Obituaries for October 8

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Robert Hidenobu Abe, 87, of Keauhou died Sept. 13 at Life Care Center of Kona. Born in Kealakekua, he was a commercial artist, grocery store cashier and U.S. Army veteran. Services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by brother, Francis (Kathleen) Abe of Kealakekua; sisters, Pearl Uemoto of Kealakekua and Grace Hiraoka of Palos Verdes, Calif.; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Robert Hidenobu Abe, 87, of Keauhou died Sept. 13 at Life Care Center of Kona. Born in Kealakekua, he was a commercial artist, grocery store cashier and U.S. Army veteran. Services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by brother, Francis (Kathleen) Abe of Kealakekua; sisters, Pearl Uemoto of Kealakekua and Grace Hiraoka of Palos Verdes, Calif.; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Marjorie C. Karp, 79, of Hilo died Oct. 5 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Waipahu, she was a retired cane syrup operations supervisor at the former Hamakua Sugar Co. Services held. Survived by husband, Robert Karp of Hilo; son, Robert (Claudia) Karp Jr. of Colorado; daughter, Teten Karp of Keaau; brother, Harold Robert Crawford of Texas; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

Eliza “Lisa” Salsedo Flores, 95, of Hilo died Oct. 3 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Kalopa, she was a homemaker and member of Trinity Community Assembly Of God Church. Celebration of life 6 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Community Assembly of God Church. Oahu visitation 10-11 Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Diamond Head Memorial Park Mortuary. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Survived by son, Pastor Ismael “Pancho” (Judy) Flores of Pleasant Hill, Calif.; daughters, Violet Wadkins of Kaneohe, Oahu, Judy Ater of Hilo and Lucy (Stephen) Meek of Pepeekeo; brothers, Albert (Lou Ann) Salsedo of Sun City, Calif., and Raymond (Josephine) Salsedo of Hayward, Calif.; sisters, Clara Burgo of Aiea, Oahu, and Margaret Ferreira of Waipahu, Oahu; 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary and Diamond Head Memorial Park Mortuary.

Ruth Fern Taylor, 92, of Kapaau died Sept. 26 at Kohala Hospital. Born in Wisconsin, she was a retired office clerk, former manager at Winchell’s Donuts and worked in the family business, Big Island Poultry. Services held. Survived by sons, Larry (Marianne) Taylor of Hilo and Gary (Rosalie) Taylor of Texas; brother, Gene Loss of Washington; sister, Elizabeth Crim of California; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Teruko Yamada, 88, of Hilo died Sept. 16 at Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama facility. Born in Hilo, she was vice president of I. Yamada Furniture Store and a member of the Halai Kumiai. Services held. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Memorial donations to Hospice of Hilo, 1011 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, HI 96720. Survived by daughter, Carol (Gerald) Makino of Hilo; sons, Robin Yamada and Gene (Martha) Yamada of Hilo; son-in-law, Earl Mitsuyoshi of Hilo; sister, Ellen (Charles) Kobashigawa of Aiea, Oahu; brothers-in-law, Takayoshi Kanda of Hilo and Yoshito Nishioka of Mililani, Oahu; sister-in-law, Chiyono Kobayashi of Kona; four grandchildren; cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

The family of the late Fumie Morikawa Hanamoto requests no koden (monetary gifts). That information was omitted from an obituary published Tuesday.