Demetrio “Nene” Gonsalves Sr., 64, of Pahoa died April 13 at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. Friends may call 9-11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Celebration of life at 11 a.m. Survived by sons, Demetrio (Heide Barton) Gonsalves Jr. of Pahoa and Jesse (Janice Waits) Gonsalves of Pahoa; daughters, Stephanie (Jameson Williams) Gonsalves and Jolene (William Santi-Stevens) Gonsalves of Keaau; brother, Eddie Grammer of Keaau; sisters Mary Jane (Elmer) Keller of Pahoa and Tina Alvarez Gonsalves of Hilo; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
Demetrio “Nene” Gonsalves Sr., 64, of Pahoa died April 13 at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. Friends may call 9-11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Celebration of life at 11 a.m. Survived by sons, Demetrio (Heide Barton) Gonsalves Jr. of Pahoa and Jesse (Janice Waits) Gonsalves of Pahoa; daughters, Stephanie (Jameson Williams) Gonsalves and Jolene (William Santi-Stevens) Gonsalves of Keaau; brother, Eddie Grammer of Keaau; sisters Mary Jane (Elmer) Keller of Pahoa and Tina Alvarez Gonsalves of Hilo; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.
Daniel “Dano” Kaniala Kula Lovell Toshie Otake, 28, of Hawi died April 19 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, he was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Friends may call 9-11 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kohala Ward Chapel in Hawi; funeral at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery. Casual attire. Survived by son, Lucas Robert Kaopaulu Masanaga Otake of Manteca, Calif.; parents, Stanley and Ida Otake Sr. of Hawi; paternal grandmother, Helen S. Otake of Wahiawa, Oahu; brothers, Stanley M. (Luisa) Otake, Jr. of Gresham, Ore., and Mauoni Karl “Bulla” Otake-Akina of Provo, Utah; sisters, Yurie (George) Akina of Ewa Beach, Oahu, Rebekah (Canton) Soifua of Eagle Mountain, Utah, Eilee (Rod) Takemoto of Waikoloa, Ellise (Imua) Loo of Waimea, HI, Dardy (Nicholas) Alaimo of Provo, Utah, Helene Otake of Los Angeles; hanai brother, Quinlinn K. (Bernice) Adolpho of New Mexico; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Jo Wokoun, 77, of Keaau, died April 28 at Hilo Medical Center. Born Oct. 9, 1934, in Jeffersonville, Ind., she was retired from Civil Service, a former shuttle driver for Big Island Honda and member of Kinoole Baptist Church and 650 Bowling League. Private services. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Memorial donations suggested to the Hawaii Island Humane Society, P.O. Box 939, Keaau, HI 96749. Survived by husband, Dennis T. Wokoun of Keaau; sons, Richard L. Rager of Corpus Christi, Texas, John E. Rager of Mountain View, William D. Rager of Lebanon, Penn.; aunt, Johnny Miller of San Antonio; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.