Obituaries for March 16

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Patrick Leroy Paiva, 69, of Pepeekeo died March 1 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a retired service truck driver for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran and member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation again 9-10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Mass at 10 a.m. Casual attire. Burial 11:30 a.m. at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Survived by companion, Lynette Yoshikawa of Pepeekeo; son, Bryan Paiva of Pepeekeo; daughter, Kristie (Michael) Paiva of Pepeekeo; brothers, Gerald (Leanne) Paiva of Hilo, Michael (Charlotte) Paiva of Honolulu and Peter (Darlene) Paiva of Papaikou; sisters, Alice Nathan and Susan Paiva of Honolulu, Theresa Matthews of Papaikou, Victoria De Luz and Roxanne Arakaki of Hilo; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Patrick Leroy Paiva, 69, of Pepeekeo died March 1 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a retired service truck driver for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran and member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Visitation 6-7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation again 9-10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Mass at 10 a.m. Casual attire. Burial 11:30 a.m. at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Survived by companion, Lynette Yoshikawa of Pepeekeo; son, Bryan Paiva of Pepeekeo; daughter, Kristie (Michael) Paiva of Pepeekeo; brothers, Gerald (Leanne) Paiva of Hilo, Michael (Charlotte) Paiva of Honolulu and Peter (Darlene) Paiva of Papaikou; sisters, Alice Nathan and Susan Paiva of Honolulu, Theresa Matthews of Papaikou, Victoria De Luz and Roxanne Arakaki of Hilo; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Mark Albert Sehna, 64, of Pahoa died March 7 at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, he was a former teacher at Saladak Elementary School in Pohnpei. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Prayer service at 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Madeline Sehna; son, Michael (Rosanna) Sehna; daughters, Marlene (Solomon) Thompson and Rumina Johnny; brother, Paulus Sehna of Pohnpei; 14 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.