Edward Leon Surls, 54, of Mountain View died Jan. 1 at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. Services held. Survived by son, Johnny Kaleo Leon Surls of Oahu; daughters, Tammy (Ricky) Ramirez and Kuuipo Surls-Kane of Hilo, Edwina Kuuipo Surls of Oahu; brother, James Leland Surls of Oahu; sisters, Bernadette Fay Surls of Oahu and Brenda Lee Kaetsu of Hilo; 13 grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
James Warren Baker, 52, of Kailua-Kona died Jan. 5. Born in Quincy, Mass., he was a U.S. Army veteran and a concrete mason. Private services. Survived by wife, Deborah Baker; father, Eugene Baker of Kentucky; daughter, Salene (Jeremy Nerbonne) Baker of Weymouth, Mass.; son, Aaron Baker of Kailua-Kona; brothers, Richard Baker, Joey (Nicole) Zanghi and Carmen (Carole) Zanghi, all of Massachusetts, Marc Baker of Kentucky; sister, Cynthia Baker of Massachusetts, one grandchild. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory & Funeral Home of West Hawaii.
Angeline “Sweetheart” K.S. Dickson, 91, of Hilo and Honolulu, died Dec. 12 at Hiolani Care Center in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she was retired from the state Department of Agriculture and Hilo YMCA. Services held. Survived by sons, Maulili Dickson of Waimea, George Dickson of Hilo and Charles Dickson of Honolulu; daughters, Irene Biehn and Angeline Moki Hind of Honolulu and Evelyn Long of Kihei; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii, Honolulu.
Luella Bell Holt, 76, of Hilo, formerly of Ewa, Oahu, died Dec. 16 at home. Born in Honolulu, she was a homemaker. Services held. Survived by son, Greg Pa of Las Vegas; daughters Terri (Benjamin) Castillo of Hilo, Tammy (Mark) Carson and Lisa (Rich) DeSa of Mililani, Kimberly (Sterling) Akamu of Keaau, Kahea Holt of Las Vegas; brother, Douglas Bell of Wailuku, Maui; sister Clarysse Crane of Ewa Beach, Oahu; sister-in-law Dorothy Bell of Maui; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
George Ralph Madden VI, 68, of Hilo died Jan. 9 at home. Born in Kansas City, Mo., he was the manager for Pacific Consolidated Investments, member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo, Cursillos Ministry of the Roman Catholic Church and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Friends may call 10-11:30 a.m. Monday at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo; Rosary at 11:30 a.m. Memorial Mass at 12:15 p.m. Urn committal at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 at a later date. Survived by wife, Jean S. Madden of Hilo; sons, George (Amy) Madden VII and Chris (Keana Okuda) Madden of Hilo; daughters, Paulette (Fred Harris) Madden of San Diego, Catherine Madden of Honolulu; sister, Patricia Neeley of Kansas; mother-in-law, Fujie Tokuuke of Hilo; brothers-in-law, Wilfred (Sue) Tokuuke of Hilo, Dale (Sandra) Tokuuke of Hilo; sister-in-law, Amy (Allan) Kuwaye of Hilo; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Takeo “Take” Nakayama, 90, of Mountain View died Dec. 13 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo. Born in Mountain View, he was a retired county controller and formerly worked at Suisan, a member of Taishoji Soto Mission and a veteran of the U.S. Army, Co. B, 100th Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by wife, Chieko Nakayama of Mountain View; son, Curtis (Suzanne) Nakayama of Mountain View; daughter, Eunice Nakayama of Mountain View; brother, Mitsuo (Betsy) Nakayama of Honolulu; sister, Shizuno Sadanaga of Papaikou; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Edward Leon Surls, 54, of Mountain View died Jan. 1 at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. Services held. Survived by son, Johnny Kaleo Leon Surls of Oahu; daughters, Tammy (Ricky) Ramirez and Kuuipo Surls-Kane of Hilo, Edwina Kuuipo Surls of Oahu; brother, James Leland Surls of Oahu; sisters, Bernadette Fay Surls of Oahu and Brenda Lee Kaetsu of Hilo; 13 grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.