Obits for April 2

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Winifred “Winnie” Longakit Boyer, 80, of Keaau died March 10 at home. Born in Pahala, she was retired from the Hershey Candy Factory in Pennsylvania. Friends may call 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo; funeral at 11 a.m. Burial to follow 12:30 p.m. at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by sons, Greg (Susan) Pau of Hawaiian Beaches, Glen (Toni) Pau of Hauula, Oahu; brother, Franco (Andrea) Longakit of Pahala; sister, Josephine Mandanic of Keaau; sister-in-law, Norma (Mogens) Lopez-Larsen of Nanawale; six grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Winifred “Winnie” Longakit Boyer, 80, of Keaau died March 10 at home. Born in Pahala, she was retired from the Hershey Candy Factory in Pennsylvania. Friends may call 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo; funeral at 11 a.m. Burial to follow 12:30 p.m. at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by sons, Greg (Susan) Pau of Hawaiian Beaches, Glen (Toni) Pau of Hauula, Oahu; brother, Franco (Andrea) Longakit of Pahala; sister, Josephine Mandanic of Keaau; sister-in-law, Norma (Mogens) Lopez-Larsen of Nanawale; six grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Eleanor Mililani Patnaude-Hatakenaka, 75, of Hilo died March 26 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, she was a retired housekeeper for the Life Care Center of Hilo, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kilauea Ward, and a member of the former Waiakea Houselots Kumiai. Friends may call 9-10:30 a.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kilauea Ward, 522 Ponahawai St., Hilo; funeral at 10:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire. Survived by stepdaughters, June (James “Kimo”) Hodgins of Waimea, Patricia Ann (Roderic) Tsuda of Pearl City, Oahu; daughters-in-law, Debbie Patnaude of Hilo and Pamela Patnaude of Chicago; sisters, Hattie Lei Ashley of North Carolina, Ethel Cook of Maryland; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Edmund “Eddie Boy” Stewart Ikaika Heaukulani Jr., 38, of Honaunau died March 24 at home. Born in Wailuku, Maui, he was a bartender for Lulu’s Kona and member of

Living Stones Church. Services pending. Condolences may be sent to the Heaukulani family at P.O. Box 386, Kealakekua, HI 96750. Survived by daughter, Devin Heaukulani-Edwards of Hesperia, Calif.; parents, Edmund and Debra Heaukulani Sr. of Honaunau; brother, Eric (Monique) Heaukulani of Honaunau; grandparents Barbara Mehau and Mac (Carol) Mehau of Hilo; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.

Gregory Mitsuyuki Hiramoto, 64, of Ninole died March 13. He was born in Hilo. Private services held. No flowers; no koden. Survived by brother, Aaron Hiramoto of Honolulu; sisters, Harriet (Stanley) Kono, Irene Mizunaka and Myra Hiramoto, all of Honolulu. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Kay Sakata Hisanaga, 89, of Wailuku, Maui, formerly of Hilo, died March 12 at home. Born in Honolulu, she was a homemaker and member of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. Private services. No koden (monetary gifts). No flowers. Survived by son, Barney (Mary) Hisanaga of Texas; daughters, Ann Lee of Waipahu, Oahu, Naomi (Milton) Miyamoto of Wailuku, Maui, Lori (Steven) Geller of Los Angeles; brother, Seiji (Betsy) Sakata of Kailua, Oahu; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Jean Zeigler Stiefel, 89, of Pahoa died March 29 at home. She was born in Dodge City, Kan. Private services pending. Survived by sons, Daniel Stiefel of Seattle, Eben Stiefel of Honolulu; daughters, Ann Stiefel of Pahoa, Amy Brown of New York City; brother, Ted Zeigler of Alexandria, Va., Helen Thompson of Longmont, Colo.; five grandchildren. Arrangements by Homelani Cremation Services

Paul Kazue Unoki, 82, of Pepeekeo died March 13 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hakalau, he retired as a warehouse clerk for Hilo Coast Processing Co., was a member of the Hilo Coast United Church of Christ and Papaikou Senior Softball Team. Friends may call 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home; service at 10 a.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by wife, Miyoko “Blanche” Unoki of Pepeekeo; sons, Calvin (Vanessa) Unoki of Pepeekeo, Karl (Merle) Unoki of Hilo, Wesley (Cynthia) Unoki of Hakalau, Alan Unoki of Pepeekeo; daughters, Charlene Unoki of Honolulu, Susan (Robert) Wong of Hilo; brother, Richard (Satsuki) Unoki of Hakalau; sister Ellen Horiuchi, of Pearl City, Oahu; brother-in-law, Masa Sunahara of Papaikou; six grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

The service for Alvin “Mouse” Joseph Thompson has been rescheduled to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mahukona State Park in Kohala (harbor side). For information call or text 895-0293. Other information was published Friday.