Agnes Grace Cadinha (Correia)Agnes Grace Cadinha passed away peacefully on December 14th at the age of 95 after a brief illness. Born in Kapaa, Kauai, Territory of Hawaii, predeceased by her husband, Stanley, and nine of ten siblings, she is survived by her sister, Geraldine Ferreira of Kapaa, Kauai, son Paul (Karen) of Anderson, CA, daughters Susan Marks, M.D. (Michael) of Hillsborough, CA and Joan Pulizzano (Steven) of San Francisco, grandchildren Paulette Hansen, Nicole Cadinha, Ethan and Eliana Marks and Danielle Pulizzano and a large ohana in Hawaii and the Mainland. Stan, Agnes and their infant son moved from Honolulu to San Francisco in 1954. Although her adjustment from tropical Hawaii to cold, damp San Francisco was difficult, she stuck it out and lived the remainder of her life in the City by the Bay. As a young woman with few opportunities for education, Agnes pursued the only path available, namely, secretarial college. She worked for Matson Lines in Honolulu as the executive secretary to Mr. Matson until the birth of her son. She later worked for many years at Herbert Hoover Middle School utilizing her great organizational skills making sure every student had their required textbooks and that the library was stocked with books. Agnes was one of the few remaining who could tell entertaining and humorous stories about growing up on Kauai before WWII and life in Hawaii during the war years. We will miss her many stories and large family gatherings. She was the "Matriarch" of 28th Avenue. The family would like to express our sincerest gratitude to Margaret Rendon for the kindness and devotion she bestowed on our mother in her last few years and especially the last 6 months. Mom, Aloha a hui hou…
Interment will be private. A memorial mass and service celebrating her life will be held at St. Anne's on Thursday December 21st at 1PM (Judah at Funston). In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. Anne's of the Sunset, 850 Judah Street, San Francisco, CA 94122 or St Vincent de Paul.