolulu, a retired secretary, died in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Wesley and brother Robert Chong. Private services. [SB 01/01/2004]

David K.S. "Sonny" Lai Jr., 76, of Waiehu, Maui, died Sept. 4, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Waihee, Maui. He is survived by companion Loretta Feiteira; brothers George and Milton; and sisters Gladys Lai, Diannah Goo, Amy Hashimoto-Wardman and Lena Morton. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Ann's Church in Waihee. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. [SB 07/09/2003]

NORMAN "MANNY" FONG KUI LAI, 65, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 31, 2003. Born in Hawai'i. A bus operator retired from Oahu Transit Services. Survived by children, Christine Black, Dean Lai and Kimberly Proebstel; brother, Timothy; sisters, Cynthia Otani, Phyllis Shetler and Gwendolyn Lacy; four grandsons. Visitation noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 1 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. [Adv 12/01/2004]

ROSE KAM LAI, 92, of Hau'ula, died Jan. 13, 2003. Born in Waipahu. Survived by sons, Blaise and Lester; daughters, Sandra Barker and Phyllis Ishizaki; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Stanley Kam; sister, Lily Tom. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary. [Adv 29/01/2003]

WILLIAM Y.C. "BILL" LAI, 84, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Oct. 20, 2003. Born in Canton, China. Retired music instructor at Bill Lai's Music Studio. Manager of Metronome Music Store in Hilo. Survived by wife, Dorothy; daughters. Midgie Wong and Merle Lai; sons, Melvin and William "Bill"; brothers, Clifford and David; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kaumana Baptist Church; service 10 a.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park and Crematory. [Adv 23/10/2003]

SAFOTULAFAI HUNKIN MOANANU ULUGAONO LALAU, 79, of Kapolei, died Feb. 25, 2003. Born in Afao, American Samoa. Retired from Tripler Army Hospital Food Service Division with 25 years of service. Survived by sons, Fil, Jerry, Andrew, Richard, Adam, Alan, Eric and Ellis; daughters, Rose, Misifeleni York, Anna Rosemond, Jane Kalolo, Bettyann Olo, Betty Schroeder, Fogavai Scott and Sisamoa Ah Sam; sister, Aneva Noa; 36 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Stake Center; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m tomorrow at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at La'ie Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 07/03/2003]

ANNICE ELIZABETH LAM, 85, of Kailua, formerly of Philadelphia, Pa., died Nov. 11, 2003. Born in Philadelphia. Retired seamstress. Survived by sons, Henry, Nicolas, William and Ronald Wong; daughters, Su and Margaret Lui and May-Ling Randall; stepson, Fa-Hing Lam; brothers, John and Kenneth Kyle; 25 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren. Service and burial to be held in Philadelphia. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 13/11/2003]

LYNNA N. LAM, 44, of Honolulu, died June 3, 2003. Born in Vietnam. Survived by daughter, Tina; son, Brian; sisters, Phung, Toan, Phuong and Hoang Ngo; brothers, Steve, Thang and Duc Ngo. Visitation 9 a.m to noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; Vietnam Buddhist service; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. [Adv 07/06/2003]

Samisoni Maafu Lama, 48, of Kahului died Monday Feb 10, 2003 at home. He was born in Tonga Tapu. He is survived by wife Lolinita; sons Sekonaia Vainikolo and Elaiuti, Samisoni Jr. and Niuafe Lama; daughter Ilisapeti; brothers Ilaiuti and Vaoahi; half brothers Lesisita Malaefoou; sisters Kafoatu Molitika, Luana Ofa, Lavinia Lama and Huufi Paasi; and half sisters Tonga Filimoehala and Halamehi Amanoni. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Assembly of God Life Center in Kahului. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 6:30 a.m. Burial: 9 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park. [Sb 12/02/2003]

JAMES JOSEPH LAMANNA JR., 60, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Sept. 20, 2003. Born in Michigan. Proprietor of his own cleaning and power washing company. Survived by sons, James, Daniel and Aaron. Visitation 9 to 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Kapa'a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; service 10 a.m.; burial at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. [Adv 04/10/2003]

Robert LaMarchina could hear the music in his head. Every single note. It would flow through his mind with all the force and nuance of a symphony orchestra following every wave of his conductor's baton. From his youngest days as the son of a cellist, until Tuesday Sep 25, 2003 afternoon when LaMarchina died in his sleep in Honolulu, music was his life. LaMarchina, who led the Honolulu Symphony as conductor from 1967 to 1978, was 75. He had suffered from congestive heart failure. "He was a giant of a musician," said Beebe Freitas, associate artistic director for Hawai'i Opera Theatre and a pianist who performed with LaMarchina. "He was one of the greatest cellists I have ever known. As a soloist, he was absolutely compelling." She called him an "innate musician." "It was his alter ego," she said. "It was as natural to him as speaking." LaMarchina was born in New York City in 1928. He began studying the cello at age 7 and became a child prodigy, learning from masters at Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and in Paris before World War II. He was 8 when he made his first appearance, as a solo cellist with the St. Louis Symphony. At 15, he was hired by Arturo Toscanini to perform with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. LaMarchina went on to play with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and in Tokyo after he joined the Army in 1950. His first appearance as a conductor came in 1951 when he led the Fujiwara Opera company's production of "Madame Butterfly." He became musical director of the Honolulu Symphony in May 1967 amid much excitement. With his brooding good looks and style, he quickly became a favorite of symphony regulars. Marilynne LaMarchina, his wife for the past 23 years, said the cellist and conductor knew he had a gift. When he would prepare for a performance, "he went to another dimension," she said. "When he would study an opera or conduct something, he would put the score down and I wouldn't see or hear him for days," Marilynne LaMarchina said. "It was all in his head. He never played it on the piano or played a record." After he left the Honolulu Symphony, LaMarchina taught music at Indiana University, traveled internationally with the Ambassadors of Opera and conducted operas on the West Coast, she said. He also gave cello lessons up until his death. On Tuesday, LaMarchina woke up feeling ill and disoriented, his widow said. He rested much of the day. "I kept going in to check on him and he was sleeping and I thought that was good, he needed to rest," she said. About 5 p.m. she went to water their garden. "I picked him a big red rose because he loved those," she said. "I was going to fix him dinner but I went to check on him and he wasn't breathing." She called for paramedics, summoned a neighbor and gave him mouth-to-mouth. But it was too late. The music had stopped. Services are pending at Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 02/10/2003]

DAVID LANAKILA, 73, died on March 28, 2003. Born in Kamuela, Hawai'i. Survived by sister, Rebecca Mamauag.ÊService noon Saturday at Ulehawa Beach Park, Nanakuli.ÊArrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 08/04/2003]

Daniel Joseph Landau, 56, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired Brooklyn Rent Control lawyer, died Friday Jun 27, 2003 at home. He was born in New York. He is survived by brother Steven; sister Joyce Kole; and caregivers Carrie Musgrave, Dan Gormann, Jeff Shapiro and Max Thomas. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Kaimu Beach in Kalapana, Hawaii. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. Leis and loose flowers welcome. [SB 02/097/2003] 

VELMA LEINAALA "ALA" KIAHA LANDFORD, 62, of Wai'anae, died Aug. 13, 2003. Born in Ke'ei, Kona, Hawai'i. A groundskeeper retired from the City and County of Honolulu. Survived by daughters, Lianedallas Herrington, Rozlynn Phillips and Verna-Mae Bright; sons, Darrell, Elvis, Jordan, Rex-Shane, Richard and William; hanai son, Michael Tucay; sisters, Leialoha Kiaha, Rena Labajo, Miriam Kahananui and Lorraine Yamaguchi; brothers, Chester Kiaha, Sonny Kiaha and John Kiaha; 40 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 11 a.m. Thursday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wai'anae Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; family gathering to follow at Ma'ili Beach Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 21/09/2003]

MAJ. GEN. JAMES EDWARD LANDRUM JR., 88, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Honolulu, died Dec. 25, 2002. Born in Kosciusko, Miss. Retired from U.S. Army; recipient of Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, two Legion of Merits, three Bronze Star medals and other awards; after retirement, active in computer and real estate business; past president, Hawai'i chapter, English Speaking Union. Survived by wife, Kay; daughters, Kathy Colbourn and Annie; son, Jim; granddaughter, Kaitlin Colbourn. Service and 89th birthday anniversary celebration 2 p.m. March 8 at Oahu Cemetery; reception to follow at Oahu Country Club. [Adv 01/03/2003]

MOANA GAIL LANE, 61, of Honolulu, died Oct. 24, 2003. A secretary retired from Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate. Survived by sisters, Lona Urbshot and Cara Lane. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Aloha attire. [Adv 02/11/2003]

Robert Hamilton Lang, 81, of Honolulu, a radio and recording engineer in the entertainment business, died Jan. 6, 2003. He was born in San Marino, Calif. He is survived by wife Nancy M. No services. [SB 17/01/2003]

RUTH CRUICKSHANK LANG, 86, of Honolulu, died Feb. 8, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Member of the German Benevolent Society, Phythian Sisters. Survived by son, Edward; cousins, Caroline Castillo, Dorothy Gilbert, Florence Jurgkeymeyer and Kathleen Gartrell; friends, Kerri and Jerilyn Gilbert, Tripi Penland, David Ahrens, Art Castello, Caroline Young and Alice Unawai. Service 10 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery chapel; inurnment to follow. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hawaii Meals On Wheels, P.O. Box 61194, Honolulu, HI 96839-1194. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary. [Adv 11//02/2003]

CATALINO "LINO" LANGAMAN, 81, of Waialua, died Aug. 5, 2003. Born in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired from Waialua Sugar Plantation as a heavy equipment mechanic helper. Survived by wife, Eleanor "Ines"; daughters, Trini Langaman, Stephanie Murphy and Rannette Langaman; son, Chris; three grandchildren; sister, Bertha Cueva. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. [Adv 26/08/2003]

GEORGE LANGAMAN, 57, of Honolulu, died June 21, 2003. Born in Honolulu. Retired University of Hawai'i maintenance worker. Survived by wife, Kathlyn "Kathy"; son, Micah; daughters, Kristy Aquino and Jessica; mother, Gloria; brothers, Kenneth and Rogelio; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at First Assembly of God; service 7 p.m. Graveside service 9 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 06/07/2003] 

MELE SIVALE LANGI, 71, of Honolulu, died Sept. 23, 2003. Born in Tonga. Survived by husband, Viliami; sons, Havea, Isikeli, Mosese and Pila; daughter, Lute; brother, Saia Moungatonga; sisters, Leavai, Sini Tuionuku, 'Oloka Aniseko, Tuna Tatafu and 'Ana Tupou. Visitation 6:30 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church; service 8:30 p.m. Visitation and service also 7:30 a.m. Saturday; burial 9 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary. [Adv 30/09/2003]

Rev. SINAIPA LANGI, 49, of Wailua, Kaua'i, died Sept. 11, 2003. Born in Tonga. Survived by wife, Otusia; sons, Nathaniel "Daniel" and Simione "Simi"; daughters, Matilda "Tilda" and Heulupe "Lupe"; mother, Mele; brothers, Fatani, Pau, Noa, Valeti; sisters, Selomiti Soakai, Lokeli Liavaa, Kato Makisi, Luisa Tiueti, Louhuni Tuihalafatai and Lesieli Domingo. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at First United Methodist Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Lihu'e United Church, Kaua'i; service 2 p.m.; burial to follow at Lihu'e Cemetery. [Adv 18/09/2003]

AURORA MAY GONZALES LANGLEY, 54, of Hala'ula, Kohala, Hawai'i, died Jan. 7, 2003. Born in Hala'ula. A homemaker. Survived by husband, John; sons, Clayton and Craig Caler; daughters, Corina Caler, Aurora and Anita; parents, Jose and Laura Gonzales; brother, Joseph "Pake" Kealoha; sisters, Carmen Malovich, Yolanda Yannotta and Carmela "Sam" Gonzales; nine grandchildren. All-night visitation from 6 p.m. Friday at Gonzales residence, 53-4224 Akoni Pule Highway, Hala'ula (near 25-mile marker); service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Hala'ula; Mass 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary. [Adv 14/01/2003]

FLORENTINO PATRICK "POREN" LANIAS, 68, of Kahului, Maui, died July 22, 2003. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. A former U.S. Marine, fisherman and diver. Survived by son, Stanford; brothers, Antonio "Tony" and Prudencio "Terry"; sister, Vicenta "Vicky" Andrade; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at The Lord's Team Ministries, Kahului; service 9:30 a.m.; burial, at 11:30 a.m., has been changed to Maui Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. [Adv 05/08/2003]

AMBER LEE "KALEO" MORRISON LANOZA, 45, of Nanakuli, died March 31, 2003. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Lonnie Morrison, Justin Lanoza-Morrison, John and Ryan "Buddy" Garcia, Jay and Soma Savusa, Solomon Perez, Braden Mahuka and Kunoa Kauahikaua; daughters, Copper Lanoza-Morrison, Tanya Lanoza, Luika Savusa and Betty Kaimi; mother, Rebecca Morrison; brothers, Lei "Buster," and Bryan Silva and James Morrison; sisters, Raynette Schaedel and Colleen Lomavita; hanai sons, Poho and Punchy; 10 grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at Depots Beach across from Haleakala Avenue, Nanakuli; scattering of ashes at sea to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i. [Adv 02/04/2003]

RALVERDAN "DAN" KA'AHANUI WAGNER LANSING, 76, of Kailua, died May 12, 2003. Born in Hono-lulu. Retired U.S. Army sergeant major serving in Would War II and the Korean War. Owner of structural steel fabrication company. Survived by wife, Olga; daughters, Leilani Newton and Tanya Matthews; four grandchildren; sister, Leilehua Omphroy; brother, Daniel Jr. Private service held. Donations may be made to the Army Emergency Relief Fund, 350 Eastman Road, U.S. Army Garrison