Rickie G. Deniz, 56, of Hilo died March 25. Born in Riverside, Calif., he was the president of Diversified Ag Products Inc., employee of Suisan Co. and Harold Crawford Co., a member of Family Christian Center in Hilo, the Hawaii Papaya Association, the Hilo Rotary Club, the Hawaiian Civic Club and the Western Pacific Fisheries Regional Management Council. Friends may call 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel; funeral 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Section G. Casual attire. No flowers. Survived by wife, Pam Aoki Deniz; son, Dustin (Midori) Deniz; sister, Betty Lou Deniz-Leslie; brothers, Harvey (Jan) Naito, Earl (Barbra) Naito, Robert (Ruth) Young, Alan (Linda) Young and Michael (Jane) Young; sister-in-law, Lily Naito; parents-in-law, Futoshi and Yukiko Aoki;two granddaughters, numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Rickie G. Deniz, 56, of Hilo died March 25. Born in Riverside, Calif., he was the president of Diversified Ag Products Inc., employee of Suisan Co. and Harold Crawford Co., a member of Family Christian Center in Hilo, the Hawaii Papaya Association, the Hilo Rotary Club, the Hawaiian Civic Club and the Western Pacific Fisheries Regional Management Council. Friends may call 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel; funeral 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Section G. Casual attire. No flowers. Survived by wife, Pam Aoki Deniz; son, Dustin (Midori) Deniz; sister, Betty Lou Deniz-Leslie; brothers, Harvey (Jan) Naito, Earl (Barbra) Naito, Robert (Ruth) Young, Alan (Linda) Young and Michael (Jane) Young; sister-in-law, Lily Naito; parents-in-law, Futoshi and Yukiko Aoki;two granddaughters, numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Waimoku “Moku” Teruichi Lum Ho, 28, of Mountain View died April 6 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a shipping department worker for a papaya processing company and he also was employed by 7-Eleven Hawaii in Kurtistown. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel; Celebration of Life at 6 p.m. Graveside service at noon Monday at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by mother, Leimomi Lum Ho of Hilo; father, Cliff (Marlene) Amalato of Paauilo; companion, Pualani Smith of Mountain View; daughters, Kairah Colette Lum Ho-Nelson of Hilo, Alayniah Faith Xyana Lum Ho of Mountain View; hanai daughter, Kaeliana Hope Smith of Mountain View; hanai son, Jared Smith of Mountain View; maternal grandfather, Samuel Aiau Lum Ho Sr. of Keaau; paternal grandmother, Ann Corpus of Honokaa; brothers, Dyson Lum Ho of Mountain View, Dustin Lum Ho of Hilo; half-brothers, Justin Corpus, Dustin Amalato, Austin Amalato, Christian Amalato and Tristan Amalato, all of Paauilo; sister, Chauntell Lum Ho of Hilo; half-sister, Veltta Na‘auao of Honolulu; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Hilda Singson Medina, 89, of Honolulu died March 27 in Honolulu. Born in Hilo. Visitation at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel. Funeral service at 10:15 a.m. Burial to follow at 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. No Flowers. Survived by sons, Philip S. Medina, Alan Medina, Donald Medina, and Jason Medina; daughter, Linda M. Machado; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Ayako “Aichan” Kawamoto Nakahara, 90, of Hawi died April 10 at Kohala Hospital. Born in Hakalau, she was a retired store manager for M. Nakahara Store in Hawi and member of Hawi Jodo Mission and Paauilo Hongwanji Mission. Friends may call 10-11 a.m. April 24 at Dodo Mortuary Chapel; memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by sons, Richard (Mary Rose) Nakahara of Hawi, Howard (Raquel) Nakahara of Kailua, Oahu; brother, Thomas (Rosemary) Kawamoto of Hilo; sisters, Miyoko Okaji of Kailua, Oahu, Shizue Iwashita of Hilo, Yoshie (Hideo) Kaneshiro of Honolulu, Masae Okamoto of Kona; brother-in-law, Stanley (Barbara) Nakahara of Honolulu; sister-in-law, Bernice Nakahara of Waimea; three grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
CORRECTION
Chikara Ishihara’s obituary in the Wednesday, April 18, edition gave an incorrect location for the visitation and funeral service. Friends may call from 2-3 p.m. April 24 at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin in Honolulu, followed by a 3 p.m. service. No flowers; no koden.