Barbara Leinaala Amina, 83, of Hilo died Feb. 20 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired housekeeper for Waiakea Villas and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Keola Pono No Na Kupuna and Retired Senior Volunteer Program. Visitation 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation again 9-10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mass at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Survived by son, Alexander K. (Monica) Amina of Hilo; daughters, Jolyn J. Caingles of Puna and Darnelle L. Pacheco of Hilo; brothers, Francis B. Lincoln of Hilo and Val S. Lincoln of Maui; hanai brother, John “Ah Sook” Keawe of Lanai; hanai sister, Abigail (Ronald) Manuela of Utah; 20 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Barbara Leinaala Amina, 83, of Hilo died Feb. 20 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired housekeeper for Waiakea Villas and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Keola Pono No Na Kupuna and Retired Senior Volunteer Program. Visitation 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation again 9-10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mass at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Survived by son, Alexander K. (Monica) Amina of Hilo; daughters, Jolyn J. Caingles of Puna and Darnelle L. Pacheco of Hilo; brothers, Francis B. Lincoln of Hilo and Val S. Lincoln of Maui; hanai brother, John “Ah Sook” Keawe of Lanai; hanai sister, Abigail (Ronald) Manuela of Utah; 20 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Walter Berrios, 94, of Mountain View died March 1 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo. Born in Olaa, Keaau, he retired from the former Puna Sugar Co. and was a U.S. Army veteran. Visitation 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. Urn committal at noon at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Survived by daughter, Winifred (Clarence) Cabral of Hilo; sisters, Bernice Morris and Palmyra Sheldon of California, Elizabeth DePonte of Mountain View and Eileen Veriato of Kurtistown; brothers, Gordon Berrios of Waipahu, Oahu, and Kenneth Berrios of Texas; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Donnie Ryan Camarillo, 56, of Hilo died Feb. 18 at home. Born in Honolulu, he was a state employee. Homecoming celebration memorial service 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday at Central Christian Church, 109 Haili St. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by parents, Rosaline and John Ellul of Mountain View; sister, Troyce Ellul of Kona; brothers, John Ellul, Jr. of Japan and Darren Ellul of Chicago; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Peter “Pop” Kin Wah Lee, 85, of Kona died Feb. 15 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Hilo, he was a traveling representative for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Hawaii, retired from the former Hawaiian Telephone Co., and member of the Kealakekua Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by wife, Florence T. Lee of Kona; sons, Kelvin K.W. (Dana) Lee of Kona and Greg S.L. (Cheri) Lee of Hilo; daughter, Cynthia M.C. (Brian) Yamane of Kona; sisters, Miu Chee Matsumura and Miu Lin (Billy) Sibayton of Hilo; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Samuel “Braddah Sam” Jason Moniz, 61, of Kapaau died March 2 at his brother’s home in Keaau. Born in Kapaau, he was a former manager for Tutu &Me Traveling Preschool in Kona, retired from Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, a Hawaiian entertainer for various hotels, choir director and member of Imiola Congregational Church and member of Hawaiian Civic Club. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Saturday at Imiola Congregational Church in Waimea. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by father, Frank Moniz III of Kohala; brothers, Lawrence (Christi) Moniz of Neah Bay, Wash., Eliott Moniz of Kona and Patrick (Debbie) Moniz of Keaau; sister, Francine (Milton) Higa of Honolulu; nine nieces and nephews; cousins, aunts and uncles. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Sarah Ka‘awa Lau O Puna “Ukulii” Kaupiko Ruis, 85, of Waimea died Feb. 5 at Kohala Hospital. Born in Milolii, she was a fisherwoman, owner of Sarah’s Ranch, dairy farmer and co-owner of Ruis Enterprises Inc., member of Waimea Hawaiian Civic Club, Waimea Hawaiian Homesteaders Association, Kaahumanu Society, Kawaihae Canoe Club, Imiola Congregational Church and Hauoli Kamanao Church. Visitation 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at Hauoli Kamanao Church in Milolii. Service at 10:30 a.m. Aloha or casual attire; lei and loose flowers welcome. Condolences to family at P.O. Box 959, Kamuela, HI 96743. Survived by sons, Wayne (Jackie) Kaupiko of Kailua-Kona, Wilbert (Marie) Kaupiko of Waimea; brother, Wilfred (Anita) Kaupiko of Milolii; sisters, Winona Tahara and Naomi (Anli) Naipo of Hilo; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; cousins, nieces, nephews and five stepchildren. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.