Haime A. Barroga, 95, of Kurtistown died Oct. 14 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in the Philippines, he was a cook and U.S. Army World War II veteran. Visitation from 9-9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Pearl City, Oahu. Memorial Mass at 10 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by stepdaughters, Anne Park of Kurtistown, Belinda Morris of Los Angeles, Calif.; stepsons, John Rosa of Waialua, Oahu, Richard Clark, Cyrus Clark, both of Honolulu. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Haime A. Barroga, 95, of Kurtistown died Oct. 14 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in the Philippines, he was a cook and U.S. Army World War II veteran. Visitation from 9-9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Pearl City, Oahu. Memorial Mass at 10 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by stepdaughters, Anne Park of Kurtistown, Belinda Morris of Los Angeles, Calif.; stepsons, John Rosa of Waialua, Oahu, Richard Clark, Cyrus Clark, both of Honolulu. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Douglas Stanley Hough, 86, of Hilo died Nov. 12 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Los Angeles, he was a teacher, a yacht captain, a builder and he served in the U.S. Navy. A Celebration of life is set for 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the Center for Spiritual Living, directly following the Sunday service. The center is located on the corner of Paradise and 31st in Hawaiian Paradise Park, Keaau. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers and monetary gifts, donations may be made to Hospice of Hilo, 1101 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Survived by wife, Cathy Hough of Hilo; daughters, Cheri (Anthony) Damico of La Qunita, Calif., Dana (Wolfgang) Dieterich of Prescott, Ariz., and Renee (Michael) Turner of Bellflower, Calif.; stepson, Marcus Scott of Oahu; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Shyrine Yuk Lan Lee-Pahio, 73, of Prescott Valley, Ariz., and formerly of Waimea died Nov. 3 at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Arizona. Born June 7, 1941, in Honolulu, she was a graduate of Roosevelt High School. She was employed at the Ryusaki Bus Corporation, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Kalani’s Drive-In and the Parker Ranch Broiler in Hawaii and Hughes Aircraft in California; was a member of the Kahea o ka Ahiu and Waimea Civitan Clubs; and was a member of the Prescott Valley Christian Church. Memorial Service in Arizona from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Saturday, Nov. 15) at Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home. Cremation to follow. Memorial Service in Hawaii from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at Kawaihae Canoe Club (Small Boat Harbor). Service at 1 p.m. No wreaths, but leis and loose flowers are welcome. Casual attire. Survived by brother, Paul Lee of Victorville, Calif.; sisters, Frances Baker of Kaneohe, and Rachel Baskin of Tigard, Ore.; sons, Jayme “Kimo” (Tina) Pahio, Thomas “TomTom” (Deedee) Pahio, Charles “Charlie” (Tasha) Pahio, all of Waimea; daughter, Noreen “Tita” (Sunika) Atuatasi of Augusta, Ga.; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and cousins. Arrangements by Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home.
John A. Miller, 81, of Winston, Ore., formerly of Hilo, died Nov. 9. He owned and operated Precision Auto Machine in Hilo for many years. Memorial services scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Taylor’s Family Chapel in Winston, Ore. More info at www.taylorsfamilychapel.com.
Michelle Swanick-Higgins, 64, of Keaau died Oct. 27 at Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama Facility. Born in Tucson, Ariz., she was a retired accounting manager. Private services held. Survived by husband, Dennis Higgins of Keaau; son, Brian Higgins of Keaau; daughter, Shauna Higgins of Lakeport, Calif.; two brothers, five sisters, a hanai brother, two grandsons; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary Inc., Hilo.