Edwin “Gus” Garcia Villanueva, 75 of Pahala died Jan. 1 in Honolulu. Born in Olaa, he was a retired supervisor for the former Ka’u Sugar Plantation and a member of the Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Friends may call 3-9 p.m. Wednesday at Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church; service 6 p.m. Friends may call again 8-10 a.m. Thursday at the same church; Mass at 10 a.m., with burial to follow. Casual attire and no flowers. Survived by his wife, Marion Ortiz Kittelson-Villanueva of Pahala; daughters, Jacquelyn “Jackie” (Vince) Sinclair of Blodgett, Ore., Angela “Angie” (Carl) Packer of Keaau and Peggy (Joel) Kalalau of Hawaiian Paradise Park; son, Elgon J. Villanueva of Pahala; sisters, Katherine Villanueva of Keaau and Rose Marie Evangelista; hanai daughters, Anne (Michael) Kittelson Dorsey of Portland, Ore., and Karen Kittelson Martin of Pompano Beach, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.
Fusako “Bernie” Matsumura, 95, of Hilo is survived by, among others, her sister-in-law, Tsuyuko Hasegawa of Waipahu, Oahu; and five great-grandchildren. Additional information appeared in Thursday’s edition.
Claudine Duke, 85, of Hawaiian Beaches died Jan. 1 at home. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired truck driver, a U.S. Army veteran from World War II, and a member of the VFW Post 3830 and PRUMA (Puerto Rican Union of Mutual Aid) Association. Friends may call 5-6 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary’s Hilo chapel; service at 6 p.m. A graveside service will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Survived by his wife, Roriki Duke of Hawaiian Beaches; sons, Herbert Troche of Glenwood, Edward Troche of Honolulu, and Howard (Pauline) Troche and John (Cindy) Duke, both of California; daughters, Anita (Julio) Rodrigues and Gwendolyn Rivera, both of Honolulu, Betty Rodrigues of California, Emily (Nelson) Rivera of Pahoa and Marie (Daniel) Marquart of Keaau; stepdaughter, Marie (Tebwaara) Binauea of Pahoa; stepsons, George (Rone) Stinnett and Andrew (Namatia), both of Pahoa, Virgil (Katie) Stinnett of Honolulu and Charles (Kiko) Stinnett of Marshall Islands; 39 grandchildren, 88 great-grandchildren, 81 great-great grandchildren; 16 stepgrandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Martin Esteban Jr., 77, of Hilo died Jan. 3 at home. Born in Wailuku, Maui, he was a retired meat department supervisor for KTA Super Stores, a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, a member of the Halai Kumiai and the Hawaii County Senior Citizen Softball League, and a 2000 inductee into the Hilo Sportsman Hall of Fame. Friends may call 9-11 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary’s Hilo chapel; service at 11 a.m. Private interment of ashes will be held at a later date. Aloha attire and no flowers. Survived by his wife, Edith “Edie” Esteban of Hilo; sons, Nathan Esteban of Kenai, Alaska, Gregory (Jan Hiyoto) Esteban of Hilo and Martin B. (Giget) Esteban of Kailua-Kona; daughter, Tina (Bud) Cook of Hilo; sisters, Geraldine Sivils of Pearl City, Oahu, and Germaine Lockman of North Carolina; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Robert Shigeru Kami, 91, of Volcano died Dec. 30 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Born in Waipunalei, he was a retired weed inspector for the state Department of Agriculture, and a member of Shinnyo-En Hawaii and HGEA. Friends may call 10-11 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary’s Hilo chapel; service at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by his daughters, Rolberta (Jerry) Masaki of Pukalani, Maui, and Joenne (Tracy Kim) Kami-Kim of Kapolei, Oahu; sisters, Julia Kawasaki of Kealakekua, Myrtle Kunitake of Holualoa, Helen (Kazu) Okamoto of Keaau and Jeanette (Raymond) Tanaka of Hilo; brothers-in-law, Morris Kihara of Hilo and Keiichi (Eleanor) Kirito of Moanalua, Oahu; sisters-in-law, Kazuko (Yutaka) Shimasaki of Keaau, Sueko Yamamoto of Los Angeles, Phyllis Sakamoto of Honaunau, Dorothy Quante of Las Vegas and Aiko (Rayford) Squires of Orange Park, Fla.; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Edwin “Gus” Garcia Villanueva, 75 of Pahala died Jan. 1 in Honolulu. Born in Olaa, he was a retired supervisor for the former Ka’u Sugar Plantation and a member of the Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Friends may call 3-9 p.m. Wednesday at Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church; service 6 p.m. Friends may call again 8-10 a.m. Thursday at the same church; Mass at 10 a.m., with burial to follow. Casual attire and no flowers. Survived by his wife, Marion Ortiz Kittelson-Villanueva of Pahala; daughters, Jacquelyn “Jackie” (Vince) Sinclair of Blodgett, Ore., Angela “Angie” (Carl) Packer of Keaau and Peggy (Joel) Kalalau of Hawaiian Paradise Park; son, Elgon J. Villanueva of Pahala; sisters, Katherine Villanueva of Keaau and Rose Marie Evangelista; hanai daughters, Anne (Michael) Kittelson Dorsey of Portland, Ore., and Karen Kittelson Martin of Pompano Beach, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.