• Virgilio Diego • Larita Reginaldo Paet • James Kealoha Auld Burgess • George H. Schulze • Laurie Ann Aloha Loo Virgilio Diego Virgilio Diego, of ‘Ele ‘ele, died at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Jan. 4, 2008, at the age
• Virgilio Diego
• Larita Reginaldo Paet
• James Kealoha Auld Burgess
• George H. Schulze
• Laurie Ann Aloha Loo
Virgilio Diego
Virgilio Diego, of ‘Ele ‘ele, died at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Jan. 4, 2008, at the age of 57. Born in the Philippines on Aug. 2, 1950, he was a retired seaman and a lobby porter at the Grand Hyatt.
He is survived by wife Mila Diego of ‘Ele‘ele; sons Joehanne (Ella) Diego of the Philippines, Jerahmel Diego of the Philippines, Lawrence (Frea Jane) Diego of the Philippines, Sherwin Diego of the Philippines and Dearland Diego of the Philippines; daughter Sheleah (Durrah) Watson of O‘ahu; parents Lauriano and Asuncion Diego of the Philippines; brothers Eduardo Diego of the Philippines and Nestor Diego of the Philippines; sisters Puring Macatdon of the Philippines, Conchita Vidal of the Philippines, Esther Camaso of the Philippines, Linda Bonso of the Philippines and Angheles Abaquita of the Philippines; three grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends may visit with the family from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 19, at the Borthwick Mortuary Chapel in Koloa. Memorial services will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Casual attire is suggested.
Arrangements are being handled by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.
Larita Reginaldo Paet
Larita “Laring” Reginaldo Paet of Lihu‘e died at Garden Isle Health Care on January 11, 2008 at the age of 74. She was born in Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines on March 10, 1933 and worked at The Garden Island newspaper as a newspaper folder and in her later years she helped at MGM Travel.
She is survived by one brother, Renato Simon, and two sisters, Lolita Padua and Amelia Simon of the Philippines; nieces Lydia (Fortunato) Rebugio and Pina (Gary) Plowman, nephew Pedro (Adelina) Paet; sister-in-law Ceferina Cordova; hanai sister Carol Mapue; grandchildren, Chad (Divina) Paet Plowman and Hazel (Dexter) Juvan, great-grandchildren Caleb and Logan; numerous nieces and nephews in the Philippines.
She is preceded in death by her husband Leon Paet.
A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at Immaculate Conception Church with visitation from 9:00 to 10:45 a.m. and Mass celebrated at 11:00 a.m. by Fr. Bill Shannon. Cremation will follow. Family graciously declines flowers.
James Kealoha Auld Burgess
James Kealoha Auld Burgess, of Kapa‘a, died Dec. 23, 2007, at Maui Memorial Medical Center at the age of 83.
Born June 12, 1924, in Niumalu, he retired from Hawaiian Telephone Company after 39.5 years of service. A member of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I since 1948, he held the highest position of Ali’i Nui, and retired into the position of Ali’i Puolani.
He is survived by his sons James Lanihuli (Glennie) Burgess, Milton Kealoha (Judy) Burgess, Cameron Kimo (Josephine) Burgess; daughters Faith Mahealani (Frank Cummings) Burgess, Marlene Kehaulani Burgess; sisters Ruth B. Yim and Healani Kippen; sister-in-law Shirley Mae (Manuel) Silva; hanai Brother Harry (Bette) Akahane; grandchildren Danielle, Kalani, Tiffany, Lopaka and Ainoa; eight great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
He is predeceased by his beloved wife, Lorraine Kalanihiwa Burgess; parents James K. and Edith Burgess; brother Milton Kaipo (Lorraine) Burgess; sisters-in-law Lorraine Burgess and Juanita Ferreira; brothers-in-law Colin Kippen, Al Yim, Clarence Chang, Daniel Chang and Moses Ferreira; and great-grandson Reef Kaiolohia Birchard.
Friends can visit with the family 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, at Kuhio Park in Koloa, where services will be at 11 a.m. Private inurnment will be held at a later date.
The family requests that flowers be omitted. Ballard Family mortuary assisted with arrangements.
George H. Schulze
George H. Schulze, of Kilauea, died on Dec. 31, 2007, at Wilcox Hospital, at the age of 85.
Born in Bucyrus, Ohio, on May 18, 1922, he worked at Alliance Mfg. Co. for 31 years before moving to Kaua‘i in 1972. In Ohio, he excelled in the state in horseshoes and bowled in a state tournament with a perfect 300. He was a veteran of World War II in the U.S. Army.
On Kaua‘i, he worked as maintenance supervisor at Prince Kuhio Resort, residence manager, Pali Ke Kua and residence manager, Lihu‘e Townhouses. He drove a school bus for 19 years for Yamaguchi Bus Co.
He became a long-distance runner with 170 races to his credit, including four marathons. He participated in the World Masters Track & Field Meet in Eugene, Ore., in 1989, and in Turku, Finland, in 1991.
He was a volunteer for the American Heart Association, president of the YMCA Ballroom Dance Club, track coach at Kilauea School, a 28-year member of East Kaua‘i Y’s Men’s Club, trained as a CERT member of Kilauea, and was a charter member of the North Shore Christian Church in Kilauea. He earned an associate’s degree in carpentry at Kaua‘i Community College, and excelled in making handmade rocking horses for children and shoe racks for gifts.
He leaves his wife, Donna, whom he married in 1970; children Melodye (Karl) Dabney of Eugene, Ore., Happy (Lydia) Holden of Loveland, Colo., Jolly (Lynda) Holden of Marietta, Ga., Gay (Glenn) Petrini of Hollywood, Fla., Cathy Casas of Caldwell, Texas, Honey (BC) Charles of Hanama‘ulu, and Joey Swanson of Honolulu; 15 grandchildren, one hanai grandchild; two nieces; one nephew; and 23 great-grandchildren.
A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at the North Shore Christian Church in Kilauea.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the ‘Ohana YMCA of Kaua‘i Building Fund will be gratefully accepted.
Laurie Ann Aloha Loo
Laurie Ann Aloha Loo died Jan. 14, 2008, at the age of 54.
She was blessed to Joseph and Audrey Loo on Sept. 21, 1953, as their firstborn daughter. She was later joined by her devoted sister, Iris J. Loo Spanski, and her loyal brothers John, James and Damian Loo.
Her spirit of adventure became her career as an independent travel and tour director and consultant. After traveling the world three times, living on the East and West coasts of the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Caribbean, she made “the best and most beautiful place on earth” home: Kaua‘i.
Her blessings in life are her wonderful sons Joseph Kainoa Hansen-Loo and Kyler Kamakanikai Hansen-Loo. In addition to her siblings and sons, she truly loved her nieces and nephews Danielle, Stephanie, KaiLi, Kelli, Jarah, Derek, Jeffrey, Jarus, Jonah and Kyle, as well as in-laws Margie, Renee and Dave. Her love and devotion for Uncle Al, Aunty Bea and cousin Rob filled her heart to the brim. Her zest for life included photography, her horses, being a certified rescue diver, dancing and exploring offbeat locations with the many, many friends she collected throughout the world. Her passion for volunteering, fund-raising and organizing events were for Anahola Hawaiian Farm Association, St. Catherine’s School, various charitable groups and the American Cancer Society (Silver Team 2007). Her gift of aloha, her never-giving-up attitude and positive outlook on life inspired those around her, especially the numerous friends she brought into the family. Her love and devotion for her friends and their reciprocated love to her explained what her life was all about.
Loo was preceded in death by her father, Joe, cousin Ilima and “Tip.” No regrets and finally in peace!
A celebration of Loo’s life will take place from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary Chapel in Koloa. Services will follow at 11 a.m.
