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• Bernardino Buado Suetos Sr.
• Abel Louis, Sr.
• Joseph Castillo
• Richard Edgar Neuberger
• Lisa Michelle McCoy
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• Helen Costa Freitas
• Bill Natiso Powell
Bernardino Buado Suetos Sr.
Bernardino Buado Suetos Sr. of Kapa‘a, died May 5, 2004, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital at the age of 83. An LPN at Mahelona Hospital, he was born Oct. 10, 1920, in the Philippines. He is survived by his wife: Pelagia Suetos of Kapa‘a; four daughters: Angelina (Benjamin) Martinez of California; Olive (Salvador) Quitevis of Washington; Adele (Maxwell) Manera of Lihu‘e, Pattricia (fiance, Mark Dela Cruz) Suetos of Honolulu; one son: Emil (Ninette) Suetos of Las Vegas; one hanai son: Bernardino Suetos, Jr. of Las Vegas; three sisters: Francisca Abella of Kona, Magdalena Suetos of the Philippines; and Theresa embrere of Honolulu;
11 grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Services will be Saturday, May 15, with visitation from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. followed by services at 10 a.m. Inurnment will follow at Kalapaki Bay Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire is suggested. The family asks that wreaths be omitted. Arrangements are being handled by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
Abel Louis, Sr.
Abel Louis Sr. of Waimea, Kauai, died May 7, 2004, at Waimea Care Center at the age of 72. A truck driver for Nielson’s Construction, he was born April 20, 1932, on Kaua‘i.
He is survived by three sons: Abel (Jessica) Louis, Jr. of Lihu‘e, Roland (Susan) Louis of Waipahu and Charles (Judy) Ahuna of Oregon; four daughters: Laverne (Jaime) Villon, Sr. of Lihu‘e, Carol (Gary) Palmeira of Hanama‘ulu, Sherry Ann (Henry) Ching of Honolulu and Sheila (Tony) Belarmino of
Hanama‘ulu; two brothers: Herman (Marie) Louis and Jerry (Sheila) Louis, Sr. of Hanapepe; and two sisters: Madeline Miller and Rosemarie “Dolly” Lacro; 19 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be held Saturday,May 15, at ‘Ele‘ele Sacred Hearts Church with viewing from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and
service at 11 a.m. Arrangements are being handled by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
Joseph Castillo
Joseph Castillo died in Oroville, Calif. at the age of 81. Born April 3, 1923 on Kaua‘I to the late Ramona Gonsalves Castillo and Nicholas Castillo, he was one of 12 children. He is preceded in death by his John Castillo, Isidoro (Ted) Castillo, Manuel Rodrigues, Mary Oshiro and Angel Castillo. He was married to the late Minnie Costa Castillo for 59 years. They moved to Hayward Calif. in 1957. In 1986, he retired from Safeway Produce Warehouse and moved to Oroville. He is survived by children Joseph Jr. of Washington, Janet Castillo of Hayward Calif., Gilbert and Glenn of Oroville Calif.; nine grandchildren, seven great grandchildren; brothers and sisters Rose Aranio and Frances Kamibayashi of Kaua‘i, Julia Rodrigues of San Leandro, Calif., Nicholas Castillo of Stockton, Calif., Manuel Castillo of Fremont, Calif. and Sonny
Castillo of Honolulu; and many nieces and nephews.
Richard Edgar Neuberger
Richard Edgar Neuberger of Kapa‘as, died May 6, 2004, at his home at the age of 53. Born Jan. 24, 1951, in San Jose, Calif., he was a selfemployed carpenter. He is survived by his wife: Tamara Neuberger of Kapa‘a; one son: Kyle Neuberger of Hilo; one daughter: Lila Neuberger of Kapa‘a and one niece:
Krissy Fairfield. No services have been scheduled Arrangements are being handled by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.
Lisa Michelle McCoy
Lisa Michelle McCoy of Waimea and also Orlando, Fla., died May 6, 2004 at her home in Waimea at the age of 25. A finger printing analyst for the Police Department in Florida, she was born Jan. 18, 1979, in Honolulu. She is survived by Sherry Johnson, her lifetime partner and dearest friend of Orlando, Fla., mother: Jade Lee Noelani McCoy of Waimea; father: Lester McCoy of Arizona; five brothers: Jason
McCoy of Nevada, Jesse McCoy of Waimea, Dwight Smythe of O‘ahu, Duane L. McCoy of Waimanalo, and John P. McCoy of Waimanalo; one sister:
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Melinda McCoy of O‘ahu; maternal grandmother: Gwendolyn Akana of Waimea and maternal grandfather Edward (Juliet) Pascua of O‘ahu; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
The family requests leis, loose flowers and purple and green balloons. Services will be held on Saturday, May 15, at Lawai Seventh Day Adventist Church with viewing at 3 p.m. and services at 3:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes will follow at Waimea Landing in Waimea at 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire is requested.
Arrangements are being handled by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
Helen Costa Freitas
Helen Costa Freitas of Koloa, died May 8, 2004, at Wilcox Hospital at the age of 82.
A homemaker, she was born June 25, 1921, in Koloa.
Preceded in death by her husband Theodore Freitas and son Dennis Freitas, Sr., she is survived by two sons: Damien (Wanda) Freitas Sr. of Hanapepe and Leonard (Judy) Freitas of Koloa; one daughter: Arleen (George) Whitten of Koloa; one sister: Mercy Ignacio of Kekaha; and one brother: Manuel Costa of Koloa; 13 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be held Saturday, May 14, at St. Raphael’s Church with viewing from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and Mass at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Raphael’s Church Cemetery in Koloa. Casual attire is suggested. Arrangements are being handled by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
Bill Natiso Powell
Bill Natiso Powell of Koloa died May 6, 2004, in Kailua at the age of 66.
An MTL bus driver, he was born in Pearl City, O‘ahu.
He is survived by his wife: Arleen Shizue Okamoto Powell; daughters Cheryl (Kaleo) Lewis of Glendale, Ariz., and Katherine (Tim) Wilson of Apache Junction, Ariz.; brothers: Moefili Natiso of Los Angeles, Calif., Rex (Brenda) Powell of Honolulu; Carl Wilson of San Francisco, Calif., and Eddie Wilson of Hollywood, Calif.; sisters: Eleanor (Rudy) Bitauga of Kailuaa, O‘ahu, Lena Mook of Kailua, O‘ahu, Sina Laurie of Los Angeles, Calif., and hanai sister: Joanne Kaauwai of Kailua, O‘ahu; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Thursday, May 13, at Waimanalo Assembly of God Church; funeral service over ashes will begin at 11 a.m.
Arrangements are being handled by Moanalua Mortuary.
