Denfeld (Danny) Guillermo Corpuz's Obituary
Born in Waipahu on December 1, 1947, Denfeld (Danny) Guillermo Corpuz,78, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2026, at his home in Waipahu.
Funeral service will be held at Mililani Memorial Mauka Chapel August 20, 2026, with public viewing at 5:30pm-6:30pm, and service at 6:30pm-7:30pm. Burial will be held August 21, 2026, at 10:00am.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Kathleen (Katie) Ramos Corpuz, daughter, Kimberly (Francis “Makou” Meyer III) Corpuz, and son Derek (Natasha) Corpuz. His sister, Cynthia (Marcelino) Martinez, and brother, Remigio Meho (Yvonne) Corpuz. Grandchildren: Shayne Jimenez-Anguay, Kaleipuakea Meyer, Alexi Cordero, Devyn Corpuz, Makanale'a Meyer, Kaiden Corpuz, Kiahni Corpuz, Kūkilakilaikala’i Meyer, and Kiarhi Corpuz, as well as his cousins, and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his infant son, Denfeld Kaniela Corpuz, Father and Mother, Pedro L. and Nicolasa (Nancy) Corpuz, and Brothers, Pedro (Junior) Lourdes, James (Jimmy) Madeline and Fernando (Andoi) Corpuz.
Retired from the USPS as your friendly Mailman for 40 years. Danny attended August Ahrens Elementary School and was a 1965 Graduate of Waipahu High School, Marauder for life. He was proud to be from Waipahu and always reminisced about the plantation days. He was part of Waipahu Class of `65 reunion committee and helped plan reunions here and in Las Vegas. He always looked forward to their meetings at Big City Diner.
He was an avid Baseball player from Little League Waipahu Athletics and continued with the Athletics in adult softball with the same youth friends and others, as well as his nephews. He played softball with his Post Office team as well as mixed team in the Waipahu volleyball league. He coached his son, Derek, from T-ball till he got to high school.
Danny was known to be the life of the party, had an open-door policy, and welcomed all who entered. He loved a good party, BBQ, and get together. He was known for his boiled peanuts, gandule rice, pipikaula, and teriyaki chicken. He loved Halloween, and hosted years of New Year’s Eve and Super Bowl parties at Club Hinaea, even though it was more about the party than who was playing. There have been many family and friends who have come through his doors and enjoyed food and a cold one with him.
He was an avid sports fan. Read the paper, knew what games were on. Knew random details and info about a variety of sports and players from high school, college, and professional. He really enjoyed watching baseball, basketball, and football, and was really proud of his grandkids for playing football, baseball, and softball. Was trying to get him to watch UH volleyball in person, he would’ve enjoyed the atmosphere, but he wanted to watch the games at home!!!
He had a thing for giving nicknames to many that have crossed his path and many of those nicknames have stuck throughout the years. He was a heckler, jokester, sometimes with some sarcasm, but it was always in fun. He was always about the moment when it came to parties. The attire, the food, the cooking, the cooler and don’t forget the ice. He will be known for the many phrases he used and infamous sayings that we can’t help but to say too.
He liked to know details, names, dates, numbers, places, birthdays. He associated you with different things. He kept records, dates, and notes of everything, written on his calendars, notebooks, and his clipboard. He kept a list of places he wanted to eat or try, especially if it was a Top Foods choice. He was a simple man and loved to shop with his eye on OS items.(On Sale).
He also enjoyed watching the food network or even our local cooking shows. Took notice of ingredients and ways to cook. He wouldn’t hesitate to ask the person in the grocery line “what you going make?”, “How you going make um?”.
He always had an artistic side, nice handwriting, painted a little back in the day, but back in 2024 he went back to acrylic painting. He mostly did beach, sunset, palm trees scenery. He made a point at 1:00 pm weekdays to watch his painting series with Patrick Ching and also the late Bob Ross. He took notes and put his thoughts on canvas. Over the years he has gifted some of his pieces and if you have one of his paintings, think of him and smile when you look at it. He always joked about how far away his paintings are, New York, Baltimore, California, Texas, Florida, and of course Oahu. In his eyes, his paintings were nothing special, but in reality they are even more special now that he is gone.
Danny made an impression on all who met and knew him. He was surely loved and will be missed.
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